Chapter 6

ALEXANDRIA

I'm going home today and I really don't want to. I wanna stay with Paul. After last night, I want to keep spending time with him. I had so much fun with him last night. I'm going to be off for a week. I know that we have each others phone numbers, but it's not the same as seeing each other. What am I supposed to do? A week without Paul. A week without seeing him. A week without going to his office all the time. His smile which always causes a crinkle near his eyes. His dirty blond hair. His eyes. The sound of his voice. I've learned so much about him these past couple of days when I never thought I would considering how I felt about him in the couple of months leading to this.I just hope that this week goes by fast because I can't wait to see him.

PAUL

I can't stop thinking about Alexandria. I was going to be away from her for an entire week. How the hell am I going to do that with how much I miss her? I decided to call her. I wanted to hear her voice. Maybe that would help with how much I miss her.

'Hello?'

"Hey. It's Paul.'

"Hey. How are you?'

"I'm good. Just sitting at home already thinking about what I can do until I get back out on the road."

'Me too. I know I'll get bored.'

We spent an entire hour just talking about anything that came to mind that was interesting to both of us. Found out that we have a couple of things in common which I think is pretty cool. But that didn't help out on the fact that I now miss her more than I did before. This week is going to be hell for me. And the week is just beginning.

0.0

ADRIENNE

The week went by pretty slow. Which I expected. I got a lot of rest, caught up with my friends, saw my parents, and talked to Paul a lot on the phone. I miss him a lot. I want to see him already. I was backstage and saw that the door to his office was open. That means that he's in there. When he's not there, he closes the door and makes sure that he locks it. I went and knocked on the door lightly. As I expected, he was siting in his chair, starring of into space. He smiled when he saw me and told me to come in.

"Before you say anything, I know you didn't say to meet you in your office, but I couldn't help it. I thought that maybe I could just surprise you instead?" I told him as I was about to sit down. He got up and walked over to me.

"This is a wonderful surprise. I was going to wait until later tonight. But I guess I can do now and tonight."

"So either way, I'm seeing you tonight?" I asked curiously.

"Yup. If you want to of course." he replied. I smiled at him. "Can I take that smile as a 'yes'?"

"Maybe."

"I want to make it into a yes. How can I do that?"

"You don't know if I'll change my mind or not." I told him.

"I want to influence that and make it into a yes."

"You're very persistent."

"I just know what I want and you're hard to get." he replied.

"A guy who knows what he wants. Nice. Like I told you, I know what I want." I laughed and he smiled causing that crinkle near his eyes whenever he does.

"Have a seat." I took a seat across from him as he sat back in his chair. "How was your week?"

"It was okay. Catched up on some much needed rest. Hung out with some friends. Same thing I always do when I go back home. Nothing new, except for gossip. How was yours?"

"Boring as hell. The good part about it was that I was able to get some rest. But, other than that it was pretty much a boring week for me. I had nothing to do except go to the gym."

I noticed that part. He couldn't look any better.

PAUL

"What do you want to do tonight?"

"With you or just in general?" she asked.

"With me."

"Mr. Confident over here thinks I'll say yes to him. How sweet." she replied smiling.

"Alright. I get it. You're getting tired of me."

"I didn't say that. If I was, do you think I'd be here right now, talking to you? I don't think so. If I was tired of you, I would try to avoid you at all times. No matter what. That's the truth."

"So go out with me tonight. To dinner. Just you and me."

"Is this like a date or just a friend type of thing?"

"It can be whatever you want to make it. But I'd like for it to be a date." I replied.

"So you're asking me out on a date basically?" she asked.

"Yeah, pretty much." I replied smiling at her. "And no I'll let you know crap or we'll see. Yes or no?"

"I'd like that. I'll go to dinner with you tonight."

"You won't regret it."

"Make sure I don't. I don't like regretting things."

"You won't. Trust me."

If only she knew how she gets my heart racing at a 100 miles an hour. The way she gets me nervous, but yet, I want to spend all the time that I can with her. I want to get to know her. I want to know everything I can about her. I just have to go about doing it carefully and in the right way. I don't want to mess anything up with her. We kept talking for about 45 minutes before she got up to leave.

"Wait, so we're still on for tonight right?" I asked her.

"Yeah. After the show?"

"Or maybe after your match, we can go." I suggested.

She smiled. "You want to start it early I see."

"Maybe I just want to spend as much time with you as possible and I can't wait."

"Trying to flirt with me, Sir?" she asked.

"Is it working?"

She laughed. "You're crazy."

"I know. But you're not trying to get away."

"Maybe it's because I don't want to." she replied. "I'll see you later tonight."

"Later." I replied as I watched her walk away. She had that sexy walk that you just couldn't keep your eyes off of.

