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His gaze faltered a bit when she insisted that his offer was sweet and he nodded a bit; trying to ignore the quick flood of heat rushing to his cheeks. “ Yeah, uh--- ”  his voice was trailing off before he had even begun to speak again, “ you know, I’m just sorta... you know... ”  A small laugh escaped him; realizing how ridiculous he must sound but unable to help himself. “ Why don’t you make one of them a priority then ? ”  He offered. “ I mean, it’s not completely impossible moving to Europe. ”

“As long as you promise that you won’t be scared with how much I can eat, then it’s a deal. I’ll promise on it.” She smiled before turning away from him. “Why did you asked me to prom?” She asked not sure why she was asking but too curious to know the answer. “I mean we’ve barely talk since… you know and we aren’t exactly close friends. You don’t have to answer, though. I’m just curious.“ She finished trying to make an excuse for her question. 

Shaking his head, an expression of ease lightened his features and he grinned. “ Listen, it would be next to impossible for me to not, promise.  Especially considering how disgusting I will prove myself to be tonight. ”  He chuckled lightly, he shook his head again before turning to see her as she posed the question.  His smile faded gradually but there was still a slight glint in his eye. “ Uh-uhh... I mean, I wanted to, I guess. ”  There was a brief pause after he spoke and he swallowed a bit before continuing; not feeling as though his answer sufficed. “ I-I mean, we’re not that close but, I, uh, I figured it’d be nice--- if we were...? ”  Inhaling quickly, he turned his attention ahead again and started the car, clearing his throat before anything had a chance to come out wrong.

- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

“ We’ll both just take a vow to open our eyes or something, ”  he grinned, turning to look at everyone on the dancefloor before looking back to him. “ You know, I almost feel inclined to believe you but you’re standing pretty close to the sidelines. ”  He explained, drumming his hands on his thighs a moment. “ I’m pretty good, actually--- ‘Ve been sorta waiting around for them to bring out the next platter of shrimp though.  It’s been like, twenty minutes. ”

“ Hey, a good time is a good time, ”  shrugging a bit, he chuckled lightly, shaking his head. “ It doesn’t ‘matter’ per se, but I definitely try not to give myself the chance.  And I promise this will turn very quickly from us both looking silly to mainly me looking silly and you wondering why you initiated it. ”  Lifting his hand, he scratched the back of his neck idly. “ Plus, it’s like--- proper dance-date etiquette to ask the person I came here with if it’s okay, before dancing with someone else, right ? ”

He smirked. “ You know... early, ”  he considered elaborating a bit but instead, left it at that. “ Okay, so I’m going to have to stop you for a second so you can take the time to promise not to be disgusted when I shamelessly do a flaming donut and the chocolate fountain at the same time. ”  Buckling up, he put the key in the ignition and hesitated a moment before turning it; glancing at her through his slightly timid eyes. “ Uhm--- yeah, I mean, go for it. ”

His brows pulled together in confusion and his eyes lit up sightly. “ Funny ? ” Repeating the word, he paused for a few seconds, giving himself a chance to process what that could possibly mean. “ Oh my god, ”  the words left him completely scattered through his laughter. Before she had a chance to clarify; simply because he was unsure he wanted one, he closed the door and grinned all the way to the driver’s side. “ Uh-- ”  extending his arm, he took a good look at his watch. “ I wouldn’t say so--- I wanna be there relatively early.  Who knows how long that flaming donut bar will be open. ”

“ Oh, shit,  I didn’t even see you there. ”  Jack said, lifting. “ Naw, it was my fault... Gotta remind myself that I can’t see in three directions at once sometimes.--- Hey, are you okay ?  You look a little freaked out over here. ”

“ Okay, ”  he breathed, relief coming over him before lifting a hand a bit as if to shush her. “ Just don’t say that too loudly or we’ll be dragged right back out there.--- Honestly, I think we got off easy this time. ”  Opening the door, he grinned at her once more as he waited for her to get in. “ Definitely. ”