Chapter Twenty-Three

Sophie's POV:         As I walked into school with Biana, talking about her and Tam, someone popped up behind me. "Boo!" I heard.

          I turned around and saw Keefe behind me, smirking like usual. I pushed him and he laughed. "Hey, Foster!" He said.

          I saw Tam by his locker, and Biana must've too because she waved goodbye and walked away from us over to him.

          As we got to Keefes locker, he grabbed my hand causing butterflies to flutter around my stomach. He pulled me next to his locker and leaned on it. "Hey, Foster, do you want to go to the movies with me tonight?" He asked. Omigod Omigod Omigod! Keefe Sencen just asked me on a date!

        "Yeah!" I said, smiling brightly. He opened his locker, grabbed his English stuff, closed his locker, and continued down the hall with me, holding my hand the whole time.

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        "He's picking me up at 7 and I need you to come over before that and help me get ready," I whispered to Biana at lunch that day.

"I'll be there at 5:39!" Biana said excitedly, "I am seriously so happy he asked you out!"

"I know! I literally can't stop smiling!" I squealed with her.

"Why do you seem so happy?" Tam asked me, looking at Keefe and raising an eyebrow. Keefe glared at him. Everyone else at the table turned to look at me.

"Yeah... Sophie, you've been acting really happy all lunch, why?" Fitz said, turning towards me.

"Ummm," I started,looking at Keefe who was on my left.

He strung his arm over my shoulder. "We're going on a date," he said.

Fitz glared at him. "You're, what?" He asked, angry.

"You heard me," Keefe said, smirking.

Fitz turned to me, "so he's your boyfriend now? Really? Keefe, of all people?"

"It's none of your business Fitz! You don't get a say in my love life! Not after what happened."

Fitz glared and rolled his eyes, throwing out his tray as he left the lunchroom.

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"You should wear this!" Biana said, holding up a pretty red floral dress.

          "Omigod yes!" I squealed. We were in my room getting ready for my date tonight and she was helping me pick out my outfit, hairstyle, and makeup.

          She pulled out a Jean jacket and I nodded as she placed it on top of the dress.

         After she got me dressed, she sat in a chair behind me and did my hair and then turned me around and did my makeup.

         Finally, I was ready. Biana left three minutes before Keefe was coming, giving me just a tiny bit of time to mentally prepare myself.

         Ding dong.          I ran downstairs but sadly, I didn't get to the door first. Grady did. "Sophie! What is this boy doing here?"

          I blushed pink. "We're going on a date."

          He glared. "You're WHAT? No way am I letting you leave!"

          "Grady," Edaline started to say, causing him to turn around. In those few seconds I dashed out the door.

        "I'll be back by ten!" I shouted behind me.

        I could only imagine Grady's glare.

        Once we got to the movie, I sat down next to Keefe. We were watching a superhero romance movie where a teenage girl finds out she's a superhero and joins the good side but at the same time starts dating a normal guy until she finds out he's a super villain and they have to fight but he chooses her. Not even 15 minutes into the movie, Keefe lifted the arm rest between us, and put his arm around my shoulder. I scooted closer and leaned into him.

        When the couple in the movie kissed, Keefe turned my head towards him, and kissed me. The kiss felt like fireworks going off in my head. "Will you be my girlfriend?" He whispered in my ear, causing butterflies to flit around in my stomach.

       "Yes," I whispered back as he pulled me closer to him.

        "You know, Foster, you look really gorgeous tonight," he said, leaning in towards me.

        "You look great too," I said, giggling as he kissed me, "I love the hair."

       "The Hair is very lovable. I think that deserves a kiss," he said, closing the distance between us and kissing me yet again, this time twisting a strand of my hair around his fingers. I moved my hands and tangled them through his hair.

       Shortly later the movie was done and we walked out of the theater hand in hand. Once we got home, Keefe walked me up to the house. "I had a great time tonight," I said.

       "I did too, Foster," he said, and he kissed me softly on the lips.

       I leaned in and hugged him. "Goodbye, Keefe," I said.

       He kissed me on the cheek. "Bye, Foster."

       I walked inside and snuck up to bed before Grady got the chance to interrogate me about the date. Just as O was about to fall asleep, my phone chimed with a text. I checked my phone. "Good night, Foster" it said.

       "Good night, Keefe" I said back.