First date prompt given to me by japrilalltheway!

April paced back and forth between her closet and the full-length mirror on the back of her bedroom door. She had never been so nervous before. She'd been on dates before, she'd even been on blind dates before which you'd think would be a lot more nerve wrecking than going to dinner with your best friend. But she was wrong because the anticipation of her first date with Jackson was killing her. Almost everything in her closet ended up half inside-out and on the floor before she ended up choosing a red dress with long sleeves. It paired well with black tights and black high heels. She didn't know where they were going but figured it would be somewhere she'd want to be dressed up for. He'd been mum about the whole thing so far.

Once she finished putting the last curl in her hair she took a final look. Not too shabby. She knew she wasn't gorgeous, but she wasn't Ducky anymore by any means. Just as she finished packing her clutch, the doorbell rang and she all but sprint to get it.

"Hi." She beamed, looking up to greet Jackson. Her eyes grazed over him in the process and she really didn't understand. She knew from living with him in the past that besides working out, he put virtually no effort into looking good. It just happened for him. He made a simple navy blue dress pants and a light blue button up look like he got them hand made in Italy.

She was literally swept off her feet when he scooped her up into his arms and kissed her. She gasped for air after he decided to finally sit her down.

"Hey you," he grinned boyishly. She could barely handle it. "Sorry, I just…." He started while looking her up and down again, "couldn't wait until the end of the night to kiss you."

April felt her cheeks turn bright pink and smiled. She stood on her tip toes and kissed him on his cheek. "Are these for me?" She asked, grabbing them once he nodded and finding a vase for them quickly. While she was filling it with water, she asked about their date.

"Where are we going anyway? Am I dressed okay?" she asked him curiously. She felt him walk about behind her and cuddle up to her. His hands settle on her stomach and she glanced down to see him playing with the bottom hem of her dress. The way his warm hands them settled on her thighs gave her goose bumps.

He nodded into her should to tell her that she was dressed fine, but then added "You look stunning. Seriously, red is your color." In a rough mumble. April spun around to kiss him again, but this time the kiss ended up with him setting her on the counter and her legs around his waist. She moaned his name before eventually pulling his face away from her chest. "Jackson.." she mumbled, trying to control herself. The way he looked up at her with dark green eyes made her want to scream.

April giggled lightly. "I got all dressed up so we could go out". He nodded and picked her up off the counter, set her back on the ground and they walked hand in hand to their date.

The trip there was complete with door opening, dating conversation that involved nothing of the hospital and Jackson even pulled her chair out at the restaurant.

"Have you ever been here before?" He asked her, as he watched her eyebrows furrow in concentration while she looked over the menu. She shook her head and bit her bottom lip. It was the biggest tell she had.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He asked, worried. He thought for a minute that maybe she wasn't enjoying spending the evening with him alone if it didn't involve sex.

"Promise not to laugh at me?" She asked him, barely peaking over her menu before deciding to fold it closed and set it down on their table. He nodded and pulled her hands into his. They were already playing a mild game of footsy under the table.

"I have no idea what to order. I've never had duck or lamb before, or anything this nice to be honest…" She admitted in utter defeated, lowering her head into her hands. He groaned, he felt the same way. Basically. He had been to these types of restaurants all of his life and knew what to order. He knew what wines to pair with the duck and which to pair with the lamb and everything in between but it still wasn't his idea of a great time. He just thought April deserved it.

"To be honest, I'd rather be at that our diner. I could go for some fries and a milkshake." He laughed, changing the subject. He wanted to lighten the mood a bit.

It surprised him when she agreed. She grinned, "Oh definitely! I'd love some pancakes and bacon."

He took it and ran with it. He left a hundred dollar bill on their table for the trouble and pulled her out of the restaurant. It wasn't long before they were at the diner settled between their old apartment and the hospital. They had been there a million times before, but this time they were there together and this time it didn't feel like there was anyone else in the restaurant but them.

Rockin Years' by Dolly Parton was playing on the radio and they didn't know it yet but that was their song.

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