Jamie was sitting alone at a lunch table, absorbed in another book. Landon
walked over to her and sat down. "Hi Jamie," he said. Jamie turned the page
of her book and kept on reading, ignoring Landon as he tried to get her
attention. "Can I ask you something, Jamie?" asked Landon. Jamie set down
her book and looked at him. "Will you go out with me on Friday night?" he
asked, looking hopeful. Please don't say no, please don't say no. Jamie
took a minute to answer, looking down and playing with the end of the green
sweater she always wore. Landon looked at her, waiting for an answer. Jamie
looked up at him. "Yes," she said. Landon smiled, "Okay, I'll come pick you
up tomorrow." Jamie smiled her sweet shy smile," Okay."
The next night after school, Landon pulled up to Jamie's house. He walked up the front steps and rang the doorbell. He hid a small bouquet of flowers behind his back. When Jamie opened the door, Landon was stunned. He had not seen her look this pretty since the night of the play. He pulled the flowers from behind his back and handed them to her. "Thank you," said Jamie, surprised. "Let me go put these in water," said Jamie. Landon stepped inside the front entryway of the house and waited for Jamie to come back from the kitchen. "You ready to go?" Landon asked. Jamie nodded and they got in the car.
Landon stopped the car and they got out. He took her hand and they followed the hostess to a table. "Thank you," said Jamie, as the hostess handed her a menu. "Your waiter will be right with you," she said. The waiter came to their table and took their drink orders. As the waiter left, Jamie looked at the menu for something to order. As she looked on the menu, she was stunned by the expensive prices. "This is really nice, are you sure this is okay?" she asked. Landon nodded, "Don't worry about it. Order anything you want," he said.
As they waited for their food to come, they sat in silence for a few minutes, unsure of something to say. Jamie looked over and noticed a small dance floor. Looking at Landon, she said, "Would you like to dance?" Landon almost blushed, because he couldn't dance very well. "I don't really dance.I can't," he said. "Come on, you can't be that bad. It's not so hard," said Jamie, standing up and taking Landon's hand, leading him over to the dance floor. "So what is number one on your list?" asked Landon. Jamie shook her head. Landon looked down at his feet to make sure he wasn't stepping on Jamie's. "Number one on my list is going to college," said Landon. "Going there isn't the problem, it's like what you are going to do once you get there and once you get out of there," said Jamie. Soon their food came and they stopped dancing to eat. "See, I told you it wasn't that hard," said Jamie. Landon smiled.
They finished their meal and Landon paid the bill. After the waiter took it from them and Landon left a tip, he took Jamie's hand and they walked out of the restaurant.
"Where are we going?" asked Jamie. Landon drove, but he wouldn't tell Jamie where they were going. He stopped the car, but wouldn't tell he where they were going. He took the keys and put them in his pocket, and he went around to Jamie's side of the car and took her hand. "Okay," he said. "Where are we doing?" she asked excitedly. "You'll see," said Landon. "Stand here. Put one foot here, and one foot here," said Landon. Jamie did as he said, but was unsure why he wanted her to do it. "What's going on?" she asked. He looked and pointed. "Right now, you are straddling the state line." Jamie looked at him like he was crazy. "You're in two places at once," said Landon, smiling. Jamie jumped up and threw her arms around his neck. He picked her up and twirled her around in the air.
They got in the car and drove back to Jamie's house. Landon went around to Jamie's side of the car and let her out. He took her hand as they walked up to the door. She let go of his hand and looked up at the stars. "How can you have moments that are like this, and not believe at all?" asked Jamie, turning and looking at him. "You're lucky to be so sure about it," said Landon. She's so pretty, and so sweet. I have to tell her how I feel. "I feel wonder and beauty, love. It's the center of everything," said Jamie, looking at him. Landon came closer to Jamie and put his arms around her. "I'm going to kiss you," said Landon. "I might be bad at it," said Jamie. "You can't, it's not possible," said Landon, leaning in to kiss Jamie. Landon pulled away from the kiss and looked at Jamie. Her eyes had this look of fear in them, but she smiled shyly. "Jamie," he said. I can't tell her this, she told me not to. But I want to tell her. Jamie looked at him, waiting for him to finish what he was going to say. "Jamie, I love you," said Landon. Why isn't she saying anything? "Now might be a good time to say something," said Landon. I know that this is something I've never felt before, but I can't tell him. Not yet, I don't want to hurt him. "I told you not to fall in love with me," said Jamie.
