Being a carter. (Eastenders)

Chapter 4 love at first sight

*flashback*
I had been back from my dads in kent for about 3 months I hadn't really been working much at my nan and grandad a pub in Watford, I had been out catching up with friends that I hadn't seen in years, I had done a few evening shifts and cleaned up after closing most the time I got questioned about where the hell had I been, all the regulars kept telling me that they missed my pretty face.
I get up and get dressed and ready and I head downstairs to help get ready for opening when my grandad said that he would need me to work today due to my cousin helping my mum and stepdad with there new opening with there bar in town. I agree not happy but I did it any way and opened up and helped. I took orders and  I served food. it was just after lunch and I serve a man his drink and hand him his crips when a guy with dark brown hair walks in, he was tall and good looking
"Hi good looking what can I get ya" I ask him not being able to take my eyes off him
"You can get me del please " he said with a wink "I look at him and nod "hang on I will call him for ya" I call him and walk upstairs "grandad a man not sure of his name, his tall dark very dashing, he his down stairs he wants ya"
"Ok princess I will be down when I finished lunch won't be long"
I walk down stairs and walk over to the man "yeah he be down soon just finishing his lunch"
"Okay thanks" he nods his head and sits on the stall at the bar
I get on with serving and clean up some glasses and I see this mans eyes follow me everywhere I go
"So I've never seen you in here before" I ask him from behind the bar
"I could say the same about you" he laughs "oh I've been here you properly just missed me I laugh
"I doubt that" he mutters looking down
All of a sudden my grandad walks out "mick my son" he walks over and they shake hands "I see you met my grand daughter Ellie"
"Yes I have" mick said smiling to me
"Come, we will talk up stairs" my granddad takes mick upstairs

About an hour later mick comes down and walks past me in the pub
he looks over to me and smiles before walking out the pub door and leaving.

My nan sees me looking, "like what you see sweetie" she asks with a curious smile
"Nan" I laugh "yes he is nice"
"Think he liked you too"
"Yeah sure his wife would like that" I say gesturing the wedding finger remembering I saw the ring
"From what I hear there marriage is going down hill or is already over"
"You love a good gossip, don't ya" I laugh getting a drink and a bag of crips for my self sitting down at the end of the bar resting my feet

Two weeks later and I'm outside the pub sitting down, smoking when the same man as before gets out of his car and walks over, "that's bad for your health" he mutters sitting next to me taking the fag out my hand taking a puff on it himself
"Ya back again I see"
"Yeah can't keep away from here"
"I noticed, so do you want me to get my grandad" I say taking back my fag
"You could but it was you I was coming to see"
"Oh so how can I help you"
"Was wondering if you would like to come out for dinner or a drink though if your like me you won't want to go to a pub as we work in them" he laughs
"You asking me out on a date"
"Yeah but I'm really out of practice, I never had to do this so please humour me Elle"
"What about you wife" I said looking down to his ring finger noticing it was gone
"Oh you noticed I was married"
"Yes it was there last time" I mumble look from his hand to his face and turning away
"It's been over for a few weeks, it ended"
"Oh so I'm some rebound then" I said standing up putting hands on my hips
"No not at all" mick gets up and looks into my eyes "I like you well what I've seen what I've heard to from you grandad, I came here last week but you wasn't here"
"Yeah I was out"
"So how about it you and me go out do what ever you want"
"When?" I ask him
"Tomorrow"
"Yes what time"
"Lunch time"
"Yes that's great, pick me up here"
Mick nods

Do you want to come in I will get you a quick drink he comes in and he sits on the bar stool and my grandad walks over and welcomes him.
My grandad get us drinks and we sit and talk for a little while about me working here, I tell him that I had been away and recently got back he finishes his drink and tell me he will be here tomorrow about two to pick me up he kisses my cheek and leaves

At two on the dot the next day mick walk in my grandads pub I meet him and he leads me to his car I get in and he asks me where I wanted to go. I end up suggesting the park. we go to the park and we walk he tells me about his marriage ending and that it had been on the rocks for a while, he said he put it down to getting married young. he told me that it had been officially over for about 4 weeks and that he never thought about moving on till he laid eyes on me behind my grandads pub.

He leans in and kisses my cheek really close to my lips. I stare at him and he leans in again kissing my lips I kiss him back, feeling my whole body go into a massive firework.

That was three and a half years ago now. and me. And mick just get closer and closer.