It seemed all of Joanne's dreams were suddenly becoming realities! Roy did indeed ask her out another time, and then another, and another… Most Saturdays, they were together, and sometimes on Sundays as well. Joanne was convinced that she had found him, her "Jimmy", the man she would love to marry. And he had been there since the third grade!

"Oh Flo!" Joanne sighed as her friend styled her hair for a drive-in movie date. "I'm so excited! Roy is actually taking me to the drive-in!"

"I hope you're excited because you wanted to see the film," Flo teased.

"Oh Flo! Stop it!" She blushed, knowing that the film could be two hours of nothing. She didn't care what the movie was when she would be sitting next to Roy, talking with him.

"All done. What do you think?"

Joanne stood and viewed herself in the mirror. Her dainty smile turned into a huge grin as she whirled around and hugged Flo tightly. "Oh Flo! You're the best!"

Flo laughed. "Woah, Dolly, calm down."

The doorbell rang and Joanne thrust on her heels. "Goodbye Flo! And thank you!"

"Sure thing, Dolly. Have fun."

She raced downstairs and jerked open the door. Sure enough, Roy was there. "Ready?"

"Yes," Joanne answered as she put on her coat.

The two of them stepped out into the night and got in Roy's Mercury.

"Thank you for taking me out tonight, Roy," She gushed.

He smiled. "Sure thing, Joanne. I like to take you out."

A few minutes later, they were pulling into a slot at the drive-in theatre. Roy rolled down the window and adjusted the sound mechanism.

"There we go," He said. "That ought to do it."

Though the speaker was set up correctly, Joanne couldn't remember what movie was playing. From the moment Roy put his arm around her shoulders, she felt like she was in another world.

"Joanne?" He said.

Joanne's heart was beating so loudly that all she could hear was it and Roy. "Yes Roy?"

"I wanted to ask you something."

Ask her something? Was this it? Was he going to propose?

"Yes?"

Roy reached in the pocket of his letterman as he asked, "Will you go steady with me?"

Joanne was filled with more excitement than she knew what to do with. What a wonderful surprise! She threw her arms around Roy, giving him a big hug. "Oh yes, Roy, yes!"

He laughed happily and hugged her back. "Here. I don't have a class ring yet, but here's a pin." He handed her the pin he had received for lettering in track.

"Oh Roy!" She accepted the small pin and studied it. No ring would ever look as beautiful to Joanne as that track pin did that night. "Can I put it on?"

"Sure. Go ahead."

Joanne clipped the small pin on her bodice and leaned into her boyfriend's embrace. "Oh Roy DeSoto," she whispered. "I love you."