Free The Long Way Home by Daniel Dickson

begin or end. Finally after some time there was a break in the silence when one of them spoke.
    "You look nice." Grey said he was starting to panic.
    "Thanks, you look good too." Jill said she was just amazed that she managed to get anything out at all.
    "Sorry, I am a little early. I didn't know if you were ready or not, so if you're not I can wait." Grey said that but from where he was standing she looked ready.
    "No, I'm ready." Jill was getting nervous, only she didn't know why. Grey led her out to the car and opened her door first she got in. Then he ran around the car twice before he got in. Jill was confused.
    "Why did you just run around the car?" She said.
    "I was doing a victory lap; I honestly thought for a second that you weren't going to come. But I knew that if I could get you in the car I would be alright. I know its weird but I thought that you wouldn't come with me, especially when I saw what you are wearing. I thought 'there is no way this girl is coming with me' so when I got you in the car I realized how lucky I must be." As Grey said this he knew he sounded dumb but it was honest.
    "I don't know really what to say." Jill was flattered by his honesty and looked down at her lap. She started to fiddle with her fingers.
    "You know you still haven't told me where we are going." Jill said as she looked over at him.
    "I know I wanted it to be a surprise. I hope you don't mind?" Grey said with a smile.
    "No, I don't mind." Jill said as she was looking out the window, her stomach was warm with anticipation. As she stared out the window she looked over the last couple of weeks. It almost seemed like a bunch of random events that led her up to this night, this guy, this feeling. She didn't understand how this could be. Her previous relationships were never like this normally she would be at school and some guy would come to her and ask her out. She would either say "yes" or "no" it was pretty simple. This however seemed anything but simple, she wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not. But deep down she knew it was.

    They got to the end of Sunset Boulevard and reached a restaurant at the beach. They got out and went in side, there were men there who knew Grey and led them back to their own spot. It was the most westerly spot of the place and it was a beautiful spot, or a least that's what Jill thought. Nearly half of the room was glass that faced out to the roaring ocean only feet away. The room was lit by little tea lamps all over the room, and there was one rather small table dressed for two. They were seated and Grey helped her order, Jill wasn't used to these kinds of places. The menus didn't have specials and there were no prices on anything. She was so marveled over everything she didn't say much.
    "I know it's a bit much but I figured that you deserve it. I wanted to make up for the other night. I also wanted to take this opportunity to talk; I know I can seem hushed at times. So I figured I would give you the chance to ask me anything you'd like." Grey didn't know why he said that. He didn't want her to ask anything he didn't want to answer. But now that he thought about there wasn't anything he wouldn't tell her.
    "Oh I don't know what to ask, what I mean is there are so many things to ask I don't know where to start." Jill was being honest there were as far as she could figure a least one million questions she would like answered. But there was one question that she had; only she was afraid to ask it. She wasn't so afraid to ask it but more afraid of the answer.
    "Well there is one thing, but I don't want to say. I don't think that you could answer it, and if you could then I don't know if I am ready for it." Jill didn't know where this was going. She looked down at her lap again.
    "All right then start with some easy ones, you know questions that are easy." Grey wanted to know, he didn't know really what he wanted to know. But he thought that if he could get her to ask him the right questions he would