Everything Will Be Alright ↠ Henjei [ COMPLETED ]

"Adoration" Pt. 4

It was completely silent on the drive to- shoot, I didn't even know where we were going. The radio was on, but it was so low I couldn't barely hear them song. I felt like I was in a movie. Was this actually happening? Am I still in bed asleep, only dreaming this cause I'm extremely nervous about havinf dinner with Henrik?

I looked over at him hesitantly. I had been sneaking side glances the whole drive and had finally built up the courage to turn my head for a good look. The moonlight shone through the window, complimenting his perfect features. His face was straight as he stared at the road. He looked focused, yet at the same time lost in thought. His hands were firmly gripping the wheel, small bags under those gorgeous, diamond eyes, his jaw moving as he chewed his mint gum which I could smell from my seat, and-

"Enjoying the view?" His amused tone caused me to flinch, geez Tarjei- get ahold of yourself, how long was I staring?!

He glanced at me, letting out a small chuckle and then put his eyes back on the road.

I forced an awkward laugh, why was I acting like this?! I never acted like this even when we worked together on set, at least I don't think I did? I don't even know anything at this point. I shifted my body so that I could comfortably look out of my own window. My mind was going crazy as I thought about those words spoken by Henrik and his girlfriend, Lea, earlier.

"You wish," I mumbled under my breath, receiving another laugh from him.

Not long after that, we pulled into the parking lot of Panda Express. He knew I loved it, we had gone with some of the SKAM cast a couple times after filming.

We got out of the car and went inside. As we walked side by side, our arms brushed against each other every once in awhile. I don't know why, but I was so nervous. I stopped when we were in line, fidgeting with my fingers. Henrik looked at me like he wanted to say a thousand things- he just didn't know how to say them.

"What are you gonna get?" Henrik's voice was again, angelic.

I looked up at him, my mouth gaped like an idiot. I shrugged, "Same thing I get every time." I chuckled, letting out a breath of relief when he did the same.

"Very descriptive." He teased and nudged me with his elbow. I blushed slightly at the contact and looked down, not wanting him to see the light pink that became visible in my flesh.

Henrik of course, being the person he was, was making small talk with the person taking our order. I just stood there, quiet, listening in and watching Henrik as he laughed a bit at his own words. He laugh was beautiful, really. He was beautiful. I hadn't even realized it but a small smirk appeared on my lips as I looked at him.

Once he was done talking, he looked back at me, still that gorgeous smile plastered on his face. He caught me staring but didn't mention it which I was grateful for. It was nice to see him laugh and smile after what went down at his house, he didn't seem too happy then, why was he now?

He payed for our food while I sat down in a booth for us. I couldn't tell you how excited I was to eat. It's embarrassing, but I practically starved myself all day just so I had a big appetite when I ate with Henrik; totally not because I wanted to eat more to spend more time with him... totally not...

My stomach was nearly growling when I smelled the food he set down on our table. He handed me a pair of chopsticks and sat down across from me.

Without hesitation, I immediately dig into the food, taking a huge bite which satisfied my stomach. "This is delicious- as usual. Thank you, Henrik." I said cheekily, teriyaki sauce lingering on the corner of my lip.

He grinned at me, "You're welcome. Anytime you're craving Panda, you know who to call." Taking a bite of his own food, he did that iconic eyebrow raise he always does, making my stomach go crazy at the cuteness. "Speaking of..."

I glanced at him, eating more of my food which was 100x better than it normally would've been because I hadn't eaten all day.

"Why did you end up messaging me Saturday? Not that I'm complaining- I had a great time with you, i was really glad you reached out. You know, I would've done it myself. I guess i was too nervous." He finished.

I almost choked on my food. Henrik, nervous to text... me?!

I raised an eyebrow at him in a skeptical manner, almost snorting. "Too nervous? Why?"

He shrugged and a light blush appeared on his cheeks. Gosh, so much blushing today... what did this mean? "I don't know, I just didn't think you'd want to."

Funny, I thought the same.

I was slightly taken aback at the conversation, I stared into his eyes, his lips parted and broke the tension with another laugh.

I cleared my throat, "I messaged you because... I missed you... well- I missed the whole SKAM cast I guess. Those were some of my favorite memories and I thought it would be nice to you know, have a little reunion or something..." I sounded so stupid, didn't I?

"So you messaged others too?" He asked, curiosity clear in his eyes.

My breath hitched in my throat. Shoot, should I lie? What do I say?

I shook my head and decided to not go into detail. "No, just you.."

He wasn't good at hiding the fact that he was surprised, though he tried his best as he just returned an understanding nod.

A comfortable silence filled the gap between us as we ate our food. Small chatter from the people around us and the faint, low music Panda Express played in the background really set the mood. Henrik and I exchanged many accidental eye locks, most of them I immediately looked away, a couple I dared to stare back only to find out Henrik was doing the same.

A few more minutes passed before he spoke up, "So... how much of that conversation did you hear earlier?" He asked, the resistance clear in his voice.

I gulped, unsure of how to respond. "Not much." My voice was quiet, "Just something about dinner and... 'How do you think that makes me feel'." I knew I held back a lot of what I heard, but I technically wasn't lying, right?

       He looked down, "Yeah, that's uh, pretty embarrassing..." he forced a laugh to lighten up the mood, but it really didn't work. "Sorry you had to witness that. Trust me, that's not how...- it was just a bad time, you know?"

       I nodded understandingly, "Yeah, no-no don't worry about it, really... there's no need. Those things are uncalled for."

       Our eyes met, a sparkle of adoration in his.