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Lucy's face transforms with a rather serious expression. “Will you go somewhere with me tonight?”
“Sure. What favor are you wanting to cash in this time?” I tease.
She frowns. Uh, oh. “I'm not asking for a favor, Grant. I meant as a date.” Oh. “We haven't technically been on one yet and I say we both need some fun before finals. We could go do our run first and then go.”
“That sounds like a good plan.” A slow smile makes its way onto my face as I lean back into my chair and fold my arms over my chest. “Where are you taking me on this date, Lucy?”
She rolls her eyes. “Don't make me change my mind.”
I lean over, grab the leg of her chair, and pull her closer to me. Lucy tries not to smile as I hook a finger under her chin to make her lean towards me. “Would you really do that to me?”
She nods. “I would.” Lucy gives me a soft kiss. “But I won't. Not this time anyway.”
Smiling, I put my books away. “Let's go run then.” As we walk over to the gym, which has a small track inside, I take her hand, deciding to tease her one more time. “If you're taking me, does this mean I don't have to drive?”
“Sure, we could walk,” she laughs.
We have a locker here, so we already have clothes waiting for us. Once we change and stretch, we start our jog. We are perfect partners for this because we both run at the same pace. With how regularly we're running, we are getting a bit faster, but not much. It's not our forte, that's for sure. I love that she's trying, though. Especially when it was a pretty much whim decision because Maddie asked her, and she's never done it before. She could've said no, but she didn't. And she's putting all this effort into making sure she does it to the best of her ability.
My lungs are on fire when Lucy finally decides we're done. Hers might be too because her chest is heaving as she tries to take deep breaths.
“Remind me again why we do this?” Lucy asks.
“I'm doing it for you. You're doing it for Maddie.”
She smiles, and I'm confused as to why as she grabs a handful of my shirt and tugs me flush against her. Lucy gives me a kiss and murmurs against my mouth, “You're sweaty, Grant.”
I laugh. “So are you. Sure hope you plan on showering before our date. I don't want to go out with a stinky, sweaty girl.”
Lucy wrinkles her nose and shoves me away from her. “You're so mean. Go get ready and then come pick me up, okay? And bring all your goalie stuff.”
“Why?” I ask with confusion.
“You'll see.”
I agree before leaving her to go do as she wants. Why in the world do we need my gear? She probably wants to take some shots afterwards. When I get back to campus, I go to Lucy's dorm and some chick answers with a bright smile.
“Hey, is Lucy here?”
“Yeah,” she says. “Just a second.” She disappears and seconds later as promised, Lucy is standing at the door.
“Hey, Grant.”
“Hey, Lucy. Ready?”
“Yep!” She takes my hand and starts pulling me down the hallway.
“Excited?” I laugh. “What's the plan? Might help if I knew where I was driving, you know.”
“I'll let you know when to turn,” she giggles.
“You are enjoying this way too much,” I say as I open the door of my truck for her.
She grins. “I know.”
So as we leave campus, Lucy does indeed let me know when to turn until she leads me to a restaurant across town. Even from the outside, it has an old-fashioned southern feel to it, and I wonder how Lucy knew about this place. When I glance at her, she's wearing a smile.
“Whenever my grandparents come up to watch one of my brothers' games, this is their favorite place to eat. I thought you might like it too.”
