That night Skwirely walked into the living room of the treehouse waiting for John and butterflies waging a war with her stomach.
"I want you home by 9:00 young lady any later than that and I'm going to hunt you down like a bloodhound" Wally said as Skwirely stared into his eyes pleading with him.
"10:00 my final offer and I suggest you take it dad because I'm a master negotiator if I need to be, It'd take us an hour just to get to the restaurant, another hour to eat, and then another hour to play one round of mini golf" Skwirely said as Wally saw that she was right.
"Fine 10:00 no later and if you do get back later I will be meeting this boy and his face will be meeting my fists".
"Wally sweetie everybody knows your bark is worse than your bite, now if you were to do something tonight I'd be very surprised" Wendy said kissing him as he looked back at Skwirely who shrugged smiling.
John walked into the living room as he saw how beautiful Skwirely looked and she smiled at him as Wally looked at the both of them.
"All right you two have fun tonight and remember if you two start dating I will be watching the two of you like a hawk if you know what I mean" Wally said as Skwirely couldn't hold her laughter in when she saw five year old Mushi walking into the living room with David.
"Now remember David her curfew's 8:00, don't give her any candy before bedtime, she drinks from a sippie cup, and absolutely no disagreeing with her because if you do your in for a long night" Skwirely said smirking.
John wasn't bluffing when he said he was going to post millions of pictures of David and Mushi around the treehouse and on his Myspace as pictures of David and Mushi surrounded the treehouse walls.
"He even got my good side he's a great photo man, and just look at the way he features you kissing me just great" Mushi said kissing David as John smiled and David already had a plan cooked up for him.
"Well let's get going it's almost past David's dates curfew and then the real fun can begin, seeing not all of us are five years old and all" John said smirking as David smirked back at him.
"His parents didn't die in a fire Skwirely they were junkies and offed themselves one night in a crazy high, he says they died in a fire because he's ashamed of them" David said as an angry fire grew in John's eyes and Skwirely saw it.
"It doesn't matter how his parents died David, the only thing that matters is that he's with me, your not, and everything is right in the dating world" Skwirely said as David grinned wider.
They OD'd on coke and crystal meth by the time the cops found them John and Chrissy were in different parts of the world, Chrissy went to play princess and John went to be an orphan bouncing from family to family" David said as John turned around and pinned him against the wall with everybody looking on.
"All right my parents were druggies so what they weren't the only people who used them, they used them too much and that became their downfall in the end" John said as Skwirely slowly walked up to him and placed one of her hands on his shoulders as the tears came and she led him outside.
"It's fine that you didn't tell me how they really died John, I mean I would have been just as ashamed as you are right now" Skwirely said as John looked into her eyes tears still falling from his.
"Your like a puzzle John but that's what I like most about you, I like puzzles because you never know what the picture is until your finished".
"Yea unless you look at the box and see what the puzzle is supposed to look like in the end, but I don't have a box to go to my puzzle".
"That is so cheating at least in my eyes it is, that's why I don't look at the box when I do puzzles and it takes me about four and a half hours to get a 200 piece puzzle done".
"I knew he was going to find the truth sometime but I wasn't ready for it when he decided to let it fall out of his lips" John said as Skwirely lightly kissed his cheek and he blushed.
"I know most people are afraid of people that have puzzles in their selves but not me, I like people with puzzles because I just put them together and marvel at their picture when the puzzle is put together" Skwirely said as David walked out with a smile still on his face.
"What are you smiling about Pre School dater?, at least my date doesn't have to be in by 7:30 whereas yours will be cranky all night if she doesn't get home for curfew".
"I'm smiling because Skwirely will never ask you for a second date after you lied about your parents and family life, you are so not going out with her anymore" David said as Skwirely kissed John again and he smiled at David.
"To clear some things up we will be going on a second date because I'm falling for him, what can I say I'm a sucker for a boy with a puzzle inside of him" Skwirely said as John smiled wider than David seeing he was with the one girl besides Amanda that understood him inside out.
Amanda came running out with Tyler as she had an angry expression on her face and John knew what it was about.
"Hello John and what's victim number seven's name if you don't mind me asking, I mean we can all be friends here even if John did promise he would date me next" Amanda said as Skwirely looked at Amanda and John looked up at Tyler.
