We had our first date this weekend—it was amazing!! I was so right about the chemistry between us. We were on fire! I don’t want to jinx it, buy maybe I will be avoiding my romantic apocalypse after all. We went to a cool loungey-type place and hung out. I noticed a few people giving us the look, you know, the “I don’t approve of interracial relationships” look. Whatever! It didn’t stop us from a thing. Every time he touched me, it gave me a crazy thrill—almost like a shock. The kind you’re supposed to feel when you’re dating and mating and you’ve found the perfect mate. It was a moment of bliss for me, and I can’t wait for the next round. We didn’t kiss this time, but you’re supposed to play hard to get, right? So now it’s back to reality and my Save the Pearls campaign. Just in case, I am still writing my story down. It’s going to be called Revealing Eden. It’s not going to be a YA novel, as much as I love my young adult fiction. It’s going to be my no-holds barred chronicle of life as a Pearl and the ticking time bomb that is our 18th birthday. Off to write!!