The next morning Eric woke up with a stiff neck. Sleeping in the chair all
night had not been such a good idea. He looked towards the bed and saw
that Jackie had already gotten up. He walked out into the living room and
found her reading a beauty magazine.
"It's about time you woke up! Hyde and Fez already left. You'd better hop in the shower because we need to get going if we're going to make it home before dark," she said, barely looking up from what she was reading.
He took a look at himself in the mirror and realized that a shower was probably a good idea. After, taking the coldest shower in his life he packed up his things and joined her in the living room.
"I'm all clean and dressed. Does the lady approve?"
"The lady approves," she grinned. Then her expression changed and she got more serious. "Listen, Eric. I've been doing some thinking and I think we need to have a talk before we leave."
He didn't really like where this was going. "What's this talk about?"
"I think we've been moving way too fast." She saw the expression on his face and quickly added, "It's not that I don't like you. It's just that when I was with Michael we got so serious, so quickly. I don't want to do that again. I mean, look how far we went already and we haven't even gone on a date yet. We both are getting over our first loves and I just don't want to rush into anything we're going to regret later. Does that make sense?"
"Yes. Of course it does," he said relieved. Truth was, he himself had been a little freaked out about how fast it was all going. He wasn't used to anything like this. "Come on, let's start heading back to civilization."
The drive back seemed to go a lot quicker then the ride up. For one thing, Jackie was awake for it. They talked the whole way back and she actually listened to his music without complaining, which he appreciated. He knew she wasn't the biggest fan of rock music.
They arrived at her house just before the sun started to set. She had wanted to straight home because her that evening was the only night her dad was going to be home for a month. She wanted to see him before he left.
"Jackie before you leave I want to ask you something."
"Is it where I got my outfit at? I thought you'd never ask. You see."
"No," he laughed. "Although I'm sure the story is fascinating what I want to ask was if you would like to go out sometime."
She smiled, "Like a real date?"
"Yes, like a real date."
"Sure, I'd love to go."
"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow at six," he said as he handed her luggage over.
"Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise," he grinned.
"But I won't know what to wear!" she shrieked.
"Oh good heavens! I'm sure whatever you pick out will be fine but I'm not telling," he teased.
She agreed and he walked her to her door. "I'll see you tomorrow then. Have a good night," she said while giving him a hug.
"Night Jackie." She walked in the house and quickly shut the door. She leaned her back against the door and smiled before heading upstairs.
"It's about time you woke up! Hyde and Fez already left. You'd better hop in the shower because we need to get going if we're going to make it home before dark," she said, barely looking up from what she was reading.
He took a look at himself in the mirror and realized that a shower was probably a good idea. After, taking the coldest shower in his life he packed up his things and joined her in the living room.
"I'm all clean and dressed. Does the lady approve?"
"The lady approves," she grinned. Then her expression changed and she got more serious. "Listen, Eric. I've been doing some thinking and I think we need to have a talk before we leave."
He didn't really like where this was going. "What's this talk about?"
"I think we've been moving way too fast." She saw the expression on his face and quickly added, "It's not that I don't like you. It's just that when I was with Michael we got so serious, so quickly. I don't want to do that again. I mean, look how far we went already and we haven't even gone on a date yet. We both are getting over our first loves and I just don't want to rush into anything we're going to regret later. Does that make sense?"
"Yes. Of course it does," he said relieved. Truth was, he himself had been a little freaked out about how fast it was all going. He wasn't used to anything like this. "Come on, let's start heading back to civilization."
The drive back seemed to go a lot quicker then the ride up. For one thing, Jackie was awake for it. They talked the whole way back and she actually listened to his music without complaining, which he appreciated. He knew she wasn't the biggest fan of rock music.
They arrived at her house just before the sun started to set. She had wanted to straight home because her that evening was the only night her dad was going to be home for a month. She wanted to see him before he left.
"Jackie before you leave I want to ask you something."
"Is it where I got my outfit at? I thought you'd never ask. You see."
"No," he laughed. "Although I'm sure the story is fascinating what I want to ask was if you would like to go out sometime."
She smiled, "Like a real date?"
"Yes, like a real date."
"Sure, I'd love to go."
"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow at six," he said as he handed her luggage over.
"Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise," he grinned.
"But I won't know what to wear!" she shrieked.
"Oh good heavens! I'm sure whatever you pick out will be fine but I'm not telling," he teased.
She agreed and he walked her to her door. "I'll see you tomorrow then. Have a good night," she said while giving him a hug.
"Night Jackie." She walked in the house and quickly shut the door. She leaned her back against the door and smiled before heading upstairs.