Not wanting to cause a scene Laila doesn't tell Nikki, who she just saw sitting at the bar. "Yeah, not sure there will be one now" Nikki looks at her confused, she knows something isn't right just by the long look on Laila's face, but before she can question her, Alene arrives back at the table "Hey girls! Guess who I found at the bar!" Both girls look up at Alene to find Harry and his blonde friend with her.
Laila smiles, but it doesn't quite reach her eye, as if Harry could sense her unasked question "Isabella, this is Laila and Nikki, Remy's two best friends and ladies this is my sister Isabella" "Izzy" she corrects him, Laila smiles at her "Nice to meet you Izzy!" Oh my god! I'm such a tit! "You girls having a girly night?" looking around the 3 of them.
"Yeah, why don't you two join us" Nikki asks, Laila whips her head in Nikki's direction. Nikki smirks knowing Laila would find it awkward. "Yeah, OK! Let me get another bottle" Izzy leaves "I'm going to go with her, there's a hottie at the bar" Alene heads to the bar as well, Harry takes the empty seat next to Laila. The air around her fills with his scent of his aftershave, she tries not to blush "So.... how did you girls hear about this place?" he asks looking right at Laila with a knowing grin.
Rolling her eyes at him "A guy I went on a date with once mentioned it," she wiggles her brows at him "What a lucky fella and he has great taste too" Harry takes her hand in his under the table and entwines his fingers through hers. Laila blushes at the contact but doesn't pull her hand away "I'm sure he does" she grins at him. Laila catches Nikki giving her a knowing smile, Izzy comes back with a bottle of red "How long have you known Remy?" Izzy asks Nikki and Laila as she takes a seat next to Nikki.
"I've known him all my life" Laila smiles at her, "About 15 years" Nikki tells her. "Laila was the one to set them up," Harry says as he unlinked his hand from Laila to open the bottle for Izzy. "You're her!" Izzy claps "Good match! We haven't seen Alec this happy in a long time!" she blows a kiss to Laila "Have you got anyone to set this loser up with?" Izzy nods towards Harry.
He sighs, "Izzy, I am capable of finding my own dates" Izzy lets out a laugh "You haven't been on a date in ages!" Don't blush Laila! Don't blush! "Actually, I had a date last week!" he throws at his sister, Izzy is shocked "WHAT! With whom?" she screams back at him.
Laila's heart is racing.. He's surely not about to tell her it's her right?! "No one you know!" Laila is relieved when he said that "What is she like? You can at least tell me that!" Laila smirks, she kinda wants him to answer the question. "Fine OK! You're like a bloodhound! She's different, she's stunning, a tough cookie to crack, but there's something about her" Laila bites her lip to stop herself from blushing. "Oh!! Sounds like you meet your match in her!" Izzy smiles at Harry.
Nikki gently kicks her under the table to get her attention, she winks at her and Laila roll her eyes at her friend. "So do you two have anymore brothers or sisters?" Laila changes the subject "Yeah, Izzy is the youngest then me, Arthur, Brad and Will, who's the oldest..." Laila stares at him as he talks about his family, she can tell he is close to them just like how she's close to her 3 older brothers and Rem. "How many siblings do you two have" Izzy snaps her back into the room "There's Rem who grew into to our family, Nate, Max and Chris" Izzy looks over to Nikki "I have a brother Kenny"
Later Alene came back to the table "Did you strike lucky?" Nikki teases her "Nope, let's go clubbing!" Alene looks at Laila and Nikki "I can't! I've got work in the morning" Laila tells her "Me either! Poppy has dance class in the morning" Alene rolls her eyes at the pair "I'll go with you! If it's an extended invitation and I'm sure my brother will too?" Her eyes move to Harry "Sorry, I've got stuff on tomorrow" Izzy huffs at her brother "Your loss..shall we go now?" She asks as she's getting up out of her seat "Erm...sure yeah!" Alene and Izzy say goodbye as they leave.
