She's Not Afraid
Chapter 27
Charlotte's POV:
I was at a loss for words for a moment, I started to grow a little lightheaded. There was one question lingering in my mind, that I couldn't shake.
"Do you still have feelings for them?" I ask, my voice sounds strained.
"I don't think when you love people so deeply, the feelings just disappear," Belle says her eyes focused on the road "No i'm not in love with them anymore, but I still love Harry and Louis I always will."
"That's pathetic." I mutter angrily, luckily she didn't hear me, but I kind have wish she would have. I felt a bit flustered at the whole thing, my mind whirled with her words.
"Thanks for everything." I say opening the car door, as we pull up in front of the apartments.
"No problem, it was nice hanging out with you, maybe again sometime?"
"Yea, sure." I said in almost a whisper, rushing inside the apartment on purpose to avoid anymore conversation.
I notice Niall sitting in the living room, he turns around, seeing that i'm back. "Everything went alright, yea?"
"Fucking fantastic." it comes out non nonchalantly, like I intended. Sighing loudly, I climb my way upstairs to my bedroom, shutting the door behind me.
I begin getting undressed, pulling on my dress, and slipping on my shoes, before heading into the bathroom, and finshing my make up and hair.
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With my jacket in hand and my purse, I head downstairs. There harry stands, waiting with a smile.
Harry looked over at me, “Wow Charlotte, you look beautiful…”
I blushed; looking at him in black dress pants and a white button down shirt was very different from his white tshirts and black skinny jeans.
“Thanks, you don’t look too bad yourself.”
He offers his arm "Shall we go, love."
I nod as I follow him down the street to his car and opening the passenger door before going inside. Harry kindly shut the door for me while I buckled in and jogged around to the opposite end before hopping into the automobile. With the twist of a key he quickly ignited the engine and drove down the road.
Harry's POV:
I'm very excited about tonight, i'm just hoping everything goes as planned.
“We’re here.” I said as I pulled into Al Dente’s. It's known as nicest restaurant in London ( AN: Not really I made it up :P), luckily I was able to get reservations last minute.
I got out of the car and opened Gabby’s door for her, “Harry, it seems like you have to have reservations like months in advance for this place!” I could hear the surprise in her voice.
“Don’t worry about it.” I tried to reassure her. She smiled as I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to me. I opened the door and led us up to the hostess stand.
"Table for two, for?" The young girl asked.
"Styles." I said quietly.
“Okay, let me get you some menus.” She passed us and went to the female waitress and told her she was taking us to table 54, whatever that meant. She signaled us to walk with her into the next room.
"I'm Maria, I can get you two a bottle of our best wine…if that’s okay…”
"That would be great.” Charlotte smiled at her.
Maria came back with a bottle of wine and two glasses and there was a male, who looked in his 50's, behind her.
“This is Mark, he will be your server.” Maria smiled and poured Charlotte's wine.
“Thank you.” She smiled.
Maria smiled back and poured me wine. I smiled at her, a weak smile, but it was still a smile.
“Well, have fun you two.” She left us with Mark.
“Anything else to drink at the moment?”
“Water, please?” Char asked so politely.
“Make that two.” I added.
“I will be right back with those.” Mark left us with a smile.
“What are you getting?” I asked her.
She shrugged, “I don't know, The menu is so big.” She had her large menu in her small hands. Mark came back with our water and told us he would be back in a few minutes to take our order.
I looked at my menu, "I might ask…” I trailed off as I looked at the man coming around to every table. Great, I forgot my old friend josh still worked here. The last thing I wanted was for him to come to our table.
"Harry." I heard his deep voice say.
“Josh.” I didn’t even try to sound slightly excited. There was a good reason we weren't friends anymore.
He came closer to our table, “I’m Josh, Harry’s friend from grade school.” He extended his hand to Charlotte, who clasped onto it and shook his hand.
“Charlotte, but everyone calls me Char.” She smiled back. “It's nice to meet you, Harry's never mentioned you before."
She looked over at me, “I don’t like to talk about him.” I replied, very annoyed.
She rolled her eyes and turned back to Josh, “So, Josh. How old are you?”
"Nineteen."
She smiled, "Which school did you go to?”
“Crosswell” He smiled.
"That's great, Because I was actually looking for a nearby school to finish off senior year."
"That's cool, because I totally recommend it, they have a lot offered there, right harry?"
I grunted in agreement. I thought this was a date for Charlotte and I, not for her and Josh.
“What are you guys getting for dinner?” He questioned.
“We both have no idea, everything looks so good!” Charlotte exclaimed. She was too nice for her own good.
“How about I put in two of the house specials, just so guys don’t have to ponder over this large menu?”
“We can-“ I began to put my foot down.
“That sounds great!” Charlotte interjected before I could get my full sentence out. She closed her menu, as did I, and Josh took them from us.
“Perfect, have a nice night.”
“You too!” Charlotte called after him as he walked to the next table.
I sighed loudly, trying to get Char to recognize that I was annoyed.
“What Harry?”
“You were totally flirting with him!” I tried to sound less upset than I really was. It wasn't working.
“I was not.” She protested. “I was being friendly. It’s sad that you consider that flirting.”
“Then what is flirting for you?”
“If I was flirting, you would know.” She bit her bottom lip as she said it. I thought I was gonna go insane. She was absolutely gorgeous.
I was at a loss for words for a moment, I started to grow a little lightheaded. There was one question lingering in my mind, that I couldn't shake.
"Do you still have feelings for them?" I ask, my voice sounds strained.
