World War Cake (Completed)

23. That's Your Car?!

It's ten minutes to seven and Seth should be coming soon to pick me up for our dinner date. It's kind of weird to say dinner date. I guess it's because I haven't been on a date in a while.

"Now where are those black heels..." I say trailing off. I could have sworn that they were in my room. Lets check under the couch.

Rushing over to the tan couch that stood in the living room. I crouch down to see if my shoes were hiding under there.

"Marie, what are you doing?" I hear Jen walking up to me.

"I'm looking for those black heels of mine. Have you seen them anywhere?" I say lifting up my head from the couch.

Jen snorts, "Sorry, I meant to ask you if I could wear them, but here." She replies taking off my heels.

Standing up from the floor, I grab them and slip on the heels. I then pull my phone out of my silver clutch to see what time it is.

"Crap, Seth is going to be here any minute. How do I look?" I ask frantically.

"Gorgeous."

"I'm so nervous. What if he stands me up!" I say out loud.

"He isn't. He would be a fool to stand you up." Jen answers trying to comfort me.

*dig dong* The doorbell rings. It had to be Seth.

"Let me get the door. Try to calm down in the meantime." Jen says walking towards the door.

When she leaves, I do some breathing exercises to calm myself down. This always helped me back in high school when I would have to do presentations in front of the class.

Hearing footsteps coming into the living room, I straighten my dress and fix my hair one last time.

"And here is your date for tonight." Jen says leading Seth into the living room.

I turn around and see Seth all dressed up in a black suit with the sleeves rolled up. Just looking at him gave me goosebumps.

"Marie, you look gorgeous." Seth says staring at me in awe.

I blush at his compliment and smile.

"So do you. Wait- no I mean handsome. You look handsome." I say trying to form a coherent sentence.

He smirks before saying anything.

"Ready to go?"

"Yep." I smile.

Seth puts his arm around me and leads me out the door.

"Have fun you two lovebirds." Jen calls out.

"Jen!" I yell back in embarrassment.
***
"So what restaurant are we going to?"I ask Seth as we step out of the apartment building.

It's a beautiful summer night and the stars were just barely showing in the night sky.

"That is a surprise." He replies looking into my eyes.

"Please tell me, I hate surprises." I plead looking back at him.

"Sorry, you're just going to have to find out." Seth grins in amusement.