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      It was the next day, and Summer woke up earlier than usual (usually she'd wake up late in weekends). She thought about what happened yesterday. It felt like a dream, but better. She took a shower then changed wearing a shirt and sweatpants. She ate breakfast with her family then killed her time browsing the net and watching videos on YouTube. She ate lunch, brushed her teeth, then immediately changed. She wore black leggings, a white shirt, a denim jacket, and black and white adidas sneakers. 2 more hours and Freddy will be here. She texted him if he could FaceTime her, he replied 'yes.'

  "Hey beautiful." He said.

  "Hey handsome."

  "Wait, are you already dressed up?"

  "Yeah. I'm just too excited!"

  "I'm not even prepared yet. Although, I am gonna style my hair now.."

  "Of course you are.." Summer laughed. "You probably value your hair more than me!" She continued.

  "What? No way, I mean, my hair is pretty stunning, but.. you're beyond amazing."

  "Awe.. I just wanna hug you right now!"

  "Hug me when I arrive at your doorstep."

  "Do I have to wait that long?" Summer whined.

  "Yes sweet, you have too."

  "Oh, so you're calling me 'sweet' now? Is that, like our nicknames?" Summer said, giggling.

  "Yeah. I found this couple on YouTube that posts vlogs, they used to call each other 'sweet' all the time when they were still boyfriend and girlfriends. Now that they're married, they call each other 'bub' or 'babe'."

  "Oh my gosh, I bet they're couple goals!"

  "They are! I wish we could be like them when we grow old.."

  "We will, sweet. Love you, see ya later!" She said, blowing a kiss through the screen. Freddy pretended that he caught her kiss, then put his hand on his lips.

  "Caught it!" He said. "Can't wait for the real one later.." He continued, winking.

  "Get dressed already!" She said, laughing.

  "I will, sweet. Wanna watch the YouTube couple?" Freddy joked, trying to stall.

  "Stop stalling!" Summer said, annoyed.

  "You look so adorable." He replied. She smiled then blushed.

  "Stop using your charms and compliments, you can't fool me, I know you're stalling.."

  "Alright, fine. I'll get my lazy butt off the couch and get dressed, your Majesty." He said, laughing.

  "That's better. Bye sweet!" Then she hung up the call.

      She searched the net for YouTube couples and saw this cute couple, Jess and Gabriel Conte. She thought that maybe they were married and that that was the couple Freddy was talking about. She searched them on YouTube and watched a bunch of their videos. He was right, they were couple goals. After watching probably ALL of their vlogs, she realized it was already 1:55pm. She ran to her bathroom and quickly put on a little bit of makeup. She checked the time again and saw that it was already 2pm. She quickly brushed her hair, grabbed her phone and money, and put them in her pockets. She went downstairs then suddenly, the doorbell rang. She opened the door and saw Freddy wearing a white shirt, a denim jacket, black pants, and black and white adidas shoes too. They matched like a legit couple.

  "You freakin' matched with me?" Summer said, giggling.

  "Of course I did. Now, where's my hug?" He asked, then Summer leapt into his arms, giving him a tight hug.

  "It's like you haven't seen me in a while." He said, pulling away to look at her. "Missed me too much, didn't you?"

  "Yeah I did!" Summer stayed her same position, arms around Freddy's neck with her fingers intertwined at the back of his head. He held Summer around her waist. "And by the way, here's your kiss.." She whispered. She stood on her tiptoes then smooched him.

      When they pulled away, Summer's mother approached them and said, "What's going on here?"

  "We're just gonna hang out, Mrs. Hathaway." Freddy said, holding Summer's hand, standing beside him.

  "But first, tell your father you're going somewhere, honey." Mrs. Hathaway told Summer.

  "Ok." She found her dad in the living room, watching TV. "Dad, I'm gonna be going somewhere with my -- friend." She was hesitant on saying 'boyfriend' since she knows her father can be too.. overprotective.

  "And who is this 'friend' of yours?" He asked, giving Summer a curious yet threatening look.

  "Freddy." She replied, then silently gulped.

  "I want to meet this.. Freddy.." Her father said, standing up.

  "OK. Follow me." She said, going back to Freddy and her mom, her father followed.

  "Dad, this is Freddy. Freddy, my dad." She introduced them to each other, then the two boys shook hands. But her dad shook Freddy's hand way too tight, Fredy tried to hide the pain.

  "Nice to meet you Mr. Hathaway." Freddy said, his right hand feeling numb.

  "You too, Freddy." He held his head up high saying 'Freddy'. "So, are you two meeting up with more friends?" He continued, letting go of Freddy's hand while he massaged his numb right hand.

  "No dad, we're not. It's just gonna be the.. two of us.." Summer replied, blushing.

  "JUST THE TWO OF YOU?!!" He raised his voice and his temper, Summer's mom tried to calm him down. This made Summer grab Freddy's arm, in case her dad pulls him away from her.

  "Nathan.. Calm down please.." Her mom whispered to her dad, holding his shoulder. Summer tightened her grip around Freddy's arm even more, while he stiffly stood there.

  "How am I gonna calm down if our only daughter is gonna be going out with a boy I don't even know!" He kind of calmed down, his voice in a whisper, facing his wife as he said this, though he was still red and frustrated.

