The Fatal Flaw | LT

XXII

CHAPTER XXII

December

"Could you just please hurry up?" I said to Louis as I waited keenly on the driver's seat of my car.

"Not when you won't tell me where we're going." He pouted as he crossed his arms over his chest like a child. He was standing outside the car that I have warmed up for him but for some reason, he stood outside the car with the door open and there goes my purpose of warming my car. "Just tell me where we're going babe, bloody hell it's freezing out here!"

"Well, you're the idiot who won't get in the car." I retorted with a raised eyebrow.

"Fine." He grunted as he slid inside the car still murmuring in protest.

I drive silently until I see the Peck & Yard restaurant Gemma has texted me about. Louis said nothing either as I drive until I pulled over.

"Okay, we're meeting someone here right? Because you would've told me if it just only the two of us." Louis said as I turned off the engine.

"We're meeting my sister." I finally said with a devilish grin.

"What?" He somehow said with a smile. He was excited but then the grin was replaced by a frown. "What if she doesn't like me? Does she know about the break up?"

"Easy with the questions, tiger." I said as I leaned in to peck his lips. "She will like you and she knows, she's the one who told me to give you a chance."

"Okay." He said with a nervous smile as he leans in to kiss me again.

We entered the restaurant hand in hand and I trailed my eyes to where my sister was seated. If she was facing the opposite, I wouldn't have recognized her with her purple hair. But me, being the same old boring me, she noticed me and stood up as soon as she saw me.

"Vee!" She exclaimed and pulled me into a hug which made me let go of Louis' hand. "I missed you! Look at you, you look different, a good different."

"Thank you." I smiled at her. "YOU look different, purple hair?"

"Yeah! I'm rocking it." She said with a giggle, she noticed Louis and I cursed myself for momentarily forgetting about him. "Who's this hottie?"

"Gem!" I exclaimed at her remark. "This is my boyfriend, Louis. Louis, this is my sister, Gemma."

"It's nice to meet you." Louis said with a nervous smile as he leaned in to peck Gemma's cheek.

"The pleasure is all mine." She said as she turned towards me. "You know, when you said you had a boyfriend, I imagined him to be someone with glasses and khaki shorts with tucked in polos, not this bad boy hottie."

"Gemma!" I groaned as I took a seat across from her while Louis took the seat beside me.

"So you finally had given him a chance?" She said with a soft smile.

"Yeah." I said with a smile as I look towards my boyfriend who was grinning at me.

"Awe, you look cute. Kind of makes me miss my ex-boyfriend, which was a douche but still he loved me." She said and Louis let out a nervous laugh. "Oh, chill."

"To be honest, I was quite nervous when Venus said that I'll be meeting you." He said with a nervous chuckle.

"Don't be nervous. I'm the most laidback Styles. It's my brother you should be worried about. He's like a guard dog." Gemma said while making a face.

"Wow Gem, way to scare my boyfriend off."

"I like that coming out of you." Louis said in a low voice. "Girlfriend."