Tomorrow comes surprisingly quickly. Both girls spend so much time stressing: stressing over what they're going to wear, what they're going to say, do they hug when Sophie picks Sian up? What exactly is the protocol for going on a date with your ex-fiancée of eight years? Luckily, Rosie is there to calm both girls down.
"Sophie, chill out. It's not like you haven't taken her out on a date before," Rosie reasons.
"Rosie, this is so different, you know that. At least before I knew where we stood, what we were. God, I think I'm gonna be sick. I can't do this. I'll just call Sian and–"
Rosie cuts Sophie off as soon as she sees where that thought was going. "Sophie Webster don't you even think about it. You've been waiting for this chance for eight bloody years. I swear if you screw this up I will personally beat you senseless."
"Gee Rosie, way to calm my nerves," the sarcasm drips from Sophie's voice.
"Whatever babes, you know it's true. Now get dressed. You're picking Sian up in less than an hour. Do you have the reservations?"
"No Rosie, I decided it would be best to show up at the most popular restaurant around and hope the wait was less than two hours… Of course I have the reservations!" Did Rosie really think Sophie wasn't competent enough to know how to plan date? Sure, I'm nervous but give me a little bit more credit, yeh? Sophie thought to herself.
"Woah it was just a simple question! Gosh, you ask for my help and then yell at me in the next breath."
"Actually, I didn't ask for your help…" Sophie reminds her sister.
"And that right there should tell you how lost you are! But fine, have it your way." Rosie walks out of Sophie's room and closes the door quite loudly behind her.
Sophie feels a pang of guilt but then sees her bedroom door open slightly.
"Good luck, Soph! Go get your girl." Rosie peaks her head one last time to end things on a positive note and wish Sophie luck. She really did want this date to go well for her sister. She missed Sian too, although she'd never admit that to Sophie.
While Sophie gets ready for her date, Rosie decides to quickly sneak back to her flat to check in on Sian. As soon as Rosie unlocks the front door she hears a loud "Arrgghhhh!"
Rosie immediately runs to the spare bedroom as fast as she possibly can while still sporting her four inch heels.
"Sian are you okay?! What happened?" Rosie urges. Sian turns around to face Rosie, her face flushed and her bottom lip pouting out.
"I have no idea what to wear!" Sian cries.
"Oh my god Sian, you scared me half to death! I thought you were hurt or something!" Rosie lets out a sigh of relief, although she's a little upset she risked her life climbing stairs two at a time and damaging her favorite shoes.
"You of all people Rosie know the crisis of a fashion disaster!" Sian contends.
"Touche," Rosie responds and steps into the closet to begin her role as fairy god mother.
When these two finally work things out I better be getting a fruit basket or something for all my trouble Rosie thinks to herself.
Fifteen minutes later, Sian is applying the finishing touches of her makeup.
"Okay, time for the big reveal!" Rosie shouts into the bathroom.
Sian steps out and Rosie's jaw drops slightly. Sian looks absolutely gorgeous in a sparkling red dress, gripping her body in all the right places. It cuts at about mid-thigh, showing off her perfectly tanned and toned legs that make up almost half of her body. Sian's hair is down and curled to perfection and her smoky eye compliments her outfit nicely.
"Hot damn, I do fabulous work!" Rosie brags. "You look amazing, Sian."
"Thanks, Rosie. Really, thank you."
"Anytime, babes. But I best be going. I have a couple errands to do. But I expect all the details as soon as you get home!"
"Will do. Thanks, Rosie." Rosie heads out the door and turns to walk back toward her parents' house. She lied about having errands to do. Unless you count seeing Sophie off and making sure she hasn't gone completely insane in the past 20 minutes an errand.
Gosh, these girls owe me.
Sophie pulls up to Rosie's flat at seven on the dot. With some last minute words of encouragement from Rosie, Sophie pulls herself together and decides that if she's going to do this, she's going to do this right. So when Sophie stops in front of Sian's house, she gets out of the car and walks up the stairs to the front door. Within seconds after ringing the doorbell, Sian opens up the door and steps out in front of Sophie.
"Wow" immediately slips out of Sophie's mouth, unintentionally. She planned an opener, even had a cheesy one-liner ready to go because she knew Sian got a kick out of those. But her mind went blank when she saw Sian looking even more beautiful than she could remember. Scratch that, except for their wedding day. Sian never looked so beautiful on that day…
Sophie immediately shakes her head, trying to rid the memory from her mind. Sian laughs, understanding that Sophie didn't mean for her compliment to slip out.
"I could say the same about you," Sian replies honestly. Sian was taken aback by Sophie's appearance. She was donning a navy blue strapless dress, slightly looser than her own, but shaped Sophie's body in a way that was irresistible. Sophie's hair was down and straight, and Sophie looked radiant.
