“Hey,” he said as we came to a stop at a red light. I turned and looked at him, glimpsing both nervousness and uncertainty in his eyes. “Can I take you out on a date?” Heat spread to my cheeks as I looked out the car window again. We hadn’t really been on any official dates yet; we’d just sort of been hanging out here and there when we could. I had never been on a date, though, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. “I don’t know, can you?” I asked after a few seconds, resorting
