In the moment

Blindfolded

Thursday came round quick, there had been a lot of boy talk in the salon this week and Soph hated over sharing her personal life but the girls just weren't letting it go. She managed to dismiss a lot of it back to jo who seems to have been messaging John regularly. She was sure Jack had mentioned he had a girlfriend but it wasn't her place to say.

'So tonight's the big night hey' jo says as she's pin curling sophs hair.
Ella still on light reception duties equally invested in the Jack grealish love story 'what are you going to wear Soph? I bet Jack will wear something completely garish' she says looking over the reception computer.
'Just an oversized white shirt dress with my black Gucci waist belt and over the knee black boots. I'll just let jacks outfit do the talking tonight' she smiled over to Ella as an acknowledgment to her interest in jacks attire.
'I'm sure you will look equally as gorgeous' jo taps Soph on the shoulder as a sign she's finished  'I wish John would take me out' she said with a disappointed half smile.
'Yeah and Phil' Ella said with a frown out of no where making jo and Soph stare at each over in confusion.
Then in unison 'you what Ella?' Filled the salon, the attention now towards the reception desk
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Jack said he'd pick her up at 7.30 giving her chance to settle mae but she was more than exhausted from all of today's fresh air and settled down at 6 giving Soph enough time to do a good job of her make up. She sat at her dressing table staring at her reflection when she noticed ada sit down on the edge of her bed handing her a glass of wine 'Dutch courage!' they clinked glasses.
'I'm so nervous ada, what if people see us, what if we get papped and someone writes horrible things?' She take a big swig of her wine and rubs her forehead. 'Last week was so nice just the both of us, in our own bubble'
Ada looked at her quizzically 'is that what your scared of Soph? People with opinions jugdging you?' Soph nods her head slowly while her eyes are fixed to her wine glass 'those people don't know you, how could anything they write or say be remotely true about a person they've never met.' Ada stands up from the bed and walks over to Soph and removes her wine glass from her hands. 'You know my rule in life .. if you don't know my number, you also don't know me enough to be talking about me'
She was so right Soph thought, picking her wine glass up for another big gulp 'your right again aren't you' she's now grinning at ada.
Ada picks up an imaginary crown and places it on her head 'time to be treat like the queen you are'
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'Where are we going jack?' Soph shouts from the back of his merc Vito taxi.
He's grinning knowing she cant see anything 'nah it's a surprise ain't it I'm not giving any clues'
Soph in her head trying to work out where she is by following the turns being made. 'Was there any need to blind fold me? I'm scared for my life here' she's giggling now, she actually thought it was quite sweet now she was over the initial shock of being blindfolded and shoved in a van.
'We're not far now about 10 minutes' she had no idea how long they'd actually been driving at this point but it felt like hours.

10 minutes later she felt the van come to a stop 'we're ere' he said bashfully. The door opened and he helped her out the taxi and along what felt like a very rocky path. 'Are ya ready?' He said as his hands where on the back of her neck scooping her hair to one side while he undid the tie he'd used as a blindfold. '3 .. 2 .. 1' she whispers in her ear before he drops tie.
As her eyes adjusted she couldn't believe what she was seeing 'Omfg jack are you joking?' She shouts excitedly at him while he stands there looking pleased with himself 'this is' she stutters gobsmacked for words 'perfect' he puts his arm around her pulling her close to him and kisses the top of her head
'I just didn't want any distractions yknow, just me and you, no one else, no noise' he brings his hand up to cup her cheek and kisses her gently.
Soph pulls back looking at jack wondering how she got this lucky. He's stood there in a black shirt and trousers, hair slicked back just looking incredible in the twinkling of the lights. 'That's exactly what I wanted too' she said as she felt their little bubble return.
'Come on then, don't want it to leave without us' he takes her hand and leads her along the wooden walkway.
As they sit down at the little outdoor 2 seater table under a canopy of lights a waiter appears from inside 'wine Madame?'
He really had pulled out all the stops hadn't he she thought 'oh yes red please' she replied as she looked around, this must of cost him a fortune shes still thinking.
'Beautiful innit' she feels his leg press against hers under the table. 'So how did mae like the zoo?, I haven't been there in years' her heart feeling so full when he mentions her name.
She tilts her head to the side and smiles 'I don't know if she enjoyed the animals or my attempts at animal noises more' she snorts at the thought of her impressions.
'Nah id have loves to have seen that' he smiles at her 'you'll have to invite me next time' he tops his glass up wondering if he'd been to forward.
But Soph wasn't exactly phased by what he said, in fact she was actually more surprised he was inviting himself at all, 'I'll make sure I do, I bet you do great animal impressions' she smirks at him and she feels his leg tense against hers.
He licks his lips and bites his plump bottom lip 'wouldn't you like to know' he said just as the waiter places their food in front them.
'What I would like to know, is more about you jack. I told you my deepest darkest secrets last time' jack starts giggling ' ah ah ah' she waves her finger in signal of no 'I think it's only fair you tell me your biggest secret jack' she said then taking a small bit of her food.
He looks at her, his eyes dark with lust 'I can tell you one secret' she looks at him waiting for his answer 'I've never felt for anyone the way I feel for you Soph' he takes her hand
'So you've never took a date on a boat before?' She frowns at him unsure to believe his confession
His knee now pressing against the inside of her thigh, while his eyes penetrate hers. He leans forward to answer her question without hesitation 'only you Soph'