After their conversation at the gym Paul kept true to his word and when they were together and when they spoke on the phone he didn't attempt to talk to her about the biting, she knew she couldn't avoid it forever but for now she had more important things to worry about.

It was Friday after school and in a couple of hours she had to be at the basketball game but currently she had a bag on her bed and she was trying to pack for spending the night with Paul. The bag was currently sat empty on her bed so she did the only thing she could thing of doing and picked up her phone and called somebody. After a couple of rings the phone was answered, "Thank God you answered, I am stuck and need your help."

Kayleigh laughed at her best friend's panicking, "Stuck where exactly? Stuck down the toilet? "

"Stuck on what to pack for tonight. I am staying at Paul's tonight and I don't know what to pack to sleep in."

Immediately she snorted at how naive she was, "You actually think you'll be sleeping in clothes? Girl please, that man will have you naked and you know you will love it."

She couldn't deny that she wanted to be naked with him but she wasn't going to expect it, "And if we don't get naked? I need to pack something to sleep in."

"What about some skimpy underwear and then ask for one of his shirts? I'm sure it would be long on you so that would be something to sleep in. So what are you wearing tonight for the game?"

Stephanie moved across the room to get underwear for tonight and tomorrow to throw in the bag as she contemplated what to take to wear tomorrow, "I was just thinking that maybe I'd wear some jeans and a crop top beneath a sweater so if it is warm I can take it off and look sexy."

She tried to picture what her friend had said and she was not impressed by it, "I don't think that's the best outfit. You don't want to rely on it being warm there to look sexy, you want to look sexy from the beginning. I think a pair of low rise jeans, a vest top and a shirt buttoned up to just below your breasts would be perfect."

"Really?!"

Kayleigh wanted to smack her best friend for questioning her, "Yes. Trust me, you'll look gorgeous but it won't look like you're trying but I am sure some of the other girls will. I bet some of them will turn up in mini skirts with their boobs hanging out but if you turn up dressed as I suggested you will look like you're meant to be there."

The explanation from her best friend did make a lot of sense for Stephanie, "You're right. I should have never doubted you as you are Queen of fashion."

"I think you mean I'm Queen of basketball games thanks to my brother being on the school team and being dragged to them."

"There is that too. I should go as I have a list of things I need to do before I have to leave but I'll talk to you later/tomorrow/this weekend."

"Sure. Have fun tonight and enjoy not having to run home before your parents get home."

Just thinking about her parents made her nervous about this as she had to lie to them but it was going to be worth it she hoped, "Thanks girl, I will try to. Enjoy your Friday night and I will talk to you again soon."

Ending the call she tossed her phone on to the bed before she went back to her drawers to pull out a vest top and also a t-shirt and sweater for tomorrow. Neatly folding the clothes for tomorrow she packed them into the bag before she went to retrieve her toiletries from the bathroom.

After packing almost everything in her bag she changed and as she looked at herself in the mirror she realised that Kayleigh was right, she did look good and hopefully she would fit right in among everybody else at the game.

All she had left to do now was to do her hair and put a little make-up on and to have a light snack as the plan was to eat with Paul after the game so she didn't want anything heavy.

Sat at the kitchen table eating a sandwich she scribbled out a note to her parents incase they forgot what she had told them about her plans:

Gone to a women's basketball game with school and then staying at a friend's house for the night.

I'll be back about 10ish in the morning so that we can hang out Mom.

Stephanie

She contemplated where best to leave the note but decided to leave it in the middle of the kitchen table as they shouldn't be able to miss it. Once she had finished her sandwich she went upstairs to do her make-up and to kill some time before she had to leave.

Paul had so much to do that he barely managed to find the time to get home but he did and quickly changed into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Tossing his dirty clothes into the hamper he did a quick sweep of his room making sure that it was clean and tidy before his attention turned to the tickets and getting ready to leave as he had to be certain to be there first.

With an hour to go before the game began he was stood outside of the arena, so far he was alone but he knew that it wouldn't last for long.

His gut was right, no more than ten minutes later and a couple of girls had arrived, "I will wait until everybody is here and then I will pass out the tickets so they don't get lost so just stand to the side or something whilst we wait please."

As more of the girls arrived he was beginning to wonder where they thought they were going because short skirts weren't what he expected to be seen worn.

Stephanie arrived at the arena and was surprised by how right Kayleigh was, there were a number of them wearing short skirts and skimpy tops so she was glad she went with her jeans. Her attention was brought back to the present when Belle called her over, "Do you want to come to mine after? We're going to order take out and watch movies."

"I'd love to but I can't, I have other plans but maybe another time?"

"You know it girl."

He saw her arrive and he couldn't take his eyes off her, she looked incredible and so different to all of the other girls but so perfect for the basketball game that he had to try so hard not to smile.

She felt eyes on her as she spoke with the girls, looking up she saw that Paul was staring at her and when they locked eyes there was a subtle tilt of the head and she was sure that he wanted to talk to her, "I'll be back now."

There was only one person that he wanted to sit next to and in order for that to happen he needed to talk to her so when she looked directly at him he subtly motioned her over with his head and hoped that she noticed.

Stood in front of him she didn't know where to look as she was sure her feelings would be written all over her face today, "Everything okay?"

