Chad Danforth stood at the movie theatre, inside by the concession stand. He was wearing the same jeans he had worn to school that day, but made the effort to switch shirts. He was now wearing a black one, that was more of a beader. He stood leaning against the wall of the lobby, waiting. It was 4:00, and he was supposed to be meeting her and quarter after. Okay, so he was a little anxious about this date. It was their first official one, the after party didn't really count for him. Niether did last week, it was only a walk in the park after all. He decided to grab a drink from the stand while he waited for her.

Taylor came into the lobby around 4:10. She was wearing a green quarter sleeve shirt, and darker green skirt, with of course, headband in her chocolate brown hair. Sure she was five minutes early, but she was pretty nervous about the date, not mention excited. This was their third date! There had been the after party, then the one last week at the park. She tucked her hair behind her ear, and straightened her shirt out. Spotting Chad by the counter, she put on her best 'I do care, but not as much as you want me too' look, and went over. "Hey." She said non-chalantly. Chad turned around and faced her, giving her a nod. "Hey." He replied, paying for his drink, then ordering another and a large popcorn before he turned around to face her again. They both looked at each other for a minute, then the man at the counter spoke. "That'll be $7.90." He said, interupting the moment. "Erm, thanks dude." Chad said, paying for it, and taking the order in his arms. "Shall we?" He said to Taylor, pointing to theatre 3. Taylor nodded, and went ahead into the theatre, Chad following close behind.

Half way through the movie, Chad was covering his eyes. He had taken in what Troy had said before, about seeing a scary movie with Gabriella, and how he got to comfort her. He had only found out after he ordered his and Taylor's tickets, that Troy had been screaming like a girl. He figured he would do better, but that wasn't the case. "Chad, are you okay?" Taylor asked him with a smirk. "Oh yeah, yeah I'm totally fine." Chad replied, sitting up straight, and facing the screen again. But it wasn't long before he was facing Taylor's shoulder once more. Tay laughed and shook her head. "Chad, wanna get out of here? Go have dinner?" She asked him. "Could we?" Was the whispered response she heard. "Come on." She smiled, standing up, and shuffling past the people, as Chad stood and followed.

"You know, I wasn't really scared." Chad said as he sat across from Taylor. They had relocated their date to the restaraunt next door to the theatre. "Sure you weren't." Taylor nodded. "No really, I wasn't. This was my plan all along." He reassured her. "You just keep telling yourself that." She replied with a small trace of a smile as she looked up at Chad. Chad's smile grew, as he looked at her, then back down at his food. He picked up his burger and took a bite. "You know, I'm glad you said yes to this." He told her. But once again, Chad had done it. He hadn't swallowed before he spoke, and Taylor's browline furrowed. "Um, I was too." She replied, looking back down at her food, and pushing the plate away from her an inch or two. Chad blushed, his cheeks turning a deep pink. He swallowed hard. "Sorry." He apoligized. "It's fine." Taylor said shaking her head. A beeping came from outside, and Tay looked out the window of the restaraunt. "Oh man, that's my dad." She blushed. How unlucky their table had been right beside the window. Well, it actually could have been worse. If it wasn't, her dad might have come in. "I'm sorry to run off like this." She said, standing up. "No, it's fine." Chad said, standing up as well. At least he has some manners... Taylor thought. "Well.. .bye..." She said. "Yeah, bye.. " Was Chad's response. They looked at each other, then at the floor akwardly. "See you at school tomorrow." Taylor said, breaking the silence. Chad had his chance, that had been a long moment. But no. So she grabbed her purse, waved and started for the door. When she was outside, Chad sat down and smacked his forehead. She has been waiting for a kiss! He realized. What he hadn't noticed was that Taylor's dad hadn't pulled away, and she had seen himself smack his forehead. A small smile grew over her face, as her dad pulled away.

