El Burrito Loco - Friday 6/12

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The walk over from the school had been a bit wet with puddles, but Jon had remembered to bring the umbrella from the night before just in case. It was a sort of lame, but Jon hadn't made it over to this part of the island yet and hadn't seen the boardwalk.

As they got to El Burrito, Jon grinned and pointed across the street. "Maybe after dinner we can go get inked and pierced. You know, make it really memorable," he joked. Peter would only kill him once, right?

Right.


[For the blonde cheerleading hero, but open for your El Burrito Loco needs]

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Claire laughed. "I think tattoos are more of a third date activity."

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"Okay. Tattoos are third date, ropes on the fourth... wow, dating is more fun now that it used to be," he said as he held the door open. "And here I thought it was going to be boring."

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"I'll have to take your word for it because I don't have a whole lot of experience with it," she admitted, ducking into the restaurant and breathing in the undeniably spicy-scented air.

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"Are the guys at your last school blind?" Jon asked. He left the umbrella at the coat rack and waited for the hostess to lead them to their seats. "So, no dating, no telling about other things. Were you given any other rules to break?"

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"I'm not supposed to join the cheerleading squad," Claire told him. "And, I went out a few times with guys, but," she shrugged, not wanting to get into the Brady thing.

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"So, are you going to join?" Yes, he'd heard about the squad, but he couldn't figure out what exactly they cheered for.

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"I might," she said. "Savannah wants me to try out; she's one of the captains."

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Jon grinned as the hostess showed up but didn't say more until they were seated. He even remembered to pull out Claire's chair for her. "Why does the school have a cheerleading team, but no sports teams? Do they cheer on the school during invasions?"

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Claire sat down and giggled at his question. "I have no idea," she admitted. "Maybe they compete?"

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"Well, you'll have to join and let me know." Yes, Jon was encouraging someone to break the rules. "I'll support you from the sidelines."

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"Or you could try out too," she suggested. "It's a co-ed squad."

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"No. Just..." He shook his head and laughed. "I already know from experience that the next two years are going to be a special kind of hell."

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The waiter came over to take their drink orders and brought a basket of tortilla chips and a bowl of salsa.

Once he left, Claire gave Jon a curious look. "What do you mean?"

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"Let's just say I still have about six inches to gain in height," he said with a grin. "Which means someone should have fun beating me up in the fighter reserves."

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"Aw, poor baby," Claire teased. "I'm pretty sure I'm done growing."

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"I don't mind dating short girls," Jon told her, smiling innocently.

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She stuck her tongue out. "Good things come in small packages."

The waiter brought their drinks and Claire tested her tea before adding more sugar.

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Jon chuckled and sipped at his lemonade. "They usually only say that about C-4 and dynamite."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire pouted at him. "So you don't think I'm a good thing in a small package?"

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"I didn't disagree with you, and I really like things that go boom." He was praying he didn't dig himself a hole yet. "Yes, you're a very good thing."

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Claire scooped some salsa on to a chip and ate it before responding to him. "Good, glad we cleared that up."

Even though she had been mostly teasing.

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Jon looked at her for a moment then shook his head. "Did I just get played?" he asked as he reached for some chips.

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"What do you mean?" Claire asked, fluttering her eyelashes in a completely innocent manner as she demurely sipped on her sweet tea through a straw in a completely non-suggestive manner.

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"Uh-huh." Jon didn't believe that innocent look at all. "So, why did your family move from Texas to California. I mean, I know why you came here, but was it for the same reason?"

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Claire nodded. "Yeah, we had to get out of town and start over after... well, a lot of bad things happened."

Bad things that weren't necessarily good topics of conversation on a date and oh, look, the waiter was back to take their orders. Claire ordered a taco platter with rice and beans.