Thorny kind of Love

Chapter 8

The image above is Bell's outfit.

Bell's POV

I am always excited to show guests around town and I usually show off the most beautiful spots. I dress as comfortable as I can, I don't have that many clothes because I don't spend much money on buying any, but I always find ways to look decent. Settling for an ankle lengthen black ripped skinny jeans, my off-shoulder white top, and my white converse takkies, my brother bought me the takkies for my birthday last year, he saw that my old pair of vans were worn-out. I tie my hair into a ponytail, I go and greet my dad and leave for work.

Flynn was waiting for me at the help desk of the B&B, I greet him and he apologizes for using me on such short notice, I assure him that I don't mind. We continue talking and I watch as Flynn waves to the same guy I had awkward encounters with. "This can't be happening," I say to myself. As he approaches, Flynn says, "So Ben, this is Bell, she'll show around town for the day, Bell was born and bred here, so she knows this town well." Flynn says proudly. I instantly become nervous, but I try not to show it as I don't want to disappoint Flynn. He reaches out his hand and says, "Good day, nice to meet you, and thank you for agreeing to show me around."

This is the first time seeing him up close, he is an attractive guy, and his eyebrows are a bit darker than his hair color and his smile, he can light up a room with his shining white teeth. He is wearing sky blue denim jeans, a white top, and white takkies. I take his hand and instantly feel Goosebumps all over my body, and I look up and say, "Welcome to Franshoek and it's a pleasure to be able to show off our beautiful place, we can leave whenever you're ready." As Flynn leaves he says to Ben, "By the way Ben, the same rule applies to you." And I see the shock on Ben's face. "Because Bell is kind enough to be your tour guide for the day, breakfast, lunch, supper, and all expenses are on you."

I stop to talk to Koos in the parking, I tell him that I have some clothes for him, but will only bring it with tomorrow. My dad had picked out some clothes that won't be wearing anymore and I know that Koos will fit into it. I turn around to walk and Ben has opened the car door for me and was waiting for me to get in. "This is something I'm not used too," I tell myself. Ben was a gentleman and looked so sweet standing there. In the car, he turns to me and asks, "So, firstly, where can we get a very good breakfast?" I smile at the thought of Big Joe's delicious meals. "We can go to Big Joes, they serve the best-poached eggs with mushrooms on toast and their coffees are to die for," I say. "Sounds divine." He says while turning on the navigator, I relax into my seat and he turns up the volume at the sound of Jason Derulo's -Want to Want Me, "You like this song too? I ask and he smiles at me, turns out that it's one of his favourite songs. As we continue driving to Big Joe's we compare our favourite artists and songs.

Ben's POV

As I take my car keys from the nightstand, my phone rings, it's my mom. "Hey my son, I'm just checking in, how are you?" she asks. I grab my wallet while heading out the door. "I'm actually about to go and tour the town a bit, Flynn organized someone to guide me around," I answer her. We chat for a few seconds while I'm walking to find Flynn and then I see her, the girl that I scared away, she was talking to Flynn.

I pause to admire her, today she was wearing a three-quarter skinny, an off-shoulder white top and a pair of flat white takkies., her dark curly hair was tied into a ponytail, she looked breathtaking, I kind of felt a bit jealous of the way she was dressed up, "Was she off today and going on a date perhaps with her boyfriend?" I ask myself.

"Ben! Answer me!" I hear my mom screech in my ear. "Sorry mom, can we chat later, I've got to go." My mom isn't happy I hang up on our call. I walk towards Flynn just at the same time he spots me and calls me over. "So Ben, this is Bell, she'll show around town for the day, Bell was born and bred here, so she knows this town well," Flynn says proudly. I couldn't believe this, the same girl that I try to talk to but scare away every time will be the one showing me around, I'm careful not to show any awkwardness and politely reach out my hand and greet, "Good day, nice to meet you and thank you for agreeing to show me around."

She takes my hand, her touch sends a warm sensation through my body, her skin feels so soft, and I look into her eyes and get lost for a few seconds, "I will be in the presence of this beauty the whole day." I think to myself, she breaks my thoughts, "Welcome to Franshoek and it's a pleasure to be able to show off our beautiful place." She says. I can tell that she's nervous but doesn't want to show it in front of Flynn, so she smiles with the most gorgeous smile I've ever seen and says, "We can leave whenever you're ready." Before Flynn leaves us, he says, "By the way Ben, the same rule applies to you." I look at him shocked, "Because Bell is kind enough to be your tour guide for the day, breakfast, lunch, supper, and all expenses are on you." With that said, he walks away laughing, leaving me also laugh out with relief, "I thought he was going to give me some "Big brother" rules regarding Bell.

Bell and I head to the parking lot to find my car and she stops to talk to Koos, she was talking in the local language, which I heard was called Afrikaans. I wait for her and open the door for her to get in, she looked a bit surprised but gets in any way. I turn to her and ask, "So, firstly, where can we get a very good breakfast?" She smiles, and I'm lost again, "we can go to Big Joes, they serve the best-poached eggs with mushrooms on toast and their coffees are to die for." She says. The way she describes the food makes me instantly hungry and I say, "Sounds divine." I put on the navigator, it's about a 15-minute drive to there. I slightly turn up the volume of the music player as one of my favourite songs play, -Jason Derulo's -Want to Want Me, "You like this song too? She asks me and I smile at her, she looks and sounds so cute singing along. "It's one of my favourites." I point out. We end up talking about and comparing our favourite artists and songs to Big Joe's. "This is great," I tell myself, I thought it would be awkward between us thinking of our past encounters.

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Authors' note

Guys, so this chapter is a bit short, but I hope you enjoyed it. Please comment