  "She knows him well, we can trust the boy, Nathan." Her mom said.

  "Who are his parents anyway?" Nathan Hathaway asked.

  "Oh I don't know.. Why not just ask him?" Mrs. Hathaway replied. "Freddy, who are your parents?" She asked, looking at Freddy.

  "Umm.. Maria and Javier Huerta." Freddy nervously replied. "But, they're in London. They work abroad." He continued.

  "Oh! Maria! I know her!! Yes, she was our classmate, wasn't she Nathan? Remember, in high school?" Mrs. Hathaway said.

  "Oh yeah, you're right Mae. And, I remember Javier, he was my classmate in college!!" Mr. Hathaway replied. "Very kind, those two are.. And very generous I might add.. I remember when I forgot my homework, Javier let me copy his.." He continued.

  "So.. Now will you let these two go?" asked Mae Hathaway.

  "Oh. Yes, yes, of course! Off you go then, the both of you.. Have fun!" Mr. Hathaway said, waving. And the two walked off while the door was shut behind them. They were holding hands.

  "Well that was weird.." Freddy said.

  "I know right.. I didn't even know our parents knew each other!" Summer said, amazed.

  "Well, it's good that they do. Or else, I don't think your dad would've let you come with me.."

  "Yeah, I suppose so.." She said. They continued walking, side by side and holding hands. When they arrived at Mel's Ice Cream Craze, it was almost packed.

      Freddy and Summer went to the counter and ordered two ice cream tacos with 2 flavored ice creams inside each, then Freddy paid. They searched for a table then sat down. Summer was about to dig in but Freddy stopped her by saying "You know, we need to take more selfies together."

  "Let's take one now!" Summer said, taking her phone out. They took two selfies each on their phones. Then took a first bite on their orders.

  "These are not bad!" Freddy said.

  "I know right!" Summer said. Freddy put his thumb on Summer's cheek, trying to remove the ice cream on it. But Summer avoided it.

  "What are you doing?" Summer asked.

  "Stay. Don't move." He said, removing the excess ice cream on her cheek. "Much better." He continued, licking his thumb.

  "Oh.. The cliché cute things they do on movies.." Summer said, shaking her head.

  "Oh, so I should've just wiped it with a napkin, then?" Freddy said, laughing.

  "Or, you should've just told me.." Summer said, taking another bite of her taco.

  "I wanted to make us cute! Sorry sweet.." Freddy said, frowning.

  "Awe.. You look so adorable!" She pinched Freddy's cheek. He held her hand then pushed it away playfully.

  "Don't. Pinch. Me." Freddy seriously said.

  "Okay.. Fine.." She replied, but she pinched his other cheek. He avoided it then grabbed Summer's hand again. He shook his head.

  "Why not?" She asked.

  "It hurts." He replied. She laughed.

  "Okay, Whining Freddy.." She muttered under her breath. But Freddy seemed to her her.

  "What did you just call me?" He said, laughing.

  "Nothing.."

  "Liar." He said.

  "Ok fine. I called you Whining Freddy.." She said, bursting into laughter. Freddy stood up then he sat beside Summer now, then kissed her. When they pulled away, Summer continued, "What was that for?" laughing.

  "For being the cutest specimen in the entire universe." He replied, then continued eating his taco.

 "Whatever." She blushed. Then ate their tacos in silence.

      When they finished, they left and went to Summer's house. They stopped at Summer's porch.

  "Sweet." Freddy said.

  "Yeah?"

  "Wanna have a sleepover at my house?"

  "Umm.. Well, I have to ask my parents first.."

  "Yeah. Go. Ask them."

Summer rang the doorbell and her mom and dad answered.

  "Mom, dad, can I have a sleepover at Freddy's house? We just.. planned it, earlier.." Summer said.

  "Yeah, sure." Her dad said. She did not expect this answer from him. Her mother nodded. She hugged the both of them, pulled away, then looked at Freddy.

  "I'mma get my stuff!" She told him, then ran upstairs and shrieked.

  "You behave yourselves, okay Freddy? And keep her safe, will you?" Mr. Hathaway told Freddy.

  "Yes sir, I will." He replied.

  "Thank you Freddy." Summer's mom said.

Minutes later, Summer came down with a big backpack and another bag, all of her stuff in it.

  "Bye mom, bye dad, see you tomorrow!" She said, hugging and kissing her parents.

  "Bye sweetie! Have fun!" Her mom said, waving at them while the two walked off to Freddy's house.

      They walked in the house and Freddy carried all of Summer's stuff in a guest room.

  "Make yourself at home, sweet." He told her, dropping her bags on the bed and giving Summer a peck on the cheek.

  "I will. I love you sweet." She kissed him back.

They watched 2 movies, swam in the swimming pool, then ate dinner. After that, they called it a night.

  "Good night sweet. I love you." Summer told him.

  "Love you too sweet. Good night." He told her, sharing their last kiss for the day.

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I feel like this was pretty short. The next chapter is gonna be the last one (I think. Sorry, but I'm running out of ideas!). Anyways, hope you enjoyed this one! 😊