- "He asked me out! He asked me out! HE ASKED ME OUT!" -Jordan was extremely happy in her room rummaging among all her clothes, trying to decide what to wear on her date with Lincoln.

- "What are you doing baby J?" -Her dad appeared on her door frame.

- "I'm trying to choose an outfit for my date." -She answered him picking a pink blouse. She didn't notice her dad cringing.

- "A… A date? With a boy?" -He asked her while sitting on her bed.

- "Yep." -She answered again, still rummaging between her clothes.

- "Someone I know? Please tell me it's not that red-haired boy that has been stalking you. Did you finally give up?" -

- "You mean Rusty? No way! There's something wrong with that boy. He's always asking girls to go out with him randomly. Very unrespectful if you ask me." -

- "Agreed. Then who are you going out with?" -He asked her.

- "Lincoln Loud!" -Jordan answered looking at him in the eyes with a broad smile. Her dad seemed a little confused at first, but then he put two and two together.

- "Ah! Lincoln Loud! The white-haired boy from that party a couple of days ago?" -

- "The same." -

- "Mmm… I like him, he seems a nice guy." -

- "He's pretty cool and nice. And I'm sure he's a complete gentleman." -

- "Why do you say so?" -

- "He has so many sisters that he sure knows how to treat a lady." -

- "Haha! Are you sure?" -

- "Yes, I've seen it. He's so caring for his sisters that I have no doubts about it." -

- "Those girls are part of his family. He knows them very well and loves them. That doesn't mean he's good for you." -

- "Dad! You've said that about every guy I have dated so far. But I know Lincoln is different." -

- "You've said that about every guy you've dated so far." -He smirked.

- "Well… I'm… I'm sure this time. Lincoln is very special." -

- "For you?" -

- "Well… Y… Yes. He's very special to me." -Jordan blushed.

- "Just be careful honey. I hate seeing you heartbroken, depressed and crying when you find out that the guy is not what you thought he was." -

- "That isn't happening this time dad. I can feel it in my heart." -Jordan had very high hopes this time. Her dad just sighed.

- "Sigh. I hope you are right baby J." -He kissed her on the forehead. - "Well, that boy Lincoln seems like a good boy. I guess it could be worst." -

- "How so?" -

- "You could be dating spider-man. That would be the worst." -He joked and both of them laughed.

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Lincoln was in his room, getting ready for his date, getting his clothes, he was very nervous. Aaaand his sisters weren't helping at all. All the time, one of them or another interrupted him to try and tell him what to do and not to do on his date.

One time, Lola got in his room telling him to buy Jordan something she found on the internet and wanted to show it to him, but at that right time, Lincoln was putting on his pants, and Lola almost saw his spider-man pants.

- "HEY! Don't you know privacy?!" -Lincoln yelled at her, more scared than angry and pushed his already flustered sister out of his room and slamming the door on her face. "Did she see my pants?" He asked himself, he slightly opened his door to find Lola still there, her face as red as a tomato. - "Did you see anything?" -He asked her. She just waved her head no, but she was still blushing hard. - "Good. Sigh. Just let me get ready and dressed and you can show me that gift, ok?" -He told her in a nicer way and she nodded, going to her room. - "And please, tell the others to let me get ready. I have a date today, remember?" -He said and she gave him a thump up.

After that, he was almost ready for his date, just buttoning his shirt when Lily got in his room. - "Hey Linky! You wanna play a little?" -

- "Not now Lily, I'm almost ready for my date with Jordan." -He ditched her and she pouted a little, then she smirked.

- "Can I go with you?" -

- "What?! No! A date like this is supposed to be just between two people, she and I." -He explained her, a little rash, he understood that when he saw his little sister pouting. - "Sigh… Listen Lily, the thing about a date is to know each other better. Jordan and I will have our first date today, we'll begin to know each other more than mere classmates. And to do that in the best way possible, we have to do that alone, just the two of us. Do you understand?" -He explained her calmly, kneeling in front of her, putting a hand on her shoulder, looking at her eyes and smiling. She smiled back and nodded at him.

- "Ok. But when you get back, I want to know everything about your date. Ok?" -She said putting her pinkie finger.

- "Yeah! Ok." -He agreed and closed his pinkie finger with hers to seal their promise. After that he kissed her on the forehead.

