Roses POV
Roman left shortly after our chess game but he invited me to a dinner tomorrow night, I didn't know whether to think if it was a date or not but I decided to go shopping for something new to wear.
I reached the mall at about mid afternoon, there was a specific store I had in mind to where I could find a new dress. Roman did not tell me how formal it was but I'm assuming every clothing item the man owns is a suit and that's what he would be wearing so I decided to look for a formal floor length dress.
After a few hours of shopping I stopped for food and headed home to start getting ready. Roman was picking me up at 6 and it was currently 4 so I decided to take a shower-making sure I smelled like vanilla- did my hair, slight makeup, got dressed then put on my heels and jewelry.
By the time I had walked down stairs I heard a car roll up in the driveway followed by a door slamming. Opening my door, I was greeted with the sight of Roman in a deep navy suit-the red details on his tie and pocket square happened to match the red of my dress. "Hello gorgeous" he said with a smile tugging at his lips. "Hi" I greeted back, he pulled me towards him to place a kiss on my head and then lead me out to the car. Once we got onto the highway I realized we were going into the city, "where are we going to eat?" My voice sounded strange in the silence of the car " it's a hotel party for some...coworkers of mine. We're making a business deal with another company" "oh, sounds fancy".
We walked into the dining room of the hotel, it was beautiful, gold accents and wealthy looking people were everywhere. I felt out of place. I would have turned back immediately if it wasn't for Romans hand on the small of my back, leading me to a table towards the middle of the room. "Take a seat here beautiful, I'll be back with something to drink" I couldn't even respond, he had disappeared so quickly. I looked to the couple in front of me, "hello, I'm Rose" I greeted. They looked a lot like Roman. The mans facial structure and the woman's hair and eyes. I assumed they were his parents. "Hello, I'm Anna-lane. This is my husband Romeo" the woman spoke up, she was friendly.
I chatted with them for a few minutes until Roman came back with a cup of what looked to be whiskey for him and...apple juice? For me? This slightly shocked me, considering I am the legal drinking age. But who doesn't enjoy apple juice once in a while.
The night dragged on and I hardly could pay attention to it. I was almost asleep on Romans' shoulder until the sounds of gun shots and screaming rang through the dining room.
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Hope you enjoyed the update, sorry it's short I'm in a rush to study for exams.
-AuthorHAHL
