Some Roxy and Isaac. :D
October 2nd, 2037
As she finished putting her make-up on, she couldn't believe why she was getting ready to go out. Her parents thought she was going to dinner with her new friend but in reality she was getting ready for a date with one person she never expected to go out with. Honestly, Roxy still wondered why she had agreed to this date in the first place as she thought back on how it happened.
She had just arrived at the Puckerman residence where she was assured by Jasmine they could speak alone. She didn't need anyone else knowing their business.
"So what exactly did you need to talk to me about that no one else could be privy to our conversation?" Jasmine asked as she sat at the kitchen table across from Roxanne. "You aren't pregnant or anything, are you?"
"What?" Roxy scoffed uncomfortably. "No, no I'm not pregnant. I'm not even dating anyone."
Jasmine shrugged. "You don't need to be dating anyone to get pregnant. My father can tell you all about that. Seriously, why are you here?"
"Well, I don't know if you know, but my parents are going out of town this weekend for a little vacation and they're leaving me in charge. It won't be big or anything, just a few friends-"
"You're having a party and let me guess, you want me to get you some booze for it?"
Roxy laughed nervously. "Just a little. I'm only inviting a handful of people. I just thought since you're 21 now, maybe you could get some for me if I give you the money."
"You realize if I get caught buying alcohol for a minor I could get into huge trouble."
Roxanne sighed and stood up. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked. I'll just stick to the usual."
"I'm not saying I won't do it for you. I just need something in return for my hard work."
"Hard work? You're picking out some liquor and buying it. How is that hard work?"
"Do you want the booze or not?" Jasmine said, no funny business in her voice. Roxy nodded her head quickly and sat back down. "What exactly do you want to get?"
"I'm not sure. I've never really drank before, outside of some wine my parents let me have on special occasions."
Jasmine snorted. "You are so lame, Hudson. Okay, I'll get you what I enjoy. How much money do you have?"
"My parents left me with $100 for food and taking my brothers to see this movie they want to go to. They'll only be gone for two nights."
Jasmine smiled. "That'll be more than enough. I'll get you enough for you and your friends and I get to keep the change. Does that work for you?"
She felt almost like she was making a deal with the devil but she agreed nonetheless. "Fine. That'll work. And please don't tell anyone about this. My parents will kill me if they find out."
"Roxanne, you've known me your whole life. What makes you think I'd tell anyone?"
"Um, knowing you my whole life? The only secrets you can keep are your own."
She just shrugged. "Whatever. I'm getting paid. I won't tell anyone. I'd get into just as much trouble for buying the stuff for you. When do you need it by?"
"Saturday anytime before six. That's when I told my friends to be over. I already figured out how to get my brothers out of the house. They're spending the night with Bartie at Uncle Kurt's."
"Look at you scheming to get what you want. I feel kind of proud that I get to help you."
"Yeah, I just hope it doesn't come back to bite me in the ass."
Unfortunately, that was exactly what happened. Instead of just Roxanne and her closest friends, it turned into Roxanne, her closest friends and at least the entire junior class. What made it even worse was that somehow Isaac had ended up in attendance.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Roxanne shouted over the music at her least favorite person ever.
"I was invited. Kylie asked me if I wanted to stop by the party she was at. I didn't realize you were hosting it until I rechecked the address again."
Roxy was surprised and a little crestfallen. "Kylie invited you? I didn't realize you two were that close." She knew Kylie thought Isaac was hot but she didn't think she'd ever try anything with him.
Isaac shrugged and moved out of the way when more people entered the apartment behind him. "We aren't really. I just thought it would be fun to show up to annoy you." He smiled at her and grabbed the beer in her hand, taking a long pull from it as he chucked his eyebrows at her and walked away.
She was about to follow him and tell him off when a loud crash from the kitchen caught her attention. Roxy walked closer and found the contents of her fridge littered across the floor and two inebriated girls laughing hysterically, one on her ass on the floor, the other standing over her.
"Guys-" Roxy started until Addy ran into the kitchen with worse news.
"Roxy, Harriet and Ricky just went up to your bedroom to do what I think they're going to do," Addy informed her.
