A/n: Y'all demanded a quick update, so here we are. A new chapter, one day later. It did help, though, that this chapter was fairly easy to write for some reason. Enjoy!

"Walking on Sunshine"

March 21

She beat me to it. I can't believe it. She really beat me to it. I was all set to, you know, finally go for it and ask her out-after I'd finally worked up all the necessary courage, that is-but she beat me to it!

We were walking home from the tennis court this afternoon in a comfortable sort of silence. I was much to caught up in my thoughts about my plan to ask her out when we got to her house to make any sort of a attempt at normal conversation but then about halfway to her house, she did it.

"Phil," she said, "can I ask you something?"

"Anything," I said, jerked out of my thoughts.

"Phil...would you go out with me? You know, like on a real date?" I stared at her in disbelief, thinking that she couldn't have possibly said what I thought she said. While I was trying to get over my shock, she kept talking. I figure she must have been nervous because, I've learned, she has a tendency to ramble when she's nervous. " Because, you know, I'm a girl and you're a guy and we're already so close that maybe we should give this dating thing a shot. After all, you know what they say, all the best relationships are based on solid friendships. Of course, I don't want you to feel like you have to say yes just because we're best friends or anything like that. I'll totally understand if you don't want to go out with me. I mean, if I were you, I don't think I'd go out with me..."

I started laughing. I know, I know, I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it. Her going on and on was really funny.

She stopped talking and wouldn't look at me. I figured she probably thought I was laughing at her because she asked me out so I said quickly, "Keely, I would love to go out with you."

She looked at me with a look of shock on her face, "What?"

"I said, I'd love to go out with you."

"Really?"

I don't know what she didn't believe me. I don't think truer words had ever been spoken. I gave her a smile. "Yeah."

"You really mean it, Phil?"

I laughed, thinking, how many times do I have to say yes to this girl before she believes me? "Of course I do, Keely." Then, to make sure she got the point, I added, "How about Friday night?" Which, of course, was the night I had planned to ask her out for in the first place. Before, you know, she shanghaied my idea.

She finally smiled. "Sounds great, Phil."

After that, we were back to silence until I started laughing again,. I couldn't help it. Really, I couldn't. Just thinking about her speech was too much.

"What?" She said.

"You're a dork, you know that, Keel?"

She shot me an incredulous look. "Why?"

"You had me at 'Phil, will you go out with me?'"

"Then why'd you let me keep going like an idiot?"

"Because you're just too funny."

I know, I'm mean, but teasing Keely is one of my greatest joys in life especially because she's really cute when she's pretending to me mad at me.

She punched me in the arm. "You are so mean."

We looked at each other and started laughing. We didn't stop until we got to her house. "So," I said, smiling, "Friday night?"

"Friday night." She said, flashing me that killer smile of hers.

The full of effect of what had happened didn't really hit me until I got home. Even as I sit here now, hours later, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it all. I have a date with Keely. I have a DATE with KEELY. A real date. Not a just friends sort of thing, a REAL DATE.

This is insane. I don't know if I can survive a date with Keely. I mean, I want this to work so badly, I'll probably be way too preoccupied with trying not to do or say anything stupid, not to mention I'll be a nervous wreck. Its only Wednesday and I'm already nervous. Which is crazy in and of itself because I've never been nervous around Keely. She's my best friend after all, she's the last person I should be nervous around.

I guess I'm still a little in shock. I'm going on a date with Keely, the girl I've been in love with for, oh, the last three years. Its just a little hard to believe that this is finally happening, but it is and I couldn't be happier...just as long as I don't screw it all up on Friday.

A/n: Its funny, I didn't even think about the fact that "Walking on Sunshine" is an Aly & AJ cover until someone in a review mentioned something about wanting to hear Keely sing it. Its just always been one of my favorite songs. Anyway, stay tuned for the next installment: "All Shook Up."