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Title: Forever Endless
Chapter 13: The Date
POV (1st person): Greta von Amburg
It was Valentines Day, and I was going on a date. I was more excited and happy then I had
been in years. Sure, Eric Brady had been my boyfriend for a short while and took me out. But
he was always distant, and I don't think he even remembered me on valentines day when we were
dating. But, no matter, today I was going out with a wonderful man.
I had spent two hours in the bathroom trying to figure out what to wear. I couldn't seem to
find the right dress or the right hair style to fit a dress. I was at a loss. I finally
gave up and called Hope, who happily volunteered to bring over one of her dresses and let me
borrow it. She also agreed to do my hair, which made me happy since Hope always had lovely
hair styles.
As I heard a faint knock on my door, I rushed to find a smiling Hope with about five dresses
in her arms. Everytime I saw Hope, she reminded me of my mother. I wondered how two people
could look so much alike but be so different. My mother had always been somewhat
cold and distant. Hope was always friendly and cheery, even in her darkest moments. Her
strength amazed me. I welcomed Hope in and we immediatley got to work on my dress and hair.
Half an hour later I stepped out of the bathroom in a shimmering black dress, that showed
off my hips and legs quite nicely. My hair had also been put up and slightly curled. Hope
said I looked drop dead gorgeous. I just hoped Colin would think so too. Hope then gathered
up her things and left, leaving me alone to wait for my date. Twenty minutes after Hope
left I heard another knock on my door. I calmly walked to it, took a deep breath, and
opened it. Like I had been excepting, Colin was standing before me, handsome as ever.
He was wearing a light black suit, and his hair was slicked back nicely. He was...amazing.
I felt my cheeks turn red as he stood there for a few minutes, not saying anything. He
was just staring at me. Leave it to Hope to have all the dresses where the neckline is just
a little too low.
"Um...hi." I said meekly.
"Oh, right. Uh, Hi." He said, quickly getting out of his daze.
"You look nice." I said.
"I don't compare to you. You look stunning. Absouloutely stunning." He said softly.
"Thank you." I said softly.
"Ready to go?" He asked me.
"Yes." I said as I grabbed my purse. I took his arm and locked my door behind me.
He drove us to Tuscany. I loved Tuscany, it was one of my favorite resturants in Salem.
As we stepped up to the door, Maggie greeted us with a smile, just like she always did.
"Hello Greta. Happy Valentine's Day. How are you this evening?" Maggie asked.
"Just fine. Oh, and let me introduce you to my date. Maggie, this is Colin Murphy. Colin,
this is Maggie Horton." I said.
"Pleasure to meet you." Colin said as he shook Maggie's hand.
"Likewise. Ah Greta, so this is your date." Maggie said with a smile.
"Yes, he is. But, I don't recall telling you I had a date..." I said dumbfoundly.
"Oh, Hope called me and told me to give you two the best table in the house!"
"Oh really." I said. I couldn't help but smile. Hope was always thinking ahead.
"Yes. Oh Carl," Maggie yelled to the nearest waiter, "Please show Ms. von Amburg and
Mr. Murphy to table A!" She said. Maggie then left us to greet another customer.
Soon Colin and I were facing eachother at the best table in Tuscany. I noticed he
was still kinda staring at me, and it made me blush again.
"You're beautiful Greta," Colin said for the second time that night.
"Thank you." I said softly.
Soon the waiter came by and took our orders. We sat there for a few minutes, talking about
our jobs at the hospital. I confessed what I'd been doing at three o'clock this afternoonn,
and he thought it was cute, thankfully. He also seemed relived by it. I also told him that
all the money I'd been making at my job had been set up to make college funds for some of the
children there. He thought that was wonderful. Soon music started and couples all around
the resturant got up and began to dance slowly to the music. Colin stood up, and gave me
his hand.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked me.
I smiled and said, "Yes. But only if its with you." He smiled at that request and led
me to the dance floor. We danced slowly and closely to eachother. He lightly caressed
my fingers in his hand, and it made me weak at the knees. Towards the end of the song,
our heads were very close and I could feel his warm breath on my skin. It felt as if we were
the only two people in the resturant. I thought in that moment, he was going to kiss me...but
he didn't. The song ended and we were brought out of our dream worlds. We went back to
our table and had dinner. I also told him this was one of the best nights of my life.
About an hour later he was driving me home. He was holding my left hand as he walked me
up to the door. I turned and smiled to him as we stood on my porch.
"Thank you for tonight." I said softly.
"Your welcome. Can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"Can I take you out again tommorow night?" He asked, his eyes were shining.
"Yes." I answered.
We stood there for a few minutes, looking up at the stars. I could tell by the look on his
face he was trying to decide if he was going to kiss me or not. I suddenly had an idea,
for more than one reason I didn't want tonight to end so soon.
"Colin?"
"Yes?"
"Do you wanna come in for dessert?" I asked softly.
"Huh?" He seemed rather shocked by my request. It was then I realized it
sounded bad, or more like a come on.
"I mean for um..cake. I have cake." I quickly covered myself.
"Chocolate cake?" He asked.
"Yup."
"Okay. Sounds good."
I smiled as I opened my door, and we went inside for dessert.
