Date Night

Twice a month Toxic had a matinee for kids 15-18 years old with a strict no alcohol bar. It opened at 8PM and closed at 11PM before opening up again at midnight for the older crowd. High Schools students had to show their school ID Card and have a signed and registered parental permission to enter.

Sharon walked into Toxic with her friends, Ashley, Victoria, and Heather went along with Andrew, Heather's boyfriend, a few of Andrew's friends and Charlie. Ashley and Victoria were wearing jeans and t-shirts, except Heather who was wearing a green dress that reached down to her knees and Sharon who wore a pair of ripped up jeans.

The place had just opened and it was already packed with kids, not only from their school but also from a few other schools in the area. The music was so loud they could feel it vibrate through their clothes and the flashing multi-colored lights made it hard to see more than a few meters away.

Charlie immediately peeled off to go after a pair of girls Sharon recognized as being on the volleyball team and the girls danced together ignoring Andrew’s friends who soon drifted off to find other dance partners.

After about 20 minutes Sharon excused herself saying she was going to the bathroom and to get a drink. Has soon as she was out of sight Sharon went straight to the exit and to the parking lot. It was still warm outside so she held her jacket in her hands and waited a few minutes. She was about to pull out her phone when she saw a blue motorcycle roll into the parking lot.

"Did you wait much?" Logan asked has he passed the second helmet over to Sharon.

"Nope. Just sneaked off." Sharon said swinging her leg over the back seat of the motorcycle, the helmet hanging off her elbow.

"Ready?" he asked her.

"Comfy." Sharon said and she snuggled up close to Logan, wrapping her arms around his waist. She rested her chin on his shoulder and whispered "Let's go."

Pulling out of the parking lot they saw Hannah, Taylor, Peter and Grant walking to the entrance. Logan managed to see Hannah give them a discreet wave and wink as the blew past them.

"Shit!" Sharon yelled over the wind. "Did they see us?"

"I don't think so." Logan yelled back, his voice muffled by his helmet.

Logan rode over to Cyan Point and chose an empty lookout point, it was still early for the usual crowd of happy couples. Sitting down on one of the benches they looked out over the lake, the moon casting a silvery reflection over the lake.

"It's beautiful." Sharon said.

"Yeah it is." Logan replied.

They sat there silently for a few minutes. before Sharon asked him. "What's on your mind?"

"Nothing." Logan said.

"C’mon." Sharon nudged him. "You're worried about something. What is it."

Logan turned to her, he was about to deny it when he saw her tilt her head and raise her eyebrow. "Fine I'm worried about next week. I don't know if the plan we have with Grace will work."

"Why not?" she asked "You said it would work."

"I know." He said. "I just can't stop thinking something will go wrong."

Sharon leaned in and whispered "Then let me take you mind off it and then you promised me some ice cream."

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Logan rode the motorcycle up to ' Gini's Gelato' across the town square from 'Alfred's'. "Not here. Take me somewhere else." Sharon said, "If they see us we'll be all over 'TattleRock' on Monday."

"Where do you want to go?" Logan asked a bit put off by her insistence on not being seen.

"Let's go to 'Millie's', Heather says it's nice." Sharon said

'Millie's' was a small coffee and ice cream shop in front of a park located in a residential neighborhood near the industrial zone of Azure Rock. 'Millie's' had an old-style decoration with wood panels on the walls with various paintings. It had various tables both inside and outside and in the back, it had a long bar to the side where you could sit and take your order, and small booths for 4-6 people sitting on a long couch. 'Millie's' served various milkshakes, soft drinks, 24 different flavors of ice cream, 6 types of fresh ground coffee, pastries, cakes and a few other edibles but no alcoholic drinks.

A few minutes later Logan and Sharon sat in a booth waiting for their ice cream sundae. Logan looked around the place admiring the glaze on the polished wood. He noticed the wear on some of the furniture, chairs and walls but the place still seemed to hold its charm. The soft music and low murmurs of the patrons gave it a cozy, almost laid back atmosphere.

"This place looks pretty cool." Logan said, "You know, kinda, hidden away from everything."

"Yeah. No wonder Heather and Andrew came here. No one else would ever find them here. I wouldn't be caught dead here." Sharon said, "Looks like a place our grandparents would go to."

Logan laughed and said "Yeah I know. Wonder how old the place is?"

"Looks like it's been here forever." Sharon said.

"It kinda looks like those old English Pubs you see in the movies." Logan said.

"It's German." a squeaky female voice said.

"What?" Sharon said.

"The style, It's German." Bonnie Schmidt said. "Oh and here's your sundae." placing both ice cream sundaes on the table "And here's the bottle of water." She added placing a bottle and two glasses.

