Vaughn shifted nervously as he waited outside the diner.
"H-Hello V-V-Vaughn! I-It's a s-surprise to s-s-see you h-here." Sabrina stuttered as she walked up to him.
Vaughn immediately scowled at the girl. "What do you want?"
"W-Well...s-s-since you're h-here and a-all. I-I was w-wondering i-if y-you'd join me f-f-for dinner?" Sabrina asked, stuttering as she blushed at the sight of the handsome cowboy.
Vaughn was about to reply before a voice cut in.
"Actually, he has plans with me." Genesis said as she walked towards the two. "You ready Vaughn?"
Vaughn blushed at the sight of Genesis, who chose to go in her casual clothes, and nodded. He tipped his hat down and held out an arm for Genesis to take and she did. She smiled as she held his arm and they both headed inside the diner. Genesis felt the jealous stare from Sabrina as she headed into the diner.
"What will you two be having tonight?" Nathan asked.
"I'll have the stew please." Genesis said.
"I'll have porridge." Vaughn said.
"And to drink?" Nathan asked as he took their orders.
"Milk." Vaughn relied.
"Iced tea." Genesis answered. Nathan nodded and left the two alone.
It was at that moment that Sabrina had entered the diner and sat at the corner of the restaurant. Genesis raised a brow when Sabrina kept staring at Vaughn, who groaned.
"Why won't she leave me alone?" Vaughn asked in a harsh whisper.
"What happened between you and her?" Genesis asked.
"She bumped into me on the way to Mirabelle's after I left your ranch. She wanted to have lunch with me but I said no, but then she tried to get me to go out with her again. So again I turned her down." Vaughn sighed. Genesis just raised a brow.
"Seems like she likes you." Genesis said, feeling anger bubble up in her chest. "Or at the very least...lusts after you."
Vaughn cringed at the thought. It's not that Sabrina wasn't a nice girl or anything, but he barely knew her. Not to mention that he was already head over heels for Genesis. Besides, he felt nothing for Sabrina, no attraction or anything, just plain annoyance.
"Why would she...lust for me?" Vaughn asked cautiously, as if he was afraid of the answer.
Genesis gave him a deadpan expression. "Seriously? Have you looked in the mirror lately? Without your hat?"
Vaughn gave her a confused stare. Genesis just shook her head at how dense he was.
"Vaughn. In the eyes of women, you are H-O-T hot. Like super handsome, cowboy eye candy, silver stud, or whatever else." Genesis said, inwardly laughing at his heavily blushing face.
"T-There's no way..." Vaughn denied.
"Deny it all you want, but it's true Vaughn. You truly are very good looking." Genesis admitted as their food had finally arrived.
The colour of Vaughn's face would make a tomato jealous. Vaughn tried to push down his blush by starting his dinner.
"Not as good looking as you Genesis..." Vaughn mumbled under his breath as he ate his porridge. The proclamation was so quiet that Genesis had to strain her ears to hear it.
Once the sentence had made sense in her brain, Genesis smiled, blushing slightly. She then turned her attention back to the stew in front of her. The both of them talked quietly about their jobs while ignoring the obvious stares and glances from Sabrina.
"Thanks for treating me to dinner Vaughn." Genesis said as they stood outside the door to her house.
Vaughn nodded and tipped his hat over his face like usual. He stiffened and widened his eyes however when he felt a quick pair of lips kiss his cheek.
"Vaughn, we should hang out more." Genesis said as she began to enter her house.
"Is lunch tomorrow alright?" Vaughn asked before she closed the door.
"Yeah! See you then Vaughn! Good night!" Genesis said before she closed the door.
Vaughn let a small smile show on his lips as he walked away from Genesis' ranch in high spirits.
Genesis sighed happily as she entered her cozy home. She immediately headed for Hedwig's perch and petted her loyal familiar.
"Hey Hedwig, how've you been?" Genesis asked as she stroked Hedwig's breast feathers. Hedwig gave a soft hoot of content in response. "Now...what do you think of Vaughn?"
Hedwig thought about the silver haired cowboy for a moment before giving a hoot of acceptance.
Genesis smiled at that and gave Hedwig a treat. "Thanks Hedwig, perhaps it's time for me to move on from Cedric. He wouldn't have wanted me to stay single forever."
Hedwig seemed to nod in agreement.
"And Vaughn is a nice guy, handsome too. He would also be able to help take care of the farm. He certainly does seem ideal doesn't he Hedwig?" Genesis asked as she started to make herself some orange tea. As she waited for the kettle to whistle, Genesis sprawled out on her couch. "The only problem is Sabrina, who is totally enamoured by Vaughn's looks."
Genesis sighed as the kettle whistled, her tea was ready. She poured the sweet smelling tea into a cup and blew the top. She then took a sip with a content exhale.
"Delicious. Anyways..." Genesis started before she took a sip of her tea. "How should I approach Vaughn about how I'm romantically interested in him. I don't want to scare him off to Sabrina."
Genesis thought hard as she drank her tea.
"Should I be straight forward with him or should I be subtle?" Genesis asked herself. "I think it would be best to be a bit of both. Vaughn is a shy and reclusive person by nature, being too forward with him might scare him off, but being too subtle might not get it through his thick head."
Genesis groaned and dropped her head on the table. Hedwig jumped a little from the loud noise and Luce, who was sleeping in the corner, opened his eyes for a brief moment before closing them again.
"Hedwig, why is love so difficult?" Genesis asked. "But I guess...it's because of how rewarding it can be."
Genesis groaned when she thought of another thing.
"Then there's also the fact that I have to tell him I'm a witch!"
"So...how was your date with Genesis?" Julia asked.
"It wasn't a date, we were just catching up." Vaughn said.
"Yeah, and the grass is pink." Julia said sarcastically.
Vaughn grumbled as he made his way to his bedroom.