We went up to Adrien's room and he left the door open. He apologized, explaining it was a rule of his dad's. I reassured him for the billionth time that it was fine. He sat down on his bed and I joined him. He started up a game console and asked me if I wanted to play something. I agreed and he left me pick something out.
After a while of one game, we switched games and ended up sitting on the floor instead of the bed. I kept beating Adrien and complimented me on my gaming skills. I shrugged and explained to him that I had a lot of free time at my old house, so I played games a lot. Eventually, Natalie came home and came up to check on us. She thanked Adrien for following the rules and keeping the door open.\
Once she left and we heard her go downstairs, Adrien smiled at me and drew closer. He brushed my cheek. "Y'know, you're really pretty, Zoe." I smiled back at him and thanked him, a bit confused. "Do you want to, um, maybe go on a date sometime?" He asked, blushing a bit and biting his lip. I blushed as well and felt my heart pumping. I agreed, and his face lit up. "Great! Um...are you free this weekend?" He gently put his arm behind me as I nodded and we made plans.
As time went on, I kept beating him at the games we played and it got late. I stood up and stretched as Adrien did so beside me. "Hey, it was really fun to hang out with you." He smiled as he walked me to the front door. "Do you want me to walk you home?" I shrugged, saying it didn't matter. He decided to walk me home anyway.
We reached my house in a matter of minutes. He turned to me as I reached into my bag to grab my keys. As I did so, I checked the time - midnight. I was glad it was a Friday, as my parents would be less likely to be mad at me for getting home so late. I turned to Adrien as I finally dug my keys out. "Alright...well, I'll see you tomorrow?" He asked and I nodded. We stood there awkwardly for a moment before we said our goodbyes and he walked off. I called out to him to text me when he got home.
I entered my house as quietly as I could and snuck up to my bedroom. I brushed my teeth and curled up underneath my sheets. I smiled as I thought over how much fun I had with Adrien. I couldn't believe that someone that rich and cute asked me out. I ran my hands through my fuchsia hair and closed my eyes.
I thought of a boy back in the US as I fell asleep. Nikolai...I wondered how he'd take the news of me finding someone else so quickly. I mean, I had only broken up with Niko about a week before I left for Paris. It's been a month, I told myself. He probably found someone else too. I decided to see how the date with Adrien went before telling him.
Niko's my best friend, and we dated for 2 years before my dad had to move for business reasons. We still texted, but I just couldn't handle being in a long distance relationship. I needed someone in person. I needed to hug them, to be able to kiss them, and not just laugh and talk and see them over a screen. Don't get me wrong, I love Niko...loved Niko, but I need someone here, and Adrien was here, not over the seas.