The doorbell rang and Stevie squealed, jogging down the stairs to get the door. Her father stops her at the bottoms of the stairs and she exhales, hoping he wouldn't do anything to intimidate Lindsey. Jess opened the door and there Lindsey stood in a short sleeve button down shirt, brown pants and shoes, a bouquet of flowers in his hand. Stevie watched, impressed, as Lindsey extended a hand.

"Good evening, Mr. Nicks. I'm Lindsey Buckingham." Jess shook the young man's hand and let him in. He gave a look back to his daughter, seeming quite impressed himself.

"Stevie, you look beautiful." Lindsey said. "These are for you." Stevie admired the pale, delicate petals, taking them into her arms. Barbara came through into the foyer and ushered them all into the living room for a quick chat. It was nearly a family affair, save for Chris, her brother, not being present.

Lindsey was a bit nervous, hoping to be able to just take Stevie and go but no such luck. He tried his best to look attentive when her parents spoke, and confident. Stevie surveyed his emotions many times, smiling at him to loosen him up. She could already read him like a book.

The end of the conversation quickly drew to a close and Jess stood up. Lindsey stood to mirror his behavior, extending his hand once more. Jess took it and pulled him in, whispering in his ear.

"Be careful with my daughter. She's not a toy." His voice was stern but full of care and Lindsey nodded. "Please be back before midnight" Jess told both Lindsey and his daughter.

"I was only given til eleven so no problem there, sir."

"Good man" Jess said, giving a quick nod of approval.

"Have fun, kids!" Barbara said, waving as they left the house.

"You can breathe now, Linds." Stevie told Lindsey as the front door closed. He exhaled loudly, making her laugh. He walked her to the car and opened the door for her. He got into the driver's side and sat for a moment, looking at her. "What?" She asked

"Nothing. I just wanted to look at you. You look great, Stevie."

"Thank you." she said. She wore a pink fuzzy short sleeved sweater, a short a-line skirt, tights and closed toe sling back kitten heels. Her hair was so soft and silky, Lindsey longed to touch it. He smiled as he looked at the small figure in the seat beside him and carefully took her hand, as he drove to the theatre.

"That's the sweater you bought the other day, isn't?" he asks and even in the darkness he sees her eyes light up.

"You remembered!" she says, "Guys don't usually notice things like that. Wow, I knew you were special" She readjusts herself in her seat to kiss his cheek, a reward for his observant nature, and he smiles back at her.

"I knew you were special too, from the second I saw you"

"Aww, Linds." Lindsey parks, opens the car door for Stevie and head to the ticket window. He purchases two tickets, popcorn and two cokes, one for each of them, still smiling like a fool. He can't believe he's actually on a real date with her. It's all he's been thinking about lately. They take their seats, the previews running in the background as they talk. At one point, Stevie is snorting with laughter as she tosses popcorn into Lindsey's mouth. To her surprise and amusement he catches it every time. She can't stop giggling and Lindsey is so taken, he kisses her on the lips. This kiss is obviously not as chaste as he had hoped because her eyes widen, the laughter ceases.

"I'm sorry" he says quickly, swallowing the remains of his mouthful of popcorn.

"Don't apologize."

"I'm sorry if I upset you"

"You didn't." Lindsey cocks his head in confusion like a puppy and Stevie giggles again. She leans forward this time and gives him a kiss, then another. Soon the popcorn is placed in the seat next to them with her small purse and their hands are in each other's hair, arms wrapped around each other as the opening credits begin to roll. No one around them seems to notice, their heads turning this way and that. Their instant intensity shocked them both, and he knew Stevie wasn't the kind of girl to do this with every Tom, Dick and Harry. He felt pride swell within him, remember that she said he was special. He pulled away slightly to look at her once more, their kiss lingering on her lips. "Where did you learn to kiss like that?" she asked dreamily and Lindsey laughed.

"I don't know, where did you?" he asked and she smiled, leaning into him.

"And here I thought you were just going to put your arm around me" she teased.

"My arm is around you. I'm sorry if I was a little too...forward."

"You weren't" she assured him. He turned himself a little to kiss and nuzzle her neck, feeling as if he had gotten the okay. Their passionate kissing and touching was innocent enough but it definitely lit a fire inside them both. Pulling away from each other as the film finished was more difficult than either could imagine. "You know, we have a little time before you have to be home...." Lindsey raised an eyebrow, liking where this was going. "Not that!" She fell into a fit of giggles and he kissed her cheek as they walked down the deep red hallway. The lights were on outside as he pressed her against the brick wall of the theater, moving her hair to kiss her neck. His hands caressed her body sensually, her knee bend with foot pressed to to the wall behind them. She lifted her hips toward his, pressing into him. She stroked his face, causing him to look into her deep brown eyes. He kissed her hard, hand moving up her body to tangle in her hair. They were drawing a crowd and Lindsey suddenly became shy as he heard boys whistling. She smiled against his lips and broke their lip lock to head to the car.

"I don't want this night to end"

"I don't either. I had a really great time" she said.

"I'll get to see you again, won't I?" She looked thoughtful a moment and he stared at her, ignoring the road more than he ought to.

Her lips curled into a sideways smirk and she giggled. "If I say yes, will you try not to kill us?"

"I might try." he says.

"Then yes, you can definitely see me again" she told him and he smiled, feeling as if he may burst at the seams.