Chapter 11 – The Date-

" What do you mean he's out of town?"

" I mean that he's not here. Duh."

" Oh Boy!"

" Here comes the food let's eat and worry about this later okay."

"Whatever Jess."

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" So are you dudes going to say anything or do I have to sit here and listen to the wind?"

" Listen to the wind." Dean joked

" Ha Ha very funny Forrester!" she said

"Mr. Forrester Sir would you be so kind to drop me off here."

" Tristan…Who's house is this?" Gia said

" Since when in the hell did you ever care whose freaking house I'm going to?"

" I was just asking you don't have to be such and asshole about it."

" I'm going to my friends house I'm spending the night then he's giving me a ride home. Is that okay princess"

" Whatever. Bye Tristan…"

" Yeah..." he said as he slammed the door

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" Do you want me to take you home Gia?"

" No..."

" No?"

" Yeah… let's do something. Do you want to go out to eat?"

" Um okay. Were?"

" Do you like Italian?"

" I guess so."

" Okay turn left at this light and pull in over there. See it?"

" Yeah…um do you want me to pay?"

" No we'll split the check I'll pay mine you pay ours, and we'll both put a little in the tip? Does that sound okay?"

" Yeah that's fine."

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" So do you like the chicken?"

" Yes its really good."

" Did I tell you that Rory is gone?"

" Rory's gone!"

" Yup she left with Jess yesterday night."

" Oh My God! Why! Whose Jess!"

" I don't know why she left she just did! Jess is the kid that she kissed."

" Oh Yeah...I forgot about that kid. He hit on me the other day."

" What?"

" Yeah after that little incident at the diner, while you were with Rory I went back to get coffee and he asked me out."

Dean gave her a blank stare.

" I said no of course!"

" Yeah… that's funny no girl ever turned Jess down before!"

" Well I did!"

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" I asked Gia out the other day. She turned me down." He said as they walked in the park

" You did what?"

" Asked Gia out."

" Why?"

" Oh a little jealous are we?"

" No.Well yeah...she's spending time with my... That's not the point answer the question! Why did you ask her out?"

" I like her."

" You don't ever know her."

" Yeah but I can tell she's different then other girls."

" Thanks."

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" Well this is my stop."

" Yeah I guess it is."

" Will you walk me to the door?"

" Of course."

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" So goodnight."

" Wait. Dean." She said as she lightly kissed him

" Thanks I had a lot of fun."

" Yeah me to. I'll see you at school."

" Yeah she you."

Gia walked into her house sighed and smiled as she waved and watch Dean pull out of the driveway.

" Wow." She whispered, " He is a good kisser."

" Gia honey is that you?"

" Yes daddy."

" Who was that boy you were waving to."

" Just a friend from school. He gave me a ride home."

" Oh okay."