Roxy's heart sank as she thought about Harriet and Ricky together. She had been crushing on Ricky hard for the past two and a half years and thought they'd had finally started something when she asked if he wanted to come to her get together that had obviously gotten wildly out of control. She wasn't even sure how everyone had gotten so plastered considering Jasmine hadn't bought that much for her and the five other people she had actually invited. Someone had to have brought their own stuff.
"Go up and stop them! I'll take care of this." Addy pushed her towards the living room to go upstairs.
Slowly, Roxy dragged her feet upstairs trying to avoid the couple making out on the stairs and getting whatever was dripping out of the cup hanging over the ledge on her. Though it was her bedroom, Roxy knocked on the door to announce her presence before entering. She was trying to build up her courage to kick Harriet and Ricky out of her room which was supposed to be off limits to everyone, but when she entered she was pleasantly surprised by what she found.
"Where's Harriet?" Roxy asked Ricky. He was alone and sitting on the edge of her bed.
"I would assume she's somewhere downstairs. I don't really care. I came up here to wait for you." Ricky smiled and stood up before walking toward Roxy. So the news of their recent break-up had been true.
She smiled, a girly giggle escaping her lips as Ricky stepped closer. Soon they were together on her bed making out and his hand was inching dangerously close to her breast. Roxy had never been this intimate with anyone before. Sadly, the only boy she had ever kissed was Isaac and both times had been quick and initiated by him. She wasn't exactly good with boys. She became even worse when her door opened and Isaac entered the room angrily.
"Alright asshole, party's over," he yelled at Ricky as he started pulling him off the bed.
"Isaac! What the hell are you doing?" She pushed her shirt which had ridden up down and got off her bed to yell at Isaac more. "Let go of him!"
Isaac had Ricky by the shirt and started throwing him toward the door. "Why don't you head back to your girlfriend downstairs? She's been looking everywhere for you."
"Ricky doesn't have a girlfriend, Isaac! This is none of your business. Now get the hell out of my room!"
"Oh really? Then who the hell is Harriet and why has she been asking everyone where her boyfriend Ricky is?" Isaac stared Roxy down.
"Ricky, I thought you weren't with Harriet anymore?"
"Um, not exclusively. Look, obviously this isn't happening anymore so I'm gonna go. Nice party, Roxy." Ricky exited the room and left Roxanne very confused as to what was going on.
As Isaac was the one who rudely barged in on them she turned her fury on him. "Seriously, what the hell are you doing here? How do you even know Ricky or Harriet and if you're so bent on hating me, why would you tell me Ricky is still with Harriet? Wouldn't that be great humiliation for me to find out I'm the other woman?"
"I don't know Ricky or Harriet. I just know that I found Addy in the kitchen helping some drunk girls clean up and I asked where she was. She said that you went upstairs to make out with Ricky. On my way up here, I ran into a Harriet who was looking for a Ricky. I put two and two together. And for your information, I was trying to stop you from making a huge mistake with an asshole who is apparently willing to sleep with other girls while he's dating someone."
"I was never going to sleep with him!"
"According to the guy I spoke to on the way up here, he said that Ricky was finally going to close the deal with Hudson tonight when I asked where I could find the douchebag. I can't believe you call these people your friends."
Roxy's mouth fell open in shock. She couldn't believe Ricky thought she was that kind of girl. Grudgingly she thanked Isaac. "Thanks for looking out for me. I wasn't going to sleep with him though. I'm not some harlot."
"I know. I just didn't trust that guy."
"Why do you care? You don't even like me."
Isaac glanced between her and the floor. "You still don't get it do you?"
"Get what?"
"Never mind." Isaac made to leave but Roxy put her hand on his arm to stop him.
"Get what, Isaac?"
He turned around and laughed without humor. "Get that I do like you! Was kissing you all those years ago not enough of a hint? Or the fact that every time we're together, I can't stop staring at you? Or the near kiss that happened at your parents Christmas party last year? I thought all the little hints would be enough but clearly I have to spell it out for you. I like you."
Roxy reeled back shocked at the admission. So she had noticed all those hints over the years but she had never thought they were serious feelings. She thought it was just a way for Isaac to mess with her. "You like me?"
