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chapter 5

 At this point half of the cafeteria was standing and cheering, while the other half were moaning and telling us all to shutup.

"Okay, but you asked for it" I yell even louder this time.

"Emerson Todd, oh Emerson todd, see even saying your name brings the biggest smile on my face. I sit a few benches away from you every lunch but my heart wishes i was sitting right there next to you holding your hand. You are the most beautiful, wonderful Girl i have ever laid my eyes on, and yes im not the most poetic guy around and this speech sucks, but please just give me one chance, Thats all i need just one day with you"

I was going to continue to ramble of sappy crap until she cut me off.

"okay"

"wait okay, did you just say okay as in okay you will let me take you on a date okay?"

"Yes you can take me on a date, Im free tonight so don't be late and you better have something amazing planed for embarrassing me like this"

To say that I was happy about Emerson Todd finally agreeing on our date is an understatement of the century. To say i was nervous was also a very big understatement.

I had to do everything i could to impress this girl. I had to do everything i could to let her have trust in me, maybe even fall involve with me.

I thought long and hard about what to do for Emerson Todd, It had to be special but not to over the top. It was our first date after all.

I came to the conclusion to cook her a nice home cooked meal. Only problem i couldn't cook. As i fumbled into the kitchen to try and come up with something to cook i get a loud nock on my door.

I get anxious and run to the door, I open it up and see the most delightfully wonderful girl standing infront of me. She was wearing a nice tight, red two piece dress, which i must say compliments her body perfectly.

"Oh your early i haven't even started cooking" I say all frazzled looking around the room to try distract myself until a magical laugh escapes Emersons lips.

"Carter calm yourself its okay, i love to cook, let me help"

"Thank the lord, i cant cook for shit"

"Good choice of date then you idiot" she says playfully.

"Yeah im not the brightest in the bunch" I reply just as playfully.

Me and Emerson get cooking, We decided on spaghetti bolongnaise, quick and easy. Cooking wasn't like i expected, at first i dreaded the idea as i would probably burn down the house and be to embarrassed to even look at Emerson again. But She guided me through it and we ended up having a lot of fun. Which was the best of all because i got to see Emersons beautiful smile and hear the wonderful sound of her laugh. Which i think is my favourite thing about her.

I set up the table, trying my best to be romantic with the resources i had. I put a white bed sheet over our table as a table cloth, hopeing Emerson wouldn't notice then some of my mums fake flowers as a centre piece with one of her favourite candles from bath and body works, which smelt decent enough i guess.

I go to retrieve Emerson from the kitchen. I take one of my hands to cover her face while i use my other hand to take hers in mine and guide her to the dining room.

"Okay keep your eyes closed" I say while taking my hand away from her face slowly

"Okay there closed"

"promise"

"carter promise"

"now open" I scream while bending down with my arms out to showcase the mess of a romantic setting i have made. Emerson laughs the biggest laugh i think i have ever heard.

"oh you goof"

"take a seat my lady" i say while pulling out her chair.

"why thank you sir"

"stay here im going to go and get our 5 star dinners"

I exit the room and retrieve our bolangnaise that we made earlier and bring it out to the room where Emerson is sitting. I place the plate of slop infront of her whilst a giggle escapes her mouth.

"wow carter you have really outdone yourself its just so romantic" Emerson teases in a playful sarcastic voice.

"Only the best for my number one girl"