After that he finished getting ready for his date. He looked particularly handsome wearing his gray suit with a blue shirt and gray tie, he worried a little because he had his spider-man suit under his clothes and was afraid that Jordan could see it, so he went to his sisters to test his cover.

- "How do I look? Be honest." -He asked them.

- "You look great lil' bro." -Lynn said giving him a thump up.

- "You're suited for success. HAHAHA! Do you get it?" -Luan complimented him in her own personal style.

- "Like a million dollar." -Lola said smiling at him.

- "You'd look better with a black suit." -Lucy said.

- "You look handsome big bro." -Lana said.

- "As great as always Linky!" -Lily said happily.

- "Your appearance is worthy of compliments Lincoln." -Lisa said.

- Thanks girls, so, isn't there anything unusual or out of place? I want to impress Jordan today. -Lincoln asked them sheepishly, it was true, but he also wanted to make sure that his spider-man suit couldn't be seen.

- "Nope! You look as good as the Australian peacock SPIDER." -Lisa said looking straight at him, making a lot of emphasis in the spider word, and he gulped hard at that. He didn't know what to say and just looked back at her. But then, Lola came to the rescue.

- "Ew! How can you compare an ugly spider with Lincoln's looks? I think you need to check your glasses Lisa." -

- "But it's true! Let me show you some photos of that kind of SPIDER." -Lisa said, again with emphasis in the spider word, taking her phone and searching for some images of said spider but she kept her eyes on Lincoln who looked back at her. It seemed like they had a looks fight, but then, Rita came in.

- "Lincoln, we have to go now if you want to be on time for your date. Do you have everything ready?" -She said grabbing Vanzilla's keys.

- "Yes, ok mom." -He said checking his pockets one last time. - "Wallet… check. Keys… check. Other stuff that might be needed… check. Ok, I'm ready." -He said walking outside. His sisters and mother looking at him.

- "Whaaaat other stuff he may need mom?" -Luan asked her a little worried, and blushing hard.

- "I… I'm not sure. But I hope it's not what we both are thinking honey." -Rita said worried too. - "I'll ask him though" -

- "Yeah, let's hope it's not that, I'd hate to know that my little brother has more sexual activity than me." -Luan said without thinking.

- "LUAN!" -Rita scolded her.

- "What?" -She asked dumbfounded.

- "Don't talk about that in front of your little sisters!" -Rita said seriously, signaling at the youngest Loud girls in the room. Luan understood what she meant and blushed even more.

- "Sorry mom." -She apologized.

- "There's nothing to be worried about. I'm perfectly aware about the mammals' reproduction process." -Lisa said calmly, making her mom and her teen sisters blush. - "But you better check if Lincoln meant that 'stuff' to be the appropriate protection, just in case he's expecting sexual intercourse with Jordan." -She said looking at her mom calmly.

Said mom was embarrassed about her daughter's knowledge, but she couldn't blame her, she's a certified genius after all, then they heard a honk from outside and Rita left her stupor state.

- "Ok then, I'll drive your brother to his date, it won't take too long, but in the meantime, Luan, you're in charge, make sure that your sisters have dinner, brush their teeth and go to bed before 10:00 PM, ok? And no more talking about 'that stuff' that the youngest girls in this house aren't ready to talk about. Is that clear?" -She asked sternly to her three teenagers' daughters and her certified genius daughter.

- "Crystal!" -Luan, Lynn, Lucy and Lisa answered.

- "Very well then. I'll be back soon." -She said leaving the house.

- "So…" -Lola started. - "How's the mammals' reproduction process?" -She asked to Lisa.

- "Oh gosh! That Australian peacock spider is incredibly cute!" -Lana said looking at said spider in Lisa's smartphone. They started to argue, then they heard a whistle and looked around to find Luan wearing a green jacket, a hard look on her face, she resembled Lori when she was in charge, back in the old days. All the girls smiled remembering their oldest sister.

- "ATTENTION!" -Luan demanded and all the girls played along.

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Rita was driving while Lincoln was sitting beside her, both very silent, he was thinking about what to do on his date, she was thinking about what that 'other stuff that might be needed' meant.

- "So… Are you nervous?" -She asked him.

- "Yes… A little bit. This is my first date with Jordan, and the first date I have in a long time. So, I'm a little nervous." -He said sheepishly.

- "You have nothing to worry about Lincoln, you're a good boy, good hearted and well educated, if I have to say so myself, but I have to ask you something right now." -She changed from happy to serious in a second.

