𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 - Louis Partridge/ book 1, 2, & 3

79: 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖

Today, Toni's hosting a summer party at her house. I beg Aunt Julie to let me go because she insisted I should only help Eric around London. She said yes eventually.

"I'll be going now!" I nearly close the door.

"That dress is too short!" Aunt Julie rushes her way to me.

"Oops! I forgot to wear underwear!" I sarcastically answered.

"Sanura! You better get home early." She nags.

"I was joking."

I arrive at Toni's party. Shockingly, it looks quite elegant. There's a bar in a corner, with people wearing likely what I am, except a bit more formal.

Luckily my dress isn't too "party-ish" for this event.

"Hey, pretty." Lucas wraps his arm around my shoulder.

"You look glamorous." I eye his suit.

"There she is!" Toni opens her arms with a glass of champagne.

"Come, I hired a cute bartender for you."

"Seriously?" I give Toni a look.

"Sunny, of course, I won't set you up with just a bartender."

"We both know you're only loyal to one L." Lucas tells me.

"Guys, we talked about this!"

"Alright, alright." The two roll their eyes.

"How else would I invite you to a party without Louis?" says Toni.

"He's...here?"

"Yeah, he heard us talking at that Starbucks near school yesterday. We had no choice but to invite him."

I look around with a glass of champagne in my hand.

"Hello, stranger." A voice mumbles behind me.

"Louis?"

"You look dashing." I gushed.

Louis fixes his bow tie. "I know." He stands proudly and I laugh.

"A bow tie?"

"Yes, why not?" he turns both his eyes on me. "I knew you'd like it."

"Why is that?"

"You always said I looked good with a bow tie."

"Louis!" A pair of arms wrap Louis, interrupting our small talk.

"Who's this?"

"Oh, Uhm..." Louis begins with what seemed like, hesitation. "This is Sunny. We're―"

"Friends." I put in. "Acquaintances rather."

"I see..."

"I'm Louis's girlfriend, Willow." She shakes my hand. "Willow Blunt."

Girlfriend? I am completely speechless. I mean, she could've said only her name before actually telling me she's Louis's girlfriend. I'm not jealous, okay?

Well, maybe I am. BUT STILL.

How could he move on too fast while I was slow?

I can't blame him for it. I told him to move on and now here I am, completely out of my mind, filling my brain with thoughts it cannot answer.