So please post what happened so it could possibly help another guy in your situation.

OK yeah cool, still new to this forum, not sure what protocol is.
If you've read all this then you'll know after my first date with a girl I met about a week before I started organising a second date. I didn't think the first date went particularly well, we didn't even end up kissing but I received a message once I'd got home from the girl saying she wanted to meet again. After organising a second date she flaked on me that morning so I thought I'd blown it...
So here's where we pick up, after she sends me her message I respond without asking for a reschedule straight off (as not to seem needy) just making a little fun of her but saying I understand... no response until the next day. She simply sends me a message saying that the people that were supposed to work on her house, which was the reason she couldn't make the date, didn't even show up. So at this point I thought I'd blown it for sure. So I left it a little while and made a joke/last attempt which said something along the lines of "so are you going to make it up to me" to which I got not response.
Well not for about four days anyway, in the meantime I was racking my brain trying to figure out where it had gone wrong which is where I read all the advice on this thread. So when I got a message saying "of course I will " I knew I had to strike whilst the iron was hot.
Only this time I added a little more small talk and I aimed to get my date as soon as I could so as to not risk that sentiment fading. I thought she was going to flake on me again when she started telling me that she might not have money, again I made a little fun of her and tried not to push things too much.
Next day she tells me she's got money and we're on. In my head I knew I had to initiate a little better than the time before, all I wanted was to make out with her.
So I picked her up from hers, took her to a pub near mine, we had a drink, I listened to her talk, I really did let her talk more than me. All the time I was making sure we were sat very close and I would touch her, only a little whenever the opportunity arose. Last orders came around So I suggested we go somewhere else as it was still early, she's keen. I grab her arm and walk her to the car which he actually tells me right then that she loves, especially as she's taller than me.
We buy snacks, and a few drinks from the super market and head to my house, chill out on the sofa and chat away, I get her too put her legs on mine, hold her hand and start making out with her... I'm sure you can figure out the rest.
I learnt a lot from this pickup, I was really proud of how effortlessly I got the girls number after I had opened her. Having seen that I messed up the first date I can say I more than redeemed myself on the second, always initiate, never hesitate. And above all else, be patient. If a girl flakes, don't freak out. If she's interested, she's interested, it could be a bad day for her for so many more reasons other than you. Oh and honesty too, she knew before we met that night that I am moving away in 5 days time, I told her. Did not stop her one bit
Would love to hear your responses/questions. peace