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Disclaimer: I Don't Own Jimmy! Stop asking! (j/k)
If Only
Chapter 8
"He's adorable," she said to no one in particular. But he caught every word. He thought about what she said while backing out of her driveway and into his just across the street. 'Adorable' the word echoed throughout his head as he put the car into park in his driveway. He sat there for a moment in deep thought, rubbing his chin. 'She thinks I'm adorable... no, she couldn't. Did she know what she said?' his mind went blank for a instant while he fought to find an answer, 'no, she couldn't have meant it, could she have? Maybe she meant to say it to herself and I just overheard it and that means...' when he can to the realization of her neatly spoked words for the first time since he heard her mummer them, he leapt from the car in joy. He danced in his driveway like a little girl getting a pony for her birthday and pumped his fists in the air.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" he screamed completely unaware of anyone else around him. He stopped when Goddard came running up to him and jumped on him, knocking him into the grass of his lawn. Him and his metal canine rolled on the ground for a few seconds before Jimmy scooped up his best invention in his arms and stood up. "You'll never believe the great day I had today, Goddard!" he told his dog before setting him on the ground and gathering his things from the car. He locked the car and led Goddard to the front door. When he reached his front door, he turned and faced the pink house across the street. He sighed in triumph and walked into the house with Goddard on his heels. He greeted his parents and grabbed a purple flurp from the refrigerator before crashing down on the couch. He turned on the tv and relaxed. He already had his apparel and everything he would need for tonight in his room and he knew it would only take him an maximum of a hour to get ready for the dinner with his friends and his love. Yet, he knew little about what was going on across the street.
"Oh my gosh, Cindy! I love your hair!" screeched Libby in excitement when she was done curling her best friends hair. Cindy's blonde hair now bounced freely in loose curls as the girls finished their makeup. A few hours later the girls were dressed and ready. Libby wore a shimmering pink dress that flowed just around her ankles, her hair out of its usual braids and now pencil straight and just below her shoulders. Cindy on the other hand wore a strapless black dress just below her knees, showing off her curvy build and hoping to catch the eye of a certain young man. Sheen showed first and gawked over Libby for a few minutes before he led her out of Cindy's house and into his car, driving off to the restaurant to reserve the seats. A knock on her door was heard shortly afterwards. She took a deep breath and checked herself in the mirror one last time before opening the door.
"Hello, Jimmy," she greeted rather pleasantly. His jaw dropped when she opened the door. She smiled to herself when his eyes traveled from her feet and up to meet her gaze. Standing in the doorway, he looked over her once more before gaining his composure and somehow finding his voice.
"Wow, Cindy... you look... wow," he breathed as he gazed upon her hair. "Cindy... your hair...it's incredible, I've never seen it like that... amazing." he complimented with a dreamy look as she shrugged.
"I guess so," she replied and looked down at the ground trying to hide the blush coming across her face. You could say that out of pure love, he took a step closer and he gently placed his fingers under her chin and lifted her gaze back to his.
"You look gorgeous and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. I'm honored to be escorting the prettiest girl I know to dinner," he responded as he tucked a few loose stands of blond behind her ear and grinned at her. She giggled at his touch and smiled back at him. She noticed his handsome black tux and shined shoes. Along with his hair perfectly styled hair in his signature curl that she fell for many years ago.
"You don't look too bad yourself, Neutron. And don't think sweet talking me means I'm paying part of the bill," she remarked and placed her hands on her hips, giving him a sly grin.
"Oh, no. Of course not, Cindy," he said in defense, waving his hands in front of him. "I meant what I said," and without taking his eyes off her, he offered her his arm. "Ready to go?" he asked. She grabbed her purse and laced her arm around his.
"Yeah, lets get going. You know how impatient Sheen and Libby can get," she said and yelled over her shoulder to her mother, "Bye mom, be back later!" and closed the door behind her. He led her down her few steps, and across her lawn to his red car, opening her door for her. Once she was in, he closed her door, walked around to the driver's side and got in. In a few minutes they were on the road on their way to the fancy diner downtown, right along the lake. The silence was deafening and Jimmy couldn't help but glance over at her. When she was looking out the window, he quickly activated the autopilot, after all he was a genius and had programmed Vox into his modified ride, so they would arrive safely. But she didn't know this and when she caught him staring at her, she gave him a questioning look.
That's a good place to stop, huh? I know, you don't want me to stop, but I gotta leave material for the other chapters! And don't worry, I will be posting soon again! Please critique if necessary.
