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Chapter 14

(Loren is busy getting ready for her date with Eddie. She couldn't believe her dream guy was asking her out. She's dreamt of this moment for so long. She's dreamt what she would look like, what he would look like, and what they would do on their date. She admitted she was curious on what Eddie had planned, but she knew it would be perfect because she was with her best friend. Well, after Melissa, that is. She knew Melissa would want all the details about the big date. Of course she would tell her being her and Melissa practically shared everything together. Well, okay, maybe not everything, but almost everything. She didn't know for sure how to dress being she didn't totally know where Eddie was taking her. She knew one place was his penthouse. To be honest, she was always curious on what it looked like, but she knew tonight she would find out. She knew he kept the place clean even though she's never seen it judging by the way he dressed and the way he acted. She figured that was weird for her to think about, but she didn't care being she wouldn't share that particular thought with anyone. She goes to her closet to see what she had to wear for her date with Eddie. She looked at a pair of blue Capri's and a gray shirt that had some designs on it. She picked out a blue opened sweater in case it got chilly where she was at. She put on some blue anklet socks and a pair of gray crocks. It probably wasn't the best choice of an outfit to wear, but being Eddie told her to wear something comfortable, she figured what she was wearing was okay. She looked in front of her big mirror by the closet to see at how she looked. She debated what to do with her hair. Did she want to put it up or did she want to leave it down like she usually does? She thought this time she would put it up. She's never really put her hair up before unless she needed to in Phy Ed, so she thought she'd do something different. Maybe being Eddie's never seen her hair with it up, she'd put it up so she had an idea. She wasn't sure if he'd like it or not being she always had it down. She never thought to ask him if he preferred her hair up or down. Well, she will find out after she saw him. She puts her hair up and puts a clip against it so it stays in place. She felt kinda weird with her hair up, but she thought she'd try something different)

(She found a pair of light blue circle earrings that weren't very big on her ears. She put her cross necklace on. For some reason, whenever she puts the necklace on, she felt protected. She wasn't scared of Eddie at all, but she loved how the cross necklace felt on her. She chose light colored makeup with invisible sparkly lip gloss. She had hoped that Eddie would like what she chose for their evening, but she already knew he would because he always told her she looked beautiful when she looked natural. She appreciated that about him. Usually guys had an opinion on how a girl dressed, but Eddie always had a big smile when he saw her and never complained how she dressed. She knew if he did, he would tell her. Loren sat down at her desk and looked at her reflection in the small mirror. She admitted to herself of feeling a little nervous. Not of how she looked, but of how she felt about Eddie. She's never felt the way she does about Eddie. The way she felt about him, with other guys at school, it's almost like she had to act differently around them because they were preppies, you know, more popular. Loren wasn't exactly the most popular girl at school. She had her friends and she was nice to everyone, even though they usually never deserved it. But she wanted to be mature being she was 18 years old. After all, legally she was an adult. Adriana Masters usually accused Loren of being an immature girl, but she never let it get to her head. She just figured she wasn't always happy with her life, so she wanted to try putting others down. To be honest, Loren felt sorry for Adriana. Because it looked like Adriana tried to put others such as Loren down to make herself feel better. Loren's tried to befriend her, but it was clear it wasn't gonna work)

(Loren knew Cameron, who was in the same grade as her, had a crush on her. She's known for awhile and although she was flattered and thought Cameron was sweet; she just didn't feel the same way towards him. She knew if Cameron had his way, they'd probably be dating. But, she always felt if she gave Cameron a chance, she'd just lead him on and of course she didn't want that. He was a good friend and that's all she could offer him. In her mind, it's always been Eddie)

(As she continues sitting at her desk, she looks at a concert picture of Eddie. She smiles as she admires his smiling face. She picks up the picture and holds it against her chest and briefly closes her eyes and hopes tonight is perfect. But she shakes her head a little and smiles because she already knows it will be. She checked her clock, which showed 2:45pm. Okay, so Eddie was gonna be here in 15 minutes)

Loren: (sighs) "Well, 15 more minutes and Eddie will be here."

(Loren looks at her outfit once more)

Loren: "Well, I hope what I'm wearing is appropriate enough."

(There's a knock at Loren's door)

Loren: "Who is it?" (looking towards her door and she goes to sit down at her desk)

Nora: "It's your mother, honey. Can I come in or are you still getting ready?"

Loren: "Oh, you can come in, mom. I'm all done."

(Nora opens the door and closes it behind her and pulls up an extra chair that Loren has in her room and sits next to her daughter)

Nora: "So, are you ready for your big date?"

Loren: (nervously) "Ready as I'll ever be."

(Nora picks up on her daughter's nervousness and grows concerned)

Nora: "Honey, are you okay?"

Loren: "Yeah, I'm fine." (chuckles nervously)

Nora: (shakes her head) "No, you're not. I can tell when something's wrong." (tilts her head, concerned) "What is it, sweetie?"

Loren: "I'm…" (sighs deeply) "I'm just so nervous for my date."

Nora: (confused) "But why? I mean, you have known Eddie for a little while now and every time I see you with him, you look comfortable. Why is today any different?"

Loren: (gives her mom a look) "Mom, come on! You know why. It's my first date with Eddie. Yes, I've known him for awhile, but it's different now. Wh-What if I don't measure up to his old girlfriends? He was with Chloe for a whole year."

Nora: (scoffs a little) "Yeah, and look how that turned out."

