casey looked at herself once again, pushing her curly hair around until it looked right. her palms were sweating from her nerves. was she sure that she could do this? benjamin was right outside the door on her couch in her small apartment. he was dressed for success, as her teachers used to say in middle school.

   she straightened out her beige dress and walked out to see benjamin twirling his phone around his finger. "how do i look?" she broke him from his thoughts and he looked up in amazement.

   he eyed her up and down. she felt nervous under his stare, so nervous that she thought that it was too much.

   "casey," he halted her movements. "you look beautiful, wow. you don't like dressing up but damn, you sure do stand out."

   she smiled. "i don't look that good."

   he stood up and walked over to her. she felt small while standing next to his tall figure. he tipped up her chin that sent her heart soaring at the gesture. he placed his soft lips on hers and kissed her gently, making her feel warm. his hands wrapped around her waist and brought her in closer as their lips remained meshing with another.

   he pulled away and left casey feeling breathless. she could see him smiling, his cheeks a slight shade of pink.

   his hand brushed over her cheeks, the small gesture made her feel more confident. "you look better than just good, casey jackson."

   "why thank you, benjamin wang. you don't look too bad yourself."

   benjamin looked at his watch and began to grab his car keys with casey following closely behind him.

   "now," bejamin announced whilst opening casey's apartment door behind him. "let's go meet my mother."

   casey giggled. "you're meeting your mother for the first time?"

   "n-no! that's not what i-oh never mind!"