ting Nathan, we'd spent the week texting back and forth and

ng tidy but sexy... several outfits later and I'd finally decided on my black high waisted trousers, cream long sleeved off the shoulder crop top and stilettos, I curled my hair in loose wa

n were there too and straight away I noticed Layton frowning at me like he saw something he didn't like...odd what th

she said getting up and coming over to m

ny business and if he does you be su

eez ease up" I gro

of the house, seeing Nathan pulling up, I got

aising an eyebrow cheekily, e

l yourself" I complemented a

suggested we should visit after our food...generally I love cocktails but I also knew how fast I drank them an

the hostess showed us to ours and gave us our menus, when she asked what we'd li

e the taste, but I shrugged it off reminding myself he was just being a gentleman, we enjoyed our short conversation while looking at our m

smile she was giving him. I smirked to myself and quickly tried to decide what I wanted to have. "we'll both

informed the waitress, but her smile vanished

uck, thank you" he smiled and winked at her

tress smiled as she walked back to the kitchen and

I said with a grin trying to be light he

Duck and vegetable

d with a nervous laugh f

less carbs" he said w

to decide what I ate and drank "maybe to you... but I do

ng ungrateful" he said frownin

tonight, not if there's terms and conditions to you taking me out... an

ore looking down at his drink looking bored. Great this is going well! only just got here and already I want

discussed mine, and it actually lightened our moods and the vibe

talking, the conversation was flittering fr

loved art and he talked about his l

chair, finishing the last of my drink..

ime you won't winge when

the look on his face didn't show that he was trying to be funny, it looked seriou

ou can't decide for someone what they can and can't ea

ering me "Do you alway

tic, but do you always

eing a dr

rder my own food THAT makes me a drama queen does

taking you out" he said wit

tood up, grabbed some cash out of my purse and chucked it on the table..."no you

I got home, I changed straight into my pj's and into bed with a cuppa, ready to text my girls about my crappy date. I'd already told them earlier

s, so the date was

"what

e "No

girl, what

it of a jerk we actually had a tif

sorry to hea

t, he doesn't d

orrow, for lunch at Maz's, tell us

"oh I

ppp I'll

anks girls, see

y tv deciding what to watch when my phone pinged..

e you enjoy

g me that now its nearly ten at

've been home for an

ght away. "Oh re

g my meal and ordering it for me :) I tried to lighten the

wow he doesn't know Lanna and h

't help it, it's

wasn't nice to you, he clearly didn't see how lu

s Layton, that's n

mean it, any gu

riend how we can just hang out, or chat away and text like this whenever we want, but I always got pissed o

r him, where I literally just looked at him as good friend of mine, Sam's fr

st friend... why did I and how did I let that change, and I couldn't avoid him or ignore him because I didn't want him catching on t

haha, I'll keep that in mind, and th

n came home, got to be up early though, my dad has started

eresting, and nice, you'll g

e nice actually...Suppose

I'll let you get some sleep then

well, goodn

" Lan

na "

but after a few moments he hadn't messaged back

d up came h

weet drea

ok that long just to

sweet dre

gled in bed, eventually falling to sleep looki

ne by one all demanding exactly what happened on my date, when I finished telling them, we all laughed at the sheer

ty more fish in the sea... not

hey're not

only saying that Maise

I noticed someone hovering by us feeling eyes locked on me... I looked over to see Zara... giving me one of her "I

" I asked with

ey clearly just let any old

l do you think your talking

o in her life that she has to walk in here and spend her ti

get a coffee...but I thought it smelt like

se it smelt fine in here before you came in... think your catching your

and her friends just scoffed and turned to walk out of

thing better to do" I called

at the hell is

h you two, why is she alw

e she woke up one day and decided to star

..." she said loo

na "w

at a dance or at the lake or a party, the way she looks at Layton. Especiall

ened between me and Layton or ever would...anyway I've ne

for that new bar on the high street, she talked to him then it looked like she was introducing herself and just

?" I asked take

ould he be ta

or anything, it was her running over to him.. but maybe she likes him and doesn't l

a, or maybe he knew her differently side to how I did... either way It made my stomach feel queasy. If they were to get tog

lled me away from Nathan looking like he wanted to tell me something. Shit maybe that's what it was... He said he'd tell me when he knew how 'this special girl felt' maybe that was him trying to tell me... I mean he knew me and Zara argued and that we

to text him...hoping I was getting it all mi

duties going with your dad toda

a break now actually, how a

glad things are going well today, be

est it's been good and interesting, there's a lot more involved in being an Alph

cure, you know your dad is a good man and

know you said that haha,

iments, anyway, how's things going w

umm actu

a "how

ime with her but it kinda backf

is now then? ;)" But come to think of it I don't remember seeing Z

m not giving up on her yet, not un

n i

ho it might be?... come on y

this is one thing I can't

the office, I'll speak to you

r secretive,

t to be Zara and she tries to keep me and Layton from being friends then I guess it's up to him to decide what to do about that. I shouldn't be thinking about it as my problem and if