(1st) Hearts Combine or Break (Pat x Jen)

Chapter 18- Date?

Pat POV

I enter the restaurant a few minutes early so I can calm myself down. A hush falls over the people there when they see me. Ok Pat, you prepared for this. I look down a bit and cover my eyes as I walk to my seat. Everyone slowly starts to turn back to their conversations and ignore me. Perfect. I turn my eyes back to normal and wait. I glance at the door and see Jen walk in. She's beautiful.

Jen POV

I change into a new dress my parents and I got when we went shopping. It's white and silver rapped in a green spiral. Red and pink flowers sprouting from the vine in a up and down pattern.

I think it looks nice, I hope Pat likes it.

I head to the sushi place and see Pat waiting at a table, obviously uncomfortable. Is something wrong? I walk to the table sit down.

"Hey Pat."

"Hi." He rushes to answer. Goodness, what happened?

"Look," I look at Pat in the eye, "we need to talk. You wanting to remain hidden, you 'escaping' to get here, and just the fact of, well, almost everything, about you!"

Pat looks down and sighs. "You don't understand." Understand? Why not! I'm not stupid. Pat looks at me. "There is grave danger coming, and I have to- I just, I can't tell you everything."

"Why not!" I nearly shout at Pat, making him flinch. I lower my voice "Why won't you you tell me?"

"It's can't." If I could, I would tell you!" Pat looks upset. "If I tell you, you will get hurt, or worse?"

"I can defend myself! Why do you care so much!"

"Because I care about you!"

I stare at Pat in surprise. I mean, I know he cares about me as a friend, but the way he said it, was romantic. I should've known, after all, he asked me out. I just sit there while Pat keeps on looking around awkwardly, then picks up his menu and looks through it. Oh yeah, I almost forget we were at a restaurant. I pick up my menu and start looking through it.

*10 awkward minutes later*

"Pat, have you decided on what to eat?" I ask, breaking the silence.

Pat looks up, almost surprised it seems, that I talked to him. "I uh, no not yet. Everything, umm, looks good." He looks around at the crowd nervously. "Sorry, I just, get nervous around crowds... well big groups in this case, but earlier, it was like..." He looks down. He must be very nervous, this place is packed!

"Hey," I reach out to Pat, "You know you don't have to go to some fancy restaurant for me, especially if it makes you nervous." Pat's expression brightens and he smiles.

"Well then, want to get out of here?" Pat asks.

Thank God. "Sure." I smile back. I wave down the waiter to pay for our drinks (IDK).

We walk out of the restaurant and when no one is looking, Pat grabs my hand and rushes me to the back. What the? I pull away from him when we get there. Pat looks excited though.

"Do you want to see something amazing?" Pat asks, looking like he's about to explode with enthusiasm.

Ummmm.... "I guess.. wait where." I ask cautiously.

"Just trust me." Pat says, holding out his hand.

"O-ok." I grasp Pat's hand and have a sense to hold on tight.