First Date {Anthony}

[katie]

15th December 2008


It had now been a few nights since Anthony had declared his love for Katie, and she had done likewise back to him. Even if it had been somewhat a little strange between them initially right after, when Anthony had quickly changed his tone when Katie had said she loved him too. It was almost as if he hadn't expected her to say it back to him and when she had it had thrown him. However, they had agreed to meet up on what Katie could only call a first date. Every other time they had been together, it was always as friends, and usually with Josh in the picture too.

Tonight was totally a night for just Katie and Anthony. She still wasn't entirely sure what they were going to go or where they were going to go. She thought she would let Anthony decide or at least speak about it when he arrived. Earlier that day Anthony had sent her a text about meeting up that night and she replied saying she'd be ready by 7pm.


Now it was 6.50pm and Katie was already sitting on her bed waiting for Anthony to arrive. As she had no idea what they were doing, she didn't want to get over dressed, but she also didn't want to get under dressed either. So she had her hair piled on the top of her head, held in place with a pin, with a few stray curls hanging down either side of her face. She was wearing her faded denims and a red satin bustier top with red sequins all over it. Of course with it being winter, she also had her black fur lined jacket looked out, ready to throw on the minute she was ready to leave the house.

[blackregret21a]

Anthony was nervous about the planned date tonight. He had already received a text from Katie and was dressed for the night. There was no turning back. He had to go through with it. He exhaled as he tried to calm down. But that didn’t last as he pulled out his cell and found that Katie was going to be ready around 7 tonight. He became nervous. His hands began to shake as he was attempting to text her back.

II eb three sono.

Slipping the phone back into his pocket and exhaled. The message was sent. He began to make his way the stairs and soon make his way down the and leave the hardware store, his home. Locking the door behind him, he made his way to the parking lot on the side of the building. Hoping into the car as soon as he unlocked it.

Fifteen minutes later

He was now sitting idle outside of Katie’s house. As he waited he turned off the music. He closed his eyes and in thought over what he should say and what he shouldn’t.

[katie]

Katie had to laugh a little when she got the text from Anthony saying he would be there soon. Or at least she had hoped that was what his text had said, it was obvious he was a little nervous. She had been fine when she text him back earlier to say she'd be ready by seven, but she wasn't so fine now. As it got closer to seven, she began twirling her hair in her finger.

Then she heard a car engine, looking out her bedroom window she saw that it was Anthony who had arrived. Not knowing whether he was going to come to the door or not, she got too nervous to find out and decided to make her way down to the door anyway.

She opened the door and stood in the door way and looked over at Anthony in the car and waved her hand at him, not wanting to come any closer to the car until she knew Anthony was ready for her to do so.

[blackregret21a]

Anthony thought to himself. He thought how nervous he was. He noticed how stupid he was being. But then he noticed, a light emit from the corner of his eye. Being human, he looked. He was amazed, it was Katie. And she looked beautiful. Anthony quickly turned the radio off. “Are you coming?” he asked after he rolled down the window. He stared at her waiting for her to come closer.

[katie]

As Katie waited by the door looking at Anthony in his car with his music playing she wondered how long it would take him to notice she was standing there. Thankfully it didn't take him too long at all and soon he had stopped playing his music and asked if she was ready to go. She grinned at him, now that she knew it was safe to actually go toward the car, she made sure she had locked the door and stepped forward.

Katie was a little nervous after all this was going to be officially their first date and Katie wanted to make sure it would go well and she was scared that something would go wrong. She still had the memories of that horrible night with that Sam in her head, and she wanted it gone forever, so she was hoping this night with Anthony would do that. "Of course I am" she replied.

A few seconds later, she was at the passenger side, opened the door and stepped in, gently closing it behind her, she turned to him with a smile. "So Anthony, where are we going?" she asked, because she wasn't sure.

[blackregret21a]

Anthony noticed that Katie was entering his character because of the fact that the lights inside had turned on. He looked over at her as she entered and smiled. “Hey. How was your day?” he asked. He was surprised that he was doing a great job hiding his nervousness. “We are going to Pizza Lucẽ, if that’s alright with you?” he asked. He knew she wouldn’t mind that. He stepped on the break and changed gears to drive. As he let of the brake pedal he looked behind him and then made his way to the street and down the road.