Carefully looking around to make sure that they were relatively alone before he replied he played with the tickets in his hands, "They're better now. Two things, are we still on for later? Make sure that you are the last person to get your ticket please, all will be explained after but please just do it for me."

"We are and okay, whatever you want."

"Thanks. You'd better go back to the girls but thank you."

Politely smiling she nodded her head, "Not a problem." Turning around she made her way back to the girls and hoped that they hadn't seen where she went.

"So what did Mr Levesque want?"

Stephanie was beginning to think that Belle was stalking her as everywhere she went she knew about it, "He didn't want anything, I was just asking him what time it would finish."

Luckily for Stephanie he instructed people to come and get their ticket, "I'll just be a second, I forgot that my brother texted me whilst I was driving and if I don't reply to him he will start calling me." She took her phone out of her pocket and moved to the side and opened her messages but instead of sending one to Shane she sent it to Kayleigh:

You were so right about the outfits. Thanks for having my back girl xx

Quickly sending the text she put her phone back into her pocket and got into line behind everybody else eventually reaching Paul, taking her ticket from him her fingers brushed his and she felt an electric charge between them but ignoring it she headed inside.

As soon as she was through the door she got yanked to the side by Belle, "Jeez, leave my arm attached will you?"

"Where are you sitting?"

Considering she hadn't even looked at her ticket yet she didn't know, "In a seat somewhere in the arena?"

Belle crossed her arms and rolled her eyes, "No shit. We want to know if you're sitting near us?"

For the first time since he had handed it to her Stephanie looked at her ticket, "I'm Row 6 and seat B which will probably be near the end of the row."

"You're nowhere near us. Maybe try swapping your ticket with somebody?"

She could but for some reason Paul had wanted her to be last so she would keep her current ticket, "It's okay, I got what I deserved for sending the text and being last to collect my ticket. What is the worst that can happen?"

"You could be sat next to Mr Levesque."

Saraya looked at Cheyenne and shook her head, "Girl that's not a bad thing, I'd kill to be sat next to him."

That idea hadn't even crossed her mind but surely to be safe he would want them to be sat far away from each other, "Sure, like that will actually happen. We should go in before we end up getting told off."

They all followed the crowd and headed inside the arena before they found their seats and just as Stephanie thought she was almost right on the end of the row but she didn't mind. She took her seat and waited to see who was next to her, she just hoped that it wasn't some creepy old man.

Paul stood by the entrance making sure all of the girls knew where they were going and as soon as they had all entered and took his own seat, "I hope you don't mind."

The second he sat down she stiffened, this could not be happening right now, "Of course not." How could she possibly concentrate on the game with him sat right there beside her? Stephanie attempted to block all thoughts of Paul from her brain as the teams came out to begin their warm up and from then on her focus was entirely on the court.

As the game progressed she found herself getting into the game and slid forward on the seat so she was perched on the edge. To make sure that she didn't fall off she gripped the sides of the chair as the game was nail bitingly close but she had a favourite for who she wanted to win.

He knew that he shouldn't but having her hand there so close to his was a temptation too far and he carefully slid his hand along the side of the chair until his hand covered hers and squeezed it gently. He left his hand there for a minute before he removed it so that there wasn't more of a chance that they would get caught.

Although she felt his hand on hers she didn't dare move her head to look at him or their hands as she was afraid that they would get caught. It made her wish that they could go out in public and be a couple, she wanted to hold his hand whenever she wanted or to go out somewhere together and not have to strategically plan it so that they weren't seen together by anybody that would know them from school. When his hand moved she felt cold, she missed his touch now and she couldn't wait to go back to his for the night.

Once the game ended and they all headed back outside Stephanie was desperate to leave but the girls had other ideas, "So how was it sitting next time him for the entire game?"

"The same as if I were sitting next to you? It isn't like he tried anything with me. I've got to get going though as I have somewhere to be so I should tell Mr Levesque that I am leaving. I will see you all on Monday." She didn't hesitate from walking away from them and made her way over to Paul as he spoke with one of the other students and waited her turn.

He couldn't wait to be done with the current student so that he could see what Stephanie wanted, he hoped that it wasn't bad and she was pulling out. When the student walked away he tried not to smile at Stephanie, "What can I do for you?"

Anxiously putting her hands in her pockets she was trying to be cool and not show him how nervous she was, "So umm . . . I was going to head out, if you know what I mean."

"I know exactly what you mean and that's fine. Drive safely, it won't be too long before I'm out of here and heading home myself."

A shy smile came to her face when she realised that he was subtly telling her that it was still on, "I'll see you later then, goodbye Mr Levesque."

He returned her smile, "Goodbye, drive safely."

"I will, thank you." She removed her car keys from her pocket as she turned around and walked off, all she had to do now was get to his house and then wait for him to arrive.

As she unlocked her car and climbed in she felt the butterflies in her stomach begin to flutter, she had never spend the night with her boyfriend before and she was both nervous and excited about this. She knew that he would treat her well so she had nothing to worry about, apart from disappointing him with her inexperience that was. Turning the key she started the engine on the car, she had to try and ignore her fears and have a good time and that meant taking it one step at a time and the first step was getting home in one piece.