A Shot At Love

Chapter 10~Date

"How do I look?" I take a deep breathe in to try and calm my nerves while I wait for Jailen response.

"You look gorgeous, like always." She answers.

Jailen came over a few hours ago, to help me get ready for my date. We're just now getting done and I feel a bit insecure about how I look.

I'm wearing a lace burgundy shirt with some all black leggings, simple yet sexy, and I have on my burgundy nikes to match my outfit.

My hair is loosely curled so it looks like I tried, but not to hard.

Trey should be here soon and i'm starting to freak out.

"Jailen man, I can't do this. Something is going to go wrong I can feel it. I can't go." I say. My heart begins to race and I start pacing back and forth.

"Autumn calm down, nothing is going to go wrong." Jailen tries to ensure me but it doesn't help at all.

"How do you know that though? What if he's just like him? I can't handle going through that again I really can't."

"Autumn chill ok. That's not going to happ-"

"But how can you be so sure? All my life, I have been precautions. I was messed up after everything. I can't have that happen again. I don't know him, and that was my mistake last time." I ramble, trying to make Jailen understand what I'm saying.

"You have to get to know him Autumn. You're not just going to magically know someone without spending time with them."

"But what if he's not worth it? What if he's not worth all this trouble and worry I'm going through?"

"But what if he is? You'll never know until you try Autumn."

"I really hope he it. I really do, Cause if he's not I won't be able to live with myself." As soon as those words escape my mouth, I hear a loud knock on my front door.

My heart rate starts picking up again, but I try to control my breathing and stay calm.

"Walk me down?" I ask Jailen.

"Course." We then leave my bedroom and begin walking down the steps, towards my front door. I take a deep breath before I reach out my hand and twist the knob.

When I open the door, Trey looks up from his phone and smiles at me.

"Hey," I start " You could've texted me. I would've came out."

"Oh it's no problem. Plus this is the gentleman thing to do."

I give him a small smile and turn to Jailen to tell her goodbye.

Me and Trey gets inside his car and he starts to pulls off to god knows where.

"So, where are you taking me." I ask, breaking the silence between us.

"You'll see soon." He answers, looking at me from the corner of his eye.

"But I want to know now." I whine.

"Well everyone don't get what they want."

"You know, you should be praising me right now instead of being so sarcastic." I state while looking out the window to see if i recognize the area we're in.

"How come?" Trey questions.

"Because I don't normally do this." I simply respond, while keeping my eyes fixed on the outside.

"Do what?"

"This. Dates. Dating. This is so unusual for me. I usually steer clear from boys. So you should feel honored."