The Stranger on the Train

Chapter 33: Will you be my girlfriend?

Pov y/n

Scarlett shifts a little bit behind me and pads my knee, making me look at her.

"Come on, get up, I have more plans." She shares with a mysterious smile and my eyes grow.

"More than this amazing picnic?" I ask and she nods.

A grin creeps onto my lips and I get up and step away to help her pack the containers back.
We ate a few more fruits while we were quiet and just enjoyed the moment but there are still some left.

The basket is quickly packed and I help her fold the blanket, carrying both items back to her car, no matter how much she insisted on carrying one thing as well. She already planned this amazing date, I can do the carrying then.

This time she won't tell me where we're headed, no matter how much I annoyed her with the question, she denied me the answer and in the end I let it be. She chuckles over this small victory and I put on a fake pout.

"Oh, that's not fair, you know I can't withstand that pout." She complains lightly and I almost want to giggle but keep the pout on my face.

Her eyes dart over to me every few minutes and I do my best to not falter. Not long after we stop in a parking lot and as soon as the engine is turned off, Scar cups my face with both hands and leans over to peck my lips a few times until my pout falters into a soft smile and I kiss her back.

"See, that's better." She grins and I playfully roll my eyes at her but wrap one hand around the back of her neck to pull her in for one last kiss.
When we pull away, her cheeks are a little flushed, which looks adorable.

"Let's go." She says and gets out of the car. I follow her and look around but I don't recognize the area.

"Where are we?" I ask and slowly spin around to take in my surroundings.

"You'll see in a bit." Scarlett answers with a cheeky grin and takes my hand to lead the way.
I let her lead the way and when we stop in front of a building, I look up at it and my heart jumps a little.

"You're taking me to the observatory?" I ask, already excited to go inside.

"Yes, I am. On our first date you said you missed the stars." Scarlett recollects while walking inside the building with me to buy the tickets.
"And since we're in the city, it will be very hard to see them from down here and taking you out onto the land would have taken quite long. So, the observatory seemed like the best option."

A little pout forms on my lips again at her explanation but this time it's because she is so adorable. When she has the tickets and turns around to me, she frowns a little at my pout.

"What's wrong?" She asks and takes my hand again.

"Nothing is wrong. It's just really cute that you remembered and put so much thought into this date. It makes my heart melt a little." I admit and see her eyes starting to sparkle at my confession.

"Of course, I remember and you deserve to be taken on a great date." She says and lifts our linked hands up to her mouth to kiss the back of my hand gently.

"Now, let me show you the stars that you miss so much."
With a nod towards the entrance, she tells me to follow her and I do.

We pass some information boards and stop when they seem interesting. With every step we take, I get more and more excited to enter the main room where we will be able to see some stars.
Now I am the one leading the way and Scarlett follows me more than willingly and I catch her smiling at me every once in a while.

We finally reach the main room and my jaw almost drops.
In the middle there is this huge platform thing where you can either sit on or lay on and watch the animation that's shown in the dome.