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Over the next few days things were good and calm. The couples were enjoying time together, both groups were enjoying their own time together with just them and as a whole group, everyone enjoyed spending time together.
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It was a beautiful Monday morning, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping and everyone was sounding sleeping in their own beds when of course Jack and Kim were woken up by the now knowing and very annoying sound of an alarm.
The two trudged down the stairs, hearing another message. "Good morning captains. Sorry for the early wakeup call but I needed to prep you guys for the days challenge. Make sure your teams are at either Jack or Kim's house by noon, dressed in comfy clothing and ready to go. I know you're getting tired of this but trust me, this one is one you will definitely enjoy. Talk to you later", the voice said happily.
Jack and Kim groaned and made their way back to their bedrooms, finding their phones and shooting off a group message to their teams, letting their know about the days agenda before going back to sleep.
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A few hours later, everyone was up and about ready to go and by eleven forty-five, everyone arrived at Jack's house, looking like they were going to the gym.
The girls ending up gossiping about some random story when the walkie went off. "Hello everyone. Welcome to another day of this wonderful game. I know this summer hasn't been the easiest but I'm sure it was at least fun. So today, I have decided to slow it down a little bit with something you all can enjoy. Ladies go back to Kim's house for your instructions as I'm going to update the guys right now", the voice said.
The girls said their goodbyes and left as the voice asked, "Are they gone?"
"Yeah", all the guys chorused in.
"Alright gentlemen, this is your challenge for the day and it shouldn't be too hard if you don't overthink it. You are all going to plan a romantic dinner for your girlfriend, anywhere you want. Don't worry about money as everything has been taken care of already. And secondly, think of a gift you got your girlfriend that means the most to her. Whether it's jewelry, pictures, clothing etc. and go buy her something bigger, grander and more heartfelt. Good luck gentlemen", the voice finished.
The guys all shared a look before taking off in different directions to plan their dinner and think of a gift.
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The girls were all nervously chatting, wondering what the day will hold and then were brought out of their thoughts by the voice they have come to love to hate. "Good afternoon ladies. Today is going to be a very fun day for you as you get to go shopping. Go buy something nice, maybe a little fancy and while you're at it, think of a gift you gave your boyfriend that means a lot to him. Whether its pictures, clothing, or even jewelry and by that I mean watches, chains and necklaces and buy him something bigger, grander and more heartfelt. Have fun and good luck ladies", the voice said cheerfully.
As soon as he hung up, the girls run up the stairs to get ready.
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Within thirty minutes, the girls were out the door, ready for their mission as the guys were busy and nervously planning at Jack's.
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In another fifteen minutes, Kim pulled into a mall parking spot as all four girls were giddy and excited. "OK, are we going to stay together or split up?" Kelsey asked.
"Um, I say stay together. That way we can help each other decide on what to get", Grace suggested.
"Yeah, ok. Let's go get our shopping on", Julie squealed, throwing her fist up in the air.
The other three girls chuckled at Julie's attitude as they walked into the mall. This was a new and changed Julie, being so open and willing to do real girly things but they definitely liked this new side.
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After about an hour of planning and being semi pleased with their decisions, the guys started to leave one by one. "OK, I'm heading out, good luck everyone", Eddie yelled loudly, leaving Jack's kitchen.
"Geez Eddie, no need to yell so loud", Milton said, sitting on the sofa, holding his chest.
"My bad. I didn't know you were right there", Eddie replied with a guilty smile.
"Would that have stopped you from yelling?" Milton asked with a raised eyebrow.
The two shared a look before busting out laughing and saying, "Nah", at the same time.
"Later bro", Jerry piped in from the side as he was standing in the spare bedrooms doorway.
Eddie gave Jerry as nod as Jack came down the stairs adding, "Thanks Eddie, good luck to you too".
"Thanks, see you; I don't know, tomorrow?" Eddie finished, shrugging his shoulders and then walking out the door.
"So, how are your plans coming along?" Jack continued, looking at the reaming two.
"Eh, ok I guess", Jerry answered, looking nervous.
"Pretty good actually. I think I'm going to head out too", Milton said with a small smile.
"Alright, good luck", Jack responded, returning the smile.
"Thanks, you too", Milton concluded, standing up bad gathering all his stuff.
