"What? Really? Wow." She couldn't help but exclaim when James mentioned that his brother might propose to his girlfriend. That sounded so romantic. The idea of marriage, let along graduation seemed so far away. Still, her heart couldn't help but flutter at the idea of someone like Matt settling down with someone. She ended up getting lost in her day dreams until James began to speak again. Small talk was made, mostly in regards to school and plans for when the weather improved, which would be a miracle at this point. "Huh?" She pulled up from her drink when James mentioned taking a trip someplace, it was close to home but still it sounded like an adventure so why not? "Alright, could be fun." She nodded to him. The two threw away their trash and she followed his lead, curious to see what his older brother had suggested for the kids.

The bus ride was a little crowded due to many people getting off work but that was typical no matter where you went, be it over in Hammersmith or someplace else in the city. The traffic and congestion fees were easy to avoid if you walked or had a bike. But for them, a bus would do alright. They had their usual Oyster Cards which had plenty of money on them for impromptu trips around. They were getting older, had cell phones, someday soon they might even find themselves working on a shop part time or some little cafe. They got off the bus as the lights came on around them. They did a lot more walking and her curiosity was building. "James, where are we going?" She asked him, trying to not bounce around too much. Surprises were fun but she wasn't sure what she ought to be expecting.

"You hear about people's dead bodies found in places like this on the telly." She couldn't help but joke. 

James pulled out a lantern and just continued to walk along. The ground, due to the construction, was uneven. It was littered with rocks, sticks, bushes, and everything that you'd find in some sort of park or forest. Places like this never stayed quiet for long. Most projects got turned into shops or apartment flats or parking lots. So taking a poke around a wild area which had yet to be sullied was kind of nice. Sasha was careful to watch her step. If she tripped and fell while out with James, her mum and dad would be a bit cross with them going out so late without telling anyone. The blond girl wasn't worried though, she trusted James knew what he was doing. It was obvious that he had been to the area before. As they slowed down and approached a clearing with a rock, she and James climbed up on top of it.

It was a cool little hideaway. 

"You think so?" Sasha asked him when he mentioned the school year's speed. She didn't think so but she just shrugged and looked around. she had her legs dangling out in front of her, her hands holding on either side of her body. The air was nice and you could hear little annoying bugs in the background. When James began to speak, it was quite slow and a little confusing. Sasha glanced to him, waiting for him to make a bit more sense. He moved closer to her and tried to make sense of his own words because she was a little lost. He rubbed his neck and carried on like all Brits did. "I um..." She found herself holding her breath as he finally asked if they could go to the dance, like a date. And then whatever came after that. Whatever that was. Dating? Dating was totally new to her, save for writing or reading about it.

Doing it was totally different.

Waaaaay different.

Her face turned bright red, she could have sworn her face could be seen from outer space. "I umm..." Why was she nervous? It wasn't like the idea was super out of nowhere. Sasha looked off for a moment, trying to sort everything out. James was worried about their friendship being ruined, even so he did want to try and date. And not just date anyone, her. [i]'If he did date someone else, how would I feel about that?'[/i] She wondered faintly and licked her lips. "Sure." She pushed the word out of her mouth and glanced to James. Soooo were they dating? Like boyfriend and girlfriend now? "So you get promoted to my boyfriend." She laughed a little nervously. "First one gets a prize." She joked a little and ran a hand through her hair. Her hand was shaking slightly, so she decided, it needed to do something.

She reached over and grabbed his hand with her other one but just as she did, her phone started to ring with a loud trill of sorts. She jumped off the rock quickly, wondering if her dad somehow knew she just grabbed a boy's hand. "I um sorry sorry." She pulled her cell phone out of her purse and answered it. "Hello?" There was a quick comment from her father and she swallowed. "Oh really? But...okay...okay bye. Give me a ring if...okay bye." She hung. Her father just called and said her mother was in labor and he was on his way to the hospital with her. He wanted her to stay with James' family for the night because he didn't think she'd be comfortable waiting for it to be over. He said he'd take her over tomorrow after school. "Guess I'm about to be a big sister. Oh gosh." She smiled.

So much was happening!

"I um...can I stay with your family tonight? I could probably stay home alone but I didn't want to ask my dad with everything going on." She rubbed her neck, not sure what was more freaky, having a boyfriend or having a new brother. Suddenly she felt like jumping in the river and swimming away, growing up was not easy. There weren't cheat codes for it, sadly. "Sorry to bother you with all this." Sasha sighed, falling back into her usual politeness.