Chapter 3: A New Outlook
Sirius had stayed with Ell the whole day at work, and everyone was working hard to get the park ready for the off season. Even though he was not working, Sirius offered a helping hand in moving everything. They moved everything over to the other side of the park, and Sirius gave Ell a ride back to her parents' car. A little later in the evening there was a get together at the restaurant across the street. Ell was not supposed to go to parties, but she was hungry, and this was not exactly a party. She invited Sirius along and they hung out. Right before they went into the restaurant, Ell stopped Sirius and told him that she needed to talk to him. Slowly their walk grew to a halt, and Ell turned to face Sirius. "I don't really know how to say this, or ask this…" "Well put it in the simplest of terms you know how." "Well…err…I was just wondering…do you have a girlfriend?" "No, you know something; I've never really had a serious girlfriend." "Well…err…I could be your serious girlfriend." "Why not?" At that they walk into the restaurant together, and try finding a place to sit. Most of the big booths are taken up, so the find a small two person booth next to their friends and have a seat.
"Aw look at that, Ell and Sirius are on a date. Ell and Sirius sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G" "Gosh Damn, It is NOT a DATE! Would you guys grow up already?" At this point in time, Ell had just lied to her friends, because it was in fact a date. Maybe not a bone-a-fide official, top of the line first date, but it was definitely a date. Ell was the happiest she had been in quite some time. She had found a guy that treated her with respect, and cared about her feelings, someone she knew she would be dating for a long time. Sirius was not too sure to make of the situation at first. He actually had a girlfriend, but did not really know anything save from what he had seen and heard from his friends and parents.
Sirius and Ell became so busy with school, that they were not able to really spend much time together. As a matter of fact, the next time they were able to see each other was at the Grape Cake Holiday Shindig. Ironically it was at the exact same restaurant that they had first started dating. They exchanged gifts, neither person mentioning anything about getting the other a gift. Ell pulls out a CD and hands it to Sirius, and likewise, Sirius hands Ell a CD. They never once spoke about the gifts, and here they were, handing each other CD's.