I laughed at him. I didn't know he could be such a pervert. He led me back over to the table and asked, "Are you hungry? This place has the best chili."

"Great," I said as I sat down. "Extra spicy for me and lots of beans."

"Got that Harry!" Butch called out. "Two bowls of chili, extra spicy." He looked back over at me devilishly. "You're pretty hot spicy." I blushed a little at that. "So, where did you learn to play pool like that?"

"I've been around," I said. "That fake ID I got. Well, it gets me into a lot of places in the city. I met up with this gang last year when Dad was lecturing at the collage over the summer. I got into some stuff with them."

"So you are a bad girl," he said. "Here, I thought you were all sweet and innocent."

"Not hardly," I said a little offended by the innocent accusation. "I'm not like my sisters. They don't know about half the stuff I've done."

"Well, tonight you were my good luck charm. I think I'm going to make you my partner. That means Boomer's out of a job. We always did the smart guy dumb guy routine, but what you did... "

"Just a distraction," I said with an innocent smile. "They did it first."

"You did it better," he said with a laugh. "Come on, let's dance."

"But there's no music," I said.

"But there's a jukebox over there. I'll let you pick."

"Okay," I said. He walked me over to the jukebox and put in a coin. I looked at the selections. I chose something a little out of the ordinary. Some old 80s pop song, but it was sexy one.

"Weird choice," he said as me took me in his arms. I wasn't that great of a dancer, but he turned out to be a strong partner and I moved to the music like I never thought I could. He spun me around which made me laugh. I was having such a great time. I didn't know dating could be this fun. By the time the song ended our food had come. I was starving by that time and dug right into my food.

"Slow down, baby, or you'll choke," he said as he took a bite.

"I'm hungry," I said to him between bites. "I didn't eat all day. I was kind of nervous about going out tonight. I didn't even know what to wear or anything."

"You were nervous. Yeah, you said that, but I wasn't sure if you were bullshitting me. You don't seem like the kind of girl to get nervous," he said. He chuckled a bit. "I guess I was too. I didn't think you would like coming here."

"Are you kidding? This place is great. Most guys want to go somewhere boring or traditional, but I like it here."

"And here thought you'd like someplace classier," he said.

"What? like the symphony?" I asked jokingly. "No, that's more Blossom's taste."

"So I chose right," Butch said, giving me that flirty stare again.

"Anyplace with you would be perfect," I said as I took the last bite of my chili. Felt my face get hot. Why did I say that? He just smiled at me.

*For the next hour we just talked, about everything and nothing. It was so easy being with him, not like Mitch. With him everything seemed so forced, but with Butch it was natural. I felt so comfortable with him, but still I felt something inside of me. My heart would race when I was near him, but I kind of liked the feeling.

It was late, but not too late. Butch looked over at me. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah," I said as I put on my jacket. "So where do we go next?" I asked as he took my hand.

"Isn't late for you?" he asked me.

"Not really and besides it's not a school night, so we have time," I said. "I'd like to show you something."

"Oh, really," he said as we were walking out.

When we got to the truck I said, "Toss me your keys."

"What?" he asked, looking shocked.

"Toss me your keys," I repeated. "I want to take you to my special place."

"Your special place?" he questioned coming closer to me. His hands were around my waist. I felt suddenly nervous having him so close to me. "And where would that be?"

"Just some place I go to just to be alone and think," I said as he brushed his fingers up and down my back. It sent shivers through me and with my leather jacket on and being a warm night I shouldn't have been cold. I realized it must have had something to do with him.

"So, do you take all your boyfriends there?" he asked, smirking at me seductively but playfully at the same time.

"No, just you, and I only ever had one boyfriend," I said. "Now, will you trust me?"

"Alright," he said and handed me the keys. A got in the driver's side and waited for him to get in. When he did I started the car and took off. I made it out of the alley and went down several streets and turned down towards the lake. That's where I wanted to be. I parked the truck near the picnic grounds and unfastened my seatbelt. "What are we doing here?" he asked.

"Don't ask silly questions," I said and got out of the truck. "Now, come on."

He got out as I was coming around to the passenger's side. I took his hand and dragged him down towards the beach to the secluded spot down by the waterfall. There was a large rock wall and smaller rocks to sit on that gave a good view of the waterfall. As far as I knew no one ever came here. I sat down on one of the large rocks. It was high enough so when he was standing next to me we were eye level with each other.

"So this is you secret place?" he asked me. I nodded and looked down, but he lifted my chin and forced me to look at him. "I like it, and I like you."

I felt goose bumps form on my arms as his hands glided down my am. I wanted to close my eyes so I didn't have to see that intense look in his eyes. I also didn't want to stop looking at him either. As he came closer to me, I felt my muscles tightened, and suddenly his lips were on mine. Oh, god, he tasted so good. I could barely breathe, so I opened my mouth a little and felt his tongue touch mine. Then his arms were around me. I felt my whole body get weak as I melted into him. I moaned softly as he kept kissing me. I felt my body leave the rock and I felt like I was floating, but he had me firmly in his arms as his lips made their way down to my neck. I gasped as he sucked hard. It made me weak, but it felt good. Then I heard a rustling in the trees nearby.

"What was that?" I gasped out.

"What, baby?" Butch asked in between kisses. He tried to go for my lips again, but I stopped him.

"I-I think we should stop," I said, breaking away from him.

"What's the matter, Buttercup?" he asked me, looking concerned. "Did I come on too strong, because...?"

"No, I just... um... I never..." I looked away from him, unable to face him. "I've never been with anyone before."

"You mean you're a virgin?" he asked me, coming closer to me. He wrapped his arms around me. "You're not ready, are you?"

"Well, it is our first date, and I don't want you to think..."

He turned me round still locked in his embrace. "It's okay. You're not ready, I'll wait." I looked a little shocked. That's something a considerate boyfriend would say. Did he consider himself my boyfriend? "I would like to keep seeing you. I like you, Buttercup. I just like being with you, no matter what we do." I felt relief and smiled at him and wrapped my arms around him. "Come on, I'll take you home before you get in trouble with your old man."

I let out a small laugh as he walked with me with his arms around me back to the truck. I really was falling for him in a big way. I was just afraid to say it. Hopefully one day I wouldn't be.