Marie was ready for her date with Jamie and trying not to be too nervous.

She checked her makeup for the tenth time, smoothed her dress and looked at the clock. He was late and she hoped nothing was wrong. Then she wondered if she had the time wrong.

With a sigh, she started pacing again.

[for the roomie if she wishes and for the date]

Marie was thinking.

She'd been doing that a lot over the last few days.

Of course, what she was thinking about changed.

Initially, she was trying to decide if she really liked Jamie or if she wanted to go out with Charlie again.

Once she realized that, yes, she did in fact have a crush on Jamie, she started thinking about how she was going to ( Read more... )

Marie was a lot calmer getting ready for her date this time than she had been last time.

For one thing, since they were going bowling, she decided to stick with a casual outfit. For another, despite having asked Charlie if there was anything she needed to know, she was prepared for the worst, unlike her date with Conner ( Read more... )