Can We Dance For A Last Time?

Chapter 3

It's 11 AM when I wake up, I shouldn't sleep more cause I'm gonna be tired for tonight's date with Destiny. I have a complete breakfast and once my meal is over, I decide to go take a quick shower to wake up well and start thinking about what I will wear for tonight. I send some pics to the boys to ask them which is the better between this or that shirt, this or that pants. Brad tells me to choose the white pants with the blue shirt, James the red pants with the black shirt and Con tell me not to wear clothes. Ah, ah, funny boy:

- "(Seriously Con, I need your help. I can't go on a date naked. James and Brad don't really help me.)

- (OK Tris don't panic. Choose the red pants with the black shirt, and stop being anxious, it's useless.)

- (You're right, I need to keep calm. What should I tell her?)

- (You told us she needs to talk, just listen to her, try to reassure her and everything will be alright.)

- (Thanks a lot Con. I should run to relax.)

- (You! Run! Good joke Tris, really.)

- (I'm serious!)

- (Oh my god, really. You really love this girl for doing that.)

- (Yes really.)

- (It's not my area, you should ask James. He's the most sportive of the band.)

- (Yes, you're right, thanks Con. Have a good day.)"

I leave Con and immediately text James:

- "(Hey pretty boy, would you like to run with me? Footing in ten minutes.)

- (You're so funny Tris. Very good joke.)

- (Why are you all telling me that? Con told me the same a few minutes ago. I want to run to be in shape for my date with Destiny.)

- (Sorry Tris, I didn't want to make fun of you. I'll be at your house soon. Wait for me and we'll run.)

- (OK, I'm waiting.)

One hour later, we stop in a square with James and sit at the edge of a fountain. I'm exhausted, I'm not used to running as much but I feel really good now, I needed this to feel better. I'm still anxious but I think I can manage my stress thanks to James. While James is talking to me, I'm lost in my mind, probably thinking to Destiny. Poor James, he's talking to me and I don't even listen to him:

- "Tristan Evans? Are you listening to me?

- Yes... No, sorry James. What did you say?

- Nothing important. Is everything alright?

- Yes, don't worry. I'm just a little nervous for tonight. I don't really know what she will tell me and what my reaction will be?

- Are you afraid about this?

- Very. Imagine her telling me that she finally doesn't want to try, or maybe she hates me.

- Impossible Tris. The way you talk about her... You really seem attracted to each other. Stop stressing or having bad thought, this date is gonna be incredible. I'm sure about this. Are you ready now?

- Ready for what?

- Keep running.

- We already ran James.

- Let's go. You want to be in shape for tonight, you will be with me."

OK, it's already 7 PM and I have to join Destiny at the restaurant in 30 minutes. I took a long shower to de-stress, I get dressed in the clothes that the boys told me to wear. I really look to be good like that, I hope she will like my style, the way I dress, my hair... I just have to tell myself that everything will be OK. I don't have to panic for that and I'm sure we will really have a good time together. I know she is the one that I want to be with, the one that I want to kiss, the one that I want to look at every morning, every day and every night for the rest of my life. How is it possible to love a girl I barely know as much? I don't know, but I know that I love her as if I have known her for years, I've never loved as much before.

I arrive ten minutes early, Destiny isn't still here. The waiter takes me to the table and I'm waiting for Destiny to arrive, I hope she will come, and she hasn't changed her mind. Finally, she arrives five minutes later and... oh my god, she is perfect. She wears a red dress with black shoes, her brown hair falls on her shoulders and back, she wears a little makeup but not too much. She is so graceful and elegant when she walks towards me, I've never seen a more perfect girl than her:

- "Hey Tristan, sorry to be late.

- Hey Destiny, and please call me Tris. Don't be sorry, it was me who was ahead.

- OK, I'm glad to see you.

- Me too, you're very pretty.

- You too, Tris."

Destiny sits face to me, and we start to talk together. We talk a lot about our families, I talked to her about James and Millie, about my parents and my childhood, when I started playing drums and when I met the boys. When we released our first album, then the second, the third and finally the fourth. I don't talk about the fifth album cause I can't but we keep talking about the others songs, the collaborations, the tours... She talked to me about her family too, she has a sister, and what a coincidence, she is a fan of The Vamps, that's why she recognized me, I promise I'll ask the boys to meet her little sister. She also has two fathers and want to be a singer later. I love this idea. The date is going great, I'm really happy. We end up talking about a slightly more sensitive subject, our ex. I talked to her about my ex-girlfriends, but I'm OK with it now, so it's quick and I'm quiet. I immediately understand that it looks more complicated for her when she wants to start talking about it. I try to reassure her as best I can:

- "Destiny, if you don't want to talk about it, it's OK, don't worry.

- No, I really want to tell you, cause I trust you. So, this is all the story..."

This date was incredible, I already love her so much. But here I am again alone, in my bed, thinking about everything we said to each other, especially about what she told me about her, the part about her life with her ex-boyfriend. I'd never thought she could have lived such a complicated love story. I promise that, if she becomes my girlfriend, I will never hurt her, I will protect her.