Meant to be

Third Times the Charm

I got home from the beach around 4 ish and went straight to my room. I was in there for the whole night and eventually fell asleep, now it's morning and I don't want to get up. Andy... Andy, Andy, Andy. His voice is so beautiful, his lips are perfect, and those eyes are killer. When he kissed my knuckles I could have sworn that I blushed all kinds of shades of red. Amelia knocks on my door and comes in, "Hey sleepy head, are you ok?" I give her a grin and get up, "Yeah I'm prefect actually. What about you??" She grins too and laughs, "Oh I'm perrrfect!" I throw my head back with laughter, "Well alrighty then! Umm I need to change, got to work early today." "Alright, I made pancakes so come out quickly." She leaves and I quickly get dress.

I'm wearing my light blue dress and my white converse, I curled the tips of my hair and put on some mascara. I quickly eat my pancakes, brush my teeth then get into my truck to go to work. "Scar tissue that I wish you saw, sarcastic mister know it all!" I'm singing at the top of my lungs yet again, and arrive to work just on time.

Running in I go straight to the register and open the store up. The first customer came in and she bought a ton of new lip glosses and nail polishes that we just ordered. My co workers are all over the place helping people and stocking up. My lunch break comes quickly and I walk down the street to the cafe, order a cheese sandwich with a small salad, and get a medium green tea. I sit down by the window to wait for my order, and I hear a motorcycle rumble. There parking is a black Ducati motor bike, with black rims and a batman license plate. That's a nice ride. But then I notice the driver coming off and try to secretly stare at him. He takes off his helmet and flips his hair, then smooths it back. My heart does twenty flips and I immediately recognize, Andy. I grab my purse, get up and stand next to the bar, and then he enters the cafe.

"Ashley! Medium green tea!" I quickly grab my lunch and drink then walk straight to the door when someone yanks my elbow. I'm face to face with this beautiful Adonis, his piercing blue eyes staring right at me. "Ashley. Funny running into you again." He lets go of my arm but takes a step closer, instinctively I take a step back. He frowns, "Yeah really funny. Umm I uh have to go, b-b back to work." A look of panic quickly overcomes his face, "Can I take you out for a coffee later?" I inwardly gasp and mentally faint. Geez he asked me out. OH GOD. ANDY ASKED ME OUT. Play cool, play cool. "Umm that would be nice." He grins and I instantly drool. "What time would suit you?" I look at my phone, it's 12:30, I get off at 5. "How about 5:10?" "Great! I shall collect you from work. Where is it?" I give him the directions and we exchange numbers. "I'll see you then." With that I leave.

*4 hours later*

Andy will be here in about forty minutes! I'm in the back restocking and the last twenty minutes I'm sent up to the front to watch over the register. The door bell rings and someone walks in, looking up I see Andy. Oh shit. He looks straight at me and smiles, walking directly to me. "Ashley." Oh lord, I die every time he says my name. "Andy." He smiles and winks at me, "I'm here to collect you." I look at the clock and it's 5 o'clock already. Oh. "Umm wait here I have to get my stuff. Are we going somewhere close? I have my truck and I can't leave it here." "We'll go down to the Italian restaurant a couple blocks over & walk back to your truck." I nod and go to the back.

I apply a little more mascara and put lipgloss on. I look decent, I mentally give myself a pep talk, "alright you can do this, don't back down, chin up. You're beautiful and you have a secret." I let out a long sigh and walk out to the lovely Adonis. He sees me coming out and grins holding out his arm, slowly and gently I take his arm and lock it with mine.

We arrive at the Buca di Beppo and are seated shortly after we arrived. Our waiter comes immediately and takes our drink order, Andy orders a Pepsi and so do I. I look down at the menu and settle in on one of the pastas and a side of Caesar salad. I can feel his piercing blue eyes on me and I look up, we stay staring at each other for a whole 10 seconds, he blinks and smiles,"So Ashley, thank you for joining me on this lovely night." I blush, "Thank you for inviting me. I love it here." His mouth makes a "O" shape, "Really? I do too. The pasta is great, so is the garlic bread, it's way better than Olive Garden." He chuckles and I laugh,"I think so also, all though I'm really a big fan of the bread sticks at Olive Garden so they both come in tie." He nods and the waiter comes back to take our order, Andy orders a pizza and a side order of garlic bread, I give my order to the waiter and he settles down our drinks. Andy starts up the conversation right after the waiter leaves, "So have you worked at your job long?" "Umm no not really, what do you do?" "I own my very own record label. It's a pretty stressful job, but it pays the bills right?" He chuckles and my mouth is agape."Oh wow! That's sounds like fun but stressful, I'm pretty sure it should be able to pay the bills." I give him my shy smile and he gives me a roguish grin,"Well it's been doing a very good job at keeping me well enough off, but enough about me. Why were you at the club that one night?" "It was my birthday so my cousin and friends thought they'd take me out that night", he frowns, "Oh how nice of them. Did you enjoy yourself?" "I did, it was rather a nice night." Andy scoffs and out food arrives,"Your pasta looks delicious." "So does your pizza," "Can I have some?" I giggle, "Umm sure, if you let me have some pizza." He winks at me, "Of course I'm sure we can arrange for that to happen."

I learned a lot more about Andy, he has tattoos, a piercing, and that night he was at the club, he was celebrating a new record that an artist had done, that would explain the two girls with him. One thing for sure is, he is third times the charm, this man is beautiful, he has such a nice vibe, I could be around him all day. "That was delicious, thank you Andy." "It was my pleasure Ashley, shall I walk you to your truck?" He holds out his arm and I rightfully take my place at his side. "That would be lovely, thanks." We walk in silence and as we get to my truck he whistles, "that sure is a nice beauty." I grin at my truck, "sure is! She's one of kind, well at least for me." He smiles and nods,"Well thank you once again for joining me for dinner, I enjoyed myself." "Thank you, I did also." We stand in silence for about ten seconds and I stare down at my feet, twiddling my fingers. "Ashley." I look up and we are face to face. "Yes?" I whisper barely being able to talk. He shakes his head and gives me a hug, takes a step back, "Can I call you sometime? Maybe go out again?" I smile and blush, "of course, that would be nice." And with that Andy waves and is off.