𝕁𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤// 𝔸 𝔾𝕚𝕝𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕥 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪

Chapter 22

Me, Oliver, and Becky were all sitting at a table outside of dairy dreme drinking smoothies.

Oliver was telling us stories about where he used to live, me and Becky could not stop laughing.

I still can't believe this shy sweet boy used to be the textbook definition of a wild child.

While we were laughing Becky then gently kicked my foot with hers.

"Don't look now, but Gilbert's coming" she said.

Oliver took a subtle peak and said "what's so bad about him?".

"They used to go out" Becky explained looking at me with a teasing smile.

Oliver looked at me with a surprised expression "no way, you and the cute redhead?".

I laugh and nod.

"You two are like total opposites" Oliver says already wanting to know all the details.

I nudge him "I know, shhh, Becky said he's coming".

He sipped his smoothie and gave me a look "okay girl but your telling me all about this later".

I nod in agreement.

Something red was then placed in front of my vision.

A rose.

"This is for you" Gilbert says into my ear.

I could feel a blush start to creep up onto my face as I tried to calm my fluttering heart.

"A flower? What's the occasion?" I ask as I take the flower from him with a smile.

He sits down next to me and gives me a playful smirk "does there need to be an occasion for me to shower you with my love and affection?" he asks.

I laugh "thank you, Gilbert" I say looking into his sweetly intense chocolate brown orbs.

He bites his lips as he looks back at me.

Suddenly we hear violent coughing.

I look over to my left to see Oliver who had previously been sipping a smoothie, coughing his lungs out.

"Don't mind me, carry on" he said wiping his teary eyes as he patted his chest.

"Are you okay? What happened?" I asked gently patting his back.

"He chocked on his smoothie" Becky said trying to contain her laughter.

Oliver glared at her playfully "I'm chocking and your laughing? Geez Becky at least Blair cares about me" he said in an overdramatic way, making both me and Becky laugh at his antics.

Gilbert then clears his throat, snaking one of his arms around my waist to pull me closer.

"I think we've met before" Gilbert says looking at Oliver sharply.

Oliver gulped and said "um...yeah at the s-store".

He nodded "I'm Gilbert" he says putting his chin on my shoulder while looking at Oliver.

I blush at our close proximity.

"Oliver" he says introducing himself.

Gilbert nods.

"I hope I didn't interrupt anything" Gilbert said to us.

We all shared a look and immediately denied it.

"Nope!"

"Of course not!"

"Just us and our smoothies!" Oliver says sipping his smoothie again.