10 - Emily Was Awkward

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They all say down while Eric opened his Laptop and turned it on.

"So guys. Finally we will have this meeting we have been waiting for" Eric began.

"So I believe you have made the list of things we need to do" Eric said to her.

"Yes I have, and I have ticked of some of the list"

"Please kindly read them out so we will know what we need to do and what we have done"

"Okay, the first thing we have done is open a social media page for both business to help with advertisement. The second thing we have done is hire some extra hand which will help alot in the cafe. We also need to do a photoshoot so we can use it for our flyers....." Emily said reading everything of the list.

"Okay so I had a call with the photographer that will be responsible for our photoshoot and she said she will be free on Wednesday so we will have to be ready by 2pm, she said it will only be for an hour tops" Fifty minutes later they were done with the meeting and left. On their way back home they stopped at a candy shop. After buying enough candies to give them diabetes they left. They also got some Takis too.

"So I was thinking," Lindsay said as she bit on her sour ranch.

"We should go shopping , like right now since we have some free time on our hands and take this pictures"

"Like right now, I thought you would want to rest a bit"

"It's now or never" Lindsay said and put some Takis in her mouth.

"I guess,"

"Let's go get some lougewear then"

"Okay " Emily said and turned right instead of left. An hour later they were done shopping and went home. When they got home Shelby had left, and it was past six in the evening though she had called earlier saying she was leaving. So they had set up a space for there shoot. They really didn't need to do since they were using their iPhones and they just had to look for good lighting. So she turned on the light since it was already getting dark outside and closed the curtains.

They took about an hour and an half to set up everything. They arranged the draping cloths, placed the stool in front of it, did some shots for sample, and then moved things here and there over and over again until they were satisfied with the angles. Then Emily adjusted the lighting. Emily also set up the clothes and swimsuit she was going to wear for the shoot.

Half an hour later Emily had worn the clothes for the first shoot, and did a couple of poses and took numerous shots from different angles. They looked at the pictures and how it turns out really good.

When they were done she put on her fashionova bikini she just bought with the wig. More than two hours later they were done and the pictures turned out great, at some point during the shoot Lindsay went to get out her camera, so they could use both. After hundreds of pictures and different poses. Emily checked the time and saw that it was almost 11 pm.

"I had a lot of fun today and yesterday but I have to get back home, remember I have the date. Tomorrow So I have to mentally prepare myself for it"

"Oh don't worry you'll be fine trust me you'll do great."

"Yeah, well let me be on my way then"

"Are you sure you want to go home now, it's quite late"

"Yeah I mean at some point I have to go home"

"Just be careful."

"Oh I will"

After Emily packed up what she had bought for herself she carried them down to the car, after saying a quick goodbye to Lindsay she drove off. By the time she got to her apartment it was past twelve, immediately she got inside she kicked off her heels, went to the bathroom to wash her face and passed out.

The next day Emily woke up past six thinking she had woke then remembered Eric had said they she all resume on Monday, so she went back to sleep. The second time she woke up it was past nine and her mouth felt like it was filled with webs so she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth then entered the shower.

Emily wrapped herself up in the towel as she came out. She went to the kitchen to grab a drink. As she poured her oh into the glass cup she took from the cupboard her phone rang in the room. So she carried her glass to the room so she could answer.

When she saw who was calling her she almost dropped her glass.

"Hi hello, good morning." She said brightly, way too brightly. She wanted to smack her head with a bat.

"Hello, I hope I wasn't disturbing you"

"Oh not at all, I woke up earlier actually then went to take a shower, right now I'm just drinking some oj" she said and flushed at his deep throat chuckle she heard through the phone she needed to shut up, she thought.

"I'm embarrassing myself aren't I?"

"Hmm, no I don't think so I'm actually having fun talking to you, I was a bit nervous I would be disturbing you o f I called since we already have a date planned for tonight"

"Well you are not the only one I'll tell you that, I hope when we meet you will like me and not make an excuse Just to leave" she said blandly as she remembered one of her dates with this guy she met at the mall. He could not have been more obvious, he wanted to leave so bad he was at the edge of his seat.

