Asking her out

I smile. "Well, I've never been here before, so I decided to take a metro. I came down to the station and saw this guy. He is the most gorgeous person in existence. I could bet my life and say that he is the man that we hear Lana sing about. He has the most amazing features, and he's not too tall. He's perfect. I kept looking at him and our eyes met. We kept staring for some time and then I went to the counter to ask about the train stops. The lady at the counter didn't know shit. So, I came and just stood there. And then, I decided to just ask him. I turned and waved. He waved back at me and smiled. Oh God! That has to be the prettiest smile I've ever seen, Nick. I asked him about the train and he told me what he knew. His voice is not too deep but not too shallow. It is velvety and rich and just perfect. That was when I started imagining us together. He kept talking and I kept falling for him. I asked him to accompany me on the train and he did. We talked about the most amazing things. He works as a Showroom Couture Manager in Louis Fucking Vuitton. He looked at a pregnant lady's belly and smiled at her and made her feel better. He is sweet, he is dreamy, he is.. he is hot and he's just so perfect that I can't even put it into words."

Nick smiles heartfully. "What's his name?"

I smile. "Oliver. I thought that that's a name of a Greek God but apparently it's not. But, they should totally name a Greek God after him."

Nick's eyes go wide. "Are you sure it's Oliver? Are you sure he works in Louis Vuitton?"

I nod and Nick shakes his head. He gets up. "Char, Oliver is the one who Tag cheated on me with."

I stand up and my mind goes numb. I scream :

What!? Are you serious?

He nods. "Oliver said he had a break up two months ago."

Nick smiles. "Tag had a relationship for two months before me and one for two months after me."

I chuckle, not knowing what to do. "So, Tag is a whore."

Nick grows confused. "Wait. Now that I look back, he's always been toxic. I can't believe how I got into the relationship in the first place."

I take him in a hug and comfort his back. "Nick, I'm so happy you got out of the relationship. I never knew he was toxic. I would've never allowed you to go into this, honey. But, now that I'm here, you'll tell me everything everyday. I don't want you going into any toxic relationships ever again."

He nods. "Thank you so much, Char. My life has been hell without you. Tag made it better for a little while but I can't be more happy to have you back. I promise I'll tell you everything. But, you should tell me everything too."

I nod. "I will. I'm so glad Oliver's out of that relationship. He's a perfect guy, he doesn't deserve that."

Nick says :

I can't wait to meet Oliver.

We break the hug. "I haven't even asked him out yet".

"Bitch, if I were you, Oliver and I would be making out right now. You should ask him out immediately."

"I'm not that desperate. I said I'll come down to the store where he works. I'll ask him then

He smiles. "Shall we eat?"

I nod and we go into the dining room. He brings the pasta he made and we relish it. It tasted really good. "So, how long has it been since you moved here?"

"I moved last week. Arranging and rearranging took so much time omg."

I chuckle. "Are you seeing anyone again?"

He gets confused. "Bitch what? I just got out of a serious relationship. Why would I already see people? Thought you knew better than that. What The Fuck!

I laugh. "I was just kidding, bitch. Don't be such a baby."

He mocks me and puts our plates in the sink. "How are the neighbors?"

He says :

They're actually quite nice. There's this little guy downstairs. He's 15. And he's so fun. And gay. We became really good friends. And my neighbors, omg, they're so naughty. They were so loud last night I couldn't sleep. Their PDA is a little too much tbh.

I let out a laugh. "Well, good for you but not really good for you. My work gets finished at five pm. And I almost never work overtime. So, I'll come here straight from work. Being here with you is so much better than going to my home and sitting around watching Netflix."

He shrugs. "Fine by me. But, bring me some good food."

I smile and nod.

OLIVER :

We eat our food and chat about work. Lily says :

Hey! I want wine.

I shake my head and say :

No, we're not getting drunk.

Monica, however, calls the waiter and orders drinks for all of us. I chuckle and the waiter goes away. George asks me :

So, Ol, how are you going to ask Charlotte out?

I shrug and say :

I don't know. Maybe I'll use my usual line.

Monica laughs and turns to Lily. She mocks me and says :

I know a good cafe nearby, turns out they have two empty seats. Will you fill them with me?

Lily starts laughing and Monica joins her. George joins them too. I let out a chuckle. Lily says :

That has to be the lamest thing I've ever heard.

Monica adds :

Yeah, I can't believe he took seven girls on dates with that line.

I say :

Well, first off, it is not what I say. It is how I say it. And, second of all, y'all are jealous little bitches.

They mock me. I say :

Let's do one thing then. All three of you will ask me out. And then, I will ask you out. Let's see who does it best.

Everyone agrees and George gets up. I ask :

Why did you get up?

George says :

This is my way.