- "What is it mom?" -He asked her back, smiling at her.

- "What did you mean by 'other stuff that might be needed'?" -She asked him blushing a little, but he didn't understand the question, when he said that he was referring to his spider-man stuff, he was checking if he had everything, he needed just in case something bad happened.

- "What do you mean?" -he asked her dumbfounded.

- "I… I mean if that 'stuff' is a condom?" -She asked him directly, blushing madly.

- "WWHHAATTT?!" -He asked her back, blushing madly too.

- "Please Lincoln, tell me that's not a condom, please, tell me that you aren't planning to have sex with Jordan, please, tell me that you're not ready for that yet." -She begged him.

- "Of course I'm not ready for that!" -He claimed embarrassed. - "I have no condoms with me at all! I don't pretend to have sex with Jordan at all!" -He said desperately.

Rita sighed in relief. - "That's good to know. Right now, I'm just expecting grandchildren just from Lori and Leni". -She said happily.

- "Do you really expect grandchildren from them now?" -He asked her.

- "Well… Not right now, but I really expect grandchildren. And, as Lori and Leni are my older daughters, I expect them to give me grandchildren first." -She smiled while imagining cradling her first grandchild. - "But you, young man, and all your other sister better be careful on that matter, at least until you're capable of taking care of yourself. Did I make myself clear?" -She changed from daydreaming mommy to super serious momma in a second looking straight at Lincoln's eyes and couldn't but gulp and nod at her, he wondered why his spider sense didn't activate at that moment, his mom seemed very intimidating and threatening at the time. - "Very well then." -

- "Phew" -Lincoln was relieved.

- "So… What's the stuff you meant back at home?" -She asked him and he cringed.

- "W… Well… It… It's a… ahm…? -He didn't know what to say, and his mom's look didn't help him to think.

Fortunately, they arrived at Jordan's house. - "Well, we're here, let me go to pick her up and I'll show you what's the 'stuff', ok?" -He left the car and went to the main door, looking through his pockets, trying to find something that could help him, and for his good luck, he found something. It was a plastic pack with a little red rose blossom and two notes attached to it, he read the first one 'This is Jordan's favorite flower, just like it is right now, a blossom, she told me once when she babysit us. Good luck. Greetings, Lucy' - "Thank you Lucy, you saved me." -He thought relieved, he kept the note for himself and read the second one 'Hope you like it' - "Simple, and still good enough" -He said and then he knocked the door. After a few seconds, the door opened and Jordan's mom greeted the young man.

- "Hi Lincoln. It's nice to see you again." -She greeted him.

- "Hi Mrs. Jameson, I'm here to take Jordan in our date." -He was as polite as he could be.

- "Yes, just a little bit, she's fixing her hair." -Jordan's mom said and invited him to get in. He hesitated at first but got in the house, he found Jordan's dad sitting on the couch, expecting him.

- "Hi young man, how are you?" -He asked him.

- "Fine, and a little nervous sir." -

- "Why are you nervous?" -He asked him again.

- "To be honest, I haven't had a date in a while, Jordan is one of the most beautiful girls at school, I can't believe my luck when she accepted to go out with me, and right now, I'm in front of her father, she's not even my girlfriend yet, and I'm already in front of her father. I'm very nervous right now." -Lincoln explained.

- "Well, I'll give you some relief kid, as long as you don't hurt her, physically or emotionally, we won't have any problem, is that clear?" -James explained him.

- "Well, there's absolutely no way I'm going to hurt her physically, that's for sure, and I don't intend to hurt her emotionally anyway." -Lincoln said looking straight at the man's eyes.

- "Then we have an agreement." -James said smiling at him and he smiled back.

- "Hi Lincoln." -They heard Jordan's voice and turned around. Lincoln gulped and his mouth almost fell to the ground. Jordan looked stunning, just a simple light pink blouse and a long pink skirt with a flowers pattern, a pink headband and her hair fixed in a ponytail with a pink ribbon, instead of her usual braid.

Jordan's dad pushed Lincoln on the back.

- "H… Hi Jordan! My god! You… You look like… like an angel!" -Lincoln wasn't thinking, he was just saying what came to his mind at the moment, luckily for him, he flattered her, and even her parents. - "He… Here! This is for you!" -He offered her his gift, and she took it.

- "THANK YOU, LINCOLN! This is my favorite! Look mom, a red rose blossom, can we raise it! You and me! As always!" -Jordan showed and handed the blossom to her mom and she nodded, smiling at her daughter.

