Chapter 12
"You look beautiful," Ben told me, as he walked me to his car.
I blushed and looked away. ben's taking me somewhere, and I have no idea where. He was wearing dark wash jeans and a light red button down shirt, rolled up to the elbows. I'm just going to say right now, he looked good looking.
I was wearing a light orange sun dress with flowers on it in white stitching. I topped the look off with a wooden headband and strappy sandals. And no, they don't have heels. Mariana helped me pick it out, of course.
I glanced at his face for a moment, and said, "You look nice, too."
He smiled and closed the door behind me. He walked around the car and got in, turning the radio on as he drove us off campus. Poison was playing. Unskinny Bop, to be specific.
I really wanted to sing along, but I refrained, as he might think I'm an idiot. Talk Dirty to Me came on next and I couldn't help myself to a few lyrics. Ben glanced at me and smiled.
"Lock the cellar door, and baby.. talk dirty me me," we sang together.
After a few more songs, he stopped the car. He turned the music off and looked at me. "We're here," he said.
I was looking at the movie theater. Of course, he goes with traditional. I smiled at him before getting out of the car and stretching a little.
"What do you want to see?" he asked.
I laughed at his dumbstruck face when I told him what I wanted to see. He probably thought I would want to see some stupid sappy romance. Nah, I like action; lots of action, with a tiny bit of romance, kind of like James Bond movies.
We walked into the theater. He looked at me, getting ready to go up to the concession stand, but I grabbed his arm quickly.
"Don't get that crap!" I hissed. "It's so overpriced it's not even worth looking at!"
He looked at me for a moment, laughed, and led me into theater twelve.
The movie started with a car chasing scene.. just the way I like it. See, here's the thing. I love car chasing movies. They're so awesome with all the pew pew and v'room v'room. Oh, I make myself laugh. Seriously, I never told anyone I love car chasing action movies so keep it a secret, will you? Oh.. wait..
A car flipped over and burst into flames. While everyone else was gasping or making these little sounds of protest, I was laughing my butt off. It's really funny to see that, like boom! You're dead!
After the movie and a look of weird looks from Ben, he took us to this little diner around the corner. No, he didn't do the, let's-pretend-to-stretch-and-put-our-arm-around-you, so don't even think that. No, he was a perfect gentleman, a little too courteous, if you ask me.
I ordered chicken fingers and fries, and he ordered a bacon cheeseburger. I always get burgers, so I decided to mix it up this time. We both got coke, and then there was an awkward silence.
"So.." he said. "How are you liking basketball with the boys?"
I shrugged. "I guess it's okay," I said. "I mean, they don't exactly hate me anymore. Well, except for Trevor and Jackson. I don't even know what I did!"
He looked a little curious. "Why are you playing on the boys' team?" he asked.
I dipped one of my french fries into a pool of ketchup as I considered telling him my answer. It was Ben. He wouldn't tell everyone, would he? I mean, he's a nice guy and all, but he could accidentally slip..
