Chapter 3 - The Perfect Date

I woke up to the sound of my cell phone ringing. I looked at the clock-11:45. My date was at 12:30! The caller ID displayed the name 'Paige Cell'.

"Hey Paige." I said, kind of groggy.

"Wake up sleepy head! So, do you want to come to the mall with Hazel and me around 12:30 for a little retail therapy?"

"Sorry, I can't. I have a date."

"Oh, with who! Come on, Em, Tell me!"

"Jay. He asked me out yesterday, when I skipped with him."

"Back up a little bit hun. You skipped school with jay, and then he asked you out?!?"

"Well, he asked me to be his girlfriend first, and then he asked me out after we were at my house."

"But I thought he was going out with.....?"

"Alex? Yeah, I thought they were too, but they broke up. Long story, I'll tell you later. Do you think you can come over quick and help me get ready?"

"Of course. I'll be there in 5 minutes. Bye!"

"Bye, Page. Thanks!"

By the time Paige got there, I have just gotten out of the shower and put in my Dashboard Confessional cd. I pulled 3 outfits out of my closet- a black skirt and pink Hurley top, a yellow skirt with a white tank top, and a gray skirt with a black, pink, and white Roxy top.

"Choose." I said to Paige, when I saw her walk into my room.

"Since when do you have more skirts than I do?"

"Since you bought and loaned them to me. The black one is yours."

"Well, in that case.." she stopped, rearranging the outfits and pulling out items from my closet. "...this, and I'm taking this one back." she said, pointing to the black one.

The outfit she picked out was the gray skirt with a flirty pink and black top with black ballerina flats.

"This, this is so not me, Paige."

"Relax, hun. It's a date! You're allowed to wear something out of the ordinary."

"Fine." I stated, pulling on the outfit. It looked perfect. Paige qucickly helped me with my hair and applied a little makeup.

"Record time, less than a half hour!" Paige screamed, as if she had just won the lottery.

We went downstairs to wait for Jay, and 5 minutes later, he was there, with a blindfold in hand.

"Where are we going?" I questioned, as he whispered something to Paige, before she darted up the stairs, and a few minutes later she was downstairs and handing me a black bag. I tried to open it, but my hand was slapped by Jay.

"No peeking!" he warned, before helping me to his car.

After what seemed like eternity had passed, he took off my blindfold. We were at a very familiar beach.

"Why are we in Wasaga? Jay, this is supposed to be our date!"

"Relax, it's going to be. Sean's off with Alex somewhere, I checked."

"Oh. Okay then."

"Yeah. Here's your bag. Go change. I'll meet you here in 10 minutes."

When I got to the changing room, I opened the bag. There was a bathing suit, flip flops, a tank top, and my favorite Roxy board shorts. After getting changed, I finally walked out

"You look hot, Em!" Jay said, as he pulled me in for a kiss, before leading me down to a dock, where a party boat was waiting. We had lunch on it, and then went and danced until we got back to the dock. The sun was beginning to set, so Jay picked me up and ran to his destination. When we got there, I saw a blanket, candles, and a picnic basket waiting for us. We ate and watched the sun go down together.

"Beautiful." he whispered softly in my ear

"Yeah, it really is."

"No, Em, you're the beautiful I'm talking about." he whispered again, before reaching in for a kiss.

"I love you, Emma."

"I love you too, Jay."