Title: Forever Endless
Chapter 13: The Date
POV (1st person): Greta von Amburg
It was Valentines Day, and I was going on a date. I was more excited and happy then I had
been in years. Sure, Eric Brady had been my boyfriend for a short while and took me out. But
he was always distant, and I don't think he even remembered me on valentines day when we were
dating. But, no matter, today I was going out with a wonderful man.
I had spent two hours in the bathroom trying to figure out what to wear. I couldn't seem to
find the right dress or the right hair style to fit a dress. I was at a loss. I finally
gave up and called Hope, who happily volunteered to bring over one of her dresses and let me
borrow it. She also agreed to do my hair, which made me happy since Hope always had lovely
hair styles.
As I heard a faint knock on my door, I rushed to find a smiling Hope with about five dresses
in her arms. Everytime I saw Hope, she reminded me of my mother. I wondered how two people
could look so much alike but be so different. My mother had always been somewhat
cold and distant. Hope was always friendly and cheery, even in her darkest moments. Her
strength amazed me. I welcomed Hope in and we immediatley got to work on my dress and hair.
Half an hour later I stepped out of the bathroom in a shimmering black dress, that showed
off my hips and legs quite nicely. My hair had also been put up and slightly curled. Hope
said I looked drop dead gorgeous. I just hoped Colin would think so too. Hope then gathered
up her things and left, leaving me alone to wait for my date. Twenty minutes after Hope
left I heard another knock on my door. I calmly walked to it, took a deep breath, and
opened it. Like I had been excepting, Colin was standing before me, handsome as ever.
He was wearing a light black suit, and his hair was slicked back nicely. He was...amazing.
I felt my cheeks turn red as he stood there for a few minutes, not saying anything. He
was just staring at me. Leave it to Hope to have all the dresses where the neckline is just
a little too low.
"Um...hi." I said meekly.
"Oh, right. Uh, Hi." He said, quickly getting out of his daze.
"You look nice." I said.
"I don't compare to you. You look stunning. Absouloutely stunning." He said softly.
"Thank you." I said softly.
"Ready to go?" He asked me.
"Yes." I said as I grabbed my purse. I took his arm and locked my door behind me.
He drove us to Tuscany. I loved Tuscany, it was one of my favorite resturants in Salem.
As we stepped up to the door, Maggie greeted us with a smile, just like she always did.
"Hello Greta. Happy Valentine's Day. How are you this evening?" Maggie asked.
"Just fine. Oh, and let me introduce you to my date. Maggie, this is Colin Murphy. Colin,
this is Maggie Horton." I said.
"Pleasure to meet you." Colin said as he shook Maggie's hand.
"Likewise. Ah Greta, so this is your date." Maggie said with a smile.
"Yes, he is. But, I don't recall telling you I had a date..." I said dumbfoundly.
"Oh, Hope called me and told me to give you two the best table in the house!"
"Oh really." I said. I couldn't help but smile. Hope was always thinking ahead.
"Yes. Oh Carl," Maggie yelled to the nearest waiter, "Please show Ms. von Amburg and
Mr. Murphy to table A!" She said. Maggie then left us to greet another customer.
Soon Colin and I were facing eachother at the best table in Tuscany. I noticed he
was still kinda staring at me, and it made me blush again.
"You're beautiful Greta," Colin said for the second time that night.
"Thank you." I said softly.
Soon the waiter came by and took our orders. We sat there for a few minutes, talking about
our jobs at the hospital. I confessed what I'd been doing at three o'clock this afternoonn,
and he thought it was cute, thankfully. He also seemed relived by it. I also told him that
all the money I'd been making at my job had been set up to make college funds for some of the
children there. He thought that was wonderful. Soon music started and couples all around
the resturant got up and began to dance slowly to the music. Colin stood up, and gave me
his hand.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked me.
I smiled and said, "Yes. But only if its with you." He smiled at that request and led
me to the dance floor. We danced slowly and closely to eachother. He lightly caressed
my fingers in his hand, and it made me weak at the knees. Towards the end of the song,
our heads were very close and I could feel his warm breath on my skin. It felt as if we were
the only two people in the resturant. I thought in that moment, he was going to kiss me...but
he didn't. The song ended and we were brought out of our dream worlds. We went back to
our table and had dinner. I also told him this was one of the best nights of my life.
About an hour later he was driving me home. He was holding my left hand as he walked me
up to the door. I turned and smiled to him as we stood on my porch.
"Thank you for tonight." I said softly.
"Your welcome. Can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"Can I take you out again tommorow night?" He asked, his eyes were shining.
"Yes." I answered.
We stood there for a few minutes, looking up at the stars. I could tell by the look on his
face he was trying to decide if he was going to kiss me or not. I suddenly had an idea,
for more than one reason I didn't want tonight to end so soon.
"Colin?"
"Yes?"
"Do you wanna come in for dessert?" I asked softly.
"Huh?" He seemed rather shocked by my request. It was then I realized it
sounded bad, or more like a come on.
"I mean for um..cake. I have cake." I quickly covered myself.
"Chocolate cake?" He asked.
"Yup."
"Okay. Sounds good."
I smiled as I opened my door, and we went inside for dessert.