Temptations

Chapter 23

Ugh. Sorry for the people who already read chapter 23. I'm redoing it because I didn't like it and I have to be perfect so 🤗🤗

Gwen's Pov~

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We walked into the nice restaurant. The ceiling was high and the floor was just dark grey tiles; pretty boring but the decor made up for it 100%.

There were hanging lights and a big chandelier in the middle of the big room along with plants all around in windows and hanging from the ceiling.

"This place is really nice," Lee smiled at me and I smiled back and kissed her cheek.

"Hi! I'm Andrea! I'll be your waitress, just the two of you?" A tall blonde girl greeted us with a smile.

"Yep, just us two," I smiled back at her and she led us to a booth.

We ordered our drinks and then Andrea left.

I was really bad at starting conversations so I was relieved when she started talking.

"Thank you for bringing me here. It's a really nice place," She looked around with a small smile.

"I really wanted to take you out somewhere nice. Sorry it's not like a really fancy place, I know your family is probably used to that," I spoke before thinking and mentally face palmed.

"I'd so much rather be here with you," She grinned and I let out a quiet breath that I didn't know I was holding.

I cleared my throat and adjusted in my seat. She looked so pretty. Her hair was in a subtle side part, so subtle you could barely tell, she wore a black midi skirt and a cute flowy sleeved top.

"You look beautiful," I said just loud enough to make her smile even brighter.

"Thank you, Gwen. You look great too." I could hear the fluster in her voice when she replied. We sat in a comfortable silence for a bit until Lee started the conversation back up.

"So, what are you doing after we graduate?" She inched a bit closer to me and I bit my bottom lip in thought.

"Well I'm not very prepared," I chuckled and she giggled at the same time. "As I said before, I would love to be able to do something with culinary arts and stuff like that. I love cooking and there would be a lot of travel opportunities if I found a college that did trips and stuff." I ran a hand through my hair and looked up at Lee who was watching me contently.

She smiled and opened her mouth to talk but just like a ghost in a horror movie, Andrea popped out of nowhere.

"Your drinks, sorry for the wait. Can I get your order now?" We ordered our food and she left again, disappearing into the back.

Lee took a sip of her drink and looked off into the distance.

"What we're you saying?" She looked at me with a shocked expression as if I just asked her to strip naked in the middle of the restaurant.

"Oh- Um I'd probably go through with acting or something in theater," She said sheepishly, almost like she was embarrassed of it.

"That'd be so cool! I've seen you in school plays and you're really good in theater," She looked at me with a smile and pushed a bit of hair behind her ear.

"I'm so glad you said that. Most of the time the replies to that are that I need to have a plan b because acting doesn't work for most people," She rubbed her neck and chewed her lip a bit.

"I think it's be a good choice for you." I reassured her and she looked down at the table as her cheeks turned a like shade of pink.

We continued talking about everything we were planning on doing from this summer all the way to when we're 40. I felt the most comfortable with her at that moment. I could feel comfortable around Storey and Gale and occasionally other people but this was so much different. With them I feel like we need to be doing something whether it's smoking or going to the beach or anything really but not with Lee. I've found myself laying on the bed with her, staring at the ceiling and still having fun.

Conversation found itself and we talked for the rest of the night; well atleast until like 10 when we left.

"I had a lot of fun with you tonight," Lee smiled while looking out the window. The street lights were shining on her skin, giving her a glowy look that made my face heat up.

That's my girlfriend. MY girlfriend.

I smiled to myself and tapped my fingers on the steering wheel to the beat of the song on the radio. I had never heard it but it sounded good.

"What are you so giddy about?" Lee teased me when I stopped at a red light.

"Oh nothing," I reciprocated. "You know, you're very pretty," I smiled and looked over at her, taking my eyes off of the traffic light.

"Yeah yeah," She said and boosted herself up to kiss me. We stayed like that for a good two seconds before there was a beep behind me.

I looked at the light and saw it was green and took off with a smile on my face.

We got to the apartment and I immediately kicked my shoes off and threw myself onto the bed and Lee followed, falling on top of me.

"oof-" I gasped at the sudden force on me. She jumped off of me at the noise and started apologizing profusely.

"I'm sorry! Did I hurt you? I'm so sorry," She frowned. I just chuckled at her and pulled her back on top of me.

"That's a normal sound for someone to make when another person jumps on them, love." I joked.

Lee sighed and looked around the room and then back at me.

"I love you being here," She said before putting her head back into my neck. I chuckled at her a bit before kissing her head.

"I love me being here too," I whispered. We laid there for a while, just enjoying the others company.

"Ugh, I'm not excited to see my brother tomorrow." Lee said, breaking the peaceful silence.

"I thought you'd be excited?" I questioned, a bit confused.

"No. My brother is no fun. He didn't come see me for my birthdays or anything for almost three years. He can't just show up out of nowhere and expect me to want anything to do with him." I nodded in understanding. I never had someone leave and not look back physically. My mom used to be so emotionally present for me. She used to be the one I'd go to and tell my problems with everything and everyone. That is until I came out. Once I came out mom completely ignored everything I was going through and dismissed my feelings all the time. Now I can't be in the same room with her without there being an argument.

"Let's just sleep it off, I'll help you mentally prepare tomorrow," I jokingly said and we both got under the comforter after I kissed her forehead.

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Sorry again for redoing this I just came to really hate this chapter before 👎