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"Where the hell have you been?" Asked Roman when he saw me in school this morning. We haven't talked since the day I left to go to New York and I understand why he was wondering where I was. Looking into my locker to put my bags away, I was distracted a bit because I was too busy thinking about the same girl that's been in my head for weeks.

"I went to New York." I simply replied. "Don't worry, it's because I wanted to."

Roman's eyes widened. "Did you find Leah?"

"I'm right here." Someone said from behind Roman. When we both looked, it was Leah walking up to us with a smile on her face and her two bags in hand. She had on blue jeans, and a blue shirt with a grey sweater and a black coat. Her long brown hair was in a braid, showing more of her eyes. Roman and Leah hugged after greeting each other before she walked over to me. I gave her a hug that lasted a little longer than usual until Roman cleared his throat. Leah looked away shyly before going to her locker afterwards, and putting her bag away.

"Roman...I just wanted to say thanks for submitting my application for college." I told him while she wasn't paying attention. "I know you were just trying to be a good friend and I appreciate that. I apologize for how I acted, you were just trying to help."

We shook hands and nodded. "It's alright. I know you were going through a rough patch, but regardless, I should have told you instead of waiting until you said something."

People who recognized Leah were beginning to greet her as they walked past and I couldn't take my eyes off of her. I've been thinking of ways to make it up to her and I've started by leaving notes for her. I watched as she looked down and bent over to pick something up. It was the first note of possibly more to come, that I had slid into her locker and watched as she smiled before folding it back up and putting it into her folder that she held underneath her books.

"Dean, let's go to class." Leah said when the bell rang.

"Can we ditch today?" I asked a bit tired and not wanting to go. I had gotten back into the habit of not going to class as much or as early as before and I know it's a bad habit that I needed to get out of.

Leah gave me a look and it was enough for me to grab my books and close my locker. I cleared my throat when I looked at Roman and heard him chuckle as he looked at me.

"I'm - uh - gonna go to class." I told him. "I'll see you around...yeah."

We patted each other on the back and made our way to class.

"Can I sit next to you again?" Leah asked as she held on to my arm.

I smiled at her. "Of course. You don't have to ask."

We got into the room and saw Mr. Stapp smile at Leah. "Welcome back, Ms. Lopez."

"Thanks." Leah replied with a smile. "When are the papers due?"

"At the end of the week, but I'll gladly take yours now if you have it." Mr. Stapp replied. "Do you have yours, Mr. Ambrose?"

I blinked a few times and dug through my books and folder until I found it, completely finished. I stayed up reading it over and over again to make sure it's what I wanted to give in. I went to my seat with Leah walking behind me and saw Antonio staring.

"Hey, Leah." He said. "Would you like to go out with me sometime?"

I sat in my seat and looked at her as she sat down. "No thanks."

His face dropped as he looked down. "But nobody ever turns me down."

"Well I just did." Leah replied. "You can turn around now and go on with your day."

I chuckled softly an saw her smile at me.

"Class, if you need to work on your papers, do so now." Mr. Stapp began after taking attendance. "They are due at the end of the week and if you don't hand it in, there's a good chance that you'll fail the class. You don't want to stay here another semester for failing a class and having everyone look at you as the one who didn't graduate with them. This is your senior year. Don't mess it up by not doing what you're supposed to and having to suffer the consequences at the end of the year."

"I was thinking that maybe we can spend Christmas and New Years together." I told Leah quietly. Her blue eyes looked over at me and there was a sparkle in them.

"That sounds like a good idea." She replied. "I don't wanna spend it alone. But that doesn't get you off the hook."

"Yeah, sure." I replied, nodding. I broke out into a chuckle when she smiled, though I knew that she was serious. "Do'nt worry. I'll get back in your good graces."

I suddenly got this urge to just kiss her. I wanted to take her face in my hands and feel Leah's lips against mine. Taking my eyes off of her pink lips, I shook my head to clear them of the thougts I had in them.

