He didn't know what kind of flowers to get. He didn't know if she liked chocolate. He sort of hadn't done this in several decades and didn't even know if flowers and chocolate were appropriate anymore -- she might look at him as if he'd suggested an egg creme with two straws down at the malt shop. He'd almost asked Terry for advice, that's how desperate he was. "So, what do you kids do on a date these days?" had almost come out of his mouth. Now he was standing outside her door, feeling ancient and utterly fourteen at the same time. When she came out, she smiled, and took the bunch of irises almost shyly. "This is so weird," she said. "Maybe we should skip dinner and just go straight to the life-threatening peril." Her little black dress was already putting him in some kind of peril, he was sure, but he said, "That's a third date thing." She laughed. It was familiar, and full of possibilites.
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Date: 2005-08-17 09:57 am (UTC)He didn't know what kind of flowers to get. He didn't know if she liked chocolate. He sort of hadn't done this in several decades and didn't even know if flowers and chocolate were appropriate anymore -- she might look at him as if he'd suggested an egg creme with two straws down at the malt shop. He'd almost asked Terry for advice, that's how desperate he was. "So, what do you kids do on a date these days?" had almost come out of his mouth. Now he was standing outside her door, feeling ancient and utterly fourteen at the same time. When she came out, she smiled, and took the bunch of irises almost shyly. "This is so weird," she said. "Maybe we should skip dinner and just go straight to the life-threatening peril." Her little black dress was already putting him in some kind of peril, he was sure, but he said, "That's a third date thing." She laughed. It was familiar, and full of possibilites.