the back of my hand. He took me totally by surprise but I was annoyed at
myself that I didn't immediately stop him. He worked his way across my hand to
my wrist and continued up my forearm, "Do you want me to carry on babe,
coz I will."
I shook my head and blinked several times gaining my composure and dropped my
arm, "Stop it you're causing a scene."
He glanced to his left and then his right, "No one's looking babe. They're
more concerned about their pizzas then us making out." He gave me a cheeky
wink and pulled me gently towards the table as I felt my cheeks redden.
"Good afternoon," Spike
greeted us as we approached the table.
"You don't mind us joining you, do ya?" Ramsey asked leaning on the
back of a spare chair positioned at the end of the table.
Louise smiled, "Of course not more the merrier." She extended her arm
encouraging us to sit.
"Thank you," I smiled as Ramsey pulled out the chair from under the
table for me to sit down.
Spike smirked but quickly turned his attention to Tommy. "I'm sorry,"
the little boy's eyes welled with tears as he knocked his drink over.
Spike picked Tommy up from his chair and placed him onto his lap, "It's an
accident mate don't get upset."
Tommy squeezed his eyes shut forcing back the tears and after a while opened
one and then the other, "Look no tears."
"High five to that," Spike held up his hand and Tommy slapped it with
a huge smile now on his face.
Louise looked lovingly at their interaction although she was busy mopping up
the spilt drink from the table. I enjoyed watching people interact, you could
learn so much from body language rather than words and the four of them just
oozed love and respect.
"What can I get you?"
The waitress asked holding her note pad and pen ready to take the order.
Ramsey looked at me expectantly. I shrugged, "I eat anything."
He nodded, "Okay then, we'll have a large pan BBQ base Texas chicken pizza
with garlic bread and a sharing combo. Can I also have two diet cokes
please?"
"Thank you," the waitress took the menus and left us to our
conversation.
"So what you two doing
here?" Spike asked placing Tommy back onto his own chair.
I felt a little uncomfortable under his scrutiny but I knew he was one of the
least scary club members. I sat quietly hoping that Ramsey would take the lead
and answer his question rather than leaving it to me to respond.
"Lauren's been working too hard lately coz she's got exams coming up but
she needs food for energy to study so I've brought her here."
I listened to the conversation like an outsider looking in although they were
talking about me. Ramsey hit the nail on the head with his explanation, which
surprised me as the boy actually listened to what I'd been saying. In fact he'd
paid more attention to me lately than my own brother had.
"I didn't realise you knew each other so well." Spike glanced between
the two of us and leaned on the table resting his chin on his clasped hands.
"We don't really but I know Woods has been busy lately and I thought Lauren
may be lonely," Ramsey moved his arms from the table so the waitress could
place our drinks.
I smiled at her and lifted my glass to take a sip, I didn't like where this
conversation was going and felt a little awkward. Maybe Spike wasn't so
understanding after all.
"And you thought you'd take it upon yourself to keep her company?"
Ramsey nodded, "Pretty much."
"Leave them alone Spike, they've come here to have their dinner that's
all." Louise spoke firmly enough to get her point across without causing a
scene.
"Yeah sorry, it's just I don't want to be involved in any more drama where
your family is concerned." Spike sniggered looking directly at me. I
narrowed my brows confused by what he meant at first but then I remembered the
story Mark had told me about him and Chloe over the park when they bumped into
Spike.
"No drama here I promise," I held up my hands indicating I wasn't
crossing my finger and the group laughed.
"What's your name?"
I looked down at the little
myself that I didn't immediately stop him. He worked his way across my hand to
my wrist and continued up my forearm, "Do you want me to carry on babe,
coz I will."
I shook my head and blinked several times gaining my composure and dropped my
arm, "Stop it you're causing a scene."
He glanced to his left and then his right, "No one's looking babe. They're
more concerned about their pizzas then us making out." He gave me a cheeky
wink and pulled me gently towards the table as I felt my cheeks redden.
"Good afternoon," Spike
greeted us as we approached the table.
"You don't mind us joining you, do ya?" Ramsey asked leaning on the
back of a spare chair positioned at the end of the table.
Louise smiled, "Of course not more the merrier." She extended her arm
encouraging us to sit.
"Thank you," I smiled as Ramsey pulled out the chair from under the
table for me to sit down.
Spike smirked but quickly turned his attention to Tommy. "I'm sorry,"
the little boy's eyes welled with tears as he knocked his drink over.
Spike picked Tommy up from his chair and placed him onto his lap, "It's an
accident mate don't get upset."
Tommy squeezed his eyes shut forcing back the tears and after a while opened
one and then the other, "Look no tears."
"High five to that," Spike held up his hand and Tommy slapped it with
a huge smile now on his face.
Louise looked lovingly at their interaction although she was busy mopping up
the spilt drink from the table. I enjoyed watching people interact, you could
learn so much from body language rather than words and the four of them just
oozed love and respect.
"What can I get you?"
The waitress asked holding her note pad and pen ready to take the order.
Ramsey looked at me expectantly. I shrugged, "I eat anything."
He nodded, "Okay then, we'll have a large pan BBQ base Texas chicken pizza
with garlic bread and a sharing combo. Can I also have two diet cokes
please?"
"Thank you," the waitress took the menus and left us to our
conversation.
"So what you two doing
here?" Spike asked placing Tommy back onto his own chair.
I felt a little uncomfortable under his scrutiny but I knew he was one of the
least scary club members. I sat quietly hoping that Ramsey would take the lead
and answer his question rather than leaving it to me to respond.
"Lauren's been working too hard lately coz she's got exams coming up but
she needs food for energy to study so I've brought her here."
I listened to the conversation like an outsider looking in although they were
talking about me. Ramsey hit the nail on the head with his explanation, which
surprised me as the boy actually listened to what I'd been saying. In fact he'd
paid more attention to me lately than my own brother had.
"I didn't realise you knew each other so well." Spike glanced between
the two of us and leaned on the table resting his chin on his clasped hands.
"We don't really but I know Woods has been busy lately and I thought Lauren
may be lonely," Ramsey moved his arms from the table so the waitress could
place our drinks.
I smiled at her and lifted my glass to take a sip, I didn't like where this
conversation was going and felt a little awkward. Maybe Spike wasn't so
understanding after all.
"And you thought you'd take it upon yourself to keep her company?"
Ramsey nodded, "Pretty much."
"Leave them alone Spike, they've come here to have their dinner that's
all." Louise spoke firmly enough to get her point across without causing a
scene.
"Yeah sorry, it's just I don't want to be involved in any more drama where
your family is concerned." Spike sniggered looking directly at me. I
narrowed my brows confused by what he meant at first but then I remembered the
story Mark had told me about him and Chloe over the park when they bumped into
Spike.
"No drama here I promise," I held up my hands indicating I wasn't
crossing my finger and the group laughed.
"What's your name?"
I looked down at the little
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