�Alex, this is really great,� Charisma said before taking a bite of her fettuccini. �Thank you so much for taking me to see the new Will Smith.�
�You�re welcome,� Alexander replied. �I�ve been wanting to see it myself, but not only that, I kind of went to Valondra for some advice and she said you were dying to see it so I thought it would be nice of me to take ya.�
�That�s so sweet,� Charisma said smiling and Alexander did also. �Did you think of the restaurant yourself?�
�Yes I did. This is one of my favorite places and I wanted a place that was intimate so we could get to know each other.�
�I love it.� She sighed and took a sip of her wine. �To be honest with ya, but not to hurt your feelings or anything, but when ya first asked me out I wasn�t really thrilled about it, ya know.� He looked at her surprised. �Don�t get me wrong though, because you�re a great guy. The thing is I was, like, waiting for Howie to ask me.� She gave a slight chuckle and he grinned. �But I realized he wasn�t going to so I decided to say yes to your invite. It�s not that you�re at the bottom of my list of people I�d love to go out with some day, because you�re not. You�re, like, way up there in the top five.�
�Let me guess, D�s number one.�
�Actually no.� She smiled. �Will Smith is number one and that�s all I�m going to tell you of my list.� He smiled. �Plus when I was talking to Howie last night it occurred to me that he�s really not my type after all. He�s a sweet guy and everything, but I don�t think I want to go out with him anymore.�
�I can�t say that I blame ya, because all the ladies love Sweet D.�
�He�s just got that vibe.�
�Yeah he does.� They laughed.
�I�m really having a great time tonight with you though.�
�I�m glad and I thank you for being honest with me.�
�You�re welcome. I just thought that you had a right to know.�
He nodded and asked, �May I be honest now?�
�Sure.�
�When I first saw you yesterday I was captured by your beauty. I was mesmerized actually and as I got to know you I realized that your beauty is so much deeper than the outer beauty I�m use to seeing.�
�Thank you.� She grinned.
�And the way I was feeling I never felt that way before.�
�The way I�m feeling now I never felt this way before.� He smiled and they kissed.
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�My God, this is so cool,� Alyssa said, as her and Kevin took a dancing break. �I�ve always wanted to take ballroom dancing lessons, but I never had the money for the classes. Well I have the money, but I just won�t get it until I�m twenty-one.� She sighed. �This is awesome.�
�So you�re enjoying yourself then?� Kevin wanted to make sure.
�Totally,� Alyssa assured him. �How�d ya know though?�
�I didn�t,� Kevin replied. �I enjoy ballroom dancing myself and I wanted to share one of my favorite things with you.� She smiled. �So I got this dance studio for tonight and I�m sharing it with you.�
�And I�m loving it, Kevin. This was really nice of you.�
�Thank you.� She kissed his cheek. �I�m a certified instructor so I can share my talents with someone like you.�
�Does this mean I have to pay you now?�
�I�ll get back to you on that.� They laughed. �No, but seriously though, this is my gift to you and I�m not going to charge you for my time. This was my idea so you�re off the hook.�
�Thank God.� She pretended to wipe away sweat and they laughed. �I�m having so much fun with you tonight.�
�And I�m having fun with you.�
�So how long do we have this place for?�
Kevin looked at his watch and said, �Two minutes yet.� She laughed. �I could only get it until ten.�
�Hey, it�s cool.� She smiled. �Do you want to know what I like to do for fun?�
�What�s that?�
�Hang glide.�
�Excuse me?�
�I hang glide. Whenever I have nothing to do or I�m stressed out about something or even pissed I hang glide. Hell when I get the urge I hang glide.�
�Seriously?�
�Oh yeah. It�s the best feeling in the world having the wind in your face. It�s like you�re free and nothing can touch you for that whole time you�re up there.� She smiled. �I know a guy who�s, like, open all night if you�re interested.� He just looked at her closely. �Come one it�ll be fun. You shared with me what you love to do so I want to share with you what I love to do.� He grinned. �It�s only fair.�
�Let�s do it then. It�s been awhile since I just said �screw it�.�
�Great, let�s go. Come on.� She grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the studio.
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�I had fun tonight, Lance,� Storm said, as they walked around Lake Eola. �Thank you.�
�You�re welcome,� Lance said. �I had fun also.� She smiled.
�What made you say yes to Loni�s suggestion?� Storm wanted to know.
�Well,� Lance started, �I thought you were a very nice girl so I decided taking you out would be a great way in getting to know you better.� She looked at him.
�So Loni didn�t say anything about me being bummed over a break-up and that I only attracted losers?� He looked at her surprised. �She does it all the time and it�s kind of annoying.�
�I�m sure she just wants the best for her friends and doesn�t think there is any harm in trying to help them find happiness.�
�Well no, but I�m capable of finding a guy myself.�
�Loni said they�re all losers.�
�Not all of them were. There were a few nice ones in there that were possible futures.� They looked at each other and smiled. �But I am glad she fixed this up.�
�So am I. You�re an amazing girl, Storm, and I�m glad I met ya.�
�Well I wasn�t going to leave Orlando until we met up to be honest. Loni�s known ya for over a year and she didn�t even bother introducing us so it was my mission to get it to happen.� They laughed. �I am being serious, ya know.�
�I didn�t doubt ya.�
�Good.� They continued walking. �The night was beautiful, the restaurant was great, and the food, my God was it delicious.�
�I�m glad ya liked it.�
�And the company was amazing.�
�Yes it was.� They stopped and looked at each other. �I�m glad you�re friends with Valondra.�
�Why?�
�Because I probably wouldn�t have met you if you weren�t.�
She smiled and said, �Well I�m glad Antoinette got hooked up with Justin, because we probably wouldn�t have met. And I�m extremely glad you get along with the BSB.�
�So am I.� She smiled and he kissed her. She pulled away surprised and just looked at Lance. �I�m sorry.�
�Don�t be.� She smiled again and this time she kissed him.
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