A/N: All right here it is, the long chapter that I have been promising for a while now. I think that you'll find it suitable. Thanks for the reviews everyone, keep 'em coming. And to Supernatural523: you'll find out soon enough who Chuckie's dating, though I won't say when.

Chapter Eight

Tommy awoke earlier than usual, at one instead of two, on Saturday so that he could get ready for his date with Lil. He picked out his favorite outfit. Jeans, a long sleeve T-Shirt with orange sleeves and sneakers; he placed them on his bed. He then showered and fixed his hair. He decided to spike it a little. He dressed and walked downstairs.

He met his Dad at the bottom and told him that it was time to leave. Tommy did not have his license or permit yet, for at least another year and a half, so his parents would have to drive. They reached the Deville house and Tommy rang the bell. Lil answered the door. "Mom, Tommy's here so I am gonna leave now." Lil yelled to her parents.

"Be back by ten!" her mother yelled as she ran out the door.

They got in the car and his Dad drove off to the mall and dropped them off. Since everything was nearby in the suburbs they were there in a few minutes. "All right dad. I will call you when we are ready to be picked up." Tommy told his Dad."

"No problem champ. And... ummm... here's a hundred bucks, I think that should cover everything." Said his Dad as he handed over the money.

"That's more then enough. Bye" and with that he drove off. Tommy turned to Lil. "So what do you want to do first?" he asked.

"Well I thought that we would walk around a bit. Its only 2:00 and the movie doesn't start until 5:00." Said Lil.

"All right that's ok with me." He took her hand and they began to kill time by walking around the mall window-shopping. They stopped in at a few stores but they didn't buy anything. No ever really does (at least I don't). "I think that we should head over to the theatre now. We do want to get good seats." Said Tommy.

"Yeah and after we can go and get dinner." Said Lil. They walked over to the movie theater. They had arrived about half an hour early so there weren't very many people in the theatre. This gave them time to get popcorn and tickets. The great thing about dating someone you've known for all of your life is that you know what the other person is thinking and whether you can put your arm around them or not. Through out the movie, Lil had her head resting on his shoulder and he had his arm around her. After the movie they both went to the food court for dinner, pizza with pepperoni on top. A personal favorite for both of them. They still had time to kill so they decided to walk around some more. While walking around Tommy asked her, "Anything that you saw that you like. I have about 69 dollars left. So anything within that price range."

"Oh Tommy, you are so funny. I am not gonna make you spend your last few dollars on Me." she said jokingly.

"But I want to."

"And I don't want you too. So stop asking."

"Alright then have it your way. I won't. Anyway, you know the school dance coming up in a few weeks?"

"Yeah"

"Well, you want to go even though it's a formal dance."

"So what if it's a formal dance?"

"Well, I don't really like to wear suits."

"In that case we're going. I want see if you clean up well"

"Hey. That's not fair. Are you saying that you only want to go cause you want me to suffer through the night having to wear a suit?"

"That's part of it. But I also wanna go cause I want to spend time with you."

"Well, if that is all that I am gonna get out of it, then that will be enough. Its time to go so let me call home." He called his Dad and he came and picked them up. They walked up to her house. "Well, I had a great time tonight Tommy. I hope that we can do it again sometime. Anyway see you on Monday." Said Lil

"Yeah I did too. We can, maybe next weekend?" he asked.

"It's a date."

"That it is" and he leaned over and kissed her. Their kiss lasted only a few seconds, but it was an eternal paradise to them. They broke apart and with a final good bye, Tommy left. "So how did the night go with you guys?" asked his Dad.

"It went really well. I even have some money left over. But that's is only cause she wouldn't let me spend it." he replied jokingly.

"Good. She is perfect for you then cause she will keep you in check and won't let you spend all your money."

"Dad, come on. I am not like that."

"Think what you want." They arrived home and Tommy immediately went to bed. He was tired from the night and besides, it was ten thirty. He had a wonderful nights sleep with Lil in his dreams.

"How did the night go with you two Lil?" asked her mom.