Once Milton had all his things, he waved one last goodbye to Jack and Jerry before leaving in a hurry.
Now, with only two left, Jack turned to Jerry and said, "I'm almost done and as much as I love and trust you bro, I can't leave you alone in my house, no offense. So, how much more time so do you need?"
"Haha, I got you. And honestly, I have no idea. I have all these plans but I'm just not sure it's good enough", Jerry sighed.
"Hey, listen to me. It doesn't have to be this big, out of the world production. It's just you and Grace, enjoying these moments together. You both love each other and that's all that matters. Do what you feel is right, except for you know, no dangerous animals, illegal products or any of the other crazy things you like. Just think about Grace, what she likes and deserves and go from there. I know things will all fall into place", Jack replied.
Jerry was silent for a little bit, taking in everything Jack said and though it didn't make things any easier, it did make him feel a little better about what he was planning. "Thanks Jack. I think I'm ready to go too. Just let me grab my stuff", Jerry said, giving Jack a small smile and then turning around and running back into the room.
Jack nodded and quickly ran back up the stairs to his room to grab his stuff as well.
Minutes later the two met at the bottom of the stairs and then took off, ready for their day.
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The girls entered the first store and took off in different directions. Julie, to the simple, classy area. Grace to the girly area. Kelsey, to the fancy area and Kim, she just walked around, looking around at everything.
Ten minutes later, Grace had found Kim and Julie with an armful of dresses. "Ok girls, I need your advice", Grace cheered as she made her way to the dressing room.
"Yay", Kim and Julie faked cheered as they both took a seat in a chair.
Seconds later Kelsey arrived with two dresses. "Really, you too?" Kim cried.
"Yeah, yeah, I know. I wasn't planning on it but theses dresses were screaming my name. And besides, I heard Grace's voice, so I know I have some time", Kelsey joked.
"Yeah, you do have a point", Julie agreed.
"Ok, I'll be out soon", Kelsey finished with a smile as she went into a room.
Seconds after Kelsey entered her dressing room, Grace exited hers. "So?" Grace asked, spinning around.
"Eh, it's ok. I just don't like the back side", Julie answered making a face.
"Yeah, it seems a little weird", Km agreed.
"Ok, and um, could one of you help me out of this?" Grace whispered, looking at her feet.
"Haha, seriously?" Kim smirked.
"Yes, I'm serious. I had a hard time getting putting it on", Grace hissed.
"Then why did you put it on?" Julie wondered.
"Because I could not, not try it on. You know me", Grace explained with a 'duh' expression.
Julie nodded as Kim rolled her eyes. "Alright, alright. Calm down princess, I'll help you. Let's go", Kim gave in but was smiling, thoroughly amused.
As those two were walking back in, Kelsey came out and stopped them. "Wait! Before you go, what do you think of this?"
"Love the dress, hate the color", Grace answered.
"What? What's wrong with the color?" Kelsey whined.
"The pale pink makes you look like a baby", Julie piped in.
"Oh my god, you are killing me", Kelsey yelled throwing her hands in the air.
"Ok drama queen, calm down", Kim added, as she pushed Grace into her dressing room.
After a few minutes of struggling, tugging and of course light screaming, Grace was finally freed as she moved onto the next dress.
A half hour later, Grace had tried on all her dresses and came up empty handed. "Couldn't we just wear the dresses we got earlier during this game?" Julie asked, as shopping wasn't really thing as today proved exactly why.
"Oh hell no. whoever this 'master' is gave us money and I intend on using it", Grace stated firmly.
"Ok, ok", Julie replied putting her hands up in defeat.
The four girls headed to the next store hoping for some better luck.
Julie entered and automatically fell in love with the first dress she saw. She stared it for a few minutes before the other three came over to her. "You should get it", Kim approved.
"I don't know. It's not really me", Julie replied.
"Girl, you can totally rock this dress", Grace agreed.
"You will look hot. Come on, this is the new Julie", Kelsey pushed.
Julie stared at the dress and then her friends and without knowing what came over her, finally agreed to get it.
The three loved it for Julie as they were not only surprised by her choice but happy to see her stepping out her comfort zone. And they had to admit, she would look killer in the dress.