"He may have promised to date you next you brown haired bimbo but who does it look like he's running with?" Skwirely asked as Amanda smirked at her.
"I give it a week two tops and then things are going to get weird for him, and when things get weird for him he can go one of two ways one he cries over his junkie parents, or two he'll leave you and move on to the next heart he can target" Amanda said as John couldn't believe what Amanda was saying about him.
"We're so not friends anymore Amanda I mean what is your obsession with me and dating?, you have Tyler and you should be lucky you have him" John said as Amanda pulled John aside as Skwirely and the rest went to go get a table.
"What do you want me to do John color my hair red like hers?, tell you lies and tall tales about how I love that you're a puzzle?, or giggle every time you walk into the room?".
"What I want you to do is stop trying to break things off with me and my girlfriends, I mean you don't see me jumping down Tyler's back for taking you out tonight do you?".
"Would you really John?, I mean I wish you would because I just invited him out tonight to make you jealous" Amanda said as John shoved past her and walked into Tijuana Flatts with her still whispering angrily at him.
"This girl doesn't stand a chance with you John, I mean just look at what the last girl you dated that wasn't me did to you".
"Skwirely is different and that's her name for future reference Skwirely, remember it because if you don't you can just call her John's girlfriend if you like" John said as Amanda's stout came back.
"Hey guys what took you so long to get back here?, Is there a problem with me and you dating Johnny?" Skwirely asked as John shook his head no and Amanda nodded her head.
"Don't worry about her she's just jealous that I won't date her when she claims I promised her I would, I clearly said we'll see how Junior High turns out and if she's still interested then I'll date her".
"That doesn't sound like a promise to me it sounds like an all expense paid ticket to date whoever you want, and in your case that would be me".
Amanda stormed from the table as Tyler followed her hoping to get Amanda to be his girlfriend seeing that John was taken by Skwirely.
"Hey Mandy wait up maybe we can talk about this, I mean there are other ways to go about making John jealous" Tyler said as Amanda slowly looked up at him and he held a smile on his face.
"What are you talking about there is no way to get even with him he's won and I've lost his friendship because I was stupid" Amanda said as Tyler gently touched her hand and she looked up at him with her eyes bloodshot.
"We could date Mandy I mean I have just as big as a puzzle that John has, but the difference between us is I will lay my puzzle out there where as John will just make more pieces to be put together".
"So basically I will have a better time figuring you out then I will John because he has too many pieces to begin with".
Tyler nodded as Amanda smiled and walked with him hand in hand back to the table as a yelling match was going on between David and Mushi.
"Nuh uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'm five and three quarters and don't you forget it for the life of you" Mushi said as David threw his hands over his face.
"It's the same fucking thing five and five and three quarters are exactly the same you just added three quarters to it" David said as Mushi got a confused look on her face.
"I added .75 to my five but wouldn't that make it 5.75?, what are you saying to me you weird, weird little man?".
John and Skwirely cracked up as David angrily glared at Mushi and she stared back at him thinking they were having a staring contest.
"I will so win I've been staring since I was old enough to crawl, my sister hates these contests because I'll never give up" Mushi said as David angrily turned his head back to John and she smiled.
"I win I win ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha now let's play Jacks I rule that game also, in fact my friends put money on games and I always win".
"I wasn't playing one of your stupid games I was staring at you because your getting on my last nerve and in about two seconds I'm going to send you home without dinner" David said as John couldn't help but burst out laughing as the table joined in.
"You sound like her father Dave, I mean you want Skwirely to date you but it's like are you absolutely serious?" John asked as Skwirely nodded her head and even Tyler held a smirk on his face.
"Hola Senior and Seniorita's and welcome to Tijuana Flats what are we having to drink everyone?" A waitress asked as Mushi's eyes got into a puppy dog pout and she stared at David.
"Please can I have a milkshake please, please, please, please, pppllleeeaaassseee?, and I want chocolate with chocolate chips and hot fudge dipped with Gummy bears" Mushi pleaded as David could just stare at her.
"Crazy girl this is an authentic Mexican experience meaning no stupid milkshakes are made here, you can have some tequila to tidy you over or maybe you'd like a Margarita?" David said as Mushi added a puppy whimper and the waitress had no choice but to feel bad for her and the table all awed at Mushi.
