That's the outfit Chris wore on Thanksgiving. I just posted it on chapter 21, but just in case you're lazy to go back. Here it is. 😉

As I walk down the stairs Eldridge looks at me with a small smile on his lips. His eyes don't leave me for a second. Not even when I'm five steps away from him.

"Chaniëlle"

"Eldridge"

"Are you ready to go?"

"Yes"

He hands me a red rose and takes my hand.

My mom is watching us from a short distance and she doesn't look very pleased with this, but she's trying to be reasonable.

Her arms are folded into one another on her chest and there's a hint of a fake smile. Normally when Chris picks me up for a date, she takes lots and lots of pictures of us before we leave.

I don't understand. Why can't they be a little more supportive of my choice? I understand Chris being against it, but why is my mom against this?

I shake my head to get rid of those thoughts.

"See you later mom"

"See you later honey. Don't stay out too late okay. Have fun"

"Thanks mom"

She kisses me on my cheek before we head out.

The first thing Eldridge says when we get outside is "I don't think your mom likes me"

I look at him and our eyes meet each other's. I smile at him, cause I know he's right. My mom doesn't seem to like him. After a short silence I decide to just answer him.

"No... I don't think she does. But who cares? Cause I know I don't. She's not the one who's supposed to like you. I am"

"Are you saying you like me Chaniëlle?" He grins widely.

"That's not what I meant at all" I laugh.

He opens the door to the passengers seat of his convertible for me and I get in.

When he gets in on the other side he looks at me, like he's trying to solve a mystery.

"So you're saying you don't like me" he states more than he asks.

"That's not what I meant either" I smile.

"Then what did you mean?"

"Exactly what I said. It doesn't matter if she doesn't like you. I'm supposed to be doing the liking or disliking"

He grins widely showing me his perfect white teeth while starting the car. His smile is kind of as beautiful as Chris's. Just that he squints his nose while doing it and Chris' eyes have some sort of sparkle in them.

"Where are we going?" I ask.

"I'm taking you somewhere to sacrifice you for money" he answers with a straight face.

I feel the blood draining from my face. "What?"

He takes his eyes of the road and looks at me for two seconds before bursting into laughter, making me realize he's actually joking.

"You should've seen your face" he laughs loudly.

He stops the car on the roadside to be able to continue laughing without having to focus on the road.

I couldn't stop myself from joining into the laughter when I thought about how stupid I was to actually believe that. I feel so stupid.

"Oh my God. Oh my God.... I can't... Hahaha.. I can't believe you... Hahahahaa... You actually fell for that.. Hahahahahaa. Oh shit... Hahaha... My stomach hurts.. Hahaha.."

"I can't believe it either..hahahaa.."

We laugh for God knows how long, before we finally calm down a little. The laughing doesn't completely stop tho.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I didn't think you'd fall for that. Look at you. You look as red as you dress"

"You're an idiot. You know that right?"

"Yes, I do. I'm sorry. Why are you wearing red anyway?"

"No reason. I just wore what I think looked good. You don't like it?"

"It's okay"

When we fully recover from all that laughing, he starts driving again. It's quiet in the car and nobody's saying anything.

We drive in silence for ten minutes or more, before he asks if I like Mexican food.

We go to a Mexican restaurant. The food was delicious.
While eating we didn't talk too much. He only asked a bunch of questions about me, about Chris, about my family and a lot more.

Right now we're in a drive in theatre, waiting for the movie to start. He bought blankets to cover ourselves.

When I told him I like drive in theatres he didn't hesitate to take me there even tho I didn't ask him to. We got blankets after our diner and came here right away.

"What movie are we watching?" I ask him.

"Suicide squad. Ever seen that movie?"

"No"

"Good" he smiles and covers me with a blanket.

The top of his car is off and the seats are leaned back so we can lay down and watch the movie.

It's a little cold out here, but not too much that I can't handle it.

"You're cold. Come here" Eldridge says.

"No it's OK"

He ignores me and takes his jacket off. He covers my shoulders with his jacket and asks if it feels better.

I nod my head yes, not knowing whether it does feel better or not.
He takes my hands in his and we watch the rest of the movie just like that.

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"Did you like the movie? He asks when it's over.

"Yeah, I loved it. The enchantress was super creepy and it was kinda sad when Harley thought her boyfriend was death. I think she's my number two favorite villain"

"Really?"

"Yeah"

"Well I'm glad you liked it. Who's your number one favorite villain?

"Loki. Thor's brother" I smile.

"Wow. You do know you're not supposed to like the bad guys don't you?"

"Duuh. That won't stop me from liking them"

"Okay then villain lover. Your choice"

We leave the theatre and he takes me home. He wanted me to stay at his place for the night, but I refused. It's our first date for God's sake.

When we reach my home, he walks me to the front door.

"So uum... Will I see you again tomorrow?" He asks.

"I don't know" I answer honestly.

"Did you enjoy yourself today?"

"Yes, I did. Did you?"

"Yes I did"

He leans forward and takes claim of my lips, without a little warning or hint. I feel one of his hands going around my waist and pulling me closer to him while the other is behind my head, locked in my hair. I throw my hands around his neck and kiss him just as hard as he's kissing me.

I don't know how long we've been kissing, cause I completely lost track of time. My head is spinning and I feel light headed.

This is like a movie. I never thought I'd be kissing someone on my mom's doorstep, but here I am. I can't deny the fact that this feels good and totally different from the kisses I shared with Chris.

Shit! Chris!

I break the kiss and take a step away from Eldridge.

"Chaniëlle are you alright? What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?"

"Uuh...no. I uum.. I need to go. Good night"

"You sure you're OK?"

"Yeah I'm fine. Just a little tired"

"Okay. You should get some rest then. Good night princes"

Our lips meet once more before he leaves. When I enter the house I head straight to my room, undress myself and enter the bathroom for a cold bath. I feel like my body is on fire and I need to cool down. I feel so confused.

After my bath I call Megan and we talk a little before I go to sleep with one question in my head.

Should I keep doing this or was this the red light that's telling me to stop?

Please vote and comment guys. Those are my motivation to keep writing. It makes it all worth it when you see that people are actually enjoying what you're writing and are supporting you.

PS. What do you think Chaniëlle should do?

Let me know.
Love❤ Nicky