time flew by fast and before i knew it it was 8. i have no clue on what's going to happen.

"so we'll leave at 10, since it's friday?" keith asked. we were planning on what time we'd leave and i hadn't told them about what katie said.

"sure." hunk and allura agreed and they all turned towards me waiting for my answer.

"ummmm." i blinked.

"you have plans lance?" allura asked.

"maybe?" i shrugged. i could tell they were all confused but i'd be lying if i said i wasn't either. i saw katie from the corner of my eye running into the f.d, she probably was getting changed. not even 5 minutes later she came out wearing this shirt that said nasa, it was tucked into her blue jean shorts. she had black tights and was wearing these bright colored green sneakers, on her had she was wearing a beanie that was just a darker shade of green. she looked amazing.

she ran over and almost fell into the couch but she stopped herself in time. the others looked at her confused.

"hey, could i steal your friend for the rest of the night?" she huffed pointing to me.

"of course!" hunk pushed me towards her and she reached her hand out to me. i grabbed it and she pulled me up, dang she was strong. before i could say goodbye we were running out the door, she turned around and gave me a soft smile. we were right outside the shop and she kept looking left and right as if she was looking for something. but the whole time she kept holding my hand, my face flushed.

"are you hungry?" she looked back at me.

"yeah sure."

"in the mood for pizza?"

"when am i not."

we walked into the pizzeria that was next to the bakery.

"hello katie and lance. what would it be?" the owner said before cleaning a table for us to sit.

"one slice of cheese pizza." i gave back the menu.

"same." katie said not even giving the menu a glance. the owner nodded before heading into the kitchen. he came back with a lemonade for katie and water for me. seems like katie's been here a lot. she stared out the window, holding her face up with her hand and resting her elbow on the table as she sipped her drink from the straw. i couldn't help but stare.

she glanced back from the corner of her eye and chuckled.

"so tell me about yourself." she was staring directly at me now.

"uh um me?" i stammered.

"no the person behind you." she said sarcastically, i hope.

"haha. very funny." i rolled my eyes, i felt a little more comfortable around her. she stared laughing.

"you know you have an adorable laugh." i pointed out and she actually she blushed and started flustering. it's like she's never been called cute. "oh who's the blushing mess now?" i grazed her cheek with my hand and went down to her jaw, tilting it up so she made direct eye contact with me. wow her eyes are beautiful.

"oh um." she flustered around trying to find the right words but she never pulled my hand away.

"two slices of pizza!" the owner walked over to us and i quickly pulled my hand away. he placed the pizzas down on the table. i didn't notice it before, but katie pulled down her beanie to cover her eyes and the top of her cheeks, but still letting her nose stick out. i guess this was a way of hiding her embarrassment and it was pretty damn cute. i could feel my heart ping and the owner walked away and back into the kitchen. i started blushing too.

"hey katie you in there?" i lifted a part of her beanie up revealing her eye. she looked back at me before smiling.

"oh the pizza came." she looked down and to her surprise there was the pizza.

"yeah hermit."

"hermit? what kind of nickname is that!" she fixed her beanie.

"oh don't like?" i chuckled.

"my official nickname is pidge. it's used by family and close friends."

"oh and your telling me?" i perched up an eyebrow and grinned at her.

"for you i can make an exception." she said before taking a bite into the pizza.

"i'm honored." i placed my hand over my heart. "thank you your royal majesty." i got up and bowed before her. she was laughing through the whole thing.

"oh your welcome sir lancelot." she played along. i grabbed her hand and gave it a kiss and returned to my seat. it was a mixture of laughing, embarrassment and flustering, but we both laughed.

"i know i didn't answer your question but i'd like to know more about you." i took a bite of my pizza.

"well that's no fair, you already know so much about me from matt and my dad." she exlaimed, already finishing her slice.

"i guess so. well i'm lance, originally from cuba, but i moved here when i was 4. i have a big family and i love them so much."

"aww that's so sweet! i wasn't born in america either. born in italy and moved a year ago."

"but your parents were here."

"yeah i lived with my grandma, before they couldn't afford to bring matt and i both to america, but last year they said i could finally live here with them."

"i'm glad you came."

"same to you."

for a half hour, we sat there talking. i felt like i could talk to her for hours not caring about another thing in the world, but the pizzeria had to close soon and we were off again.

she shivered in the cold.

"nights are always colder." she laughed it off, but i only took my jacket off and wrapped it around her. she looked up at me in disbelief.

"i'll be fine, your the one cold." i said as we continued walking.

"this just feels like a cheesy romantic movie that always ends with a kiss."

"you'd you want it to end with a kiss?"

"not when your expecting it, i'll rather do it when your off guard." she chuckled. "oh well i'm off to my house."

"you wouldn't want me to walk you home?" i asked.

"no it's fine and plus your friends are dying to know what happened." she pointed to hunk and allura who's faces were pressed up on the window of the café. she took off the jacket and almost handed me it back, but i couldn't take it back especially when she's freezing.

"keep it."

"as in forever?"

"if you want it for that long then sure." she giggled and put the jacket back on. before she walked off she handed me something.

"can't forget this, here you go. don't look at it until you get inside." she waved off.

"bye hermit pidge!" i waved.

"farewell sir lancelot." she bowed back. god she was amazing.

i walked back into the café feeling like a new person. i opened her note right before hunk and allura swarmed me. it read:

that was fun, hope we could do it again sometime.

it had a note with her number written underneath.

"guys life just ultimately got better."