Author's Notes: I'm on a roll, baby! Third update for the day and I'm done! Writing about Tike surely lifts up my spirits and makes the day great. I hope you're all enjoying the Tike stories that are up today. There seriously need to be more of those around!

So, finally here it is: The next installment of the Tina and Mike date. It was definitely fun to write and I enjoyed playing around with the characters. Things are going pretty well for the characters and in terms of story development, so we are definitely on the right path for the two. I hope this is suits you all well.

I'm excited how the next chapters will be like, with more interesting moments to share and the upcoming wedding.

So here's the next chapter, people! And feel free to leave your reviews, comments and suggestions after reading. I love hearing from you guys!

Disclaimer: Glee belongs to Fox.

When they left the ferries wheel, their hands were still intertwined and bashful smiles played on their faces as they walked down the rickety stairs. Neither of them really bothered to pull away, as the scenario seemed extremely comfortable yet nerve-racking at the same time. Yet it all felt good – despite the would-be kiss earlier.

"How about we grab something to eat?" said Mike suddenly, after a few moments of comfortable silence between the two. They were just walking around the park aimlessly, more of an excuse to hold hands than anything else.

Looking up from watching the ground, Tina offered him a small smile and nodded. She blushed when she felt his hand squeeze her own. "Sure,"

"Great," Mike tugged her hand and led her towards the glowing food stalls. "I wonder if they have hotdogs, and maybe cotton candy and candy apples,"

Tina laughed as she allowed him to lead her through the crowd, pulling her by her hand and all the while talking about food. It was kind of amazing how the boy seemed to be incredibly engrossed with food. "Careful with all the food!" she grinned at him, as they stopped in front of a hotdog stall. "You might get indigestion or something,"

Mike laughed and tugged her arm lightly. "There's nothing wrong with worshiping food," he ordered them two hotdogs and grinned at her playfully. "And besides, I'm a growing boy,"

Tina rolled her eyes and tried to stand on her toes, just to come in relative level with his shoulders. "You're tall as it is already," she said, and nudged his shoulders playfully.

He laughed and shook his head in amusement. Noting that their food was done, he let go of her hand (albeit hesitantly) and paid for their meal, and took the two offered dogs. "C'mon, let's get other stuff," he said, while nudging her towards the other stalls.

In the midst of their light banter and shared laughter, they bought cotton candy and a small mound of assorted sweet treats. With their food and drinks in tow, they managed their way through the crowd and settled themselves on one of the park's benches.

"I think we got too much food," Tina commented, as she surveyed the food in between them. She looked in amusement at Mike as he pooped a fry into his mouth.

"We're going to finish it off," Mike assured her.

"You're going to finish it all off," she teased while watching him munch on his food in contentment. She smiled, slowly realizing that this was a side that she rarely saw of Mike.

"Eat your food, it's getting cold," Mike grinned at her, pointing at the hotdog in her hands. Chuckling, Tina nodded and started to slowly eat her food.

Their meal was filled with laughter and detailed discussions about embarrassing moments and school blunders. True enough, they steadily went through their small mountain of food.

"…and we just knew that at some point, those tight shorts of Tanaka would eventually rip. And true enough, during practice one day, he bent over and we heard a ripping sound. It was hilarious. Kurt actually fainted," Mike grinned widely at Tina, who now dissolved into peals of laughter. His grin widened as he listened to her laugh, it sounded melodious.

"That's a horrible mental image!"

"The image is forever burned into my mind, I'm scarred for life,"

She laughed and shook her head, closing her eyes and made a face. "I need to bleach my brain,"

"At least you didn't have to see it first hand," chimed in Mike, while munching on a ball of cotton candy they decided to share.

Tina grinned when some melted pink cotton candy stuck to the side of Mike's mouth. She stared for a moment, amused at the sight and oddly content just watching him. She smiled softly when he finally noticed her staring and began looking at her with a confused expression.

"There's something on my face, is there?" Mike sounded sheepish and tried to wipe off whatever there was on his face, to no success.

