Orla was woken up late in the morning to Paul walking into their room. Ivy was laid next to Orla with her favourite teddy, that nell had gotten her when she was born in between her hands. "Morning." She greeted. "You alright?" He asked. Orla nodded. "I didn't win." He told her "That's ridiculous, you were fucking brilliant." Orla told him. "Come sit." Orla added pulling Ivy onto her lap so that Paul could sit next to her. "I'm glad I went, it was a good experience." Paul admitted
"I'm- We are very proud of you." Orla told him, Paul gave her a soft smile. "We can go for a meal tonight if you want." Orla offered "I would, I have to go for an interview." Paul replied with a small amount of disappointment prevalent in his voice "How about tomorrow then? We can take Ivy and have a Spoons or something." Orla countered "Sounds good." He nodded "I'll unpack for you whilst you talk to Ivy." Orla told him. Paul nodded and watched as Orla walked off.
MARCH 2023 march 15th
Orla and Paul were sat across from eachother inside a local restaurant, Ivy was meant to be coming with them but she had been invited to a birthday party last minute and another kids mother agreed to take Ivy and drop her back home to Siobhan's. Having already reserved a table Orla and Paul decided to still go.
"You sure you don't want any?" Paul asked Orla "I can't stand the smell of it underneath me any more, I think I've smelt it so much it's turned me off." Orla replied with a small chuckle. "A beer and a coke then please." Paul told the waitress. "This is nice." Orla told him. "It is, I'm glad I'm back." Paul agreed "So am I." Orla nodded "What's on your agenda for the next few weeks?" Paul asked "I'm finishing planning Ivy's birthday. Completing the posters for the short and sending it off." Orla replied.
"You're busy then." Paul gathered "Yeah, I'll make time to come and watch you don't worry. I'll get that poster done soon so I should be more free. And we're still sticking to the schedule, if that's okay with you." Orla said "Sounds good." He nodded.
"Here are your drinks." The waitress said placing the coke infront of Orla first before leaving over and placing Paul's in-front of her. Orla scoffed gently as the waitress walked off. "Feel free to get hammered. I'm not gonna drink so I'll be alright to drive." Orla told Paul after a moment. Paul nodded and sipped his beer. An old woman approached them, "You two are a lovely couple, that waitress was bold as brass." The woman told them which lead Orla to chuckle. "Oh thank you, we're uhm." Paul began but the woman walked off. "That was." Orla began trying to refrain herself from laughing. That caused Paul to begin laughing too.
"Anyways, How's your day been?" Orla asked "Good, I've done a bunch of interviews so I'm gonna be free for the next five days." Paul said to her "Sounds good. If you want-" Orla began but she was cut off by the same waitress from earlier.
"Can I take your orders now?" The waitress asked "Yeah." Paul nodded. "I'll have the burger." Paul added "Fish for me please, but could you leave the peas unmushed." Orla suggested "Of course." The waitress said taking the menu's and walking off.
After having their dinner, Orla had ordered them both chocolate fudge cake with ice-cream while Paul went to the bathroom. Orla scrolled through her phone while waiting and happened upon a photo of herself pregnant. She couldn't remember how she'd happened upon it, but she continued scrolling, she stopped on a photo of Daisy holding Ivy when they were filming Normal People and decided to send it to Daisy. Once she'd sent it Paul sat himself back down. Orla placed her phone down. "I ordered us cake and ice cream." Orla told him which lead him to smile. After the cake had arrived the two of them immediately began eating.
"You've got some ice cream on your nose." Orla told Paul once they were both nearly done with their food, struggling to keep herself from laughing as she did, she picked up a napkin and went to wipe it, Paul moved his face as he leant over and somehow her lips had landed on his. Orla didn't pull away, and neither did he. After a moment of kissing Orla wiped the ice cream off his face.
"There, all clean." She smiled "I'm going to go pay, meet me in the car?" Paul offered. Orla nodded. "I can." Orla began but Paul cut her off "I'm paying." Paul told her, walking past her. Orla walked to the car and sat herself in the drivers seat.
As soon as he got into the car he kissed her again. The half an hour drive took them an extra fifteen minutes and once they arrived home they went straight to bed.
After an hour Paul turned to Orla "I love you, you know." He muttered, very clearly feeling the effect of his several glasses of beer. "I love you too."
GWEN TALKS
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