The Millionaire and Her Lover

CHAPTER EIGHT

**TW Panic Attack**

LINDSAY

    "Good morning, there is a coffee made for you," Ellie says. Her face has a slight blush seeing how she confessed her love to me last night. I don't know where to go from here. I want to say I know pretty much everything about her but they have to be so much more to her that I just don't know.

    Grabbing the coffee off the counter I lean against the counter and I stare at her back. Her hands are resting on the counter. She's nervous and I can tell by the way he is standing. she doesn't hide her emotions very well.

    "This is new to both of us Ellie, don't be nervous," I say and when she turns I push her hair behind her ear. She stares at me but then turns back around to face away from me. Damn. I love seeing her pretty face.

    She grabs her coffee off the counter and takes a sip from it. "Our parents Lindsay, what will they think?"

    "Who cares? I mean if we are happy isn't that all that should matter?" I ask her and she grips her mug. "I've waited too long for this moment for our parents to ruin it, please don't let them"

    She looks off to the side and grabs my shirt and looks me in the eye. "We aren't telling them, not for now okay," she says and I look at her. I know where she's coming from.

    She's an only child, and her mother has cut off all contact to her side of her family and her dad's side is all dead. She only has her parents. She doesn't want to lose them and I don't blame her. Hell I have two parents and I sister and I don't want to lose them. I even have other family members. But still, she wouldn't have anyone.

    "That's fine with me, now what about tonight, what are you doing tonight," I say as she releases my shirt and finishes her coffee. Putting distance between us. I wish she didn't though. I want no distance between us, I want her to be holding my shirt and looking into my eyes.

    She thinks for a moment, " nothing really, was planning on calling my parents and seeing how they are" she says and I stare at her as she washes the dishes in the sink.

    For as long as I have known her, she hates when things are messy. I've pestered her about that for the longest time. " well either call this afternoon or tomorrow because you have plans tonight"

    Ellie whips her body around to face me confused. "What?! Did you just not hear me? I don't have plans?"

    Sometimes, she can be kind of dense, "I made plans for you, I'm taking you on our first date" I whisper into her ear as if there is someone else here before stepping back and leaving the kitchen with my coffee in hand.

    Getting back to my room I realize I am going on my first date with Ellie. Fuck! I don't know what to talk about with her or even where to take her.

    Deciding to go over to Cassie's knowing both Cassie and Avery don't have school this week due to flooding to some classrooms on campus.

    Exiting my room I see that Ellie had gone to her room so I take this chance to go to the living room. I leave a note for her saying I'll be back, be ready by six and dress casual. Putting my shoes on I turn and grab my keys and leave.

    God, I'm so nervous about this date tonight. What if it goes terrible and it ruins everything. It's only ten so I won't go over to Cassie's just yet seeing how he's probably not even awake yet.

    Making a call to her favourite restaurant, they have the same restaurant in New York. I make a reservation and book for six-thirty. After we can go to the beach. We've been here for a few weeks and haven't been to the beach yet.