"Bonnie...? You work here?" Sharon asked surprised.

"Yeah," Bonnie said. "Well not really work, work. But sometimes I help my Dad and Mom here, and well tonight one of the girls called in sick and my Dad asked me to help out, and and... and I'm droning aren't I?" she said scrunching up her face. "Sorry."

"That's ok" Logan smiled at their classmate and Bonnie blushed a little. "So, what, you dad runs this bar?"

"My Dad own the place." Bonnie said proudly "It's been in the family for like forever. But It's not a bar anymore. My Dad got tired of having drunks here all the time so he threw out the brewery and put in ice cream machines and now we make our own ice cream and, and...” Bonnie stumbled her words “and well if you want anything else let me know, I'll get it for you."

"Hey Bonnie." Logan asked "You’re in Bishop's clique right? Can I ask you a question?"

"Uuhh. A clique. I like that. Makes it sound all fancy and stuff, sounds better than a group or a gang. MMmm I should try and see how to use it in... but yeah I sometimes hang out with Chloe and Sylvie and well yeah Zack's always there and all that."

"Do you know why Bishop didn't want to join us the other day?" Logan asked.

"Duh" Sharon said "He's a coward that's why."

"Hey." Bonnie said "Zack's not a coward! That's like Total BS you know. Total BS."

"Fine." Sharon moaned "He's not a coward. They why?"

Bonnie shrugged "Don't know. I guess, he kinda just doesn't want to get in trouble that's all. Anyway I'll leave you two lovebirds to your date."

"It's not a date." Sharon said.

"Ssuuurrree." Bonnie slurred and winked at the couple, "Don't worry I won't Tattle Tale on you two, Dad's rule No Tattle-Tale on what happens in Millie's." Bonnie said has she turned around and head back to the bar.

"Oh God now everyone gonna know we came here." Sharon groaned.

"Calm down Shar." Logan said. "She said she wouldn't say anything. Besides, what's the big deal? Are you embarrassed to be seen with me?"

"NO!" Sharon said emphatically.

"If they find out we've been seeing each other Mom’ll go nuts!" Sharon whispered. "She already bugging me about hooking up with guys and going out. She always asking me who I like who's the hot guy in school and then she starts bugging me about hooking up with you. Geez if she finds out about us she'll start planning the wedding for next month."

"Then tell her we're dating and get it over with." Logan said brushing off her concerns. "She'll stop bugging you, we can date and I'm sure she can wait till after college to plan the wedding. Simple."

"Simple!!" Sharon hissed, "Really? What if it doesn't work? What if we break up? Mom gonna blame it all on me. She's already pissed my grades are crap. If we break up she's gonna say its all my fault. She's gonna say I wasn't good enough to keep you. She always telling me I have to go out and date guys and get some experience so I can keep a man who can make me happy."

"Ok! Ok!" Logan thew his hands up. "We'll keep it this way! Geez!"

"Thanks Loggy." Sharon said smiling with relief.

"Now you gotta start hooking up too." Sharon smirked. "If you wanna keep me happy I want you to know what you’re doing." Logan rolled his eyes and moaned "You seemed pretty close with Grace this morning, and I think Bonnie thinks you're cute."

"No she doesn't." Logan said.

"Yes she is. You saw how she kept blabbering and blushing? She's totally into you." Sharon said pointing at Bonnie with her chin. Logan started to squirm and looked back to see if Bonnie was looking at them. Sharon started laughing at him "Made you look." she said.

Sharon and Logan talked and laughed while they ate their sundae until it was time to head back to Toxic. Logan rolled into the parking lot just in time to see a very pissed off Taylor stride across the lot followed by Hannah and Peter. Logan watched has Sharon ran back into Toxic before heading back home. On the way home he thought about what Sharon had said about seeing other people. 'Maybe Charlie is right' he thought 'Maybe I should date other girls and get some experience but...'

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"Where the fuck did you go!" Heather yelled at Sharon over the loud music. "We've been looking all over the place for you!"

"I met a guy over there." Sharon gesture to the other side of the room.

"Who!" Heather said while she narrowed her eyes at Sharon.

"Just some guy from another school" Sharon tried to avoid Heather's questions "said his name was Bill or Billy or Mack or something like that, couldn’t hear it with all the noise." She said pointing to the ceiling.

"And?" Heather pressed her.

Sharon shrugged "We went outside to make out for a while."

“You little slut” Heather laughed and poked her in the arm.

Before Heather could ask another question Sharon turned around and yelled "HEY CHARLIE! DANCE WITH ME."