The next night after school, Landon pulled up to Jamie's house. He walked up the front steps and rang the doorbell. He hid a small bouquet of flowers behind his back. When Jamie opened the door, Landon was stunned. He had not seen her look this pretty since the night of the play. He pulled the flowers from behind his back and handed them to her. "Thank you," said Jamie, surprised. "Let me go put these in water," said Jamie. Landon stepped inside the front entryway of the house and waited for Jamie to come back from the kitchen. "You ready to go?" Landon asked. Jamie nodded and they got in the car.
Landon stopped the car and they got out. He took her hand and they followed the hostess to a table. "Thank you," said Jamie, as the hostess handed her a menu. "Your waiter will be right with you," she said. The waiter came to their table and took their drink orders. As the waiter left, Jamie looked at the menu for something to order. As she looked on the menu, she was stunned by the expensive prices. "This is really nice, are you sure this is okay?" she asked. Landon nodded, "Don't worry about it. Order anything you want," he said.
As they waited for their food to come, they sat in silence for a few minutes, unsure of something to say. Jamie looked over and noticed a small dance floor. Looking at Landon, she said, "Would you like to dance?" Landon almost blushed, because he couldn't dance very well. "I don't really dance.I can't," he said. "Come on, you can't be that bad. It's not so hard," said Jamie, standing up and taking Landon's hand, leading him over to the dance floor. "So what is number one on your list?" asked Landon. Jamie shook her head. Landon looked down at his feet to make sure he wasn't stepping on Jamie's. "Number one on my list is going to college," said Landon. "Going there isn't the problem, it's like what you are going to do once you get there and once you get out of there," said Jamie. Soon their food came and they stopped dancing to eat. "See, I told you it wasn't that hard," said Jamie. Landon smiled.
They finished their meal and Landon paid the bill. After the waiter took it from them and Landon left a tip, he took Jamie's hand and they walked out of the restaurant.
"Where are we going?" asked Jamie. Landon drove, but he wouldn't tell Jamie where they were going. He stopped the car, but wouldn't tell he where they were going. He took the keys and put them in his pocket, and he went around to Jamie's side of the car and took her hand. "Okay," he said. "Where are we doing?" she asked excitedly. "You'll see," said Landon. "Stand here. Put one foot here, and one foot here," said Landon. Jamie did as he said, but was unsure why he wanted her to do it. "What's going on?" she asked. He looked and pointed. "Right now, you are straddling the state line." Jamie looked at him like he was crazy. "You're in two places at once," said Landon, smiling. Jamie jumped up and threw her arms around his neck. He picked her up and twirled her around in the air.
They got in the car and drove back to Jamie's house. Landon went around to Jamie's side of the car and let her out. He took her hand as they walked up to the door. She let go of his hand and looked up at the stars. "How can you have moments that are like this, and not believe at all?" asked Jamie, turning and looking at him. "You're lucky to be so sure about it," said Landon. She's so pretty, and so sweet. I have to tell her how I feel. "I feel wonder and beauty, love. It's the center of everything," said Jamie, looking at him. Landon came closer to Jamie and put his arms around her. "I'm going to kiss you," said Landon. "I might be bad at it," said Jamie. "You can't, it's not possible," said Landon, leaning in to kiss Jamie. Landon pulled away from the kiss and looked at Jamie. Her eyes had this look of fear in them, but she smiled shyly. "Jamie," he said. I can't tell her this, she told me not to. But I want to tell her. Jamie looked at him, waiting for him to finish what he was going to say. "Jamie, I love you," said Landon. Why isn't she saying anything? "Now might be a good time to say something," said Landon. I know that this is something I've never felt before, but I can't tell him. Not yet, I don't want to hurt him. "I told you not to fall in love with me," said Jamie.