You're The One ~ Ellie Roebuck

Chapter Sixteen ~ A Lucky Save

Tara's POV!
Leah had managed to drag me out of the house and we were currently sat at the bar of some club she had brought us to. I'd chosen to wear some denim jeans with a lace corset top while Leah was wearing a beige suit with a crop top underneath.

As I was sat on the bar stool, I looked around the crowded room and my gaze fell on a pair of blue eyes that I didn't expect to see so soon.

Ellie.

"Leah," I said, but when I looked at her, she was alright smiling, "you set this up didn't you?" and she nodded. I didn't know whether to be happy or angry but when I met Ellie's eyes again, there was no way that I could be angry.

"Oh My God Alex! fancy seeing you here!" Leah shouts as we walk over, she wraps an arm around Alex and guides her over to the dance floor, leaving me and Ellie alone, holding eye contact.

"I'm sorry, If I had known I would have stopped her," I began.

"No, don't be sorry, it's not your fault," she interrupted me.

"I know you probably don't want to talk to me right now so..."

"Tara don't be stupid, let's go somewhere a bit quieter yeah?" Ellie asks hopefully and I nod before dragging her to the corridor by the toilets where there was a seat.

Once we sat down, there was a silence, neither of us knowing what to say, until I decided it was only right that I start.

"I'm really sorry Ellie," I said quietly, I still wasn't fully ready to explain what happened but I needed to explain what happened earlier, why I did it, "there's things I can't bring myself to speak about and the fear of having to tell you pushed you away... I shouldn't have kicked you out and I'm sorry about what I said... genuinely," I told her, keeping eye contact the whole time.

"I was never going to force you to tell me anything, Of course I want to know what's happened so that I can help you and be there for you but, I would never ever force you to... I care about you Tara, more than I probably should at this stage," She said, reaching a hand out to my knee, "And I'm sorry if I scared you or made you feel like that,"

"no don't apologise, you have no reason to, it was me, it was my fault it happened and you have nothing to apologise for, I'm sorry," I told the blonde sat beside me, "and I totally understand if you don't want to speak to me again or if you want to en-"

I was cut off by Ellie pushing her lips onto mine and pulling me into a passionate kiss. I kissed her back and shuffled closer to her on the bench. Her hands found the back of my head while mine rested on her thighs.

When we pulled away for breath, she placed her forehead against mine.

"Don't be stupid Tara, I want to continue this with you, I'd be stupid to let you go that easily," she laughed.

"I promise I'll do better... and I'll tell you when i'm ready to, I will," I told the blonde who smiled at me.

"don't feel forced, take your time yeah?" she said and I nodded back at her with a smile. "now, let's go and enjoy our night because I could do with some good alcohol right now," she laughed and dragged me up by my arm, interlocking our hands while we walked back into the main room.

We located Alex and Leah sat at the bar talking and when they noticed our locked hands that gave each other a high five.

"idiots," I said causing Ellie to laugh. I took in all her features as she stood there ordering our drinks, our hands still together. The way her blue eyes lit up in the light of the bar, how her smile grew every time she spoke.

She finished ordering our drinks and she turned to me, signalling for me to sit on the stool. She stood between my legs and lifted my chin up with her hand.

"What?" I laughed as she stared into my eyes.

"nothing," she shook her head and looked away, embarrassed.

"no tell me," I smirked, moving her by her hips to face me again. She seemed to not be able to make eye contact with me as she spoke.

"you look beautiful," she mumbled.

"huh?" I asked, even though I had heard her already.

"I said you look beautiful," she said louder this time and I couldn't help the smile that formed on my face. In thanks, I pulled her down to kiss her, my hand placed gently on her cheek.

Leah's POV!
As me and Alex were on the dance floor, we watched a few interactions between Tara and Ellie.

"oh my they're adorable," I said to Alex over the loud music as we watched Ellie stare into the brunettes eyes.

"Aren't they just... they should be so grateful for us," Alex joked, hinting that our plan was perfect.

"they should be," I laughed back, we continued to dance until we saw the two walk over, drinks in hand and Ellie guiding Tara by the waist.

"hello love birds!" I shouted.

"shush Leah!," Tara rolled her eyes at me before taking a sip of her drink. I grabbed Tara's hand and pulled her over to the side.

"how did it go?" I asked her. It seemed like Alex and Ellie were having the same conversation.

"good... great actually," she smiled and and gave her a hug, "thanks Leah, you're lucky it went well, I would have hated you otherwise," She laughed.

"I couldn't let you give up now could I? you'd barely started," I told her, pulling her into a side hug, "plus, you looked really cute together over there,"

She looked away embarrassed, "thanks," she laughed and I hugged her tighter before walking us over to Alex and Ellie again. Tara made her way back to Ellie and I smiled at the pair.

That was a lucky save...