Butterflies ||a.i

Part 4

I started with pulling my hair down and straightening it quickly and reapplying eyeliner and running to change my clothes not before checking the time
*8:15*
"shit" I picked out a loose black band tee and my nice pair of ripped back jeans and my platform doc martens i also grabbed my rose calcite and stuffed it in my front pocket. I grabbed my gold chocker that had a bear on it my grandma gave it to me i used it almost like a good luck charm. I grabbed some of my favorite rings and looked at myself in the mirror. I hated this outfit for some reason even though a wear a version of it everyday i think i'm just nervous. I've never been this spontaneous or just give my number out like that before i was very surprised by myself for that part. I looked at my phone for the time.
*8:30*
I rushed over to my bathroom and put my favorite cologne on when my phone buzzed in my back pocket
Ashton☕️: "hey i'm outside (hopefully at the right house lol) no rush:)"
Those fucking butterflies filled my stomach again i'm not getting used to that but i am definitely ready to drink. I took a deep breath looked myself in the mirror one more time before going out of my room and to the front door where i stopped for a second to share my location with josh for the night.
Me: "got a date just in case <3"
Josh: "oouuu give me updates!"
i chuckled at his response opened the door and locked it behind me. I looked for his car and i saw him standing up against it looking at his phone.
he looked so good sitting up against that mustang. cute boy good car my kind of guy. His brown curls were laying over his forehead so effortlessly. I was relieved I didn't dress up he was wearing a black Harley-Davison shirt black jeans and all black hightop chucks no lack of jewelry ether. He looked up from his phone and smiled as i walked up to his car. And guess who checked me out again.
"hi you..you look great" he said to me as he turned to open the door.
"you look pretty fine yourself. And a gentleman too wow" trying to be flirty was not working for me he just laughed and shook his head as he got into the drivers side
"i know this great place for drinks and i was thinking new york style pizza after?" he looked over to me in question
"sounds perfect" i smiled back at him as he started the car and turned on the radio when he switched it on it almost sounded like it could be his voice but he connected his phone playing "lover you should've come over" by Jeff Buckley
he parked on the street next to a place called boxcar.  I was taking my seatbelt off when he jumped out of his seat to open my door as if it was an olympic race.
"you've got a good hustle ashton" i said as i got out of my seat and he laughed
"i love this place i think you will too" he said while he walked up grabbing the door i thanked him and walked through a bouncer was at the door and i pulled out my ID so did ashton. once we were let through i looked around and holy shit this place was filled with old arcade games anyone you could think of was there it was amazing.
"wow ashton this is gonna be great" he nodded his head and we walked to the bar he ordered a draft beer that they had and i ordered a tito's and tonic with lime once we ordered he looked to me and started
"so no pressure but you wanna do a quick round of shots?" he made me feel really comfortable.
"yeah sure how about fireball?" i asked
he looked surprised that i suggested it bug he shrugged and waved the bartender over again to order our shots. The bartender was busy but poured our shots quickly while handing us our drinks. i grabbed the little shot glass and so did ashton he looked at me very deeply and it held up for a cheers.
"to the start of an amazing night" he said before we clinker our glasses and chugged them back i felt to weird showing how i felt about it i don't like cinnamon flavors like that but it's easier then vodka for me. He took a sip of his beer right after and i took a sip of mine.
"ready to get beat in some games?" i rolled my eyes at him.
"oh please you're going down" we started walking around with tokens in hand looking for a game to play.
"oh my gosh street fighter?!?" i gasped and ran over and he laughed walking over all cool
"you are definitely the one going down" he said in a low voice that made my mind wander for a second then i focused again and we started playing
"oh come on oh! oh! yes!!" i was totally kicking his ass at this game it was so good.  i was a kick and a punch away to beating him then he reached over to my hand that was on the punch button and started to intertwine our fingers i was looking down at the and i could feel my face getting hot i looked up in his eyes when he went crazy on his punch button it was to quick for me to realize and he won.
"haha gotcha!" he was still laughing at me
"what the fuck no you didn't you cheated!" i was laughing but i was still pissed at him
he pulled me by my waist i could feel his breath on my face and mine hitched, i'm sure i stopped breathing for a minute. Our eye contact was so strong i forgot we were in public then i got an idea.  I leaned in a little more our lips barley making contact he reached for it and i pulled back and away from his hold to take a sip of my drink.  Keeping my eyes down looking at my drink before looking up at him while sipping.
