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AN: So I'm back from visiting my family. It was a needed trip that's got me thinking about moving back to be with my family.
Chapter 4
BPOV
Rosalie and I kinda just sat in silence for a little while, not really knowing what to talk about. I was hoping that she would start so I knew where to start.
"So, I know I told you my full name so what is yours?" I decided to ask her.
"Don't you already know it?" she chuckled at me.
"I know your first and last but not your middle so no I don't know your full name." I smirk back at her.
"Ok that's true. My full name is Rosalie Lillian Hale." She tells me.
"Okay. Next question, why are you stripping?" I try.
"Not answering that one, it's too personal." She shot at me.
"So how about you just start telling me things that are not that personal so I can get to know you a lot better."
"Okay. So as I said my full name is Rosalie Lillian Hale, I'm 23 years old, as you can see I have a two year old daughter named Sophie Lynn Hale, I was born in California, and I went to the University of San Diego for Law." She tells.
"So how did you end up in Houston then?" I wanted to ask a completely different question but I figured that she wouldn't answer it so I went with this one instead.
"I had a falling out with my family and just ended up here and never left. The city has grown on me over the past couple of years and this has been Sophie's only home so I've stayed."
"Well I'm glad you decided to stay. I don't think I would have met you otherwise." I tell her and it looks like she is blushing.
"Well we have to get going." She tells me.
"Wait, I have one more question. Will you go on that date with me now that we know each other a little better?" I ask her. It looks like she is really considering it and keeps me in suspense for what feels like forever.
"Yeah I will, just tell me when." She replies.
"Awesome, how is tomorrow night at about 7 for you? Alice and Vic are picking Stevie up that afternoon." I tell her. At least they will pick him up in the afternoon once I call them and tell them. I think to myself. Usually when I keep Stevie he doesn't get picked up until that night but I think that they will understand this change of plans.
"That shouldn't be a problem; I just have to call my babysitter to see if she can come watch Sophie."
"Perfect! Here, put your number in my phone and I'll do the same so if something comes up with one of us the other won't be left hanging." I tell her as I hand her my iPhone.
"Okay then, so I guess I'll see you tomorrow then."
"You certainly will." I smile at her as I reply.
As Rosalie and Sophie walked away from me all I could do was stare at them and imagine a future with them. Maybe there was a reason that I met Rosalie when I did, and maybe fate was playing a big role in my life to give me what I want.
"Well little man, what are we going to do with the rest of our day?" I asked Stevie even though he couldn't give me a real answer me back. Sometimes it's just nice to talk and not have anyone answer back with coherent talk.
We ended up spending a little more time at the park just swinging and enjoying the outside. The thing I love about Texas is that it gets warm sooner and it's not really ever that cold like Washington was. After the park I decided that we should head home so I packed up our stuff and started walking. Along the way I stopped so I could eat and feed Stevie. I can't cook to save my life so restaurants whether it's fast food or not are my saving grace.
I decided to stop at Macaroni Grill for dinner, because let's face it, macaroni and cheese is the best dinner ever. So I ordered three kid's meal macaroni and cheeses because I love to eat and the kid's meal doesn't have enough. I love that Stevie is so well behave, it makes watching him so much easier.
After we left the restaurant, I was heading back to my apartment when I remembered that I needed to call Alice and tell her that they needed to pick Stevie up earlier than they usually do so that I can get everything ready for my date.
"Hey, is everything ok with Stevie?" Alice answers the phone. She always assumes the worse when I have Stevie and I call them.
"Everything's fine here. I was just calling to see if you and Vic could pick up Stevie tomorrow afternoon instead of tomorrow night?" I asked her.
"That shouldn't be a problem. Can I ask why we are deviating from the usual here?"
"Oh um I may have a date tomorrow night." I tell her hoping that she won't ask any more questions, but of course this is Alice that I'm talking to here.
"A date you say. With who? What are you guys going to do?" She questions me.
