Hey! This is the second chapter, hope you will love it!

Kate woke up with one thing on her mind: Rick. Does she like him? After one day? She didn't believe in love on first sight, but when she met Rick for the first time, she knew he was one of a kind. After she showered and got dressed, she went downstairs only to smell the breakfast her mom was making. She greeted her and ate her breakfast with a smile on her face.

'What are smiling about?' She heard her mom asking.

'Umhh just about yesterday.' She hasn't told her mom about Rick yet, so she didn't really knew what to say.

'Well what happened yesterday? You came home with a huge smile on your face.'

'I met a lot of nice people.' Her mom looked at her curiously.

'And with a lot of nice people, I suggest you mean: a very cute boy.'

'What? Why would you think that?'

'It's written all over your face, you've met a special guy, haven't you?' What did her mother mean with: "it's written all over you face"? It didn't matter now, because she had to go to school.

'Mom, I have to go to school.'

'Okay honey, I will get my car keys.' Kate put her jacket on and went outside to the car, her mom closed the door behind them and she walked over to the car. During the ride to school, Kate's mom was still asking about the boy, but Kate denied everything.

'Kate, now we're already at school and you haven't told me anything.' Her mom complained.

'After school, okay?'

'Fine, I love you and have fun!'

'Love you too.' And she gave her mom a kiss on her cheek. fun? Kate thought, school wasn't suppose to be fun, but with Rick, it may will be.

Johanna looked at her daughter who was making her way into the school. She smiled when she saw Kate laughing with a girl, probably a friend. But that smile faded away when she thought about Kate's father. How is she going to tell Kate about her father?

When Rick walked through the hall way, he saw Kate at her locker, talking to Lanie.

'Good morning girls.' He greeted happily.

'Good morning Rick.' They both said.

'So where were you two talking about?'

'You know my parents have a lake house, right? I was just telling Kate that it would be fun if we spent a weekend there.' Lanie told him.

'And with we, she means: Javier, Lanie, Kevin, you and me.' Kate smiled at Rick, while explaining.

'Sounds fun!' Rick said enthusiastically, smiling back at Kate. 'When do you want to go?'

'I don't know, maybe this weekend. But we have to ask our parents first.' And with that, the bell rang and they went to their class. Kate didn't have the same class as Rick, but she did have the same as Javier. They sat next to each other and started talking about random subjects. Until Javier changed the subject to Rick.

'So, what do you think of Rick?' She was a little surprised, but she did answer the question.

'I find him a charming and nice guy. He is also very caring.' Javier smiled at her reply.

'I think your just the perfect girl for him.'

'Why would you think that?'

'Because you can say good things about his personality. And not only about his looks, that's what every girl looks at, here.'

'Well I think that you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. You should look at what's inside, not only what you see outside.' She explained to him.

'That's the reason why you two are perfect for each other.' After that, they focused on the lesson again. But Javier's words kept haunting through Kate's mind.

Rick sat at a table with Ryan, Javier and Lanie. But where was Kate? He wanted to ask her something and he hoped she would say yes. His eyes were constantly on the doors of the canteen, so he wouldn't miss Kate coming through the door. She finally came walking in the canteen, their eyes met. Rick smiled, but that smile made it's way of his face as soon as he saw that she wasn't alone, but with Josh. Rick knew this would happen eventually. Josh who was flirting with the new girl. He wanted to walk over to them, but saw that Kate made sure Josh left her alone. She made her way over to the table, while smiling at Rick.

'Hey.' She greeted happy.

'Hey.' He greeted her back, with a charming smile on his face.

'What do you know about Joshe asked when she said down.

'Uh he plays football and only dates the hottest girls at school. At least that's what he says. If I were you, I shouldn't be friends with him.'

'Oh okay, thanks for the warning.' She said smiling and began to eat her lunch. Rick couldn't let his eyes off of her. God, she was so beautiful. Kate caught him staring.

'What?' She asked laughing and a bit confused.

'I was just wondering. Would you like to hang out after school?' He didn't really know if she was going to say yes or no.

'Yeah, of course. I would love that.' She said with a smile. Rick's eyes lit up.

'I will wait for you after 7th period in front of the school.'

'But you have until 6th period, what are you going to do in that hour?'

'Don't worry, I know what I can do then.' Kate looked confused but before she could say anything, the bell rang and they made their way to their classes.

Rick stood outside the school building, waiting for Kate to come. He talked with some friends, but when he saw the girl he was waiting for, he walked over to her and greeted her. She greeted back and he put his arm around her waist to show her which way they were going. They walked the whole way in silence, it wasn't awkward, but it was comforting.

'Rick, where are you taking me?' Kate finally asked when walked into the park where they bumped in to each other the other day.

'Here.' He pointed at the spot under the tree where there was a blanket with food on it.

'Awhh that's so sweet.' She said, smiling an looking in his eyes. They sat down and Rick started talking.

'Let's play a game.' He said enthusiastically.

