Once upon a high school summer

Chapter 8 - Well hello stranger

Lolas alarm went off at 9 AM and woke me up so I could get ready. When Lola last night was about to fall asleep I asked if I could set a alarm on her phone so I could wake up early and not sleep in and miss it.

When I woke up I stud it off so I would wake sleeping Beauty up. I went through my suitcase to see what outfit I should wear, after all I hadn't gone in a date for a long time so it took me a minute to fine the right thing.

I finally decided on distressed tight blue jeans and a dark red off shoulder top that I stole from Lola. I put on white and black vans then put my hair into two long french braids that reached far down my back. When I was done it was about a hour and a half later and so I woke Lola up to ask her what she thought.

"You are missing just one thing..." she say as she slowly gets out of bed and goes to her purse and pulls out a small gold bracelet that was cute but simple. "Here up this on your left hand and it completes the look."

"Oh wow thanks, and you know that I will just be a few blocks away, so if you need anything just come over and find me." I tell Lola.

"That won't be needed, I am going to be sitting a few tables over just to be sure nothing happens." Lola says with a smirk on her face.

We both start laughing, about another hour goes by and we both are ready to go, the plan was Lola would go in after I meet with him and she would sit at the table across from us. It was now 11:30 and the date starts at noon but I didn't want to be late so I planned on being a few minutes early.

We walked there and we could see the building at this point.  Lola hands me her phone and I text him that I am here and just as I enter the door I sent it. I instantly got a message saying there is a door that leads outside by the restrooms and he is sitting out there.

I look on the wall for the sign that says restrooms. As I head my way over there I see a glass door and there is only one person sitting at a table outside but there back is faced to me. As I am getting closer I take a deep breath and remind myself everything will me ok.

"Hi, I am Casey..."
I say as I come up behind him and then sit across from him in the booth.

We lock eyes.

"Well hello stranger, fancy seeing you here."

I sit there staring at the alluring blue- green eyed Jack Ali. "Your her grandson... aren't you?" I ask. He nods his head. I look at him puzzled, but he snaps me back to reality with him speaking.

"How your knee doing? Has it healed yet?" He says gesturing to me. " Oh yeah it's fine it has healed mostly." Then thoughts of what happened that night flash back a bit. When he helped me get on the counter and he cleaned up my knees. Also With his hands touching my face when putting the flower in my hair.

"That's good, I also ordered waters for both of us. Also do you know what you would like to order?" Jack said while looking at me with a soft look on his face.
"No, I haven't even looked yet" I pick up one of the menus from off the table. I see out of the corner of my eye Lola starting to walk to us. I look at her with big eyes and try to give her a hint it is Jack. I looked at him and back to her with large eyes and slightly shaking my head, trying to signal her not to come over since he knows her.

She gives a thumbs up and sits right behind Jacks seat in the booth behind, but still out of his sight. "So Jack... what are you getting?" I say trying to hint to Lola it is flower boy. Next thing I see is Lolas head move a slight bit over the seat, I think she got what I meant. I give the softest chuckle out but no one could hear it.
"I am getting a small personal pizza, have you found out what you want?"

I sit there trying to decide between a meal with tortellini or just risotto.

"I and think of getting Risotto."we then both order and get our drinks. I see a waitress go over to Lola and asking for her order and I heard her order the same thing as Jack.  While we waited for our food me and Jack went back in forth with questions. What's your favorite food? What's your funniest story? Just going back and forth small questions. Until he asked me this.

"Why on that day did you chase that robber?"

That threw me off guard, I was surprised."oh um I guess it was just instinct that I should run and get him. I don't really know why my body jumped up like that instantly."

"I see..."