The Swift-Styles Family (Book II)

12 - The Sweet Date

Tessa's POV

Thomas arrives at my place around 5 and he receives a whole bunch of dos and donts from Harry. I put his arm around my neck and tell my dad to just let us chill. We're only going on a date, not a battlefield.

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" Ha ha, funny," I say as soon as I step inside the beautifully lit ice skating rink. Thomas has decorated the place, and it's so breathtaking, I swear! There are christmas lights with various colours securely hanging on top of our heads.

" Did you really do this just for me?" I ask. I turn around to face him, and there's a cheeky smile on his face.

" Aww, this is so cute!" I pull him in for a deep hug, and he brushes his hand through my hair.

" Let's go and grab the skating shoes. We don't really have much time before the owner asks us to get the hell out of here," he says, grabbing my hand and running to the counter. 

" You're a size 8 right? " he asks me, opening the shoe closet. I mumble a yes as an answer then he takes out a white shoe box.

" Hey I thought rental skates are not put in boxes? " I am blatantly confused. He just smiles then passes me the box.

" Open it for yourself ," he says, staring at my weird face. I must have put on a horrendous look oh my God!

I gently lift the top and put it aside. After unwrapping the plastic wrapper, I soon realize that it's a skating shoes. I look at Thomas in confusion.

" What? " he gives me the I'm-not-guilty look.  

" Why? " my whole body freezes as soon as I breathe in the spectacular shoes' features. It's in blue colour, definitely the same shade like my favourite. The shoe ties are also beautifully entangled, with their perfect peach colour giving the shoes a highlight to be fond of.

" I figured that I'm gonna force you to skate a lot with me later in life, " he answers. 

I freaking love this boy.

" Thank you ," I squeal then hug him again. His lips start travelling to my cheeks before they reach my lips.

" You know I'm still a school girl, right? " I say with my hands still wrapped around his neck.

" I know," he replies, pecking my lips.

" And that's what makes it hard. I need to wait for a lot more years," he plants another kiss on my lips.

I giggle then finally stop his kisses by putting my face against his chest. He's tall enough for me to do that.

" One thing. You have to realize that I am not into premarital sex, " I confess, breathing in his sweet masculine scent.

He looks at me with shock plastered all over his face.

" What?! "

I laugh, looking at his reaction.

" You're kidding, right?" he asks. I shook a no then kisses his cheek.

" Wow I thought I had to wait until you finish school. Now I have to wait until we get married?" he looks very deeply disturbed. I smile, holding his face in my hands.

" If we even get that far, " I add. As much as I love Thomas, this is only like, what, a high school relationship. 90% of high school relationships don't get to the marriage part.

" I'm gonna make sure that it will," he tells me taking my hands in his then kissing them.

" But really? No sex before marriage?" he asks again.Maybe it's too much for him to take. He looks very sad but haha, my life principle is to never have sex before marriage. It's been planted in my mind since I was little, so no way anyone can make me change it.