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Chapter 12: The Date .

Maria's bride's maid gown was to big for her. She was just to skinny for a size 0 and Altering was going to take Measuring and Time. It was already 4:45 and they hadn't even pinned it up yet. She stood there with them poking and prodding her. It was so annoying, "What is up with your squirming?" Marissa asked. It was almost 6:30 and Maria was so pissed she wasn't' going to have any time to shower.

"I have a date in a half hour." Maria said almost yelling it.

"Well, if you would have told me that an hour ago." The seamstress said.

"Sorry I figured we would be done." Maria said sarcastically.

"You know I understand what it's like to be 16."

"No, you don't."

"Oh Yes I do. That was the Year I lost my Virginity, O.D. on painkillers, and my parents split up and my Dad stole all his clients money."

"Wow." Maria said.

"Go. I don't want you to be late." Marissa said.

"We'll just finish this up tomorrow." The lady said.

"Ok, great." Maria quickly changed.

She was all the way across town. How was she going make it home in 20 mins. She looked at her dashboard clock it was 6:45. She stepped on the gas. The Traffic was horrible cause of the Freeway being closed for the addition of 2 more lanes. Well maybe if I stay clear of the 65 freeway. I will make it. She thought. Boy as she wrong. She ended up in the numbered being new and not knowing her way was going to making this worse. She finally found a familiar area. She went past the Gates to Collins house on Vera Bradley Dr. She didn't see his Black Truck so she figured he was sitting in her living room thinking. "Where the Hell is she." When she finally reached the entrance to her addition. The Gate keeper was off since it was past 7 and she had never been given the code to let herself in.

So she picked up her cell phone of the middle counsel and dial home.

Ally answered the phone.

.

"Hello." She said.

"Ally, I need dad to come down to the gates and let me in." Maria said.

"Hold on." Ally said.

"Hello." Ryan said on the other end

"Dad, I don't know the code to get into the Addition and the gate keeper is off." She said

"It's your address." He said.

"And that is." She said.

"Oh, Well. 6617."

"Thanks." She clicked her cell phone shut. The number work and the automatich gates swung open.

When she finally arrived home. Collin was waiting for her in the Family Room. He had been watching The Valley Reruns.

"Hey" She said as she walked in.

"Hey." He said without taking his eyes of the tv.

"Well, Sorry I am so late." Dahm he looks cute she thought to herself.

He was wearing a pair of Light Blue Jeans, a vintage Yellow Card T-shirt and some vintage Sneakers. He looked pretty hot.

"It's ok. You want to just watch a movie here?" He asked.

"Sure, Let me go change."

4 hours later and 2 movies later. They stood on her foyer saying goodbye.

"I had a good time." Collin said.

"Me too." Maria sadi.

"Maybe, next time we'll actually go out on a date."

"Yeah, I maybe." She said.

"Well," Collin said.

Then Maria took a daring move. She kissed him and what surprised her is that he started kissing her back. They stood in the foyer for almost 5 minutes before Collin broke away.

"Bye, Maria." He gave her a kiss on the cheek and walked out the door.

Maria leaned against the door. "Yesssssssssssssss" She screamed.

"What was that for?" He dad asked as he walked in from the kitchen.

"Oh nothing." She smiled at her dad and went up to bed.