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I left the booming house to go meet Rick right where I'd left him.
I joined him on the stairs with a smile.
"Hmm. Why the smile?" he asked me, amused.
"Well, I accept your date."
He smiled, his eyes slightly wide.
"Really??"
"Yup."
"Well," he chuckled, "...I can't hide my joy."
I laughed.
"Joy? Oh cmon, you're exaggerating."
"Hahaha, no I'm not. You're always so tough and stuff. I liked you from the start and I'm happy you accepted a date with me."
"Wow. But like I always say, don't be too happy."
He chuckled.
"If this date goes well, will you accept another one with me?"
"One thing at a time. Let's see how the first goes."
"Okay. How about Wednesday evening??"
"Sure."
He smiled.
Quite unbelievable but I could clearly see the happiness in his eyes. He that all freshmen chicks and even seniors wanted. By just looking at him, I couldn't imagine that he was this good and down to earth guy. From the first day I'd judged him to be a fuck boy. My bad. I was wrong.