Jake stared at her in disbelief for a moment till he completed registered on what she said.
"How about we meet in front of Mr. Porter's say 7:30 tomorrow night?" He suggested smiling uncontrollably.
"Meet you there." She answered then walked out. Jake closed the door behind her then leaned his back against it. His head was spinning. He still couldn't believe she agreed to go out with him. Ash, the coolest girl in town said yes to him!
"Wait a minute! I don't have any idea on what to do for the date!" Jake shouted to himself. He began to pace the room again, this time to figure out what to do. Didn't Ash say something about her idea of the perfect date a while back? He racked his brain to remember.
"That's it!" He finally remembered. Now he had to plan it all out. The sound of paws in the kitchen told him Everest was back. She walked into the room with a smile on her face.
"Hey Jake. Did you ask her out yet?" Everest jumped on the couch.
"Yea I did and she said yes." Jake said getting an excited Everest in response.
"Really? That's great! So where are you going? What are you doing? When are you meeting?" She fired the questions off. Jake patted the air to calm her down.
"I was thinking about a picnic down on the beach by moonlight. That's what she said was her idea of the perfect date. We said we meet at 7:30 at Mr. Porter's." He explained.
"But Jake at this time of year the moon doesn't come out till around eight." She reminded him. Jake mentally slapped himself, he forgot.
"Oh I know! We'll walk around town till the moon is out. Town is always amazing to walk around at night." He improvised.
"Yea!" Everest agreed wagging her tail,
"I love how the lights light up everything with a warm glow!" Surely if Everest liked the idea Ash would love it. Things were starting to look up.
Jake beat his alarm clock when it off. He hardly got any sleep, he just couldn't stop thinking about the date. The hardest part was waiting. So badly did he wish it could 7:30 so he could meet Ash. But there were somethings he needed to get done before then. He got up and headed for the kitchen. It was quiet so Everest must still be sleeping her dog house outside. It was a nice day. The sun was shining, birds chirping, and the best part it was supposed to stay like this all day long! He poured some dog food in Everest bowl and set it on the floor so she would have it when she wakes up. He poured himself a bowl of cereal to eat as he got ready. Last night he got everything ready that they would need on the picnic. All that was left to do pack it up. The day went by normally. They did a little snowboarding making sure everything is fine, had lunch, played fetch. The whole time Jake couldn't stop thinking about Ash and the date. He wondered if she was as nervous as he was. When 6:30 came around he started getting himself ready. Taking a shower, brushing his teeth, combing his hair. It was a warm night so he decided to wear a thin tan shirt with an orange vest and hat and his green jeans with his brown boots.
"Later Everest!" Jake called as he picked up the basket.
"Good luck Jake!" Everest called back as he left. He went down to secret part of the beach where he knew they wouldn't be disturbed and have the best view possible. It was in front of a cliff that overlooked the whole town and lookout tower. He spent extra time setting everything up so it would be perfect. The sun was nearly gone by the time he was done. He checked his phone for the time for it to read 7:15. Time to go meet Ash. He stood waiting in front of Mr. Porter's scanning up and down the street looking for her. Then he saw her walking towards him in the same outfit she greeted Chris in. She looked even more amazing in dying sunlight.
"Hey!" She greeted with a smile on her face.
"Hi!" Jake could feel his lips bend into a smile. No matter how hard he tried to look away he couldn't.
"So, what are we doing tonight?" Ash questioned.
"You'll see!" He gave a friendly smirk.
