Elowen

Failed first date

Dan POV

' so we're all going out to this bar later - it's supposed to be really good '
' by bar he means strip club and by good he means cheap ' woody chimes in passing me a beer
' way to go dude ' Kyle says ' now he'll never come with us '
' you know I hate those kinds of places ' I say shrugging
' yeah besides he's probably got a date with that chick he rescued ' says will taking a seat beside me and nudging my shoulder with his elbow
' oh shit of course - what was her name again ?'
I chuckle feeling my cheeks reddening .
'Elowen ' I say standing up ' and actually yes I do have a date - so yeah , enjoy your cheap strip club ' I say pulling on my leather jacket .
'Whipped ' Kyle coughs taking my place on the couch .
' shut up ' I mumble trying to find my keys .
' where are you taking her anyway ?' Woody
asks
' nowhere if I can't find my keys ' I sigh . Will
holds my keys up and jingles them . I snatch them from his hand and head toward the door .
' cheers - I'll see you in a bit lads ' I say just wanting to not be teased for once about having a date .
' Bye, say hi to Evelyn for us !' They tease waving from the door , making kissing noises and prominent whipping sound effects .
' Elowen ' I mutter to myself shaking my head as I head to the car park .
I hadn't told the guys about Elowen being my girlfriend yet , simply because it didn't feel real to me yet . Not much has changed between us despite the obviousness of our feelings toward each other , and the fact that we seemed to be more openly affectionate . Still however , my life seemed to go on as usual whether I liked it or not , which meant that I had been busy gigging the last 3 nights and I'd hardly seen her as she was busy with lectures . That's why I'd planned tonight . A super nice dinner and a movie , our first official date you might say . Even though I have no real reason to be I feel pretty nervous about it . I see her name pop up on my screen and answer rapidly
'Hello ' she says checking im actually there
' hi , you alright ? I'm just on my way to pick you up ' I say opening my car door .
'Yeah , just , making sure we're still on but I guess so ' she says and I know she's smiling.
'Of course , I couldn't pass up a night with you ' I say cringing at my own cheesiness.
' I am pretty great ' she says sarcastically .
' you are ' I breath starting the engine 'I'll see you in a few '
' okay , bye ' she says quietly .
I quickly turn on my satnav when I hear she's hung up and speed the heck out of there eager to get on with our plans for the evening . I was sure as hell going to make sure tonight was fun - no , amazing for her .
I wanted her to look back and think 'yup , that was a cracking first date ' whether we stayed together or not . When I arrive at her apartment complex in record time , I quickly check my appearance in the wing mirror before opening the door to go get her . But suddenly my plans are ruined as I see she's already walking out of the building towards me . Never the less , she looks glorious wearing a red and white floral dress and heels .
' I was going to come and get you ' I holler to her , quickly running around to the passenger side to open her door
' you don't need to escort me everywhere' she giggles nearing me .
' oh but I do if your going to dress as beautifully as that ' I say slipping in a compliment .
She just laughs , blushing slightly 'you look alright yourself ' she nods eyeing me up and down before leaning over the car door to kiss my cheek . She climbs into the car and I shut the door for her before legging it back around to the drivers side .
'So - where to ?' She asks
' you'll have to wait and see ' I say with a wink before starting the car back up .
' are you getting paid to be cheesy or something ?' She asks arching her eyebrow at me accusingly .
' yeah - good money too ' I shrug '£15 an hour'
She rolls her eyes but I see her smirking in the wing mirror .
' how was your day ?' I ask filling the comfortable silence that had fallen between us .
' ugh - assignments , lecturers , library - all I can see is letters and numbers when I shut my eyes ' she moans to me .
'Are you dying ?' I ask seriously
' I think I may be ' she sighs resting an elbow on the narrow edge of the passenger window 'I'm drowning- in work - what a sad way to die ' she rambles
I reach over and place my hand on her knee
' you're going to make it - even if I have to carry you on stage to get that diploma ' I say with a smile
She laces her fingers around mine and gives my hand a gentle squeeze
'Thankyou ' she says quietly .
' anyway - enough about work , how's the band ?'
' ehem , are you saying that my music isn't work ?' I say trying to act offended
' no I just mean - I just ' she stutters
' babe - I'm kidding ' I say chuckling , and she relaxes .
'The band is great , we have loads more gigs coming up in the next month '
' that's good , and the guys ? '
' I don't know - Kyle is super busy - Will has a new girlfriend and woody is still just- woody' I sum up .
' ooooh will has a new lady friend ey ?' She says raising her eyebrows
' apparently - I haven't met her yet ' I shrug 'we should all go on a double date sometime' I suggest .
' you don't think we'd scare her off ?' She asks smirking .
' probably ' I chuckle . There's another silence and I decide to ask her the question that's been looming in my head for 4 days now .
' Lo - can I ask you something ?'
' no ' she says blankly before cracking a smile 'kidding - go ahead '
