Chapter 3- First date
It didn't take long for Elvis to persuade Charles to give him Georgie's number. Although, he did have to listen to a massive lecture first on how he hoped Elvis wasn't just using Georgie for a booty call. I've got so many people to prove wrong thought Elvis. Charles had made it very clear to Elvis that Georgie was a very valuable member of their team, and that he didn't want a short lived romance to get in the way of that. Elvis totally respected Charles for that. He needed to treat Georgie the way she deserved to be treated and take her out properly, but first he had to convince her to give up on her no solider rule.
A few days after their nightclub reunion and first kiss, with non-stop texting in between, Georgie finally agreed to a date with Elvis. She was already due to come down to London for work so agreed to meet Elvis once she was finished. It was a Saturday afternoon and Elvis had asked Georgie to meet him outside The London Eye. He'd organised for them to have champagne in one of the pods, followed by dinner and cocktails at First Aid Box, and then to finish off the evening with drinks at The Ice Bar. By the time they got to First Aid Box they were both suitably buzzed from the champagne consumed on the eye.
It had taken Elvis a lot of planning and researching as he'd never really done dates before and he wanted this to be special, but as soon as he'd come across First Aid Box he knew it was perfect for them. A new bar/restaurant with a surgical theme, including the drinks and decor. Cocktails served in quirky drip bags. He just knew Georgie would love it. By the time they reached The Ice Bar later that evening, they were both tipsy but it had given them some dutch courage and neither were complaining about that. They were a lot more touchy feely around each other and Georgie was definitely starting to let her guard down a little more. The main topic of conversation throughout the evening was Charles and Molly's upcoming wedding.
Elvis was due to be best man for Charlie in just a couple of week's time which meant he'd gotten to plan the stag do to Prague as well. Georgie was gutted it was men only as what Elvis had planned for the stags sounded a lot of fun. The upcoming wedding was due to take place at the very grand Assembly Rooms. Bath's most prestigious wedding venue. From what they had heard about the venue from the happy couple, they both knew they were in for a very grand, no expense spared kind of day. Charles and Molly had also booked out all of the rooms at The Royal Crescent hotel & spa which Georgie and Elvis were both due to stay at.
Later that evening Elvis and Georgie found themselves in The Ice Bar drinking more vodka cocktails. Georgie couldn't remember the last time she'd drunk this much but was enjoying her more care free side. After an hour of more drinking and chatting, Elvis asked Georgie if she wanted to get out of there, which she replied 'Yes- I'm dressed like an eskimo and fucking freezing' laughing. All jokes aside she'd really enjoyed their evening and could see how much effort Elvis had put into it. At the beginning of the date she really hadn't of wanted to enjoy it and had only agreed to a date to stop Elvis from asking her multiple times a day. Now it was coming to an end she was feeling a little sad. They jumped in an Uber, dropping Georgie off at her hotel first and then Elvis back at his townhouse. They both laughed when they noticed the song playing in the cab was Blink 182's- First date. 'Did you plan that aswell?' joked Georgie. 'No, I'm not that clever' joked Elvis back. It may have been the dutch courage, but before Georgie got out of the cab she turned round to face Elvis and kissed him on the lips. 'See you at the wedding Casanova' and with that Georgie walked into the hotel, taking a little bit of Elvis's heart with her.
The following morning Georgie was rudely awaken by her phone vibrating on the side cabinet. Molly Dawes flashed up on her phone. Oh Christ thought Georgie, not this time of the morning. Georgie almost didn't answer but she thought she better just in case something was wrong. 'What do you want at this time of the morning?' came Georgie's words. 'Urghhh it's 10 in the morning Georgie, you sound hungover' spoke Molly. Georgie decided to ignore her last comment. 'So how'd it go then?' Molly said, never being one to mince her words. 'Are we really doing this now? spoke Georgie. 'Yes, yes we are, I want to know all the goss, come on spill'. Fuck it thought Georgie, she wasn't going to go away. 'It was actually a really good night Molls. I didn't want to enjoy it you know that, but he put so much effort in. Even managed to find a medical themed bar serving blood red cocktails. I've never had a date like it'. 'So you like him then?' came Molly's reply. Georgie thought for a few seconds before she replied 'Yeah, I think I do, I'm just scared I'm gonna end up another notch on his bedpost and I'm just not that kinda girl'. 'Trust me Georgie, the way he looks at you and talks about you, he adores you. I've known Elvis for a long time now and I've never known him to go on dates. His serious about you. At least give him a chance. You'll never know otherwise. This could lead to something really special' spoke Molly. Georgie really wasn't sure whether to go with her head or her heart. 'Look Molls, I've gotta think about checking out and getting back to Manchester, I'll see you at the wedding yeah? replied Georgie. 'Ok, can't wait to see you, oh and Georgie shall I book you and Elvis a double room?' Georgie couldn't help laughing at her comment and then immediately hung up, shaking her head at Molly's words.
Song credit: Blink 182- First date