I accidentally uploaded the wrong chapter one so please go back and read it. I apologize
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You seem genuinely upset to find out we've lost our reservation.
"I guess they'd frown upon me walking into a place like that without shoes anyway." You trap your bottom lip between your teeth and look around.
I watch your pretty eyes light up and you turn back to me with a hesitant grin. "I know I've already kept you waiting for ages, but is there any way you could spare five more minutes before we get this show on the road?"
I nod because my night is free, and I've got nothing but time.
You turn, drop your shoes in a nearby trash can, and slowly limp across the street and into a discount shoe store.
The girls I've dated in the past would die before they walked barefoot in public, let alone enter a store like that. I've only ever known fancy heels with red soles that cost more than most people's rent.
You're supposed to be a breath of fresh air. According to Kate, just what I need to dip my toe back into dating after a messy breakup that left me more than a little gun shy.
You're already different from the other blind dates I've been on.
Friends think they know what's best for me, but Kate knows me better than anyone. I really hope she's right about you because I'm tired. Tired of trying to make something out of nothing with someone who only wants one thing from me.
Prestige.
I want someone who gives me butterflies and takes my breath away. Someone who brings a smile to my face at just the thought of them. I want that all-consuming, can't eat, can't sleep without them being on my mind type of connection.
You exit the store sporting a pair of cheap, neon pink slip-on shoes that clash with your outfit and a megawatt smile when you see that I'm still waiting.
Your smile catches me off guard, stealing the air from my lungs.
Something tells me there's nothing like you, Bella.