Lauren and Tom had just gotten done skating. They sat down on a bench. "Did you have fun?" he asked her. "Actually, and quite surprisingly, yes." Tom laughed, "A lot of things about tonight seem to surprise you." "What do you mean?" Lauren asked. He ran a hand through his hair. "Well, didn't you think you'd hate me? Didn't you think I'd hate you?" Lauren was shocked. She hadn't known he'd known that she felt that way. "Well, I mean, yes. That doesn't mean I feel the same way now. I do like you. I was wrong about you and I hope you don't hate me." Tom waved a hand, "Ah, no hating here. I'm a hater free zone." Lauren laughed, "Good." He looked at his watch, "Ah, it's 12:10. If I want to keep my promise of getting you home by 12:30, we better leave now." Lauren nodded, "Alright. Now, can you please get these knee pads off?" Tom laughed, "Of course I can."