Rosie could barely believe herself the next morning as she stood in front of her bedroom mirror and was actually worrying about her appearance. For some reason overalls and work boots just didn't seem like the right thing for her to wear on her first date with Rafe. She had plenty of skirts of dresses, most of which had been gifts from grandma Agnes. Of course they'd all sat in the back of her closet behind her corduroys and jeans for months even years. But the night before she'd been thinking long and hard. She realized the rest of the town wasn't going to be to thrilled about one of the towns most popular boys was dating the tomboy daughter of the local mechanic and niece of the sheriff.
It wasn't really her fault that she wasn't like the rest of the girls in Shelby, apart of her wished she'd grown up playing with dolls instead of spark plugs but her father had raised her on his own. Alexander Gadry really had no idea how to take care of the five year old girl he was left with when his wife Luciana went away. So he did the only thing he knew, he brought her up like a boy.
As Rosanna stood there brushing her fluffy brown hair back in her usual barrettes she came to a conclusion. She wouldn't have traded her childhood for anything. She loved cars, loved her father and most of all she loved Rafe McCawley. There was something inside of her that said if she had been just like every other girl that attended their school, he never would've given her a second look. And that was true, there were hundreds of giggling bimbos in the town, but only one Rosanna Marie Gadry, in the world. But still she decided to make an effort to be a little more lady like. Maybe wear dresses to school and on dates.
The door bell rang down stairs and she took one last look in the mirror at the soft lavender sweater she was wearing with a black skirt, before bounding down the stairs.
"Hey there beautiful." A strong pair of arms wrapped around her waist as soon as she opened the door.
"Beautiful, Rafe McCawley who on Earth could you be talkin' to?" She teased stepping back to catch the gleam in his eye
"My sweet Ro of course." Rafe leaned down to kiss her cheek gently and she blushed at the feel of his lips.
"You better stop talkin' like that Rafe, somebody might hear you."
"I don't care who hears, the whole world can know, I'm finally with the right girl. Who looks fantastic in dresses by the way, is that new?" He raised an eyebrow and gestured to her outfit
"What this old thing? I've had it for years." When Rafe began to laugh Rosie added "No really I have, I've just never wore it before."
"Well you look gorgeous."
"Thanks, so um where are we going?" She began to fidget and out of habit spit her gum clear across the porch.
Most guys would of found that disgusting, the act alone may have soured the entire evening, but to Rafe that was just one of the things that made Rosie the wonder that she was. The boy couldn't contain his laughter as the gum flew over the fence and tagged the town mailman Mr. Brooks in the back of the head.
"You're one of a kind you know that?"
"Yes, I know. What I don't know is where we're going." Rosie sighed as her new boyfriend continued to chuckle.
"Well I was thinking we'd go up in the plane for a bit, then head over to the diner and meet up with Danny and Beth. I haven't told Danny yet, but I'm sure he'll be mighty happy."
"Well why wouldn't he be, his two best friends seeing each other and all."
"Exactly, so you ready?"
"That depends, can I fly a little today?" The girl smiled mischievously
"We'll see." Rafe replied knowing how much Ro loved to fly, she was pretty good at it too. Not as good as he and Danny but better then most, if women were allowed to be pilots in those days she'd make a great ace. He reached for her hand and led her down the stoop to his fathers awaiting pickup truck.
It wasn't really her fault that she wasn't like the rest of the girls in Shelby, apart of her wished she'd grown up playing with dolls instead of spark plugs but her father had raised her on his own. Alexander Gadry really had no idea how to take care of the five year old girl he was left with when his wife Luciana went away. So he did the only thing he knew, he brought her up like a boy.
As Rosanna stood there brushing her fluffy brown hair back in her usual barrettes she came to a conclusion. She wouldn't have traded her childhood for anything. She loved cars, loved her father and most of all she loved Rafe McCawley. There was something inside of her that said if she had been just like every other girl that attended their school, he never would've given her a second look. And that was true, there were hundreds of giggling bimbos in the town, but only one Rosanna Marie Gadry, in the world. But still she decided to make an effort to be a little more lady like. Maybe wear dresses to school and on dates.
The door bell rang down stairs and she took one last look in the mirror at the soft lavender sweater she was wearing with a black skirt, before bounding down the stairs.
"Hey there beautiful." A strong pair of arms wrapped around her waist as soon as she opened the door.
"Beautiful, Rafe McCawley who on Earth could you be talkin' to?" She teased stepping back to catch the gleam in his eye
"My sweet Ro of course." Rafe leaned down to kiss her cheek gently and she blushed at the feel of his lips.
"You better stop talkin' like that Rafe, somebody might hear you."
"I don't care who hears, the whole world can know, I'm finally with the right girl. Who looks fantastic in dresses by the way, is that new?" He raised an eyebrow and gestured to her outfit
"What this old thing? I've had it for years." When Rafe began to laugh Rosie added "No really I have, I've just never wore it before."
"Well you look gorgeous."
"Thanks, so um where are we going?" She began to fidget and out of habit spit her gum clear across the porch.
Most guys would of found that disgusting, the act alone may have soured the entire evening, but to Rafe that was just one of the things that made Rosie the wonder that she was. The boy couldn't contain his laughter as the gum flew over the fence and tagged the town mailman Mr. Brooks in the back of the head.
"You're one of a kind you know that?"
"Yes, I know. What I don't know is where we're going." Rosie sighed as her new boyfriend continued to chuckle.
"Well I was thinking we'd go up in the plane for a bit, then head over to the diner and meet up with Danny and Beth. I haven't told Danny yet, but I'm sure he'll be mighty happy."
"Well why wouldn't he be, his two best friends seeing each other and all."
"Exactly, so you ready?"
"That depends, can I fly a little today?" The girl smiled mischievously
"We'll see." Rafe replied knowing how much Ro loved to fly, she was pretty good at it too. Not as good as he and Danny but better then most, if women were allowed to be pilots in those days she'd make a great ace. He reached for her hand and led her down the stoop to his fathers awaiting pickup truck.