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Chapter 3 – "Never an End"

Arnold walked into his room, plopped onto his bed and sighed happily. He kicked off his shoes and pulled his feet onto the bed too. He was dressed in one of his formal suits with the red bow tie. Arnold had just gotten home from the dance…and it went just about as wonderful as he could have wished for.

Melora and him had danced all night-even slow danced (which Arnold had never done with a girls before). For most of the night, the two just talked to each other; pretty much got to know the other a little better. At one time, they did go talk with their friends, but other than that, they spent the whole night together. And Arnold's favorite part has yet to come.

At the end of the night, Joe had driven Melora home (she lived only about a mile away from Arnold's mansion) and of course, Arnold had walked her to the door. Her house was big, but it wasn't huge. Just your everyday house. But what was different about it was that it was painted pink, of all colors. Arnold found this very unusual.

When she was in front of her door, she had turned around to look at him and smiled. Arnold smiled too. "Thanks a lot for the wonderful night, Arnold. I really appreciate you asking me to go. And I'm glad I got to know you better. I actually think you're kind of sweet…cute too," she had said to him only minutes ago. Arnold blushed.

"Really, Melora? Well, I don't know what to say. I mean, I've liked you for so long and now you're saying you think I'm cute and-," she cut him off with a small peck on the lips and went inside. Arnold saw her open up a nearby window and stick her head out.

"Bye, Arnold. And thanks again," she called, waving. She blew him a kiss and closed the window. Arnold just stood there, staring at the window. "Bye," he had replied in a whisper. He smiled his goofy smile and went back into the limo and Joe drove him the rest of the way home.

Now Arnold lay on his bed, still smiling about what happened. He was sure that she had given the signal that she liked him too, which made Arnold even more happy. Arnold was sure that nothing could ever go wrong. And soon he fell asleep, still in his dress clothes.

Arnold awoke the next morning with someone standing over him. He let his eyes adjust and he saw Joe's face inches away from his. Arnold let out a surprised shout. "Joe! What are you doing in here?" Arnold demanded. Joe smiled. "I have been sent up by your parental units to wake you up. It is already one p.m.  Arnold sighed.

"Okay, Joe. Now go back downstairs while I get dressed. I'll be down in a few minutes," Arnold told him. Joe bowed and left the room, closing the double doors behind him and Arnold rolled his eyes.

Arnold undressed from his suit and put on his day clothes. He left his room and went downstairs and into the dining room where his parents were. "You sure slept in late, Arnold," his father stated. Stella nodded. "Yeah. And how did last night go, sweetie? Sorry we were already asleep by the time you got home," she said.

"It's okay. I was too sacked out too talk anyway. But, yeah, last night went great though. One of the best nights of my life. Miles grinned at his son, guessing what happened. "What was her name again? The girl you took?" Stella asked. "Melora. Melora Sanchez," he told her and she nodded, taking a drink from her coffee. Miles stood up from the table. Well, I've got to go. I've got an appointment with the dentist," he said. "Oh, so you finally decided to go? I thought you were afraid and would never go there again," Stella teased. Miles laughed and went over and kissed her goodbye.  He then went to Arnold and kissed his forehead and left the room calling, "I'll be home in about an hour and a half!" And then there was the sound of the front door opening and closing.

Arnold finished his breakfast/lunch (since he woke up after lunch time) and went back upstairs to his room. He really didn't want to do anything today. It was one of those days where he wasn't really tired, but just wanted to do nothing all day and it wouldn't get him bored. So he slid in one of his jazz CD's and listened to it come over the fours speakers that were in each corner of the room. And the whole time he just read books, finished homework assignments, and even took a little nap. He didn't have any dreams though, which disappointed him. He always loved to have confusing dreams and look up the meaning for them in his psychiatry books.

Then his phone rang. There were separate phone lines for each phone and who's room it was in. So Arnold's phone was the only one that rang in the whole house. Before he picked it up, Arnold used the remote control to turn down the music. He picked up the receiver and put it to his ear.

"Hello?" Arnold said. He smiled as he heard Melora's voice come over from the other line. "Arnold? Hi, this is Melora," she answered. "Hi, Melora. I'm glad you called," he greeted.

"Arnold…I wanted to thank you again for last night. I was afraid that nobody would ask me and I'd have to stay at home while everybody was there having a good time. So…thanks." She said that 'thanks' in a breathy voice. "It was really no problem, Melora. Actually, I was really nervous when I asked you," Arnold said. There was a silence.

"Arnold? I wanted to…to tell you something too. I like you Arnold. And not just like you. I really like you…a lot," she told him. Arnold's heart began to race. "You mean you…" Arnold started. "Yes," she told him. Arnold wanted to jump for joy, but retained himself from doing so.

"Melora? I like you too…a lot, too." They both laughed. Arnold was even happier than he was last night. And he thought that he couldn't get any happier, but he was just proved wrong. His crush had just told him that she liked him too. Arnold felt like he was walking on air.

After the phone call was done, Arnold left his room to walk around the house. And even though he didn't notice, he was wearing his goofy smile. His mom noticed this, but didn't say anything. She just looked at him and knew exactly what was up. Miles had returned home by this point, she went to him.

"Miles? I think you need to give Arnold the talk," she told him. He just looked at his wife. "Do you really think he needs it now? At such a young age?" he asked. She nodded. "Yes, I do. He's been walking around the house with lovesick grin on his face," she said. Miles sighed. "Well I guess I should then, huh? Okay, I'll go talk to him." He got up from his seat and went to find Arnold. He found him out in the backyard, sitting on the edge of the water fountain.

Miles walked over and sat next to him. "Hi, dad," Arnold greeted. "Hey, Arnold." He cleared his throat. "Arnold, I think it's time that you and me had a long talk. Your mom and I think you're old enough now, and you seem to need it," Miles said. This really caught Arnold's attention. "What? You don't mean the…birds and the bees, do you, dad?" Arnold asked. "Yeah, I do, Arnold." You mom noticed you walking around with that smile on and we guessed about what's going on. You have a new girlfriend, don't you, Arnold?" he said.

Arnold blushed a bit. "Yeah. I just got done talking to her on the phone," Arnold told his dad. Miles smiled at his son. "Yeah. So I think you're ready for the talk. So listen up…"

Arnold smiled at his dad. He was so happy he was with him for this talk, too. Harold had told him in third grade that he would get this talk, but Arnold always guessed that he would get it from his grandpa. But now that he was living with his parents, he was hearing it like everyone else: from his dad. Arnold thought that between having Melora, and finally being with his parents, that he was the luckiest kid in the world. And that as long as he had this life to live, the happiness would never end.

A/N: So what ya think? Don't worry about Arnold's fling with Melora, though, okies? So, please review and tell me what you thought! I'll try to get the next chaoter up ASAP!