After class finished, we went to our next class after putting our books away and it was Gym. We hated the class for how boring it was, but it was like a free period for us. We didn't do anything other than a few warm ups and then sat down on the bleachers. I was about to talk about if she wanted to hang out for lunch but something else came to mind. Waiting outside of the gym doors while the students continued to pour out, I found myself stroking her arms as she rested against the wall.

O.O

I rested my arms on Dean's shoulders and laced my fingers together behind his neck. Playing with his hair, Dean's hands slid down my back to my waist. I felt like I was in heaven, being in this kind of embrace with him and I didn't want to let him go. Dean still had some making up to do, even though he's been doing a lot of it the last few days. I wasn't going to give in that easily, no matter how tempting it was to ask him for more at the moment.

Sighing happily when he began to whisper sweet words in my ear, I bit my lip and closed my eyes. It was like music to my ears and my heart raced, nearly beating out of my chest and into my ears. When the gym teachers announced that we could start going into the gym, our attentions were bought back into reality and away from the world that involved just the two of us.

...

"Rumors are starting again that you and Dean are dating." Said Vanessa. She was one of my few friends in this school and if it wasn't for her sending me the assignments for the time that I was in New York, I would most likely fail the semester because of how many days I've missed.

"Let them say it." I told her.

Vanessa looked at me. "Are you two dating?"

I thought for a moment and stayed quiet. "No, we're not. But we do have feelings for each other."

"This is Dean Ambrose we're talking about." Said Vanessa. "Since when is he the dating type?"

"He can be a really nice guy." I told her, defending Dean. "He's been good to everyone this semester, has he not?"

Vanessa thought for a moment. "That doesn't change my opinion of dating as far as Dean goes."

I blinked a few times and frowned as I looked around. I saw Dean talking with some of his friends and laughing.

"I'm not trying to make you feel bad." She added. "I just dont' want you to get hurt by someone who's just not the dating type of guy."

"What if it doesn't matter to me?" I asked.

She looked over at me. "That's on you. Just trying to help."

When Dean came to sit next to me, his smile faded when he noticed that I kept my eyes forward, and didn't budge or even flinch. "What's wrong?"

Grabbing his hand, I got up and took him aside. "Did something happen between you and Vanessa while I was gone? Or you and any other girl in this school that I should know about?"

Dean's eyes widened in disbelief. "No! Who said anything about me doing something with any girl in this school?"

"Nobody." I told him quietly. "But Vanessa keeps bothering me about how you're not the dating type of guy and how she doesn't want me to get hurt. I understand that she doesn't want me to get hurt, we're friends, but I'm not going to let her try to convince me that I shouldn't do anything with you because of rumors that we're dating and because of what she thinks about you. I just need to make sure that with your feelings for me, that you're ready for a commitment if that were to ever happen between us."

"Leah, I promise you that nothing ever happened with me and Vanessa since the day that her and I met." He told me. "Not with her or any other girl in this school. I'm not going to risk anything with you for something that she or anyone else tries to buzz in your ear. They say I'm not the dating type, then let them. You want me to prove to you that I'm willing to commit to you, then I'll show you. Go out with me tomorrow night."

"On a date?" I asked him, almost surprised.

Dean nodded. "Absolutely. A date, just you and me. Let them think what they want, but I'm not going to let you think that I'm not capable of loving someone because believe me when I say that I am."

He looked at me before walking away. But this time, I saw something in his blue eyes that I just never saw before. It was a look of desire, but it was a desire that didn't require lust. It was a want that didn't require physical intimacy. It was more of an emotional level and I couldn't put my finger on it.

I knew that Dean had gotten a bit annoyed but what just happened and I blamed myself a bit for that. I never doubted him when it came to romance and I never doubted that he was capable of ever having a successful relationship with someone.

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Opening my locker, I see a note fall out from the bottom. I picked it up and saw that it was Leah's handwriting. I had noticed it immediately, seeing her handwriting enough times to remember what it looks like, even with my eyes clothes.