"I highly doubt that, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you since the first time I saw you. In fact, I’ve never been as attracted to a woman before. It's quite funny actually” I allow that to wash over me for a moment. I let the sheer pleasure of those words to settle over my shoulders and wake up a sleeping swarm of butterflies in my stomach who fly all around.

After a rough throat clearing, I offer a weak protest. Because maybe I am fishing for compliments,

"Stop it, I highly doubt that, trust me there a so many prettier women."

He shoots back with an irritated,

"But I like you"

"Okay then, well I have to get ready now so I can look my best, I guess" I say, struggling to remain cool.

"just be comfortable, that's all" Anthony chuckles.

"I don't want to look out of place"

"Trust me you won't,I’ll pick you up at eight.”

"Sure, later" she said and hung up. She quickly gulped down the juice in the glass and got to shaving. By the time she was done with everything she called Alex. They were on the phone for over an hour laughing and talking over various topics that she had finally calm down because her nerves were all over the place.

I even made Mac and cheese to eat, well it did taste like cardboard but on the plus side she ate something without vomiting it because of how nervous she was for the date.

When someone knocks on her door eight on the dot,she felt calm and ready. Sike! She's actually a nervous wreck, but she didn't to show it. When she opened up, she found him standing handsome, dark hair, lean build, a couple of inches taller than me in heels. He was exactly her type—or, at least, what she would have preferred not long ago. Though, now, I couldn’t help but feel like everything was wrong with him and this wasn't going to work.

In one of his big hands, he holds a bouquet of white flowers wrapped with a purple satin ribbon. It’s an unexpectedly sweet gesture.

“Hi,” she says, feeling shy.

“You look great.”

“You look absolutely stunning.” His smile was beautiful, and his voice was rich and deep. The kind of voice that made you feel like he’d seen you in your most vulnerable state, from the way the syllables poured off his lips, she actually blushed, like it's 2021 who blushes.

He holds out the flowers. I take them from him and invite him in.

“I’ll just put these in water and get my coat, and we can get going.” Anthony closes the door as she head into the kitchen in search of a vase. She find one in a cabinet at the side the fridge. She fills it with water, remove the plastic wrap and ribbon from the bouquet, and recut the stems of the flowers. Then she trys not to fidget as she arrange the flowers in the vase because she was so flustered by the intensity of his gaze.

When she was done he helped her with her coat and they left. He takes her to a lovely restaurant overlooking the river. It’s quiet, candlelit, and cozy, the view of the river was beautiful as it sparkles under the glow of the rising moon. The spot is perfectly designed for romance. They were seated in a corner of the room. The waiter appears to take our our and disappears. They were left gazing at each other across the table as the elegant notes of a jazz trio wafts over from small band in front.

Surprisingly it wasn't as awkward as she thought it would be, they had so many things in common. They both loved cooking, had similar taste in books, were huge fans of Ariana grande which is a huge bonus. Suddenly the conversation went from fun to deep. Her conservative self was shocked. Oh and there was pride. Immeasurable pride. Not like in bad way, it was just that she didn't expect him to be flirty. She ha fun nonetheless, maybe this was a sign she had to move on, in general.

When they were done, he drove her back to her apartment. When they got to the front of her door, he asked

"Why?" He moved behind her, bent his head, and brushed his nose against the hair by her ear.

"What?"

"During dinner, you said that you haven't been with anyone in a while, Why haven't you been with a man, Emily for so long?" Her throat moved as she swallowed tightly. She wanted to tell him off but decided against it and said.

"I was very sheltered for a long time, and after that, I had a hard time adjusting." Sadness filled her voice.

"And I was working. There was no time." And there was a little lie. She was just socially awkward, she'd do anything not to go out.

"I understand, I had the best time today and I hope you will give me the pleasure of taking you out for lunch tomorrow" he said.

"Of course, I had a wonderful time too."

"I can't wait to see what the future holds for us" he said and kissed her lightly on her lips, making the butterflies in her stomach go crazy.

"See you later" she say as she enters her apartment.

"Yeah"