Hallies pov
A light knock on the door makes my nerves jump, i haven't been on an actual date in so long and all of sudden u forgot how to act. I took a few deep breathes before opening the door, I'm greeted by his wide smile. "Hi" his voice was shakey and I could tell he was just as nervous as me "hi" I let our the breath u was holding in, he moves to the side "ladies first" I smile and walk out the house with my key in my left hand. I walk to his car but he runs infront of me opening the the door "thank you" he smiles and nods, there was awkward tension between us but it was almost comforting. We were both nervous which made the thoughts in my head almost vanish, last night he almost seemed as if he always does that and is charming but now he's awkward yet a gentleman. "So I was hoping you wouldn't mind just going to the Mexican restaurant but I don't know if you like Mexican" he fumbled over his words and it was so cute I couldn't help but giggle quietly "I love Mexican food" his red face turns into a smile "great, me too" I nod and he turns to his steering wheel turning the car on. The radio plays, he starts to bounce his food to the beat of the music. I thought it was cute especially because I do too "so tell me about you hallie? Tell me your deepest darkest secrets" he makes an obnoxiously scary face and I couldn't help but laugh and I was glad he hasn't pulled out of my driveway "do you really want to know?" He nods pulling out of the driveway "well.." I think back to when I said this to Daniel and feel a little ting in my heart "I'm actually a serial killer" I say starring at the road infront of us "really? Who's your target?" I wanted to smile because he was going along but I didn't want to break character "cute teenage boys usually" he laughs "so am i your next victim or am I not cute enough?" I turn to him and he had a goofy grin on his face "you're too cute, I don't want to kill you. You're too pretty to look at" he meets my eyes "damn, sorry i was too good for you" we stop at a red light, I don't break his gaze "I'm not that crazy, I would never ruin something so beautiful" I know this was all a joke but what I'm saying now is true. His cheeks turned a light shade of pink, the car behind us beeps and we look away from one another. Jamie hit the gas and we were off again, I was smiling like an idiot and I couldn't help myself. Sometimes I hate when my confidence gets in the way of things but other times I'm thankful for it.
After I few minutes if nothing but the sound of the radio, i finally broke the silence between us "so Jamie tell me about you" he clears his throat "hmm" he ponders and bites the inside of his cheek, noticing the small things he does makes me realise how much we have in common. "I'm trying to think of something funny like you did but I can't" our laughter fills the car.
When we finally get to the restaurant we both ordered, a steak burrito with no beans and a drink. "Okay I'm serious this time tell me about you" I take a chip dipping it into the pico de gallo "well um, I'm 18, I live with my dad and little brother and my mom hates me. Tell me about you" he shook his head "Wait your mom hates you?" I nod, "she walked out on us years ago and when I finally came to visit her about a month ago she treated me like garbage and told me to leave" he frowns "well that's just horrible" I shrug "it's fine, I'm used to it. Anyways you, yell me about you" he wanted to know more but knew I didn't want to speak on it. "Well I'm 18 I'll be 19 in August, I live with my parents and currently going to college with two jobs" I nod taking another bite "why two jobs?" He sighs "well although my college is a scholar ship, I need to make money to get my own place and haven't really gotten there yet. I've been saving up for awhile and my parents keep trying to loan me the money but I want to do it on my own." I nod "that's understanding, what are you going to college for?" He hesitates as if he didn't want to tell me "well, um I want to be an author" I place my hand on my chest without realising it, this boy is so cute "what genre are you going for?" He shrugs "I want to mix genres some what, I enjoy romances. Writing them atleast but I also enjoy writing mysteries" he. Is. So. Cute. He likes romance, how oh my gosh. "That seems interesting, that's so crazy" he blushes again looking down at the chips infront of us "I don't normally like talking about that because I feel like weirdo" I shake my head "oh no, that's not weird. Its cute" he looks up at me "really?" I nod "yeah, you don't normally meet a guy who likes romance" he half smiles "I'm not quite a hopeless romantic but I'm close" I laugh.
I take a sip from my drink "I would have to agree, I love love" he now had a goofy grin on his face "I do too, it's harder to find these days" I look down avoiding his eyes "sadly" I take another chip eating it. I finally met his eyes only to find out he was already looking at me "are you okay?" I've never met someone like this kid "yeah, I was just thinking. That's all" he leans forward in his seat "you can tell me" I sigh "i was just thinking of someone else, I know I shouldn't have been especially since I was on date. Im sorry, I'm a bad person" I fumble over my words and Jamie places his big hand onto of my small ones "it's okay, feelings are hard to get rid of. The downside of love, isnt?" I nod, he was so smart, sweet, caring, ive met an actual gem, an actual diamond. "You have a way with words" he puts his hands up in defense "I have to be if I want to be an author" he jokes, I laugh at him.
The food was finally brought to us and my mouth eatery waiting to eat it. The rest of our date was constant conversation, Jamie was easy to talk to. One of those people who you could sit for hours talking about absolutely anything and everything and that's exactly what we did. Around 230 he took me on a ride around Portland, we listened to the music and talked.
He took me home by 5, I was surprised when he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek "today was fun, really. I enjoyed your company a lot, we definitely need to do this again" I smile and nod "definitely" I kiss his cheek and hugged him. I opened my door and he walked away waving "text me hals" I wave back "will do j" I walk into my house with blushy red cheeks, he calls me hals. That's so cute what the heck..
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