Kyle pulled up in front of the DeLuca's house and hopped out. He had
succeeded in convincing his dad of letting him borrow the car. Kyle grabbed
the flowers he had picked up on the way to her house and went up the walk.
When Kyle knocked on the door Maria answered wearing a red mini skirt with
a multi-striped halter-top. Kyle raised his eyebrows and said,
"Wow! And Michael dumped YOU?" Kyle shook his head a little as though that was a ridiculous thought. Kyle held out the flowers to Maria who took them smiling shyly. He doesn't look bad himself wearing dark blue jeans and a light blue shirt.
"Your chariot awaits my lady," Kyle said giving a mock bow. Maria laughed and relaxed, and then she took Kyle's outstretched hand. The drive to the Crashdown was easy and lively with them talking. As they pulled into a parking space in front of the Crashdown Maria realized that she was starting to fall for Kyle...a lot. Don't be stupid. He's doing this to help you. Don't make it even more complicated for the guy! Maria waited for Kyle to open her door and when he did she took his hand. Just like earlier they headed for the booth in the back. Liz was indeed working there tonight and when she saw that her two friends were sitting there she headed over.
"Hey guys! Why are there only the two of you here? I mean I kinda was expecting at least Tess to tag along..."
"We're just going to grab a bite to eat and then go see 'Ocean's Eleven'," Kyle answered Liz.
"Well if you can wait till I get off which is in like ten minutes I could see if-" Maria interrupted her and said,
"Hold up chica. Who said we wanted company?" Liz was taken back...why wouldn't they want more friends...I mean they were just friends...then she looked carefully at the two of them...the closeness, the tension...this wasn't a friends outing...this was a date! Liz was hurt deeply. Early on in Maria and Liz's friendship they made a pact never to date the other person's ex-boyfriend. Did that pact mean so little to her now?
"Oh...I see," Liz said coldly. She then got up and went to the window where Michael was working the grill.
"New order?" Michael asked bored. Liz just shook her head no and sighed.
"It appears Michael didn't feel that it was noteworthy that she's going out on a date with MY ex-boyfriend." Michael had been only half listening until she mentioned the dating part.
"What!?!" Michael exclaimed angrily. He stalked out of the kitchen and headed to the table where the two lovebirds were sitting. He arrived at the table to find a slightly annoyed Maria and Kyle in his normal cool mode.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!?!" Michael exclaimed barely keeping a leash on his powers that sometimes got out of control when he became angry...very angry.
"Wow! And Michael dumped YOU?" Kyle shook his head a little as though that was a ridiculous thought. Kyle held out the flowers to Maria who took them smiling shyly. He doesn't look bad himself wearing dark blue jeans and a light blue shirt.
"Your chariot awaits my lady," Kyle said giving a mock bow. Maria laughed and relaxed, and then she took Kyle's outstretched hand. The drive to the Crashdown was easy and lively with them talking. As they pulled into a parking space in front of the Crashdown Maria realized that she was starting to fall for Kyle...a lot. Don't be stupid. He's doing this to help you. Don't make it even more complicated for the guy! Maria waited for Kyle to open her door and when he did she took his hand. Just like earlier they headed for the booth in the back. Liz was indeed working there tonight and when she saw that her two friends were sitting there she headed over.
"Hey guys! Why are there only the two of you here? I mean I kinda was expecting at least Tess to tag along..."
"We're just going to grab a bite to eat and then go see 'Ocean's Eleven'," Kyle answered Liz.
"Well if you can wait till I get off which is in like ten minutes I could see if-" Maria interrupted her and said,
"Hold up chica. Who said we wanted company?" Liz was taken back...why wouldn't they want more friends...I mean they were just friends...then she looked carefully at the two of them...the closeness, the tension...this wasn't a friends outing...this was a date! Liz was hurt deeply. Early on in Maria and Liz's friendship they made a pact never to date the other person's ex-boyfriend. Did that pact mean so little to her now?
"Oh...I see," Liz said coldly. She then got up and went to the window where Michael was working the grill.
"New order?" Michael asked bored. Liz just shook her head no and sighed.
"It appears Michael didn't feel that it was noteworthy that she's going out on a date with MY ex-boyfriend." Michael had been only half listening until she mentioned the dating part.
"What!?!" Michael exclaimed angrily. He stalked out of the kitchen and headed to the table where the two lovebirds were sitting. He arrived at the table to find a slightly annoyed Maria and Kyle in his normal cool mode.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!?!" Michael exclaimed barely keeping a leash on his powers that sometimes got out of control when he became angry...very angry.
