The Red Oak Tree

Chapter six

I'm walking slowly in the street just few minutes before ten . My fingers is tangled with Willow 's . I can't believe the time moved that fast while we were together . I'm walking her home , also as I left my car there and we went to dinner on foot as she asked .

I knew more things about her while she just couldn't stop swallowing her mushroom pizza .

That was the first thing . Mushroom pizza is her favorite , mine is pepperoni . I also knew her second name , Arabella . It's Italian name , she named by it after her great grandmother , who was Italian herself , which make since why Willow in love with Italy and want to go there and discover every inch of it .

She knew my second name too , Christopher . She loved it . She decided that she gonna call me Chris sometimes . She didn't asked if she could she just made a declension to do that .

She told me that since Cole death she couldn't dare to swim in the sea anymore . No matter how much she got the desire to do it , she never got the courage to get near the sea , even when she went to the Mediterranean . She just stayed on the beach . Beach is her favorite place in the world , it gives her the peaceful feeling she want . But since she moved here , she had to replace it with get second favorite place , her secret area . She still keep it secret . And I didn't push to know where it is .

Animation movies are her favorite , then comes sci fi , horror and action movies , romance not so much , unless the male actor is a cute one , I couldn't comment on that .

"What do you planning for next date ?" I ask .

"I planned for today . You choose ."

"How about a movie and a dinner ?"

"Do we have to eat every time we go out ?"

"I didn't hear you complaining while you were attacking the pizza ." I laugh .

"I was hungry , and it was delicious ." She object .

I laugh harder .

"So . Agree ?" I ask .

"Yes , sure ."

She get more nearer to me hugging my arm with her free hand and rest her head on my shoulder . I love that feeling , like taking her under my wing , and I think she feel safe that way .

"I love spending time with you ." She whisper .

"And I'm ready to spend all my time next to you ."

"That would be nice ." She smile .

"So you are thinking about this ?" I ask .

She smile and say nothing .

"One day you gonna say it Willa ."

"Willa!!!" She look at me wondering .

"Your name is Willow Arabella . I mixed them and found Willa ."

"Oh ." She look to our tangled arms ."Well . I like it ."

"What's that ?"

"I said I like it ... Chris ."

"So that's how it will be ." I say with a funny tone .

"Yep ."

I pull her closer .

We keep walking just enjoy each other's company , feel the warmth between our bodies .

At the front door of her building , we stop . I turn to face her smiling face .

"I really enjoyed a lot tonight ." Willow says . "It was a nice date ".

"Me too , and , I can't wait for our next date " I reached her forehead and brush a missing straight hair away , looking to her beautiful eyes .