The Trials of Love

First Date

Sheva exited the bathroom 5 minutes later at 6:27, 3 minutes before Chris was supposed to pick her up. She came downstairs and stood in front of her parents. Nadia immediately stood up and clapped her hands together.

"You look beautiful, Sheva!" Nadia told her as she pulled her into a hug and kissed her cheek. Her hair was slightly curled and she wore little make-up.

"She is wearing too much make-up... Take off the eye liner, eye shadow, and lip gloss and you will be fine." Jared told her as he stood up.

"Dad... that's ALL the make-up I'm wearing! I thought you trusted me!" Sheva told him as she crossed her arms upset.

"I do trust you; I just don't trust the make-up and hair. Stay close to that boy." Jared grinned. Sheva smiled and pulled him into a hug.

Just then the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" Sheva told them excitedly as she ran to the door. She opened the door to reveal Chris with a large smile on his face and a bouquet of roses in his hand.

"Hey Shev..." Chris said as he rocked nervously back and forth on his heels. He had taken girls out on dates before, why was she so different? He kept asking himself the question he already knew the answer to. He loved her, that's why. All of the other girls were ones who were pretty and he liked but Sheva he loved, and there was a big difference.

"Hey Chris, you look handsome." She told him. It wasn't formal but it looked decent (I'm not good at describing looks so let's skip that...).

"And you look absolutely beautiful. Oh and I got you these." He told her as he handed them to her.

"They are beautiful, thanks Chris. Come on in..."

Chris came in the house and shut the door behind him.

"Hello." Chris greeted her parents.

"Hi Chris," Nadia said, and Jared just waved. After a few moments of awkward silence Sheva spoke up.

"Alrighty then, we better get going Chris. Love you mom and dad, see ya!" Sheva said quickly and grabbed onto her boyfriends arm and pulled him towards the door.

"Not so fast, young lady. We don't even know where you are going." Nadia told her before she could reach the door. After a second of thinking, Sheva remembered SHE didn't even know where he was taking her.

"Yeah, where are we going Chris?" Sheva asked curiously.

"Oh I just wanted to take her to dinner at China Star because she loves Chinese food and then a movie of her choice afterwards." Chris paused and looked to Jared who had an eyebrow raised, "If that's ok with you, Mr. Alomar..." He told him quickly.

"What if she wants to see a movie you don't want to?" Jared tested.

"I will still watch it with her. I promise I will not leave her side the whole time." Chris assured him. Jared didn't say anything but smiled at him and Chris smiled back.

"Have her back once the movie is over, no later than 10. Am I understood?" Jared asked with a stern voice.

"Yes sir." Chris quickly replied.

"Once more thing before you leave. Pictures!" Nadia said excitedly as she grabbed her phone off the coffee table.

"Ok go stand by the door and pose!" She told them. Sheva sighed and walked over to the door with Chris and placed a hand on his chest and he wrapped an arm around her waist.

They both smiled at the camera and rubbed their eyes when the flash went off.

"One more!" Nadia told them. They both made silly faces at the camera then Nadia took the picture.