Chapter 12
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Chapter 12, Brand New Me!
Iris's POV
My first date with Keith. Everything had to be perfect. I was super excited about it. And a tad annoyed our whole family was coming along for the ride. But right after the concert we would head out on our date. I wondered what romantic things Keith was going to plan for our first date.
I never thought I was going to have a chance to meet Keith let alone fall in love with the real Keith. Not just the image of him.
The real Keith.
Getting to know him. And he felt the same for me it seemed. I had to hide somethings in my room. I had started to think. What if we grew serious and went steady? And he came over out of the blue?
I had to be sure to hide my posters of him. My albums and scrapbooks. My admiration for him. I would be humiliated if he found them laying about in my room. I take down my favorite Keith poster I had plastered on my closet door there in my room. That poster had been with me since his first album came out with his family.
I loved that outfit he wore in the poster. I wondered if he still had that outfit or not? Maybe not. That poster was a few years old by now. Keith had better clothing now. I roll up the poster and start putting items away. My sister Emily bursts into my room.
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"Why are you taking down your posters of Keith?" she wonders. "I thought you were in love" she jokes. "you do not want Danny do you?" she worries.
I had to laugh at that one.
I shake my head. "No, I do not want Keith to come up here and see all this. It would be embarrassing you know?" I tell her.
"I get that. Do you really think mom will let you have a boy in here?" she jokes.
"Maybe for a study date" I tell her.
"Would you want a boy in your room?" she asks me as she sits on my bed.
My cheeks turn red. She is looking at the poster I am trying to put away.
"Maybe one day" I cough.
"Why? What will you do alone on a date?" she wonders. "I never had a date with a boy. My friends and I were curious" she tells me.
"Well going on a date is so you can be alone with the boy. Get to know them. Have fun. Be able to talk and not have siblings interrupt you" I point out to her.
"Oh, and kiss to?" she asks me.
I laugh as my face flames a deep red.
"Yes, if the moment is right for the both of you" I tell her.
"I might ask Danny out" she informs me.
"What?"
"Well, I hear girls ask the boys out. Why wait?" she asks me. "I like Danny"
"But he does not feel the same about you. He sees you as a friend" I point out.
"I am young but one day he will see me as a woman" she remarks.
I shake my head. "Where do you get this stuff anyway?"
"Cosmo" she tells me.
"Girls it is time to get ready for the show" mom calls down the stairs for us.
"Coming mom" I say.
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I lead Emily out of my room and we head downstairs. We were going to Keith's. The family was driving the famous van. I was going with Keith in his mother's car he was borrowing for the night.
Nervous butterflies scatter in my stomach. This was it. Our first date ever! Hopefully more would follow them. Emily rings the doorbell. Danny answers.
"Come in lovely ladies" says Danny as he lets us come inside.
We go in.
"Thank you, Danny," my mom replies to him.
"Lavender looks good on you Iris" reflects Laurie. "you will knock Keith's socks right off" she jokes.
"Thank you" I shyly say.
My eyes scan the room. Where was he? I sigh a bit then we all sit down.
"Sorry I was running late. I could not find my dress for the night. I had it laying out I had thought" Keith's mom says as she joins us.
"No worries" says my mom.
"Oh, Iris you look so pretty" his mom praises me.
"Thank you" I gratefully answer her.
"Keith come on down. We are ready to go" his mother hollars for him.
"Coming mom" he says from the top of the stairs.
When I see him my heart sticks in my throat a bit. He was wearing the outfit from the poster. My favorite picture of him. My eyes grow wide a bit. I try to stop my heart from racing. He had flowers in his hands and candy in the other. A box of candy.
His eyes fall on me. He smiles looking so happy to see me.
"Iris, you look so beautiful tonight" he softly says. "for you" he says shyly as he hands me flowers and candy.
"Oh, Keith thank you" I gratefully say.
"Look! Look Iris he is wearing that outfit from the poster of Keith you have in your room!" my sister exclaims joyfully.
All eyes are on me.
"Oh my god!" I exclaim.
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I drop the goodies then go outside. My cheeks are all red. Who needed Maybeline now? I lean on the house outside. I put my hand on my forehead. Why did my mom have to have another kid? Why? Wasn't one enough for her? I swear. I could not go back in there now.
"Iris, are you okay?" Keith found me.
He looks concerned.
"I will be fine, sisters" I try to laugh it off.
"You have a poster huh?" he asks with a cheeky grin. He looks pleased.
"My dad gave it to me for Christmas because he knows I liked your album that is all" I scoff.
"Oh" he tells me. "I could autograph it for you sometime if you would like" he teases me playfully.
"This is not how I pictured tonight" I wail.
He leans in then kisses me on the cheek. "We have a date waiting for us. I want to know how it plays out. You ready to go?" he softly asks after.
He smiles calming my heart. I nod.
"Yes, I do" I answer him. "I do love that outfit on you" I praise him. "you look very handsome tonight"
"Thank you Iris" he says to me.