"Do I need to write it in the sky? Yes, I like you, Roxanne. I have ever since I was five years old."
"But you've done nothing but torment me my entire life…"
"Have you ever seen that old cartoon, Hey Arnold?"
Realization slapped Roxy in the face. "Oh my God, you're Helga!" Roxy gasped when it all clicked why Isaac had treated her so poorly over the years. He was trying to keep her from finding out he liked her.
"Yeah, basically."
"Please tell me you do not have a shrine to me made out of bubble gum."
Isaac laughed and shook his head. "No, I'm not quite that creepy."
Roxy plopped down on her bed and put her head in her hands. "This day…has been insane."
Isaac sat next to her. "Did you honestly think asking my sister for any help with anything would end well?"
"How…never mind. I should just know better than to ask Jasmine for anything." She looked up at Isaac and found comfort in his eyes. "So…you really like me?" He just nodded. "Why are you telling me now?"
Isaac shrugged. "I'm tired of hiding it. I either need to get over you or get with you and I can't do either if I don't finally say how I feel out loud. It's hard work pretending to hate someone you're actually in love with."
"In love with?" Roxy shrieked when she heard him say the L word.
"I mean…shit. I didn't mean…" He hung his head before throwing himself back on her bed. "Why can't I ever do anything right when it comes to you?"
"You stopped me from making out more with Ricky. That's something."
"Still didn't get me the end result I wanted."
Roxy laid back on the bed with him and turned to face him. "And what result is that?"
"A date with you."
Roxy snorted at him. "Of course you didn't get that result. You didn't ask for one."
Isaac propped himself up on his elbow. "Roxanne, would you go on a date with me?"
She propped herself up as well. "Why should I? You've been nothing but horrible to me my entire life, even if it was only because you liked me. You broke my Barbie Dream House, made fun of my dog, pulled my hair, stole my ice cream and just recently my beer, called me mean names on top of a litany of other atrocities you've committed against me…why should I go out with you?"
"Because you kissed me back."
"I was ten. I had poor judgment."
"Roxanne, can't you just give me a chance? Show you that I've changed?"
"How have you changed? You stole my beer like an hour ago when you got here after saying you only came to my party to annoy me."
"You shouldn't be drinking. You're only sixteen!"
"And you're seventeen! That's not a very convincing argument."
Isaac's entire demeanor changed. He looked at Roxy, seduction in his eyes and voice as he tried to convince her harder. "What do you have to lose by going out on one date?" His fingers brushed Roxy's and she pulled her hand away.
She stared at him, not falling for his trick. "My dignity." Unfortunately, the smile he shot her after that was starting to break down her wall against him.
"You can be in charge of everything if you want. You just pick a time and a place and I'll meet you there with my wallet." He leaned in closer to her.
"Anywhere?" To her amazement Roxy found herself leaning toward him as well.
"Anywhere." He closed the distance between them and captured her lips with his.
So now a week later Roxanne had a date with the most annoying person she had ever known. She was still claiming a brain aneurysm for the reason she allowed Isaac to kiss her and continue kissing her for the next hour until she finally sent everyone home and started cleaning up. Her parents were none the wiser as to her activities that weekend.
But now she couldn't get her parents to leave her alone.
"Who are you going out with again tonight that you need to dress up?" Rachel asked as she walked into Roxy's bedroom and sat herself down on the bed to pet Goober and Tinker between the ears.
"I told you, a new friend from school. Her name is Isabelle. I'm just trying to welcome her to the city."
"By going where exactly?"
"That new restaurant on Madison not too far from Uncle Kurt's that everyone is talking about. I was able to get a reservation there so I thought we'd splurge a little. Since she's so new to the city," Roxy explained. It wasn't entirely untruthful. She was going to be at Dish, the newest and trendiest restaurant in New York, she just wouldn't be with a girl.
Roxanne knew the consequences of lying to her parents about her evening plans, but she wasn't ready for them to know just who she was going with yet. She wasn't ready for anyone to know really. Roxy wanted to be sure of her choice to date Isaac Puckerman before she announced it to everyone she knew, especially her father. He didn't want her dating anyone and if he found out she had interest in Isaac…she didn't want to think of what he'd do.
