Apocalyptour Madness!

Chapter 11

Brian woke up the next day, at 8 AM. He was so anxious for his date with Meredith. He knew that he didn't have to go and get her until 3. But that was so far away. What was he going to do until then? Brian decided that he would shower and eat some breakfast. Unfortunately by the time he finished showering, shaving, brushing his teeth, even using mouth wash it was only 8:30. Brian looked at the clock and realized that time was not on his side. He went to the kitchen, realizing no else would be up at this ungodly hour, he settled for a small breakfast. He got out the milk and the cereal. Five minutes into eat a sleepy Joe Walker walked into the room.

"Morning" he grumbled go straight for the coffee maker.

"Morning" Brian acknowledged him. "Why are you up so early?"

Joe was waiting for the coffee to finish brewing, "June wants to meet with me for a costume fitting around ten."

"Ah..." Brian faded out.

Joe had poured his cup and sat next to Brian, "How about you man? Why are you up so early?"

"No reason."

"Bullshit." Joe tried.

Brian sat in silence for a few moments. "I have a date with Meredith." he blurted out.

Joe looked at him. "And..."

"I am freaking out dude! Where am I supposed to take her?" Brian started panicking, Joe chuckled to himself. "This is not funny Walker!"

"Yes it is. Relax Brian; you act like you have never hung out with Meredith before."

"Not alone!"

"Cause you're here with me!" Joe sang, and then he realized that Brian was actually freaking out. "Alright listen man. Meredith already likes you, so you don't have to worry about screwing that one up. Just do what you guys usually do when you hang out together." Brian had a blank expression on his face. "You mean you have never hung out with her alone?"

"We always have someone else with us!"

"Okay, so you really are freaking out!"

"Duh!"

"Well what does Mere like to do?"

Brian was happy that Joe was taking this seriously, and not mocking him. It really meant a lot to him. "Umm she likes to eat?"

"Perfect! Just take her out to eat. It was my go to date in college!"

"Yeah, but I don't want to take her just anywhere."

"Well you're creative. I am sure you'll think of something. Just bring flowers and don't forget to compliment her!"

"Thanks Joe, you act like I have never been on a date before. I do know how to treat a girl."

Joe picked up his half cup of coffee and went towards his room, "No problem man, just a few pointers. And if June kills me because I am late, this will be your fault!"

Brian decided he would clean the kitchen while he waited to pass time. Thank fully living in a house with 5 other guys the cleaning take a long time. He finished around noon.

"You need to chill out Brian." Rosenthal commented from Brian's door.

"I know! But how do I impress Mere! Walker says to take her out to dinner, but I can't think of any good places. And going out to eat is just boring!

"Go on a picnic?" he suggested causally, as if everyone thought of it.

Brian suddenly stopped pacing, and looked up at Rosenthal with a look of great appreciation. "YOU ARE A GENIUS!"

Rosenthal took a bow, "Thank you! Thank you! But you should probably go think of something to take on a picnic. I can't come up with everything!"

Brian nodded and grabbed his wallet, "Well then I should probably go grocery shopping, because all this house has is bread and peanut butter. "

"Good luck man!"

Brian was glad that he needed to go grocery shopping; it would take his mind of the time, which was only 12:15 when he left the apartment. He should have enough time to go make the food and pick Meredith up and take her to Millennium Park.

Meredith was freaking out. She woke way later then she originally planned on! She looked at the clock, it read 12:00 PM. Why on Earth did she convince herself that staying up until 3 AM writing new lyrics for JATP was a good idea? At least she could show Clark while he was in, she thought as she started getting ready to take a shower.

In a panic she quickly texted Denise, one of her closest best friends.

Merediff: SOS

She replied instantly, and Meredith was relieved.

Deeds Dinovan: I will be there in 15 min.

Meredith quickly jumped in the shower; it was the fastest shower she has ever taken, because she also needed to shave! As Meredith was getting out of the shower she had two new text messages.

Deeds Dinovan: Be there in 2 minutes. Be decent.

She quickly checked the next message; it was from Brian, her heart stopped.

Superman: I have got the perfect date set up. Be ready at 3, and dress casual Mere. (:

She typed out a response and hit send, her heart was already racing fast, and she didn't know what it would be like when she actually saw Brian.

Mere Steps: I can't wait! See ya at three on the dot!

Denise rang the doorbell, and Meredith quickly pulled her inside.

Before Denise could even get a hello in Meredith was ranting "D, I am freaking out! This is my first date with Brian! He just texted me and I can barely keep my shiz together! What am I going to do being close to him! I will probably be a giggling mess! And what am I supposed to wear! He tells me dress casual! What does that mean! Sweats? Jeans? I am freaking out!"

Denise just stood there and chuckled to herself. "Well hello to you too Mere!" Denise opened her arms and Meredith went to give her a hug.

"Awh, hi D! I'm sorry; I am just in a panic! I have no idea what to wear."

