Derek plans a fun time at the carnival
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 27
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Derek began pacing back and forth as he waited for the clock to strike seven. Arnold had demanded he take his surprisingly chiseled sister Bethany out on a date, and he'd spent the last few hours coming up with ideas before finally settling on the carnival that was in town.
At first, he thought about taking Bethany out to dinner, but his sister Lisa pointed out how cliche that would be. Even Nicole had grilled him for his lack of originality. It was actually his mother and father that told him about the carnival, and he looked it up online before buying two tickets.
"Just relax and you'll be fine." Lisa commented from the living room. She and the rest of the family were huddled up streaming a movie together, and also waiting to see what happened between him and Arnold's sister.
"That's easy for you to say. A lot is riding on this date." Derek replied. If things went south, then Bethany was going to beat him up and Arnold still had the shrink ray.
"You can do it." Nicole tried to cheer him on. Admittedly that did make him feel a little better but only just a little. This was the most important date of his life, and he couldn't afford to mess it up.
"Nicle is right and let's not forget that you've been on dates before. You've got this." Debbie smiled. She had complete faith in her son's ability to show a girl a good time. He'd done so before and he could do it again.
"I hope so." Derek commented to himself. He made the plan, bought the tickets, and was dressed pretty casually for the whole affair. If he'd gone out to dinner, he probably would've just thrown on a suit. Sneakers, jeans, and a football jersey were much more comfortable.
"You can do it, son. The path to redemption starts here." Steve spoke with the utmost confidence. He believed in his son and so did everyone else. "You might've made a mistake in the past but that's the past. You mean well now and that's all that really matters."
Finally, Derek could feel his nerves starting to calm. His whole family believed in him and was rooting for him to succeed. He can do this. He just needed to remind himself that he was the man both on and off the field. He could do this!
It was then he finally heard a knock at the door. He knew who it was and what time it was. It was 'Go' time. Slowly he walked up to the door and unlocked it. On the other side was none other than Bethany, also dressed casually in a sky-blue track suit with a chain and chucks. And... was that make-up?
Derek was surprised, she actually looked good despite dressing like and inner-city mobster from the 90s. Then again now that he really thought about it, the way she stood silently by Arnold's side to hand him his ass if he tried anything was kind of like an enforcer.
"Hey, Bathany... you look good." He complimented honestly. Bethany must've been able to tell because her cheeks were slightly growing rosy. Her eyes scrutinized him from top to bottom, and she gave him a small nod. He figured that meant she thought he looked good too. "You... uh, ready to go?"
She nodded. Derek could hear his family greeting the girl from the living room and she actually gave them all a polite wave before heading out to her date's car. She didn't know what he had planned but she hoped her very first date wouldn't suck.
As she got in the car and buckled up, Derek quickly followed suit. He looked her way and gave her a kind smile that made her heart beat just a little bit faster while her face remained blank. "I think you'll like what I have planned."
With that said, they drove off. The carnival awaits.
At first, he thought about taking Bethany out to dinner, but his sister Lisa pointed out how cliche that would be. Even Nicole had grilled him for his lack of originality. It was actually his mother and father that told him about the carnival, and he looked it up online before buying two tickets.
"Just relax and you'll be fine." Lisa commented from the living room. She and the rest of the family were huddled up streaming a movie together, and also waiting to see what happened between him and Arnold's sister.
"That's easy for you to say. A lot is riding on this date." Derek replied. If things went south, then Bethany was going to beat him up and Arnold still had the shrink ray.
"You can do it." Nicole tried to cheer him on. Admittedly that did make him feel a little better but only just a little. This was the most important date of his life, and he couldn't afford to mess it up.
"Nicle is right and let's not forget that you've been on dates before. You've got this." Debbie smiled. She had complete faith in her son's ability to show a girl a good time. He'd done so before and he could do it again.
"I hope so." Derek commented to himself. He made the plan, bought the tickets, and was dressed pretty casually for the whole affair. If he'd gone out to dinner, he probably would've just thrown on a suit. Sneakers, jeans, and a football jersey were much more comfortable.
"You can do it, son. The path to redemption starts here." Steve spoke with the utmost confidence. He believed in his son and so did everyone else. "You might've made a mistake in the past but that's the past. You mean well now and that's all that really matters."
Finally, Derek could feel his nerves starting to calm. His whole family believed in him and was rooting for him to succeed. He can do this. He just needed to remind himself that he was the man both on and off the field. He could do this!
It was then he finally heard a knock at the door. He knew who it was and what time it was. It was 'Go' time. Slowly he walked up to the door and unlocked it. On the other side was none other than Bethany, also dressed casually in a sky-blue track suit with a chain and chucks. And... was that make-up?
Derek was surprised, she actually looked good despite dressing like and inner-city mobster from the 90s. Then again now that he really thought about it, the way she stood silently by Arnold's side to hand him his ass if he tried anything was kind of like an enforcer.
"Hey, Bathany... you look good." He complimented honestly. Bethany must've been able to tell because her cheeks were slightly growing rosy. Her eyes scrutinized him from top to bottom, and she gave him a small nod. He figured that meant she thought he looked good too. "You... uh, ready to go?"
She nodded. Derek could hear his family greeting the girl from the living room and she actually gave them all a polite wave before heading out to her date's car. She didn't know what he had planned but she hoped her very first date wouldn't suck.
As she got in the car and buckled up, Derek quickly followed suit. He looked her way and gave her a kind smile that made her heart beat just a little bit faster while her face remained blank. "I think you'll like what I have planned."
With that said, they drove off. The carnival awaits.
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