never fall for brown eyes // Pedri

chapter 35

We all decided to meet at 6 pm in the lobby of our hotel and get a taxi from there. I have no idea what to call this date, because it's a bit early to have dinner, but too late to have lunch. So we're just going to call it a 'let's eat and have a great time'-date.

Evelynn wears her black minidress with short sleeves and I wear a green dress that goes until my knees. It's a nice sage green dress with a little bow in the back. I complete the outfit with my Dubarry shoes and a forest green handbag. Nothing too fancy, but formal enough for dinner.

I top my normal day-to-day-makeup with a hint of red lipstick. Not too flashy, but enough to stop me from making any more bad decisions. Bad decisions meaning kissing Pedri, which I'm not doing. Ever again.

Evelynn is bubbling about the date and I just hope she'll enjoy it. Maybe she'll even get a kiss from her green eyed dream. I hope so, it would make my own suffering way more tolerable, knowing that my bestie is getting treated right.

The boys are waiting for us in the lobby, all suited up and everything. So this date is definitely going to be fancy, great. And I'm wearing my Dubarry shoes, I must look like a fool.

I can't deny the fact that Pedri and Gavi look dashing, like two disney princes. Or one prince and one villain. I can see the way Gavi looks at Evelynn, and she really must be blind if she doesn't see how that man only has eyes for her.

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We ended up choosing an Italian restaurant, since it would be the easiest place to find foods that are suitable for everyone. The boys are on a strict diet, but pasta is something they can have once in a while. I order pasta ai 4 formaggi, without the blue cheese of course, Evelynn gets a fish pasta, while Gavi orders pasta con pollo and Pedri gets frutti di mare. I try not to judge his choice, but really, who eats mussels?

We also order some water and one glass each of red wine. Can't get too drunk, it's a sporting event after all. And I can't even be tipsy, otherwise I'll start making bad decision. 

Gavi starts by asking about me and Pedri, no beating around the bush it seems. We make up some sappy story about how we found each other again and are now having fun together. The whole thing sounds cliché as hell and makes me want to throw up. Thank god our friends are innocent and naive so they are not suspecting a thing.

"You know, I think after stalking me, she fell for my good looks," Pedri says and I decide to give him a little kick under the table. Not a harsh one, just hard enough to remind him not to mess with me.

"Ha, more like you fell for my lovely temperament and striking humour," I point out and squint my eyes at him. Two can play at that came.

At this point I realise those two are not paying any attention to us or what's coming out of our mouths. They're just staring at each other and probably playing footsies under the table. Excuse me while I go and throw up.

"I think I need to use the loo, if you don't mind," I say and get up from our table.

I stop by the corridor where the toilets are, because I don't really need to use the bathroom. I just need a moment to collect myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm over the moon for my friend. But seeing them together is like a knife to my chest, when I know I won't experience something like that.

"Are you okay, cutie?" A guy who just stepped out from the toilets asks me. He looks a bit suspicious and slimy, someone who I definitely wouldn't want to be around with.

"Yes I'm alright thank you," I say and give him a reassuring smile, which he only takes as an invitation to come closer to me.

"Do you want to come sit with me and my friends?" He says licking his lips. This guy has red flags written all over his expensive suit and way too big ego.

"No, I'm here with my own friends. I'm okay really," I try to argue but he only grabs my hand to take me to their table.

"Now come on, don't be so challenging-" He starts but never gets to the end of that sentence.

"I think she said no. Maybe you should learn what that word means. Now take your hands off my girl," Pedri says behind me. His timing was perfect, but what is he doing here is the better question.

The guy just rolls his eyes and whispers something about me being a bitch, but thankfully he leaves.

Pedri comes closer to me and grabs my hand lightly in his. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" He asks and looks me in the eyes with an uncertain look. He lightens the hold of my hands to check if there's bruises or injuries anywhere, where the guy grabbed me.

"Yes I am, really. Thank you for that, you didn't need to," I say and give him an apologetic smile. For a second he just looks at me with emotion that I can't exactly put my finger on. But this emotion is soon replaced with his usual attitude towards me, annoyance.

"Good, then we can get going," He replies and just walks back towards our table.

I'm truly starting to think that this guy has some serious problems. He's worse than the guy Katy Perry is singing about in her song 'Hot&Cold'.