Making It (NOT UPDATING )

The one with the date

My date with Bacon was the day after Aimee's birthday, she didn't do much insisting that it wasn't a big birthday and she didn't want to go out and drink because she was the only one that doesn't drink and she didn't want to be left with the aftermath. Instead she organised a girls night in with spa treatments so that we could all have a laugh and she could keep an eye on Alfie, and to be fair it was very good preparation for mine and Bacons date.

There were eight of us that night, although at one point there was a very high possiblity of Maxi turning up as well. It ended up with Aimee and me of course, then there was also Abigail, Charlotte, and Maxi, Gonz and Taco's girlfriends Alice, Jasmine and Georgia who couldn't make it to the BBQ but were very sweet girls and Louisa, a model that Aimee met when she was photographer at Louisa's shoot, another one of the many things Aimee juggled as well as being a carer of a 2 year old, and a trainee nurse.

We gossiped a lot that night about relationships and things, I learnt that Abigail thought that Jesse was thinking about proposing, that Charlotte and Harrison had been together for almost a year now and were thinking about moving in together and that Alice and Maxi had only been together a few months but everything was going great between them.

We also heard a lot from Louisa, she didn't shut up. She complained about everything, from the texture of the face masks to the smell of Alfie to Mouse's moustache. In the end we were all about to commit murder.

The night was great and also allowed me to calm myself down and prepare for my date with Bacon. The girls were convinced it was going to amazingly and Aimee managed to persuade me to let her come round and help me get ready.

I decided on a short white dress which showed off my newly tanned legs and I kept my hair up and my make up simple. I had no idea what Bacon had in store for me but he said it possible involved walking slightly so I opted for a pair of comfortable flats.

We were just putting the final touches to my make up when the doorbell ran. Aimee squealed and rushed to the door. I could hear the apartment door open and Aimee and Bacon talking. Walking out of the bedroom door I saw Bacon stood in the middle of my living room, he was wearing a dark grey tshirt that hugged his chest and a pair of black jeans. He turned towards me as I walked in and he had a huge smile on his face.

"Tessa, Hi." He said, "You look amazing,"

"You dont look too bad yourself" I said blushing.

He laughed. "You ready? Shall we go now?" He asked nodding towards to door. I nodded and Aimee sqeaked and clapped.

"Have fun kiddo's!" She laughed. "Bacon bring her home at a reasonable hour, either of you hurt eachother you are dead."

"Yes ma'am." We both said at the same time. Bacon took my arm and guided me out the door.

"Is italian okay for you? I should really have asked before but I forgot to..." He asked.

"Italian's great!" I chirped, "I love Italian!"

"Great."

He lead me just around the corner where there was this little italian restaurant over looking the beach, looking like it had just come out of sonething like Lady and the Tramp.

"Oh my gosh, Bacon this is adorable!" I cried.

He smiled, "I'm glad you like it, my mums friend owns it, I've been coming here with my family forever. You're the first girl I've brought here though."

My heart fluttered, he was so cute and he didn't even know it. We were led in by a small man who took us to a table right at the back of the restaurant in a tiny little alcove. It was lit by candlelight and filled with flowers.

Bacon blushed, "I knew this was a bad idea, I never should have told them it was a date."

"They did all this?" I asked, laughing at his embarassment. He nodded. "Well I think its cute." I said trying to lessen his awkwardness.

"Really?" He asked.

"Yeah. come on, lets get down to this date then."

The waiter came and we ordered our food, we talked about life at Bondi, life in Brisbane, work. By the time the check came we knew most things about each other. Bacon insisted on paying for us both and then lead us out onto the street.

"Okay," He said thinking, "Tell me something about you that not many people know."

I had braced myself for a question like this. I didn't really like talking about it but I trusted Bacon and really liked him so figured I could.

"I was adopted," I said. "My birth mother just upped and left me by myself when I was only a few days old. I was taken to an orphanage, luckily I found Karen pretty soon. She adopted me, said she could understand what I was feeling, that she had bad experiences with foster homes and abondonment and that we'd be a good team."

"Wow." said Bacon looking at me in shock. "My I can blow bubbles out of my nose, seems a bit poor now."

I laughed, "That is pretty cool," I said, swinging on a lamp post, "I've never met anyone who can blow bubbles out of their nose before."

He smiled and caught my arm, pulling me along the prom, "Come on, I want to show you something."

We walked arm in arm down the promenade occasionally waving to people we knew, and stopping to cheer Mouse and Reidy on as they chased Kita and Muggsy down the beach. When we reached the end Bacon stopped and sat down, swinging his legs off the side. I sat down next to him and looked out to where he was pointing. The waves were still coming in over the sand and I could see Muggsy and Kita splashing in and out, Mouse and Reidy, had given up by now and were flicking water for the dogs to chase. I laughed and Bacon shook his head, pointing out over the water. The sun was just dissapearing over the horizon and you could just make out four little shapes emerging from the water and dissapearing again. "Dolphins!" I gasped excitedly.

Bacon laughed, "They come here quite a lot." He explained, "My mum used to work with some, so she used to bring me out here every night to see them. It's cool to see them with someone else though."

I smiled and leant my head against his shoulder. He turned towards me and brushed a strand of hair out of my face.

"You're beautiful, Tessa." He whispered, bringing his face closer to mine, I closed my eyes and leaned in for the kiss. Our lips had just touched lightly when...

"Muggsy NO!" I heard a scream, and suddenly we were under attack of a big wet wagging tail and sloppy tongue. Mugsy's excitement of meeting friends was obviously catching and Kita decided to make the most of this oportunity and also joined in, clambering over the top of us.

I squealed and trying to scramble away but Kita sat down, trapping me underneath her. Bacon laughed and I could hear Mouse and Reidy run up chuckling.

"I am so sorry!" Mouse said to me between laughs as he pulled Kita off me. "Kita you naughty girl! You are not sleeping with Alfie tonight." Kita looked up at him and wagged her tail completely oblivious to the fact she was in trouble. Mouse gave an exasperated groan and put her on the lead. He apologised again and pulled her away, Reidy and Muggsy not far behind.

Bacon turned to me and smiled. "Where were we again?" He asked leaning in towards me.