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Post by kaleb on Jul 23, 2011 22:39:41 GMT -5
life felt so much simpler being able to finally call claire fitzgerald his girlfriend. they'd spent almost every day together, just like always, but he was able to kiss her freely and hold her close and have random sleepovers. there was no pressure to do any more than cuddle and sleep with claire, because it was just how they were. sure, the urge was there, but that had always been there. it didn't mean he was going to act on it. he knew how nervous claire got about that stuff, and he was just as nervous about it if not more so. she'd gone further with a guy than he had ever gone with a girl, and he didn't know whether it was a good or a bad thing. for now, it didn't even matter. he was perfectly fine with just laying around and not going any further than making out.
the one thing that they hadn't done was go on a date. in the past they'd gone to the movie and stuff but they had never once been on an actual date. kaleb was going to change that. he'd called her, asking her out to dinner and a walk on the beach, earlier that day so she knew not to wait heels or shoes that would be irritating her. messing with his plain black t-shirt, kaleb stepped out of his car and up to claire's house. normally he would walk right in, but he felt like being proper about this. he stopped and shuffled his feet, ringing the doorbell and waiting patiently for claire, rory, or lucas to answer. he really hoped claire was the one to answer. he always felt weird whenever one of her siblings answered. it wasn't that he disliked them or anything -- he was just a lot closer with claire, obvioulsly.
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Post by claire on Jul 24, 2011 13:42:51 GMT -5
when it came to dating, there wasn't much claire hadn't been through before. she'd gone for dinner and a movie, she'd gone to the carnival, the lookout, the beach, but she wasn't a slut by any means. not much happened after those dates, and most times out of ten, she didn't go out again with the same person. with kaleb, she wasn't sure what to expect. sure, dinner and the beach was easy enough to wrap her head around, but she couldn't help but feel excited. she was going on a date with kaleb, and that in itself was a new experience. it should have been easy to figure out, considering they knew everything about each other, but claire honestly had no idea and she preferred it that way.
dancing around her kitchen, claire adjusted her shirt and slid across the tiles to grab a glass of water. her hands shook slightly as she reached for a cup, and she tried as hard as she could to steady them before it fell to the floor and shattered. just as she was about to fill it up at the sink, she was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell. i'll get it! she yelled, scrambling to put her cup back in the cupboard before running towards the door. reaching for the handle, she counted to three in order to calm herself before pulling it open and frowning at the boy in front of her. hey.. i think you've got the wrong house. i ordered a hot, chiseled italian. grinning, claire stepped forward and kissed him lightly on the lips.
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Post by kaleb on Jul 25, 2011 9:23:33 GMT -5
kaleb wasn't like all the other guys, especially the ones that claire dated. he'd watched her date so many guys that just weren't interested in more than one date and sex, and he'd seen her date a few decent guys.. but none of them were him. he'd hated watching her go out on dates with other guys, on dates that he wanted to be on with her. he wanted to take her out to dinner, a movie, the beach.. he wanted to take her on adventurous dates that nobody else had thought of, too, though. this date was a lot more than a dinner and a walk on the beach. sure, it was that, but kaleb had a surprise in store for once they got to the beach. dare to be different, right?
chewing on his lip, he quickly stopped chewing on it when claire opened the door. he rolled his eyes at her, snorting. kaleb's arm laced itself around her waist, pulling her close and kissing her, letting the kiss linger on for a few moments before pulling away. he wanted to make the entire night exciting, starting with the hello kiss and ending with the goodbye kiss. still want that italian? he teased, winking and unlacing his arm to hold onto her hand. ready to get outta here? a grin slid over kaleb's lips. he was honestly really excited for the date. more so, he was excited to see her reaction to the surprise.
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Post by claire on Jul 25, 2011 22:30:35 GMT -5
remembering what she felt like when kaleb had gone out with other girls was easy for claire. the first step was always nervousness, because she never knew how the night would turn out. next was boredom, because while he was out courting some girl, claire was left without the entertainment of her best friend. and last (but not least), was always envy, because she would have killed to spend more time with her closest friend instead of waiting around with her phone attached to her hip to hear how his date went. but now, everything was about to change. instead of going out with guys who didn't treat the way she wanted, or waiting anxiously for kaleb to call her after he got home, claire was finally experiencing what she'd been so envious of for years.
smiling against his lips, claire's hand rested on his cheek gently. mm, i think i could live with the delivery mistake for a while. she laughed, dropping her hand from his cheek to lace her fingers with his, and yeah, i'm more than ready to get out of here. she winked, turning back to pull the door closed behind her. so, where are we going, anyways?
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Post by kaleb on Jul 26, 2011 10:27:05 GMT -5
kaleb had always had hope for him and claire to be together. he just didn't feel like he was putting effort into dates with other girls because he was always thinking about claire's dates or about what he would do different if she was the one he was taking out. he had disappointed a couple girls with no kiss on the first date, because he just didn't like the idea of giving a kiss to someone when he was thinking about someone else. it wasn't right, and it wouldn't be fair to the girl. so, he only had a couple relationships, only went on a handful of dates. a few stopped after the first date, some after the second. kaleb was always the one to get broken up with, though. girls were a lot more observant than he really wished sometimes, because they could always tell he just wasn't putting effort into them. they could see the way he looked at claire.
good. 'cause i'm as good as it gets. he laughed as well, holding onto her hand when she grabbed onto his. as cliche as it sounded, he felt like her fingers fit perfectly between his, as if they were meant to be there all along. leading her towards the car, he shrugged. i was thinking get some takeout and then i have a surprise waiting at the beach. the hot air balloon guy paid by the hour, so kaleb figured it'd work out best just to get something they could eat along the way and once they got to the beach. plus, there was wine waiting in the balloon, which his mom had more than gladly provided an id to allow.
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