'What kind of game?' She asked curiously.

'20 questions.'

'How does it go?' She has never heard of this game before.

'Well we both ask each other 20 questions. So I will ask you a question, which you have to answer and then you ask a question, which I have to answer.'

'Okay, sounds fun. You start.'

'Umh what's your favourite fruit?'

'Easy, strawberry.'

'Now it's your turn.'

'Are you interested in someone?' Rick choked on a blueberry when Kate finished her sentence.

'Well you cut right to the chase, don't you?' He said, laughing. 'Actually yes, I do.'

'Who is it?' She asked curiously.

'Hey, it was my turn, you're cheating.'

'I'm sorry. What's your question?' She wanted him to answer his question fast so she could ask him who he was interested in.

'What's your favourite coffee flavour.'

Without thinking, she answered. 'Grande skim latte and two pumps sugar-free vanilla.'

'Who are you interested in?'

'You really want to know, don't you?' She nodded. 'Well, it's you.' Kate was the one who choked this time. Did she just heard it right? Did he just say he was interested in her? They looked in each other's eyes and leaned in to kiss, but were interrupted by a frisbee, which landed on Kate's lap. She startled. They broke apart and a man came running towards them.

'I'm sorry.' The man apologized.

'It's okay.' Kate said and gave back the frisbee.

'It was my turn right?'

'Yeah.' They continued the game like nothing happened, but they enjoyed it. Rick made Kate laugh with childish actions.

'So, what's your idea for a date?' He asked Kate.

'Umh I think a romantic picnic, while watching the sunset.'

'That sounds nice.' He smiled at her.

'Okay, my turn again. What do you think is the most important in your life?'

'Well, my family, of course and if I have a girlfriend, she is too. What is your favourite memory with your parents?' Kate was surprised by his question, but decided to just act normal and answer it.

'Every month, my mom and I would have a movie night and we would talk about everything.' She hoped he wouldn't ask about her father, but he did.

'What about you dad?' He asked, but knew it was a mistake when he saw a tear coming down her cheek. She quickly dried her cheek. Kate wanted to say something, but Rick was faster.

'I'm so sorry.' He sat next to her, so he could comfort her. When his arms were around her, a couple more tears came running down her face. She cleared her throat and started telling him about her dad.

'I don't have any memory with my dad. He left when I was a little girl. My mom doesn't want to talk about him, she haven't showed me any pictures of him. It's like she doesn't want me to know him, that's not fair.' Kate stopped talking, because she was crying again.

'You don't need to talk about it if you don't want to.' Rick felt guilty about bringing this subject up.

'No, I need to talk with someone about it. My mom haven't listened to me since I was old enough to understand that I didn't know anything about my dad.' Rick still had his arms around Kate and she had buried her face in his chest. They sat like that for like 20 minutes in silence.

'Thank you for listening.'

'You're welcome.'

It was 6.30 and Kate told Rick she could better go home before her mom would start worrying. He suggested to walk her home. They walked in silence. Rick and Kate both didn't know why, but the silence between them was always comforting.

Rick and Kate stood in front of her house.

'Thank you for today. I really liked it, we should do it more often.' Kate told him while smiling.

'I liked it too. And you're right, we should do this more often.' They both leaned in to kiss, but they were interrupted by Kate's mom who opened the door.

'Hey honey.' She said, but realized she wasn't alone. 'Oh hey…..' But she didn't finish her sentence, she didn't know his name.

'I'm Rick, nice to meet you.' He said. He held out his hand and Kate's mom shook it.

'I'm Johanna, nice to meet you too. Would you like to come in to drink something.'

'No thank you. I should probably go home before my mom gets worried. Maybe next time.'

'Okay.' She said while Kate walked in.

'I'll see you tomorrow Kate, goodnight.'

'Goodnight.' She smiled while looking in his eyes. When Kate's mom closed the door, Rick turned around and walked home.

'So, where were you?' Johanna asked while they walked to the living room.

'I'm sorry I didn't tell you where I was, it was also unexpected. But Rick took me took the park for a picnic.' She smiled, thinking of it.

'What? Is he the cute boy you met?' Her mom said also smiling ad curious. She went to sit next to Kate on the couch.

'Yes.' Kate told her mom.

'Oh my god, Kate I knew it! Btw he is cute!' Kate looked at her mo. With her eyes widened.

'Mom!' She screamed.

'What? He is!' Her mom said in a high pitched voice. And they both started laughing.

'Well, are you going to tell me about him or not?' Johanna asked after they finished laughing.

'Okay, okay. It all started in the park Sunday.' And Kate told her mom all about it, who listened attentively.

Kate also had to tell Lanie about what happened, she knew that if Lanie found out by herself, she would kill Kate. She called her and they talked for like an hour. She was almost deafened by Lanie who squealed so loud when she heard about the picnic. When they ended the call, Kate thought about how great this semester started. It couldn't get better than this. And by thinking about it, she could sleep with a smile on her face.

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