If It Was Meant to Be

5

Barron's POV
We walk into this grocery store and I immediately know where I'm headed. I walked into the scotch section and look for the best one. There weren't that many good options since I was in a low-end grocery store in the middle of Maryland but it'll have to do. 

"They're gonna ID you," Brooke said naggingly

"No they won't" I reply 

"They probably will. No offense but you do not look twenty-one."

"When you walk around this huge bodyguard's people tend not to question you"

"There are so many things wrong with that sentence"

"Name one"

"Abuse of power, obstructing of justice inappropriate use of the armed services would you like me to continue?"

"Well, someones been paying attention in gov," I say sarcastically 

"So can I ask what the scotch is for... a hot date perhaps. If that's the case then she would probably like a nice wine"

 
"Your right but it's just for me and Ethan." 

"Ethan and I" she mumbles

"What?" I ask even though I heard her

"You heard me"

"I didn't though"

"It's Ethan and I"

"Woah, grammar police" 

"See this is why I didn't want to tell you," she says frustrated by this point we have done most of our shopping so an agent has offered to check out our bags while we go to the car. We walk to the car I opened the door, we get in. 

"Are you kidnapping me?"

"No"

"Then why are we not driving back to school?"

"You said you wanted to get to know me"

"True, but it would be nice if you didn't act mysterious as hell during the process." 

We reach our destination. It's the only breakfast place for miles. I know we're supposed to go home but I honestly don't feel like it. I also just want to get to know Brooke a little more. I mean technically I have known her for two days but we're stuck with each other for four years. We walk out of the car and the first thing she says

"Why are we at an IHOP?"

"Because I want breakfast" 

"It's 6;45pm."

"Will you not bitch and moan," I say in a drawn-out sarcastic voice as I open the door and she walks through 

"If you continue to eat like this those abs will be gone by tomorrow"

"Table for two please," I tell the waiter

"Right this way." She walks us to a table and we sit down "I'll be back shortly to take your order." 

"There aren't many people here," I comment 

"Yeah, it's not exactly high on people's to-do list. But what are you getting?"

"Probably apple pie," I reply 

"That's such a basic bitch answer." We both laugh at this

"Don't discriminate against my apple pie"

"I'm not, I'm merely stating fact, apple pie is a basic bitch answer" we continue to laugh until the waiter came to take our order.

"What would you two like? If you were to ask me I would do the couples special"

"Oh we're not-" I cut her off 

"We're going to share an apple pie" she looks at me stunned, I just smirk. When the waiter leaves she says

"Why did you only get one? If we were gonna eat something unhealthy why half-ass it?" We both start to laugh. When the laughter dies down I ask

"So what do you think of Maryland?"

"Well it's not that much of an adjustment, I mean if you think about it, I lived in the back woods of Minnesota and now I'm just doing that with warmer weather. But it must have been difficult for you were half a block away from 50&sax, 5th ave, and Time Square now you can't even find a nearby Starbucks. Even Minnesota had that."

"It's true but I've never been much of a materialistic person."

"Can I call bullshit on that?" she laughs

"But it's true" I defend myself, "It was always more about the people than the stuff," I say sincerely. I look at my phone and realize we have been here for almost an hour.

"Barron it's getting late, I think we should head back."

"Ok. Let me just get the bill."

"You don't have to do that."

"Brooke it's fine"

"But I eat more of it than you"

"Let me pay for my basic bitch desert."

"Fine. If you so adamant about it" I go pay the bill and when I come back she asked

"Barron, how often do you get recognized?"

"Too often."

"Today nobody even looked at me weirdly"

"Consider yourself lucky" we walk outside toward the car

"Oh my moms calling me" she adds

"Hey mom" yelling 

"Calm down" yelling 

"Ok ok" yelling 

"I'll tell him" yelling

"Yes we'll be there tomorrow" call end we get in the car

"We need to talk."