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Ariana POV

"We're here, ready for some pizza bellisima," Dalton smiled as he pulled up at the parking lot. I looked up my phone at the mention of "bellisima". My Grandpa used to called me that.

"Wait, anything wrong?" Dalton asked me as he noticed the look of my face.

"Oh um it's nothing, I just miss my grandpa," I said trying to put on a smile as I covered my face with my hand as he nodded and we got out.

Me and Dalton walked in and there weren't many people just yet as it wasn't dinner time yet it was starting to get dark out. We lined up as we looked through the menu trying to see what we could possibly buy. But me being me I squinted since I couldn't clearly see it. Once we we're now at the front of the line, I gave out my order and Dalton said what he wanted. Once upon paying, I got out my wallet but Dalton beat me to it.

"No, it's alright I got it," I said to the cashier giving the money.

"Could I possibly just pay for mine at least please."

"Let me do it, it's the least I could do."

"Ever at least let me pay 5 dollars."

"No, just let me please, Dalton."

"Alright fine, but only this time," Dalton gave in with a sigh and I smiled at my "victory".

"Yay, thank you." I said as I gave the money to the cashier who seemed to have been watching me and Dalton bicker in front of her.

"OK so that would just be 10 minutes before you're good to go," she gave me a polite smile as I nodded going to the side to let the next person in line get their order.

"Oh and can we come back once it's done because I need to pick up something?" Dalton asked which made me scrunch up my face wondering what he meant.

"Sure sir, may I take your name?"

"Ariana and Dalton Gomez." Dalton gives a wink with a smirk that I did not understand what that was for but I just let it go.

"C'mon," Dalton smiled as he took the lead out of the place and I followed him clueless on what he was planning on doing.

"Wait, where are we going?"

"You'll see come on, Ari! Walk faster!" Dalton laughs making me pout.

"Hey no fair, you're tall and I'm so short."

"But hey at least there's a good thing about that."

"What?"

"You're cute though," said Dalton looking at me with a smile, but to me it just made me blush really hard and look down.

"And it makes you even more cute when you blush and you turn either pink or red."

"But you do know that you're cute too yourself right?" I blurted out later realizing just what I've said making my place my hand over my mouth making me gasp. Dalton just smiled at me, the cut ass smile I love that he had and he made eye contact with me that made me drown in eys eyes for a good few seconds.

"So you said you wanted coffee right? Unfortunately, there isn't a Starbucks near so I figured out that maybe this cafe would work," Dalton spoke that made me snap back into reality. I looked up the building in front of us that said "South LA Cafe".

"South LA Cafe," I read out loud as we went inside and greeted with a warm welcome and greetings from the employees.

"Hi, good afternoon Ms. Ariana and um Mr.?" said one of them giving me a small smile and then turned to Dalton.