When opposites attract

Nick

Lola's PoV:

                     I stare at the Nick the guy opposite me, he was no Danny. It felt good to see a old friend again. I say friend but we never was, he was popular and cute in high school while I was considered depressed and geeky.

'I must say again you look breath taking.' I let of a modest smile feeling pretty for a change.

'Thank you.' I take another sip from my drink, what the hell have I got myself into.

'So what do you do for a job now?' I wonder wether to tell the true, but then if I invite him over and Matt and no I need to keep it a secret that's the point of being undercover.

'I'm a designer,'

'Oh wow no one ever thought you would go into that category.' I let out a nervous laugh looking at the empty dishes on our table.

'What about you nick? What neck of work do you do?'

'I'm a teacher now.'

'Really?' I think back to all the days he would sit around doing nothing in class, which annoyed me.

'Yeah.'

'No one ever thought you would do that.'

'I thought I would help children take school seriously since I didn't. Like giving back to the community.'

'Ahh I see. What age range do you teach?'

'Upper school, I teach drama .' I let out a little nod as it makes it a whole lot easier to understand. He was very good at drama it was probably the only lesson he put effort in.

I let my eyes gaze around the room. My eyes land on a couple finishing the dinner. I start to look at them closer realising who they are. Anger boils inside me I grip the end of my black lace dress, trying to hold it inside.

'You really have changed tho Lola.' I put on a fake smile knowing he means it as a compliment but it comes out completely wrong. ' You don't have glasses anymore?'

'No I only needed to wear them for reading.'

'You have lost a bit of weight.' I look down to my stomach, I wasn't fat in school, maybe I wasn't the skinniest but I definitely wasn't fat. 'And you don't have braces anymore.'

I give him a confused look ' I never had braces.'

'Oh must of been someone else,' I look back up to really face him, he lost his looks a bit.

'Yeah must of, so do you keep in contact with people from school?'

'No we lost contact at College, you?'

'Yeah I'm still good friends with Daniel and Lily.'

'Oh Daniel was the one you had a crush on in school wasn't it?' I let out a bit of a shocked look wondering where he found out. 'Everyone knew you liked him, well almost everyone.'

' We are strictly friends now, nothing will every happen between us.' The words was like daggers in my heart, admitting the cold truth was always hard.

'Well you way out of his league.'

'You think so?' I take another sip of my wine finishing the drink all together.

'Yes, your stunning now.' The smile on my face has faded when I realised why we was here right now. He thinks I'm pretty that's the only reason he asked me on a date. I think back to the times in upper school where I would of wished anything to be asked out on a date from anyone, I think I even picture him on a date with me in a fancy restaurant. I thought when I was older they would of realised they missed out on my personality or something stupid like that, that the popular people they only liked cause they was cute.

I try not to let my hopes get down as it was only a first date and everyone bases on looks on a first date.

'Have you finished you meal?' I stare up from my daze nodding my head a bit to viciously.

'It was really nice thank you Nick.' He gives off a smile.

'I hope we can do it again some time?'  I bite my lip.

'Yeah I hope so too.'  I can't help but wonder if he will really call me after this date if he will want to or if we just carry on separate ways.

He goes to pay for the meal after I give him thirty pounds for my half. I sit here at the table letting my gaze drop to Lucy and Matt just sitting there.

I always wonder if I'm being too hard on her and if I should just let her date him. But then I never want her to, she has already had too many attempts at telling him who I really am and I'm sick of her always getting her way when my job is on the line. My job is my everything. It is the only place where I feel as if I am truly helping people out. As if I'm making up for his crimes.

Nick arrives back at our table and we leave the restaurant walking down the streets of the city.  Our conversation was nice, apart from Dannie and Lily it was the best conversations I have had this last month.

'So you actually got the part?' I stare at him in shock

'Yeah I did, it was the thing that got me into drama again.'

'But you didn't carry on acting?'

'I guess I always wanted to work with the kids and I already had the qualifications.' Our jobs was quite similar, we was both acting.

'I see, but surly some part of you was tempted?'

' a lot of me was tempted but I met a child like me who had potential but didn't want to put in the effort, I guess after that you would want to help.'

'I'm gonna go buy that movie tonight, or tomorrow morning I'm pretty tired. What time is it anyway?'

'Half past eleven.' I look up at him in shock.

'What we have been walking for an hour?'  He lets out a little laugh

'Yup. Time flies when you're having fun.'

'It really does.' I stop outside the apartment building and he does too. 'This is my stop.'

'I really want to do this again.'

'I do too.' The words slip right out before I have a chance to consider my job and what it would do

'Ok then how about next Sunday  we watch a movie at around six?'

'It's a date.'  I walk into my building half cursing myself and half in a daze.

I unlock the apartment door to find Lucy waiting on the couch.

'Where the hell have you been?'

'On a date.'

'You left before us you should of come back before us?'

'We went on a walk.'  I try to read her emotions to see if she really cares but I can't figure out.

'Why do you even care?'

'Your my sister.'

'If you cared you wouldn't go out with Matt and put my job on the line.'

'That's different, as you could of died wether if you lose you job it's only your job.'

'My job is my life, I've worked so hard to get it. I'd rather be dead then be fired. Plus if anyone finds out I'm undercover I could get killed anyway. The difference is it doesn't matter as long as your happy.' She stands there gazing at me, before I turn and walk into my bedroom. The only piece of family I had left wants to ruin my life.