It had been a week since Jack met Kate at the soccer field, all week he could not get her out of his head; it was like whatever he did made him think of her, he'd cook bacon and think about how she was a vegetarian, he'd get a patient with a concussion, Bam! There she was again, she could have had one if the ball had hit her hard enough. He knew he had to see her again.

Aaron came home from school on Monday and Jack was home to pick him up at the bus stop, and he'd be there all weekend too because he had it off, which Aaron was pretty happy about. The little blond haired boy walked in the house and threw his bag on the coach, plopping down with it, opening his bag to get a single piece of white paper, walking over to Jack, he handed it too him

"You're having a kindergarten dance?" Jack asked as he read the paper

Aaron nodded happily "Yup, I got a date too" he added and Jack's eyes popped open as he adjusted himself on the coach "A date?"

Nodding he told his dad "Her name is Madison" with a big smile on his face he continued "She's pretty" Jack ruffled the boys hair and smiled

Aaron pointed to the paper "Keep reading Daddy" Jack looked to the bottom of the page to where Aaron was pointing, it read Volunteers needed.

"We need someone to watch us, keep us safe, you're good at that" Aaron told his dad with a smile Jack smiled back touched by the little boys words but replied "I don't know buddy" rubbing the back of his neck uncertainly

Aaron only said "Miss Austen's going to be there" in a soft calming manner, Jack's head popped up at her name, he sat there thinking about it until he heard Aaron's stomach grumble

Picking him up and putting him on his shoulders he said "Okay let's go get some diner" and they flew into the kitchen.


After they ate, showered and Jack got Aaron into his pajamas, he read him a story and soon he was fast asleep. Walking downstairs, Jack's eye caught the single piece of paper from Aaron's school about the dance, so he wondered over too it.

Picking it up , he thought about it, maybe he would do it, it was on a Saturday so he wasn't working, it would make Aaron happy, he'd get to meet this Madison his little boy was talking about and he'd get to see Kate again which was defiantly a plus. Why shouldn't he do it, it would be good to get out even if it was with a bunch of little kids dancing around. Yeah…He'd do it, who knows it could even be fun, so he grabbed a pen and singed the sheet under the volunteer section and put it back in Aaron's backpack before grabbing some water and heading off to his room.


It was now Saturday around 3pm, the dance started at 5:30.

Aaron walked into Jack's room in a pair of boxers with superman on them and a pouting lip "Dad, what do you wear on a date?" He asked with his head down

Jack held back a laugh while looking at the little guy and simply said "whatever you want"

Aaron sighed "But I want her to like me"

Jack picked him up and sat him on the bed next to him "Well what does Madison like?" he asked and Aaron's eyes shot up "She loves white, everything white, snow, vanilla, marshmallows, everything" he said excitedly

Laughing he said "well do you have a white shirt?" without a answer Aaron jumped off the bed and ran to his room,

he came back minutes later with a pair a black pants and a plain the collared t-shirt "How do I look? He asked striking a pose

"You look great buddy" he smiled Aaron smoothed his shirt out "So you think she'll like me?"

Picking him up he said "You're a Sheppard, Your irresistible" causing the boy to laugh "That's what Grandpa says" he laughed and they made their way to the dance.


They arrived at the dance, Aaron by Jack's side and within 5 seconds of entering the school, Aaron took off with Will to find Madison, leaving Jack standing there alone, luckily for him only for about 5 minutes or so until a soft feminine voice came from behind him

"Hey, you came" Turning around to see Kate, he smiled "Yeah, glad I could help out"

They sat together for a while watching the kids dance, Jack glancing Aaron's way every once in a while to see him dancing around the floor, after a while Kate got up and went to go dance with all the girls in a circle,

As she sat back down she was faced with Jack who handed her a drink of the juice they had there, she accepted with a thank you. "So Kate is this how you spend every Saturday night?" Jack joked

Laughing she replied "What hanging out at a kids dance not you're typical Saturday night Jack?"

They both laughed and spend about another half hour together, watching, talking and laughing. It surprised Kate how easy it was to talk to Jack, like she'd known him her whole life. Knowing the dance was almost over, and this was probably the last song, it was a slow song, Jack took it as a sign he should ask her to dance.

"You know, I think that it's a shame the teacher isn't dancing" Jack said Kate smiled "What are you saying Jack?"

"You want to dance Kate?" he smiled holding out his hand to her, she smiled and accepted his hand, she loved the feeling right away, his palm was soft and gentle.

At the dance floor Kate kind of let her arms hang at her side, unsure of where to go next,

Jack just laughed and whispered in her ear "Generally, your arms wrapped around my neck" his soft breath on her skin made her shiver, and warmth spread through her body, shaking it off with a joke she said

"Sorry, I guess I'm used to dancing with 8 year olds" Wrapping her arms around his neck, he brought her closer by wrapping own arms around her waist, a little while into the song, she got more comfortable, enough so to rest her head on his shoulder.

The song was nearly over when Jack felt a tug at his pant leg, looking down he saw his little boy "Can I dance with Miss Austen daddy?" he asked

Smiling Kate thanked Jack and pick Aaron up grabbing his hand and danced with him slowly,

As Jack watched them Madison came up too him smiling, she was very cute little girl, with brown pig tails and blue eyes, wearing a little white dress, "Do you want to dance Aarons daddy?"

He smiled and he too picked her up twirling her around the dance floor while she giggled happily.

After all the kids had gone home, and they were just picking up Aaron was fast asleep on Jack's shoulder, as he walked towards Kate

"Thanks for your help Jack, and the dance" She said blushing a little He nodded "My pleasure, so I better get this little guy home"

He told her "Yeah, poor little man" They said goodbye and Jack started to leave, before turning around again; he had to make sure he could see her again.

"Uh, listen Kate, I was hoping maybe we could, umm go out for dinner sometime?" he said nervously Kate smiled,

she liked Jack but she was his sons teacher "Jack, I like you, I do but I'm Aarons teacher" he hesitated

Jack looked down at the sleeping boy "Oh, He's cool with it I asked him" Kate laughed and looked down at her shoes

"Just one dinner, and if you don't have a good time or it's too hard, I'll let it go" He continued

She lifted her head, biting her lip as if thinking about it

"Come on" Jack tried

She smiled and finally gave him a nod "Okay"

tell me what ya think?

Next Chapter: The Date