Once Julie got the dress, the three wondered around as a few dresses caught their eyes but they weren't sure if that was THE one and they all knew they were going to be here for a while.
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The guys were making progress as they each made reservations at places that meant something special to them, ordered her favorite flowers and were now on their way to get the gift as they all thought the same thing.
Milton made his way to a small antique boutique. Eddie went to a vintage boutique and Jack and Jerry went to the upper, fancy stores.
All four walked in, a little overwhelmed but knew there was nothing better than this.
Milton was walking around the store, just seeing what they had as an older woman greeted him. "Hello dear, what can I help you with?" she asked sweetly.
"I'm looking for a gift my girlfriend", Milton replied, slightly tense.
"How long have you two been together?" the woman asked curiously.
"Three and a half years", Milton answered softly.
"And I assume you're going off to college soon?" the woman continued.
"Yeah", Milton responded, getting a little apprehensive on where this conversation was going.
The woman nodded and thought for a second before a huge grin appeared on her face. "Follow me. I kwon the perfect gift", she smiled, quickly running off.
Milton hesitantly followed her to the front of the store as the woman stopped in front of a display case. "So, what do you think" she inquired.
"It's perfect", Milton beamed.
"I know. Take your time to find the perfect one and because you seem like a good kid, I'll give you a discount", the woman grinned as she walked away.
Milton was speechless but grateful as he started to look at everything.
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Eddie entered the store and made his way to the front of the store, not wanting to get distracted by anything other than what he came here for. "Hello sir, is there anything I can help you with?" an older man asked.
"No, I'm just looking. Thank you", Eddie replied with a smile.
The man nodded and left Eddie to look around in peace.
Eddie was starting to feel overwhelmed seeing all these different selections but then immediately zoned in on one and knew it was the perfect one.
He waved the owner over to the display case he was standing at and said, "I would like this one".
The older man looked at him skeptically and replied, "Are you sure? This is quite expensive ", in a nice but stern voice.
"Yeah, I'm sure. And I don't care about the price", Eddie retorted standing taller than before.
"Ok then, this girl must mean a lot to you", the older man continued with a smile as he grabbed the item.
"You have no idea. She makes me want to be a better person. I've never known this kind of love before but it's an amazing feeling and she's definitely worth it", Eddie countered.
"Well then, I'll say you're both lucky. Let me ring this up for you and if you don't mind me asking, what's your name son?" the man asked.
"Thank you and I'm Eddie", Eddie answered.
"It's nice to meet you Eddie, I'm Ted", Ted responded as the two walked to the register. "So, who's the lucky gal?"
"Her name's Kelsey", Eddie grinned.
"Well, treat Kelsey right because she's a keeper. And since you seem like a decent guy in love, I'll give a discount", Ted added.
Eddie chocked on air and coughed out, "OH, you don't need to do that".
"Don't worry about it", Ted waved off.
"Well, ok, thank you so much", Eddie said truthfully.
"You got it", Ted winked.
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Jack walked into the store and was instantly greeted by Lena. "Jack! What a surprise. What can I help you with?" she asked with a smile.
"Hey Lena, remember around Christmas time when you put something aside for me?" Jack wondered.
"Yes?" Lena replied slowly.
"Well, I kind of need it now", Jack replied half excitedly half nervously.
"Jack…are you-"Lena started before getting cut off by Jack.
"Lena, it's not what you think. It's more of a promise", Jack responded seriously.
Lena studied Jack for a second before nodding in understanding and saying, "Ok, give me a sec to go grab it", Lena finished, walking away in a hurry.
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Jerry approached the counter with confidence as he casually said, "Excuse me miss".
"Yes. sir, how can-Jerry? What the hell do you want?" the person asked as their mood went from happy to mad in seconds.
"I just came to purchase an item in the display case by the back wall", Jerry answered.
"Yeah ok. I'm not falling for one of your stupid tricks again. Please, just leave", the person advised firmly.
"No please, I need that! Mia, I'm sorry for all the horrible things I did to you. I was immature and so stupid. I was just having fun and I truly didn't mean anything by them. You can double, hell, you can even triple the price, but I'm not leaving without it", Jerry said sternly.
Mia looked right into Jerry's eyes and for the first time since they met, she knew he was telling the truth.
She walked out form the behind the counter and asked, "Which case is it?"
