"Hi." I glanced up, awkwardly at him, not sure what to do.
"Hello. You look very lovely tonight." Typical. Guy picks the girl up, tells her she looks lovely and they head out into the night.
I blushed severely, "Thanks," I mumbled. He flashed a brilliant smile and then led the way to his shiny Volvo.
In an odd way, I was jealous of Edward. He was so breathtakingly gorgeous, of course. He had nice, shiny cars. He had every girl in the school drooling over him. I wondered what it must be like for him.
He walked over to the passenger side and opened the door for me. That was oddly surprising. This was the first time anyone ever held a door open for me.
"Thanks," I said and I climbed into the passenger seat. In just a second he was seated in the driver's side starting the engine. I saw Charlie peek through the living room curtains.
"So," He smiled at me and started backing out of the driveway. "Where would you like to go tonight?" The smile on his face never faded. Ugh. He was so beautiful.
"Umm…" I fiddled with a lose thread on my jacket. "I don't care, where do you wanna go?" I looked up at him, and he was staring down at me, gazing into my eyes, holding me there. I realized we were at a stop light.
"How about Elle Marie?" He suggested as we pulled out into the intersection.
"Sounds great," I smiled at him tentatively.
"So, how are things with Mike?" He asked a tint of humor in his voice.
I remembered how I had almost had to lie to Mike today so that I could sneak out with Edward. A wave of guilt washed over me. Then I remember how he had cancelled on me, which, for him, was not normal. He never cancelled on me, so this 'church thing' must be awfully important.
Edward saw the confused look on my face and said, "What are you thinking?"
To that, I really didn't know what to say. I didn't want to tell him about this Mike situation. Then a question popped up in my head-a good one, at that.
"Well…" I started, but halfway through I got a little embarrassed to say the rest.
"Tell me." He said, anxiously.
"I was wondering…why…you would ask me to dinner, if you knew I was dating Mike." I flushed deep scarlet and looked away, not letting him see.
His brow furrowed, and then he smiled. "Why, then, would you say yes to me, if you were dating Mike?" He asked, with a little chuckle.
Oh no. I had never thought of that.