Loren: (rolls her eyes) "Okay, true. But what if I 'm boring to him? I mean, something about Chloe must have excited him if he was with her for so long, right?"

(Nora looks at Loren seriously)

Nora: "Loren, I want you to look at me and listen to me, okay?"

(Loren looks at her mother and nods)

Nora: "You are a beautiful young woman who has a lot to offer. You're funny, respectful, and you're fun to be around. I know for a fact that Eddie sees this as well. You know why? Because of the way he looks at you. Honey, I've seen the way he looks at you and it's not just friendship. I saw last night at the MK how Chloe treats him and how he felt about her. He really cared for her and she broke his heart. I've seen the way he looks at you and you know what I see?" (smiles) "Love. I'm pretty sure he's never said the words to you yet, and that's okay because he just broke up with Chloe. But I can pretty much guarantee that he feels more for you than he did for Chloe Carter."

(Loren can't help but smile a little from what Nora just said. She really needed to hear this and was so glad it was her mom telling her)

Loren: "Really? You really think he feels that way towards me?"

Nora: (smiles & points out) "You know he does. I think you just needed a little reassurance."

Loren: (chuckles softly) "That's true." (smiles) "Thanks, mom. You always know what to say to make me feel better."

Nora: (hugging Loren) "Anytime, honey. Anytime."

(All of a sudden, the front door bell rings. Nora and Loren break free and look at each other and Nora smiles)

Nora: "I bet I know who that is."

Loren: (laughs) "I'm sure I know who it is, too!"

(Loren and Nora get up off t heir chairs and walk to the front door. Loren stands in the living room in front of the couch as Nora opens the door, revealing Eddie)

Nora: (cheerfully) "Hi, Eddie!"

Eddie: (smiles) "Hi, Nora. How are you?"

Nora: (hugging Eddie) "I'm well. And you?"

Eddie: (chuckles) "I'm doing great. I've been waiting for 3 o'clock to come since getting off the phone from asking Loren out."

Nora: (laughs) "Oh, trust me, you're not the only one!"

(Eddie looks at Nora weirdly. Nora points to Loren, as if answering his weird look. He stares at Loren, trying to take in how great she looks)

Loren: (nervously) "Do I look okay? I wasn't sure what to wear."

Eddie: (smiles) "You look perfect."

(Eddie walks to Loren as she takes a look at his outfit. He's wearing a dark blue buttoned up shirt with a two small pockets on the left and right side and tan pants and has an earring in his right ear and for shoes, black boots that goes up to the top of his ankles)

Loren: "You cleaned up pretty nice as well."

Eddie: (laughs) "Well, thank you." (chuckles nervously) "To be honest, I was trying to figure out what to wear."

Loren: (laughs) "If it helps, I was trying to figure out what to wear, too."

(Eddie notices Loren has her hair up, which she picks up on)

Loren: "Oh, is this okay? I wasn't sure whether to put it up or not." (touching her hair)

Eddie: (shakes his head) "You look beautiful."

Loren: (smiles) "Thank you."

Eddie: "Are you ready?"

Loren: (nods) "Yep." (chuckles softly) "Ready as I'll ever be."

(Eddie tenderly takes Loren's hand into his and leads her to the front door. When he opens the door, he looks back at Nora)

Eddie: "Don't worry. She's in good hands."

Nora: (smiles & shakes her head) "I'm not worried in the slightest. I trust you, Eddie."

(Eddie smiles and nods in repliance. Loren briefly smiles at her mom before leaving, shutting the door behind her. Eddie walks Loren to his black blazer and to the passenger side. As he opens the door, he blocks her from going in, concerning her)

Loren: "What? Is everything okay?"

Eddie: (shakes his head) "Not quite."

(Before Loren can ask him what's wrong, he puts his hands behind her head and takes the clip out of her hair, letting her hair fall to her back. He uses his hands and adjusts her hand a little so it's neatly against her back)

Eddie: (smiles) "Now everything is okay. Perfect in fact."

Loren: (chuckles softly) "I take it you like my hair better down?"

Eddie: (shakes his head) "Every time I've seen you, I've always seen your hair down, so I know that's how you prefer it. I want you to feel comfortable and I got the impression you were wearing your hair up because you thought I liked it better that way."

(Loren lowers her head a little, as if trying to understand)

Loren: "And you don't."

Eddie: (smiles) "However you like your hair, that's how I like it. I can tell you like it down, so that's how I prefer it."

(Eddie gently touches Loren's hair, sliding his hands up and down her soft hair)

Eddie: "I want you happy and not trying to change anything about yourself to make me happy. As long as you're happy, babe, I'm happy." (smiles) "Okay?"

Loren: (smiles) "Okay." (shakes her head) "You're such a great guy. How did I get to lucky to have found you?"

Eddie: (shakes his head, smiling) "No, I'm the lucky one."

(Eddie than places a soft kiss on her cheek and then looks back at Loren)

Eddie: "Are you ready?"

Loren: (smiles & nods) "I was born ready."

(They both laugh. Eddie helps her in the blazer and then goes on his side and gets in as they drive away)

I hope you liked the chapter! I was a little unsure of how I wanted this chapter to go, but I hope you enjoyed it. Please review and also in your review, please let me know if there's anything specific you want to see happen on their first date and I will take it into consideration as I write the next chapter. If I use any of your ideas, I will personally thank you in the 'Author's Note' at the beginning or end of the chapter. Please review/follow/favorite and enjoy the story! Until next time!