Day 10! Double figures! So sorry this is late, yesterday just wasn't a good day so I'm uploading this today instead! This has a slightly ambiguous ending and may end up writing another prompt as a continuation from this as my mind is running wild! Hope you enjoy and that it was worth the wait!
Milly XxX

55. "I don't mind."

"Rita!" Zoe exclaimed as she caught sight of the nurse locking her office ready to go home, "are you joining us?" She asked, rushing up to her and linking arms.

"No, sorry." Rita smiled, "tonight is movie night." She explained seeing her friends smile fade.

Zoe grinned, "'movie night' huh?"

"Oh shush, it was Iain's idea, we haven't seen much of each other recently, what with our opposite shifts, so he said he wanted a night just there two of us," Rita explained, a slight flush to her cheeks that Zoe picked up on.

"So basically he asked you out." Zoe summarised.

Rita shrugged, biting her lip as Zoe nudged her shoulder, her cheeks now red as she thought of the man who was waiting for her at home.

"Well, enjoy your date, call me later. Or don't!" Zoe winked, her arm slipping out of Rita's as they passed the pub. Rita sighed happily, hanging her head as she watched her friend enter the pub, a knowing smile etched onto her face.

Walking home Rita didn't know what to expect when she got there. Rita had moved into Iain's spare room 6 months previous, she had been living in a flat by herself before then, the rent was set to be increased and Iain had offered her his spare room. The pair had been friends before then, but mainly with Dixie their connecting factor. Since living together they had grown closer, the sense of something more than friends had crossed Rita's mind several times, especially recently, her hopes dashed two weeks ago she had overheard Iain telling Jez how Rita was nothing more to him than a friend.

She reached the front door, her hand trembling slightly as she reached out to open it.

"Iain, I'm home." She called out, her voice catching in her throat a little, cursing under her breath slightly as she told herself to get a grip.

"Kitchen!" She heard Iain call out, kicking her shoes off she went to go find him.

"I've got popcorn ready to go in the microwave and there's a selection of movies laid out on my bed." Iain declared as Rita came into the kitchen.

Rita stared at the kitchen she had left spotless this morning; the table scattered with bowls of crisps, sweets and chocolate, a plate of oven chips and bottles of beer and win, Iain saw her open mouth and fixated eyes and chuckled.

"I'll clear up later. I also have pizza being delivered any minute, pepperoni for you and BBQ chicken for me." Iain promised, he had remembered her favourite order from the first night she had spent at his, they had ordered pizza to celebrate her moving in with him, eating it on the sofa in the front room whilst unpacking Rita's belongings, Iain's house feeling much more like a home.

"What can I do?" She asked, her bag being discarded, like normal, on the back of the chair closet to her.

"Help yourself to a drink, maybe take some of the food into my room?" Iain suggested.

"Your room?" Rita asked, taken off guard for a moment.

"Yeah, well, you and I both know the sofas not comfy enough to sit on for hours at a time so I moved the tv into my room earlier, don't you worry, I changed my sheets and everything!" Iain exclaimed, "I don't do that for everyone, consider yourself very lucky Reets!" Iain laughed.

Rita smiled, her face flushing a deep red as she grabbed a beer from the table. The doorbell went and Iain smiled, winking as he went to get their pizza.

Rita let out a breath she didn't even remember taking and drank from her bottle. Iain's room, Zoe could be right, was this a date?

Iain had paid for the pizza and called out to Rita as he climbed the stairs to his room, "Come up, pizza smells good!"

Rita smiled, she grabbed a few bowls and her beer before following him up.

As Rita entered Iain's room she looked around, she hadn't been into his room since he had shown her around the day she moved in, it looked different, cleaner.

"Brilliant, I'll go get the rest, choose our first movie!" Iain smiled as he saw her.

"What would you like to watch?" Rita asked as he passed her.

"I don't mind, you choose!" Iain said with a wink, his hand squeezing her shoulder as he ran back down to get the remainder of the feast.

Rita moved round the bed carefully, unsure how to behave. She found a stack of movies on Iain's bedside table, ranging from children's cartoons such as finding Nemo to paranormal activity, the sound of music, empire of the sun and some weird ones she'd never heard of. Rita picked out avengers, she had passed Iain watching it in the living room before and although action movies weren't her favourite she knew Iain would like it.

Rita put it in the player and say tentatively on the bed, taking another swig of her beer.

"So," Iain exclaimed, startling her slightly, "what are we watching?"

"Avengers?" She answered, hoping Iain would approve.

"Brilliant! Let's eat." He smiled, jumping up on the bed before coming to sit crossed legged on the bed centimetres away from her, opening their pizza boxes as the movie started to play.

So, I may continue this as I have a few ideas that would work with a few of the other prompts that means their evening could continue so please let me know if you would like that! Once again sorry its late and I'll see you for day 11 on Monday! XxX