Disney so lied to me. I wished upon a star that I owned Harry Potter and Criminal Minds but it never came true. Now I am a sad panda. Don't forget to leave me your idea on whether our two love birds should go for a walk after their dinner or go stargazing.
Hermione was in her bedroom getting ready for her date with Spencer. She had showered and shaved her legs . She dried her hair and decided she would leave her dark chocolate curls hanging down on her shoulders. She did add a small diamond jewel clip on one side however. She had just finished applying a small amount of makeup to her face, just some mascara and lipgloss and turned to put on her dress.
Penelope took the girls to a cute little shop she knew during their lunch and they had almost given up finding something Hermione liked when they saw the dress.
It was a plain pale blue dress with a square neckline and thick straps. The waist had a thick ribbon wrapped around it and the skirt was puffed out a bit. Hermione fell in love with it and paired it with a simple white cardigan.
She had just finished putting on the white sandals with a small heel she was going to be wearing when she felt a shift in the wards letting her know Spencer was arriving. A moment later there was a knock on her door.
When the door opened Spencer was taken aback by Hermione's appearance. To him she looked like an angel.
"Wow" He managed to say "You look wonderful."
"Thank you Spencer. So do you." Hermione said.
Spencer was still amazed that she would ever agree to go on a date with him when he suddenly remember he had bought her flowers on the suggestion of Morgan.
"These are for you." He said handing her the bouquet he was holding.
"Oh these are beautiful" Hermione said as she took the bouquet and smelled the beautiful yellow flowers. "English primroses, violets, and daffodils. Isn't that what Princess Perdita wished for in 'A Winter's Tale'?"
Spencer smiled "Yes I figured since you were named after Queen Hermione you would know that."
"These really are beautiful. I am going to put them in water. Come on in I will be right back."
Hermione walked into her kitchen and pulled a vase out from under her sink and filled it with water. She put the flowers in the water and smelled them one last time. She walked back out to the living room to set the vase down on the end table and found Spencer still standing at the door. She smiled as she put the flowers down and turned to him.
"There we go. Perfect. I just have to grab my purse from my room and then we can go."
Hermione walked back to her bedroom and grabbed her purse. She also grabbed her wand and reset her wards before transforming her wand into a pencil and slipping it into her purse, and making her way back out to Spencer still waiting in her living room.
"Alright, ready to go." She said.
"Great" Spencer said finding his voice once more.
The pair waked out the door and Hermione locked it before turning around to face Spencer.
"So where are we going?" she asked
"I was thinking about this new Greek resturant if you like Greek food. It is good."
"Sounds delicious. I love Greek food. I never get to have it though because most of my friends would rather stick with a traditional English meal. " Hermione said laughing.
They made their way out to the street and Spencer flagged down a cab. He opened the door and held it open while Hermione slid into the backseat. As he slid in next to her he told the driver the resturants name.
Soon they were driving across the city towards their destination. Hermione could tell Spencer was nervous.
"So what all did you guys do while I was away?" Hermione asked. She knew she had to get Spencer to unwind a little and stop being so nervous.
"Nothing much. We had a case and went out to Phoenix. Before that I read an interesting interview that the New York Times did. They said that because of the raising population and the fact that everyone owns their own vehicle global warming will speed up dramatically over the next 20 years. And that if more people would carpool or take public transportation we could reduce the effects."
Hermione could see Spencer visibly starting to relax as he spoke to her.
"Granted most people do not like taking things like the subway because of the increased risk of air born diseases. But in reality they have their own air system and are probably the last place you would catch an air born illness. You can however catch something because of contaminated surfaces but if you use an antibacterial wife or hand sanitizer you can eliminate that risk."
"I agree" Hermione said "I have a vehicle but I really only use it to get to work and back. And that's just because normally I like to sing while I drive to work. Any other time I have to go out like to the store or something I will walk. The store I go to is not far from my house so it is easy enough to walk there, plus it is good exercise. In London I never owned a car. Nor do any of my friends. We all find other ways to get around. To get to our school everyone would go to the train station where there would be a train waiting for the students. Everyone would arrive at the same time and there was less of a mess."
Hermione and Spencer were so absorbed into their conversation that they almost did not notice the cab stopping in front of the restaurant. They got out and Spencer paid the driver before walking to the doors and opening them and turning back to Hermione. "After you." He said.
"Thank you" she said smiling.
And the two walked into the quiet Greek resturant.
Ahh nerd Love aren't they cute? I did not want to have Spencer give her something like roses so I made him give her something that came from A Winters Tale Princess Perdita is Queen Hermione's daughter and she wished for those flowers to make wreaths. I thought it was a nice tie in. Also don't forget to leave me what you think they should do after their date. A nice walk or stargazing. It is still a toss up for me. Depending on how much I can make out of their dinner I may post another chapter but after that I will be on hold until I can figure out which one I think would be best. So your opinion counts. :)