Loretta's POV

"What do you want for dinner?" he said.

"I was thinking spaghetti. You?"

"Cheeseburgers"

"Sounds good"

"Are you going to be awkward the whole time?"

"What?"I said slightly insulted.

"Talk, Loretta"

"Uh-what would you like to talk about?"

"Why did you try to drown yourself?"

"I didn't and why do you care so much?"

"I'll tell you on our fifth Saturday"

"What?"

"In a month, I'll tell you."

"Okay."

"Fine, if you are going to be difficult, what is your favorite color?"

"Red, yours?"

"Orange" I laughed at that. "It's a good color. Favorite food"

"Macaroni and Cheese- you?"

"Everything" I laughed again and gave him a look. The waitress returned and we ordered. He ordered a lot. I didn't say anything. The questioning game continued until our food came. He ate quickly.

"Paul, breathe. Don't you eat at home?"

"I am a growing boy" I smiled. "Tell me something about you that I don't know."

"I am terrified of heights. My grandparents considered sedating me on the plane ride. I settled for the aisle seat." I said surprised I even answered him.

"I am not afraid of heights at all." He said.

"Wow, Paul that was a good secret."

"Why do you live with your grandparents?" I was dreading that question. He could tell I was uncomfortable and he put his hand over mine on the table.

"Uh.. see a few weeks ago, my parents were on a yacht and there was a storm and" I felt the tears start to flow. "Excuse me" I abruptly got up and ran to the bathroom. I tried to calm down but I felt myself hyperventilating. Fortunately I had already paid. Paul tried but I told him that I owed him. He was angry but let it go. I had seen his hand shake. When he noticed he put it under the table. I heard a knock on the door a few minutes later.

"Loretta? Let me in. Come on Loretta. It's okay, it's me." His voice had a calming effect. "We'll just go outside and get some fresh air. We don't even need to talk." I realized then that I hadn't locked the door. My face looked ridiculous in the mirror. I saw the door handle move. I went to reach for it when the door creaked open. Paul looked so worried, I almost forgot about my pain. He reached for me and I recoiled. He took a step back and put his hand out. I took it. As we walked out I turned my face toward him so people wouldn't see my face. He pulled me to a bench next to restaurant. I didn't say anything, I just wiped my face. I shivered when I realized I forgot my jacket inside. I went to get up to get it." I have it." He said. He put my arms in to it. I was so embarrassed.

"I'm sorry" He put his arm around me.

"Don't be silly. You have every reason-"

"No, I shouldn't lose control of my emotions. I apologize. I most certainly won't put my problems on you. That was very selfish. My parents died. I'm not the first one"

"Loretta, this must be killing you. You need to talk about it."

"Next week. That is if you still want to eat dinner with me."

"I will always want to eat dinner with you" he said fiercely.

"Why?"

"It's not the fifth week is it? You'll just have to stick around." He smiled at me. He was so handsome. We just sat there watching each other. I didn't understand the connection I felt with him. "I should get you home." I looked at my watch and nodded. He opened the car door for me. I explained to him how to get to my house. When he pulled into the driveway, all the lights were off. "I'm sorry, it seems everyone is asleep" He opened my door and took my hand. We walked up to the door. "I'll see you next week, same place same time." He turned to walk away.

"Can I see you earlier? We could go see a movie, or just take a walk, or wave at each other." I laughed at him.

"Yeah, call me." He leaned down and kissed me on the cheek. I watched him drive away through the window. I think I am in like, I thought. What would the coming weeks bring?

Teddy's POV

When Loretta got home from her date there was something different about her. I couldn't put my finger on it but there was defiantly something up. She didn't stop smiling, I was kinda creeping me out.

"So, how was your date?"

"It was alright."

"Only 'alright'?"

"We talked, we smiled-"

"Did ya kiss?"

She blushed. "Oh my God you did! Go Loretta!"

"I am neither confirming or denying that statement."

"Which means that you did!"

"No it doesn't."

"Yes it does. You blushed."

"So I could have blushed at any number of things."

I snorted, "like?"

"Well firstly- the fact that we didn't kiss! Second the thought of a kiss, and third-" she paused.

"There is no third."

"Yes there is!"

"So what is it?"

"Third is that you just blurted out a private thought or feeling,"

"Oh please."

"You really should watch that mouth of yours Thea, you could hurt someone's feelings and not even realize it."

"I can't watch my mouth, it's below my nose." Loretta made an irate noise. "And further more during that little morality speech you just gave me you turned ten different shades of red, which means I didn't hurt your feelings I hit the nail on the head. So even if you didn't kiss him you know you want to, and know so do I. I know you Loretta and don't you go get self-righteous to me just because I do."

I turned and left, I loved it when I was right.

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I caught myself writing 'Mrs. Jacob Black' in my notes on more than one occasion during first period. I just couldn't stop thinking about him, and that made me so unbelievably giddy and so unbelievably confused. I had just met him two days ago, and I was already planning our wedding and imagining what our children looked like. I didn't know anything about him, but that didn't seem to matter, he was already perfect to me.

"Teddy? Hello."

"Huh?" I turned to the voice that had just called my name, and found Kevin smiling a very knowing smile.

"You were off in a different dimension."

"Oh, sorry."

"So are you gonna tell me who put that goofy smile on your face."

"How do you know it a 'who'?"

He pulled my notes away and started reading what I had scribbled in the margins. "Mrs. Teddy Black, Mrs. Jacob Black, TT+JB=4 ever, should I continue?"

I grabbed my notes back with a smile, "ok so it is a who."

"So… are you gonna tell me about him or not?"

"Do you remember that guy I danced into and collapsed on at that party."

He gave me a look.

"Ok fair point, and I probably would have either but the minute I looked into his eyes I felt as if the ground had been ripped out from under me. Every time I close my eyes I see him ,whenever he smiles I just melt, he could kill my entire family and then give me a smile and I wouldn't care and…"

"And…!"

"He is so... there are no words. He has to be the most beautiful man I have ever seen."

Kevin, who was on the edge on his seat, sighed, "lucky bitch."

"Kevin!"

He pouted, "I want one."

"Well I have a date with him this Friday so I'll ask if he has any single friends."

"You had better."

The day seemed to fly by, mostly because I couldn't be bothered to leave dreamland. I let Loretta drive with out a fight, all I could do was look at the hood of the car and sigh. I looked at my watch, 2:30 MO, I just had to wait until 8:30 FR to see Jacob. God it was going to be a long wait.