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"Look! Oh my God, I have to get this," Rodrick exclaimed, holding up a My Chemical Romance T-shirt and grinning widely.
The two of you were shopping in the tiny Hot Topic in the Plainview mall, hanging out and looking for band merch. "Don't you already have an MCR shirt?" you questioned, smiling back.
"Well, yeah, but not like this one. I'm getting it," your boyfriend decided.
You shrugged. "It does look cool."
"Totally," Rodrick agreed, moving towards the cashier (a woman with short hair dyed red and purple eyeshadow).
After he paid for his shirt, you headed back into the main area of the mall. As you were walking, he unexpectedly took your hand. It was warm in yours, and his nails had black polish on them. Rodrick glanced over at you, waiting for your reaction. You had only been a couple for a few weeks, though you'd been friends since freshman year; it made sense that he was a little nervous about taking this step, even if it was a small one. You smiled (something you seemed to do a lot around him) and squeezed his hand. Tension left his face and shoulders, and you kept walking until you came across a pretzel stand.
"Ooh, wanna stop for a snack?" you asked.
"Sure, why not?" Rodrick replied. That was something you loved about him: he went with the flow, so to speak, always going along with your spontaneous ideas.
You bought two pretzels and ate them on a nearby bench, sitting close to each other. After that, you decided it was about time to head out from the mall. But you didn't feel like leaving him yet, so you stopped for slushies at the convenience store. Blue for Rodrick, red for you.
You took your icy drinks and sat in his van, talking, laughing, and listening to music for what felt like forever.
"I'm turning this one up!" you said excitedly, reaching for the radio volume control as a Green Day song came on. The two of you sang along to it, and your cheeks hurt from how happy you were and had been all evening.
When the song was over, Rodrick looked over at you and said earnestly, "Hey, I had a good time today. I hope we can do it again sometime."
"Yeah, me too," you replied, nodding.
"Ready for me to take you home?"
"Sure."
With that, he pulled out of the parking lot and started towards your house. It wasn't exactly a secret that your boyfriend wasn't the best driver, so you had to shout things like, "Don't hit that mailbox!" and "Watch the speed limit! God, I don't know how you passed your test" every few minutes.
Luckily you got to your destination unharmed, but when you looked over at Rodrick to say goodnight he was already looking at you. There was something in his dark brown eyes - something new, something...wanting.
You didn't say anything, not wanting to ruin the moment, but your heart rate increased. The two of you held eye contact for several moments before he glanced down at your lips. You had never kissed before; your relationship was still relatively new, and the conversation about whether or not you wanted to hadn't come up yet. But just then you realized that you did want to. You wanted to more than you had wanted something in a long, long time. So when Rodrick glanced at your lips, you glanced at his, and he started to lean in to whisper, "Can I...?"
"Yes," you whispered back. "Please."
He started to kiss you, and you became electrified. You were both trying to get as much of each other as possible, and though the kiss was holding back some of your desires, it was still magical. It lasted for what felt like a very, very long time, and when you finally pulled away for air you couldn't help but giggle. Rodrick joined in, causing your heart to soar.
"Okay, okay, I need to go in before my parents start to become suspicious," you said, still a little breathless.
"Got it. But I'll see you on Monday, right?"
"Of course," you replied. You were lucky enough to have Algebra 2 with him (where he spent more time trying to get your attention than actually listening to the teacher).
"Alright, go on in. See you fourth period. And call me!" he said, kissing your cheek quickly.
"Bye!" you said, opening the van door and getting out. You shut the door and waved at Rodrick one last time, blowing a kiss before you turned around and headed towards your house.
Best night ever.