A/N: Here by popular demand, it's the date chapter. It was sparked by last night's episode which I adored. You can't tell me that Jane and Lisbon weren't flirting in that whole "Superhero costume" and "I want to know how you feel when you smile" scene. Those two lines will be somewhere in this story.
Grace paced her floor nervously. This whole day was really making her stomach go into very large knots. First she had her date with Wayne in–she checked her watch –one hour. Plus Patrick was supposed to apologize to Teresa today and if he screwed it up she would lose one of the few friends she had managed to make at her new school. She wished the day was over all ready. She just couldn't take the pressure anymore.
She went to the mirror to check her appearance again. She thought that her favorite purple top paired with blue jeans would be alright for a casual Saturday date but she wasn't sure. Oh god, why did she have to be so nervous?
She wished she had Patrick's unflappable confidence. He was always so certain everything would work out perfectly. Even with rejection by Teresa, once she had given him a way back in, he'd bounded back like nothing had ever happened. At this point she would even just take a bit of his sunny optimism.
At last it was 2o'clock. She saw Wayne pulling into the drive way and ran down to meet him. It wasn't that she didn't want her parents to meet him but it was a bit early for that. She called to her mom that her ride was here before disappearing out the door.
"You look good," Wayne told her.
"You look pretty good yourself," she said with a small smile. He was in a polo shirt and jeans. She got in the car and buckled up.
The conversation on the way to the theater was almost non existent and when it did come it was rather awkward. Grace wondered where the easy back and forth between them had gone. When it was the whole group of them they never fished for topics. Now with just her and Wayne it was like they had nothing in common. Grace knew it was probably her fault. She felt rather bad about inviting Wayne to a movie he clearly didn't want to see.
She was glad when they finally arrived at the theater. Maybe here they could relax a little more. Wayen paid for their tickets and asked her if she wanted anything. "No thanks," she replied. They went to grab their seats.
"So you like this series?" Wayne asked.
"It's pretty good," she said not elaborating.
"Well, what's it all about?" he wondered. She gave him a confused look. "I need to be able to follow the story," he pointed out.
Grace gave him a wider smile. She explained the book as best she could without sounding like a complete fan girl until the previews started. As the movie played Wayne would whisper questions in her ear. She grinned at the thought that he was actually trying to enjoy for her sake. It was better than she had ever hoped. He even sat with her all through the credits.
"That wasn't as bad as I was expecting," Wayne said as they left.
"You should read the book," Grace told him, "It's even better. Edward is less emo."
"So you noticed too," he commented. Grace laughed.
"He was pretty bad wasn't he?" she asked.
"I've seen worse," he said, "Though in the beginning it reminded me of Lisbon and Jane."
"That is true," Grace said, "Except Lisbon would be Edward."
"That would make Jane the girl," he pointed out. They shared a laugh at that thought. Wyane looked at his watch. "I guess I'd better drive you home," he said.
Grace bit her lip before giving him a shy smile. "You don't' have to," she said, "I mean we could just dirve around a bit. If you want."
Wayne lit up like a Christmas tree. "I'd love to," he said. "Anywhere special you want to go?"
"Let's just drive and see what happens," she decided. She had to admit she liked the idea of being a little less planned for once. With a smile they got back in the car.
They ended up driving no where in particular for two hours until Wayne found the cutest little ice cream stand. They stopped and Wayne paid for her ice cream as well. They spent another hour just eating and talking. Grace admitted that Wayne was no Patrick but he was nice in his own way. She found she liked him quite a bit.
She was smiling as Wayne dropped her off. She skipped up the front steps and ran to her room. She wanted to call Jane herself but that would make her look like an airhead. She didn't have to wait long however. Her phone was soon going off and a quick look at the id showed it was Jane.
"Hello there," came the tenor voice.
"Hello," she answered calmly. "How did things go with Teresa?"
"They were perfect," Patirck told her, "She accepted my apology and even agreed to be friends with me. Of course I had to make a few concessions but it was worth it."
"Concessions?" she asked.
"I had to promise to tease her less and not blatantly flirt with her."
"Well then how will you catch her if you don't flirt?" Grace asked. "Don't tell me you have some new technique that doesn't require flirting. Mind control maybe?"
Patrick laughed. "My dear, sweet, gullible Grace," he said in a patronizing tone, "I still intend to flirt with her."
"But you just said–"
"Ah, I said I wouldn't blatantly flirt," he corrected, "Teris needs more subtly anyway. I was planning to give up that tactic shortly."
Grace laughed as it came together. "So she thinks she got one over on you when you really got one over on her," she said.
"Brilliant as ever," he praised. "Now what about you? How did it go with Rigsby?"
"They went well," she hedged.
"Come on, there's more," he wheedled.
"He was actually interested in the movie," she said "And then afterwards we just drove around for a while. We found the cutest little ice cream stand that neither of us even knew was there. It was great."
"That sounds wonderful," he told her. "Do you plan to go out again?"
"Well maybe," Grace shrugged, "Listen my mom is going to call me for dinner. I'll talk to you later."
Patrick smiled as he hung up. He knew Grace would love surprise ice cream. All girls liked to get unexpected things. He might have to take Teris to that ice cream palor sometime. He also made a note to give Rigsby a few other hidden locations he knew about.
Patrick smiled as he looked down at his phone. Van Pelt wasn't the only double agent in the school.