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He slips his phone into his pocket. “Text me your address and I’ll pick you up on Saturday.” Adam gives me another beaming smile and stops as he reaches the door. “Your hair looks really nice by the way.” He smiles again and then he’s out of the door.

When I arrive home later that night, doubt starts to set in again... Should I go with him, should I stay at home and help Mum ... yeah maybe I just should stay here.

“What are looking so deep in thought about?” Mum asks as she enters the kitchen.

“Oh, nothing really.” Mum sits at the table across from me and frowns.

“You sure about that, do you want to talk about it?”

“Well.... a kind of friend has asked me if I want to go out Saturday, but it’ll be all day, you’re at work and it’s not fair to you, so I’m just going to say no,” I say the last bit quickly thinking Mum won’t hear me but her ears are like radars; they pick up everything.

“Oh yeah, anyone I know?” She smirks slyly as she fishes for answers.

“Nooo, just someone I met recently…”

“Oh yeah. Sooo?”

“Ugh, if you must know, his name’s Adam.

“Adam, huh? Nice. So, what’s the problem?” She takes hold of my hand across the table.

“Well, you’re at work and I usually help you at weekends.”

“Darcy, you’re twenty-one, you need to get out more and stop worrying about us. I can cope... I don’t want you putting your life on hold.”

“I’m not. It’s just that I’m so busy, I’m always tired and there’s the garage too.”

I look at my Mum to see her giving me the look that tells me, ‘don’t argue with your mother,’ and no matter how old I get - that never fails. “So, you think I should go?”

“Yes, Darcy. I think you should go and have some fun, for me if not for yourself.”

Nodding at my Mum, I agree and smile at her then make my way upstairs for a shower.

Later on, once we’ve had dinner I send Adam a text with my address. I get a smiley face straight back and the bubbles appear again, I wait eagerly to see what he says,

Adam: You’re gonna love what I’ve got planned.

Me: You think so huh?

Adam: Yeahhhh babe, I know so. See you Saturday. 10 on the dot!

Me: Bossy... I don’t think I want to go with you anymore ;) and my name is DARCY….!

Adam: It’s too late to back out now. Wow, shouty caps too... Sorry DARCY. ;)

A smile pulls at my face as I look back at the exchanged texts, I realise how easy it is with Adam. Oh well, like he said, it’s too late to back out now. I’m going to pull up my big girl knickers and take this... friends date, one step at a time.

I know the next couple of days are going to fly by in a myriad of mass emotions.

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