How We Found Love!

Ch.3-First Hangout (Edited)

(Kat's house above)

I'm woken up at six am by JoJo, my black pug, licking my face. I greet JoJo with a smile, petting her head as I sit up. I roll out of bed and rub the sleep from my eyes once she's satisfied with her petting session. With a smile on my face, I head to the bathroom for a shower. After my shower I throw my hair up into a bun, walk into my closet, and change into my thick black winter tights, a black tank top, my HIM sweatshirt, and some thick fuzzy socks because my house is cold, which is just the way I like it. Checking the time, I see it's only 8 am. I still have time to spare, so I grab my backpack and laptop, heading downstairs to the living room. I set my stuff on the couch and walk into the kitchen to feed JoJo her breakfast. I take my glucose meter out, check my sugar, and once I see it reads 95, I smile and put my glucose stuff back in the pouch. I walk back into my living room and start my work for my medical coding class once I feed her. While doing schoolwork, my timer reminded me to check my sugar at ten am. I got up to get my glucose meter and check it again and see it reads 65 now, so I eat a granola bar and an apple to bring it back up. Once satisfied, I start working again and sit down. A knock on the front door forty minutes later makes me jump in shock. I see the clock. It reads eleven am, so I know it is Joe. I set my laptop and notebook on the table, then quickly go to answer the door. I see Joe standing there in his dark blue jeans, a Green Day band T-shirt, and white shoes with a smile on his face as I open the door. "Morning, Joe," I greet, smiling and scanning him. "Good morning, beautiful," he says as his smile widens, and he eyes me up and down as well. "Come in," I say, blushing, as I open the door wider. "Thank you," he says with a beautiful smile that shows all his teeth as he steps in. I close and lock the door again after he walks in. "I like your sweatshirt," Joe says as his smile widens again. "Thank you. They're my favorite band," I say as my blush darkens. "They're my favorite too," he tells me as his eyes light up with excitement. "Awesome. Would you like to sit down?" I ask with a wide smile of my own. "Yes please," Joe says as he nods, so I lead him to my living room and gesture to the couch. "Make yourself at home then," I tell him as he walks over to the couch. "Homework?" Joe asks as he sits down and looks at my computer. "Yeah. I woke up early and that class is a pain in the butt, so I figured I would at least start the work" I say with a small smile. JoJo jumped up on Joe's lap as soon as I said that. "Well hello. Who are you?" he asks as he smiles down at her. "That's my baby girl JoJo. I am sorry about her she is just overly friendly sometimes" I say with a small smile. "That is okay I don't mind. She is adorable" Joe says as he pets her and she is just eating up all the attention. You're so handsome, I think to myself as I watch their interaction. After about five minutes Joe looks up at me and asks, "So where would you like to go for breakfast beautiful?" "There's a diner a couple blocks away," I say as I walk over to my computer, save my work, and close my computer. "Sounds good to me," he says with another smile. "Okay. Just let me go change and put my shoes on then" I say as I gather up all my schoolwork and put it in my backpack. Joe nods as I go upstairs to change my outfit

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I watch Kat walk up the stairs as my phone vibrates in my pocket, so I fish it out and look at the caller ID to see it is Sara. "Good morning, sis. How are you?" I greet as I answer. "Where the hell are you?" she replies with a scoff and some attitude. I'm chilling and then heading out for a date. Why?" I ask as I roll my eyes. "WHAT!!" Sara yells with a squeal. "One, stop yelling or I will hang up on you and two, why are you yelling?" I ask with a second eye roll. "Sorry it is just been three years since you have even mentioned going on a date. I got excited. That is why I am yelling and is she cute?" Sara rambles excitedly. "No, Sara, she is gorgeous. If she wants, I will bring her by later to meet you and Scotty, okay?" I reply with a third eye roll. "Yes, please. Have fun bro and tell me all about it when you come home please," she says with another squeal "Yeah. Okay, bye now," I say as I roll my eyes for a fourth time and hang up. Just as I put my phone back in my pocket, Kat appears at the bottom step and says, "I'm ready." I look up and see she is wearing black skinny jeans with holes in the knees, black combat boots, and a black and red HIM T-shirt. I also see that her hair is tied up into two neat buns. "You look beautiful. Are you ready to go?" I ask as I smile at her. "Yes, I am. Do you mind walking?" she asks as I see her blush again. "Not at all beautiful. Shall we go then?" I say as my smile widens.