Saving His Rep

Our Second First Date

♫✯Athena’s P.O.V✯♫

I heard the doorbell and I walked slowly down the stairs. I was in a black shorts, a white Paris tank top, and a pair black of converse. My ponytail bounced with every step I took. I opened the door and there he was. Wearing a white shirt, black jeans and a pair of black converse.

“Hey, we’re matching.” He said smiling.

“I guess we are.” I said not smiling.

“That means we still have a connection. We used to accidentally match when we were dating.” He said while his smile grew wider.

“We have no connection. Sorry to break it to ya.” I said still not returning his smile.

“Come on Babe, smile for the paparazzi.” He said winking and a smile immediately formed on my face. “Good girl.” He said placing his hand on my lower back and leading me to his car.

“I’m not your babe.” I said harshly with a smile pasted on my face.

“Not yet.” He said while pulling something out of his pocket. “Put this on.” He said handing me a blindfold.

“Why?” I asked suspiciously.

“Because the place I’m taking you to is a surprise.” He said tying the blindfold over my eyes.

“You know I hate surprises.” I said while he helped me get into the passenger seat of his Porsche.

“I do know, but I don’t care.” He said laughing. “I’ll give you 1 guess to guess where we are going, but you won’t find out until we get there.”

“Amusement park.” I said easily.

“Why do you think that?” He asked.

“For one, that’s where you took me on our first date. Also, you know I’m absolutely terrified of Roller Coasters. You, of course didn’t know that, so to make it up to me you won me a stuffed animal.” I said trying not to laugh or smile from the memory, but failing when a small smile crept up on my lips. If I wasn’t mistaken I could’ve sworn Liam just mumbled ‘best day of my life’ in response. I must’ve been mistaken. We sat in silence for the rest of the short ride. Finally we came to a stop and I was taken out of the car. I gripped tightly on Liam’s arms, not wanting to fall.

“Just a few more steps.” I heard people all around me. I felt the blindfold be taken off my eyes. “You can open them now.” I opened my eyes and saw exactly what I thought I would.

“So I was right.” I said looking at the amusement park in front of me.

“Yea, you were.” Liam said from next to me.

“Liam Henry Avery. You know I hate roller coasters.” I said punching him in the arm.

“Come on, it’ll be fun. Think of it like our Second First Date.” He said placing his arm around my shoulder and leading me into the park. He bought two tickets then looked at the map. “You are going to ride four roller coasters before we leave today.” He said dragging me to the closest one. We waited in line for 15 minutes before it was our turn. “You ready for this?” Liam asked while they check our seatbelts and other safety equipment.

“No. I hate you!” I said while shaking. You have no clue how truly afraid of Roller Coasters. My hands were having a spaz attack right now because I was so scared. I felt a hand interlock with mine.

“Hey, it’s going to be alright. I’m right here.” He said smiling down at me. Against my will, my body calmed down. My shaking subsided, my breathing steadied, and my heart returned to a healthy pace. He also said that on our first date. It’s strange the affect his words had on me, no matter how much I didn’t want them to. His thumb stroked mine in an attempt to calm me down. He used to do that all the time when we were dating. I hadn’t even realized we were moving upwards until suddenly we sped downwards at the speed of a bullet. Screams entered my ears from some people around me. Instead of screaming I buried my head in Liam’s chest. I felt the vibrations of his laughter. My hand gripped onto as if my life depended on it. The fast moving roller coaster made my stomach leap, but not as much as when I caught Liam staring at me.