A/N: Well here's the next chapter. Today was exciting at school today...there was a bomb threat. Heh...it was so retarded, but I was seriously flipping out. I kept going up to my friends, and saying "What the HELL is going on?" What made it worse was the fact that my aunt Debbie was a bus driver, and we were in the bus garage, and she didn't even come look for me and ask if I was OK. The guy I like did though. I was nearly in tears, and he put his hand on my shoulder. He was all like "Hey, are you OK?" and I said "Um...yeah...II think so." and he gave me a hug, and said "It's fine, we are gonna be OK." and I just smiled and said "Thanks." Awww... Anyway, on with the story. Entirely TATE-like in content! Yay...
Ally and Abby walked through Abby's front door and into her living room. They sat down on the couch, side by side. With grins on their faces, they looked at each other and began to laugh.
"Kate is gonna kill us." Abby said as she wiped the tears of laughter from her eyes.
"I know, but it will so be worth it." Ally smiled as she caught her breath.
Meanwhile, Tony and Kate were driving, when they came upon a reasturant.
"Hey Kate? You hungry?" Kate smiled as her stomach grumbled loudly.
"Um...yeah actually I am." Tony laughed.
"Well come on then!" Tony pulled into the Italian reasturant's parking lot and turned off the engine. "Let's eat!" And with that, the two got out of the car, and made their way up to the front door. Tony opened the door for her, and carefully guided her in with his hand resting on her back. They were seated at a table for two, and handed menus. Tony ordered a piece of the amazing lasagna that they served, while Kate ordered a plate of spaghetti and meatballs, with a small side salad. They also got a basket of breadsticks to share.
When the breadsticks were brought to the table, the first special moment of the evening occured. They both reached into the breadstick basket at the same time, and their fingers brushed. It sent a spark right through them both, and even in the candlelight, you could see the blush creeping up on Kate's cheeks. They then continued to grab the same breadstick. As they realized that they were holding the same breadstick, they began to laugh, quietly at first, growing slightly louder in volume.
"Great minds think alike." Tony grinned as the laughter died down.
"There's only one great mind at the table tonight Tony." Kate shot back.
Tony put on a look of mock hurt. He brought his hand to his heart. "Oh Kate...you wound me."
"Oh shut up." Kate smiled as she distracted him long enough to take the breadstick from his hand. "I win."
Tony just shook his head and smiled as he reached for another breadstick.
The food arrived, and they made small talk as they ate, trying to avoid work related topics. Throughout the conversation, Kate learned that Tony really did once have a small dog named Kate, when he was a boy. Tony learned that Kate's favorite food was Spaghetti-O's and that her favorite color was indigo. The dinner continued without incident, but then they ordered dessert. Kate got a piece of strawberry cheesecake, and Tony got a piece of apple pie a la mode. And again, just like at lunch earlier, Tony began stealing small bites of her food. So Kate stole some of his. All in all, they each only had half of the dessert that they actually ordered.
Off to the side of the reasturant's dining room was a dance floor. Tony stood and held out his hand to Kate. "Dance?" He questioned.
"Oh I couldn't..." Kate trailled off.
"Sure you could...come on." He took her hand and pulled her to her feet. "Live a little."
"Oh alright." He led her to the dance floor, and began to dance with her. After about a minute, the music changed to a slower song. Kate began to walk away, but Tony grabbed her arm.
"Come on." He rested his hands on her waist, and she loosely draped her arms over his shoulders. As the dance continued, they slowly got closer to each other until there was only about an inch between them. Kate rested her head on his shoulder and breathed in the scent of Axe cologne and Lever 2000 soap. She sighed as she began to relax.
Tony began to gently run his hand up and down her back, trailing his fingers up and down her spine. He then began to run his fingers through her brown, softly curled locks of hair. He looked down at her head, which rested on his shoulder, and smiled. 'She's so beautiful.' He thought. He could faintly smell the mango perfume that she always wore, and the mandarin orange shampoo she used.
As Kate continued to relax, she began to yawn. "Tired, huh?" Tony whispered into her ear. She only mumbled in reply. "Thought so." He smiled. As the song ended, Tony guided her back to the table to retrieve the check and get ready to leave. They paid the check and left the reasturant, Tony again resting his hand on her lower back. He opened up the car door for her, and walked around to his side of the car. They drove home in relative silence, with only the occasional question. The silence was comfortable, the most comfortable silence that either of them had ever experienced. When he stopped at a red light, Tony glanced over at Kate, who was looking through the windshield. He swallowed his fear, and reached over to take her hand. A light smile lit up Kate's face, which Tony eagerly returned. And to his surprise, she didn't pull away.
HeHe...TATE-ness...funn. I like this part...:)
