Gia was still a little angry about the events from earlier that day. When Noah and Rebecca had offered her their reservation to what had been a really amazing restaurant, she had been really excited to take Jake out. She had already been disappointed when he turned her down, but then was hurt to see he had gone to spend the afternoon with Emma instead. Not to mention, they had both tried to lie about it to her.

But she trusted them. She knew they weren't up to something behind her back. They would never betray her. It had been a little weird on the ship lately so she just chalked it up to that. Jake had promised to make it up to her with a night out. If that went well, she would be willing to set aside this nonsense on condition it never happened again.

Jake had told her to be ready for six. At six, she stepped out of her room and found him already there waiting for her. And he was actually dressed up. He wasn't wearing his jeans and sweater, but had put on a nice pair of pants and a button up shirt. His hair looked good and it seemed he had actually showered for the date. Gia was very impressed.

"Jake, you're... you look good."

"It's amazing what a little thought can do to an outfit," Jake said and cast a look Emma's way. She rolled her eyes. Emma, as Jake, looked back at Gia with a smile, "By the way, I love what you've done with your hair."

"You... noticed?"

"It looks good."

"Thanks," Gia blushed. She could tell Jake was putting a lot of effort into this night and knew he was trying to make up for what had happened earlier. It meant a lot that he was trying so hard. "Shall we go?"

Jake nodded, gently took Gia by the arm and walked out with her. A little ways off, the real Jake, in Emma's body, shook his head and sighed. So far, Emma had been able to impress Gia, but she had better not push too much or Gia was sure to find out. Jake wasn't a slob on dates, but Emma's insistence he put more care into his appearance could be the very thing that blew their cover.

"Missing Jordan?" Troy asked as he walked up to Jake. He frowned.

"What? No. Why would I... oh, I mean, yeah. Duh."

"Everything okay?" Troy asked. "You seem pretty weirded out by Jake and Gia going out."

"Everything's good," Jake nodded his head. "Uh, I guess I'll just never get used to seeing Gia with someone else. Uh, you know what I mean?"

"I hear you," Troy nodded and looked over to where Ryan was playing with Tiger, "Just the thought of her liking any boy other than me freaks me out."

"Yeah..."

-Megaforce-

Gia's shock by Jake's behaviour didn't end on the Sky Ship. They walked to the restaurant and Jake had actually picked a nice place to eat. It wasn't too expensive, but the food was still good and the service had always been amazing. Gia loved to come here and it seemed he had listened.

Then, he pulled her chair out. He took her jacket for her and sat down across from her. He asked her about her day and her lunch with Orion. He seemed interested more than usual and let her speak. Jake had always been an amazing guy, but for some reason, tonight, he just seemed even better.

But then, something strange happened. Jake didn't order his usual burger. He asked for the sandwich combo. And with his side of fries, he didn't want the gravy.

And he had asked for vegetarian sandwich meat. Gia was in shock. Jake was almost as much of a carnivore as Tiger. He craved meat. This wasn't like him at all.

"No burger?" she asked when the waiter walked off. Emma, as Jake, quickly realized her mistake.

"Oh... um, my stomach's still feeling a little off. I don't want to be sick halfway through," she said. "That's no way to end a date."

"I guess, but you're going full vegetarian. That's... not like you."

"Emma suggested it," Jake said. "She said some fresh vegetables might help flush out uh... whatever's bugging me."

"And you're trying it?"

"It can't hurt, right?"

"It never has," Gia shrugged her shoulders. "Well, if that's what you want, I guess I can't stop you."

Emma breathed a sigh of relief but she knew she couldn't afford another mistake like that one. Not only did she hate having to lie, but Gia wasn't stupid. Her next mistake could be what tipped Gia off, and as much as Emma wanted to come clean, she didn't want to ruin the big proposal Jake was working for.

The date progressed. Emma, as Jake, really tried to act like Jake would on a date and with the exception of the vegetarian meal, she seemed to be pulling it off. She was even able to pick out Jake's favourite dessert from the menu. And, though it wasn't intentional, accidentally dropped some chocolate sauce on Jake's nice shirt.

"I thought this was going too well," Gia chuckled and helped Emma clean off the stain. "We'll wash that when we get home."

Once they were done with dessert, the waiter brought over the check. Emma put down some money and then walked out with Gia. But she started to get really nervous as she knew what came next. When they boarded the ship, it was pretty late. The others had either gone to bed, or were off somewhere relaxing. The deck was empty, so it was the perfect time for a kiss.

"I'll admit, I'm still not happy you lied to me," Gia told Emma, thinking she was Jake. "But tonight more than makes up for missing lunch. And, I guess, it was really nice of you to take Emma out. She was a little upset she couldn't invite her mother on the ship."

"Again, I'm really, really sorry," Emma said.

"Just, don't lie to me next time, alright?"

"Promise," Emma said and it tugged at her heart. That was already a lie. She could only hope Jake pulled off an amazing proposal.

Gia smiled and leaned in for a kiss. Emma closed her eyes and tried to bit the bullet, but she couldn't. She pulled away. Gia looked up worriedly. "Jake? Is everything okay? Isn't this your favourite part of the date?"

"I... uh... Just want to be careful," Emma said. "Uh, what if I'm actually coming down with something? Vekar had a cold and he must have got it from somewhere. What if I caught it too and..."

"I don't care," Gia chuckled and leaned in again for a kiss. Emma knew she couldn't turn her down twice and so closed her eyes and pursed her lips. Jake was right. Gia was an amazing kisser, but Emma couldn't get past the fact that she was kissing Gia.

Needless to say, the kiss couldn't end fast enough for Emma. Gia seemed to want more, though. She put her arms around Emma.

"I can kick the girls out of my room," she suggested.

"No!" Emma said a little too quickly and loudly. Now it wasn't just a matter of not wanting to kiss Gia. She didn't want to take it any further with her best friend and she didn't even like to think of what Jake and Gia got up to after their dates, never mind see it through Jake's eyes. "Sorry... I mean... it's just... I don't think that pie's sitting well with me anymore."

"Oh. Are you..."

"Rain check on tonight?" Emma suggested. Gia nodded her head and Emma took off. Only she ran to her bedroom. She opened the door, saw herself lying in hers and Gia's bed and again realized her mistake.

"Oh, shit!" she rushed down the hall to the boy's bedroom, slammed the door and then leaned up against it with a sigh. That had been too close a call for her liking."

"Bad date?" Noah asked her. Emma jumped and turned around.

"Huh? Oh... no, it's just... bathroom!"

"You know where it is," Noah nodded. Emma ran into the boys' bathroom, locked the door and sunk to the floor. She breathed a sigh of relief.

But oddly enough, it had been both the weirdest and nicest date she had ever been on. She frowned and tilted her head slightly when it dawned on her.

"Huh..."