I decided to get ready. I wanted to look my best. I was very insecure about those kinds of things.

I hopped in the shower. After I got out and dried off, I wrapped the towel around myself and my hair and went over to my closet.

I rummaged through everything, leaving piles of clothes scattered on the floor. Nothing seemed to catch my eye. I decided that I shouldn't really care as much as I was, so I grabbed a white skirt with black polka dots that came about mid-thigh. I slipped on some leggings and put on a black blouse and tucked it into the skirt.

Looking in my jewelry box, I found a gold necklace with turquoise beads and ruby-colored gems.

I blow dried my hair and then curled it a bit, to make it look natural.

I had know I idea what I would do about makeup because I barely wore any during a normal day. I just decided to put on some mascara, eyeliner, and a bit of crimson lipstick. I still didn't feel pretty, though.

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Time passed quickly and before I knew it, Brian was knocking at the door. Seven o'clock already?

I scurried down the stairs as I grabbed a pair of red flats and put on a red sweater.

I opened that door. Brian was standing there, staring at me. It was quiet for a moment and then he finally spoke.

"Wow, you look so beautiful. I'm the luckiest guy in the world," he said through his smile.

I blushed a little. No guy has ever talked to me like that.

"Thank you. And you look quite handsome yourself."

He really was. I could tell he had a great sense of style. He was wearing a light blue button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up and khaki pants.

"So, are you ready?"

"Yes. Where are we going?"

"You'll see."

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We drove to a fancy five star restaurant. As we took our seats, Brian immediately began talking.

"So, I'd like to get to know you a bit more, miss Barton. But would you like me to go first?"

"Sure, if you'd like to?"

"Ok then. First off, I don't want to sound like a nerd, but I am interested in science and math, specifically astrophysics."

"Wow. I don't even know what that is," I laughed,"you must be really smart."

"I can explain it to you the way I explain it to everyone else- you know how you learn about physics for gravity and such here on earth?"

"Yeah..?"

"Well, I study that sort of stuff for celestial objects in space. You get it now?"

"Yeah, but it sounds confusing."

"Not if you love it!"

I had a disgusted look on my face. I hated math and science.

"But what made you pick music over that?"

"You know, I'm really not sure. Maybe one day I'll get my degree. But for now, I just want to play music."

"Sounds fair."

"So, love, how about you?"

"You want my life story?"

"I don't want to be intruding, but it would help me know more about you."

"Ok, here it goes: I've always lived here in California. But I've just always wanted to travel the world. I was planning my whole life to go to Europe, especially Italy. I've been learning the language, too. But that all changed when my father went to war in Vietnam...-"

I paused for a second and sniffled a bit. I looked over my shoulder to hide the tears starting to form. This was a very touchy subject for me.

Brian placed his hand on my arm,"you don't have to continue the story if you don't want. Let's just enjoy this night."

I quickly nodded. I really didn't want to talk about this right now. I just wanted to have a great night with Brian.

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After we had finished eating, we left and got in the car. But instead of driving me straight home, he went in the opposite direction.

"Bri, where are we going?" I asked.

"I might have a little surprise." He answered excitedly.

We pulled up onto a tall hill in the middle of the dense woods. Brian opened the trunk and pulled out a tarp and some blankets.

"Follow me," He smiled.

He led me through the woods to a small field on a cliff. You could see the light from the city illuminating the night sky in the distance. The stars were bright and more beautiful than i'd ever seen before and the moon accompanied them with its soft glow.

He set down the tarp and we both laid down on it. Then he took a large blanket, shook it out, and placed it on top of us.

We both say back and examined the scenery, pointing out stars and constellations. It was quiet and peaceful as we sat there, huddled together for warmth with sudden and abrupt cool breezes blowing over us.

I closed my eyes, starting to fall asleep. But as soon as I caught myself dozing off, I shot up and looked around. Brian was next to me. I'd thought he was sleeping, but he was just lying there, looking at me and smiling.

We both sat up and Brian wrapped his arms around me. "You warn enough?"

"Very. Thank you."

Our faces grew close once more in a situation all to similar to yesterday's occurrence. We were so close then, but it was abruptly stopped by Freddie walking in the room telling Brian he had to be on stage. Now that we were alone, we couldn't be interrupted.

"Elle," he started in a soft and soothing voice," you are the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on."

He pushed some hair out of my face and tucked it behind my ear.

I didn't want to say anything, but I couldn't stop myself. "I really don't believe you..."

As soon as the words escaped my mouth, I immediately regretted it. I ruined the moment.

"Why would you say that?" He asked in shock.

"Oh, nothing."

"Well, you might not see your beauty, which is terribly sad," he gently put his finger under my chin and lifted my face and our eyes met once more,"but to me, you are perfect, inside and out."

I stayed silent. I didn't want to ruin the moment- again, even though he managed to recover from it quite smoothly.

He brought his face close to mine, his hand gently cupping the side of my face and the other on my waist. I could feel myself starting to panic, my heart racing and my mind racing with thoughts.

I quickly pulled away in fear. I couldn't look Brian in the eye, so I turned my head in shame.

Brian crawled over to me and softly touched my hand. "Are you okay?"

"No, I just," I started to sniffle. No, don't cry. You're stronger than this. "I don't know. I just-"

"If you're not ready for this, that's fine. I just want you to be happy."

"Thanks for understanding. I don't know what came over me I really-"

"Don't worry about it. It's your choice, not mine. No means no and that's that."

I felt kind of bad for him. It seemed like the perfect moment. But something in my heart was telling me just wait.

A/N:

Wooh! Really long chapter! But I thought it was kinda cute, even if they didn't kiss... (sorry for those of you who are waiting. Thanks for being patient though) Anyways, I might be starting another fanfic soon. I was deciding on either John Paul Jones (bassist of Led Zeppelin) or Syd Barrett (founder of Pink Floyd) But if you have any suggestions, I might take those, too.