Jerry let out a breath he didn't know he was holding in and started to walk towards the case as Mia followed, neither of them saying a word.
Once they arrived at the case, Jerry pointed out what he wanted as Mia quickly unlocked the glass, grabbed the item and turned back around, heading to the register.
Jerry quickly followed behind as he was thankful Mia was actually helping him out. "It'll be-", Mia started as jerry cut her off.
"It doesn't matter. Thank you for helping me", Jerry said truthfully.
"It's not a problem. It is my job after all", Mia joked.
"Yeah, I know but I know you hate me and I really am sorry", Jerry apologized again.
Mia didn't even need to second guess Jerry's apology as she knew he meant it and deiced it was water under the bridge. "I don't hate you and thank you for an actual apology. I can see Grace really made a difference. She's a real keeper so don't fuck up, ok", Mia warned.
"Um…I'll try", Jerry mumbled.
"You already screwed up huh", Mia pushed as Jerry nodded a yes. "Well, in that case. Just don't try to mess up from here on out".
"I'll try my best and thanks again", Jerry finished, giving Mia a genuine smile.
"Don't mention it. See you around Jerry", Mia concluded, giving Jerry one last nod and wave.
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Everyone finished their tasks as the only thing left to do was to get ready for the amazingly awesome night ahead of them.
The girls had arrived back at Kim's about a half hour after all the guys returned with smiles on their faces and hands full of bags as they took off in different directions to get ready.
About a half hour later, once all the girls were about halfway done getting ready, Julie got the first message that read, "My darling Julie, tonight is all about you so be ready by 6".
Julie squealed with excitement and then called the girls, needing their help as she only had less than an hour.
As Grace, Kim and Kelsey were scrambling to help Julie, they all received their messages saying, "Gracie-bell, you are my ray of sunshine the light of my eye. Be ready by 6:30". "Kels, no matter what we go through, you're my rock and I'll see you at 7". "Kimmy, you are my other and way better half. Couldn't do it without you. I'll see you at 7:30".
They all screamed with anticipation as they finished up on Julie so they could finished getting ready themselves.
It was now 5:50 as Julie was ready to go and pacing back and forth in Kim's living room. Grace, who was almost ready, came into the room looking for her purse only to see Julie in a semi panicked state and quickly went to calm down her friend. "Julie, you need to calm down. Take a deep breath", Grace recommended, holding Julie's shoulder.
Julie, who took a second to snap out of her head, did what Grace said and started to feel calmer until the doorbell rang, making her panic start up once again.
Grace went to answer the door, seeing that Julie suddenly froze. "Hey Milton", Grace smiled, opening the door wider for him to enter.
"Hey Grace. You look great", Milton replied and then saw Julie as his mouth dropped to the ground.
After a few minutes of just staring Milton whispered, "wow" as that was the only thing that came to mind as he has never seen anything more beautiful.
"Do you like it?" Julie asked timidly.
"I love it. You look absolutely gorgeous", Milton answered honestly, not being able to take his eyes off of Julie who was in a simple black dress, falling just right above the knee with a deep sweetheart neck line going to mid stomach.
Grace smiled at the love birds before grabbing Julie's arm and pulling her towards Milton. "Ok, you two. Have a nice night and be good", Grace joked.
"Haha, I should be saying the same thing to you", Julie replied as Milton grabbed her hand and lead her out the door, waving goodbye to Grace.
Grace smiled to herself as she thought 'nerd love' was the cutest thing but caught a quick glance at Kim's big wall clock and saw that she about twenty minutes left to get ready so she quickly ran up the stairs for her last minute touch ups.
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With minutes to spare or maybe a few more than that as Jerry wasn't always on time, Grace was sitting on the sofa, strapping on her heels when the doorbell rang. She quickly but carefully got up to answer it as she couldn't wait to see Jerry's expression.
She causally opened the door and greeted, "Hey Jerry", in a sweet tone.
"Hey Gra-hot damn mamacita. You look incredible", Jerry blurted out, seeing Grace standing in front of him in a red, floor length dress, with a low v shape going down her chest and a long slit going up her leg, stopping at her mid-thigh.
Grace smiled and replied, "Aw, thanks babe. I'm glad you like it".
