*Jessie's P.O.V*
Walking into the doors of Nando's, I was hoping nobody would recognise us. It would completely ruin our time together if they did. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty empty and we received no hassle. We were escourted to our table and presented two menus, to which Ed said "I have already decided what I want thank you" and handed his back. This made me laugh, Ed loved Nando's. "So what are you having then?" I grinned. He told me he was having peri peri chicken, and asked Ed to help me decide. "There's too much choice!" I moaned, "Everything sounds so good". Ed thought for a couple of seconds then went "I know.." and winked. He stood up and held out his hand, encouraging me to walk with him to the till. I happily obliged, wondering what he would choose for me.
"Can we have two peri peri chicken please, one extra hot and one with the Ed peri peri sauce please", Ed told the person at the till. I began to laugh because it was obvious the waitress still had no idea the sauce he ordered was in fact named after himself. "Good choice", I said to him as he ordered the drinks. "What do you want Jess?" He asked, and I answered with lemonade and Ed ordered that too. Ed began to get his wallet out his pocket. "Hey remember I was paying!" Ed did his usual cheeky grin and said "How can I allow myself to watch a pretty girl pay knowing I have this?", introducing his black card. The black card meant he could get unlimited Nando's for free. "I still feel guilty", I joked as we sat back at the table.
We just stared at each other for a few tense moments, and I could hear Ed breathing heavily. He put his hand on top of mine and my whole body trembled, my hairs on my arms were stood on end. Ed could feel my body shake and gave me that seductive half smile he does. Wow.
We were rudely interrupted by the waitress who gave us our glasses and instructed us about refills. I still remained staring into those baby blue, beautiful eyes that belonged to Ed and his gaze was completely transfixed on my lips. He blinked hard and stroked my hand gently as his began to pull away from the table. "Back to reality" Ed chuckled as he helped me up from where we were sitting. He wrapped his strong, comforting arm around my waist and pulled me close. Squeezing him back, we strode over to where the waitress had pointed out.
*Ed's P.O.V*
It was pretty embarrassing the amount of times I had been to Nando's. Even getting it free still didn't mean it was justifiable. I knew everything on the menu, inside out, and it was awkward having to tell the waitress you wouldn't need to look at the options. I guess I could pretend but then I would feel even more stupid.. As I expected the waitress gave us two menus, and I politely handed one back to her. Jessie smirked at my predictability and went about choosing what she was going to have. She asked me to recommend what to eat, as she had no clue, so I took it upon myself to choose on behalf of her.
I dragged my chair out from under the table, holding out my hand for Jess to follow. We walked over to the till and placed our order of two peri peri chicken and two lemonades. I was getting my black card out my wallet when Jessie began to object, referring to the earlier conversation we had shared about her paying. I persisted that we should use the card because it was pointless allowing her to pay knowing I could get it all for free. Jessie gave in, but was quick to jokingly point out her guilt.
There were several moments of silence when we sat back down, and we both just stared at each other. I could feel my breathing getting heavier, as I realised how nervous I was, and when I noticed Jessie looking at me deeply, I put my hand on top of hers. She shivered, then smiled. I was just about to open my mouth to tell her exactly what I was thinking, when the waitress came back over. "Get your refills over there" She pointed, and Jessie and I just started to laugh.
After she walked away again, Jess looked up at me, a little unsure of what to do. Helping her up, I persuaded myself to take an impulse decision and wrap my arm around her waist. Once I saw her smiling and noted that she was comfortable, I gently coaxed her body closer to mine as she held me tightly. I immediately began to relax knowing we were safe in each other's touch.