Tina chuckled under her breath and watched in amusement as he wiped his cheek, totally missing the spot. She smiled when he grinned goofily and looked embarrassed. "Here," Tina said and leaned over their food, and without really thinking of their proximity pulled her face closer to his and smiled when he stopped and stared at her. Placing her hand under his chin, she grinned and drew her thumb along the corner of his lips and removed the offending pink treat.

She was supposed to pull away immediately after removing the cotton candy, but she didn't. Tina couldn't, because Mike was staring at her intently and she couldn't just pull away. Maybe because she was staring at him intently as well, and her heart was hammering wildly in her chest. Her hand remained under his chin, and her gaze shifted from his partially open lips to his eyes, and she watched him do the same.

Tina shifted closer as her gaze dropped to his lips again and she felt him pull closer. She blushed when she felt his hot breath on her face, and a rush of excitement coursed through her body. She smiled softly and closed her eyes, shifting her position once more to get comfortable.

And her leg hit her soda can, effectively tumbling it over and spilling cherry coke all over the bench.

"Ah, shit," Tina whined as she felt the cold liquid on her knee, and pulling away quickly before anything could really happy. They both jumped off the bench, and watched in disdain as the can rolled on the bench and drenched the remainder of their food. Tina hopped on her right leg, and looked at the small coke stain on her left knee.

Mike was sure that they were about to kiss, as his heart tried to settle back into a normal beat and his face felt flushed. His gaze shifted from the drenched bench to Tina, who teetered on one leg and brushed dirt off her other leg.

"I'm sorry, Mike," Tina looked up at him apologetically, and stumbled slightly. She chuckled softly, as embarrassment set in and she averted her gaze. "I'm such a klutz,"

"It's okay," he assured and reached out to steady her. "No harm done,"

Tina looked at him worriedly, trying to make sure she didn't soil him in the process as well. "Sorry," she breathed softly and blushed. Did she just try to kiss him? Her blood roared in her ears.

An excited rush spread through him and Mike beamed down at her. They definitely were about to kiss, albeit foiled again, but it was definitely something. Feeling incredibly happy, Mike reached out and took her hand, interlacing their fingers and offering her a light squeeze. "Everything's great," he assured.

"Oh," Tina breathed, her face blushing at his sudden action and his warm hands. They exchanged softly smiles and she nodded slowly. "Okay,"

They stared at each other with small smiles, probably mulling over what just happened. Mike's smile turned into a goofy grin and he tugged her hand playfully and nodded his head towards the game booths. "C'mon, let's see if we have any luck with games,"

Tina nodded and allowed him to navigate them through the crowd, never letting go of her hand and keeping a firm grasp on it. She smiled at the sensation, deciding that she actually like this. They stopped in front of a ball and can toss game, and Mike grinned happily.

"I so got this," he beamed brightly and winked at Tina, releasing her hand and taking the offered baseballs.

Tina rolled her eyes in amusement as the typical guy complex seemed to emerge in Mike. Which she found quite endearing and cute, she realized. "Right," she chuckled softly, and watched him get ready to throw the ball. She giggled softly as he got serious and with ease reared back and threw the baseball at the stacked cans. With years of baseball practice under his belt, it was no surprise as the stacked cans all tumbled down, much to the dismay of the booth attendant.

"Hah," Mike grinned triumphantly.

Tina laughed and nudged him playfully. "You're such a guy,"

Mike's eyes twinkled in amusement and he stepped closer to her, his hands slipping back into hers and intertwining their fingers. He smiled when she blushed at the action. "But that's not a bad thing, right?" he grinned.

Tina laughed and squeezed his hand. "No,"

"Okay, pick a prize," announced the booth attendant, pointing to the stuffed animals and trinkets lined along the booth.

"Pick," Mike nudged Tina.

She looked at him with wide eyes. "Yeah?" she asked breathlessly. When he nodded and nudged her, she turned back to the assorted stuffed animals and tried to find one that caught her interest. Smiling in excitement, she pointed at a bright pink teddy bear. "That one,"

Mike chuckled at her choice and watched as the attendant grabbed the stuffed animal and handed the pink monstrosity at the amused girl. "A pink bear?"

