poison - j.b.b

"What's your real name?" James asked, taking his eyes off the road for a second to glance at her. "Like my full name or...?"

"No like your birth name. You've been called by three different names tonight so I'm just curious" Celia nodded, understanding. "Well my birth name is Celia but i much prefer to be called Lia or Lee." James was confused to why she would disregard such a beautiful name.

"Why? I like Celia. Beautiful name for a beautiful girl" she tried to ignore the last part of his statement but couldn't help the blush rise onto her face. James must have noticed because a smirk began to creep on his.

"My mom did too. She said i was a gift from god, that's why she called me Celia." He hummed, satisfied with her answer. "Heavenly." He spoke softly, almost a whisper.

"Hmm?" She asked, unsure of what he meant. "Heavenly. Its the meaning of your name in Latin. I think maybe that's why its so beautiful. Though it also means 'blind one' I'm sure. Also fitting." Celia scoffed unsure of whether he was complimenting her or not. "And why would that be fitting?" She asked awaiting a response.

"Because your so stupidly blind towards how gorgeous you are. All night you sat uncomfortably fidgeting with your dress and covered yourself with your arms. It was painful to watch. And yet although you can't see it, you caught the attention of every man in that room when you walked in."

Celia sat in silence for a while. She had never been so flattered by a guy before. "That's surely not true. Even if they were looking in my direction they were probably staring at Natasha."

James chuckled and shook his head. "What's so funny?" She asked cluelessly. "I should know Celia, i was one of them. You look amazing so take a compliment." He spoke with slight sarcasm.