Sunset sérénade: A Love story in Florida

Part IV: Hitting the road me and you

Emma couldn't believe she agreed to hang out with Christofer today as it was the morning. What the hell was she getting herself into? Emma washed her face doing her usual routine before standing in front of her mirror and scrutinizing her reflection. She had spent an extra fifteen minutes deciding what to wear for her hangout session with Chris. She wanted to look effortless and cool, not too much like she cared but also not too little that she seemed indifferent. Finally, she settled on a simple outfit: a high-waisted skirt, a fitted t-shirt tucked in, and a cropped jacket.

Seconds after she was done the bell rang and her heart skipped a beat as she heard it, the doorbell rang, announcing Chris's arrival. She takes a deep breath, trying to steady her nerves. Smoothing her outfit one last time, she heads down the stairs to greet him.

Emma's eyes widen slightly as she opens the door and sees Christofer standing there. She takes in his appearance, the casual yet stylish outfit, and those damn sunglasses. you could feel her heart fluttering. but know how to hide it and give Chris a nonchalant smile, "Hey you did show up."

Chris smiles as she puts her little insult, "Well it wouldn't help my image if I chickened out", he replies.

"So, you think you can show me a good time, huh? You'll have to impress me then, just please don't disappoint me because I have high expectations", she put it in the air waiting for his response.

"Well, I have no intention of letting you down", with his usual simple smile.

Emma can feel the beginnings of a genuine smile tugging at the corners of her lips. She knows she should be cautious around him, but something in his eyes makes her want to believe that he'll keep his word, "Fair enough so what we have in the schedule, I mean we have like a whole day and tomorrow is weekend so we don't have a limit."

"I'll have to keep it a surprise."

Emma steps forward. She closes the door behind her and looks him up and down again, secretly impressed by his effortless coolness, "ooh a surprise you say", with a fake British accent.

he laughed trying to smoke her accent, "Shall we get in the car now."

"get in the car, huh? You're not taking me somewhere private and secluded to, like, murder me or something, right? people will look after me you know", Emma raises her eyebrow as she speaks in curiosity.

"Nah, those are new clothes and I wouldn't want to make them dirty with blood, maybe the next time", he says to comfort her suspicion.

Emma chuckles at his witty response, feeling her nerves slowly ease up. They head outside and approach his car, "I'm comforted by your reassurance".

he had a simple yet dark blue Lexus LS600h, Emma looked impressed as she instantly recognized the car and let out a low whistle of approval, "Damn, nice car."

"Yeah, it's nothin' much."

Emma snorts and rolls her eyes, "Oh yeah, just a two-seater sports car worth more than a quarter million American dollars. Nothing much at all. You must be loaded."

Chris raised his eyebrow, "So you're going to act like you don't know that I'm rich and that's my daddy's money."

Emma smiled as she got busted, "Of course I knew. Your reputation precedes you so your charming demeanor. But I like to give people the benefit of the doubt,y'know?"

Chris giggles, "You never fail to make me amused Neece."

Emma gets his arrogant attitude, "Oh, I'm here to entertain you, is that it? What a privilege."

chris tries to charm her with his sweet talk, "No, you are here because I wanted to."

Emma not falling for his tricks, "And why exactly did you want me here? To stroke your ego while you show off your fancy car and designer clothes? and by the way are we on the highway ?"