casual.”
Cole grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him. I slammed against his chest and gasped in shock. Before I could think anything, his lips covered mine. I felt dizzy with happiness. He beamed as he abruptly pulled away.
“Come on, I’m starving!”
We drove to the bowling alley in comfortable silence and parked as close to the door as he could get so we wouldn’t have to walk too far. We were seated in the restaurant quickly at as barely anyone was eating at two in the afternoon.
“Oakley, your mum told me something yesterday. I’m not meant to say anything, but I don’t think I can do that,” he said nervously. Great, so she tells everyone about my appointment except me. I nodded once for him to continue.
“Err,” he started, rubbing the back of his neck. “She’s taking you to a doctor.”
He spoke carefully, worried about my reaction. When I didn’t have any, he frowned.
“You knew about it already?”
I nodded in confirmation.
He thought about it for a minute, chewing on the inside of his mouth.
“Are you going?”
I shrugged my shoulders. What choice did I have? I would go, but it wouldn’t achieve anything except wasting Mum’s petrol.
“Maybe it would be a good idea to go,” he said cautiously.
I clamped my jaw shut in frustration and turned away from him. Why did we have to talk about it? This was supposed to be a good day, yet now I was wishing I had stayed in bed.
“Sorry, I’m ruining this already, aren’t I? I just want you to be okay; that’s all.” He took my hand and interlaced our fingers. The waitress came by so Cole ordered for us.
“Bowling now,” he announced and chucked money down to cover the bill.
We played three games of bowling; I won the first game and he won the last two. I have to admit, my concentration wasn’t at its best with him around.
Cole drove me home so I could change and get ready for the date, whatever it was. Mum and Dad were out so thankfully I wouldn’t have to answer their questions about tonight. “I’ll pick you up in an hour.” I nodded and ran into the house. One hour to shower, do my hair, and pick out something to wear.
With only minutes to spare, I ran downstairs to wait for Cole to turn up. The doorbell rang just as I grabbed my coat off the hook. I took a second to calm down, and then opened the door. Stop being so nervous!
“Hey. Whoa.” His eyes raked over me. I pulled at the sleeves of my jumper uncomfortably. The way he was looking at me made me feel self-conscious. “You look hot, Oakley.”
Blushing furiously, I smiled half-heartedly, suddenly feeling exposed.
“Ready?”
“Oakley,” Jasper shouted from upstairs. I hadn’t even seen him since breakfast. No doubt, he was sleeping in all day so he could go clubbing again. He came thudding down the stairs and leant over the bannister.
“Mum called. She’s on her way back with party supplies,” he warned.
Cole greeted Jasper and quickly added: “We’re just leaving.”
“Good. Have fun on your, it’s-not-a-date-but-it-really-is-a-date-date.”
I hurried out of the house. Cole followed behind, chuckling to himself.
“Your brother’s weird.”
I couldn’t agree more.
We drove for ages, and I couldn’t figure out where he was taking me. When we turned off at a roundabout, with the sign stating the beach was five miles away, I grinned. Cole chuckled at my expression.
“Yeah, we’re going to the beach. I’ve got a picnic dinner in the boot.” He smiled sheepishly and bit his lip.
I couldn’t help the excitement that bubbled up inside me.
“Mum suggested the picnic… And made it,” he admitted. Thank goodness! There would probably be some homemade cakes and cookies. If it had been down to Cole, there would just be packets of junk food.
We parked in the car park opposite the pier, and I turned to look at him: as casual but as gorgeous as usual. Feeling confident, I leant over and kissed him. I could tell he was surprised by it, as it
Cole grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him. I slammed against his chest and gasped in shock. Before I could think anything, his lips covered mine. I felt dizzy with happiness. He beamed as he abruptly pulled away.
“Come on, I’m starving!”
We drove to the bowling alley in comfortable silence and parked as close to the door as he could get so we wouldn’t have to walk too far. We were seated in the restaurant quickly at as barely anyone was eating at two in the afternoon.
“Oakley, your mum told me something yesterday. I’m not meant to say anything, but I don’t think I can do that,” he said nervously. Great, so she tells everyone about my appointment except me. I nodded once for him to continue.
“Err,” he started, rubbing the back of his neck. “She’s taking you to a doctor.”
He spoke carefully, worried about my reaction. When I didn’t have any, he frowned.
“You knew about it already?”
I nodded in confirmation.
He thought about it for a minute, chewing on the inside of his mouth.
“Are you going?”
I shrugged my shoulders. What choice did I have? I would go, but it wouldn’t achieve anything except wasting Mum’s petrol.
“Maybe it would be a good idea to go,” he said cautiously.
I clamped my jaw shut in frustration and turned away from him. Why did we have to talk about it? This was supposed to be a good day, yet now I was wishing I had stayed in bed.
“Sorry, I’m ruining this already, aren’t I? I just want you to be okay; that’s all.” He took my hand and interlaced our fingers. The waitress came by so Cole ordered for us.
“Bowling now,” he announced and chucked money down to cover the bill.
We played three games of bowling; I won the first game and he won the last two. I have to admit, my concentration wasn’t at its best with him around.
Cole drove me home so I could change and get ready for the date, whatever it was. Mum and Dad were out so thankfully I wouldn’t have to answer their questions about tonight. “I’ll pick you up in an hour.” I nodded and ran into the house. One hour to shower, do my hair, and pick out something to wear.
With only minutes to spare, I ran downstairs to wait for Cole to turn up. The doorbell rang just as I grabbed my coat off the hook. I took a second to calm down, and then opened the door. Stop being so nervous!
“Hey. Whoa.” His eyes raked over me. I pulled at the sleeves of my jumper uncomfortably. The way he was looking at me made me feel self-conscious. “You look hot, Oakley.”
Blushing furiously, I smiled half-heartedly, suddenly feeling exposed.
“Ready?”
“Oakley,” Jasper shouted from upstairs. I hadn’t even seen him since breakfast. No doubt, he was sleeping in all day so he could go clubbing again. He came thudding down the stairs and leant over the bannister.
“Mum called. She’s on her way back with party supplies,” he warned.
Cole greeted Jasper and quickly added: “We’re just leaving.”
“Good. Have fun on your, it’s-not-a-date-but-it-really-is-a-date-date.”
I hurried out of the house. Cole followed behind, chuckling to himself.
“Your brother’s weird.”
I couldn’t agree more.
We drove for ages, and I couldn’t figure out where he was taking me. When we turned off at a roundabout, with the sign stating the beach was five miles away, I grinned. Cole chuckled at my expression.
“Yeah, we’re going to the beach. I’ve got a picnic dinner in the boot.” He smiled sheepishly and bit his lip.
I couldn’t help the excitement that bubbled up inside me.
“Mum suggested the picnic… And made it,” he admitted. Thank goodness! There would probably be some homemade cakes and cookies. If it had been down to Cole, there would just be packets of junk food.
We parked in the car park opposite the pier, and I turned to look at him: as casual but as gorgeous as usual. Feeling confident, I leant over and kissed him. I could tell he was surprised by it, as it
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