"With Rosalie. I saw her at the park today when I took Stevie. We got talking and I asked her again to go out with me since we got to know each other a little better and she accepted. I have no idea what we are going to do yet, I haven't gotten that far yet." I answer her.
"Ok we will be over at one tomorrow and if you still don't have the date figured out then we will help you out." Alice tells me.
"Alright sounds good. I'll see you both tomorrow."
"Give Stevie a kiss for me. Bye."
When we got back to my apartment, Harlie and Tigger were excited to see us. I took Stevie out of his stroller and let him roam around the living room to his toys. I decided that I should sit down and figure out where I was going to take Rosalie on our date. As I was sitting on my laptop I got a call from my dog walker saying that she wasn't going to be able to come over tomorrow but her sister would come over to take the dogs out if I wanted her to. I told her not to worry about it and that I was going to be home most of the day anyways.
I could have sworn that I sat and stared at my laptop for hours when in reality it was maybe a half hour trying to figure out what to do for this date. I haven't tried so hard to make a great date in a while.
I finally decided that instead of trying to find a really nice fancy place to take Rosalie to dinner I decided that the Cheesecake Factory would probably be a good compromise. It's not too fancy so I don't look like I'm trying to show off or anything but it's still a nice place and I think that she would enjoy it, I just couldn't figure out what to do after dinner.
Once I got everything at the restaurant straight, I looked at the clock and realized that it was time for Stevie to go to bed. When I looked over at him, it looked like he was fighting sleep so he could play some more. I picked him up and put him in his play pen so I could take the dogs outside one more time. I really need to check on the status of my house so my dogs can have a yard to run in. I think to myself.
Once I'm back inside, I get Stevie dressed for bed and lay him down in the spare bedroom. The room is basically his own room in my apartment. He has his own bed and everything in there, so I laid him down on his bed and he was asleep almost instantly. I trudged down to my room and saw the dogs already in there. I go to my bathroom to shower and get ready for bed myself.
When I'm done with my shower and I'm dressed, I give Harlie her seizure pill and climb into bed. Once I'm situated and turn the TV I try to roll over and go to sleep but sleep doesn't come easy to me. I'm too nervous and excited for my date to be able to just sleep.
Around 8 o'clock the next morning I heard Stevie moving around in his room so I knew it was time to get up. Once I got Stevie out of his room I placed him into his play pen in the living room so I could take the dogs out. When I came back inside, I fed the dogs and went into the kitchen to feed me and Stevie.
After breakfast, I just sat around the apartment and played with Stevie until Alice and Victoria arrived around noon.
"Hey, how was y'alls weekend together?" I asked them.
"It was what we needed after a family vacation." Laughed Victoria.
"So, what do you have planned for your date?" Alice asked. Of course she was going to jum straight into that talk.
"I know that I'm taking her to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner but I'm not sure what to do after dinner." I tell her.
"Do you at least have an idea on what you want to do?" Victoria asked me.
"I'm thinking that we can just go ice skating in the mall and then just walk around so we can talk some more but I don't know for sure."
"That's a good idea if you don't come up with anything else." Alice smiled at me.
I decided to text Rosalie to see if we were still on for the night. She replied that we were and I got her address so I could pick her up.
When 5 o'clock hit, I decided to start getting ready. I showered, dried my hair and put it up into a ponytail. I threw on a pair of boxer briefs and go to my closet to figure out what to wear. All I really had was jeans and band shirts, but I wanted to look nice. I decided to wear another pair of my Ralph Lauren Polo jeans and my Polo boots. The one thing I couldn't figure out what shirt to wear. I ended up going with a black tank top with a black and grey button up over it but with the buttons mostly done.
By the time I am ready I only have 45 minutes to get to Rosalie's place on time and I wanted to be a little early. Alice, luckily, knew I would be running late and picked up some flowers for me to give Rosalie.
I ran outside to the parking garage, jumped into my mustang, and headed towards Rosalie's place hoping that I wouldn't mess this up.