"Not to fret little Senorita I'm a mother of three and I know how to make homemade milkshakes, that was Chocolate, with chocolate chips, and hot fudge dipped with gummy bears right?" The waitress asked as the pout became a smile and Mushi nodded.
"And for the rest of you what are we drinking, and how dare this little girl's date offer her alcohol, I mean after all she's five and three quarters isn't she?".
"I'll have a Coke and keep em coming, and as for this little girl's date I think she's just become a free agent after tonight, unless she wants a daddy telling her what to do on all of her dates" Amanda said as John snickered wondering how many KND agents hit his Myspace page.
"Trust me lady if you go one round with this girl in a boxing ring your going to tear your hair out just like I want to now, and you'd also offer her alcohol just to shut her yap" David said as Mushi put her hands on her chin panting and John laughed at her.
"Yap, yap, yap, yap I'm a puppy and I never shut my yap, yap, yap, yap, yap and I have a tail that wags, a pink tongue good for kissing, and soft, silky, fur that will win dog shows for years to come".
"Aren't you a little cutie pie and a half?, I'll get the other orders then you will get the biggest, bestest, frothiest, milkshake I can make" The waitress said as David looked like he wanted to faint at the words biggest, bestest and frothiest and Mushi giggled demonically.
"This is going to be a first date to remember David, something you can tell the other agents about and they can tell their kids and then their kids can tell their kids and so's on and so's forth" Mushi said her butt bouncing on the booth bench a mile a minute.
"I'll have a Dr. Pepper and like the kid's Coke keep em coming I have a feeling this date just became a lot more interesting" Tyler said as Mushi was still bouncing up and down giggling and rubbing her stomach.
"I'm a little teapot short and stout, I love to jump because that's what I'm about, I never get all steamed up and I never shout, and lastly you'll never see me pout so tip me over and see what I'm about" Mushi sang as the table awed at her rendition of I'm a little teapot and David was up next for a drink order.
"I'll have tequila shots and keep them coming, don't worry about my ID I'm really, really, really, really short for my age" David said as the waitress smiled at him and pointed at the fountain drinks.
"I can give you any one of these without an ID, but if you want liquor your going to need to show me some ID or I'll show you some soda if you get my drift" the waitress said as David moaned and pointed at lemonade as the waitress wrote it down.
"All right I have three orders but there are more people here so let's go to the ladies and one gentleman next then I'll get everybody's drinks".
"I'll have a Mountain Dew and free refills all night if you don't mind, plus I'd like some Quesadillas for me and my friends when you have a chance and nachos without the peppers if you don't mind" Skwirely said as the woman wrote down her order.
"I'll have a root beer and make sure the foam is on the top of the cup because I like to suck it down, also I heard you had chilled glasses here is that true?" Jessie asked as the waitress nodded and he held a smile on his face
"And lastly little lady what will we have and then I can go get the orders ready for everybody's drinks, and hopefully for their dinners soon enough".
After dinner the date went to Mini Golf where Mushi held a pout at David as he tried his best to ignore her.
"I want some pink lemonade and since you're my date you have to get it for me because if you don't I'll go to my mommy and daddy and tell them how mean you are" Mushi said as David putt his ball and it hit a wall almost hitting him.
"Look you little complainer you had a milkshake tonight, you have the liberty of my company, and lastly you have the hopes of another date with me" David said as Megan Skwirely's friend couldn't keep her eyes off him.
"Uhh yea Megs the holes this way and you hitting the ball in the opposite direction, which begs the question what's up with you?" Skwirely asked as Megan's ball landed in the parking lot.
"Oops my bad I guess I don't know my own strength huh Graham Cracker, well I better go get that you guys just move on without me" Megan said chasing her ball as Jessie knew exactly what Megan's problem was.
"She's in love with Romeo over there you blind as a bat girl, that's what her problem is she sees him with a girl half his age and she can't stand the thought of this Mushi" Jessie said when they reached the next hole and Skwirely stared at Megan who smiled when she saw David putting.
"Get me pink lemonade, get me pink lemonade, get me my pink lemonade you bad dater I want pink lemonade" Mushi said stomping her foot as David once again turned to look at her.
"Listen you little complainer I'm about two seconds to taking you home and coming back here with my friends, now we all know the last thing you need is more sugar so no lemonade get the picture?" David asked as Mushi pouted her lip and John had no choice but to give her lemonade.