LATER THAT NIGHT

ADRIENNE

"That time when you and Paul went to the movies, it was so a date." said Kelly as she helped me get ready.

"No it wasn't. It was just two people hanging out and having a good time."

"That's what you think. But it was a date. Admit it. You know that it was a date. You like Mr. COO." she said teasingly.

"Well, we're going out tonight. When I asked him if it was a date or something between two friends, he said he preferred a date."

"Is that what you want? A date?" she asked,

"Yeah." I replied quietly.

"You so totally like this guy. And to think that you hated his guts when you first came here."

I smiled at the memory. "I really did. I don't know what has gotten into me that now I don't hate him anymore."

"He's gotten to you. You still play hard to get. But he's gotten to you." she replied laughing."What time is he going to pick you up?"

I looked at my watch. "Any minute now." I went back to putting on my shoes when the door knocked.

"I'll get it." said Kelly. "Hi. Come in."

I got up and saw Paul walking into the room. He smiled when he saw me and I saw his eyes linger on me.

"Hey."

"Hey." he replied.

I put on my coat, got my things, said bye to Kelly and left with Paul. I had on dress pants, high heel boots and a short sleeve, button down shirt. We're in Seattle, Washington. It's farm from warm here right now. I'm not getting sick. When we got to his car, he opened the door for me.

"Thank you." I told him as I got in the car.

He got in the car and turned it on and took off his coat.

"You look beautiful tonight."

I felt my cheeks grow warm. "Thanks. You don't look so bad yourself."

"How very kind of you." he said with that smile of his that just drove me crazy.

I giggled. "Just drive."

Our hands touched a couple of times throughout the drive and I couldn't help but feel that spark that occurred every time our hands touched. I don't know if he felt it or not because he continued to find ways to touch my hand until we got to the restaurant. It was this nice Italian restaurant that was rated one of the best in Seattle. When we got into the restaurant, the lady that was standing at the front door, took us to our seat. It was a nice little table by the window with a comfortable lighting.

"It's nice and cozy in here. Very beautiful in here too." I told Paul as we waited for our drinks.I went back to looking at the menu to see what I wanted.

"Yeah. Beautiful." I heard him say.

I looked up from my menu and saw him staring at me. I felt my cheeks grow warm again and went back to looking at my menu quickly after. I heard him chuckle but paid no mind to it. I didn't want to argue with him like I used to do when we first met.

"Are you guys ready to take your order?" said the waiter. He kept his eyes on me as if Paul wasn't there.

"I'll have the fettuccine Alfredo with the grilled chicken."

"I'll have what she's having." said Paul in a booming voice. It got the waiter's attention. He took our menu's and left.

"So...what you want to talk about?" he asked.

"Whatever you want to talk about. I don't mind."

"What were you really like when you were in high school?" he asked.

"I was a bit awkward. It wasn't until my senior year that I became popular."

"You? Awkward? Nah. I mean look at you. You're beautiful."

"Thanks. But, I was the outcast because I was the tall girl and the geek because I always got good grades and I was always on the honor roll. Some girls hated me because I was honest and they took it as me being a bitch. Guys didn't drool over me until I became a senior and started dating a football player. That year, I also grew a chest and an ass."

"Then they were only after you for looks. Not because of what I see in front of me right now."

"What is it that you see in front of you right now?"I asked wanting to know.

"I see a beautiful young woman, with brains, talent, a heart and someone who knows what she wants which is not something you see in a lot of people these days. You're smile can light up an entire room and it's contagious. You laugh is sweet. The dimples you get when you smile are adorable."

I blushed.

"And that blush of yours is cute."

I blushed even more and caused him to chuckle."Stop. You're mean."

"I'm not being mean. I'm just being honest with you. That's what I'm seeing in front of me tonight. I like what I see."

"You like what you see, huh?"

"More than anything." he replied.

0.0

PAUL

We spent what seemed like hours together tonight. I walked her to her room and couldn't help but wonder if she would like to go out with me again sometime.

"Thanks for tonight. I really liked it." she told me as we got to her room.

"Me too. Would you like to go out with me again, sometime?"

"Sure. I'd like that."

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah. You hot a yes. Now don't mess it up." she replied.

"I won't. I promise."

"Okay. Well, goodnight. I'll see you tomorrow. Or later." she said looking at her watch. I looked at mines and saw that it was almost one in the morning.

I stepped closer to her and kissed her gently. When we pulled away to catch our breath, I saw her smile as she tried to hide it.

"I'll see you tomorrow." I told her. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

She went in her room and I couldn't help but go to mine's with a smile on my face that would be there for the rest of the night. I can't wait to see her again.