"I fucking love it and I love you", Jerry semi growled as 'sexy' Grace turned him on.
Grace leaned forward and gave Jerry soft peck on the lips before whispering, "Should we get the night started?" in his ear?
"Most definitely", he agreed as the couple quickly ran out of Jerry's car.
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Kelsey, who was in Kim's downstairs bathroom laughed at Jerry and Grace as she heard most of their conversation. Only those two could pull off the less than subtle compliments and still be totally turned on.
She had just finished getting her hair absolutely perfect and slipped on her dress as she only had about ten minutes left before Eddie arrived.
She took one last look in the mirror before rushing out if the bathroom and into the spare bedroom to get one final look at herself in the full length mirror.
After a few looks from each angle, she was pleased with her appearance as she ran out to the living room to grab her purse and heels.
Once she stood up from putting on her heels, the doorbell rang as she quickly ran to answer it. "Hi Eddie", Kelsey said smiling and clutching the doorknob as her nervousness stated to kick in.
Eddie didn't answer right away but just stood there, wide eyed and speechless. "Um, Eddie? Are you ok?" Kelsey asked after a minute or so, slightly worried.
"You look absolutely stunning", Eddie whispered, seeing Kelsey in a dark blue knee length dress with lace on the top, sleeves, waist and bottom.
"Thanks Eddie and look at you. You're very handsome", Kelsey replied blushing.
"Thank you too love, shall we?" Eddie asked, extending his hand to Kelsey.
"We shall", she giggled as they left the house and made their way to Eddie's car.
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Kim heard the door close for the third time and even though she was excited for this evening. She was still nervous about the night for many reason. One, because since everyone left, no one was there to make sure she looked ok. Two, because this dress was a little different than what she would normally wear. Three, because she had no idea what was going to happen tonight and four because this would be one of their last "dates" before leaving for college that was now only a little more than a week away.
She glanced at her clock and was shocked that she was thinking for twenty minutes and only had ten minutes left to get ready.
Kim scrambled around her room, grabbing her purse, shoes, phone and jewelry before putting on her dress and quickly running down the stairs.
Once she reached the bottom step, she sat down and put on her heels and taking deep breaths, trying to calm down.
After Kim calmed down and was ready to go, she swiftly walked around her house to make sure everything was ok and that no one left a curling iron still plugged in.
She made her way back to the living room just as her doorbell rang. She walked to the door as she was trying her hardest not to fall and slowly opened the door to reveal a very dapper Jack.
The two just stared at one another, taking in each other's appearance as no words could describe how they looked. "You are breathtaking", Jack finally said, seeing Kim in a dark purple floor length halter dress with a very low back.
"Really? It's not too much?" Kim wondered.
"No its prefect. Just like you", Jack replied, causing Kim to blush.
"I'm not perfect", Kim mumbled, looking at the ground.
Jack put his index finger under Kim's chin, lifting her face to look him in the eyes as he answered, "You're perfect to me Kim. You're also smart, athletic, funny, gorgeous and so kind hearted and I wouldn't want you any other way. Now, tonight's all about you so are you ready m'lady?" with a grin.
Kim's cheeks burned brighter as she whispered a soft yes and smiled back. Jack held out his hand as Kim took it immediately as the couple walked to Jack's car.
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At six-twenty Milton and Julie arrived once again at the Italian bistro where it all began. It where they had their first date and tonight they were having their 'last', so it was a perfect way to end the summer and make another memory.
At six forty-five, Jerry and Grace arrived at an Indian restaurant where they celebrated their one year anniversary and couldn't think of any place that made sense for their' last' date together.
At seven thirty, Eddie and Kelsey arrived at a French restaurant on the other side of Seaford as they were there only a few months ago for Eddie's parents' wedding anniversary and the two fell in love with the food and Eddie couldn't think of any place else he wanted to make one of his last memories with Kelsey.
And finally around seven fifty-five, Jack and Kim arrived at an American, European restaurant where they always talked about going but never had the time to, so Jack wanted to cross this off their list before summer ended and make another memory with Kim as one of their firsts…you know what I mean.
So, as all the couples were enjoying their date, it was only going to get better from here on out.
And there you have it folks. Sorry it ended there but trust me, you'll like the second part. Please R&R and let me know what you think.
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