Well I almost didn't get to go to the skate park the next day. Turns out that my brother was pretty mad that I didn't come back when he wanted me to, who would have thought? Well I made a heartfelt apology, it was fake of course but he doesn't need to know that, and he let me go anyways. Except this time I had to pinky promise that I would come back as soon as he told me to, that probably wouldn't happen but I promised so that I could get going already.

I practically ran to the park, but a little less than I block from it I slowed down and caught my breath. I didn't want to appear desperate after all.

I kept my cool as I walked through the gate and I saw him on the other side of the park. He was waving and calling my name and he had saved a table for us.

"Hey Tori. I was waiting for you," he said as I sat down.

"Hey, yeah I had some stuff I had to do this morning."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah." I added a shoulder shrug for effect.

"Really? You see because I get the feeling that someone is playing hard to get."

"Who?"

"You."

"What? That's ridiculous!" I pretended to act shocked.

"Is it really all that ridiculous?"

"To be honest, no not at all."

"That's what I thought. So why all the mystery? Why are you trying to be all cool with me?"

"Why aren't you trying to be all cool with me? That's a better question."

"You think it is a better question, but I would have to disagree."

"Well then we agree to disagree."

"No because you haven't answered my previous questions."

"I get the feeling that someone already knows the answer but he just wants me to say it."

"Who?"

"You."

"Well that may be true, but I won't know the answer in my head is correct until I hear you say it out loud."

"You are very intelligent. I'm used to matching wits with people far below my intelligence level." He just gave me a look that suggested to just get it over with. "Fine the answer to your previous questions is that I like you. Was the answer in your head correct?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact it was. Thank you for the compliment by the way."

"Your welcome. Now let the battle of wits be over, my brain hurts."

"I was hoping you would say that. So why don't we go see a movie sometime?"

"What? Like a date?"

"Yeah, that's exactly what it would be."

I had a horrible flashback to just a few years previous of this one. "I don't think I can."

"But you just said that you like me? You are sending mixed signals."

"Yeah I know but why don't we just stay friends for now? Less pressure that way and we can get to know each other."

"So you want to take it slow?"

"Normally when that question is asked it is implying something…"

"I don't mean that. I just meant you want to get to know me and then you will think about dating me?"

"Better. Yes that is what I mean."

"I'm sorry to imply anything. I wasn't suggesting that we would do that or even that I want to."

"You're a sixteen-year old boy, of course you want to."

"Hey now, I am very mature for my age!" he laughed.

"So friends?" I held out my hand.

"Friends," he said as he accepted it.

"Maybe instead of a movie we could meet somewhere else and hang out somewhere that isn't here."

"Do you not like skateboarding?"

"No I love it! I was just thinking that maybe we could do something different and I haven't really seen much of the city. I would love it if I could have a friend to show me around."

"There is a smoothie place around the corner. We could meet there around nine and I could show my new friend around." He put a lot of emphasis on the word friend.

"It's a deal." Angela's phone started ringing. "I have to go now."

"Alright well I will see you tomorrow."

"Bye."

"Good-bye, friend."

I just might have made the stupidest decision of my life…