Taylor arrived at school the next morning, happy as usual. As she walked across the front grass, towards the front of the school, Gabriella jogged to catch up. "Taylor! Hey Tay!" She said, hurrying to catch up with her friend. "Oh morning Brie!" "Morning." They both exchanged warm smiles, and continued to walk, this time together, towards the school doors. "So how was your date last night...?" Gabriella asked, not able to hold it in any longer. "What? Brie!" Taylor exclaimed. wide-eyed. "Don't worry, Troy told me. I didn't tell anyone, though I can't say the same for Chad." Gabriella said, a small smile on her delicate features. "He must really like you if he's telling everyone." Taylor's cheeks flushed pink. "Gabriella!" She said quietly. The petite brunette gave Taylor a look, and Tay couldn't help but smile. "Okay, so we went on a date." She said, earning a 'go on' look. "And we went to a movie. But he got to scared, so we skipped out on it and went to dinner." She continued, ignoring Brie's giggling. "But then my dad came, and cut it short." She finished. Gabriella looked at her, waiting for her to go on. Taylor kept walking, Brie by her side, until she realized her friend was still looking at her. "What?" "And then what happened...?" Taylor sighed. "I said I'd see him today at school." She replied, opening the heavy front door, and entering the school. Gabriella shook her head as she too entered the building. "That's it? What did he do?" "Nothing." "Nothing?!" "Gabs, I said nothing." Gabriella nodded her head, and followed Taylor to her locker. Kelsi was already there, waiting. "Tay!" She squealed. "Kelsi?" Was Taylor's response. "A date!" Kelsi replied with a smile. "Gabriella! You said you didn't tell anyone!" Gabriella shook her head, wide eyed. "I didn't!" "No, no no, Jason told me, not Brie." Kelsi quickly corrected in a small voice. The two taller girls grinned. "We were just talking!" Kelsi protested, adjusting her glasses. "Anyways, that's great!" She said to Taylor. "Meh." Tay responded, not noticing the look the composer gave her. "We'll explain later, there's the bell." Gabriella told Kelsi, as the three girls went off to class.

First period had been called off for the basketball team, so they could have an extra practice. Just because they won the championships, didn't mean they could get lazy. Troy and the boys suited up, and made their way out onto the court. "Hey." Troy said, pulling his curly haired friend aside as the other began taking warm up shots. "How'd it go last night?" "Oh man I really messed up!" Chad groaned, making a face. "I'm sure it wasn't that bad." T said, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Oh it was. Her dad came to pick her up before we could have dessert, and she was totally waiting for me to kiss her! I'll only realized that when she left." Chad pouted. Troy cracked a grin. "We'll, you'll do better next time man, don't worry." He said, patting Chad's shoulder, and running off to join the other. "You'll do better next time." Chad mimicked in a funny voice, slumping off after his friend. He really didn't know why he cared so much. She was just an elevated IQ girl. . . .

So that night, Chad went home, and sat. He sat, and stared. It was nearly 7:00 when he finally picked up the phone, and read the numbers of the paper he been staring at for what seemed like hours, dialing the number, and waiting. Ring... ring... ring.. .Hello? Click! As soon as someone's voice was heard, Chad panicked, and hung up the phone. What was with him? Chad was usually not like this. Chad was bold, and forward. Chad was funny, and strong. But with Taylor, Chad was just nervous. At the championship game, he easily asked her to the after party. But after that, he started to like her. More and more. With that came nerves, fear, and anxiety. Seconds later, his phone rang. He grabbed it and flipped it open, thinking it might be Troy. "Yo?" "Um, Chad? It's Taylor. Did you just call my house... and hang up?" She asked, her voice sounding confussed. "Uh, yeah, uh sorry my bad. Leaned on the button." He said quickly. "Oh. Well what did you want?" She asked him. "I uh... I ..." Taking a deep breath, he decided to just say it. "You wanna go out? I mean, like, go out." He repeated, hoping she understood, and wouldn't make him say it again. "..." There was a long pause, and Chad worried. Oh no, I did something wrong again... "I'd love to Chad." She said finally, well she sat on the other end of the line, grinning. "Really? You would? I mean, why wouldn't you? Okay..." Taylor laughed. "I'll talk to you later." She said. "Bye." Chad replied, relaxing. "Bye." Click.