Chapter 9.

Elliot's lips were soft. His cologne was strong. His slid a tanned hand along to her waist. Zoey withdrew from the long-one-minute kiss. She got to her feet, looking slightly confused. "Erm, I ah… well I… I should change." Uh he's going to think I'm such a little girl! But I don't want him to get too excited. I'm not going all the way! But he only laughed and stood up too. "I should go, it's late." He began towards the window. "You can use the door, you know." He raised an eyebrow. "Mam and Dad had to leave for work stuff a while ago." Zoey led him down the stairs and towards the front door. "I'll see you tomorrow then," he smiled as he left the house and entered into the dim lights that lit Tokyo at night. Zoey could only muster a smile in return.

After watching him disappear down the street, she hurried back upstairs to her room. She couldn't help but grin away to herself as she changed into her pyjamas or dried her hair in front of the mirror, even when she attempted to brush her teeth. I have to text Megan! O her face! She won't even believe it! She waddled back to her bedroom, cuddled into her duvet and flipped up her phone. She was about to send the text;

Hey, thought I'd just let you know, I'm going out with my boss, Elliot, now just so you won't hear it from anyone else.

She read over the message again and again, to make sure it was perfect but just before she sent it, she stopped. 'See you tomorrow' which would mean at work. He didn't trick me into liking him just so I'd re-join the Mew Mews, did he? No, sure he's been flirting with me for ages. What if Kiki and Bridget and Wesley and the others made him come over here and apologise and when he saw I was still mad at him he changed his tactics? Uh, how could he have known I liked him! I had a boyfriend, I was taken and we were always fighting! I never led him on! Zoey quickly deleted the text and threw her phone on the bedside locker.

Why would he pick me? Like Megan and Mimi said; he could have anyone! Even if he did want a Mew, Renee's a model! And Corina, she's so elegant and always looks perfect. But even Bridget she's way more mature than any of us and way kinder and sweet and generous. Even Kiki is the up- beat and optimistic one. What am I, the push-over, always- complaining, embarrasses- herself one! Uh it had to be a trick, someone must have put his up to it! He had to have some reason. And he kissed me in private and all, so it would be his word against mine! I can't tell anyone without looking like the little baby with the crush on her boss. By the time Zoey made it to school she was fuming. "Hey, Zoey!" Megan and Mimi came strolling over. "You look in a bad mood, what's wrong?" "I quit Café Mew. My boss, Elliot, uh!" "Did ye have a fight? What happened?" I can't tell them everything! "Just a fight over hours, he's so pig- headed. I don't know why ye like him. He's not even that good looking." Megan snorted. "Okay, Zoey, fine if you think he's not a nice guy but don't insult his looks!"

The day moved along slowly, Zoey spent nearly every class daydreaming about Elliot. I wonder does he think I'm pretty, or did he ever. I mean like he did kiss, so I can't be that bad like! And I was the one who pulled away! He was really getting into it like!

When the end-of- day bell rang, Zoey's nerves began twitching again. What if he's waiting outside the gate for me!?