A light hearted tale just for my sister who thinks my writing is too dark :)

Rainbows and Monkeys and Lollipops.

As Rachel left her flat to go out for night, sucking happily on a lollipop she wondered where they would go. Would they just go to a restaurant or maybe the pub or would he be up for a dance at a club? She wasn’t sure but excitement filled her as she wandered leisurely through the gardens that neatly connected her house to the main street. She was early. The excitement filled her as she took in the summer evening and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the inner city greenery. Her heart seemed to beat faster as she pondered how she had found herself here. Scott, her friend for almost 4 years, had just admitted shyly that he had always thought that she was one of the loveliest, most talented and most attractive of all his fellow psychology students. She was taken aback at first as she had always thought of him as merely a friend but once she had time to think about it…
So now she meandered slowly smelling the roses which grew on either side of the carefully tended path and watching the other people walking, sitting and playing on the grass. A pretty rainbow caught her eye as it seemed to frame the gate of the park where they were meant to meet. She was still too early but felt a jolt in her stomach as she realized that he was already there, even earlier than she was.
‘Hi’ she said nervously before shaking herself out of it, reminding herself that this was still Scott, lovely, friendly Scott and even if he did look sexier than she had ever noticed before he wasn’t a stranger. He looked different though as he was wearing a smart well tailored suit which complimented her light summer dress perfectly. Effort had obviously been taken by both of them for this evening.
‘Hi’ smiled Scott and he shuffled from foot to foot reminding Rachel that he was new to this too. How do we go from friends to dating? She wondered as he shyly took her hand. ‘I thought we would go for dinner at a little restaurant just round the corner. Is that ok?’ he furrowed his brow concernedly at her even as she smiled and nodded inexplicably moved by his consideration.
As they settled down at their table near the window he pulled something out of his jacket pocket. ‘I bought you something’ he grinned at her and placed a small stuffed monkey on the table.
‘Thank you’ laughed Rachel back as she was gently reminded that this was her friend Scott who knew her so well. They spent the meal laughing and discussing their plans now uni was finally over but it was subtly different to earlier meetings as they frequently touched knees which sent unfamiliar feelings surging over both of them.
When they left the restaurant it was dusk and colder than when they had arrived. Scott gently placed his jacket over Rachel’s shoulders before titling her head towards him and gently lowering his lips to hers….