One last shenannigan.

Love story continued.

After our first date, I got a little anxious about the protocol for the post-date wait. It had been a while since I had been in a normal relationship, and I wasn't sure how I would know if I was still on the hook, so to speak. So, Tuesday hit and I was about to go crazy. Still hadn't heard from him, outside of one or two random texts. (Keep in mind that I was his first "girl interaction" since his mission :p) Tuesday is BYU's Devotional Day. If you're busy on Tuesday at 11, you're probably lying or overachieving. So, I decided to give him a call to see if we could go to devotional together (a thing I had tried several times in the past to see if there was "anything there" with guys I'd had great dates with the weekend before).

We didn't end up going because I didn't call early enough and he was busy-- at that time, I thought he was an alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy since he was wearing a PEA jacket on our first date, and I was totally shaking in my boots intimidated by his hardcore-ness... turns out his mom works there-- so, not a freakish overachiever or a maker of excuses (who wouldn't want to go to devotional with me, haha), just being a good student who uses devotional to study and eat, instead of take a nap on the nearest couch like I did.

We finally got in touch with each other later in the afternoon. I had missed a call from him earlier so, I called him back and we finally were talking. It just so happened that we were about a football field away from each other and he could see me. After I found him, we started talking in person. He was on his way to the testing center, so I walked with him. We were both very happy to see each other, which I took for a good sign.  We decided that it would be fun to spend time together later, and then I shared my cookies with him and wished him luck on his test.

At home, about an hour and a half later, I got a phone call from Dan while I was in the middle of making Macaroni and Cheese for one. He had just come out of the testing center and was wondering if he could help me make dinner. He also thanked me for the note* I gave him. I was a little confused at first, but then I thought he was talking about the text I sent him wishing him luck on the test. It was too cute to pass up, so I put the macaroni into the fridge and said yes. He sounded really excited to come over.

We made quinoa, chicken, and broccoli, because that was all I had. Luckily, it was amazing. It was fun to cook with him, and after dinner he even helped with dishes (bonus points). We were sitting on the couch and I was showing him my graphic design portfolio when he slipped his arm around me. Moments later, he decided that a kiss would be a good idea, too. Boy, was it ever! My last first kiss... hallelujah. Truly an earthshaking moment in history :)

Dan went home and found out that the note was a fake, written by his roommate Justin. It was a picture of Dan totally owning at Rock Band, with something to the effect of "You're amazing at Rockband, marry me! Love, Rachel" written on it. Dan later admitted that the note was the reason he had the boldness to invite himself over and go for the kiss. I tip my imaginary hat to you, Justin. That was one great shenanigan.

[RACHEL]

*At the bottom of the stairwell where people leave the testing center to go watch the awful TV of Doom to see their score, there is a really big windowsill where people leave notes of affection and/or happiness for their amorcitos/friends who have just finished up.