Tina laughed and tucked the bear into her free arm, hugging it to her torso. She beamed up at him after checking out the bear. "Of course, isn't it just weird?"

Mike reached around her and patted the bear's head. "Yeah,"

She nudged him and chuckled. "I'm sure Mr. Wiggles will like her," she joked. Smiling up at him softly, she squeezed his hand. "Thanks, Mike,"

Mike grinned, blushing softly and rubbing his neck nervously. "Anything for Mr. Wiggles,"

Tina laughed under her breath and shook her head in amusement. "Right," she said. Turning to the rest of the booths, she nodded her head towards them and smiled up at Mike. "C'mon, let's check out the rest,"

They tried a couple of games, with Mike acing some of the other games that required skill and accuracy. Tina laughed when he picked out a plastic tiara when she kindly refused to get another oversized teddy bear and crookedly placed it on her head. Tina tried her luck with games, and proved to do very well at the ring toss both, winning them a set of matching cartoon frog keychains. However, she did not do so well when it came to the balloon and darts booth, when she narrowly missed the booth attendant.

"Okay, I think I'll do the rest," Mike chuckled as Tina squeaked an apology at the disgruntled attendant. He took the rest of the darts and popped a couple of balloons. He won them a consolation prize of chocolate kisses.

They laughed as they played Whack-a-mole, even with their hands intertwined (which proved to be quite a challenge and they lost – but that did not seem to bother them). They challenged each other at Skeeball, and as Mike (awkwardly) held the pink teddy bear and watched Tina in her askew plastic tiara expertly play Skeeball he realized that he really liked Tina and suddenly desperately wanted to be the only guy that could hold her hand, take her out, and possibly even kiss. He grinned goofily at the thought.

After tossing the last ball, and successfully earning a higher score than Mike, Tina did a little jump and laughed triumphantly as she turned on her heels and grinned wildly at him. "Win!" she beamed up at him.

Laughing at her, yet sharing her happiness, Mike made face and handed the bear back to her. "I totally let you win," he said.

Tina laughed and stood next to him with a playful smirk. "You did not!" she grinned. They both laughed at the banter and proceeded to try out something else. While they were walking, they quickly reached for each others hands and intertwined their fingers. Smiling softly, they quickly exchanged glances before heading to the next booth.

It was later in the evening, when the air became colder and the people slowly started to trickle out of the park that Tina and Mike decided that it was time to call it a night. With hands still intertwined, and walking just a little bit closer than usual, the two were talking softly and sharing amused laughs as something amusing came up.

"Just saying," Mike said softly as they entered the car park and walked up to his car. "I think you should get more solos too,"

Tina blushed softly and shrugged, trying to dismiss the subject. "Nah," she said, as he let go of her hand and turned to open his car door. She watched as a disapproving look crossed his face and she leaned against the hood of the car, hugging the pink teddy bear to her torso. "I think Rachel, Kurt and Mercedes have that covered,"

Mike held onto his open car door and studied her, frowning slightly. "You do know you've got a phenomenal voice, right?" Tina blushed at the compliment. "You got to get more solos, I mean it,"

"Thanks," she smiled softly and watched him move to stand in front of her. She cocked her head and stared at him. "Then you should sing more too, beyond the whole background harmony stuff,"

Mike waved her off, smiling contently. "I'm good. I like the dancing and swaying behind Rachel Berry scene. The harmony is like the whole backbone of the entire thing," He grinned wildly.

Tina laughed. "See?" she began. "You said it yourself, doing the harmony isn't so bad after all," They slipped into his car and she stared at him as he chuckled.

"Yeah, but," he began, and slipped his keys into the ignition. "You're different. You deserve the solos,"

She blushed furiously and watched him gun the engine and slip out of parking. "You do too!" she protested and watched him grin into the oncoming traffic.