"It was great." She said dreamily.

"I imagine that it was after seeing that kiss a few seconds ago."

"MOM! Were you spying on me?"

"Is that so wrong? You make it sound as if I was doing something criminal. I only wanted to protect you."

"Yeah but that doesn't mean that you have to spy on me. Instead you could ask me questions. I am not going to lie to you."

"Ok ok. Jeez. I won't do it again alright?"

"Thank you. I am going to bed now. Good night."

"Good night honey."

The Next day:

Tommy had decided to sleep in. He was extremely tired. But his brother woke early than he had wanted to get up. "T, how'd it go last night?" Dil asked.

"Damn it Dil it's too early for me to get up" Tommy groggily replied.

"Dude it's eleven. It's more than time for you to get up."

"Alright. I'll get up. Jeez, no need to be mean about it."

"What??"

"I was just kidding man. No need to freak out on me."

"Oh, k then. So how did it go last night anyway?"

"It went really well. I think that we really hit it off. It was fun. That is one of the most important things ya know."

"What is?"

"That you can have fun together. If you don't have that then your relationship is doomed."

"Oh, I will keep that in mind for the future. It'll come in handy. That is one of the few pieces of real advice that you have ever given me."

"What?? I have given you tons of "real" advice." And with that Tommy started to beat him with his pillow. "I was just kidding T. You have given me advice, though I may not have used it all," said Dil.

"Well that makes me feel really good about myself as a brother."

"Didn't mean to make you feel bad."

"It's ok. Now will you get out of my room? I want to get some more sleep!"

"Whatever T." Dil then walked out of the room. He didn't really want to sleep; he just wanted to think about Lil some more. He couldn't get over her beauty, and not only that, she was smart, funny and great to be around. After another half an hour of thinking about her, he decided that it was time to get up. He pulled himself out of bed and threw on some clothes. Seeing as how it was almost lunchtime, he decided to wait until twelve to eat. At lunchtime he ate and pretty much spent the rest of the day vegetating on the couch.

Then he remembered that he and Lil had to actually work on their project. "Oh crap," he thought to himself. "I should probably call her and set up some time to get some work done. It is due on Friday after all." He pulled out his cell phone and called her. The phone was answered. "Hey Phil, I need to talk to Lil" he said.

"And why is that Thomas?" Phil asked, jokingly using his real name.

"Cause we have to actually finish that history project."

"I guess that is a legit reason. I'll go get her." Phil yelled for her and then the phone was quiet for a while. Then she came on. "Tommy?" she asked.

"I'm here." He said.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing it's just that we have to actually work on that project."

"I forgot. Why don't you come over now and we will work on it. But remember, you promised that we would actually get some work done."

"I know. I'll head right over. Bye" And he hung up. "Dad I am going over Phil's house to work on a project for school." And he ran out the door.

He arrived within thirty seconds and rang the doorbell. Phil answered the door. "Lil's in the Kitchen. But remember Tommy, I don't want to see any funny business." Phil said.

"Chill man. I wouldn't do something like that. Especially with you home and your parents as well." Tommy said sarcastically.

"Dude relax. I was just kidding. I won't keep my eye on you the entire time. But remember I could pop in at anytime."

"Are you kidding?"

"About popping in?"

"Yeah."

"No I was serious about popping in at various times."

"Oh. That's ok then. We are going to be working hard to get this project finished. It is a major part of our grade."

"Whatever Tom. I trust you so don't worry, too much." And with that he stepped away from the door and allowed him to enter. Tommy walked into the kitchen and saw Lil getting ready to work on the project. "Hey." He said.

"Oh there you are. I was wondering what took you so long to get here." She said while still getting things together.

"I was here a few minutes ago but Phil was given me the third degree at the door."

"Ugh. Was he? I'll take care of that."

"No really, its fine. I understand where he is coming from."

"But he should trust you. You guys are best friends after all. I mean you've known each other since we were babies."

"And he does. But you are his sister and he wants to look out for you even though its me you're going out with. Anyway, what are we going to do for our project?"

