After gym class was over, we showered and fixed our hair before we left. Emily had received a BBM from George saying that Theodore invited us all over to his house for a get together and sleep over. I accepted the invite immediately.

'You'll love Theodore's place,' said Emily as she flat ironed my hair, 'he has a whole rec room in his basement. It's so cool.'

'Really?' I said, 'that's pretty amazing.'

'It is,' said Sigrid, 'the basement is the coolest part.'

'Huh,' I said.

'So, Becky,' said Carla, 'what was with my bro at lunch? Do you have a thing for him?'

'Carla,' said Emily.

'What?' said Carla, 'does she not like being called Becky?'

'Not that,' said Emily, 'the other thing.'

Carla snorted with laughter.

'Girl, you have never been one for gossip,' she said sarcastically.

Emily made a face at her best friend.

'Rebecca, it's okay,' said Sigrid, 'we won't judge you. You can spill if you'd like.'

'Well…' I said, unsure, 'I kind of do like him. He is pretty cute…'

'HA!' said Carla, pointing her finger at me, 'you like my brother!'

'Settle your tea kettle, Carla,' said Emily, 'let the girl finish.'

'I'm debating on what to do, though,' I said as Emily finally finished my hair and began on her own while the other two finished, 'I don't know if he wants a relationship or not considering I heard he's a serious person.'

'Girl, I think you cracked my bro,' said Carla with a laugh, 'he hardly ever smiles. You made the boy smile like a boy seeing tits for the first time.'

'Carla,' scolded Emily.

'Oh, Em,' said Carla, 'you can be such a buzz kill.'

'Girls?' I said, 'thoughts?'

'Wait for him to come to you,' said Sigrid, 'Emily and I did that, and look. We have perfect boyfriends.'

'Carla made her moves first,' said Emily, 'Hank likes girls who are forward.'

I laughed to myself.

Emily finished her hair and we all packed up. The boys were waiting for us outside the locker room.

I wasn't expecting anything, then I looked up and nearly fell in surprise.

Foduck was smiling his brilliant white smile at me, his blue eyes sparkling.

My heart skipped a beat, my breathing becoming battered.

'Ladies!' said Theodore, hugging Sigrid.

'How was class?' asked Hank.

'Fun,' said Sigrid.

George kissed Emily passionately.

'George!' said Sigrid.

'Dude, now?' said Theodore.

George pulled away and laughed.

'Oh, you guys can be so innocent sometimes,' he said, 'I know you guys aren't necessarily ready yet, but you don't need to cock block me from my girl.'

Emily's cheeks went slightly pink at her boyfriend's words.

I sniggered to myself.

'We should go,' said Carla, 'I think Theodore's mom should be making dinner.'

'She's ordering us pizza,' said Theodore, 'I told her to save herself from cooking for ten people.'

We all walked out to our cars, Foduck walking beside me.

'Have a good first day at Big Harbour High?' he asked me.

'Yeah,' I said, 'I fit in pretty well here.'

'It's not that hard,' said Foduck, 'everyone is friendly here at Big Harbour High.'

I smiled.

Everyone piled into cars together, minus me and Foduck. I walked over to my 2007 Ford Mustang convertible.

'Wow,' said Foduck, eyeing my car, 'that is a nice car.'

'Daddy,' I said with a laugh, 'he's a doctor so he gets tons of cash, so he bought us all cars.'

'Lucky,' said Foduck.

I laughed.

I climbed into my car and followed everyone else to Theodore's, my head swimming.

Was I about to get my first boyfriend? Was I about to crack Mr. Seriousness?

I shook my head, clearing all the thoughts away from my mind.

We arrived at Theodore's.

Before I knew it, Foduck was opening my door and giving me the fireman's carry.

'Hey!' I protested.

'Just practicing, ma'am,' said Foduck with a laugh.

I laughed to myself.

Foduck carried me inside and put me down so I could take my shoes off.

A woman, who was at least 38, was bustling about in the kitchen.

She had blond hair and blue eyes, and she was beautiful.

'Hey, Mom,' said Theodore.

'Hey, honey!' said the woman, 'how was school?'

'Great as always,' said Theodore.

'Hello, Sigrid,' said the woman, beaming at Sigrid.

'Hello, Marie,' said Sigrid.

'The pizza just arrived,' said Marie, 'help yourselves and go downstairs.'

I grabbed my food and went with everyone else.

As soon as I saw the basement, I gasped.

There was a pool table, dart board, old-school games, the works.

'Cool, huh?' said Carla, waggling her eyebrows.

'I'll say,' I gasped.

Everyone sat down on the sofa's. I was about to sit next to Emily when Foduck snaked my spot and pulled me onto his lap.

I laughed out loud.

'Hey!' said George laughing, 'someone's got a crush!'

'I'm only messing with her,' said Foduck.

I could tell in that tone Foduck wasn't joking around, he meant it.

My heart skipped a beat.

'You know,' said Emily as George nibbled at Emily's ear, 'I can't help but notice that Mr. Serious smiled today.'

'Hey, yeah!' said Hank, 'he's had a goofy grin on his face since English!'

'Brother,' said Carla, 'Foduck, my bro, what's going on?'

Everyone looked at Foduck.

'I will tell you when I am ready,' said Foduck, 'right now, I need to go talk to Rebecca, privately.'

My heart stopped.

Foduck took me upstairs and sat down on the sofa. I sat in front of him so we could talk.

Foduck sighed.

'So,' he said, 'listen good, because I am about to explain a lot about myself to you.'

I nodded, waiting patiently as he spoke.

'Ever since I was a boy, I've been serious,' said Foduck, 'my mother and father are fire fighters, and complete safety freaks. George is my best friend, guy wise, and when he came to me saying he wanted to have sex with Emily, I gave him an entire lecture about safety. Thankfully, he listened and relayed to Emily. I do it to everyone, and, of course, I want to be a firefighter when I'm older. And, I'm sure my annoying little sister told you, I've never had a girlfriend because girls hate how serious I am, but no girl, not even the hottest girl, has ever made me smile. You have made me smile, and that's super rare. You caught my attention, and I want to ask you something, but I want to hear your story, too.;

'Okay,' I said, taking a breath, 'well, both of my parents, all of my family, are from Germany. My twin sister, myself, and my older brother were born in Berlin but we moved to Calgary when my sister and I were four and my brother was 5. We moved here because my dad got a job offer with more money, and he's a doctor. My mother is a child doctor. My sister wants to be a WWE Diva, my brother wants to be a doctor, and I want to be a nurse. I'm a fun girl, but I never had a boyfriend.'

'How can a gorgeous girl like you not have a boyfriend?' asked Foduck.

'No one's caught my eye,' I said, 'until now.'

'Really?' said Foduck, 'who?'

I laughed.

'The boy with blond hair and blue eyes, a future fireman.'

Foduck's eyes went wide.

'Me?' he said.

'You,' I said.

'That means you'll say yes to my question,' said Foduck.

'What?' I asked.

Foduck held my hands and looked deep into my eyes.

'Rebecca,' he said, 'will you be my girlfriend?'

I smiled.

'Yes.'

Foduck smiled a happy smile and hugged me as tight as he could.'

'Thank you,' he said, 'my Rebecca.'