Roses and Flame

Chapter 7

"Wow," I said breaking the silence between us.

"Wow indeed," he said smiling back at me.

I couldn't help but feel butterflies in my stomach already. Holy f-! I just had my first kiss with the man of my dreams. I guess my day got better even if it meant getting soaked in rain.

"We should, um, find somewhere to hide from the rain?" he said unsure about what would I say.

"Why should we?" I asked. I don't know if it was him, this moment or the music playing on the speakers in the nearest cafe, but I confidently asked "dance with me?"

His worried expression was quickly changed by a big smile and bowed and me asking, "may I have this dance, miss?"

I took his outstretched hand and we begin to dance. We were enjoying ourselves not caring about others. When the song ended we heard applause at us and I wanted to stop because of the audience, but the next song came on and we just kept dancing. I didn't care that my dress was completely wet now and my hair was sticking to my face, but I felt so happy. I didn't care about the fact that I normally don't do things like that or that it was the typical British summer or that Daniela had stood me up. I felt so free, so...not me. A better me.

I didn't want this to end because I didn't know if I ever get another chance with Tyson.

"Hey," he said after ending our little dance session, "why don't we grab something to eat?"

Before I could answer, my stomach started growling reminding me that I still haven't had anything to eat today.

Laughing he said, "I take that as yes!" I felt bad but he was smiling. He took my hand in his and led me to someplace he said "you just have to try there".

We got to that place and let me tell you - the food was DELICIOUS! Like I've never eaten anything like it or I was just so hungry that anything could have that effect.

"So, I take it you liked the food since you ate yours and half of mine," he said smiling at me.

"Oh, sorry, it was just so delicious," I said a bit embarrassed.

"It's okay, I knew you were going to like it. Not many people know about this place but the food is just something else."

"Yeah, that and I didn't have time to eat breakfast today," I said.

"You what?" he asked, "it's like 1 pm already, why didn't you say anything sooner?"

"I, well..." I didn't know what to say.

"Let me guess, you didn't want for this to end, right?" he asked gesturing between the two of us. I answered with a smile because I didn't. "Well then, I guess we both don't want it. So, umm, do you want to go somewhere else? Or at least exchange numbers so we can actually schedule our next date?"

I loved the sound of it our next date, so I bravely said, "why not both? I mean I don't really have any plans today anyways."

"Really, well, um, okay, yeah, why not?" he sounded a bit nervous.

Later we exchanged numbers and decided or plan for what to do next. We went to Madame Tussauds, cruise on the boat across the Thames and a lot of places I've never been to before. We also took some photos and few cheesy selfies. I just wished that this would never end cause this is the best I've ever felt.