Firsts

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

Today is Saturday. I don't know what Sebastian's plans are, but I dressed in clothes that could work for a date or just two friends hanging out. I hope it works for both. I feel a ping. I look down at my phone. Sebastian's here. I walk out to his car.

I smile when I see him and climb into his car. He's wearing a button down shirt and jeans. I wasn't dressed too casually; I think I dressed just right.

"Hey. You look nice."

He's never complimented me before, so I beam brightly at this.

"Thank you. You look great as well." Of course, me being me, I sound tight. Why can't I just relax? He smiles back anyways.

"How is everything with you?"

"Great. How's everything with you?" I feel super self conscious when I say this.
"Way better now that I get to see you." I laugh. This surprises me.

"That's good. Where are we going?" He grins strangely at me. My eyes widen. Where is he taking me?

"Nowhere special."

"I don't believe you. I hope there's food there because I'm starving." I feel him chuckle beside me.

"There's food." I clap my hands together cheerfully like a child.

"Yay." He chuckles at my behavior.

"Why are you so hungry?"

"I haven't had any food since lunch." I try to say this in a 'duh' tone, but I have no clue what it actually came out like.

"Wow."

"Yup."

"You're lucky I'm also starving." Sebastian says this with a grin.

"I'm so excited. So where are you taking me to eat?" I can barely contain a squeak of delight as I say this.

"Alright. I'll tell you the truth." I frown.

"What truth?"

"I'm playing it all by ear." I frown again.

"Really? Then how can you be so sure that there is food?" He smirks.

"As I told you, I'm starving."

"Hmmm. Do you have any ideas of where we're going?"

"Nope."

"Sebastian!" He starts laughing as we pull up to some place. I'm not paying any attention until we park.

"Here we are."

"Oh goodie." We're stopped at some sort of restaurant.

"Yup." Sebastian seems to be in a good mood today. I smile at this. He usually isn't this cheerful. We are just here to pick up food, which he already ordered. Hmm. Now we're going somewhere else. I'm confused. We've only known each other for a few weeks, and he's already taking me on a surprise whatever this is.

"So." There is a short pause in our conversation. I don't want it to turn into an awkward silence, so I'm filling it with small talk. "What are you doing for break?" He doesn't look at me. I can tell he's uncomfortable.

"Uh, I don't have any plans for break." I practically gasp.

"What? Sebastian!" When he doesn't say anything, I go on. "What about Christmas?" He shakes his head.

"Nope."

"That's terrible, Sebastian. You have to do something. Do you have a tree? Do you have someone else who is also doi-" I stop myself. "Well, we can at least talk on Christmas. I won't be here, but we can text." I would say video chat, but he doesn't know sign language.