- "Yes! Of course, my dear!" -She ruffled her daughter's hair. - "But now, you have a date to go to." -She told her and the girl nodded smiling at her, then she turned back to Lincoln, and with a broad smile on her face, she grabbed him from his arm and pulled him out.

- "I'll be back on time for my curfew, I promise!" -She yelled while running out.

Jordan's parents stood in the front door's frame and looked at her daughter leave in the Van.

- "She looks so happy." -Her mom said.

- "Yeah." -James agreed to her. - "And that boy Lincoln is very nice."

- "Yeah! It's the first time you say that about a Jordan's date." -

- "Well… It's the first time I like a Jordan's date. What he said was impressive, and it came from the heart, that's for sure." -

- "Yes! That was so nice!" -

- "And so true! My baby J is an angel, just like her mom." -He said kissing his wife on the cheek, making her blush. - "You know, I'm very thankful that she looks like you, every day I thank god for that." -He picked her up, bridal style and carried her back inside.

- "Honey!" -She claimed, but she definitely was enjoying the moment.

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- "So… It was a red rose blossom!" -Rita said with relief, looking back at the kids in the back seat.

- "YES! That was so kind Lincoln! I loved it!" -Jordan kissed him on the cheek without thinking, then she realized what she did, and blushed hard, looking at him, who was blushing too, while Rita was giggling.

- "Uh… Uhm… Let's… let's go to the movies." -Lincoln said embarrassed, he was still blushing.

Once in the movie theater. Rita told them to choose a movie for themselves while she watches another, she may be their chaperone today, but she won't get in the way to embarrass her son, at least not more than needed. So, Jordan and Lincoln were trying to pick a movie.

- "What about the harvester three, the last crop?" -Jordan suggested.

- "Na Ah! I had a very bad experience, when I watched the first one when I was eleven, and I skipped the second part, and I'm not ready for this one yet." -Jordan told her.

- "Ok, What about My little pony the movie?" -Jordan suggested again, teasing him a little.

- "Do I look like the kind of guy that enjoys that stuff?" -He asked her smiling.

- "Well… A little bit, yes." -She answered him teasing again.

- "Oh really?!" -He countered and both of them laughed a little 'I have to bring Lucy to watch this one soon, so I won't look like a colored ponies liking weirdo' he thought.

- "Ok then, let's see what else is here. Oh my gosh!" -Jordan claimed when she found a movie she liked. - "Please Lincoln! I really want to watch this one, please." -

- "Which one?" -He asked her.

- "Gravity Falls, second generation." -She was getting excited.

- "Wait?! You like Gravity Falls?!" -

- "Are you kidding?! I love Gravity Falls! I've seen some trailers and comments from the author, 'TurqoiseGirl35', that's a nickname, of course, Alex Hirsch complimented her work himself. Please Lincoln, let's watch this one, please!" -

- "Of course! I love Gravity Falls too! But to tell you the truth, I've never heard about a second generation. I just stayed with the first one, you know, Mabel, Dipper, Wendy, Soos, Stan and Ford." -

- "Well, I don't want to spoil you anything at all, but this second generation is about Dipper's kids and also Mabel's kids!" -

- "Really! Well… Let's find out what their kids are capable of." -Lincoln said getting in line to get the tickets. They after went for popcorn sodas and nachos and got in to watch the movie.

A couple of hours later they got out walking slowly, Jordan was holding Lincoln's arm, she was sobbing.

- "That was awesome, sad, incredible, and so well done." -Lincoln complimented the movie, but then he saw at Jordan. - "Hey! Are you ok?" -He was worried.

- "How… How could Bill do such a thing?" -She was crying.

- "Hey… Hey… It's ok, it was just a movie, nothing about that happened for real." -He was trying to comfort her

- "But… But…" -She couldn't even say it. Lincoln didn't know what to do, so he followed his instincts and hugged her. They stayed like that for a couple of minutes, until.

- "AWWWW! YOU LOOK SO CUTE!" -They heard Lincoln's mom and turned to look at her, she was taking photos with her phone, embarrassing them even more.

- "Mom, please!" -Lincoln tried to stop her, but she didn't listen to him. - "Mom! There was something awful in the movie and made Jordan feel sad." -He whispered at her and then, Rita stopped and looked at Jordan, who was still crying a little, but looking at Lincoln and his mom brought a slight smile to her face, that, and the fact that Lincoln worried for her own good and tried to cheer her up.

