Chasing Secrets

2

Friday night, I check the time and it's 7 pm, I drag myself out of bed to get ready for the date. I look at myself in the mirror "I should probably shower" I think aloud to myself, but then I start thinking twice on that decision because I didn't want to seem I cared too much or put in much effort on tonight, I call Harley and have her decide for me because she's good at this stuff, plus it's my first date so I have no clue what the hell I'm doing

"Wash your body but not your hair, afterwards put in dry shampoo and boom, it'll make your hair look less greasy and like you showered but you really didn't" she speaks into the phone. "Thanks darling you're a lifesaver, what would I do without you" I answer her "I'll call you later so you can help me choose an outfit, what to do with my hair and how much makeup I should wear" I add. "Sure thing peaches, I'll be right here". She hangs up and I make my way to the shower, I put my hair up, get undressed, and hop in the shower. Once I get out, I put the dry shampoo in my hair and then I call Harley again but on Facetime so she's able to see what I should wear

"Something casual, yet sophisticated, make it look like you put a lot of effort into it but you really didn't" She says, I shuffle through my closet, I grab a black bodycon dress with spaghetti straps, a pair of white converse, and a dark blue bomber jacket, I put it all on and I walk over to the mirror to show Harley how I look

"Oh my gosh yes! That's so adorable you look great!!" She says with excitement "So now with your hair, I was thinking, it's a beautiful shade of strawberry blonde, but I think it would make the look 10 times cuter if you put it in a low messy bun and pull out two strands of hair at the front to frame your face, it's effortless and cute!"

I do what Harley told me and I show her

"Pietro is so gonna love how you look and will want to ask you out again"

"Oh be quiet!" I say "He won't ask me out again, even if he did I won't agree to do so, this is a one time thing. Now, what should I do with my makeup? I've got 10 minutes"

"Step one is to cover your dark circles, but since you don't have any I recommend you just put a tiny bit, but don't cover up your freckles you still want them to be visible" As she talks me through makeup I start applying step by step

"Next you want to fill your eyebrows, but not too much you don't wanna end up having bricks for eyebrows" We laugh "Oh and don't forget to conceal your brows. For your eyes, take your favorite shade of bronzer and apply it in your crease to add some dimension in your eyes. Afterwards, grab your eyelash curler, curl your eyelashes and add on one coat of mascara, you don't wanna go overboard and make them look super clumpy, then put on some bronzer to make you look somewhat darker, highlight your face, but don't blind him. Now set your face with setting spray, and lastly, put on some lip gloss and you're officially ready!" She gets excited. I grab a silver necklace, my favorite bracelet and put them on, I go back over to the mirror to show Harley the completed look "Voila!"

"Wow! You look absolutely stunning!! Even though it's not much you still look beautiful, but maybe that's because you're naturally beautiful.. Okay I'm rambling I'm sorry I just feel like a proud sister watching my younger sister go on her first date!" I laugh and we hang up. He texts me saying that he's arrived so I grab my bag and run downstairs, I kiss my dad on my cheek, say goodbye to my siblings and head out the door, I see him all dressed up fancy waiting for me to open the car door, I make my way inside while he gets in behind me and shuts the door he mentions to me "You look gorgeous" I smile avoiding looking like an idiot then say "You look handsome yourself" we sit awkwardly and quiet the rest of the ride there.

As we approach the restaurant, Pietro gets out of the car and opens the door for me, again, and I'm not complaining, I could get used to living like this. The doorman held the door for us and greeted us as we walked in, the hostess welcomed us and Pietro told her he had a reserved table for us, the hostess walked us through the restaurant to our table, it was quite far from the rest of the regular tables