Isabella and Phineas were trying to put together a party for Gretchen. "Let me see that list Ferb created." Isabella said as she reached for the paper. "Why does her birthday have to be in the fall? There's supposed to be a storm tonight and tomorrow." Isabella reminded him, annoyed at herself for completely forgetting everything.

Isabella pulled out her phone. "I'm going to get Adyson and Ginger to bake up a chocolate cake, and Katie and Milly can take care of the music. We'll put some games together, we can have everyone over to my house." She said as she sent off the messages. "I'll need tomorrow to clean and organise everything, we can have the party on Saturday." She finished

Gretchen was lying atop Ferb kissing him when her father walked into the room. "Gretchen." He stated and Ferb immediately pushed her off him as he rolled off the bed and stood. Gretchen sat up on her bed and glanced in Ferb's direction; he was standing beside her desk on the other side of the room. Will Weiss started to laugh. "I was just going to ask if we needed to set another place at the table for dinner." He said as he secretly enjoyed the embarrassment he's just caused the teens.

Ferb stood still, eyes downcast and shook his head. "Dad!" Gretchen complained then took another glance toward her boyfriend. "Dad, how could you? Get out." She said as her father stepped out of the room and closed the door. "Ferb, I'm so sorry about my father." Ferb nodded slowly. "You're his daughter and I'm just some guy who wants to date her." He said quietly as he continued to look at the floor.

Gretchen stepped over to him and tried to wrap her arms around him. "Ferb, aren't you going to..." She looked up at his face and saw how scared he was. "Dad's actually harmless. He won't..." Ferb looked into her eyes. "I should be heading home anyhow. It's starting to get late."

Gretchen stood in front of her bedroom door, blocking it. "I still want you as my first boyfriend." She said. Ferb smiled, starting to relax a little, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. "I'd be honoured to be your boyfriend." He replied.

At the front door, Ferb gave Gretchen a quick peck on the lips and whispered "Happy Birthday", just before he left. As he was walking down the driveway she ran up to him, the winds had picked up and she didn't have a coat on. "Ferb, my mother wanted you to take these home." She said as she handed him a plastic sandwich bag with some cookies. He looked at her, took her face in his hands and kissed her. "You'd better get back inside before it starts raining." He said then started rubbing his hands on her arms.

A fierce gust of wind blew up the driveway and Ferb pulled Gretchen close, then the rain started. Gretchen started to shiver and Ferb took his coat off and wrapped it around her shoulders and walked with her back to the house. As they stepped onto the porch, the door opened and Trudy, Gretchen's mother pulled the teens into the house. "Will will drive you home Ferb." Trudy said as she closed the door against the rain. The tall teen shook his head and continued to look at his girlfriend. "I don't want to be a bother, I'll be fine." He replied quietly.

"Nonsense." Will said as he came up beside his wife. "You will accept the offer of a ride home if you wish to see Gretchen again." Only those who truly knew him could tell that Ferb was panicking. Gretchen smiled at him and returned his coat. "Would you like me to come along for the ride?" She asked and her father replied. "Of course you're coming along." She smiled and grabbed her coat and scarf.

Ferb and Gretchen quietly sat in the backseat of the Weiss' car on the three-block drive back to Maple Drive. Gretchen kept looking at her boyfriend, wondering what was going through his mind. Ferb sat silently, hands on his knees and it seemed as though he was looking at a scuff mark on his shoes.

Will Weiss pulled into the Flynn-Fletcher driveway and stopped the car. "Thank you Mr. Weiss." Ferb said as he tried to open the car door but found it locked. He tried the button again and once he unlocked the door it re-locked on him. "Dad, quit playing around." Gretchen admonished her father and placed a reassuring hand on Ferb's arm. "I'll see you tomorrow." She said and he shook his head in response. "I've got practice and a tournament this weekend." Ferb said, then chastely kissed her and exited the car.

Gretchen sat in the car as her father drove home. "Why are you deriving so much pleasure out of terrifying him?" She asked. "I'm just testing him." Will replied and glanced in the rearview mirror to look at his daughter. "He was really scared, Dad. I don't know if he'll..." She felt the tears threaten and tried to blink them away as she looked out the window. "He's a nice guy. It took me five years to become friends with him, in that time I might have heard him say about 50 words. Now he'll hold a conversation with me."

Will pulled into their driveway. "I'm sorry Gretchen. Would you like me to talk to him? Tell him that he does have my permission to date you." Gretchen shook her head. "That would frighten him further." She replied. Mr. Weiss and Gretchen walked into the house against the wind. "What's he going to do? Move away?" He said and Gretchen shrugged her shoulders. "He could. He's got family overseas." She said.

Ferb entered his house, took off his coat and shoes and went into the den. He glanced around and found the room empty. Good. He thought to himself as he sat on the couch and looked at the cold fireplace. I really like Gretchen and want to be her boyfriend. Her father'll never let me see her again after today though. If I can't get through a simple 'meet the father', I won't be able to date anyone until I'm in my 30s. He thought to himself. A strong gust of wind slammed into the house and the lights went out and a high pitched scream was heard.

"Is everyone all right?" Linda called through the house. Ferb heard Phineas call back "Isabella and I are fine, I'm just finding the flashlight, and we'll be right down." The sound of a slamming door was heard followed by Candace, "Phineas! You are so busted, what did you do this time?" Ferb saw a light pass by the door to the den. Must be Mum or Dad. He thought then his mother spoke. "It's the wind storm Candace, it knocked the power out."

A light was shone into the den, and then Lawrence spoke. "Put your coat and shoes on son, we're going out for dinner." Ferb stood up and made his way back to the front door. As he was zipping up his coat there was a knock on the door, he opened it to reveal Vivian Garcia-Shapiro. "Good evening Ferb. Look how tall you've gotten." Ferb nodded and smiled at his neighbour as he stepped aside to let her in out of the storm. "Follow the light source and you'll find my parents." Vivian ruffled his hair. "You're such a sweet boy Ferb. Don't ever change."

Vivian walked further into the house. "Linda, the storm knocked out the power to the whole block." Lawrence came out of the garage. "We're going out for dinner, Isabella and yourself are more than welcome to join us." He said. Ferb heard this and nodded. Of course they're invited to come along; my parents are the most generous people in town. It comes back to them ten-fold though. Karma. He thought as he went to stand by the car

It didn't take long for everyone to get ready and out to the restaurant.

The restaurant was in one of the parts of town that still had power. Everyone was seated and handed menus. "Put your phone away Candace, you're at the table." Linda said to her daughter. Phineas and Isabella were still planning Gretchen's party. "You're going to be there, right Ferb?" Isabella inquired and Ferb shook his head. "But you have to... after what happened today." She said slowly causing Ferb's eyes to narrow before he cast his gaze to the table.

"What happened today dear?" Linda asked as she looked at Ferb. Phineas took the opportunity to reply. "Ferb and Gretchen were..." Ferb's head shot up. "Talking. We were talking. Isabella forgot her best friend's birthday. Gretchen was upset and we were talking." He said forcefully. I'm not ready to tell anyone, Isabella and Phineas especially, that she might now my girlfriend. He thought to himself as Vivian started reminding her daughter that best friends are hard to come by.

Not long after Ferb's outburst, as he was once again thinking about Gretchen and how much he cares about her, he heard a now familiar voice behind him. "Ferb." His eyes went wide and his head shot up as he turned around in his seat and looked up at the man who frightened him more in a few hours than anyone has successfully done in his entire life. "Mr. Weiss, sir."

Gretchen and her mother were standing in the restaurant's entrance waiting to be seated.