The bus ride took a total of about fifteen minutes, and finally arrived to Max's destination for the date. When the bus came to a complete stop, the brunette turned to look at Kate. "You're gonna hate this part, but I need you to cover your eyes." She said, and Kate obliged, putting her hands in front of her eyes. "And no peeking either!" She ordered, as she guided Kate off of the bus carefully so that the christian girl wouldn't fall. The bus ride was only half of the journey, and they had to walk the rest of the way. Max hoped that Kate didn't mind, but deep down she knew she didn't care at all.
"Where are we, Max?" Kate inquired as she continued to walk the path that Max was leading her on.
"I told you it was a surprise!" Max replied, grinning as she continued to lead Kate up the path. "We're almost there though, I promise." She said, and it was true, they were almost at the final destination for the date. And all the while, Max only continued to get more and more nervous with each step closer they got. She really hoped that Kate would enjoy everything that she'd spent so much time putting together. She wanted everything to be perfect. All in all, this was looking to be a pretty good first date. Finally, when they reached the end of the path, Max stopped Kate. "Okay, stand right here, and don't open your eyes until I say so." She said to Kate who was still oblivious to everything.
The blonde nodded in agreement, "Okay, I won't." Kate then stood in place, and waited for Max's cue. Meanwhile, Max was scurrying about the secret place, trying to find the items that she came and hid here earlier in the day for the date. Luckily, everything was still here. And once she had everything set in place, and felt satisfied with how everything looked, she went to stand back by Kate. "Can I look now?" Kate inquired, a hint of curiousness in her voice.
"Go ahead." Max replied, smiling. Kate uncovered her eyes, and opened them, and a gasp escaped her lips. What she saw was a sight for sore eyes, really. Max had brought them to the lighthouse in Arcadia Bay, the one that overlooked the whole town. And the atmosphere felt just right, with the sun setting in the sky and what not. It was romantic to say the least, and Kate was immediately taken aback. Aside from the beautiful scenery, there was a blanket laid out, overlooking the water, and a small picnic basket sat atop it. She was honestly at a loss for words, so she just stood there with her mouth agape. "Uh, Earth to Kate?" Max called out, grabbing her girlfriend's hand and squeezing it.
"I love picnics!" Kate exclaimed, and then turned to Max. "How did you know?"
"Lucky guess?" Max chuckled.
"Oh, Max, this is perfect!" Kate smiled, and pulled her girlfriend in for a bone crushing hug.
"So, you like it?" Max asked, hugging Kate back with an equal amount of fever. "Warren kind of helped me out a little." She admitted with a small smile. Inside, she was so happy, and all the nerves that she had before about this whole first date thing were washed away and replaced with relief. But deep down, she had always known that Kate was the easily impressed type, and it didn't take much to make her happy. Tonight was deeming to be a pretty good one after all, and the photographer was thankful for that.
"Like it?" Kate questioned. "Max, I love it!"
"I'm glad." Max said with a nod.
Kate then grabbed Max's camera, "Let's take a picture..." She trailed off, "To remember our first date." Max obliged and grabbed the camera from her girlfriend, only to snap a picture of them with the sunset in the background. Once that matter was taken care of, the two girls decided to sit down at their blanket and eat some of the food that Max had brought. It wasn't much, just some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, crunchy peanut butter because that's what Max's enjoyed, some cartons of chocolate milk, and some other snack foods like chips and cakes and what not. It wasn't much, but it was still perfect. And in those rare moments, Kate decided that she loved spending time with Max like this. When it was just the two of them, together, with nobody else around. It felt like they were the only girls in the world. "So..." Kate drawled, taking a sip of her chocolate milk.
"Yeah?" Max asked, looking up at her girlfriend through her lashes.
"I was thinking... Since you got to plan the first date, I get to do the second one." The blonde proposed. "I think I might already have an idea in mind."
Max shrugged, "That sounds okay with me." A sigh escaped her lips as she laid her head in Kate's lap. "It really is beautiful up here."
"Maybe this could be our spot." The blonde suggested as she began running her nimble fingers through Max's short hair. "We can come up here all the time, be alone with each other." She added with a small shrug.
Max smiled slightly, "Yeah, our spot." The silence passed between the two girls for a few moments, until Max began to laugh a little bit. "So how was our first date? Did I do good?" She inquired as she rolled over on the blanket to look at Kate. From what she had gathered from the day's events, Kate had really enjoyed herself and what not, and she was thankful for that. There was no stress on them to be together, they could just be themselves and become totally obsessed with each other for it.
Kate laughed, "Yeah, you did good. But it doesn't have to end yet..." She smiled.
"Movies back in my room?" Max suggested.
"Let's do it."