Holly

Chapter 24

Hmm, what outfit should I wear today? The girls decided that we're going to have a girls' day out along with Andrew as well. And luckily for us, it's the weekend and so the guys said that they are willing to watch the bakery for us.

I am so excited I don't think all 4 of us had a small hangout sesh together without the guys with us. We're going to do a little shopping, maybe go to the spa and get our nails done, eat and talk gossip with each other.

Now, time to find an outfit to wear. We're all going to somewhat match our color clothes today so we all decided to go with the nude colors. I found a cute bodycon nude-colored checkered dress and paired those with my brown sneakers.

My phone rings and I check the caller to see Charlotte is calling me and I pick it up. "Hey Charlotte, I'm on my way to meet you guys outside the bakery right now," I say as I grab my purse and head out before hanging up the phone.

I spot the 3 of them chatting outside the bakery. The guys follow behind me as we come to a stop outside. "Okay, if anything goes wrong please call me okay?" I ask looking at the guys.

"Relax Holly, you trust us right?" Rowan asks and I nod my head. "Good, now go have fun and call me if you need anything," He says and waves us off.

We all pile into my care and I start it up before driving us to the mall. Quinn turns up the radio from the passenger seat and we all blast to Ariana Grande and Doja Cat songs.

"We're here!" I say happily as I try to find a parking spot. Once I parked the car we all head out. "So where do you guys wanna go first or are any of you hungry?" I ask.

"Meh," Charlotte says. "I just ate a donut from the bakery before you came."

We spent the next hour shopping for clothes, well more like Charlotte shopping for clothes while the 3 of us try on outfits that we'll probably never buy. My stomach starts to grumble as lunchtime is coming up. "Ugh, I'm hungry," I say.

"Me too," Andrew says. The whole time we were at the mall, Andrew has been more outgoing and I love this side of him. He's definitely having fun and so am I.

"Let's go find someplace to eat," Quinn says as we all start walking to the food court. "Hmm, I'm going to see if the line is long over there," She says and wanders off taking Andrew along with her.

Now, it's just Charlotte and me. "Holly?" That voice sounds familiar. I turn to face the devil himself.

I force out a smile as I glance at Charlotte who doesn't look too pleased with his presence. "Hello, Marcus," I say with a blank expression.

"How've you been? I mean I know we basically live together but you're so caught up with Rowan and the bakery and me with the school," He rants on.

Marcus sure looks a bit different from when the last time that I saw him. His little stubble has grown a bit longer, seems like he hasn't shaved. And his hair looks a bit different, maybe he cut it or styled it in a different way.

"I'm good," I say curtly. I was planning on moving away from him but that would be too rude. "How are you?" I return the question.

"I'm really good. It's nice to see you again. And I hope one day we could be friends and forget about our past," He says looking genuine.

"Maybe," I mumble. "So did you need anything? My friends and I are here to get food and I'm really hungry so.....?"

"Yeah um actually, I wanted to tell you some news," I raise up an eyebrow. "I have a girlfriend now," He says scratching the back of his neck.

My jaw slightly drops and I see Charlotte with an even more obvious expression that she's shocked about his news. "Really? That's amazing," I say. It truly is and I hope he treats her with the best respect ever. "Do you treat her well?" I ask hesitantly. I know it's a stupid question to ask but I just want to know.