The next day Adam came to the mansion to pick Beatrice up. I gave him a tight hug as he walked in. He smiled.

"Hey, sis.." 

A few moments later Beatrice came out of her room, wearing a red dress that reached her knees. I gotta admit, she looked fabulous. Like always.

"You look amazing." Adam complimented, smiling sincerely. She blushed.

"Thank you."

A few moments later, they left. "Have fun !" I shouted eagerly, grinning.

They seem like a good couple.

. . .

"Hey, Steven ! I have to go to the library." I said loudly, hoping he would agree.

"Wha- no you don't ! I said you are not allowed to go out. Which part of this did you not understand ?! Beatrice just left, you're not allowed to leave too !" Steven exclaimed, obviously fed up with how much the cast asked him to go out.

"Come on, Steven ! I promise it's worth it." I gave him my best puppy-eyes face, waiting for him to say yes.

"What do we get from this ?" 

"I can't really tell you right now, but I promise it's worth it !" I practically begged.

"You have an hour."

I didn't wait for him to say more, and I sprinted out of the mansion quicker than I ever did in my life. You know, because I never run.

A Few Hours Later :

In Another Place :

"You know, I had a great time with you today." Adam said thoughtfully as they sat down on a wooden bench in the park.

"Me too."

"You want to, like, go on an another date ?" He shyly asked, blushing. He expected her to say no, because he always thought she wouldn't like him more than she was already, but her answer shocked him.

"I would really love that ! So, do you have a place in mind ?" She asked with such enthusiasm, causing him to smile a little.

"I..don't know. I picked the place today, how about you pick the next time ?" 

"Good idea. I was thinking about going to the movies. There's a really great movie that we should definitely see. How about that ?" She offered, nervously clicking her knuckles.

"Yeah, that would be great !"

A few moments passed in awkward silence, with Beatrice still cracking her knuckles together. It made Adam nervous too. He awkwardly reached for her hand, squeezing it as gently as possible. She blushed again, and squeezed his hand back just as softly.

"I-I didn't know you were nervous.." He gulped before speaking.

"Yeah, I.. I just-"

It wasn't exactly an answer, but he understood. Because he was nervous before as well.

More moments passed, with them glancing at each other then looking away after a few seconds. 

Adam stared into his date's blue eyes, and leaned in, ready to kiss her.

But she backed away.

"I'm sorry, Adam, I..I'm not ready yet for- I'm not used to this."

Adam looked a little disappointed, but the expression left his face quickly as he tried to put on a fake smile. However, he knew that she wasn't going to fall for it.

"I'm sorry too. I..didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. This is the first time I go on an actual date, and I don't know whether if what I'm doing is right or wrong, because there's no one around to give me advice."

Beatrice shook her head in objection. "No, today was great ! Really. I know you weren't used to this, Mal told me it was unusual for people to go on dates in Egypt so.."

He nodded.

"Sorry if I made you comfortable."

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