"You should take her to a classic place, like Sardi's. It's the birthplace of the Tony Award."
"Yes, I know Mother. You tell me that all the time. I don't want to go there though since that's yours and Dad's place."
"So, why does that matter? It's not like you're going on a date."
Roxy quickly looked away from her mother and tried to ignore the feeling of guilt growing in her stomach.
"Who's going on a date?" Finn asked as he entered the room. Roxy groaned and slammed her mascara brush back into the bottle.
"No one," Roxy replied tersely before beginning again in a snarky tone, "Where are the boys? Why don't we just invite everyone into my bedroom? After all we have Goober, Tinker, Mom and now Dad." The dogs raised their heads from the bed and wagged their tails at their names being called.
"Last I checked, Mom and I paid for this place…"
"Really? You're going to pull that card?" she replied dryly.
"I was just coming to find your mother and to tell you to have fun with your new friend. Will we be meeting her tonight?"
Roxy shook her head no. "No, you will not. We're meeting at the restaurant. And speaking of, I need to leave now if I plan on making our reservation on time. So parents, if you'll excuse me."
"Hey!" Finn called as Roxy tried walking right past them both. "Don't we get a hug goodbye?"
Roxy rolled her eyes but walked back over to her parents. She hugged Rachel and Finn tightly. "I'll be back around 11ish."
"You better be since that's your curfew," Finn informed her.
"I know, Dad. That's why I said 11ish instead of two am-ish. Okay, I really gotta go. Traffic is probably going to be crazy enough."
"Well, why don't I just drive you? That way you can avoid paying for a cab."
"Mom, I already said it's fine. Really. You and Dad will have the place mostly too yourselves since only Liam is home tonight. Don't waste that precious near-alone time on me. Really I will be fine." Roxy patted her parents on their arms, grabbed her purse off her bedside table and exited her bedroom leaving them behind.
Rachel looked up at her husband. "Where's Liam?"
"Bedroom practicing his cello."
The couple smiled at each other knowingly. "Roxanne may have a point about that near-alone time." Rachel giggled as she pulled Finn out of Roxy's bedroom and into theirs, closing the door behind them and locking it.
Out on the street, the doorman for the building was hailing Roxy a cab. Ever since her parents had allowed her to travel around certain areas of the city on her own at the age of 14, Roxy had always felt very grown up traveling in cabs and on the subway herself and every time she visited the Upper East Side, she always felt like she was in an episode of Gossip Girl. Tonight was no different as she wore a fabulous dress Uncle Kurt had designed for her and entered the restaurant she had chosen for her date with Isaac.
She entered the building and immediately spotted Isaac wearing a suit and holding a bouquet of flowers, leaning against the wall and staring at his phone. He clearly hadn't seen her yet so she decided to send him a text.
To your left she sent out. Seconds later he looked up and noticed her, a smile spreading across his face. He pushed off the wall and walked toward her, slipping his phone in his pocket and extending the arm with the bouquet.
"Hi," he greeted timidly, clearing his throat.
"Hi."
"I bought these for you."
Roxy grinned at him. "I figured as much." She took the flowers from him. "Thanks. They're beautiful."
"Just like you."
Roxy blushed at the compliment. What the hell was happening? She was turning into a silly smitten girl over Isaac Puckerman. Was there something in her water?
Isaac extended his arm for her to take. "Shall we, Miss Hudson?"
She grabbed his arm and they walked up to the hostess's stand and Roxy gave her name. Moments later they were seated at a table along one of the numerous columnar fish tanks throughout the restaurant. It was filled with beautiful tropical fish and Roxy couldn't help but point out Nemo when she found him.
"I like clown fish. They're cute. I've always found aquariums peaceful. It's one of the few things Ian and I both enjoy. It's also a nice to place to go and sketch," Roxy explained. She wasn't as quite into the science of aquariums and sea life as Ian was but she still enjoyed watching the fish. They were quite fascinating.
"Yeah, I remember going to Ian's birthday party at the aquarium a few years ago. The sharks are my favorite."
"Oh I love the sharks too. They're hideously misunderstood creatures." Roxy smiled then looked down at her menu to see what would be good for dinner. "I hope this isn't out of your price range. I know you said you would pay but I have-"
"I got it. I've actually been saving up for a special occasion. A date with you is about as special as I can think of."