"I don't think when you love people so deeply, the feelings just disappear," Belle says her eyes focused on the road "No i'm not in love with them anymore, but I still love Harry and Louis I always will."
"That's pathetic." I mutter angrily, luckily she didn't hear me, but I kind have wish she would have. I felt a bit flustered at the whole thing, my mind whirled with her words.
"Thanks for everything." I say opening the car door, as we pull up in front of the apartments.
"No problem, it was nice hanging out with you, maybe again sometime?"
"Yea, sure." I said in almost a whisper, rushing inside the apartment on purpose to avoid anymore conversation.
I notice Niall sitting in the living room, he turns around, seeing that i'm back. "Everything went alright, yea?"
"Fucking fantastic." it comes out non nonchalantly, like I intended. Sighing loudly, I climb my way upstairs to my bedroom, shutting the door behind me.
I begin getting undressed, pulling on my dress, and slipping on my shoes, before heading into the bathroom, and finshing my make up and hair.
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With my jacket in hand and my purse, I head downstairs. There harry stands, waiting with a smile.
Harry looked over at me, “Wow Charlotte, you look beautiful…”
I blushed; looking at him in black dress pants and a white button down shirt was very different from his white tshirts and black skinny jeans.
“Thanks, you don’t look too bad yourself.”
He offers his arm "Shall we go, love."
I nod as I follow him down the street to his car and opening the passenger door before going inside. Harry kindly shut the door for me while I buckled in and jogged around to the opposite end before hopping into the automobile. With the twist of a key he quickly ignited the engine and drove down the road.
Harry's POV:
I'm very excited about tonight, i'm just hoping everything goes as planned.
“We’re here.” I said as I pulled into Al Dente’s. It's known as nicest restaurant in London ( AN: Not really I made it up :P), luckily I was able to get reservations last minute.
I got out of the car and opened Gabby’s door for her, “Harry, it seems like you have to have reservations like months in advance for this place!” I could hear the surprise in her voice.
“Don’t worry about it.” I tried to reassure her. She smiled as I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to me. I opened the door and led us up to the hostess stand.
"Table for two, for?" The young girl asked.
"Styles." I said quietly.
“Okay, let me get you some menus.” She passed us and went to the female waitress and told her she was taking us to table 54, whatever that meant. She signaled us to walk with her into the next room.
"I'm Maria, I can get you two a bottle of our best wine…if that’s okay…”
"That would be great.” Charlotte smiled at her.
Maria came back with a bottle of wine and two glasses and there was a male, who looked in his 50's, behind her.
“This is Mark, he will be your server.” Maria smiled and poured Charlotte's wine.
“Thank you.” She smiled.
Maria smiled back and poured me wine. I smiled at her, a weak smile, but it was still a smile.
“Well, have fun you two.” She left us with Mark.
“Anything else to drink at the moment?”
“Water, please?” Char asked so politely.
“Make that two.” I added.
“I will be right back with those.” Mark left us with a smile.
“What are you getting?” I asked her.
She shrugged, “I don't know, The menu is so big.” She had her large menu in her small hands. Mark came back with our water and told us he would be back in a few minutes to take our order.
I looked at my menu, "I might ask…” I trailed off as I looked at the man coming around to every table. Great, I forgot my old friend josh still worked here. The last thing I wanted was for him to come to our table.
"Harry." I heard his deep voice say.
“Josh.” I didn’t even try to sound slightly excited. There was a good reason we weren't friends anymore.
He came closer to our table, “I’m Josh, Harry’s friend from grade school.” He extended his hand to Charlotte, who clasped onto it and shook his hand.
“Charlotte, but everyone calls me Char.” She smiled back. “It's nice to meet you, Harry's never mentioned you before."
She looked over at me, “I don’t like to talk about him.” I replied, very annoyed.
She rolled her eyes and turned back to Josh, “So, Josh. How old are you?”
"Nineteen."
She smiled, "Which school did you go to?”
“Crosswell” He smiled.
"That's great, Because I was actually looking for a nearby school to finish off senior year."
"That's cool, because I totally recommend it, they have a lot offered there, right harry?"
I grunted in agreement. I thought this was a date for Charlotte and I, not for her and Josh.
“What are you guys getting for dinner?” He questioned.
“We both have no idea, everything looks so good!” Charlotte exclaimed. She was too nice for her own good.
“How about I put in two of the house specials, just so guys don’t have to ponder over this large menu?”
“We can-“ I began to put my foot down.
“That sounds great!” Charlotte interjected before I could get my full sentence out. She closed her menu, as did I, and Josh took them from us.
“Perfect, have a nice night.”
“You too!” Charlotte called after him as he walked to the next table.
I sighed loudly, trying to get Char to recognize that I was annoyed.
“What Harry?”
“You were totally flirting with him!” I tried to sound less upset than I really was. It wasn't working.
“I was not.” She protested. “I was being friendly. It’s sad that you consider that flirting.”
“Then what is flirting for you?”
“If I was flirting, you would know.” She bit her bottom lip as she said it. I thought I was gonna go insane. She was absolutely gorgeous.
Notes
Oh my gosh, how long has it been since i've updated?! Too long! but seriously I am very sorry I haven't updated in like a week (it feels so much longer than that!) but I have been so busy with school work and i haven't had any time to write. I finally had some down time this afternoon to write. I'll be posting 2 more chapters before the days over to make up for my absence. ;)Please Comment,Vote,Subscribe,Rate!
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1/11/15