Our Girl

Chasin' Me

It was date night. My second date, but first 'official' date since I've been back in the States. I wasn't nervous though, which was odd because dates always make me nervous, especially first dates.

"Call me if you need me to pick you up." Levi insisted on driving me.

"I promise." I held up my fingers imitating the scout's honor.

"I'm not playing Olivia. Don't make me third wheel."

My eyes went wide. I knew he wasn't joking. He really will third wheel us the entire night.

"I could've driven myself you know?" I mean seriously though, my Pearl White Prius is in our driveway.

"And deprive me of driving my little sister to her date. I think not." I couldn't help but laugh at my eggheaded brother.

He pulled up outside of the arcade but locked the doors before I could get out. He handed me something that caused me to burst out laughing so hard I cried.

"Stop laughing." He tried to get me to calm down. He failed.

I tried, I really did try to stop laughing but it was just too funny.

"Put it in your purse okay."

I nodded and got out of the car. He waited until I entered the building to drive off.

I was excited. I haven't been here since I was a little girl. Tyler saw me and met me halfway.

"You look great." He looked me up and down, causing me to blush a little.

I wasn't wearing anything special. Just high waisted jeans, a light blue crop top, and converses. It's an arcade, no need to dress up.

"So, you wanna eat or you wanna play?" He waved his hands up and down like he was weighing the options.

"Lets play!" I don't want to vomit up everything.

We first headed to the actual arcade section of the building. He beat me in air hockey, two out of three games. For some reason, the coordination I have for soccer doesn't resonate anywhere else.

Then it was miniature golf time. Mini golf is so fun. I suck at it but it's a blast. Tyler playfully teased me about it. After a while he started to go first to show me the correct path to take. It was sweet of him.

On the last hole he put down his putter and wrapped his arms around me, placing his hands on top of mine over the putter. I could feel the beating of his heart from behind me. It was pumping fast, as if he were nervous.

Tyler whispered into my ear. "Okay, take a deep breath." He placed his hand on my stomach. "Center your core." I smiled. "And putt."

The golf ball moved slowly, circled around the tiny hill, through the windmill, and into the hole. I squealed and jumped up and down in excitement. "I got a hole in one!"

He laughed at my reaction and kissed my cheek.

Next on the list was laser tag. Tyler grabbed my hand and guided me towards the laser tag center.

I put on my tactical vest and let Tyler tighten the clips in the front. He tightened my straps on the side by pulling them down towards the ground, making sure it was snug.

"You ready gorgeous?" He asked, playfully holding his gun in a shooting motion.

"Oh I'm ready." I mirrored his actions.

The buzzer went off and the game began. First on my agenda was finding a great hiding place. I crouched down behind a small wall. Finally, being 5'3 works in my favor. I avoided fire by a random player by ducking down and then quickly firing in his direction, hitting him right in the chest.