Roxy blushed again and buried her face in her menu. It was surreal how nice and sweet Isaac was being. It actually made her nervous and she wondered if there was a catch. It would be so like Isaac to butter her up then do something horrible to her.
"Hey Roxy," he started. She put her menu down to look at him. "I ju-"
Before he could say what he wanted however, a waitress came over to get their drink order. Once she was gone, Roxy went back to looking in her menu.
"The filet mignon sounds good, doesn't it? But so does the salmon. What are you going to get?" Roxy asked, looking up at Isaac expectantly.
"Probably just the New York strip. I'm pretty simple about my cuisine." He took a sip of his water and called for Roxy's attention again. "Hey Roxy," she put her menu down once more.
"Yes?"
"I just wanted to apologize…for every crappy thing I've done to you over the years. I'm sorry I acted like such an idiot and teased you and broke and stole your stuff. I've been an ass to you and it isn't right. I'm sorry."
Roxy's eyes widened at Isaac's apology. It was the first real one she had ever received from him. At least, it felt real. Maybe he was serious about liking her, loving her, as he told her at her party.
"Just promise me you won't do it again and maybe I'll choose to forgive you."
"Believe me, I won't be such a dick to you anymore. I'd like to make it up to you for all the years I messed up."
Roxy's interest was piqued. "How do you plan on doing that?"
He stuck his hand out and took Roxy's. He rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand and looked in her eyes. "If you'd let me, I'd like to take you out again…as your boyfriend."
She felt like the breath had been knocked out of her. Roxy felt very warm suddenly and her mouth and throat had gone very dry. It was weird hearing those words come from Isaac's mouth. Her entire life Roxy had sworn to loathe Isaac for all eternity but now she found that she really didn't hate him as much as she thought, in fact, she kinda really liked him…a lot. But enough to be his girlfriend? She had never had a boyfriend before. Was she really ready for one, especially if it was Isaac?
"Isaac, while I'm ecstatic that you've seen the error of your ways after all these years, I know you as my tormentor, not boyfriend material." He looked hurt but Roxy pressed on. "But," his ears perked up at that, "maybe if we got to know each other and I got to see this side of you more, maybe then we could talk about getting more serious. It's just, I've never had a boyfriend before and this is not your usual self when it comes to me and to be honest, I'm kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Do you get what I mean?"
Isaac nodded his head solemnly, seeming to understand what she was getting at. "I guess I deserve that. I haven't been the nicest to you. I promise though, I will try my hardest to prove to you that I really meant what I said at your party and that I mean what said just now."
From there dinner moved smoothly. True to his word, Isaac had been a perfect gentleman and not once said anything mean or rude to her nor did he attempt anything humiliating. Roxy still wasn't sure if he was playing her or not, but until she knew for certain, she wasn't going to completely let her guard down. By the end of their meal however, Roxy was near taken.
"I really like this side of you, Isaac. You're actually pretty nice when you aren't being terrible."
The corner of his lip rose up sheepishly. "I have my moments."
"Would you like to have another one? I'm not busy tomorrow if you wanted to do something a little more…low key. Maybe we could go to the aquarium."
Isaac's smile grew bigger and he nodded his head. "Yeah, that would be awesome."
Roxy chuckled at his enthusiasm. It was beyond strange to see Isaac excited to hang out with her and it was even stranger that she was excited to get to hang out with him alone again. Her mother was right, teenage years were the most confusing.
"So I still have about two hours until I need to be home. Did you want to get some dessert? There's this great bakery across the street from my Uncle Kurt's place which isn't too far away."
"Uh, sure. That sounds great." Isaac smiled at her and Roxy found herself blushing again.
Ten minutes later the pair found themselves walking up Madison toward Uncle Kurt's place.
"I feel so out of place up here. I mean, my shoes aren't even designer!" Isaac joked with Roxy as they walked along and saw all the fancy stores and buildings.
"You poor thing. How ever do you survive in Queens?" she replied sarcastically. "I don't know, we've always lived on the Upper West Side so that's home to me and where I feel most comfortable. But I don't mind coming over here to shop with Uncle Kurt occasionally. He is an arbiter of taste and one of New York's premier designers."
