The Date
It was 6:00 when Piper ran downstairs to her grandparents and brother.
"Grams, Grandpa, can I go out tonight?" she asked.
"With who?" Pat asked.
"Just a friend," she replied.
"Sure you can," Penny answered.
"Thank you," she said, before running back upstairs.
"Ok, spill. Who are you really going out with?" Phoebe asked.
"What are you talking about?" Piper questioned.
"I know you're lying. I'm not stupid ok," Phoebe said.
"Ok, ok. Just keep your voice down. I'm going out on a date," Piper said, after pulling her younger sister into her room.
"Really?" Phoebe asked, happy for her sister.
"Yes, now you can't tell anyone, especially Pat," she responded.
"Ok, I won't tell. But, you have to let me help you get ready," she said, as Piper sighed.
"Fine, fine. Just as long as you'll shut your mouth," Piper said, as she collapsed onto her bed.
"Ok, well what are you waiting for? Come on, we have planning to do. Wait, what time are you being picked up?" she asked.
"Um, 7:30," Piper answered.
"Ok, well, come on. It's already 6:00," Phoebe said, happy she could help. Piper lied on her bed and watched, smiling, as her little sister went to her closet and started to pull out clothes.
An hour and a half later, Piper walked downstairs.
"Whoa, were are you going out dressed like that?" Pat asked.
"I'm going out. Grams and Grandpa said I could," Piper said, before they heard the doorbell ring.
"I'll get that," she said.
"No, I'll get that," Pat said quickly, his big brother instincts kicking in. He rushed to the door, before she could move.
"Um, is Piper here?" she heard him ask.
"She might be. Who are you?" Pat asked.
"Patrick, leave him alone," Piper said, as she walked over to the door. She pushed him away before saying, "Tell Grams and Grandpa I'll probably be home by 10." He just stood there, staring at his little sister as she walked away with Mike.
"Wow, you look beautiful," Mike said. She was wearing a red spaghetti strap dress that came to her knees. Her hair was down and the ends in little curls.
"Thank you. You don't look to bad yourself," she replied. He was in a navy blue button down shirt with black dress pants. His hair was lightly gelled down with some of it sticking up in the front.
"Thanks," he said, as he opened the door for her. He shut the door once she was inside and quickly got in himself. They then left for the restaurant. Once there, they ordered and talked as they waited for their food.
"So, tell me about your family," Mike said.
"Ok, well, you already know Prue and you already met my older brother Patrick," she started.
"Yeah, it wasn't the type of meeting I was really thinking of," he said, as they laughed.
"Well, he's 21 and I have a younger sister named Phoebe. She's 12. Um, I live with my grandparents and two sisters and that's about it," she ended, "how about you?"
"Ok, well, I have a brother, named Ben. He's 20 and I have a sister named Beth. She's 23 and I only live with my parents," he replied.
"So, do you really ever see your brother and sister?" she asked, trying to learn more about him.
"Um, not as much as I would like to. They both are in college in New York. My sister is studying to be a teacher and my brother is studying to be a heart doctor," he replied.
"Really, my brother is studying to be a pediatrician," she said. They had continued to talk for the next 15 minutes, until their food arrived. They then ate in silence.
"Mike, what are you doing here?" she asked, as she walked over.
"I'm on a date," he replied.
"Really, so where is she?" she asked.
"She is in the bathroom," he replied, before Piper walked back over.
"Oh, you have got to be kidding. You're on a date with no parents girl?" she asked.
"You know what," he started as he stood up, "You really need to learn how to shut your mouth, Missy." He then stood up, grabbed Piper's hand and they left. Missy stood there, completely shocked. No one had ever talked to her that way. She just stood there and watched as they left.
"Are you ok?" he asked, worried.
"Huh, yeah, well actually not really. The last time that I was at the beach was with my dad. We were having father-daughter time together," she replied.
"Oh, do you want to go? We could go to a movie, or we could go back to mine or your house," he suggested.
"No, that's alright. I love the beach," she said.
"Are you sure?" he asked. She smiled as she nodded her head. They continued to walk, hand in hand, along the beach, before she stopped.
"Can I ask you something," she said.
"Anything," he replied.
"How come you asked me out? I mean, your part of the popular group. Usually your kind doesn't ask out my kind," she said.
"Well, to start off, I'm not like the rest of the popular group. I just hang out with them because they are my friends. I mean I know how to treat a lady with the kind of respect she deserves. To answer your other question, I asked you out because I like you. I have for the past year and a half. I remember the first time I saw you. I had to go over to your house to work on a project with Prue. I saw you sitting in the living room doing your homework, but I don't think you saw me," he replied. Piper stood there shocked. He smiled at her, before slowly bringing his head down and kissing her. When they broke the kiss, she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him, smiling.
"Would you like to go to the movies?" she asked.
"I would love to," he replied, as they walked, once again, hand in hand, back to his Atomic Blue Metallic Honda Civic Sedan.