~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~(7:00; one night later)
Tidal Wave says:
good youre on
rainbow connection says:
listen nick, im sorry
Tidal Wave says:
for what?
rainbow connection says:
i totally overreacted last night. i know you were just trying to help. do u forgive me?
Tidal Wave says:
of course i forgive u. but i should probably keep what u tell me between us.
rainbow connection says:
i wish u would.
Tidal Wave says:
i will, dont worry. i gotta ask u something
rainbow connection says:
ok, shoot.
Tidal Wave says:
well, do u maybe wanna go out to eat or something sometime? ive been practicing my sign language so we might not have to talk on paper very much
rainbow connection says:
thatd be great. id love to go out with u sometime, ur such a sweetheart. i cant believe u've been trying to learn sign language just for me.
Tidal Wave says:
well, i start getting writer's cramp after a while, sign language is much easier on the hands.
rainbow connection says:
lol. just tell me when and where
Tidal Wave says:
tomorrow at 7, ill pick u up. what's ur address?
rainbow connection says:
1384 sunrise blvd. right here in tampa.
Tidal Wave says:
see u there
rainbow connection says:
u got it babe
Tidal Wave says:
pet names already? we haven't even gone out on a true date yet
rainbow connection says:
who cares?
Tidal Wave says:
I do!
rainbow connection says:
too bad
Tidal Wave says:
lol. i dont know what it is, but theres something very special about you alex, i dont know what yet. i just cant help but to like, i dont know how to put it. there's just something about u i cant resist.
rainbow connection says:
thats the sweetest thing a guy has ever said to me. most guys cant look past my disability, but u did. u are one of a kind, nick carter, u really are
Tidal Wave says:
why thank u.
rainbow connection says:
i better go, its getting get ur butt off the phone line time again
Tidal Wave says:
why cant u ever use the phone line all night one night?
rainbow connection says:
cause im a weakling and marisa can beat me up if i dont get off. plus i dont wanna make her mad at me, ever
Tidal Wave says:
forget marisa. u need to have a life too.
rainbow connection says:
thank u nick, but ur there, there isn't anything u can do here. besides, what would we talk about all night?
Tidal Wave says:
everything. i wanna know everything about u alex. all ur great and embarrassing moments. every award u got, every defeat u faced.
rainbow connection says:
i wanna know the same about u 2
Tidal Wave says:
then lets talk.
rainbow connection says:
lets start with u, nick. whats the stupidest thing uve ever done?
Tidal Wave says:
u tell me yours first
rainbow connection says:
i asked u first
Tidal Wave says:
so? im not answering til u tell me
rainbow connection says:
fine u little baby. stupid as in bad or stupid as in funny?
Tidal Wave says:
um ,funny
rainbow connection says:
well, i remember in 7th grade home-ec class, we were making snickerdoodle cookies
Tidal Wave says:
uh huh, go on
rainbow connection says:
well, i thought my partner had put it in the flour when i was mixing up the cinnamon sugar.
Tidal Wave says:
so?
rainbow connection says:
well, she DIDN'T put the flour in and neither did i. 5 minutes after we had started baking them we smelt something really nasty. we opened our oven door and had burnt cookie
dough all over our cookie sheet. we had to come in at study hall and clean it up, it took all hour
Tidal Wave says:
lmao! that is stupid
rainbow connection says:
shut up!
We spent the rest of the night, into the wee hours of morning, talking about stuff like that. Stupid things, funny things, bad things, good things, etc. etc. I could talk about anything with Alex. She was so easy to get along with. She had a good sense of humor and was defenitally not perfect by any means. All qualities I love in a woman. I couldn't wait for our date.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~(7:00; the next night; Alex's house)
Marisa greeted me at the door. "Hi Nick! What are you doing here? Wait, how did you know where I live?"
"Actually I'm here to see Alex. She told me where you live because I'm coming to pick her up for our date."
She almost did a spittake of the Pepsi she was drinking. "Alex? Are you sure you're feeling ok? I know you wanted to be able to talk to her, but I didn't know you
liked her."
"She's a wonderful person. Maybe if you got to know her better youd realize that."
"Don't be going off and telling me how I should get to know my sister. She my sister and my problem, not yours!"
"You calling Alex a problem? How cold-hearted are you woman?"
"I love my sister."
"It sure doesnt seem like it."
"I don't have time for this."
"Just run away." She took off in disgust, not bothering to get Alex. But then I saw her descending down the stairway.
She stood next to me and signed, 'I didn't know how to dress. Is this ok?'
'It's perfect,' I signed back. She smiled. I had spent the last 48 hours trying to memorize sign language. I had it down pretty good. I carried paper and a pen with me though, just in case. 'Let's go, your cariage awaits.' She laughed. I put her arm in mine and lead her to my car.
I couldnt really talk to her and drive so we had a very quiet ride. Suddenly, I had an idea. We were at a stop light when I signed, 'Close your eyes. And no peeking!' She did as I told her. I wanted it to be a surprise.
We got there and I shut off the engine. I got out and walked around the car to her side. I opened the door and unbuckled her myself. I took her hand and helped her out the door. I closed the car door and led her to my abouslte favorite spot in the world. I pulled
her hands from her eyes. She looked around in awe. 'This is beautiful,' she signed.
'No, you're beautiful.' Tears were welling up in her eyes.
'Nobody's ever done something like this for me before.'
'There's a first time for everything.' I wanted to kiss her, but I didnt know if I would scare her off. I knew almost everything about her, but still, it didnt seem quite right. 'Here, sit down.' I had come out here earlier that day to set up a candle-light picnic
on the beach. I had always come here to just sit and think. I thought it was a beautiful beach. It was out in the middle of nowhere so there werent many people. I just loved to sit and watch the tide roll in.
I lit the candles and signed, 'How do you like it?'
'I love it.' We ate the simple meal I had prepared and talked about how amazing this place was. When we were done, she looked up and signed, 'The stars are so
beautiful. I haven't ever seen anything like it. Have you?'
'It's always like this out here. I love it.' She lifted her head from my shoulder.
She leaned in and signed, 'I think I'm beginning to fall in love with you.' She leaned in even more and we kissed. It was the most passonate kiss I had ever given or received. I could tell there was something between us. I felt sparks, fireworks actually. I had never felt that way about anyone else. I got butterflies in my stomach just thinking of her. I had never had that with any other
girl. She had to be the one for me.
We pulled back and she signed, 'I'm sorry.'
'For what?'
'I shouldn't have done that.'
'Don't worry. I feel the same way.'
'Thank God. I was afraid you didnt feel the same way, then I kissed you before you could say anything back. I didn't want you to feel like I was, well, a slut or
something.'
'I would never think of you like that. I really like you Alex. No, I love you.'
'I love you too.' She laid down and I watched her gaze at the stars. 'I don't wanna go home.'
'Me either, but its getting late. We should head back.'
'Ok, I guess.' We packed up the picnic area and shoved it in the trunk of my car.
When we got to her house she signed, 'I had a great time tonight Nick. Thank you.'
'For what?'
'For everything youve done for me.' We kissed. 'I'll talk to you tomorrow, ok?'
'Sure thing.' We kissed again and she got out and walked to the door of her house. She turned around and blew me a kiss. I pretended I caught it in one hand and
blew her one in the other. She did the same the went inside. Things were wonderful.
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