"Yes, I am familiar with Uncle Kurt. I have met your family before."
"I know. I was just stating the truth."
They fell silent as they continued to walk and every so often, Roxy would feel Isaac's hand bump hers or his pinky slide along hers. Finally it drove her nuts and she had to stop and say something. "What are you doing to my hand? It's rather annoying," she snapped at him, turning to face Isaac.
His eyebrows shot up and he looked down at Roxy's hand balling up into a fist. "I was just trying to hint that I wanted to hold your hand. Sorry."
"Oh." Now she felt foolish. Why couldn't she get his hints? She turned forward again and continued walking, Isaac in stride next to her. This time, Roxy sought out his hand and when she found it, he easily let her fingers slip between his. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" Isaac asked, confusion in his voice.
"For snapping at you. I'm still not used to this whole dating thing, especially with you."
"It's okay." He didn't say anything further as they walked along.
When they finally reached the bakery, they were two of only five patrons there. Another couple was sucking face in the corner and an older man was reading a book and sipping on a coffee along the wall. The only sound was the soft music playing and some clangs from the kitchen.
Roxy walked along the case looking at all the delectable treats and searching for her favorite – a large red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting.
"That red velvet cupcake looks good. I think I'm gonna get that one," Isaac announced as he leaned down to look at the cupcakes with her.
"I don't think so. Red velvet is my favorite and there is only one left."
"But I love red velvet," he whined.
"Fine, if you really want it." She had been having such a lovely time with him; she didn't want to spoil it over a cupcake.
Isaac scrunched his face in thought then surprised her. "You know, that caramel cupcake looks good too. Maybe I'll get that one instead." He smiled at Roxy again before straightening up and greeting the woman who had come out to help them. As with dinner, Isaac paid for their cupcakes and the lemonades they got to drink. They sat down at a table along the opposite wall from the old man and far enough away from the other couple to attempt some privacy while they ate.
Trying to be ladylike and keep a mess off her face, Roxy grabbed a fork to eat her giant cupcake with but Isaac scoffed at her when she used it to take a bite. "What?"
"Cupcakes are finger foods. You don't use a fork." To demonstrate, Isaac pulled the wrapper off his and took a large bite out of his cupcake, covering the tip of his nose and his cheeks in frosting. Roxy couldn't stop the laughter as it bubbled up in her.
"And then you end up with frosting all over your face." She grabbed a napkin to wipe it off Isaac's nose but he stopped her.
"I'm just gonna get messier. I'll clean off when I'm done." She just giggled again as Isaac took another bite getting more frosting on his face. "Now put down that fork and eat it the right way with me."
Roxy just shook her head at Isaac but put her fork down and pulled the paper off her cupcake. She bit into it and just as Isaac had done, ended up with a face full of frosting. She started laughing when Isaac smiled at her, mouth covered in caramel buttercream.
"Did you want to try a bite of my cupcake?" Roxy offered breaking off a piece of her treat to hand over.
"I'll trade ya." Isaac broke off some of his own cupcake and they each held their pieces out for the other.
Roxy opened her mouth and motioned for Isaac to just pop it in. He gulped nervously as he placed the cupcake in her mouth and she closed it, chewing on the sweet cake. "Wow, that's really good. I've never tried that one before," she announced when she finished chewing. Isaac nodded in agreement but still had yet to take the cupcake from Roxy. "Here…" She moved her hand closer to his mouth to give him the piece and he willingly took it from her, chewing quietly.
"I like my cupcake but I think you got the better deal."
Roxy chuckled at him. "Well thank you for letting me take the last red velvet. It was very nice of you."
"No problem."
They finished their cupcakes, laughing the entire time about the mess they were making of themselves.
"I don't think I've been this messy since I was a toddler," Roxy exclaimed as she began wiping the frosting off her face and licking it from her fingers.
"I haven't been this messy since my mother's spaghetti two nights ago."
