“I don’t know what I’m going to do,” I told Alex. I was starting to regret telling Vanessa that I wanted to go out on a date. It wasn't until this morning that I realized I had never actually gone out on a date before! What the hell was I thinking?
“What do you mean?”
“I’ve never been on a date before.”
“You’ve never been on a date?” he asked in disbelief.
I shook my head hoping he wouldn't notice the blush appearing on my cheeks, “Never. This is my first one. Ever.”
“I can prep you if you want.”
“Prep me?”
“I can take you out on a mock date.”
"A mock date," I repeated. "I don’t think that’s going to work.”
Alex was confused. “Why not?”
“Because you’re my friend and it wouldn’t be the same?”
Alex and I continued to walk down the hall to my next class. It was our daily
