The next day at school Kali and I were eating lunch when Kali said, "It looks like Anthony Cullen wants you to sit with him." I looked up and saw Anthony looking at me. He winked and motioned for me to come sit with him. I looked at my friend and she said, "Go ahead. It looks like he really wants you to sit with him." I got up and walked over to him. He had no food just like when I saw him yesterday in the lunchroom. "Where are your cousins? Yesterday they were sitting with you," I asked. "They didn't come today," Anthony said. "Oh," I said. "You look pretty today," Anthony said. I was wearing jeans and a polo shirt and he thought I looked pretty?! Wow! "Thanks," I said as I looked down and turned my head to the side so he couldn't see me blush. I do that when I get nervous or embarrassed or somewhere along the lines of that. "I was wondering if you wanted to come over today," Anthony said. "Sure," I said. I texted my parents and told them my plans. My mom was cool with it. "My mom said it was okay," I told him. He flashed me a smile and said, "Okay. Cool." "Do you really think I'm pretty?" I asked him. He grabbed my hand that I had on the table and said, "I do, I really do." I did my embarrassed thing. "Why do you do that?" Anthony asked. "Oh! I do that so people can't see me blush or when I get embarrassed," I replied. I did it again. "I think it is cute," Anthony said. Guess what, that made me do it again. "Your friend looks jealous," Anthony said. "She'll get over it. Besides I think Blake likes her," I replied. Just then the bell rang. "Where's your next class?" Anthony asked. "History," I replied. "Then will you accept my invitation to escort you to your history class?" he said with a smile. "You may," I said returning his smile. He took my hand and girls envy starred at me as we walked down the hallway. "Well, here you are. See you next hour," Anthony said. Then he leaned down and kissed me on the cheek. I was dazed the whole hour. We finished the lesson early so we had some free time. "So?" Kali said. "So what?" I asked. "I saw you and Anthony in the hallway," Kali said. "Oh that," I said. "I didn't know you liked him," Kali said. "I kinda kept it to myself. This is only my third day," I said as I shrugged. Then the bell rang. "Gotta go! Bye!" I told Kali. "Oh yeah it's your only class with Anthony. See ya later," Kali said.
"Hey sweetheart," Anthony said as I came out the door. "Hey," I said. I can almost promise you I was glowing. He put his arm around my waist and we walked to chemistry. Before we walked in, he put his mouth to my ear and said, "I'm not moving to fast for you am I?" I shook my head no. We had to do partner work again. "Are you going to let me help today?" I joked. "I don't know. Maybe," he joked back. We finished the assignment in ten minuets. "Well it seems I taught you well, love," he said as he leaned down to kiss my cheek.
After that class we walked to his car and just like yesterday he held the door open. I noticed we weren't going in the direction of his house. "Where are we going?" I asked. "On a date," Anthony replied. "Were to?" I asked. "I thought we played 20 questions last night. You'll see when we get there," he said playfully. We rode in silence the rest of the way to wherever it is we were going. Occasionally he would lean down and kiss my cheek. "We're here," Anthony said when we pulled in the movie parking lot. "What movie are we going to see?" I asked. "We aren't seeing a movie. We just parked here because there is no parking over there," Anthony replied. He pointed to a fancy restaurant. We walked in and a waitress seated us. "Wow. This place is expensive," I said looking at the menu. "Don't worry about it," Anthony replied. After dinner we went for a walk in the park. Then he took me back to my house. We stood on the front porch for what seemed like forever. Then he kissed me, not on the cheek were he usually kisses me. He kissed me on the lips. His lips slowly molded around mine. He kept his lips there for what seemed like centuries. When he pulled away I was so lightheaded. I had even forgotten how to breathe. My breath was ridged. "I'll see you tomorrow," Anthony said. When he talked I found out his breath was just as rigid as mine.