Roxy laughed again. "That doesn't surprise me." When she looked up at his face again she noticed that he still had some frosting on his cheek that he missed. "Isaac, you missed a spot." She moved around the table to sit in the wall booth with him and help him clean off his face but when she started wiping his cheek with her napkin, she couldn't stop staring at his lips. Her cleaning slowed as she and Isaac stared at each other while his hand came up to brush some hair from her face.
"You know, you were the first girl I ever kissed."
She looked up to find Isaac looking into her eyes. "You were the first boy I ever kissed."
"Would you hate me if I kissed you again?"
Roxy's eyes flickered down to his lips before going back to his eyes. She shook her head no and seconds later found herself in a deep kiss with Isaac. He tasted like caramel. Then they turned into that couple on the other side of the bakery sucking face.
Before they knew it, it was nearing Roxy's curfew and she needed to head home. Since the date had been a successful one, Roxy allowed Isaac to drive her home when he asked if she wanted a ride instead of taking a taxi. He pulled up in front of her building and shut off the engine to escort her to the door, earning a warning from the doorman that he couldn't park there.
"I'm leaving in a minute," he assured him, wanting the man to give him and Roxy a moment alone. He turned back to his date once the man had gone back inside. "Thanks for agreeing to a date with me."
"I'm glad I did. I had a great time."
"Me too. We're still on for the aquarium tomorrow, right?"
"Yes. But it's a Saturday so I do plan on sleeping in. So around noonish?"
Isaac grinned. "Sounds good." He lightly held Roxy's chin and lifted her head for another kiss. When he pulled away, Roxy found herself yearning for more. "I'll see you tomorrow, Roxanne," he breathed against her lips before stepping away to get back to his dad's car. He waved to her before sliding inside and starting the engine. He waited until Roxy was inside the building before driving off.
As she passed by the doorman's counter, he said hello. "Evening Miss Hudson."
"Hello, Franklin," she replied a little dreamily as she headed for the elevator and pressed the up button.
On the ride up to her home, all she could think about was how perfect the night had been. Isaac had really surprised her with how mature and gentlemanly he had acted, outside of the cupcakes anyway, but she found that even that had been perfect. She still wasn't ready to spill her guts about dating him to everyone yet. They weren't official but she knew they would be soon but even then, this was all so new and she just didn't want to share her new relationship with Isaac with the world. Everyone would have their opinions and her dad would probably have a coronary. So she would wait until they were on more solid ground and could break the news to their families together.
When she entered her home she found her brother playing video games with his online friends in the living room. He didn't even notice when she said hello then walked upstairs to get ready for bed. As she passed by her parents room however, the door opened and she found her dad standing there in his boxers and t-shirt.
"I thought I heard you come in. I was just checking."
"I still have two minutes to spare on curfew. Don't worry so much." She patted his shoulder and continued on to her bedroom but to her annoyance both of her parents followed her.
"Did you have fun out with your friend?" her mother asked as she tied her robe and folded her arms over her chest.
Roxy sat down on her bed and pulled off her shoes. "We did have fun."
"What'd you guys do?" Finn asked. "Dinner couldn't have taken four hours."
Roxy sighed. She loved her parents and was glad that unlike some of her friends, her parents actually cared about her and wanted to know about her day, but she simply wasn't in the divulging mood right then.
"We went to dinner then walked up Madison to that cupcake place we like. We just spent much of the night getting to know each other." And making out she added mentally. "We're going to the aquarium together tomorrow."
Rachel seemed excited for her daughter to make a new friend outside of Kylie and Addy finally. "Well that sounds like fun." She walked over and hugged her daughter. "I'm glad you've made a new friend."
"Me too, Mom." She hugged her mother back before letting out a large yawn. "I'm really tired so I'm just gonna get in my pjs and go to bed."
"Okay, sweetie. Have a good night." Rachel hugged her again before Finn gave her a goodnight hug and kiss on the top of her head. It didn't matter how old she got, Roxy would always love getting a goodnight hug from her parents.
"Goodnight, Roxanne," Finn said as he followed Rachel out of her room and closed the door behind him. Then Roxy could hear her father yelling down at Liam to go to bed and the whining that ensued from that argument.
She quickly threw on her pajamas and climbed into bed. As she slipped into unconsciousness, Roxy couldn't stop thinking about how glad she was she had given Isaac a chance.