I shrug and he walks away from us. He comes back walking in the most dashing way. He comes and sits down next to me. He keeps looking at me and does nothing. The waiter arrives with our drink. Before I can take the drink, George reaches the waiter and grabs both of our drinks. He brushes his hand through my face on purpose. He places my drink near me and sits looking at me. I start sipping on my drink. I look at him and look at his lips. He places the drink away from his mouth and takes my hand. He looks into my eyes and says :

Hey, beautiful. This world is distracting me from focusing on you. Would it be okay if we went out for a cup of coffee? And maybe a little more?

I look into his eyes and my heartbeat rises. Heat rushes into my cheeks. Monica claps her hands and says :

Wow!

I get back to my senses. I take my hand away from his and say :

Wow! That was... That was amazing. No wonder you have a date every time we talk.

Lily says :

My turn now.

She moves next to me and places her hand on my shoulder. She says in the sweetest way possible :

Honey, I really like spending time with you. Would you be down for a meal? Would it be too bad if I took you out?

I smile and say :

That's really sweet, Lily.

Monica says :

My turn now.

She gets up and sits next to me. She brings her hand to my face and cups my cheeks. She says :

I want to get to know you better. I want to spend time with you. I want to do lots of things with you. But, first, I want to take you out for coffee. Would it be okay if I took you out for coffee?

I smile and say :

That was nice, and really romantic. Okay, my turn y'all.

I get up and walk back. I come back walking and sit down. I turn my charms on and say :

Monica, I've been having a lot of fun with you. But, I want to take this to the next level. I want to spend time with you. I want to spend a whole evening looking into your eyes. Listening to you talking and laughing and just existing is the best way I could spend my time. I happen to know a coffee place nearby. Turns out, they have two empty seats. Will you fill them with me?

Monica says :

Marry me.

I let out a laugh and she says :

I'm not kidding. That is the most romantic thing I've ever heard. You, you are the best!

Everyone agrees. I say :

Thanks guys. Well, I wasn't lying and we all can agree.

They nod their heads,

-2 DAYS LATER-

I got a text from Charlotte saying she'll come to the store today. I search my closet and find a good outfit. I pick a Maroon turtleneck t-shirt and Black Leather Pants. I take my brown leather jacket and just hang it on my hand. I start.

There haven't been many customers today. We got four bulk orders and now is the lunch break. We gather and start having our lunch.

We have lunch in silence and get ready for work again. A customer walks by and walks out. I start arranging the disarrayed outfits and Charlotte comes in. Charlotte's wearing a blue mini dress and a denim jacket and she looks gorgeous. I wave at her and she comes by. Charlotte says "hi" and I say "hey" back. Charlotte asks me :

How have you been?

I smile. "Good, just wandering around. How've you been Charlotte?

Charlotte smiles. "Good. My best friend who I went to meet, actually moved to Brentwood."

"That's great. You're not a bad dresser."

She shrugs. "Well, when I have the energy to look cute, I turn up a good look. But, when I'm not in the mood oh my god, I look a mess."

Stop lying Charlotte. You would look stunning in just about anything.

"So, I need four to five dresses. Shall we start?"

I nod and say "yes". I get to dress up Charlotte. This is amazing. I run her through the summer' 22 collection and she picks out some dresses. And then, I pick out some dresses for her. She looks at all of them and picks two from her collection and three from mine. She tries the dresses and to no one's surprise, she looks gorgeous in all of them.

"Thank you Oliver. These are beautiful and they fit me well. And I feel good. I'll take these."

A moment passes. We both look down at our feet. A minute passes. I lift my head to look at Charlotte looking at me. "So, I guess that's it."

I pick up courage. "Charlotte, you said that the dresses made you feel good. Um, do you know what would make me feel good?"

I look at Charlotte and she shakes her head. "I.. I want to get to know you better. I want to spend more time with you, Charlotte. I want to spend an evening looking at you. I want to..umm.. Listening to you talking and laughing and just existing is the best way I could spend my time. I happen to know a coffee place nearby. Turns out, they have two empty seats. I'll feel good if you could fill those seats with me. Will you fill the seats with me, Charlotte?"

CHARLOTTE :

He's asking me out!? Oh My God, he's asking me out! My mind goes numb. Heat rushes into my cheeks. My heart starts racing. I take a gulp and look at him. "Wow, that's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me. I'm sorry, are you asking me out?"

He shrugs and nods. A smile enters my face. "Yes, yes I would love to go out with you."

He keeps looking into my eyes. I keep looking into his eyes. After a brief moment, I throw my hands around him and hug him tight. He hugs me back. "I really like you Oliver"

OLIVER :

She said she likes me! Charlotte said she likes me! This is the absolute best day ever. I smile. "I really like you too, Charlotte."