"I still can't believe Tommy just kissed you like that," Haley remarked as she watched Nikki getting ready for her first official date with Tommy.
"Yeah, I was surprised by it to," Nikki admitted.
"It's just so unlike him, I mean there have been countless girls who have practically thrown themselves at him and he's never given them the time of day and now all of a sudden he's joining dance classes just to be near you," Haley told her.
"I think it's sweet that he's taken such an interest in my dancing," Nikki said as she fiddled around with her hair.
"You know I think you're the only one he lets call him Thomas, he really must be falling for you," Haley said.
"I only did it in the beginning because I was flirting and now I can't seem to stop, I think I like the fact that I'm the only one who calls him that," Nikki replied.
"I'm just glad Tommy's finally decided to give the whole dating thing another try," Haley commented.
"Yeah from what little he's told me, I gather that his past relationships have left him a little wary of dating," Nikki replied.
"That's an understatement," Haley quipped.
"What were his other girlfriends like?" Nikki questioned.
"Well for starters there's only been two women in Tommy's life that he was serious about, the first was his high school sweetheart Kimberly, from the way he talked about her I think he really loved her, he thought she was the most perfect girl he'd ever met," Haley informed her.
"So what happened to her?" Nikki asked.
"She went off to train for the Pan Globals and they tried the whole long distance thing for awhile but eventually she broke up with him in a "Dear John" letter," Haley answered.
"Ouch, that must have really hurt him, and what about the other girl," Nikki responded.
"Her name was Katherine, she was a transfer student from Australia, he met her while he was still dating Kimberly, but they didn't start dating right away, it took him a long time to get over Kim but after he did he realized that he had feelings for Kat and they dated through graduation and then Kat got accepted into a ballet company in London but again he tried the whole long distance thing and it worked for awhile but then his racing schedule got pretty hectic and they had a hard time maintaining contact so they eventually decided to just be friends," Haley explained.
"Sounds like I've got a lot to live up to," Nikki said as she finished with her hair.
"Well once Tommy gets a look at you he'll be thinking Kimberly and Kat who," Haley replied.
"You really think I look ok?" Nikki asked.
"Trust me, Tommy's not going to be able to keep his eyes off of you," Haley told her.
"I still don't even know where he's taking me, all he would say is that I should get dressed up," Nikki said.
"Here's your chance to find out," Haley said as the doorbell rang and she went to answer it.
"Hey Hales, is Nikki ready," Tommy said as she opened the door.
"Yeah, come on in, you look nice," Haley commented seeing him all decked out in a tuxedo and holding roses.
"Hello Thomas," Nikki said coming from her bedroom.
"Wow, Nikki you look beautiful," Tommy told her as he looked at her all dressed up in a gorgeous purple evening gown "These are for you."
"Thanks, roses are my favorite," she said taking them from him.
"I'll put those is a vase for you, now you two kids go and have fun," Haley said rushing them out the door.
"What's with her?" Tommy asked.
"I think she's expecting Tim," Nikki answered. "So do I get to know where we're going?"
"You'll see soon enough, I'm really glad you decided to come tonight," Tommy told her.
"There's no one else I would rather be with," Nikki replied.
"Here we are," Tommy said as they arrived downtown at one of the most expensive restaurants in town. It was in the top of the tallest building in town and it revolved around in a circle and had the best view of the city.
"Oh Tommy, you really didn't have to go all out like this," Nikki told him once she realized where they were.
"I wanted to," Tommy said as they went inside and got into the elevator.
"I didn't even think this place was open today, I thought it was closed on Sundays," Nikki said once they reached the top and the doors opened.
"It's normally not but I know the owner and he opened it just for us," Tommy told her.
"Welcome Mr. Oliver we've been waiting for you," the waiter said as he led them to the table with the best view.
"Oh Thomas, this is amazing I can't believe you did all this for me," Nikki said seeing that the entire room was covered with candles and there was also a live band performing the music.
"I just wanted to make our first date something you'd never forget," Tommy told her.
"Well you've definitely succeeded," Nikki said smiling as he held out her chair so she could sit down.
"Order whatever you like, and if there's not something you like on the menu then the chef is prepared to make whatever you want," Tommy told her.
"You are really something else Thomas Oliver, this night has been absolutely perfect," Nikki told him a while later after they had finished their meal.
"Would you like dessert?" the waiter asked as he cleared their table and Nikki shook her head no.
"Maybe a little later," Tommy told him.
"Will you dance with me?" Nikki asked hearing the band begin playing a waltz.
"Of course, why else do you think I made sure there was going to be a band," Tommy said.
"I was really surprised when you joined the class," Nikki said as they swayed to the music.
"I knew how important it was to you and I just wanted to try and become as good at dancing as you are at martial arts," Tommy explained.
"That's very sweet of you, I've never met a man quite like you before Thomas," she told him.
"You're a really amazing woman Nikki, you make me feel like I never have before with any woman, I just want to be near you all the time and if that means I've got to go to dance classes three times a week then that's what I'm going to do," Tommy said as he pulled her closer.
"You know Thomas you are making it really hard for me to not fall in love with you," Nikki told him.
"Ah then the plan is working," Tommy said smiling.
"I'm serious, I've never fallen for anyone this fast before," she replied.
"Then maybe that means this is meant to be because I am definitely falling in love with you too," Tommy said and they kissed.
