Evermore

Chapter 14

It was the day of the date and Evie was getting Mal dressed for it in her Bedroom with Beau, "why am I here again?" "You're here because we just wanted to keep a close eye on you ok" Beau slumped back into Evie's bed and groaned to her reply as she finishes up Mal's makeup, "but Evie this is girl's stuff can't I just hang out with Jay and Carlos or even the library please?" "First off, no you can't, and second Jay and Carlos are not going to hang out with you again because they lost you the first time and it will never happen again" Evie argued as she was putting lipstick on Mal's face.

"Are you afraid of her V?" "sometimes, are you afraid of your mom?" Mal thought of her question and when she got it she looked uneasy and uncertain, "I just want her to be proud of me, she gets so angry when I disappoint her" she paused for a bit as she was about to cry but stopped as she did not want to ruin her best friends work and replied, "and sh- yeah, she's my mom, so I know she loves me... in her own way" Evie gave her a reassuring squeeze at her hand while Beau gave her a little smile before she asked mal to come to the mirror to see what she did, which was terrific as Mal gawked at her reflection. She did not know why but she always saw herself as hideous and other unpleasant comments but as she looked at what Evie did to her she felt those thoughts and comments go away as for this moment she felt... beautiful, which was confirmed by Evie and Beau as they gave her a lot of compliments.

Then a few seconds later the door made a knocking sound which meant he was there. Mal then took one last look at herself and made her way towards the door to meet Ben who was very shocked as he gawked at her like he saw a beautiful girl for the first time which was as she was the epitome of beauty in his eyes alone, "for the first time, I understand the difference between pretty and beautiful" Mal blushed and snorted at his compliment and went away with Ben to who knows where for their date.

As they left Evie looked towards Beau as she shut the door and asked where would he take Mal since he was his roommate he answers with a shrug and a very evil smirk which made her laugh and left with Beau at her side towards the library.

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The Enchanted lake

The Motorcycle ride was fun and exhilarating until they stopped on a pathway toward the forest. As they walked towards the site Mal does not know where they talked about themselves like their middle names and what not until a quarter of the way there Ben ask her to close her eyes which she begrudgingly does. His hands were rough at the touch but also rigidly strong as he led her toward the terrain, then she heard something it was loud like rushing water and she was right as she opened her eyes at Ben's request it appeared to be a beautiful lake with a small waterfall flowing through it, it was beautiful with the ruins of a broken castle surrounding it, and in that small area in front of her lied a picnic blanket with a basket full of treats like cheese, doughnuts, and fruit like grapes and strawberries, it was a quaint and simple gesture but she loved it.

Minutes later Ben was laying down and staring at her beautiful features while Mal was enjoying her first jelly doughnut. "Is this your first time?" he asked suddenly while she was dusting off the powdered sugar in her hands, "mm... we don't do dates much on the island, it's more like gang activity." Ben laughed a bit and corrected his question about the jelly doughnut she asked if it was bad to which he did not answer but instead attempted whipping her mouth with his thumb and when that did not work he asked him to copy his lip movements to wipe off the excess sugar in her lips.

Ben realized that he was doing the talking the whole date, so for him to not look like an egotistical maniac to her he asked her to tell about herself which she did by skipping some details like her life on the Isle and of course Beau, then their conversations had gone to his duties as king until he offered for them to swim to which she refused as she was gobbling up the most delicious fruit she tasted which was the strawberry. After like 4 strawberries she watched him as he roared and jumped into the like before him which made her laugh.