A/n: thanks for all your reviews! Love you all.

Chapter 15 Paul's POV

I lounged in Suze's living room, wondering why I even agreed to this. Suze had called me about 2 hours earlier, telling me to be at her house by quarter of eight in order to pick up some girl I was supposed to take to supper. Suze ran upstairs, then came down with my date. I looked up.

"Paul?" I gaped at her.

"Ava?" We both whirled around and looked incredulously at Suze. "You know, most blind dates are with people who don't know each other," I said. While Ava was still glaring at Suze, I look a look at her. I have to say, she was looking better than I'd ever seen her. She was in a white dress that fit her much better than the usual plan clothes she wears, and set off her tan skin well. I quickly snapped back to reality.

"Suze? May I speak to you a minute?" Ava growled, through gritted teeth, and dragged Suze into the kitchen. I heard them arguing, in whispers though, so I didn't understand anything they said. Did Ava really dread going out to dinner with me this much?

Jesse leaned against the doorway separating the living room from the kitchen, and then joined in their conversation a moment later. He was obviously staying as far away from me as possible, yet putting up with Suze's scheme. A minute later, Ava, Suze and Jesse re-emerged from the kitchen and came back over to me (well, Jesse stayed in the doorway).

"Alright. You guys just go on the freaking date, okay? That's all I ask of you. It's at the Sea mist Café (a/n: the place that Neil's dad owns in haunted... I think its what this is called).Reservations are under Paul's name, alright?" Suze said, and Ava and I both nodded, then headed out to my car.

Ava's POV (I'm probably gonna be switching back and forth between the two, going over each part of the date in both of their minds, so you're going to end up reading the same event twice, only in two people's point-of-view. Don't worry about feeling déjà vu)

"Ava?" Paul asked, confused. We both whipped around and accosted Suze. "You know, most blind dates are with people who don't know each other," he said, with some spite to his voice. Though I kept my gaze on Suze, my heart dropped. He really didn't like me, did he?

"May I speak to you for a moment?" I asked Suze, then dragged her into the kitchen. "What the hell is your problem? I thought this whole blind date deal was to get OVER Paul!" I hissed at her.

"Ava, chill. Jesse and I think this will work. Just work with it." I glowered, and then Jesse, who was standing behind Suze and me, added in.

"We want you- and Paul- to be happy. Not to mention, to leave Susannah and I alone. Now, we know that you've apologized, and we're grateful that you've seen the error of your ways, but we do want you to be happy."

"So you going out with Paul will be in everyone's best interests," Suze concluded. I let out an exasperated sigh.

"Fine. But if this makes anything there is between us WORSE..." Suze pushed me gently towards the doorway.

"Go. Have fun," She urged, then we all went back over to Paul who had a nervous apprehension to his face. Suze sent us off, and Paul and I went out to his car. He opened the passenger side door for me, and I slid in.

"So I take it this was a surprise to you, too?" Paul asked as he cruised down Suze's street and onto the main highway.

"Of course. I didn't even know I was going on a blind date until about half an hour ago." He laughed, and my stomach flip flopped. And not because we just went over a swell in the road.

Author's note: I'm sorry its short. But I had written a whole lot more, and it all got deleted somewhere along the line, and I know it will take me another week to write it all, and I'm going to the beach the day after tomorrow... so I'll just post what I have now, then the rest of the date will be posted when I get back, I hope. Now, please review!