The bright hung down lights swing in the wind as I wait for Indi to arrive to our "perfect" date that she had planned for weeks on end. Its nearly 7pm when I get my first glimpse of her in her short white dress and sparkly high heels, slowly coming out of her matte black Mercedes. I walk up to her with my arms extended waiting for her to come into them for a long waited hug, I've missed her. Her smile widens as she wraps her arms around my waste and pushes our lips together for a short but sweet kiss. Her head rests on my chest and I whisper to her, "I missed you beautiful." She looks up to me and smiles, "I've missed you too baby, now lets go inside."
We walk inside hand in hand, I pull out her chair for her to sit down, then take my seat in front of hers. I had been in Miami for the past three weeks with my family and sadly Indi couldn't accompany us. I try to make small talk to get the ball rolling until i see a boy with slick black hair and piercing hazel eyes that anyone could easily get lost in, he turns and looks at me for a few seconds then blushes and takes a seat in the far corner and peers down at the menu on his lap, at least I think he's looking at a menu... Indi snaps her fingers in front of my face which causes my attention to get back to her. "Who was that?" she asks and I just shake my head and say that I don't know who he is. I try to keep my attention on our table for the rest of the night until I have the sudden urge to go to the toilet. I get up and as soon as I open the bathroom entrance I can see out of the corner of my eye the boy getting up from his chair and heading my way. A small smirk crosses my face but I quickly wipe it away when i notice he has came in. I smile politely at him and he smiles back, i can't help but notice his cute little dimples. I start walking past him until i feel a set of eyes looking at me, i turn around and see him checking me out, i blush and start to walk into a cubicle, trying not to make thing awkward.
"Why are you leaving?" he asks with a husky tone, i turn around and try to speak but this boy has put some sort of spell on me... I thought i was straight? He walks up to me and puts his hand on my shoulder and starts to introduce himself,
"My names Joey Birlem.. and you are?" He whispers into my left ear, a shiver runs down my spine and i somehow bring up the courage to reply.
"I'm, uhh, Charles Gitnick?" i say trying my hardest not to break down at any possible moment. He looks at me deep in the eyes and smiles, i see his eyes slowly peer down my body until he comes to a stop, i look down and gasp at the sight and quickly run into a cubicle to 'calm' myself down. Embarrassment quickly floods over me and i put my hands over my face as i try to come to terms with what had just happened. I slowly unlock the door and walk out, i look around and see that he has left. My heart sinks and i try not to worry about it, i have a girlfriend, i have a girlfriend, i repeat over and over to myself. I pick up my phone that i must have dropped and see that the boy Joey had put his number in my phone and had forgotten to turn it off. I put it in my pocket and walk back to the table where my girlfriend was sitting, huh... girlfriend...
"Took you long enough!" she says laughing, i fake a chuckle and sit down with her again.
"Sorry, i got... uh... stuck" i say a tad confused with what she would think i meant. Stuck? What was i thinking. She nods her head in confusion and that's the point where i know i should probably leave.
"I should go.." i say getting out of my chair and picking up my things. Her smiles fades from her face and an angry expression replaces it.
"No," she laughs, "no you most definitely are not." she says pulling me back down, my eyes widen at the sudden mood change, i could cut the tension with a knife. "We haven't even eaten yet!" she whispers and calls the waiter over.
"I've lost my appetite." i say, i get up in one quick movement and walk out of the restaurant as quickly as i possibly could. I run over to my car and get into the front seat, i waste no time as i reverse out of the carpark and make my way onto the main road. My phone lights up as Indi tries to ring me but i decline it and keep driving until i reach the park near my house, my parents aren't expecting me home for another few hours. I sit on a wooden chair in front of the duck pond and close my eyes, focusing on the sound of the duck's feet splashing against the clear blue water. I try to take my mind off of everything but that boy Joey keeps coming into my head, is it too early to message? I get my phone out of my pocket after realise i don't have anything else to lose and message him a simple "Hey :)" I put my phone down but instantly get a reply that asks if i want to meet up with him. I check the time, i have a while until i have to be home. I decide to go so i get into my car and follow the directions to his house.
I get out of my car once i have reached the destination and walk up to the door, i take a slow but long deep breath before knocking on the door two times. The door handle starts to twist and then it opens. I look up from my hands and see the boy with the wide smile and hazel eyes.
I see Joey.
