The rest of the picnic went better than how it started. Julia and Claudia began talking with each other a lot more, but Claudia still wanted a little bit of time to talk to Cole who was still talking with Kumiko. It was obvious the two of them were crushing on each other but neither one seemed to have the courage to ask the other one out on a date. As Claudia came closer, she could hear her brother trying to find the words to actually say it.
"So I was wondering....that is, if you weren't busy tomorrow, that maybe....you and I could...well, I know it seems a little sudden but do you think....we could....uh...." Cole tried to spit the words out, but he was still nervous about saying it out loud.
"He's asking you out on a date!" Claudia spat it out to Kumiko making Cole blush and equally making Kumiko blush at the thought with a little smile on her face. She hadn't been on a date in a long time and it seemed like a nice idea.
"Yes, I'd love to go out with you tomorrow." Kumiko answered as she wrote down her phone number on a piece of paper and gave it to Cole.
As the sunset came down everyone said goodbye to each other as Mika left with Kumiko who was waving goodbye to Cole like high school sweethearts. Lisa and Katie went back home as well saying goodbye to Jason and Gloria. The rest of the girls left not long afterwards leaving Claudia to talk with Derrick, Cole, and Julia. It was the first time in a long time that the three of them had a good time as siblings.