The park had grown quiet and the whole night shimmered. Neither Lauren nor
Donny had really kept track of time because they were enjoying each other's
company. Lauren knew they had been walking for a while now because her feet
were killing her. "Hey, Donny? Mind if we sit for awhile?" Lauren
questioned. "Sure," Don said. They sat down on a bench that overlooked the
twinkling night perfectly. Donny didn't know whether or not to let go of
her. But he would if she asked him too. Instead, Lauren did just the
opposite. She rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Don was
a little surprised at first, but returned the affection with a gentle
squeeze. Lauren's whole body tingled at his touch. She opened her eyes a
little and caught a glimpse of a shooting star. "Wow. It's beautiful," she
whispered slowly. "You're beautiful," Don told her. His mouth had a mind of
its own and he couldn't control it. Lauren could just do that to him.
Before he had a time to react, Lauren reached her hand up and touched his
face. She leaned in close. She hesitated for a moment but slowly moved
herself forward and kissed him sweetly on the lips. When the kiss ended,
Donny searched his mind for words, any words, but none came. Lauren gave a
sheepish smile and bit her lower lip. She turned her head away. She had no
idea why she had kissed him, but she had. And she had felt something she
had never experienced before. When their lips met, she had felt a wave of
emotion wash over her body and fill it with warmth. She liked the way it
felt, but she was scared. She had never felt like this before. Donny lifted
her chin and met her gaze. His eyes comforted her and told her that he had
felt it too. He stroked her cheek and moved a little closer, unsure of what
to do. She wrapped her arms around his neck and fumbled for his lips. When
they met, she felt the warmth again, more powerful this time. She knew she
couldn't ignore it this time, and kissed him deeply.
The screen faded and the lights came up. Kelen had no idea what she had just watched for she had spent over half the movie buried into Raph's shoulder and neck. She stood and stretched, then took Raph's hand and pulled him up beside her. "How was the movie?" she asked. Raph snickered a little. "It was fine, how were the parts you saw?" Kelen smiled. She glanced down at her watch, 9:30. The night was still young, and she didn't want it to end. "It's still early, you want to go do something?" Kelen asked, hoping she didn't sound to anxious. "Yeah, okay," Raph said. He had wanted to ask her anyway, but up until he tried, he had had no idea how hard it was to ask someone out. She began to walk out of the aisle and slowly let go of his hand. He followed her and noticed how his hand slightly tingled where she had touched him. Once out of the theater and onto the New York streets, Kelen linked her arm through Raph's. He moved it and put it around her waist instead. "Where do you wanna go?" Raph asked. Kelen thought for a moment and said, "Come with me, I want to show you something."
After walking a ways, Kelen entered someone's back yard. Raph didn't ask he just followed. She jumped their back gate, and waited for Raph to follow suit. When he got to the other side, Kelen smiled and turned around. Raph looked at what she was so happy about and was amazed. They were standing on top of a huge grassy hill where the lights were dim enough to see the stars. "How did you find this place?" Raph asked, still very surprised that there was a clearing this large in New York that wasn't a park and wasn't covered with trash. Kelen shrugged. "By accident," she said. She led him to a secluded spot. "It's one of my favorite spots," she told him. He came up behind her and put his arms around her waist. He wanted to kiss her so badly, but she might not like that kind of thing. She put her hands over his and leaned back into him. After a few moments, Kelen's curiosity got the better of her. "You know we were set up, right?" Kelen asked him and told him at the same time. Raph nodded, he had figured it out during the movie.
"Do you feel like taking a walk?" she questioned. "Yeah sure, where to?" he asked. Kelen thought for a moment. "How about the park?" she suggested. Raph nodded, took her hand, and wondered what Lauren and Donny had done that night.
The screen faded and the lights came up. Kelen had no idea what she had just watched for she had spent over half the movie buried into Raph's shoulder and neck. She stood and stretched, then took Raph's hand and pulled him up beside her. "How was the movie?" she asked. Raph snickered a little. "It was fine, how were the parts you saw?" Kelen smiled. She glanced down at her watch, 9:30. The night was still young, and she didn't want it to end. "It's still early, you want to go do something?" Kelen asked, hoping she didn't sound to anxious. "Yeah, okay," Raph said. He had wanted to ask her anyway, but up until he tried, he had had no idea how hard it was to ask someone out. She began to walk out of the aisle and slowly let go of his hand. He followed her and noticed how his hand slightly tingled where she had touched him. Once out of the theater and onto the New York streets, Kelen linked her arm through Raph's. He moved it and put it around her waist instead. "Where do you wanna go?" Raph asked. Kelen thought for a moment and said, "Come with me, I want to show you something."
After walking a ways, Kelen entered someone's back yard. Raph didn't ask he just followed. She jumped their back gate, and waited for Raph to follow suit. When he got to the other side, Kelen smiled and turned around. Raph looked at what she was so happy about and was amazed. They were standing on top of a huge grassy hill where the lights were dim enough to see the stars. "How did you find this place?" Raph asked, still very surprised that there was a clearing this large in New York that wasn't a park and wasn't covered with trash. Kelen shrugged. "By accident," she said. She led him to a secluded spot. "It's one of my favorite spots," she told him. He came up behind her and put his arms around her waist. He wanted to kiss her so badly, but she might not like that kind of thing. She put her hands over his and leaned back into him. After a few moments, Kelen's curiosity got the better of her. "You know we were set up, right?" Kelen asked him and told him at the same time. Raph nodded, he had figured it out during the movie.
"Do you feel like taking a walk?" she questioned. "Yeah sure, where to?" he asked. Kelen thought for a moment. "How about the park?" she suggested. Raph nodded, took her hand, and wondered what Lauren and Donny had done that night.