Sophie blushes at Sian's comment, flattered and relieved that she hadn't made things awkward right off the bat. Sophie had forgotten how easy it was for Sian to make her feel like a princess.
"Ready to go?" Sophie asks happily. Sian nods and takes Sophie's hand in her own. Sophie feels a shock travel up her arm and radiate into her heart. She missed the feeling of Sian's hand holding hers. Their hands fit together so perfectly. No one else's hand ever felt so right in Sophie's.
Sian just smiles up at Sophie, knowing exactly what she was thinking. When they get to the car Sophie opens up the passenger door for Sian, helping her in and releasing her hand once she's seated in the car.
"And who says chivalry is dead?" Sian joked. Sophie smirks and shuts the passenger door before walking around the car to get into the driver's seat.
"So where are we going?" Sian asks.
"It's a surprise," Sophie plays. Sophie knows Sian loves surprises. At least, she used to. And Sophie was right. Sian smiles at Sophie's answer, her legs starting to bob up and down from excitement.
It was a short ride to the restaurant. The time was filled with singing along to songs on the radio and laughing at each other's theatrics. Both had to admit, it felt like they were teenagers again, going for a nice drive on a summer night.
When they pull up to the restaurant, Sian looks out the window and her eyes go wide.
"Oh my gosh, Sophie, we're eating here?!" This is the most expensive restaurant in town. Not to mention the most popular.
"How can we even get in? Look at the line!" The line to get in was at least 10 people long, so the wait must have been at least an hour.
Sophie smirked. "You underestimate me, my dear."
Sophie pushes through the crowd of people waiting to be seated with Sian in tow. Sophie approaches the reservation desk and see a woman standing behind it, looking down at a sheet of paper. Sophie clears her throat and the woman looks up.
"Ahh Sophie! Oh my gosh, I haven't seen you in ages! How are you?" the woman exclaims. She pulls Sophie in for a hug, a huge smile plastered on her face. "I was so excited when you called! I was starting to lose hope you would ever come and visit," the woman laughs.
Sian doesn't recognize her so she figures Sophie must have met her after their whole ordeal.
Sophie looks at Sian then looks back to the woman and says, "Sian, this is Alice. I worked with her at my old school. Alice, this is Sian."
Sian reaches out her hand to shake Alice's and smiles. Sophie and Alice seemed like really good friends and it was nice meeting someone important in Sophie's life again.
"Well, let me get you two seated!" Alice checks the seating chart and realizes that it will probably be a couple minutes wait. She wants to give Sophie and Sian the best seat in the house, and the couple currently sitting there just finished their dessert.
Alice tells Sophie and Sian this and encourages them to sit down in the waiting area for a few minutes until the table could be busted and reset. Sian goes to sit down a few feet away from Alice and Sophie and Alice takes the opportunity to ask Sophie a question that has been on her mind since she arrived.
"So Sian's a gorgeous girl, eh?" Alice prods. Sophie knows where this is going.
"She absolutely is," Sophie responds.
"So…is this like a date?" Alice asks innocently.
"I sure hope so! I wouldn't spend this much money on just anyone," Sophie jokes.
"So, what about Maddie?" At the mention of Maddie's name, Sian's ears perk up. She can just barely hear Sophie and Alice's conversation. She feels a little guilty for eavesdropping but this was important. Sian had forgotten about Maddie, Sophie's girlfriend. So yes, Sian wanted to know, what about Maddie?
Sophie could sense the question coming and just smiled.
"I broke it off yesterday," Sophie sighs. "I liked her, I really did. But seeing Sian made me realize that I am never really going to get over her. And now that she's here, even if it's just for a little bit, I have to at least try to win her back. I would never forgive myself if I let her go again without a fight," Sophie answers honestly.
Immediately after she finishes her sentence, Sophie feels someone wrap their hands around her waist and place a soft kiss on the back of her neck. Sian heard the entire conversation, and although she didn't want Sophie to know she was listening, she couldn't help show Sophie her appreciation for what she did.
Sophie turns around and her smile is matched by the one on Sian's face. They can't help but sink into their own world when Alice interrupts.
"Okay you two, your table is ready!" Alice hadn't seen Sophie this happy in, well, ever, so she decided to let her have a moment with Sian before she announced that they could be seated.
Any fear and nervousness Sophie was harboring was washed away by Sian's touch. She didn't know Sian was listening, but she was really glad she was. Sophie was dreading having to tell Sian about Maddie and go through the details. Now that Sian knew she was out of the picture, Sophie hoped it would stay that way.