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CHP 3: A nice chat

*Tara's room*

Tara wakes up the next day with a lot on her mind in spite of how excited she is for today. Yesterday was consider the end of her long-term friendship with Bonnie after having to put aside a lot to keep her happy still stung in Tara's heart. However, with one door closes another one opens as she finally has a chance to get closer to her crush Ron Stoppable, who was very attentive to her yesterday and not once took an opportunity to bash Bonnie even though she would have deserved it.

"I'm so glad that it's the weekend because there's no way I could go to school the next day. Word is going to spread quickly about Bonnie and me, and I don't care for anyone to get on my case about the decisions that I made. Going forward it's about Tara Knight, not Bonnie and the food chain." Tara declares to herself before she hears her phone ring and sees a number that she doesn't recognize.

"Hello?" She answers curiously.

"Hey Tara, this is Ron I got your number from Kim if that is okay?"

A huge smile appears on Tara's face, hearing Ron's voice on the phone. "Ron! Yes, it's fine. I guess I did forget to give you my number before I left yesterday."

"Completely understandable. I was calling to see if we were still on for today what would you like to do since we haven't officially decided on anything."

Tara hasn't thought of anywhere specific that she wanted to go. Her primary goal as far as today goes is to take her mind off the Bonnie situation and get to know and spend time with Ron more. "Well, we could do lunch at Bueno Nacho and then go to the mall afterward to hang out if that's okay with you?"

"Anything that involves going to Bueno Nacho is always a good plan for the Ron man, but I also don't want you to feel like we have to go there." Tara's eyes widen from his suggestion.

"Would he pass on going to his favorite spot for me? He's adorable and considerate, which is two of the many things I like about him." Though Tara did appreciate that about him, she wasn't against going to the food place and wouldn't want to take that way from Ron even if it's not necessary the romantic place ever.

"I don't mind it at all. I know that's your all-time favorite spot and the mall is more my idea so think of it as we both doing what the other likes to go." Tara points out.

"Okay great. Um, I will pick you up at twelve."

"Sounds like a date. See you soon, Mad Dog." She switches to her flirtier tone when saying his nickname that she decided to give him.

"Hehe, okay Tara." Ron hangs up with Tara giggling at how nervous he sounded when she playfully flirted with him. She then turns towards her closet and opens it to pick out an outfit for the day. "Let see what should I wear to impress Ron?"

*At the front of Tara's house*

Sometime before twelve hits, Ron approaches Tara house on his blue scooter sporting his blue button-down shirt with his dark brown pants.

"I hope this is good enough attire for her. I should have asked if this was a hangout date or an actual date." Ron said as he walks up the door to ring the doorbell.

The door opens up, and Ron sees an older blonde woman answer with a warm smile on her face. "Good afternoon. You must be the Ron Stoppable that Tara has told me about."

"She talked about me?" Ron curiously thought as he extends his hand out. "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Knight."

Tara's mom takes his hand and shakes it gently. "The pleasure is all mine. Please come in; Tara should be down in soon."

Before Ron enter the house, he looks down and asks Mrs. Knight, "Do I need to take my shoes off before I come in?" for he didn't want to be rude and walk in someone's house with shoes on.

Mrs. Knight smiles at his mannerism. "How polite of you but don't have to for our floor leading to the kitchen not made of carpet."

With that said, Ron takes his shoes off and sets them by the store. "Just making sure since I learn that it's proper elegant to take shoes off when going to other's house," Ron explains following Tara's mom to the kitchen.

"Sounds like you have been raised well, Ron. Would you like anything while you are waiting?" Mrs. Knight offers while Ron takes a seat at the table.

"No thank you," Ron answers, not wanting to eat before taking Tara out for lunch.

"While I have the moment with you, I want to said thank you so much for saving my daughter not once but twice. It takes a brave man like you to do what you did." Ms. Knight said thinking back to how last night how Tara told her how Ron rescue you her again and how heroic she made Ron sound in the story. At first, she was skeptical after the first incident of going to the camp, but of course, her maternal instincts didn't want her child to get hurt.

Ron rubs the back of his head a chuckles a bit. "No need to thank me, Mrs. Knight. I don't know if Tara told you, but it was my fault that she was in danger at both times since the guy from my past was out to get me and took it out on the whole squad."

Mrs. Knight notices right away from what Tara told her concerning Ron's confidence and how he's quick to downplay his accomplishments. "Ron from what Tara has said to me, I have no reason to believe that you intentionally wanted to put the team in danger. The fact of the matter is you could have run away, but you stayed and showed you are more than the mean comments you get from a certain young girl whose names won't be mention."

Ron takes in what he just heard with the feeling of appreciation growing inside him until the last comment from Mrs. Knight makes him laugh knowing full well who she is referring to. "I take it you are not in the fan club of hers?"

To say that would be an understatement for Mrs. Knight was furious from discovering how Bonnie did Tara yesterday but didn't want to dwell on that at the moment.

"Do not get me started. Anyways I do hope for the best for you and Tara." She tells Ron softly.

This threw Ron off for he might not be the brightest crayon in the coloring box, but something in him felt that Tara's mom thinks that they are a couple. "But we..."

At that moment Tara comes downstairs wearing a dark yellow and black striped shirt with jeans that fit her curves nicely as well as her hair being wavier than usual putting Ron in a trance.

"Hey Ron, sorry it took so long. Hopefully, my mother didn't harass you too much." Tara apologize.

"Um no, she has been a great host." Ron struggles to say still admiring how beautiful Tara looked, causing her blush and giggled a bit.

Mrs. Knight could see the spark between the two, despite not having a close relationship in the past, and hopes it will grow to something even more. "Aw thank you Ron, and it was nice having you, and hopefully you will come by more often." She gives Tara a wink hinting at something.

"Mom!?" Tara slightly yells out of embarrassment blushing even harder with Ron of course not catching the signs.

"On that note, you two have fun and be safe out there." Mrs. Knight said switching gears so she could stop messing with Tara.

"We will. Come on Ron." Tara quickly grabs Ron's arm leading out the house before her mom could tease her anymore.

"It was nice meeting Ms. Knight, and thank you again for the hospitality!" Ron yells out before he Tara pulls him out with his shoes

"You're very welcome Ron." Mrs. Knight sighs to herself.

*Outside of Tara's house*

"Please tell me she didn't make you feel uncomfortable?" Tara asks with concern considering all she has said about Ron that left a lot of room to give Ron a hard time if she wanted.

"Oh it was no big I can see where your kindness come from," Ron said honestly calming Tara's nerves.

"That's sweet Ron." She said with a smile with an arm lock in with his. They walk over to Ron's ride, his blue scooter that doesn't drive all that well.

"It might be better than walking, but I need to get a car next year, so he won't have to drive that all the time." Tara makes a mental note to herself. Not that she was dislike using Ron's scooter, but it would be much better to have a car that they didn't have to worry about breaking down at times.

Ron snaps her out of her thoughts, "You okay Tara?"

Tara looks over and answers him, "Just thinking about how happy I am that we are getting more time together." She said with much sincere in her told that made Ron's heart skip a beat.

"I like that we finally have more time together too," Ron tells her as he passed her a helmet and drive off to their destination with Tara's arms wrap around Ron's stomach and her chin rested on his shoulder.

TBC