'I'm sorry about earlier today. I'd like to go out on that date if the offer still stands. Did you really think I'd turn down you taking me out on a date? - Leah'

I smiled as I looked at the paper that she had neatly signed and drew a few things. Seeing Roman approaching me, I closed the note back up and put it in my pocket before he noticed anything.

"I'm taking Leah out on a date tomorrow night." I told him quickly. He smiled when he heard the news.

"Dean's growing up." Was all Roman said.

Giving him a look, I closed my locker. "Are you gonna give me some advice or not? I've never done this before and I don't know what the hell I'm gonna do."

The next night...

Roman allowed me to get ready at his place and gave me a few tips before heading out the door. Leah was next door at his cousin's house since she had become the best of friends with them and one of their girlfriends, Trinity.

"You really like this girl." Roman said. "So you take your time with her. Don't rush into it and don't force it. Things should come naturally. The good thing is that you two have already built a friendship and that's a good foundation to have going into this kind of relationship."

"People are saying that I'm never going to commit." I told him.

Roman looked at me. "Dean, since when do you care about what others think?"

"I don't!" I exclaimed, putting on my shoes. "But I care about what Leah thinks. I don't want the bad things that others say about me to have her think that I'm some kinda of douche bag when she sees the good in me."

The doorbell rang and we knew that it was Trinity and Roman's cousins with Leah. I sighed and made sure I was ready to go while Roman went downstairs to answer the door .I heard them greet each other and walked out of the room that I was in. Going downstairs, the first person that my eyes went to was Leah.

She had on a pink shirt wtih grey skinny jeans and black boots that reached half way up her calf. Leah had on a sweater with a black coat and that was unzippered and her long brown hair was out, reaching her hips. I grew weak when her blue eyes reached mine with a smile. Leah's turning me into a softie and I shook my head knowing that if it was any other girl, I wouldn't be feeling like this.

Roman turned to me as I put on my jacket. "Tonight, don't worry about everybody else. Just focus on you and Leah. Nobody else is making you happy right now, other than her. She's the only one you're dating, not the whole school, so don't worry about what they're thinking."

He gave me the keys to his car and told us to have fun as we made out way out into the cold air that was taking over Cincinatti. When we got in the car, it was silent as we made our way out of the driveway.

I told her, reassuringly. "As for tonight, I thought that maybe we could go to the movies. I know that you've been wanting to see that new movie so I thought we could see that and maybe grab a bite to eat afterwards."

"That sounds good." She replied. I grew silent again until we got to the movies and helped her out of the black, Tahoe SUV.

Getting in line and asking for two tickets, Leah knew that I was thinking about something, though she didn't bother to address it at the moment. I watched as we went upstairs and she took off her jacket and sweater. She fixed her hair and I felt my eyes linger on her as she did.

I kept thinking about what Roman had told me and I just couldn't get it out of my head. I was nervous as hell and I just wanted to call him to ask for even more advice. I wanted to show him though that I could do this on my own.

Leah started walking around as she looked at the games and I quickly followed her. She grabbed my hand and pulled me near the staircase that was nearby that goes down to the exit.

"What's wrong?" She asked softly. "You're too quiet."

"I'm nervous." I admitted to her. "I know I shouldn't be because of how comfortable we are around each other. But I've never done this before. I've never been on a date with someone. You're different than a lot of the girls around here, Leah and I want to make sure that I'm able to give you what you want and need. But I also don't want to disappoint you."

Her eyes softened. "Why would you disappoint me?"

"Because I'm not perfect." I told her, honestly. "I've made mistakes, I'm not rich and I'm not even halfway to being halfway rich. There's a lot of things I can't afford and I don't know if I'll be able to give you everything, Leah but I want to try. It's never been easy for me to open up like this, but with you, it's easier than it's ever been. Your happiness means a lot to me and the way I feel about you...I've never felt for anyone else. I'm just nervous."

Leah pulled me to her until I was close enough to rest my hands on her waist as she rested against the wall. "Objects aren't all that important to me. What matters is that I have you right by my side like you have been since day one. So what if we can't afford everything under the sun for each other, Dean. As long as I got you, I'll be okay. I think it's cute though that you're nervous."

