Anthony Ramos - Just Another Chorus Girl

Date night

Pippa knocks on the door at 5:30pm with two large carrier bags of clothes in each hand. I excitedly let her in and we make our way into the bathroom where she gets to work curling my hair.

"So, you ready?" Pip asks.

"As I'll ever be," I respond, "he seems really sweet, and I'm excited to get to know him a little better. Even if it doesn't lead to anything, it's a good chance to get to know someone I'm going to be working with" I say, causing Pippa to raise an eyebrow in suspicion.

"Okay, okay he's also really really cute" I admit laughing.

"Ha! I knew it!" Pip says and we both giggle, "I honestly think you'd look really good together- plus you're our two youngest cast members, so it's perfect!"

"Haha maybe," I respond skeptically, "I haven't been in a proper relationship before, I've only just finished my education so up until then, getting my education and dance have been my two main priorities. I would be lying to you if I said that I wasn't nervous..." I said looking down at the floor.

"Hey," Pippa says looking at me, "I obviously haven't known you for that long but from what I've gathered, you have nothing to be nervous about. If you can move to New York, alone at 21, and show up to auditions and smash them, you can handle a little date with Ramos. You have nothing to be afraid of!" She said giving me a hug.

"Thank you, Pip! That means a lot" I respond. Her words genuinely did make me feel a lot better about the situation, and gave me new found confidence for my date with Anthony.

Once we finish my hair and make up we sort through mine and Pippa's clothes in the attempt to put together some sort of coherent outfit. We eventually decide on a black halter neck mini dress, and an oversized denim jacket on top, with a pair of glossy black heels to finish the look. We tidy up the clothes and I thank pippa for all her help and say goodbye to her as she heads out the door. My phone then buzzes as I notice a text from Anthony:

Ant- hey Is, I'll be at your place in 5 minutes. See you soon! X x x

I like it when he calls me Is rather than my full name, and i like that only he does it.

Isabella- okayy, see you in a bit! X x x

I nervously pace around, and then stop in front of the mirror to see my reflection. I smile, Pippa did a really good job on my hair. I notice how plain my lips look, and decide to apply some matte red lip stick, which I don't usually do. Perfect! I think it compliments the rest of my make up and outfit quite nicely, if I say so myself.

I receive another text:

Ant- I'm downstairs x x

I take a deep breath and make my way out of my apartment, and down onto the street. I can see Anthony waiting for me. He's wearing a pair of black denim skinny jeans, with a white shirt tucked into them, brown dress shoes, and is carrying a navy blazer in his hand. His black hair is pulled neatly back into a man bun.

He turns to see me and his face lights up into a grin as I walk down to stairs to greet him.

"Hello," I say sweetly giving him a hug.

"Wow," he says rubbing the back of his head nervously, "you look... wow"

I giggle, it's cute to see him all flustered. "You look pretty wow yourself" I respond and he smiles.

"Shall we?" He asks, motioning for me to take his arm. I nod, and link my arm with his, and start to stroll down the street.

We enter a fancy French restaurant, and a waiter greets us,