The room fell silent as we all heard the words that came out of my mouth.

Michelle came to sit next to me. "Jess, you've known her for a day."

I nodded. "I know, and I know this is all going really fast, it's just that we really connect. The things she does to me when she looks at me or touches me." I looked at them convincingly. "You guys, I've never felt anything like this before."

Grace chuckled. "Well, I sure have never seen you like this. But how do you know if it's love?"

I stared into nothing. "I don't know, it just feels like it. This is not just some crush." I smiled. "Every bone in my body tells me this is right."

"Hmm, can I have your bones? Mine always tell me it's going great and in the end I always get my heart broken." Michelle stated dryly.

"Well, Jessie's bones could still be wrong." Grace added sceptically. "After all, she has only known her for a day."

"Yeah I know, but she seems to trust her bones completely." Michelle giggled. "I envy her and her bones."

I looked at them a little confused. "Since when did this conversation become an analysis about my bones?"

Michelle and Grace both chuckled. "So sorry. Please continue." Michelle said teasingly.

I sighed. "You two are a pain in my butt." I assured them.

"It's our mission in life." Grace stated. "But seriously, go on. When are you gonna see her again?"

"Tonight." My face lit up as I said it. "We're going on a date."

"Nice." Michelle said, nodding approvingly.

"Yeah, she's picking me up at seven."

Grace got up. "Well, then you won't have to start getting ready till six, so we got a couple of hours to spare." she said. "Wanna hit the shops? We can buy you a new outfit, and I need new shoes."

I nodded. Getting a new outfit sounded like a good plan. I wanted to wear something that would make Katie's eyes fall out of her sockets. Dress to kill, so to speak. It was of course the first official date with the most beautiful girl I knew, and I wanted to look great.

"Let's ask Susanna if she's coming too. Is she in her room?" I wondered.

"Yeah, she is." Michelle said. "We can go by and pick her up if she wants to come."

So the plan was made. We all headed out the door and picked up Susanna, who had nothing to do and was dying to hear all about my night with Katie, so of course she was more than happy to tag along.

We shopped for about two hours and Grace bought her new pair of shoes, and a blouse that she absolutely adored. Michelle and Susanna didn't buy anything. They were both very picky when it came to clothing and they wouldn't settle for something they only liked. No, they had to love it and since they couldn't find anything, they went home empty handed. I, on the other hand, did find my stunning outfit. It was a matching blue shirt and blouse and Michelle suggested to bring a drool cup for Katie if I was going to wear that. Needless to say, that was my outfit for the night and I had the perfect pants at home to complete it.

Back to our room it was almost six, so I took a shower. When I was done I found the three other girls sitting on the bed, playing some kind of card game and apparently having a lot of fun in the process, since they were all laughing their asses off.

"Michelle, you are such a cheat!" I heard Susanna cry out. "You totally had that Ace hidden somewhere."

"I did not!" she defended herself. "You just can't take your loss."

I smirked as I heard their friendly battle. "Suzy, Michelle always cheats."

"Hey, stay out of it." Michelle said playfully.

"Whatever." I sighed. "What time is it?" I asked no one in particular.

Grace turned her head towards me. "It's 6.20. You have all the time in the world."

I smiled. Yes, all the time in the world to get ready and kick their asses out of here before Katie showed up. I knew they would be all over her and I wouldn't want Katie go through that just yet, and I wouldn't give them the satisfaction of it. Anyway, one thing at the time, so I got myself over to my desk and started putting on make-up, while Susanna and Grace were ordering Michelle to take the hidden cards out of her sleeve, which of course, she refused to do, because she didn't have any. Sure.

I didn't go crazy with the make-up. Just a little bit to make my eyes come out and a little colour on my cheeks. When I was done with my eyes and hair and got up and let the girls admire me for a minute. I had done my best to look great and I must say, I was quite happy with the result. Ok, next step, throw friends and sister out.

"So, ehm," I started. "It's 6.40." I said, hoping they would get the hint.

"Yup." Michelle answered casually.

"She will be here soon." I said.

Susanna smiled in my direction. "Yes, only twenty minutes or so." she said as she shuffled the cards for another round. Apparently they had no intentions of leaving. Argh.

I sighed. "So shouldn't you be going somewhere?" I asked them.

"Nah, we're quite comfortable." Grace chuckled.

Brats. "You are seriously not thinking of being here when she comes?"

"Oh, but we seriously were." Michelle answered teasingly. I looked at her apprehensively. "Aw, you didn't really think we were gonna miss all the fun, did you?" she added when she saw my expression.

