Thanks for the reviews! I hope this answers some questions, although new ones may come up.

This takes place just after the Comfort Foods parts.

Standard disclaimer.

Four Guys and a Double Date

Shane had laid his clothes out on his bed, checking them over to make sure they were appropriate. He'd just gotten out of the shower, needing to clean himself up after a long afternoon of skateboarding. He took his time getting dressed since he had allotted plenty of time to get ready. He was standing in front of the mirror, checking himself out when his mother came into the room. She sat on the bed, smiling proudly at her son.

"This is so weird," Shane commented. "I'm actually concerned about looking good for tonight. Well, even better than normal."

"It isn't all that weird, Shane," she replied with a laugh. "You should see your father when he gets ready to go out for dinner with me."

Shane snickered at the thought, but said nothing. He turned to face his mom, who stood before him. She smoothed out the collar to his shirt and also his hair. Then she took a step back, looked him up and down, then smiled.

"I think Dustin will appreciate the effort you've put in to this."

She walked with him down the stairs and into the living room when he stopped short.

"Do I have to get him anything?"

His mother smiled, shaking her head. "I don't think so. Unless you want to get him flowers."

Shane rolled his eyes with a slight frown. "That wasn't even funny."

"I'm sorry, honey. Couldn't help it."

"You seem so cool about this…me being with Dustin and stuff."

"I think it's fine, and your father's gotten used to it. He guesses that it's up to Porter to give him a daughter in law now. Not that we'd mind a son in law, either."

"And Porter?"

She sighed, "He'll come around."

"I hope so."

Shane gave his mom a peck on the cheek before leaving. The drive to Dustin's wouldn't take long, and he realized that he would be early, so he stopped on the way. The convenience store was like most others, and he quickly found the peanut M&Ms that he was looking for. After buying two bags, he continued on his way to Dustin's. He parked on the street when he saw three cars in the driveway, which meant that the whole Brooks family was home. And he could only imagine what Anya was putting her younger brother through. He rang the doorbell and took a step back. He saw the curtain to the living room window move, and he guessed that someone was checking who was at the door.

"Your date's here!" Shane heard a familiar female voice yell.

The door swung open to reveal Anya, who wore a big grin on her face. She moved, sweeping her arm aside, wordlessly inviting Shane inside. He went into the living room, where he found Dustin's parents on the couch. The smile on Dustin's mom's face was recognizable…she was beaming!

"You do look quite handsome tonight, Shane," she said, standing to hug him.

"Thanks…I tried."

She sat back down next to her husband as Anya yelled for Dustin again.

"So, where are you going tonight?" Dustin's father asked.

Shane's mind suddenly blanked, leaving him fumbling for an answer. When had he become so nervous about the date? It had to be a sudden thing since he couldn't remember being this nervous. It was then that he realized what was with Dustin's latest obsession with comfort foods. Shane knew Dustin's reputation with dates, a reputation that earned him the nasty nickname 'Hurricane Dustin' from the girls at school.

"A place just outside of town. It's called East Side."

"I've been there," Anya announced, taking the chair near her parents. "German place. It's a bit pricey, but the food's great. Too bad none of you are over 21, they have great beer too."

"Yeah, Cam and Hunter have been there before and they really liked it. Said it was different," Shane replied, thankful when he heard Dustin bounding down the stairs.

"Sorry…" Dustin said sheepishly, his face having a red tinge to it.

"Not a problem."

"We gotta get going," Dustin said to Shane, then turned to his parents. "Gotta leave plenty of time in case we get lost or something. The directions are kinda confusing."

"Who'd you get them from?" Shane asked. If they were from Cam, they're dependable. From Hunter… they were guaranteed to get lost.

"Cam. He said something about it not being safe for Hunter to give directions."

"Somehow I don't doubt it."

Shane and Dustin managed to make it out of the house after only a few more questions. Once they were in the car, Shane decided to make Dustin navigate since it was dark and easier for the other to read.

"Dude, I think we're lost," Shane said after Dustin announced that they should be there already. "Let me see that."

Dustin handed over the directions reluctantly, afraid that he'd screwed up somewhere.

"Dude, please tell me you weren't going by this the entire time," Shane sighed.

"Yeah…"

"These are the reverse directions…how to get back to your place from the restaurant."

"Oh."

When Shane looked over, he saw that Dustin's head was down. He shook his head slightly, then reached an arm across Dustin's shoulders, pulling him closer so that Shane could kiss his temple.

"Don't worry about it. Let's head back to familiar territory. From there, we can try to pick up the directions or we call Cam."

"Sorry 'bout that. I didn't look, I just thought I had the right directions on top."

"Like I said, don't worry about it. That's why we left really early."

"I was trying so hard not to be 'Hurricane Dustin' again that I do it without realizing it."

"Dustin! For the last time, don't worry about it."

Shane turned the car around, hoping that his backtracking skills were as good as he thought. Shane didn't like the silence coming from Dustin. It was his normal silence, it was worse.

"Just because we got lost doesn't mean 'Hurricane Dustin', ya know," Shane said, reaching over to give Dustin's hand a squeeze.

"You remember that?"

"How could I not? You swore off dating because of that nickname. I figured that's why I had such a problem getting you out for a proper date."

"I was so nervous about screwing it up. I was called that for a reason."

"Dude, things happen. It's called life. And even if it does turn out to be a disaster, I'll still love you."

"Just one thing?"

"What?"

"Can we not mention any of this to Cam and Hunter?"

"I wasn't going to."