Electric Love (Julian Albert fanfic)

Chapter 13: barrel of laughs

Jalena's POV:
After work I head home to get ready for my date with Julian. I go through my closet looking for something to wear but I have trouble picking something since I don't even know where Julian's taking me. After about half an hour I give up and just lays down on my bedroom floor. Suddenly Mia walks in. "Hey J. What's happening here? Are you donating your clothes?" She asked. "No. I was looking for an outfit for my date but I just gave up." I said.
"Well did Julian tell you where he's taking you?" She asked. "No and that's the problem. I don't know where we're going. I don't know if I should dress fancy or casual or somewhere in between." I said. "Where lucky for you your best friend is a fashion designer. I created a new date night clothing line. You can try on the outfits and pick one you like." She said. "You just need me to model the clothes for your website don't you?" I asked.
"Yes. Now get to it." She said. She gets the clothes and I model them for her. After 20 minutes of trying on 8 different outfits, I find one I like so I keep it on. "This is the one." I said. "Perfect. Now let's do your hair and makeup." Mia said. Me and Mia sit down on my bed and Mia does my hair and then she starts doing my makeup. *20 minutes later* Mia starts applying blush on my cheeks. "Ok easy with the blush. I don't wanna scare him away." I said.
"Please. My mom taught me how to apply blush before I could even talk. Always use upward strokes." Mia said. "My dad was never really big on me wearing makeup when I was growing up. My mom tried to convince him to let her teach me about makeup but he always said no. So I've never really worn makeup. Plus growing up the only girl in the house make it difficult to do normal girl things." I said.
Mia gets out some lipstick and puts in on my lips. "I've always wanted a sister but I never had one." I said. "Well now you do. You need all the family you can get. But my mom's never really a barrel of laughs when she doesn't get her way. Just ask my dad." Mia said finishing with the lipstick. "Are you afraid of her?" I asked. She looks at me with a serious look. "Sometimes yeah. Were you ever afraid of your mom?" She asked.
"No. My mom was always easy to please. But after she died I felt as if I wasn't good enough. So I started pushing myself to do better than I usually did. I just really want her to be proud of me." I said. "At least you didn't have to live with a mom who wasn't ever pleased. I've tried to get my mom to be proud of me but she never is. "Plus she always gets so angry with me when I disappoint her. Yeah she's my mom so I know she loves me." She said.
She looks down at her hands. "In her own way." She said. She sighs and looks at me. "Moving on." She said putting the makeup back in her bag. "Are we done?" I asked. "Yeah come see." She said getting up and dragging me to my body length mirror. I laugh and looks at my reflection and gasps.

(outfit)

(hair)

(makeup)

"Wow." I said. Mia smiles. "I know." She said. "I look." I said trying to find the right words for how I look. "Go ahead. Say it." She said. "Not hideous." I said. "Not even close." She said. Suddenly we hear the doorbell ring. "That must be Julian." I said.

Julian's POV:
I arrive at Jalena's place really nervous. I walk up to the door and rings the doorbell. I hear movement coming from the other side of the door and then it opens to reveal Jalena. Once I see her I become speechless. She looks so beautiful. "Hi." Jalena said. "H-hey." I said. "Why are you looking at me like that?" She asked. "Because for the first time in my life I now know the difference between pretty and beautiful." I said.
She smiles and blushes. "So shall we?" I asked holding my arm out for her. "We shall." She said linking her arm to mine. We walk to my car and I open the passenger side door for her. "After you." I said. "Such a gentleman." She said and gets in the car and I close the door. I run over to the driver side and gets in closing the door. I start the car and starts driving to our destination. "So where are we going?" Jalena asked. "That's a surprise." I said.
*at the park* We arrive at the park so I park the car, gets out, and walks over to the passenger side. I open the door and Jalena gets out. I close the door and locks my car. "So why are we here?" Jalena asked. "I'll show you. But first I need you to close your eyes." I said. "Why?" She asked. "Just do it." I said. She nods and closes her eyes. I guide her to where we're supposed to go. After about 10 minutes I stop and stands behind her.
"Ok you ready?" I asked. "Mmhm." She said. "Ok. Open." I said. She opens her eyes and gasps at the site. I had set up a nice romantic picnic for us.

(the picnic)

"Julian this is beautiful." She said. "Come one let's sit." I said. We walk over to the picnic and sits.