"David, where are we going?" He stopped and faced me,
"Close your eyes."
"What?"
"Close your eyes! It's a surprise." I did and he took my hand and led me around the corner. "Keep 'em shut. Just a bit further." I laughed,
"David, can I open my eyes yet?" He stopped and then he moved me to the left then to the right, "David!" He laughed,
"Alright, alright… open them." I did and I laughed. I was standing in front of the West End. I looked at David then back to the theater,
"How did you know?"
"Oh I just had a hunch." I threw my arms around him. I had always wanted to go the West End but I was never able to get tickets. I buried my face in his neck as he held me, "Thank you." It was just a whisper but he still heard me.
"You're more than welcome." I pulled away and he grinned at me, "Come on! The show awaits!" I laughed as took my hand and raced towards the theater. "Wait here." He went to the ticket box and flashed me a grin. I stared at him in amazement. This man was turning my world upside down. He was genuinely sweet. That was something I wasn't used to and I was actually enjoying it. He came back with two tickets in his hand,
"What are we seeing?" He smiled,
"That my dear is for me to know and you to find out." I laughed as held his arm out to me. I took it and we headed inside. He took me up a flight of stairs and pulled back a curtain. I gasped.
"Box seats? You got box seats!" He laughed,
"Well I figured if you were going to see your first West End play then we might as well go all out." I hugged him again,
"You're brilliant you know that." He laughed and we sat down. "So what is this play?"
"You'll see." I had to wait ten more minutes before the show started.
"Ladies and gentlemen I welcome you to, The Phantom of the Opera." My mouth hung up and David simply grinned,
"I bloody love you!" The lights dimmed and the show began.
Somewhere in the middle of the show my head ended up on his shoulder and sometime by the end we ended up holding hands. Neither of us said anything. We really didn't need to. When the sow was over and we made our way outside I leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Surprise followed by a huge grin covered his face,
"Thank you. That really meant a lot to me. And… I feel much better." He beamed,
"Good. I'm glad. But, I'm not done. I do believe we had a bet and seeing how I lost said bet then I am your personal driver for the weekend. And now my lady if I may I have one more surprise for you."
"David if your surprise is anything like the last one I don't think I can take it." he smiled and took hold of my hand,
"I think you'll like this one."
We headed back to the car and then David drove us back to the hotel. He didn't tell me what he was up to but he took my hand and led me to the lift. He pressed a button than stood in front of the panel so I couldn't see it.
"Come on David, what are you up to?"
"You'll see." When the lift stopped and the door opened I was surprised by what I saw. The roof of the building had a pool on it and had a table with what I assumed was our dinner waiting for us.
"Did you do this?"
"Well I thought it would be better than eating while being stared at and signing your name a hundred times over." I laughed,
"This is… nice. It's peaceful and relaxing. No cameras or fans." He smiled,
"Exactly." When we were finished with dinner an idea popped into my head. I stood and pulled my long sleeved shirt off to reveal a black tank top underneath, "What are you doing?" I grinned at him,
"Going for a swim."
"What?" I jumped in the water. The cool water washed over my body and when I surfaced I couldn't help but let out a laugh. David sat there at the edge of the pool shaking his head, "You are the craziest woman I have ever met."
"Thank you." I swam over to the edge of the pool where David was sitting.
"But that's what's so interesting about you." I smiled and took his hand,
"David, I just wanted to say…" I grinned and pulled him in. He surfaced and was sputtering. I laughed so hard.
"Oh you think you're clever don't you!" I laughed and swam away from him but sue enough he caught up to me. He wrapped his arms around me and began to tickle me.
"Okay! Okay! I give! I give!" He was laughing as well when he stopped tickling me. I put my hand on the side of his face,
"But truly, thank you. You've taken one of the worst days of my life and made it one of the best."
"I'm just glad that you're happy." We were close and I could see something in his eyes as he moved closer towards me. His lips just hovered over mine before he softly pressed his lips against mine. Slowly I kissed him back as my arms wrapped around his neck while his were secure around my waist. When we finally pulled away I felt my face flush. "That was…"
"Yeah…and I liked it." He smiled and pulled me close again. He kissed me again and I could feel him smile into the kiss. Eventually we pulled away and decided to get out of the pool. We were laughing and just having a good time as we made our way to our hotel rooms. David's was right beside mine. We stood outside our doors neither one of us wanting go to bed. I bit my lip as I leaned against the frame of my open door, "So…"
"So." I grabbed his shirt and pulled him close and pressed my lips against his. He kissed me back and I felt his hand rest on the side of my face. When I pulled away he smiled at me,
"Good night Kyla." He kissed my hand, "Sweet dreams." I smiled at him as I shut the door. I changed into my sweats and tank and lied down on my bed. I let out a sigh. Boy did I fall hard. But truthfully I didn't really care. I truly believe that David is different from other guys. And I don't think he'll hurt me. Which is also a new thing for me. I lied there for another ten minutes before there was a knock at my door. I opened the door to find David standing there in sweats and a white shirt.
"Can't sleep?" He shook his head.
"Neither can I." I smiled at him and opened the door for him to come in. He lied down on my bed and I lied down beside him. I turned the telly on and chose a movie from one of the channels. I snuggled up to David who wrapped his arm around me and put his head on mine. Just as I was getting comfy my phone rang. I sighed and sat up to get it off the table. I glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Catherine. I silenced my phone and went back to bed.
"Who was that?" I lied back down in David's arms.
"Just Catherine. I'll call her tomorrow." I smiled at him and kissed him and his smiled at me before kissing me back. That's how we spent the night. No complications. No fancy stuff. Just simply enjoying being in each others arms. Maybe, just maybe, I could do this.