They continued to talk about Glee halfway through the trip, before Tina started talking about her sister's wedding and all the things she had to do for her sister. They laughed when she admitted about her fears of her sister's bachelorette party next month. Their conversation slowly winded down as they neared her street and they idly talked again about school and other mindless things.

They fell silent and small smiles played on their lips as Mike pulled up on her drive way and turned off the engine. Their gaze switched from Tina's house and back to each other, both sharing bashful smiles. Mike breathed nervously and held the steering wheel tightly.

"I had a really good time tonight, Mike," Tina turned to him and smiled softly. She held the pink bear in her lap and fiddled with its paws nervously. Her heart was beating furiously in her chest and she blushed. When has she ever felt so nervous?

"Yeah?" Mike perked up and he blushed as he stared at her with hopeful eyes. He felt insanely nervous. He awkwardly dropped his hand into his lap and wondered what he should do next as he stared at her.

"Yeah," Tina smiled and held up the bear. "And I got a new bear." She beamed at the pink fuzz ball. "Thanks,"

"I'm glad," Mike breathed.

Tina chuckled softly under her breath and nodded. She looked over her shoulder and eyed her house, her parents were most likely already asleep but they had left the foyer lights on. She turned back to Mike and smiled. "I think I should go inside,"

Mike nodded and swallowed nervously. His gaze flittered from her face to her front door. "I'll walk you up,"

Tina blushed and nodded, and they silently stepped out of his car and towards her front door. To her, it suddenly felt like a movie and she wondered when the romantic music would fade in. She never felt like this with Artie. She smiled softly in excitement and hugged the bear. "It's been really fun, Mike,"

Mike stuffed his hands into his pockets and nervously bounced on his heels. "Definitely a good time," he agreed. He watched her shift nervously and smile at him. Throwing caution into the wind, he reached out and patted the pink bear softly on the head. "I'm sure Mr. Wiggles will like the new company,"

"Yeah," Tina said breathlessly, staring up at him and her heart pounding in her chest. "He will,"

On their own accord, Mike's hand slipped from the bear's head on to her neck, where it agonizingly slowly slid up her neck and settled on her cheek. He watched Tina sigh softly and lean into his hand. Swallowing nervously and his gaze dropped to her partially open lips, and he stepped closer, swopping down and drawing his face closer to her own.

"Tee," he whispered softly, feeling her warm breath against his face and the familiar proximity of her body against his own. He watched as she her eyes fluttered closed as he was just a breath away from kissing her, this time without any interruptions.

He kissed her and Tina forgot how to think, as her hands curled into the pink bear, holding it tightly and relishing the feeling of his lips against her own. It was a sweet, tentative kiss and it rendered her breathless. She felt him draw closer and his thumb brushed against her cheek, making her hum in approval and wish that it would never end.

Mike pulled away hesitantly, his mind reeling at the kiss they had just shared and the feeling of her lips against his. Though it wasn't a long, heady kiss, it still left him breathless, and he watched with bated breath as Tina's eyes fluttered open and her soft sigh escaped her parted lips. He smiled nervously and brushed his thumb over her cheek as she smiled softly up at him.

"Hi," he whispered and he smiled down at her softly, his heart racing and feeling nervous.

Tina's eyes shined and she smiled, her breath caught in her throat and she was sure that her mind had turned into mush. "Hi," she mumbled.

He slowly withdrew his hand and blushed as he straightened. A goofy smiled played on his lips and he shifted nervously, watching her blush. "I'll call you tomorrow," he said.

"Yeah," Tina whispered breathily and blushed. She moved closer to her front door and fished out her house keys. She finally opened the door and turned around and smiled up at Mike, her eyes shining happily. "Good night,"

Mike grinned and nodded. "Good night, Tee," he whispered. They stared at each other for a moment and smiled, before Tina waved and closed the door silently. As he heard the door lock, a million thoughts raced through his mind and he felt extremely happy. Grinning brightly and walking back towards his car, he had a little spring in his step. And as he slipped his keys into his car door and spared a glance at the Cohen-Chang residence, he was sure his heart skipped a beat. Tonight was definitely a good night.

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