Taste (H.S. / A.U.)

Chapter 14

ELOISE DUPONT

I hate when one eye of liner goes on smoothly, only to reveal the second eye turning into a mess that was drawn on by a four year old who is hyped up on too much Halloween candy.

I smeared away the remains of my first two attempts while starting to line up the tip of the make up for another shot. I wasn't worried about it being perfect until Jade reminded me that this could be a massive opportunity for a great photo, which translated in Jade talk to: I am going to take so many pictures tonight so be ready for it or else.

I had pulled my hair back into a sleek low bun and was attempting a bit of a sleek eye look matched with light blush and gloss. Overall I wanted to look simple and timeless. I know if any of the photos are of me in the kitchen I will have my signature lucky green apron on, and decided to pair my outfit in accordance to it.

I ran a recently freshly manicured finger over the cream pants and black cropped turtle neck top that I will wear along with some black leather chunky loafers that I know are rather slip resistant but also cute. Hopefully the entire thing doesn't get too messy with tonight's preparations.

Jade came strolling into my room while I was doing a final spin in front of the mirror, checking out myself in the reflection. Jade had a black tight dress on that was mostly covered with a chunky red cardigan. Jade had sunglasses covering her eyes, because we may or may not have accidentally gotten a little excited for the girls night and played a drinking game with our rom-coms. Thus resulting in two giggling wine drunk monsters, and that is just how we ended up in this situation.

I never expected myself to be the caterer of a boyband guy, but here I am, all because my drunken best friend agreed. Jade didn't even realize she agreed until the next morning, today, when we woke up and she saw the details that an unknown number had sent her. They included mentioning how excited they were along with any dietary restrictions, the names of the people attending, the time and place they rented out, and a hefty sum of money already as a thank you for accommodating.

I wanted to treat all of this as another night, because to me, it was. There was nothing special about tonight other than the fact I might have to see it end up on someone's instagram story that may or may not have over forty-six million followers.

I didn't mean to *check, I just may or may not have double checked by accident.

Twice.

It was a matter of trying to get to know the person I am cooking for. Does this person appreciate food? Will he actually savor the things I am going to be making or is this all some silly event he and his management set up just because. That's how it feels honestly, because why else would he ask, actually, according to drunken Jade, nearly persisted in having this dinner come to fruition.

There was another fifteen minutes before Jade and I had to leave in order to make it to Panamerican University on time. I was confused when I originally looked up the location that Harry's team sent us for our destination tonight. It was a college.

The team ended up reserving an entire kitchen lab and the conjoined area to be set up as a dining space for him and the team to watch and eat what I created tonight. Apparently that would draw far less attention than if Harry tried to go and eat at a normal restaurant or rent something out like that. But a college? Far less obvious because it was just too random.

"Ready to go? Rick just texted me that he delivered all the ingredients you asked for. He also mentioned that the team sent over some security who checked the space over and is stationed there for the time being. Rick said it's practically the SWAT 2.0 and all of them look like the Rock in black outfits and ominous vibes. Cannot wait." She said the finale with an eye roll while scooping up her purse.