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"Definitely. This'll be my first proper date in years; I'll pay you double," he laughed.
"I bet Ben has never seen an Ernest movie before."
"They're old as hell so probably not. He likes building Lego too."
"It'll be a piece of cake," she smiled.
"Thanks a lot for this, Tina. You're being very grown up about everything."
"I want you to be happy, Dad."
"I love you, honey."
"I love you mostest."
CHAPTER10
When Saturday finally came, Daniel could barely sit still and paced around the house as he got ready. He'd spent the last few days seeing Anna here and there and chatting at night on the phone, and he couldn't wait to have her alone.
"Should I shave?" he asked Tina, sprawled on the couch with the book he'd given her about puberty.
"Don't shave, you look better with some facial hair," she answered without even looking up.
"You think?" he mused, returning to the bedroom to find a shirt.
"Don't use the cologne you got from that Avon lady, it smells like bug repellant," Tina warned.
"Which one is good?" he hollered.
"The one I got you for Christmas, that one called Chrome."
Daniel dug through the bathroom cupboards and was bombarded by all of Tina's girly lotions, face washes, and lip gloss.
Finally, he found the stuff he was looking for, sprayed it on his bare chest, and continued his preparations.
Anna would bring Ben over to be babysat by Tina, and he planned to take her for a proper dinner. Whatever happened after that was a mystery to him.
He called Ted to inform him that Tina was babysitting alone for the first time.
"She's a big girl now, hey? I'll keep an eye out, and she can always call me for anything," Ted insisted.
"Thanks, buddy. She's pretty excited to do this alone, but I feel better knowing you're right next door."
"I'm not going anywhere. Good luck on your date, Daniel. It's not right for a man like you to be alone."
"Thanks, man. I really like this woman, so I'm nervous.
"It's going to be fine, son. Just be yourself, and she won't be able to resist," Ted chuckled.
"Pfft! Thanks, man. Talk to ya later."
"Yep."
Anna had suggested that she wanted to take things further, but he wasn't counting on anything specific. He just wanted to be with her. Still, he decided to buy some condoms for the first time in 15 years. He hadn't used them with Candace for years before she passed away, but he presumed Anna would insist on it, and he was OK with that.
He kept running all week with Tina, and it was still reasonably pathetic. Still, he already felt a little better about his body than before.
He put on a fitted black t-shirt and his best pair of jeans but was sent back to his room by Tina to get a blue button-down shirt for over the top.
