Falling for Love and More by Elena Two (black authors fiction .TXT) 📕

I just wish you felt the same way about me."
"Well I kinda do, too. So, do we have a date?"
"Yes we do. But the first dates are always rough."
"Well, than. Let's make this our first date. Shall we?" He gets up and offers me his hand. I put on my mask, then I get up and take while he leads me to the ball room. He grips my hand and puts his other hand on my hip. I stretch my arms up to his neck and wrap them around. "How's this for a first date?"
"Very, very pleasant." The music starte to edge for a song I would recognize anywhere. Bella's freakin' lullaby. He twirled me around until we were out by the pond/fountain. He sat us down on yet another bench.
"How did you enjoy our first date?"
"I thought that it should end with just the right amount of spark, don't you think?"
"Yes, I do." He leaned in, and withdrew my mask off of my face. I leaned in to complete the entire thing, and kissed him gently. We broke apart and then looked into each other's eyes. "I better go get your ride. What did you come in?"
"Actually, my driver will get my ride. And I came with a limo." This didn't surprise him one bit. I took out my phone and texted to my driver. He quickly texted back that he was going to go get the limo right now. Derek and I walked out to the front of the house to wait for my ride. "This was a very nice party. I had so much fun." My ride pulled up to the circle, so I didn't have much time. I leaned back in once more to get a goodnight kiss. I kissed for at least three seconds before the driver honked the horn. "Bye!" I screamed after him, jumping into the limo.
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I woke up feeling well rested then I had in a long time. I got up to have last night pour all through me. I remembered how everything went, and how Derek called to make sure I made it home safely, though I'm not sure if I gave him my number, or not. He probably just found it in the yellow pages book.
Sadly, the day before the ball hit me, and reminded me that I was alone, and had to do things for myself. "This sucks," I said out loud to myself. I got up and got dressed. I made some eggs and bacon, and scarfed it all down. I went to the bathroom to brush my hair and teeth.
When I was done with that, I heard a light knock on the door. I quickly got there to open it for whoever it was. I opened it expecting to see the doctor to come and apologize, but instead it was Derek. "Hey."
"Hello," he said back, though it sounded automatically. He leaned in to kiss me, and it lasted a bit longer than either of us had expected. He walked into my house, and into the kitchen. Immediately I felt whole at once, knowing that I was not alone anymore, and that I was cared for once again.


The Next Chapters 4-6

Falling Hard and Good

Once Again in the Dark

Never to Feel Again


A Look at the Next Chapter

Derek was the sweetest boy I had ever met. He listened to everything I had to tell him, since he was asking most of the questions, like why I was living alone. He was very sympathetic for me and never once bored with himself. It was about lunch time when he thought of taking me out to eat. "Derek," I complained once again. "I don't want you to take me out. People will think you're a freak for going out with me."
"And what did I tell you? That I don't care what people think. Let them think want they want to of us." I immediately stopped breathing. Luckily we were at a stop sign, because he noticed. "What?"
"That was one of the last things my dad ever said to me. He was giving me advice for the ball. He didn't want me to tell people that it was, well, me.

It just shocked me is all."
"Oh." He took my hand as we headed for some restaurant that he didn't want me to know about until I got there. Stupid, right? I felt so comforted, I didn't deserve it. How could I deserve it? More importantly, how could I deserve him?

I just don't get it. Maybe...
"Are we honestly there yet?" I asked impatiently.
"Actually, yes." He pulled into the Garden Oil parking lot. I heard that this place was really expensive. Why was he taking me here?
"No," I said quietly.
"Now I don't want any trouble, okay? This is where your eating. Because this is the only food I

eat. Okay? Now come on." He got out of the car and opened the door to my side. I stubbornly stepped out.
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Text: Strictly my own things. If copy, you will be fined.
Publication Date: 02-14-2011

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Dedication:
To the one who made me finally think of love.