'Right , how would you feel about - meeting my family ?' I ask slowly , carefully .
Her eyes grow wide at my question 'Oh man - I mean , you've already told your family about me ?' She says looking confused .
' I may have mentioned you ' I say . I had accidentally let it slip to my mum , which of course lead to a 2 hour conversation regarding my love life and an insistent invitation to bring her round for dinner .
' you totally don't have to - I understand it's early days ' I say with a soft smile
' no no - it's not that I don't want to , I'd love to see where you came from ' she says nudging me .
' just - I'm not great with new people , what if I mess up '
' it's not an audition Lo ' I laugh , 'besides why are you worried ? they'll love you ' I try to convince her . It was going to have to happen at some point but I'd rather get it over with sooner rather than later .
' alright ' she says somewhat apprehensively.
'Really - i don't want to pressure you ' I say
' no it's okay - it'll be cool ' she says nodding her head .
' cool ' I say biting my lip ' you'll like my mum, she was a doctor too '
' really ? That's awesome !'
'Yeah yeah she can give you all her tricks of the trade I'm sure ' I say trying to put her worries at ease
' I don't think a guys ever introduced me to his family before ' she says suddenly
' really ? That's odd - none of your old boyfriends took you to meet their family ?'
' well - no ' she says looking down at her shoes .
' then they're idiots ' I say frankly , rubbing circles on her knee soothingly.
She laughs and bites her lip peering up at me before smiling and turning away . I think I made her blush because she doesn't face me again for a few moments .
'So are you going to tell me where we're going yet ?'
'Erm mm - no ' I say teasingly earning a scowl and a dissatisfied grunt .
' pleeeeaaaassseee ' she says batting her lashes at me , but I pretend not to see keeping my eyes fixed on the road .
She sighs and sits back in her seat
'Were almost there ' I insist taking the last right before pulling up to the place .
It's a fancy ass building on a fancy ass street and even has a fancy ass doorman in a fancy ass suit .
I must admit I hardly anticipated such a classy scene . I just saw it was 5 stars and immediately booked , but now I felt kinda stupid in my leather jacket and jeans .
' this is it ?- it looks very fancy ' she says raising her eyebrow
' you know me - I'm a classy bitch ' I say opening my car door and trying to go help her out of her side , but of course , she's already stepped out and ironing out the non existent creases in her skirt .
I hold my hand out to her and she takes it happily between her tiny elegant fingers . My hands are rough , fingers worn and tough from changing guitar strings and incessantly playing the piano but they fit just right around hers .
I'd never noticed before .
We head to the door where the doorman proceeds to give us an 'are you lost ?' Kind of look before ushering us inside as politely as his snobby ass can muster .
Lo sniggers quietly next to me as we head to the front desk and receive the same look from the waitress .
' table for smith ?' I enquire
' ah yes ! Right this way ' she says with a forced smile . I nod politely before she turns away and I roll my eyes at her , earning a light chuckle from Lo .
' I don't know what their problem is , it's obvious how upper class we are ' she says in a sarcastic tone Biting back a laugh
' I know - this jacket has classy written all over it ' I say with a grin .
We are seated at a table right by the far wall , noticeably far away from other customers which I don't mind but they are making it fairly obvious that we a ruining their image and they'd literally rather us be anywhere else but here .
The waitress begrudgingly hands us a menu each and takes our drinks orders before sauntering away , probably to go and talk about how underdressed and out of place we are to her obnoxious waitress friends .
I scan over the menu , reading nothing but a long list of Latin titled dishes with obscene prices and nothing appearing remotely edible .
I can see her brow furrow , trying to make sense of the array of pretentious food .
'The only thing I recognise is escargot and I am not eating a snail for anyone ' she says thinking aloud .
' it is all rather - inedible ' I say biting my lip.
When I was picking the restaurant I never really considered that fancy restaurants generally mean overpriced tiny amounts of beautifully served nonsense , and you always end up buying a McDonald's on the way home because you feel like all you've eaten is a piece of grass by the time you leave .
She peers over her menu at me , raising her eyebrow to telepathically ask if I'm thinking the same thing as her .
' you wanna go ?' I ask a quiet chuckle escaping my lips .
She nods ' sorry , just '
' don't apologise - lets just leave before she gets back with the drinks ' I say grabbing her hand and leading her as quickly and discreetly as possible out of the golden lined doors , past the snobby door man and back out onto the street .
I burst into a fit of laughter when we're outside , and she quickly begins to crack up with me , until our stomachs ache and we both have to sit on the curb to catch our breath . I look at her with a soft smile when I eventually stop chuckling
'Pizza ?' I ask raising my eyebrows
'Yeah ' she nods with another burst of laughter
'We tried ' I sigh taking her hand and pulling her up off the pavement.
' we did ' she nods 'we just weren't cut out for the high life '
'Nah ah ' she agrees shaking her head .