21. Put yourself out there

Beep. Beep. Beep. I heard I was barely awake. My hand uselessly flew up and tried to hit the alarm clock. I got up and got dressed.

I put on light blue jeans and a purple flowy shirt that had no sleeves. I put an elbow length jacket on and ran out the door with my backpack slung over one shoulder.

I ate a piece of toast as Devon drove us to school. I got out of the car five minutes later and ran up to Paisley who was waiting for me. "You look cute." She said to me and we did our handshake.

"So Jace is with that girl Hannah Tanners. She is real ugly Cammi. You should see the way she hangs onto him." Okay apparently she didn't know that I knew that. I just shook my head.

"I'm sorry Cambrey." She said and we hugged. We went to class and the teacher drowned on and on about grammar when Paisley and I passed notes. The bell rang and Paisley went to her locker while I went into the bathroom.

"I'm just so glad he broke up with her Tami. She is the one with that jumbo jet family. I bet they live off of food stamps because her parents are divorced. I don't know why someone would want eight kids." I heard a girl voice say while coming around the corner. I quickly went into a stall and listened.

"Hannah believe me he likes you better. Although I like my family and I'm one of four." The girl I believed to be Tami said. So Hannah was bashing my family now huh?

I listened as Hannah talked. I found out she had a crush on Chase and Tami liked Landon. They were stuck in a fantasy world if they thought my brothers would go out with my ex-boyfriends girlfriend and her best friend. They are such blondes.

"Cambrey you have to put yourself out there." Berkley told me. Her, Paisley and Cara have been telling me that all day. Translation: get off your butt and find a guy you like.

"I know but no one likes me." I told them. "Oh whatever Cambrey. Every guy in this school has been staring at you since you and Jace broke up."

"Like who?" I asked. Maybe I could try it out. "This one guy named Tanner. He is on the football team." Cara said. "He thinks girls who run track are hot." She added. Okay a thought.

"Hi Cambrey." I heard and turned around to see a blonde haired boy. "Hi umm do I know you?" I asked. He laughed a little. Ok apparently I'm funny.

"I'm Tanner." He said. Oh. He is cute. "Oh well it's nice to meet you Tanner." That's all you got!

It's nice to meet you! You have got to look up more conversations. "I was going to ask you if you wanted to go out with me on Saturday night. I was thinking dinner." He told me.

I have to do it. He is cute and seems nice. Ok deal. "That sounds great sevenish?" "Sevinish." He said and confirmed it by a nod of his head.

I am so excited right now there are not even words to describe it.

"I'm going on a date with Tanner tonight." I yelled as I put my shoes on. I looked out my window so I could see in my driveway. A 60's truck that had chipped blue paint coming off pulled into the driveway.

"Ok who knows the old man with the beat up truck?" I heard from downstairs. Was that Tanner?

I heard the door open and one of my brothers say hello. I think it was Chase. "Hello I'm Tanner. I'm here to see Cambrey." I heard Tanner say very politely. He sounded as if he had been here a thousand times before. He was good.

"CAMBREY THERE IS SOME BOY OUT HERE FOR YOU!" Chase yelled to me. Thank you Chase now Tanner is going to think my house is more chaotic then it already is.

"COMING!" I yelled. I grabbed my purse and ran downstairs. "Hi Tanner." I said as I got to the entry.

"Hello Cambrey." He replied. "It's nice to meet you. Chase is it?" he turned to Chase. Chase nodded. "I recognized you from the basketball team at the school." Uh oh no Tanner that was a very bad move. None of my brothers liked being known as the other for their sport. Or being mixed up by name.

"That's Landon Tanner. Come on let's go." I said and grabbed his arm and pulled. "Love you. Tell the others." I called over my shoulder as I pulled Tanner out of sight of Chase's mean and protective glare.

"So Cambrey exactly how many siblings do you have?" Aw come on! Do we really have to do the death question on the first second of our first date! He looked over at me for an answer while I was complaining in my head.

"There are eight of us. That is including me." I told him. Why does everyone that doesn't know me somehow ask that question?

"So two sisters and five brothers then you?" Well he was close.

"No three sisters, four brothers then me." I told him and smiled a little. I wonder what he was thinking.

"Oh I didn't see your dad. The last girl I dated I met her brother then her father. Was he at work?" he asked as we pulled into the diner. I loved this place. We went in and got our order. "Are you going to answer?" he asked.

"My mom and dad are divorced. He lives in Iowa." He looked at me. I knew he was going to have me list everyone of my siblings off.

"So can I know about your siblings?" I knew he was going to say that.

"First is Mallory she's the oldest. Then Lauren and Lydia. They are all in college out of state. Landon is a senior he is the one that plays basketball not Chase. Blake is a senior to and is on the track team. Chase is a junior and on the baseball team. You might want to remember this next time you talk to them." I said and smiled. He smiled back. "Devon is the youngest of my brothers and is a sophomore. He is on the football team. Then there is me." I finished. Out of breath by the way. Explaining my family is hard and takes a lot of air.

"What team are you on?" he asked smiling.

"Why do you assume I am on a team?"

"You have athletic brothers and your sisters are out of state for college."

"I'm on the track team. The same as Blake." I replied.

"What does your mom do?"

"She is a CEO of a finance company." I replied. Our date went well and smooth after that.

"I'm home!" I yelled. I heard a mummer of voices say hi. I went up the stairs to my room. I lay on my bed and stared up at my ceiling. "How was my date?" I asked myself. Funny huh? "It was good." I answered myself. Wow it's pretty bad when you talk to yourself then answer back. I am messed up.

I heard my mom's voice say hello downstairs as the door opened. I heard another voice a man voice. What was up?