- "He's a perfect gentleman." -She thought.

- "Oh. I'm sorry Jordan, I didn't know." -Lincoln's mom apologized.

- "It's… It's ok Mrs. Loud, I'm ok now." -She wiped her eyes, smiling at her.

- "Still up for dinner?" -Lincoln asked her calmly, putting a hand on her shoulder.

- "Yes Lincoln, don't worry. I'm hungry though." -

- "Ok, then." -He offered his arm to her and she took it.

They arrived at Jean Juan's Mexican-French buffet and asked for a table for two. The hostess lead them to a little table, and then Rita asked for a single table just to watch them a little.

The dinner went smoothly and both teens enjoyed each other company, They talked about school, and what they expected from the new school year. Everything went fine and they had a lot of fun. After they finished, Lincoln asked for the bill and paid it, Jordan insisted that at least she'd pay the tip.

Rita drove them to Jordan's house and Lincoln walked her to the door. He knocked and waited for Jordan's parents to open the door.

- "I had a lot of fun Jordan. I mean it." -Lincoln said taking her hands in his.

- "Me too Lincoln, except for that part in the movie. I'm still shaken." -She trembled a little.

- "Yeah! I know. That was quite disturbing, but still, that movie was great." -

- "Yes. The ending was awesome." -

They looked at each other for a moment, and then they felt it, they got close to each other and kissed on the lips, a very nice kiss for both of them, but Jordan felt like she had kissed him before, when they separated, she was very pleased and confused.

- "What?" -He asked her.

- "It… It's just… I feel like I've kissed you before." -he gulped. - "But that can't be, this is our first date and…" -She was interrupted by her mom opening the door.

- "THERE YOU ARE! HOW DID IT GO?!" -She asked them.

- "Quite good mom. I had a lot of fun and we'll date again, soon. Right Lincoln?" -She snuggled at his arm.

- "Yes… Yes, of course! Next time is your turn to pick the day, the place and the activity, ok?" -Lincoln said and her eyes sparkled.

- "We have a deal then. Se you around Linky!" -She said and pecked him on the cheek. He returned the kiss and said bye to both of them, he went to Vanzilla and got in the copilot seat, a broad smile on his lips.

- "Did you enjoy your date honey?" -His mom asked him.

- "Yes. A lot. Please erase the photos you took, including those from our kiss."

- "That ain't gonna happen kiddo." -Rita said turning on the engine and driving home. Lincoln smiled at his mom.

- "So glad I didn't need my 'other stuff' in the end, tonight. It was good to be a normal teenager for once." -Lincoln thought happily

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- "Ok! I'm here! I'm ready! Let's do this!" -Clyde Mcbride exclaimed, he was in a labs room, waiting for someone.

In another room, a couple of men were looking at the teen through a screen.

- "He's willing to do it." -One of them said.

- "Yeah. He must be really desperate or really angry." -The other said.

- "Either way we're earning something from these tests. Aren't we?" -

- "Yeah. But still, the serum affects the patient's mind. They can't recognize good from bad. As long as they can achieve their goals, it doesn't matter what they have to do." -

- "That's not our problem. We're instructed to test the serum in people, and his parents signed the forms. We're protected anyway."

- "But still… He's too young." -

- "Hey, if you're having troubles now with this project, I can take care if this myself." -He looked at his partner's eyes and the other one gulped.

- "No, no, I'm on it." -He went to the door.

- "Don't forget your white coat. If he thinks you're a doctor trying to help him, he won't resist to the shot." -The first one turned to the screen.

- "Yes, ok." -The other one said taking a white coat from a chair, he carried a little briefcase that contained their experimental drug and a syringe, and went to the room where Clyde was waiting.

- "Don't make me doubt about your compromise with this project, Birkin. You know what could happen." -The man said looking at the screen, very attentive.

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A/N: Ok, first of all, I'm sorry, I promised to try and upload something at least once a month and I haven't kept my word, so I'm deeply sorry for that. But in my defense, well… I work in a syringes' factory, so, I guess you can imagine how much work we've had since February. We've had to sacrifice some free days just to keep our products flowing and getting where they are needed the most right now. I used these couple of days they gave us due to Easter to make this chapter only. I have priorities, so, please forgive me if it takes too long to read something new for a while. We're stronger together, don't forget that, ok? Read you around.