"I was thinking that we would do the old standby."

"And that would be?"

"A poster of course."

"Oh. Ok then that's what we will do. Let's get to it." They began the long and tedious process of deciding what kind of information to include, then doing research, writing and pasting it onto the poster. They had to move into her room to use the computer. "It's a good thing there is no presentation involved. I really don't feel like having to write a speech." Tommy commented.

"You're right. Not only do I not want to write it. I also do not want to present it." She said.

"I completely agree with you." A few minutes later they were finished. "It feels good to get that off of my shoulders." Tommy said with relief.

"You are right. Wow it's six. Hey you want to stay for dinner?"

"Let me call home." He pulled out his phone and dialed home. His Mom answered. "Hey Mom its me." He said.

"Hello Tommy. What's wrong?" She asked

"Nothing. I just wanted to ask if I could eat dinner at Lil's."

"Oh. That's fine. You go right ahead."

"Thanks Mom. Bye."

"Bye."

"Hey Lil. Its ok, I can stay for dinner." He announced.

"That's great. I'll go tell Mom." She then swept out of the room to tell her Mom that he was staying for dinner. "I had better be careful tonight," he thought. "I had better sit next to Phil, just to play it safe." And with that in mind he made his way downstairs. Everyone was about to sit down and he slid into the seat next to Phil. "Hey Phil. I thought that you were gonna check in on us. Especially with us alone in her room." He said.

"You guys were alone in her room?"

"Yeah."

"Nothing happened that I wouldn't like, right?"

"Nothing happened, all we did was work."

"Good. Anyway, I just wanted to mess with your head. I guess it worked." He laughed.

"It did you little prick."

"Hey, I did what I thought was necessary. And it had the effect that I wanted."

"I guess. But then again if you threaten that again, I might not believe you."

"Oh you'll believe me. You are not gonna take the risk of not believing me cause you know what'll happen."

"And what, pray tell, will happen."

"I'll beat you to death."

"Oh, I see how it is."

"Enough of this. I see that you made a wise choice in choosing a seat."

"That I did my friend, that I did." Then everyone else began to sit down and Lil chose the seat next to him. Risky, but it was worth it. Dinner was Mr. Deville's famous spaghetti and meatballs. In this house, he did all the cooking, as well as the laundry. "Don't they look cute together Howie?" Betty asked her husband.

"That they do honey." He replied.

"What do you think Phil?" She asked.

"Oh I think that they look splendid." He said dryly. After dinner was over Tommy said that he was heading home. Lil walked out with him. "We accomplished a lot today. We got that project and I got to eat a really good meal." He said contentedly.

"Is that all you think about Tommy, food?" She asked.

"No. I think about you when I am not thinking about food."

"Oh that makes me feel real great."

"Hey come on. No need for that. I was only kidding."

"I know. You are never serious about anything."

"Yes I am. I am serious about you, and food."

"Awww, aren't you the hopeless romantic." They then fell into one final kiss before he headed home.

When he arrived home he was bombarded with questions from his brother. "Hey T, where were you all day?" Asked Dil.

"I was at Lil's house." He replied.

"What, did you spend the entire afternoon making out?"

"No man. We spent time working on that stupid project for school. Otherwise we would have."

"Dude, more information than I wanted."

"Well you asked D."

"Yeah but I didn't ask for that."

"Whatever dude. And what did you do today eh?"

"I spent the day with Amanda."

"And who is that?"

"That is my girlfriend."

"So I suppose that I could ask you the same question about making out all day."

"Damn it Tom, I didn't. We spent the day doing random crap."

"Whatever man. Go to bed, we have to go to school tomorrow. Hey D, why do you get up so early in the morning anyway?"

"Cause I want to spend time with you, and I get to watch TV without anyone else complaining."

"I guess that would do it. Anyway, I'm off to bed now. See ya in the morning."

"See you in the morning." Dil then walked off to his room to go to bed.

A/N: I trust that was long enough for most people. I'm planning the chapter to be a little longer. I hope you enjoyed. And review please.