Perfectly Dangerous

Chapter 4

Mistakes. Who knew they could be so painful yet so pleasant at the same time?This mistake so much pain, so much misery, but instead of trying to fix it I just kept coming back for more.

Why? Why let myself take in all this pain? Why try to handle it? Why keep coming back for more?The answer? Love. And stupidity but mostly love. It's always love. The one thing so painful yet we can't live without it. It hurts so badly yet we just keep coming back for more. It's literally addicting. And I just don;t understand why.

Two days after Paul told me I could call him, I decided to ask John for his number.

"Hello?" Paul says picking up after the third ring.

"Hey, it's Annie. You know, the one from the store?"

"Oh yeah, I remember. I told you to call if you wanted to hang out sometime.. So I'm guessing you wanna hang out?" He asks me.

"Uh yeah..if you are't busy or anything." I say nervously, tugging on the phone cord.

"No, actually I was thinking about giving you a call and seeing if you wanted to get a pizza or something." He says.

"Yeah that'd be great." I say smiling through the phone.

"Cool. Pick you up around six?" He asks

"Yeah that'd be fine. See you at six." I say feeling butterflies in my stomach.

"Okay. Bye." He says as I hang up. I look at the big round clock above the couch. It said three-fifty. Two hours and ten minutes to get ready.

I decided that I'm going to take a shower. I go into the guestroom to pick out an outfit for my date. Finally I decide on a pair of long shorts and an ACDC shirt.

I get in the shower, wash my hair, shave my legs and get out within twenty minutes. I dry off, get dressed, and fix my hair within another twenty minutes. Four-thirty. An hour and a half. I go back to the guest room and get out a pair of socks, sit on the bed and put them on. Then I head to the closet to find a pair of shoes. After a good ten minutes I decide on a pair of green converse.

I go back into the living room and sit down on the couch. Four forty-five. Its only been fifteen minutes and I still have another hour and fifteen minutes to kill. I decide to sit down and watch some TV. After flipping through the channels for a good twenty minutes, I decide to watch Two and a half men.

Five-ten. Fifty minutes. my stomach is so upset. I can't decide whether I am nervous or happy about the idea of going out with Paul. I decide that I'm feeling a little bit of both. Just then grandma walks in.

"Where are you going Annie? You're all dressed up and pretty" She says as she sits down in the old rocking chair. "Oh..Uh the pizza parlor with a friend that I met at the store Wednesday." I say nervously tugging at my shirt.

"Well good. I'm glad you have made a friend." She says with a big smile. "When are you leaving?"

"He's picking my up at six." I say looking up at the clock. Five fifty-five. "He should be here any minute." Just then I hear a honk coming from the driveway. "Well that's him. Love you grandma. See you when I get back. Bye." I say as I get up and make my way out the door.

The first thing I see when I walk out the door is him sitting in a 1960 Pontiac GTO Judge. So not only is he hot, beautiful, and perfect, he has a bad ass car too. The first thing I say when I get into his car is "Sweet ride.". He smiles and says "Well nice to see you to." I laugh and say "Sorry. Nice to see you." He laughs an backs out of the driveway. We turn on the road that heads to town. The closer we get the more butterflies I get.

Here's a little secret, I've never actually kissed a boy, never been on an actual date, and never had an actual boyfriend. I'm not saying that this is a date or that he's gonna kiss me but I am hanging out with a really hot guy, who has a really bad ass car, by myself. I'm gonna be excited.

When we pull into the parking lot of the PIzza Parlor, I notice there aren't many people there. He parks the car, gets out, walks around and opens my door for me. The butterflies just got more intense.

We walk inside and sit at a booth near the back of the restaurant. We order a large pepperoni and cheese pizza. While we're waiting we talk about a lot of things. Then it becomes and awkward silence.

"You're really beautiful Annie." Paul says looking at me with his deep , amber colored eyes. I feel my face turn red and I just smile and look away, not knowing what else to do or how to respond. Just then the waitress arrives with our pizza.

We sit and eat in silence for a good ten minutes and then he finally says "I'm sorry. It'd just you're gorgeous, and I couldn't help but tell you."

"It's fine. You just caught me off guard that's all." I say with a reassuring smile.

"okay." He says. "Oh and you really are beautiful."

"Thanks." I say laughing nervously.

After we finish our pizza and pay, Paul asks if I want to drive out to the lake and just walk around and talk for a bit.

"Sure." I say feeling the butterflies coming back.

"Okay." He says as we head toward the lake. When we get there we park and get out. We start to walk along the edge of the lake.

We walk in silence for a little bit and then he takes my hand and leads me over to the edge of the woods. We stop and sit down. He sits down next to me just close enough that my thigh is against his.

While we sit in silence for a bit I gaze up at the sky looking at the stars. It's kind of chilly out. Paul notices me shivering and pulls me closer. We sit like that for a bit and then he takes his hand and puts it around my waist. I look at him and he looks back at me. Slowly he brings his face towards mine, and in the next second we're kissing. I'm having my first real kiss and it;s amazing. Then he pulls away, Just for a moment. Then he slowly lays me back on the ground and starts to kiss me again. And again. And again.