Woods' POV

"Sam, HELP ME," I shout to my best friend as I rummage through my closet looking for something nice to wear. Tanner asked me on a date and I almost died right there and then. I never had the courage to ask him for many reasons. The most prominent one being he'll hate me if I do. But, it turns out he wouldn't hate me because he liked me too. I was so happy before, but now I'm a wreak because I don't want to disappoint him.

"Woods, calm down, calm down." I hear Sam say behind me. I turn around to face her.

"Don't you dare quote kids bop Karen at me right now. I'm too nervous to appreciate it." I turn and go back to digging through my closet.

"Woods, wear what you would normally wear. Tanner didn't like you because you dress up all fancy, he likes you because you are funny, smart, and cute." She turns me around and puts her hands on my cheeks. "Your right, I got this. I don't need to stress. I look back at the closet and pull out a black and red button up flannel shirt and a pair of black jeans. I show them to Sam and she nods in approval. I run to the bathroom and change into it. I walk out and give her a little spin.

"Okay, if Tanner doesn't think you look good, then he must be a bigger idiot than I thought." She gives me a kiss on the cheek and pushes me. "Go, you have a date." I look down at my watch and it's already 6:20.

"He's gonna come pick me up Sam, like a gentleman." I walk over to my mirror and fix my hair the best I can. Sam slowly walks up behind me and pokes me in my sides. She then takes off running out of the room. "SAAAAAMMMMM!" I yell after her. I run out and see her bolting down the stairs. I slide down the railing and stop at the foot of the stairs. I see the front door cracked open so I run to it and rip it open. But, instead of Sam, I came face to face with Tanner. He had a small bouquet of flowers in one hand and the other was raised in a fist to knock on the door. "O-oh um... hi T-tanner." His confused expression quickly turns to one of happiness.

"Hi, Woods. Why did you open the door so aggressively?"

"I was chasing Sam, and the door was cracked open." I say while panting a little from the running around.

"Wait, Sam's here? I wanna say hi before we leave."

"Hiiiiiii Taaaannnneeeerrrrrr!" I hear Sam scream from behind me. Turn around and see her poking her head out from around the corner of the kitchen. I mouth an 'I hate you' at her so Tanner can't hear me.

"Hi, Sam!" He gives a little wave. I turn back to him.

"Come on Tanner, let's go." I tap him on the chest. "Bye Sam, love you. Don't drink all of the good wine." I say as I pulled Tanner out of the house and locked the door. Before I locked it, I put the flowers in a vase. We walk to his car and he opens the door for me. "Tanner, you don't have to do all of this, we're still best friends."

"I know, but this is still our first date. So I am going to gentleman the fuck out of you." He said as he entered the car through the driver's side door. He starts the car and drives towards the restaurant. When we parked at the front, Tanner flew out of the car and opened my car door for me.

"Tanner, you don't have to do this." I say while stepping out of the car. He takes my hand and kisses it and I feel my face heat up wildly. We walk inside the restaurant and we get seated at a table near the center. He pulls my chair out for me and I begrudgingly sit down. "Tanner, if you don't stop treating me like a girl, I will... do something." I say as he takes a seat across from me.

"You're really bad at threats, you know that?" He says while looking at me inquisitively. I murmur a few swear words under my breath and he laughs. We continue to talk as we looked over the menu. The waiter comes and takes our food and drink order. He takes our menu and goes into the kitchen.

"So tanner, I'm surprised that you asked me out." I said to try to fill the silence.

"Why are you surprised?"

"Well, you seem like your typical straight white guy. Not that you're average. In my opinion, you're above average. I just didn't expect you to like someone like me." I spoke quickly in order to get all of my thoughts out. He grabs my hand and looks me straight in the eyes.

"Woods, don't say that. I really like you. And I'm glad that I worked up the confidence to ask you out, otherwise, we wouldn't be here. You mean a lot to me and I'm glad you said yes, otherwise, things would've gotten awkward. And, well, I couldn't lose you." Tears formed in his eyes as he was speaking. I was about to respond when the waiter walked up to the table with our food. He sets down the plates in front of us. We thank him and he quickly shuffles to another table. "Tanner, you are never going to lose me. If fact, you can't even get rid of me." He smiled at that. "Now let's eat." The rest of our time in the restaurant went by with relative ease. Except for when I tripped and almost face planted on the floor. But, Tanner, in his chivalrous ways, caught me before I could hit the floor. Other than that, our night by smoothly. And before I knew it, we were parked outside of my house.

"I really don't want this night to end Woods."He turns his head to look at me.

"Neither do I. But, if it has too, let's end it right." He looks at me with a smile that was bright enough to challenge the sun. We slowly lean in and our lips meet. It. Was. Magical. I felt it all sparks, butterflies, fighter jets, time stopping, but most importantly, love. We pull away from each other after a few seconds. I can tell that he felt everything I did too. I open the car door and walk up to my front porch. I turn around and wave at him. He waves back and drives off. I walk inside and see Sam sleeping on the couch with a magazine on her face and a melting tub of iced cream on the coffee table beside her. I take the soupy cream and throw it out. I walk back to the couch and poke her while saying her name. She jolts awake.

"Huh. W-whah?" The magazine falls and she looks disoriented.

"Come on Sam, time for bed." I walk up the stairs and she follows me. I lead her to her bedroom. She gets inside and changes into something to sleep in. When she finishes, she literally jumps onto her bed. I go to leave when she speaks up.

"Are you going to tell me about your date?" I

"We can talk about it tomorrow. I close the door and stand outside her room. I put my fingers on my lips and I can still feel the warmth of his. I feel my phone vibrate and pull it out of my pocket. It was a text from Tanner.

Tanner: Can't wait to do this again.😘

I immediately type up a reply.

Woods: Then I'll see you tomorrow?

Tanner: You definitely will.