Don't flash your underwear on the first date

                                        

                                              
"Where's he taking you?" Kate asked.
                              
Kate, Gwen and my mom were all sitting in my living room. Tonight was my date with Chase so obviously the girls wanted to come over to torture me about it and make it into a bigger deal than it was.
                              
"I didn't ask." I shrugged. Kate and Gwen sighed. Seriously, I'd rather be hanging out with the guys right now.
                              
"But... but... how do you know what to wear? Damn it Jill stop hanging out with guys all the time." Kate was getting annoyed. It made me chuckle. Wasn't I supposed to be the one freaking out?
                              
"He texted me a few days ago telling me I should just wear something casual." I was relieved when I got that text. I wasn't the kind of girl to go on dates and get all dolled up. I didn't like guys opening doors for me or waiting for me to take a seat. It was bullshit.
                              
"He texted you and you didn't bother to ask what you guys were doing? That's stupid as fuck!" Gwen added. She didn't watch her language even though my mom was in the room.
                              
"I figured if he wanted me to know he'd tell me. Guys stop making me feel like a noob!" They were making me feel like this was my first date ever. Well, I guess technically it was but I had been in relationships before so I wasn't completely clueless.
                              
"Fine. What are you wearing?" Kate said while sipping from her water. We weren't drinking because my mom was with us, not that she didn't know we drink but you know. Manners and such.
                              
But still, water? Fish poop in water. That's my philosophy.
                              
"I don't know yet..." I said carefully. They all groaned. Crap. I knew I shouldn't have said that.
                              
"You know you don't have to go on this date if you don't want to." My mom had the worried momlook in her eyes.
                              
Why wouldn't I want to go? To be honest I'd been looking forward to the date. I knew it was cheesy but it was alone time with Chase and that was the part I was looking forward to. I guess that's why I hadn't asked what we were doing. It didn't matter.
                              
Maybe my lack of knowing what to wear translated in disinterest? I wouldn't know why my mom would ask me this otherwise.
                              
"Who says I don't want to go? I'm going. You know what?" I stood up from the couch "I'm going to raid my closet right now."
                              
You know those movies where people give inspirational speeches and then the people start shouting? Telling girls you're gonna raid your closet before a date has the same effect.
                              
My mom had a knowing smile on her face. As if she wanted to hear that reaction from me. Sly woman, trying to provoke me like that.
                              
"You should go for a skirt, that's cute." Kate told me.
                              
"No way! She doesn't know what she's doing tonight. Skirts aren't safe, unless she's ready to flash her underwear." Gwen argued. Oh God. I was gonna die before I even got to go on this date.
                              
"I don't know if I should set rules or anything, but don't flash your underwear on the first date." My mom fake reprimanded. I snorted. I really needed that life lesson.
                              
"But it's okay on the second date?" I raised my eyebrow.
                              
"Well, your father would say don't flash anything until you're thirty so I'm gonna go with that." Nice save, mom, nice save.
                              
I was sitting on the bed while Kate and Gwen were arguing in front of my wardrobe. It was best not to interfere.
                              
"So the guys aren't coming over to scare your date away like usually?" My mom asked. She decided not to interfere with the girls either.