My Photographer (Diggy Simmons)

.Dinner

Diggy

As we sat in the Italian restaurant Alexis avoided me.

"Hi are you guys ready to order? " asked a waitress as she smiled bashing her eyelashes at me.

"Yea, Alexis you ready to order?" I asked looking up at her from the menu.

She placed her order and so did I. We handed the waitress our menus before she walked off.

Minutes had passed and still not one word from Lexi so I decided to break this silent treatment.

"Lexi you alright? " she looked over at me from out the window.

"Yes I'm fine Daniel." She plainly said.

"Ok I'm just checking on you, do you need anuthin-"

"Actually" she said cutting me off. "Actually I need to go to the restroom. She said standing up taking her coat off.

I couldn't speak, I felt my lip drop but I couldn't lift my hand to pick it up, she was sexy!

"I'll be right back" she said as she walked away. The sway in her hips made me bite down on my bottom lip. Her body was banging in that dress and I didn't even notice that she had straightened her hair.

Alexis

I really didn't have to go to the restroom, I had to escape the silence. Daniel had no business getting into my business! I was pissed and it obviously showed. He didn't even notice my hair!

"Be cool Alexis " I said to myself as I looked in the mirror. I leaned on the counter sink looking down at my feet while taking in deep breaths then looked back up at myself one last time. I fixed the small sequence of my dress, and headed out the restroom.

As I was walking back I saw that the waitress had brung our food but I also saw her flirting like she did earlier. I felt a small ounce of jealousy. The closer I got the more irritant I became. "It's ok Lexi you're only friends " I mentally said to myself before reaching my seat. Daniel didn't even see me coming because the waitress had stood directly in front of him.

"Alexis! I- I uh... I didn't see you coming back I would have pulled your seat out for you!" Said a nervous Daniel. I couldn't help but laugh a little on the inside as I watched his facial expressions change.

His forehead scribbled as his eyebrows raised and his eyes were slightly bucked.

"It's ok I got it " I said waving him off as I sat back in my seat.

"I see we've got our food, Finally! I looked up at the waitress who was still trying to hold a conversation with Daniel. "Thank You!" I said giving her the green light to move around.

"So... how did the bathroom break go?" Daniel asked as I observed my food before taking a fork full in my mouth.

"It was okay."

"Oh k ."

"Daniel, stop fidgeting! "

"I'm not" he lied.

We sat and ate in silence.

"I didn't mean to get in your business Lexi" Daniel said as he dropped his fork onto his plate while wiping his mouth with his handkerchief.

"But you did Daniel! And how did you find out in the first place! ?"

"I bumped into her at the Charity event, she was actually seated right next to me. Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I didn't want you to show pitty for me or feel as though I need you, I can take a loss Daniel it's part of life. Things happen, you just gotta know how to handle them and move on and that's what I'm doing. I was going to tell you when I was ready." I said picking over my food, I was done eating.

"I understand, but you need to realize me being your "friend" (he said using his hands to quote the friend part.)I should know things like that! I don't want you to need me Lexi, I want you to want me. Accept the things that I choose to do for you and know that I do them because I care not to show pitty! " he said while reaching across the table putting his hand over mine, his touch was everything to me right now.

"Thanks" I blushed.

"Hi will you guys be having desert? " the waitress said interrupting our "moment" I rolled my eyes and gave a faint smile. Daniel looked over at me and noticed my annoyance then looked at the waitress.

"No we're going to call it a night." He said as he paid the tab leaving her a tip.

"I like your hair by the way Lexi! " he said as we both stood to put on our coats. I couldn't help but smile mad hard!