Denise looked her best friend up and down, her hair was dripping wet and all she had on was her bath robe and fuzzy slippers. "Well then we should probably find you an outfit." She gave her a big smile and dragged Meredith toward her bedroom.

It took almost an hour and half for Meredith to agree on an outfit with Denise. Finally they agreed on dark wash skinny jeans, and pale blue, shirt and because the weather in Chicago is unpredictable, Meredith's favorite brown cardigan. After they did her hair and make-up it was 2:45.

"Okay, now Mere, you need to STAY CALM!" Denise shook her by the shoulders. "It's only Brian and you guys will always be great friends. Do not panic and don't treat this like a first date. Honestly you have gone on several dates with him. Just look at it as you both can finally act on any feelings you both had."

Meredith smiled, "I will do my best!"

"Now I need to get out of here before Brain gets here, have fun okay? Text me later! I love you!"

Meredith gave Denise one more big hug, "Okay, I will text you as soon as I get home!"

Denise quickly left and Meredith went back to look at her outfit one last time, jus then her door bell rang.

"Shit! He's early! Okay Meredith relax you can do this!"

She approached the door and opened it. There Brian stood with a picnic basket and a bouquet of daises.

"Hey Mere," He smiled, "These are for you."

"Awh Bri, they are lovely! Thank you!" She took them from him and gave him a long hug.

When Meredith opened the door, it took him a minute to remember to speak. He was wonderstruck by her appearance. "So are you ready to go?"

Meredith quickly put the flowers in a vase, grabbed her wallet and they were out the door.

Brian waited for her as she was locking up her apartment, he held out his free hand for her to hold. She took it, and smiled at him.

"So where are we going Bri?"

"Well I was thinking a late lunch in Millennium Park, and then take some silly pictures at the Bean?"

"That sounds fantastic!" Meredith beamed.

The walk to Millennium Park from Meredith house took about a half hour, "Oh my goodness, I am so hungry! I woke up late, and forgot to eat this morning. "

"How did you of all people forget to eat?" Brian teased. She squeezed his hand really hard, "Ouch! Well it's a good thing that I am such a fantastic picnic packer! I have a feast in this basket for us!"

"Well then let's find a spot and eat!"

They found a spot away from everyone, Brian had set down the blanket and Meredith started taking the food out. She was amazed; Brian had packed all her favorite foods; ranging from Ham and Cheese sandwiches all the way to only red and pink starburst. They sat at the park for over three hours just munching away and making each other laugh. Brian took out 1 last surprise.

"Okay, I have one more thing in the picnic basket."

Meredith's jaw dropped, "What else could you possibly fit in this basket! You have all my favorite food right here. The only thing that's missing is..." Brian smirked at her. "NO!"

"TA DA!" Brian smiled "as he pulled out Meredith's all time favorite snack. Chocolate covered coffee beans.

"Brian! Where did you find these?"

Brian knew that Meredith loved them, they had tried some during SPACE tour and Meredith almost cried because she finished her bag. "Well I don't know if they are as good as the ones we had last time, but, I tried making them myself. "

Meredith was over whelmed with happiness; she leaned over and kissed Brian promptly on the cheek. She pulled back and her cheeks were red, but her smile was from ear to ear. "Thank you, I love them." She popped a few in her mouth, "They taste amazing too! No has ever made me my favorite candy before!"

"I'm glad you like them! They really taste good?"

"Yeah! Here try one!" Meredith threw one at his mouth. He opened it and caught it.

"They are good!"

Brian and Meredith continued to try and toss coffee beans into each other's mouth until they were laughing so hard on the ground because of the failed attempts to catch some not so perfect throws.

"So how about we go take those tourists like pictures at the bean?" Brian asked.

"Let's go!" They quickly picked up the empty containers and the basket.

After another hour at the bean, they decided to head back to Meredith's.

"I had a really nice time today Bri, "Meredith said as they held hands walking up to her apartment.

"I'm glad, "he smiled, "To be honest I was really nervous about tonight..."

Meredith laughed "Yeah, me too! That was silly to be nervous though, I mean, look at the great time we had. "

"Well, to tell you the truth I was nervous because I really like you."

Meredith looked directly into her eyes, his face was scarlet. Then it happened, his lips met her lips. The spark was instant, so was Meredith's reaction. She right away put her hands around shoulders, making sure there was no space between their lips. His hand went for her bouncy chocolate curls. He loved the taste of his lips on hers. And then the moment came and went and they broke apart. Each of their hearts beating fast.

"I was nervous to do that too... "Brian said softly.

"I'm glad you did it." Meredith responded breathlessly.

"Mere, will you be my girlfriend?"

Meredith beamed, "YESSS!" She hugged Brian as tight as she could; she never wanted to forget this moment.

welp here it is! The long awaited Breredith chapter! I hope you enjoyed it and it lived up to anyones expectation! This is the longest chapter i have ever written! Keep those reviews coming! you are all amazing! thank you sooooooo much!