It Started With Hello

Chapter 18- Christmas Party

Lincoln-

"Nervous?" Nolan asks as he fixes his tie in the mirror.

"Worse than the shows." I admit. I put on the shoes and fix my own tie for the fifth time.

"Your tie looks fine." Nolan says, I stop fiddling with it and try to relax. "Go meet her, I bet she's waiting for you."

"Okay, I guess I'll see you at the dance." I tell him as I go down to the living room 12 foot tree to meet Arabella. Farley bounds in with a Santa hat and a red collar. He barks and hurls himself at me. I brace myself for the impact eyes closed.

"Waiting for something?" She asks holding Farley back with his collar fisted in her hand. She smiles at me as she puts Farley back on all fours, "Stay down!" She demands him. He lays down and looks up with his puppy dog eyes. "Hi!" She greets me happily.

"You look. Wow." I tell her as she strokes Farley's head. She blushes and shoots me a shy smile. Almost exactly like our date a few weeks ago. She looked wow then too.

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Just as the clock stroke 7 Arabella came out to meet me she was wearing a simple outfit. Jeans and a simple purple top with a black jacket. She looked adorable. Farley barked at me when she walked out with him.

"You look... Amazing."

She just blushed and followed me out to one of the cars. I'd cleared it with her uncle so I could drive for the night. I opened her door for her and I go around to drive her on the London Tour. She smiled and asked lots of questions. I answered everyone. Then we stopped and walked around the park talking about her life in Switzerland. Snow started to flutter down and she just grinned at me before taking off racing around the park in the snow.

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"Ready?" She asks. I nod and we head out to the limo where we're riding to the party. Henrick, Luke, Zander, Nolan, and Matthew were all ready there. Noah, Lacy were heading out when we were. Farley tries to follow us. "I'll meet you at the car, I'll just be a minute." Arabella tells us, "Are we picking up Jake up?"

"Yeah, so don't take to long." Noah tells her smiling as he follows Lacy into the limo.

"Lincoln, I'll meet you in the car. I'll just be a minute." Arabella tells me heading back to put Farley inside. I head to the car and climb in.

"Where's Bella?" Matthew asks.

"Putting Farley inside." I answer looking out the window. "She said she needed a minute."

"Okay." He answers fiddling with his camera.

"Okay, I'm ready." Arabella says tapping on the window between the driver and us. The driver gives a nod and begins driving. She sits between Noah and me.

"Farley okay?" Noah asks her.

"He should be fine." She answers, "He only acts like that when he thinks I'm not coming home. It's weird, why would he do it when we're all leaving?"

"I don't know Bella." Noah tells her. The car stops and we all climb out. No paparazzi at the entrance until later, we'll all go out to talk to them later in shifts.

"Why if it isn't Arabella Kennedy." A cold voice announces. A girl comes out of the shadows clapping slowly. She looks a lot like the receptionist that Arabella had fired from her uncle's company. Arabella just rolls her eyes. "Finally come to join the big kids?"