Fifty One Days

Chapter 35 'Italian'

Chapter 35. Flying through these again. Thank you everyone for reading and voting ❤📖 Double update cuz I'm feeling generous!

“It was the perfect date, like actually the perfect date, it was amazing. We slow danced for the longest time, we ate cold McDonalds, which he hates at the best of times, he kept sneaking off to the kitchen mind. I think he was sneaking food out the fridge. We danced like fools not just the slow stuff and then.....”

“And then?” I rang Steph two weeks after the ‘perfect date’.

“And then nothing Steph. He cleared the plates and we went back inside and had hot chocolate on the settee and then he went to bed”.

“He didn’t kiss you?”.

“No, he didn’t kiss me. I mean there was many opportunities for both of us to make the move but it just never happened”.

“Did you want it too?”

“Yeah of course I did”.

“Why didn’t you do it then?”.

“Urghhh I don’t know Steph”. I moan. “I really fancy him but you know maybe it’s for the best. Shall I just see what happens?”.

“No, you did that with ‘You know who’ and look where that got you. I would just go get him babe”. We've decided it would be best not to mention the M word when we talk on the phone.

“Maybe I should. Anyway everything okay with you? I have house viewings next week, once I’m settled come up yeah?”.

“Yeah of course. Graham finally got himself a car sorted this week, he thought he better had with Colson and all”.

“Yeah good, good for him. Well for you both".

“Okay so not changing the subject, you’ve been living at Jay’s house for nearly three weeks now, don’t you think there’s something telling you something there?”

“Ahh I don’t know Hun, anyway I got to go. I’m in work. Ring you later in the week?”.

“Yeah of course babe. Give Colson and Graham and everyone else a kiss from me. Love you loads".

“Love you more”.

The last three weeks have flown by. The night of the date really did go well. Maybe I got ahead of myself and he’s a bit more old school and takes it slower but still a kiss wouldn’t have been taking it too far. Would it?

We’ve been working really closely together and the sexual tension is on fire. Every time we are in the office together, we flirt like mad. Every time we are stood In the staff room, he always stands right next to me, our arms are touching. We always eat our lunch together. We laugh together and work together really well. So why on earth hasn’t he kissed me yet. Am I being silly? Yes, i am. I’m doing typical Alice Oliver style. I’m rushing into everything like I always do. Right I’m going to chill. Just let things naturally progress.

Another week goes by and still nothing. For an outsiders point of view, we are all the look of a typical relationship, except we’re not. I’m still living at Jay’s house. I just haven’t had the energy to go look yet. Maybe I should. Maybe Jay wants me to leave. I head up to his office to talk to him. It’s a Monday morning, the September weather has been an absolute dream lately. I’ve been able to get away with flowy skirts and no sleeve blouses. When I reach his office, he is stood behind his desk with glasses on looking at something on the desk. He has a serious look on his face. He has the look when he’s concentrating, its adorable.