falling over you

part 11:"nice tie"

I can do this,I tell myself.no I can't.i glance at the clock,it's 5:30.im currently parked outside of Maria's house.i wore the same tuxedo I wear to every fancy occasion and a jacket on top.
What if she doesn't want too?
What if she changes her mind?
I breathe in, breath out.
I walk to her front steps.i knock.
"Hi,I'm here to pick maria up for the dance?I'm james.james Davis?"
..............
We're sitting in the car.i don't know how I talked to her mom without panicking,but I did.and now she is sitting beside me in the car.applying chapstick.and she looks exceptionally.........vibrant?I was trying to be special by not saying "beutifull" but wow.her hair is open and she's wearing a mid length,orange flowy dress.its not the type of orange that hurts your eyes when you look at it,it's warm.with little flowers on the hems and the neckline.she looks like a million eclipses and stars.
she seems so....nonchalant,for some reason.
"Soo......nice tie,James",she says.
"Thanks,you too",I say without thinking.what.is.wrong.with me.
"Thanks,it took a while for me to pick it out".there's a smile plastered across her face.
"Sorry",I mumble.
She looks at me.
"You seem.....nervous?"
"Huh?no,I'm fine,it's just.......y'know,I've never been to one of these before"
"You've never gone to a dance?"
"Nope",I reply, suddenly realizing how weird that sounds.
She grins."me either"
I look at her in disbelief,"what?noo,there's no way".
She smiles back,"yeah,I know-hard to believe"
"You don't seem nervous,though",I say.she doesn't.she seems relaxed,as always.
"Yeah,well-nothing to be nervous about.its just a bunch of kids acting like they know what they're doing".
I smile,"yeah,that's one way to put it."
We pull up to the dim school parking lot.
I breathe in,and sigh."time to socialize"
She smiles,though,"time to socialize!"
I look at her,"your a bit confusing"
She looks at me for a second,trying to come up with a comeback,"your mom is a bit confusing"
I groan,"I don't want to have to talk to people."
"It's fine,you big baby.I'll be your social battery,come on"
We get out.
The school was decorated in dim pink and blueish lights.
There were a few banners for valentine's day.i could smell fruit punch and the faint aroma of cleaning supplies somewhere.