"Come on or we will be late" calls out Reuban.
I get in the car with Keith. The family gets in the large colorful van. Then we are on our way.
"Would you like to sing with me tonight?" Keith asks me on our way there.
"I would love to. Yes" I answer as I nod yes.
"Great!" he says with a smile.
We get to the place the show was going to be held. We go backstage. I had my own dressing room. With a star on the door. And my name on it. Mrs. Partridge takes my photo beside it. Then one with my mom and sister to.
"My sister is a star!" brags Emily with pride.
"Thanks, silly girl" I laugh.
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We soon start the show. We do great. I do a few song with Keith. I knew all their songs by heart. Then I did some of my own they helped me make.
And the crowd loved it. After the show we were all singing autographs. Guys my age were all surrounding me. I noticed the girls flocking by Keith. Fans by Laurie to. Were we ever going to get to go on that date?
"You kids were fantastic!" my mom brags on us.
"Daddy would be proud" adds Emily.
"Keith how are we going to get out of here?" I call out to him over the crowd of kids.
Soon Keith makes his way to my side. He grabs my hand then leads me out of the crowd. We rush to his mom's car. I am breathless and a bit tired by the time we get there. I sit in the car. I lean back in the seat.
"Whew!" I breath out.
"As promised now for that date" Keith softly tells me with a wink.
We go to a nearby places to eat at. Most places were all closed. We checked all over by that town.
"What are we going to do? I am famished" I moan.
We spot a Mcdonald's open.
"I have an idea" he tells me.
We go through and order food. Then we go to a makeout spot in town. So we could eat in the car.
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"This hits the spot" I sigh as I scarf down a cheeseburger and fries.
"You were hungry" he chuckles.
"Yes" I giggle.
"All in all this is turning out to be a blast" he says to me with a smile as he drinks his chocolate malt he got.
"It really has. I have enjoyed myself so far" I admit.
"Can I ask you something?" he wonders.
"Sure"
"Can I take you out next weekend?" he asks me.
"Already? Are you sure?" I tease.
"I know I am sure" he tells me.
"Alright. You have a date. Come what may" I joke.
"Fantastic" he answers. He flashes a smile my way.
We chat away. He was so easy to talk to. We laughed. Joked about like old friends. Pigging out on junk food. We soon were losing track of the time. It was getting late.
"We better head back" I worry.
"I hate to see this night end" he sighs.
"Same here" I answer.
"Iris?!"
"Yes?"
"Can I kiss you? I have been dying to properly kiss you all night" he says to me. "we are never alone. Now we are"
"That we are" I say. "yes you may" I tell him.
Nervous butterflies are back once more.
He scoots closer to me after taking his seatbelt off. I had taken mine off. His arm goes around my shoulder closing me in closer to his side. His eyes fall on my lips. Mine on his. No one speaks.
No one moves an inch. So close yet so far. He brushes my long strand of hair from my cheek. Then leans closer. In the blink of an eye his lips are on mine. A beautiful kiss. Unlike how I dreamt it could ever be.
His lips tasted like the malt he had been drinking. In perfect tune our lips dance together. I was timid to move and break the exciting moment between us. He groans softly as our kisses grow longer after each one ends. A mutual attraction built between one another.
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"Better than I ever imagined" he softly says when the kisses end and the car windows are a bit fogged up. "I better get you back home Iris"
I smile as we get our seatbelts back on. He starts the car. Then we are heading on our way back home. He walks me to the door when I get home. I stand there before him.
"I have had a wonderful time" he says to me.
"I have to Keith" I say to him.
He smiles. I notice my lip stick is smudged on his lip near the side. I wipe it off his cheek. He chuckles.
He leans in kissing me once more. I return his kiss.
"Sweet dreams. I can't wait for the next date" he tells me.
"I can't wait either. Good night" I say to him.
He walks to his car. I wait watching him go. Then I head inside. The flowers he gave me were in a vase on the table when I was home. I smell them. Then take my box of candy to my room. I notice a note was taped on the box.
Another little poem!
"How was the date?" mom asks me.
She was ready for bed.
"He asked me for another date. It was a blast" I tell her happily.
"I am so happy for you" she says as she hugs me. "good night"
"Night mother" I say as I head upstairs.
"Did he kiss you?" asks Emily as she yawns standing by her room.
"Yes, he did. Now you go to bed" I laugh.
"I can't wait to date to" she tells me as I get her back in bed.
"One day" I tell her.
I go to my room. Change my clothing. Get ready for bed. Wash my face. Then I get that note. I read a beautiful poem he wrote for me.
I should write one. I was not very good at them. But I had so much I was feeling inside. I wanted him to know I felt it to. I begin to jot down my words. My feelings for him. Without saying the L word. To soon. And the boy should say it first.
Right?!
Tonight, was one of many magical nights to come. I knew it in my heart. We found out way to each other. And that had to mean something. Keith noticed me. He noticed my heart. And my heart always wanted to be with him.
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