𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 & 𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄 ━ girl meets world²

4│HEARTBREAKER ( NOT BROKEN )

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❛ ʟᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ & ʟᴀᴄᴇ​​​​​​​​​​. ❜ ° . ༄
- ͙۪۪˚   ▎❛ 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑 ❜   ▎˚ ͙۪۪̥◌
»»————- ꒰ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ
( ɴᴏᴛ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ) ꒱


❝ YOU KNOW, A REAL POWER
MOVE WOULD BE TO
UNINVITE THE GROOM ❞

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[ O C T O B E R ]

As Friday rolled around, Juliet was feeling more nervous than excited. It was her first date in three years, how else was she supposed to feel? One thing that she didn't have to worry about, however, was Celeste and Kendrick finding out about this; they had left for their honeymoon in the tropics as soon as possible, leaving the bride's family to pack up by themselves. She didn't blame the newlyweds and was glad that none of Celeste's family seemed particularly inclined to her except Chen.

Juliet still couldn't believe that she was going on a date with an extremely hot (according to the public— not her, really!) and well-known CEO (though she didn't know what company he worked for.) Of course, she'd considered the guys she'd dated during her school years to be attractive, but she felt that adult-dating was on a whole different level. It was a shiny, new concept that she was certain would work out better than her past relationships.

This time, she was going in with a game plan: one-date-one-kiss-one-break up. (That she would be in charge of. She was never letting any man have that sort of power over her again.) It would work; she'd make sure of it. Kendrick and Celeste might discourage her idea, but they weren't here to convince her otherwise. There would be no tears, no broken heart, and most importantly: absolutely, positively, no love. As she'd said to Chen at the wedding, one day wasn't long enough to form an attachment.

To fit into this theme of 'building the new,' Juliet decided to wear the floor-length, dark orange dress that she'd gotten last month. She wasn't normally a dress person, but when she'd tried it on, Celeste had looked up from the magazine she'd been reading and gave it an approving nod. That was as close as a girl, yes! that she was going to get from her composed friend. Juliet was— once again— thankful for her now-dark hair; it made pairing things so much easier. (Though she did miss how the red color shone in the light once it was brushed; black hair just didn't have that same vibrancy.)

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Chen knocked on her door at a quarter to seven. Nerves tumbled in Juliet's stomach but she did her best to push them aside as she opened the door. While she'd seen him in a suit at Celeste's wedding, just being with him was still so new to her that his attractiveness caught her by surprise. She felt her face flush slightly as his gaze took in her appearance and a rather. . . giddy feeling begins to replace her nervousness.

He even whistled in appreciation. "Do I even need to say it?"

"It would be nice," Juliet replied, attempting for a flirtatious tone. Her flirting skills were definitely rusty after three years without use.

"You look like a heartbreaker, Juliet."

The dark-haired woman beamed at his compliment. He'd said heartbreaker, not heartbroken. This was what she'd worked so hard for and it was finally paying off. "Shall we get going?"

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When they get to the restaurant— some exclusive, only-get-in-if-you-know-someone place— Juliet almost wished that Shawn was there, just so she could rub her hot date in his face. Chen must have some pull in London's social life as they were seated immediately and at the table with the best view. There were a few uncomfortable moments (all due to her, of course, when she clumsily tried to flirt), but other than that, dinner went quite well. They were both laughing as the waitress came out with dessert.