I began stuttering, unable to form any words and heard her burst out into laughter. She wrapped her arms around my neck and laughed a bit longer as she rested her head on my shoulder. It felt right having her in my arms as mine circled her waist.

"Wanna go take a few pictures at the picture booth?" She asked as her fingers drew patterns on my shirt.

"I'm not much of a picture kind of person." I told her.

Leah poked her head up slightly and she pouted. "Please?"

"Okay, we're gonna have to talk about that 'cause I won't be able to say no if you pout like that." I told her, making her giggle and kiss my cheek.

Holding her hand, our fingers intertwined and we walked to the photo booth. We walked in and closed the curtain as she sat on my lap with the chair only fitting one person. Leah and I started off with some silly pictures until I began to take in her scent. Looking up at her, her eyes met mine as her arms stayed around my neck, holding on to me.

We stayed just like that until we heard the loud noises of a crowd passing by. Seeing that we had reached the amount of pictures that we could take, we got out and collected the strip that was released into the small pocket on the side.

"We have some time left before the movie starts." I said quietly when I looked at my watch. I saw the picture that was taken last, showing Leah and I just staring into each other's eyes. Feeling her beginning to move, I stopped her with my hand.

Cupping her face, I leaned down and finally kissed those lips that I've been wanting to kiss for a while. Pulling back slightly, Leah's face grew warm but with a smile. We shared another kiss and forgot about where we were at the moment.

O.O

Pulling back for some air, Dean's warm breath was now near my ear as he placed soft kisses there.

"We should go get some nachos for the movie." I whispered to him. Dean just simply nodded before giving me another kiss. I couldn't get enough of it and happily remained in the kiss for a while longer.

A few hours later...

When we got back to Roman's house, Dean was careful to park his best friend's car carefully. He knew that Roman was going to flip the lid if something happened to his car and I didn't want to see Dean's cute face being punched in.

Walking into the house, Roman was in the living room with Jey and Jimmy, his cousins and Trinity. They were watching a movie and eating some pizza as they watched us walk in. They paused what they were seeing and turned their attention to us.

"So how was the big date?" Asked Jey.

"It was great. I had fun." I said and then looked at Dean as he nodded in agreement.

They all looked at us and blinked. "Okay, so what really happened?" Asked Jimmy, knowing that there was something else.

"We tried that photo booth and took some pictures." Dean replied. But they pressed for further details. "Hell, I kissed her! Happy?"

"It's about damn time." They said. "We were starting to wonder if it were to ever happen."

Taking our coats off, I told Trinity some of what happened tonight and she didn't press me for any details. I told her what I was comfortable with saying out loud at the moment.

"So are you two like a couple now?" She asked as we sat in the kitchen.

I shrugged as I thought about it. "I don't know, Dean hasn't asked me or said anything about it. But I would say yes if he asked."

Trinity smiled. "Out of all the years that I've known Dean, he's finally on his way to having a girlfriend. I don't know what spell you have on him, but it's working affectively."

I laughed and shook my head. "I'm gonna go take a shower. I'll be back down in a bit."

I went to the room that Roman said I could stay in if I were to spend the night and closed the door. Taking off my clothes, I grabbed a towel and my pajamas and went into the bathroom. Putting my hair up, I got into the shower that had a clear, glass door and shower heads from every direction. I decided to take my hair down instead and letting it get wet. Feeling the hot water run all over my body when I turned it on, I closed my eyes and enjoyed it.

I began to think about Dean's kiss again and it made me smile. Feeling his soft lips against mine put me in heaven and I wanted more of it. I liked how his kiss just put me at peace and how it was full of electricity. The kiss was soft but it was full of want and desire. I've been kissed before in the past, but never the way Dean kissed me. It was as if there was nowhere else he would rather be.

A/N: Do you think Dean would have asked Leah out on a date if it wasn't for what Vanessa said to her? Do you think that this is a way of Leah's dad letting her know that everything is going to be okay and that he may be watching over his little girl after all? What do you think will happen with Dean and Leah, now that they've had their first official date?