"Now remember we're meeting Amelia and Daniel at the restaurant." Susan said.
"Yes, Mum," he said.
"I sound that much like her?" she asked.
"Unfortunately, yes." he replied," Even more than you did in Narnia."
"Peter, tonight can we not talk about Narnia?" she pleaded," I did this to get you out of the house, so please just for tonight say absolutely nothing about Narnia."
Peter sighed. He said nothing else the rest of the way.
As they pulled into the parking lot of the nice restaurant, He saw two figures standing out in the nice, warm summer breeze. One he recognized as Daniel Davenport, Susan's two year boyfriend. The other he had never seen before. She had brown hair about chin length that curled at the bottom, a lovely face, mesmerizing green eyes, and a nice black dress that unintentionally showed her round curves.
"PETER STOP!" Susan screeched as they almost collided with another car.
"Sorry," he said with a sheepish grin.
Susan rolled her eyes," You know I would like to live long enough to get married."
"Again sorry." He said turning the car off and taking the keys out of the ignition.
"Peter, you're really starting off well," she muttered sarcastically and got out smoothing her dress out. She grabbed her purse and huffily walked to Daniel.
"Are you all right?" He asked.
"Fine fine. Peter just needs to learn how to pay attention sometimes." she said.
"Oh, I thought you were driving." he murmured.
"What was that?" she asked cocking an eyebrow.
"Nothing," he replied taking her hand," Close call eh Pete?"
Peter grinned sheepishly, "Well I couldn't help but stare when I see a beautiful lady."
Good save, Peter. Good save, Susan thought.
"And you must be Peter. I've heard a lot about you from Susan," Amelia said in her heavy Scottish accent.
"Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Miss Amelia." Peter said. He could see Susan was by far impressed.
Peter held his arm out for Amelia to take. She did so and they entered the cool restaurant. The smell of different assortments of food filled the air. He mentally picked out the things he thought would be delicious as they were showed to a table.
Everyone ordered immediately knowing what they wanted. As the waiter disappeared they sat in awkward silence. No one could find anything to say.
"So, Peter, how was your summer?" Daniel asked. Susan immediately shot him a warning glance.
"Amusing you could say," Peter replied, "Some days I felt like royalty and others I just felt as if I were lost in my own world."
Susan shot him a kick from under the table. Peter bit his bottom lip but showed no other signs that he was in extreme pain.
"And yours, Amelia?" Daniel asked.
"Much the same. We went to see my Aunt in Glasglow, spent four long days there, then we came back home." she said.
Then there was silence again. Peter was wishing terribly Edmund or Lucy were there. It would've made it more interesting.
"Now you mentioned that you had two other siblings, Susan. " I want to here about them as well."
Susan smiled. This was Peter's expertise.
So, he began weaving the funny tale for her. Telling about some rotten things Edmund did (Mostly to Susan) and how sweet Lucy was.
"But Edmund came back from Nar-I mean the professor's house a changed man." Peter finished.
"Well, this Edmund sounds like an interesting person to meet. And Lucy sounds like the most loveable creature on earth," Amelia said. Susan let out a quiet unrecognizable "ha", which she quickly covered up with a cough.
"Mmm…delicious food," Daniel said.
"I agree it's splendid." Susan said after chewing for what seemed like the longest a person's every chewed before.
"The only thing that would make it perfect is if this lovely lady would dance with me," Daniel said holding a hand out for Susan to take.
"I would be honored," she said. She had to admit a queen's manners were useful sometimes. Peter rolled his eyes and smiled.
"Well, your sister seems quite the charmer," Amelia stated after a couple of minutes.
"Yes, but you don't have to live with her. It's endless mothering, correcting of grammar and spelling, and 'Edmund, mother will here about this'" he said.
"From what I hear Edmund and Susan are at each other's throats a lot." She said.
"The only time Edmund's really good was when he's a sleep, but that changed about him when he came back from," Don't say it," Professor Kirke's" he said. That was close, he thought.
He didn't know why but every time he thought of Amelia his heart skipped a beat. He was surprised he could still keep his composure. He smiled. He definitely wanted to see her again. There was just something about her he found irresistible. He just hoped she felt the same.