The Footballer's Best Friend (Erik Durm)

Nineteen

"What are you going to wear?" Cathy asks as we sit on my bed and discuss Erik and I's date tonight.

"I don't know, something nice-"

"Something sexy." Cathy interrupts me and I laugh.

"I don't think so." I shake my head but she keeps nodding.

"Yep, let's go shopping." She then pulls me off my bed and grabs my bag and jacket, along with her own. "Let's go!" She shouts with a big smile.

"Okay." I say, not nearly as excitedly as Cathy.

She pulls me out of the house as I shout to my mom where I'm going before Cathy sits me in her car and then starts to drive in the direction of the shopping centre.

"So what colour of dress do you want?" She asked once we parked the car at the shopping centre and were making our way in.

"I don't know, something soft like a light blue or green." I answer and she nods.

"Okay, but can it please be sexy!?" Cathy exclaims making me roll my eyes with a laugh but don't answer.

Instead I just make her follow me into the first clothes shop and immediately start looking.

While I go for more sweet dresses; Cathy does the opposite and picks out tight dress, completely out of my comfort zone.

"Try them all one." Cathy says sternly making me laugh.

"Okay." I shut the door behind me and hang up all the dresses on the rack. I look at the dresses, trying to decide what to try on first.

After what felt like hours and hours, I re-tried on one of our favourite picks which was a light grey dress which was lose all over with beading around the bottom.

"That's gorgeous!" Cathy smiles wide and I blush. I then turn back to look in the mirror and smile, I run my hands down the side of the dress and feel like I want to turn around like Cinderella.

"What shoes should I wear?" I ask, turning back around to face Cathy.

"Erm just a light pair, like a nude pair. Maybe strappy?" Cathy suggests and I nod so she quickly runs back out of the changing room and out into the shop to look for shoes.

I was actually going out on a date with Erik.

My best friend.

Never in the years I lived on this world did I ever think that I would be going out on a date with Erik.

I've been with him through everything.

His awkward phase. All the girls who have come and gone. The rejections from clubs. The rejection from girls.

And he's been through the same with me.

I just never thought that this day would happen.

"I got some!" Cathy shouts and shows me the three pairs she has picked out. They're all strappy but some are bigger straps and some are just ankle ones.

I try them all one but I think my favourite pair are the ankle ones that tie at a bow at the front.

"You look absolutely amazing!" Cathy exclaims making me smile and look once again in the mirror.

"Are you sure?" I ask and he nods repeatedly.

"Erik will fall for you all over again." Cathy smiles I nod and shut the changing room door and get changed back into my own clothes before going to the checkout to pay for my new clothes. "Can you actually believe this is happening?" Cathy asks with an excited tone.