We finally arrived at a small Café downtown. Harry got out of the car and walked over to my side to open my door. Such a gentleman. Another thing I loved about him. When we walked in, I noticed a sign that read “Karaoke Night! Come Join Us And Show Off Your Singing Abilities!” oh god… hopefully it was just a coincidence that he brought me here on Karaoke night…
Although I’d lived in London my whole life, I don’t think I’ve ever been here. It was warm inside. There weren’t too many people there, no one singing yet either. Thank God! There were brick walls with chalkboard menu boards. It reminded me of the Cafés in movies.
“Are you ready to order?” our hostess asked with a bright smile.
“Ermm... yeah, I think so.” Harry turned to me. I nodded and ordered the Chicken Chef Salad with Ranch. I dint want to go overboard since I wasn’t paying and I didn’t want to get anything too messy, that’d be embarrassing.
“Do you have tacos?” Harry asked. The hostess shook her head and he frowned. “Then I guess I’ll have the Bacon Cheeseburger please.” He folded up our menus and handed them to the waitress before she walked away.
~~~about 20 minutes later~~~
“Why is it taking so long for our food to get here?” Harry sounded annoyed.
“I’m sure it’ll be out any minute.” I tried calming him down, but he was still mad.
“Alright, fine.” He sat up a little straighter. “In the meantime, maybe we could-“ his gaze switched to the empty stage at the front.
“Oh no! I’m a terrible singer! I could never-“ he ignored my response and pulled me up to the stage. Harry quickly chose a song and music began pouring out of the loud speakers. It was a familiar song, I just couldn’t put my finger on it; until Harry began to sing the chorus.
Isn’t she lovely,
Isn’t she wonderful,
Isn't she precious,
Less than one minute old,
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she,
But isn't she lovely made from love.
He had a beautiful voice. I never thought he could sing like that! Harry handed the microphone to me, but I refused to sing. He begged and begged until I finally grabbed the mic and began singing. He complimented me on my singing, and I returned the favor.
After the song ended, we sat back down where our food was waiting. The food was amazing. Better than I expected, but we weren’t really focused on our plates. We talked the entire time. At first, we were both nervous, but later we couldn’t stop talking. We discussed our day, our hobbies, we just shared everything about each other so we knew each other better.
“So, what’s your favorite Ed Sheeran song?” he asked, looking up at me with glistening eyes.
“Umm… it’s so hard to choose, but I really love ‘Drunk’ and all the slow songs.” I met Harry’s gaze. “What about you?”
“Mine’s definitely UNI.” He smiled. “I love the lyrics.”
Once we finished eating, Harry paid and we left for the car. I checked my phone. It was only 6:00.
I turned to Harry “We still had an hour before the concert. What should we do now?”
“What would you like to do?” he asked. I sat and thought for a minute. I had no idea what to say. I finally came up with a good idea.
“I’ve never been site-seeing around London?”
Harry thought for a minute. “The London Eye isn’t far from here. Ever been on it?”
“Nope.” I answered quietly.
Harry started the car and we drove off. He was right, it wasn’t far at all. We were parked near the huge landmark in no time. We got out of the car and walked over to the ticket booth. Harry got us two tickets for a private capsule and we walked over to the entrance. When we stepped into the small pod, we began to move.
At first I was a little shaky; I wasn’t used to stuff like this. I guess Harry sensed my nervousness because he came closer to me and held me in his arms. He was warm. And he smelled like freshly sprayed Polo Cologne; my absolute favorite! It’s so weird how much we had in common.
“Are you alright?” Harry said, pulling me from my thoughts.
“Yeah, sorry I just forgot how high this goes.” I said, embarrassed. We were now at the very top and the view was amazing! You could see all of London from where we were. It was so beautiful. We stood there silently gazing at our hometown. A few minutes passed before either of us spoke.
“Isn’t this stunning?” Harry asked me, looking deeply into my eyes. I nodded, unable to speak. He made me feel so happy. I wanted us to be more than friends, but we couldn’t. He didn’t think of us that way. We were friends and that’s all we could ever be.
~~~HARRY’S POV~~~
She was so beautiful. I got so nervous around her. I thought I would never find someone after Jade left me. She made me feel happy again. I wanted to kiss her so bad, but I didn’t know if she’d kiss me back. And I wasn’t about to make it awkward and ruin our friendship, so I stopped myself.
“Yeah, this is beautiful. Thank you for bringing me here.” Her voice drew me back to reality. I smiled at her and she came closer. I tried to control my actions, but I just couldn’t resist her perfectly messy hair, enticing scent, beautiful complexion and all around personality. Before I knew it, the space between our lips was gone. The kiss between us was incredible. She leaned into me making me feel so much more comfortable.
~~~EMMA’S POV~~~
Suddenly, our lips met. His lips were soft and warm. It sent a rush to my heart. There was electricity rushing through my veins. It was extraordinary. It was so hard to describe it. It was pure bliss.
When the ride ended, we hopped out and walked back to the car, hand in hand.
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