"Here sweetie and whatever else you or my date wants you both will get, because your date doesn't know the first thing about dating" John said as Mushi happily grabbed the cup and started slurping pink lemonade and smiling.
"At least somebody here knows how to be a good date, and thank you Mr. John for the lemonade if there's anything else I want I'll be sure to let my date know" Mushi said as Skwirely kissed John and he kissed her back with Megan becoming hypnotized by David's hazel eyes.
"I got lemonade, I got lemonade, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, haaaaaaaaa. Now I'm a happy little girl and a happy girl is always the best girl".
"Yea I don't think she meant to spoil the happy girl into being happy, now shut your mouth if you know how and let me putt" David said as Mushi angrily whacked him in the back of his knees with her putter.
"If I knew this date was going to be all about you I would have told my sister no when she paid me to go on the date".
Everybody awed at Mushi as David threw his putter on the ground and stared angrily at Mushi who was sipping her lemonade and smiling at him.
"Looks like you got served little man, I mean how pathetic is it when your date has to be paid to date you?" Skwirely asked as Mushi putt her ball in the hole in one shot and smiled at David.
"Wow this is really hard Dave, maybe you should sit out and let me hit for you the rest of the game huh sweetie?" Mushi asked as David angrily picked her up and the other's followed to Wendy's car as she pulled up to drop them off at the treehouse.
"Thank God you're here, now I can go and take a large aspirin and wish this night never happened" David said rubbing his head as Mushi smiled at him.
"Just think what our second date will be like, I mean just think we're going to be doing a lot of dating because I like you a lot and I think you deserve some Mushi time of your own".
Wendy pulled into the treehouse driveway and all the kids stood on the porch looking at each other as Wally flicked the porch light on and quickly looked out the window as John and Skwirely leaned in kissing.
"Well I'm not one to kiss on the first date because my sissy says that makes me too easy, but the second date just be ready to kiss" Mushi said walking past David and opening the treehouse door.
"Hi ya Mr. Wally what are we doing spying on your daughter?, or are we just looking for rain?".
"Wally quickly turned around at the sound of Mushi's voice and he saw her sipping her pink lemonade and smiling at him.
"No I was just giving these windows a nice good scrubbing because the streak marks on them are horrible, now kindly leave me to my window cleaning Mushi" Wally said as Mushi smiled back and skipped off swinging her cup this way and that.
"I had a great night tonight John, and I would like to know if you were willing to take a chance and be my boyfriend?" Skwirely asked as David shoved his hand over John's mouth before he could respond.
"No he's not interested in becoming your boyfriend because you have somebody else interested in you, now why don't we talk more about us Skwirely" David said as Megan stared at him with a longing expression on her face.
"Well it's been fun Megan but I need to be running along seeing I promised Skwirely I'd give you one date and you got it, so have a good life, have nice dreams, and never speak to me again" Jessie said skipping off as Megan slowly walked up to David her heels swinging back and forth on the porch as Skwirely smiled.
"Looks like Mushi has her work cut out for her hey Megan?, maybe you should try talking to him for half a second".
"All right kids get in here, Megan your mom said you can spend the night here tonight and John congratulations on your first kiss" Rachel said ruffling his hair.
"You should be congratulating him on his second and hopefully final girlfriend, me, me, me, me, and me Skwirely Beatles".
"Just watch your step young man because now that your dating my daughter things are going to be very awkward towards us, there's going to be times when I love the fact that your dating her and times when I'm going to hate the ground you walk on" Wally said as John was held back from his room.
"I don't know what your so scared of Mr. Beatles, I mean I'm not exactly Charles Manson am I?" John asked as Wally's shadow towered over John.
"If you hurt her heart I'm going to hurt the rest of you if you catch my drift little boy".
"I will never hurt her Mr. Beatles your just going to have to trust me on this, because my word is iron plaid".
"John sweetie I was wondering since we're boyfriend and girlfriend do you think we could sleep in the same room tonight?" Skwirely asked as Wally shook his head no and John smiled leading Skwirely to his room.
That's it for now I hope you guys like it please reply to this chapter and I would love some feedback on the side of this ff seeing I already have feedback on the Just Expressing side and I would like to thank everybody for replying.
