Brent hadn't even been paying attention to the time, but apparently Skylar had. He grinned at her when she apologized---again for who knew what reason. "You know you don't have to keep apologizing, right?" he asked her. "For one, everything's just fine, and for two, I really don't know why you're apologizing for." Call him just an another oblivious guy, but it was the truth. He could see the ship in the distance, and it looked awesome. "Pretty cool of the Board of Governors to do this for us."

He was in awe as they boarded the ship. He'd really never done anything this nice before. They stopped at the top of the grand staircase, and he suddenly got nervous. This was a real date. He turned to face her when she complimented his suit. "Thanks," he said. "You look beautiful, Skylar." All of her. Not just the dress. Was this really the same girl he'd called Miss Sarcastic just last school year? They sounded so grown-up toward one another now!

He started to lead her down the stairs when she asked for reassurance that he wouldn't let her fall. "Hmm. I'll have to think about that one," he joked. He followed that up with a grin. "Of course I'm not going to let you fall. Come on. I'll lead you down." He looped his arm around hers and started the descent down, wondering only a second later if they really would make it down the stairs without crashing.