"Well, yeah." I said firmly. "You are so not gonna be here when she gets here. You're gonna be a pain in my ass, I know it."

Luckily, Grace had a heart. "I tell you what, we'll be out of here in ten minutes ok? Just let us finish the game."

"Thank you." I said gratefully.

Michelle put on a disappointed face as she looked over at Grace. "Hey, who's side are you on?"

Grace chuckled. "She could always be here early." she said in a conspiring way to Michelle.

I sighed as I realized I was not going to win this battle. I sat back and watched them play their game while Michelle was once again cheating her ass off in a not so subtle way. I looked at the clock. Ten more minutes to go. I wondered where we were going, what she had planned. I couldn't wait but I was also feeling a little nervous. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. I sat up straight as if struck by lightning as I stumbled. "She's early."

They all looked at me as if they expected me to do something. "What?" I asked.

"Shouldn't you be opening the door or something?" Susanna wondered.

Right. That might be an idea. Wow, I was more nervous than I thought. I got up slowly and I walked over to the door. I took a deep breath, trying to ignore the stares in my back and I opened the door. As I saw her standing in the doorway I was suddenly very aware of my heartbeat, thumping on overdrive. Oh good God! She looked absolutely gorgeous and she had the cutest little smile on her face.

"Hey." she said.

She's talking to me, I should do something, probably say something back.

I swallowed away the lump in my throat. "Hey." I managed, trying to sound very casual.

"Sorry I'm a little early." she said. "I didn't want to be late and I figured I'd go early in case I couldn't find it and I had to search for your room so I calculated in some time." she rambled.

Aw, that was just too cute. "Sure, no problem." I said reassuringly.

Ok, what next? Not inviting her in would maybe be kind of rude, but then again, the coyotes were in there. I figured she was gonna have to face them sooner or later so I stepped aside and I gave her a little wave. "Wanna come in?" I asked.

"Sure." she said. She took a step into the room but before she went passed me she leaned over and gave me a quick kiss on my mouth. I was a little flustered but no less amused. I closed the door and saw the coyotes sitting there with stupid grins on their faces.

"Hi." I heard Katie say.

"Hey." they greeted her.

"Katie, this is my sister Grace, and those two are Michelle and Susanna." I said as I introduced them. "Guys, I think you know Katie."

"Nice to see you again." Grace said.

"Yeah, you too." Katie answered.

Michelle grinned. "Got into any bar fights lately?" she asked smiling.

I gave Michelle an evil stare, but Katie didn't seem to mind. "Nah, I've had my fair share of bar fights for the next lifetime." she said casually, but smiling.

Susanna chuckled. "Thanks again for the drinks and all last night. It was really nice of you."

"Oh, no problem." Katie answered.

Michelle chuckled. "Good thing Jess was with us, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten any free drinks."

If I was standing closer to Michelle she would have gotten a big punch right about now, but since she was sitting far away from me I could do no such thing and I decided against running over to her to give it to her. That would probably look kinda weird.

Instead I gently touched Katie's arm. "Wanna go?" I asked her, I'm pretty sure it didn't sound all too pleading.

She gave me a smile. "Sure."

I gave the girls a little wave. "Great, we're off. Don't wait up, bye." I said as I practically dragged Katie towards the door, glad to be out of there.

"See you later guys." Katie said.

"Bye, now be good, you two." Grace giggled.

"Sure we will." I shot back. "Bye." And with that we walked out the door.

"Sorry about that." I said, as I closed the door behind us. "They are pains in my butt."

Katie giggled. "Oh, don't worry about it. It wasn't that bad."

"Yeah, they went easy on you." I smiled. "Let that be a warning for the next time."

Katie just smiled. "Well, for you I'll face everything." she said sweetly.

Wham. My heart stopped again. I could just feel the blush coming on to my cheeks and all I could do was grin goofily.

She suddenly put her arm around my waist and pulled me towards her. Her lips found mine and my mind went blank. I felt my belly going crazy as she gently trailed my lips with her tongue. When we slowly parted it took a few seconds for me to regain my composure.

"So…. Yeah. That was ehm…. Yeah." I mumbled.

"I know this is usually the way to end a date instead of starting it, but I kinda couldn't wait." she said apologetically.

"Oh, well, I don't mind at all." I chuckled. "Not at all."

She smiled. "So? Ready for our date? I got reservations." she said.

"I sure am." I answered. She took my hand and I let her guide me to wherever we were going. It didn't really matter where it was anyway, as long as I was with her. Oh, this night was gonna be great.