"These are our days of love and life
these are our expectations"

"I'm still mad at you. What are you doing here?"

"No your not, and since you didn't answer your phone yesturday..." Emma gives me a look then continues "I came to check on you." I hadn't answered because I didn't really feel like talking about it. Plus I already knew what she would say.

"You just want to know what happened with Nate."

"Yes. Well your side of the events. After you wouldn't pick up your phone, I called him and he told me what happened. Now will you let me in? I brought hot cheetos with lime-your favorite !"

"You called him?" I'm not that surprised though. I also try to discreetly see if the bag of chips in her purse. I ran out and forgot to buy more.

"Yeah. I saved his number that time I used your phone. I had to make sure you had forgiven him. If you hadn't, I knew you would have had a reason and I would have to injure him up for hurting you. But everything went fine. All that's left is that you agree to go on a date with him. Again, can I come inside the house, it feels like a thousand degrees out here."

Speechless I move aside and she walks in. I should have stayed in bed.

I close the door and follow her to my room. Its 10:30 in the morning. Moms at work and Kay is still asleep.

Suddenly Emma yells "Catch!" And throws me the bag of cheetos. I don't look in time and it hits me right in the face.

"Ow! I think you broke my nose." It didn't hurt that bad, but still.

"Stop being dramatic. Now why are you taking forever to call Nate and set up a date?"

"I... uh, Im scared. Okay?" I trust Em but I hate that I'm talking about this.

"Cause you've never been on a date or had a boyfriend?" She asks bluntly.

"Well, yeah."

"Stop being stupid."

"Tell me how you really feel." I deadpan.

"I just mean that Nate is a nice guy, he won't care."

"Yeah." Deep inside I knew she was right.

"Plus I told him already."

"Oh- wait what?"

"Sorry but I knew you were going to freak out. He needed to know why you would be reluctant. You deserve to be happy and stop making excuses. Just go for it. Call him and agree to go on a date."

I start arguing with myself that she's right but something stops me. Well, more like someone.

"I don't think Aimee will want me to go for it."

"Are you serious right now? Who cares about Aimee? He doesn't like her. Plus all of us know, including Nate that she just wants him for his money. There's nothing she can do." She then continues rambling till I decide to put a stop to it.

"Oh my god Emma shut up! I will call Nate and tell him that, yes I will go out with him." Emma finally stops talking and smiles. She hands me my cell and says "No time like the present."

Of course she has no plans to leave the room.

"You just yelled at me to shut up. So I will shut up but I want to stay. For moral support, I'll make sure you don't say something stupid."

That's actually a good idea. I won't admit it of course.

I unlock my phone and look for his name in my contacts. Here goes nothing.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Will you stay still? I'm trying to put this mascara on you." Emma huffs.

"Sorry, it just feels weird. Thanks for helping me get ready." I don't know what I would do without Emma helping me for the date tonight.

When I called Nate he said he would take me out to eat tonight at 7. I agreed and was really excited. Then the nerves set in. What do I wear? What if the date doesn't go well? And about twenty other questions.

Luckily Em calmed me down and promised she would come back later to help me get ready. Which is why she's here right now attacking my eye with a mascara wand. She had begged to put makeup on my face but I made her promise to keep it natural.

"I knew you and Nate would end up together!" Kay adds.

"We all knew, except Audrey because she was living in denial." Em returns.

"On that topic, I feel like you both were on his side the whole time. Especially you Emma. You called him behind my back, using my phone by the way, and set up the whole thing with him showing up at my house."

"Im always on your side but you just needed a little push. Plus I made sure to get answers from him. If he didn't have any and was just playing with your feelings or something he would have regretted it. I'd make sure he never contacted you again."

"What were you going to do? Beat him up?" I laugh remembering what she said earlier.

"No, but I'm sure I would have had an awesome plan. Good thing it didn't come down to that. Now hurry up and get dressed. It's almost 7."

I decide to wear a pretty black lace tank top, jeans and sandals. I didn't know where we were going to go, but I went for a casual outfit.

"Aww, you look so cute! Good choice. I better go since Matt is waiting on me." Matt and Emma had plans around 7:30 but she came and he waited for her in the living room.

"Remember, Don't be nervous!" She adds and hugs me.

Easier said then done I think to myself.

"Alright. Go and have fun with Matt. And thank you again for helping me get ready."

"No problem. Don't forget we need to go on a double date soon!" Em yells as she leaves with Matt.

I look at the clock. Five more minutes until Nate comes to pick me up.