CHAPTER 9: 7:30
As the sun started to set, the café grew ever more crowded. Isabella was running back and forth, answering to people's orders and requests.
6:00, 1.5 hours until I'm done…and see Lupin, she thought. She ignored the regular catcalls and perverted stares she got from the males at the café and continued working. 1.5 hours flew by, and she hung up her apron.
Fuck, do I wait? Ughhh, 5 minutes, she thought, and sat down in a chair. By the time she finished reading the menu in detail, 10 minutes had passed by.
Stupid Remus, she thought and stormed out of the café. She walked back into the castle, entered the hallway to the Gryffindor common room, and felt herself getting pulled into a spare broom closet.
"WHAT THE FU-" Isabella yelled but felt her mouth covered by someone's hand.
"Shhhhh! It's me!" Remus turned the light on and took his hand off her mouth.
"What the bloody hell are we doing in here? And why didn't you come to the café, I fucking waited forever!" Isabella said in a yelling whisper.
"I know, I'm sorry. I thought that this would be better than meeting you at the café," Remus tried explaining.
"What, sitting in a dusty, old broom cupboard with barely any space?" Isabella rhetorically asked.
"Well, I thought we could have a nice get-to-know-you chat! No one will interrupt, no one will spy on us- we have loads of time," Remus said with a smile. Isabella couldn't help but smile at Remus' tries at being nice.
"So, what do you wanna know Lupin?" Isabella sat down on the floor.
"Well, anything. How was your day today?" Remus asked. Isabella's smiled disappeared from her face.
"Your girlfriend and your friends are dicks. Honestly, if I see them again in the café, I will put poison in their food," Isabella said with a glare. Remus chuckled and sat down opposite her; he could see her in the light. He liked to look at her, as a few strands of her brown-blonde hair fell from her messy bun; her light blue eyes roaming around the room as her high-arched eyebrows moved quite a lot. Remus noticed her facial structure was quite perfect; he could stare at her all day.
"Gorgeous," Remus whispered to himself.
"Hmm, what was that?" Isabella didn't hear him.
"No, nothing. So tell me, do you really have to wear that ridiculous costume at work?" Remus asked with a smile. Isabella started to laugh and put her hand on her forehead.
"Ohh my god, I can't even tell you how ridiculous I feel in that slut outfit," she giggled. Now Remus couldn't take his eyes off her.
"No, you looked wonderful. I'm not saying that because you have a great body, but you do really look amazing in it…as well as any other clothes as well!" Remus complimented. Isabella just stared at him.
"You're hitting on me,"
"What? No, of course not! Can't I just give you a simple compliment?"
"Well, depends what you mean by this 'compliment',"
"I mean nothing by it, I swear," Remus lied. Isabella smiled at him again and laughed.
"Tell me, why are you dating that blonde bimbo?" she asked.
"Who, Whitney? We're not dating! I think she just really likes my company," Remus said.
"Ha! More like what's in your pants," Isabella cocked an eyebrow and snickered.
"Bella, please. That's very inapp-"
"Isabella. Just Isabella," she corrected. Remus nodded.
"I'm sorry. Isabella, that's inappropriate,"
"Well, it's true! I mean I would understand if you two were dating…" Isabella realized what she said. Shit, she thought.
"Hmm? What do you mean by that?" Remus asked.
"Nothing at all," Isabella lied. She couldn't dare let Remus know how hot she thought he was. There was a minute of awkward silence before they heard some students outside. "God, what if anyone were to walk in here and see us? They would totally get the wrong idea," she twittered.
"Golly gosh, that wouldn't be the best, wouldn't it?" Remus laughed back. He checked his watch and gasped. "We've been in here for 2 hours! Oh god, the boys are going to kill me!" Remus jumped to his feet. Isabella slowly got up.
"Relax Lupin, they wouldn't even guess we were together," she comforted. Remus put his hands in his pockets and blushed a little bit. "But, thanks for this. I guess this was worth the 7:30 wait," she smiled and looked at him.
"Yeah, yeah definitely! We should, um, do this again," he smiled back. None of them took their eyes off each other. Just like a timer went off, Remus grabbed Isabella's face and kissed her passionately. She reciprocated the impulse and pulled his jacket towards her. He slowly walked her back into the wall and continued relishing this moment with her. Isabella could feel her stomach doing a tango. The two slowly parted away from each other and Isabella couldn't help but smile. She ruffled her wavy hair, walked past a dazed Remus, opened the door and stepped out. Remus followed after 2 minutes later and saw no one else in the hallway.
"Oi, Lupin," Isabella called out. Remus looked in her direction. "We're should definitely do this again."