"now that was just mean" he said before sipping on his beer and i shrugged
"don't cheat" i took my last sip of the drink definitely feeling tipsy now so i turned on my heels to the bar and asked for a water. When i looked back for him he was smiling and standing in that same spot i left him and i turned away from him and sat in a barstool with my water. He sat down next to me and started.
"tell me everything i don't already know about you" i looked over to him right in his eyes
"what do you already know about me?" i asked and he smirked that face sent something in my body i don't wanna just fuck him on the first night but if he looks at me like that again.
"well i know since i met you every time i see you, you get nervous but try your best to play it off. I know you're spiritual a witch even. i know you work at a coffee shop. And i'm gonna take a guess and say your favorite color is green" he said with a proud smile i was frozen we've met what two times and this fucking guy got all that i gotta hide shit better. i waved the bartender over for another round of fireball for us. I picked up the two tiny glasses and handed one to ashton and he took it when we went to cheers i said
"it's sage green actually so looks like you don't know everything" i smiled and took my shot as did he. and i started again.
"so what i've gotten from you hm.." i looked him up and down
"there's no way you're a beginner in witchcraft. You have an unusual job but it's very rewarding. You have a couple really close friends and your favorite color is probably red" i sipped on my water again and looked up at him.
"wow that was better then mine and yes it's red" he said with a low voice again. I hummed as i finished my drink
"it was a good guess on my part your nails are red" he looked down at the chipped polish on his fingers and nodded his head
"you're quite observant huh" i nodded my head with a smile
for the next hour we played games like mrs.pac-man donkey kong some racing games and guitar hero. if it wasn't for his distractions i would've wiped the floor with him.
He sighed after we got done playing a game "well i'm hungry, you?" i perked up
"yes oh my gosh i've barley eaten all day" he laughed a bit as we started to walk to the door
"what have you eaten today?by the way the pizza place is up here we're just gonna walk if that's okay" i nodded and got nervous by that question but i was tipsy enough to answer with no problem
"uhmmmm i think i had a granola bar at work and i had a coffee" he froze as we walked and i looked back at him
"why didn't you say anything" i just kept walking
"i take my alcohol well" he caught up to me. We walked another five minutes until we got to the pizza place. He opened the door for me again and i thanked him. it was a very open space with three big ass wood fire ovens there were stools around a bar so we sat there. A woman came up to us and handed us two menus
"hi my name is Macy what can i get you tonight?" i looked at ashton
"you've been here before you order what's good and i'll take a water" i said turning to her at the last part and she nodded her head with a smile
he smiled and turned to her as well
"i'll take a coke and we will have two slices of Hawaiian pizza" he said to her
"great i'll get that started for you!" she walked away with the menus and we turned to eachother
"right so you never told me the stuff i don't know" he said as the lady came back with our drinks and we thanked her
"stuff you don't know hm..i've lived by myself since i moved out, i moved out practically the minute i turned 18, I have a dream job but i don't know that i'll ever get to it and i've only had one serious partner" as soon as i finished i immediately regretted it i had a felling he knew the way to open me up was to get me tipsy judging from the read he gave me earlier. he put his hand on my upper arm and said
"thank you for sharing all of that with me that was amazing" i made the decision to ignore the amazing part cause the praise was to much for me to process that right now. The waitress came back with our pizzas and we thanked her
"hell yeah i'm starving" i said before i took a big bite. once i sallowed and i started again.
"your turn to tell me the stuff i don't know" i said as i took another bite. He thought for a minute and then spoke
"well i do have an interesting job i'm a drummer and a general musician, i've also only had one serious partner, i'm in a band with my three best friends, and i've only met you three times but i have a good feeling about you" when he said that i probably could've choked on my pizza
i looked away and said "i have a good feeling about you too.." he lifted my chin to look at him and he smiled and let go of my chin and was just looking at me my face felt like fire
"what" i said with barley a voice
he left cash on the counter and got out of his chair and set his hand out for me
"may i?" i laughed at him and set my hand on his and we clasped our fingers and walked out of the restaurant laughing.