Chapter 3

That morning when I woke up the first thing I did was rush to my phone hoping I might have missed a message from him yesterday... but there was nothing. I sighed and got on with my morning routine, get dressed, brush my hair then teeth, put on my mascara and a bit of lip balm, then had a small bowl of cereal and then off I popped to work in my new office at work.

I sat at my desk, bored; I had started the article Mr Jordan wanted me to write about each week, I thought maybe every article could be about beauty in different countries and cultures, so I started off with a place I would to visit one day, Africa. I am sure there are lots of different beautiful things there, and I was right, animals, tribes, landscapes, just on a whole Africa was wonderful.

After my lunch break I had two messages on my phone, one from Roselle asking why I ignored her call yesterday, and I replied back saying I was busy, and the other was from Caleb, eek!

Before I even opened the message I started jumping around my office clapping and laughing, but then Sofia, another colleague, walked in looking for an address or something, I was too excited to remember exactly.

When I finally opened the message from him, it read,

Hi Evie,

I was wondering if you would like to join me for lunch this Saturday.

If you accept please reply with your post code if that's okay, just so I can pick you up, at around 11.

Talk to you soon,

Caleb

I started jumping around my office again, a date, our first date! I think, anyways, I'll be dressing up as if it was a date. I quickly replied 'yes' and with my post code, so this meant I had today and tomorrow until Saturday, which means I have enough time to think of what to wear.

That's when it struck me; I have never been on a date, well not one with a man that I actually like... Oh-My-Gosh! What should I wear, something summery? Something casual? Something smart? Wow, this is a lot harder than I thought, I should call Roselle, she is good at this, she has had lots of experience with boys, and obviously she is good at it because she is already married.

After work I went swimming and Caleb wasn't there, must have been his day off? Then that evening I called Roselle, and she said she would come round tomorrow after work to help me, she is excited for me, my first proper date!

I was sat watching 'MTV' on my terrible little television when Roselle arrived knocking at my door. We greeted each other what we had both been up to, and she told me about Stephen, her husband, and also some very exciting news, she's pregnant! Already a month and a half along, so the baby will be a winter baby, how sweet. And I was also overjoyed about how I was going to be an Auntie, and our parents will be grandparents. Then I told her about Caleb and the text massage.

"Oh Sweetie, it sounds like you're in love"

"What? Rose, no I'm not, I am probably just over excited as this doesn't usually happen to me"

"Oh I know when I see love, and I can see it sparkling in your pretty little eyes right now"

"Thanks... but what I really need your help with is what to wear, because you always look beautiful, even when you've just woken up, gorgeous"

"Well thank you, but you're beautiful too"

"No I'm not, you have the most wonderful golden hair, when we were little, I had thought about cutting it all off in the night"

"Maybe so, but I have always been jealous of your lovely curls"

"Yeah, but they are hard to brush in the morning"

"Okay, well, I have always been so envious of your eyes; they are the perfect shade of blue, where as I got our Fathers eyes"

"Hmm? Thanks... you're still beautiful though"

"Evie... every girl is beautiful; it's just that most men are too stupid to realize it"

I hugged her, Roselle has always been known for cheering people up when they need it most, whereas I just avoid most people. After that we both went through my whole wardrobe, most of the clothes I have I either don't like or don't fit me, so Roselle and I went on a mini shopping spree!

She chose some wonderful summer dresses for me, and some great accessories, I don't have the fashion wired brain my Mother and Roselle have. But I now have a gorgeous dress to wear, and I am all hyped up for our date on Saturday.