[katie]

As Katie got into the car Anthony asked her how her day was. She smiled trying to act as if her nerves weren't completely shattered. "My day has been good thank you. What about your own day?" Katie asked the same question back to him.

Katie then began to twiddle with her hair and he thumbs, as she constantly went from peeking at Anthony to looking out the window. Yes, she totally wasn't nervous at all.

Anthony then mentioned where he was taking them, Anthony smiled at him, "Yes, that's fine, I'm looking forward to it" she replied, although it was a wonder Katie could talk at all. She just hoped this date went well, because she was so very nervous about it. If it didn't work out it would be so embarrassing and possibly ruin the friendship they had.

[blackregret21a]

Anthony was glad that Katie had a good day. He was so nervous he didn’t know what he should do. “My day was good as well. Thanks for ask, though busy day at work. And I am glad your day was good.” he smiled. His nervousness then was settled as Katie agreed to his choice of restaurant. Soon afterwards, Anthony had pulled up into the parking lot of the restaurant.

Anthony exited his car and began to make his way to Katie’s side and opened the door. “Here goes nothing.” Anthony said deeply as took a deep breathe and exhaled heavily.

[katie]

Katie smiled when Anthony said he had a good day, even though his day was busy. And he seemed happy that her own day was good. "I'm glad you had a good day, sorry you were busy though" Katie replied, god this was nerve racking. Since when did Katie speak about people's days and how they were, it was like your typical bumping into a stranger type of conversation. It was wrong. But in all honesty Katie couldn't see the conversation going any other way.

She could only hope that her nerves would calm down soon enough, which was ridiculous, given the fact they were friends.

When Anthony came round to help her out the car she smiled, "Thank you" she said and when he said here goes nothing, Katie just smiled weakly. Then she couldn't help but say it.

"Anthony are you nervous about this?" she asked, and then bit on her bottom lip slightly, "Because I sure as hell am" she added, and she actually felt better for saying it.

[blackregret21a]

As he helped her out, she asked him if he was nervous. She admitted that she was, so he had to admit that as well. "Yeah I am a bit nervous myself." he blushed from embarassment.

An Hour Later

They had finished dinner, as the walked out of the resturaunt that they decided to eat at. He opened the passenger-side door. He smiled at Katie as he waited for her to enter the car. "I love you." he said randomly. He counldn't believe what came out of his mouth.

[katie]

Katie felt somewhat a little easier to learn that Anthony was just as nervous about this first date as she was. She didn't say anything to him, just gave him a weak smile. She just hoped the rest of the date would go well, and that she wouldn't continue to remain nervous, because if she was, then the date would probably be a disaster.

An hour later

The meal went in quickly and soon an hour had passed, and they were heading back to the car. She wondered if Anthony had anything else planned, or if he was just going to take her home now.

"Thanks for the meal" she said softly, she had to be polite after all, wouldn't do well, to have accepted a meal and then not to thank him for it afterward.

Then he said he loved her. It came as a bit of a surprise to Katie. She knew he had liked her, or at least that's what she had learned that night, but she didn't think he actually loved her, right now she wasn't sure how she felt about him. She loved him as a friend for sure, but other than that, she still couldn't be sure.

"Oh Anthony, I'm not sure what to say really" she said softly, looking down at her feet. "I think I feel the same way, but I'm not sure if it's just because we've been such good friends" she replied, thing with Katie was, she was so worried if they entered into a proper relationship, if anything should go wrong, she would lose his friendship and she wasn't sure she wanted that.

[blackregret21a]

From that exact moment Katie spoke, Anthony started to loose faith at what he said. And also dating Katie. He felt that it wasn't going to work out. So he decided, for the best, that they should just stay friends. "Your not feeling it are you." he asked though it was a rhetorical. "We should just be friends, til we both are ready." he said.

Leaving that as that. He then acknowledged that Katie thanked him for the food and he nodded in return. "It was nothing." he laughed. He stuck his key in the ignition and started the car. Changing the gear to 'reverse', he pulled out of his parking spot and they were on there way home.