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Shed seen hi her way and practically fainted On the jukebox, "Stairway to Heaven" had been playing Talk about romantic

"I could get in trouble just for talking to you," he said

She tried to look mature and worldly as she said, "I like trouble "

The s shed ever seen before For the first time in her life, she felt as beautiful as people always said she was

"You wanna come to the party with me on Friday?"

"I could make that work," she said It was a phrase shed heard Erica Kane use on All My Children

"Ill pick you up at ten " He leaned closer "Unless thats past your curfew, little girl?"

"Seventeen Firefly Lane And I dont have a curfew "

He sain "Im Pat, by the way "

"Im Tully "

"Well, Tully, Ill see you at ten "

Tully still couldnt believe it For the past forty-eight hours shed obsessed over this first real date All the other tiroup or to a school dance This was totally different, and Pat was practically a man

They could fall in love; she knew it And then, with hi so alone

She finally made her clothes choice

Low-rise, three-button bell-bottom jeans, a pink scoop-necked knit top that showed off her cleavage, and her favorite cork platfor more and more on until she looked foxy She couldnt wait to show Pat how pretty she could be