Chapter - 14
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Chapter--14
DATING RYAN
Angelina
"Your eyes look beautiful." Ryan compliment me from across the table and I smile at him.
Going on this date seemed an appropriate idea but now when I here its not how I had the impression in my mind. I thought I would be too happy, little nervous and unconfident, but happy. It isn't like that.
Just as I smile I remember about Liam. I remember I am homeless. I remember that I am jobless too. Even though Archer begged me not to quit but I did. I guess I thought if everything is changing than my workplace should too.
"Angie, are you okay?"
I shake my head and smile back at him.
"I am good." I shake my head again and add, "And thank you for the compliment."
He frown and then smile at me. I know I am weird. After mom and dad I have lost my charm and I am not popular anymore. Is Ryan seeing me now?
I look closer to his green eyes and then the blur. Next I see again see deep and dark eyes.
Fuck you Ethan.
Just leave my mind.
I groan them regret. Ryan is totally uncomfortable now and that's making me uncomfortable.
"I need to go to loo." I fumble with my words and stand up without him consenting with me. Not that he would have stopped me but where are my manners. Oh yes, I am a total mess. So it went away.
I make my way to ladies room after enquiring for direction to one of the waiters. Just when I reach I palm the counter and take a deep breath.
"Will I ever be able to confront a man to love him?"
It wasn't hard to talk to Ryan earlier. I knew he liked me but now when he us trying to come into my world I won't to run away with it. It's frustrating and stupid at the same time.
Ryan is the good man. And he is a gem who makes any ladies knee go weak. But why I am not happy about it?
I gulp at the thought and look up myself in the mirror. Dark red lips and my light blue eyes shadowed with a blue shimmering liner.
Do I really look beautiful?
Is my eyes really looking beautiful?
I shake my head and laugh. If I hadn't acted a slob it was better.
"You should go out and face it. You won't get a better man than Ryan. You know how happy he made Mirinda. You would love him. "
I smile back at my reflection, straighten up and strut out with all the confidence I could muster.
I sit and then smile at him. I look at his now concerned face which isn't smiling now. Isn't it a good sign?
" Are you okay Angie? "
" I am very happy Ryan. I happy to see your face full of concern for me. I am happy that we are having our dinner together." I say.
His eyes begin to shimmer and I coukd see chest swell. If I am doing that to him then I am up for it.
" I am happy about it too Angie. " He reach over to my hand and palm it. I flinch and stiffen but slowly relax as he rub the upper of my hand.
"You should eat now. Food is real pissed to haven't got enough attention. "
I laugh lightly before picking up the spoon and digging on some foreign dish. I am astonished that Ryan brought me to the finest place in the city and probably the food is exotic. I did not know he could afford this. I really mean to him to have put so much on me on our first date.
I look back up at him. He is leisurely eating but I notice something that make me scrutinize at it. I understand than laugh at it. His head snap up at me.
"What?"
I laugh again but don't say anything.
"What is it Angie?"
"Why you have to put the knife down on the side of the plate while you are using the spoon when you coukd work them up together?" I laugh again.
He put the knife and the spoon on the each side of the plate and look at me on confusion. Then he realise.
"Oh! I got it. Can't get away from my roots? I am still nervous."
"What?"
"Well this is how we place the cutlery in England. I am nervous and I forgot I am here." He bite his lip and smile at me. It make me jump up on him and kiss him. He took away my easiness saying he was nervous.
And wait?
" Roots? You are originally form England? You don't give a hint with your accent you know. " I ask him quite loudly and laugh.
" Oh yes. But I have lived most of my life here and that's why it doesn't reflect." He say it raspily in British accent.
"Woah! It's really very.. Sexy. I have a fascination with a British accent. Hah!" I almost squeal.
"Now you see me." He rasp again.
"I am."
He stare me with a laughing eyes and I like it. I like the shimmer of his eyes. It makes the blueness of it more beautiful.
"Come on!" He say as he take my hand and pull me up.
"Oww! Where to?" I save myself from tripping over my dress.
"Sorry, I am too excited. Are you okay?" He ask holding my waist.
I smile at the placement of his hand.
" For another three time that you will ask if I am okay I tell you now. I am good. So happy to be true."
He chuckle and shake his head and again pull me with him. He come back in seconds from the counter. We are almost running out of the hotel abd i laugh at his eagarness.
" What is it? "
He look back at me and smile.
"Well I thought it will be after two to three dates but I guess we would like it now."
What?
"What?"
"My beautiful place. I want you to be there with you tonight." He say as he open the car door for me.
"Okay."
He mand I stare at his features in the dim light. He looks amazing. I am not at all surprised why every other woman and I had a crush on him. He turn on the light in the car.
"Don't. Switch off the lights."
"Yeah?"
"Yes. It's nice like that."
He smile at me. And I realise there is a thing in them. A strange but positive pull that I thought with Ethan's smile.
Ethan.
I look at Ryan again. And I still see a man totally opossite to him. Maybe Ryan is the one.
I lean into him, my eyes straight at his lips signal it. But I stop right at the moment. I am not sure. But Ryan is.
He tilt his head and then we kiss. He hold my face while I grab the back of his hair. His lips work gentle on my mine inkling my spine.
I am missing something. I feel it incomplete so I push myself more into him and bite his lips.
"Slow." He say between the kiss and laugh.
I feel embarrassed and stop right there. He stop too and look me in the eye.
It was incomplete. Missing.
Maybe innocent.
He smile again and leaning kissed my head.
What?
I almost want to laugh at him. We just kissed mouth to mouth and he end with my head.
But it is complete. Satisfying. Protective.
I sit back in my place. He clear his throat.
I realize exactly what had happened and find the last gesture of his. He kissed my head. It wasn't s****l. It was caring. Ryan cares for me.
Am I overreacting?
"Angie." I feel a hand over my arm.
"Amm.." I turn to Ryan in total shock.
"Are you okay?"
"I answered that already." I say.
He look at me and lick his lip.
"I wanted to take it slow. I knew you wouldn't -"
What? no.
"Ryan. No, Ryan. I initiated it.. I am.. You are taking it slow. I like that about you. I am just used to that. I have been in a shady relationship for long. Even after breakup.. I could not. I don't think I can get away from it. "
"I know. I know about Ethan Ellsworth. I will protect you. Tell me. "
He shake his head at me. I look at him more closely to get through his heart. Read him. But I can't.
"I want you to take me to that place you were taking about." I say instead.
I want to know him and maybe, let him know me.
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