𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚 || 𝘳.𝘢.𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬

107. take you out

They sit at a table next to the right window looking out onto the quiet street, Maria sat next to Alyssa and opposite Regulus. Stanley takes money off Regulus for him and Maria's whilst he goes and orders everyone's lunch.

"I wish you were together in school." Maria says with a sigh and Alyssa shrugs her shoulders, brushing it off.

"Stan was a bit more. . .childish in school." Alyssa explains and Regulus nods exaggeratedly in agreement. "But he's a man now and he has to start acting like one."

"Tell that to him." Maria snickers, nodding at Regulus who scoffs and Alyssa excuse herself to the bathroom.

"I think, Ria, you'll find I'm plenty manly." Regulus whispers over the table and Maria leans over the table as well with a challenging smile.

"Oh really?"

"Really." Regulus confirms, a smirk of challenge on his face as well. "What sort of 'not-man' takes his girlfriend out to where I'm taking you?"

"Well, I don't know because you won't tell me." Maria says sternly, hinting that she wants to be told this 'surprise' but Regulus snickers and shakes his head. "You're such a nuisance."

"I've got toasties!" Stan exclaims as he and Alyssa rejoin them, Stan with a tray in his arms that he sets on the table. Maria takes her ham and cheese toastie off the tray with a grateful smile as well as her mug of tea.

"This is amazing." Stan mumbles after taking a bite from the hot food making Maria smile in amusement.

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Maria Potter stands in front of her mirror in her bedroom in the dress that Regulus had bought her. It's a black colour, a satin material that is fitted and reaches her mid thigh, the back has a large gape in down to her hips. To say that it's beautiful would be an understatement, Maria's hair is curled down her shoulders and she's wearing silver heels that lift her from 5'7" to around 5'10".

"Holy shit." Regulus breathes as he walks in fastening his belt. He's wearing a black shirt and black pants, the top two buttons of the shirt unbuttoned with her ring as well as two others decorating his fingers. "You're so fucking beautiful."

"Where are you taking me, then?" Maria asks as he approaches her, his hand sliding up her arm slowly as he looks her up and down with a small smirk gracing his lips. He smells good. The barely noticeable smell of cigarettes doesn't linger on him and the smell of his cologne is strong as well as the mint in his breath as he towers over her.

"You'll see." He holds out a hand for her to take and she looks at it before slipping her hand inside and they disappear.

Appearing outside a large building, Maria's plump lips gape as she looks over the building. It looks like a museum, stone pillars holding up the roof that runs over the many stairs outside leading to the double doors that are held open by men on either door.

She feels Regulus' hand on her lower back, leading her inside with a proud smirk on his face that he's entering the restaurant with Maria Potter by his side, that dress hugging each curve of her body and her plump lips glossed.

"Regulus, how the fuck did you find this place?" Maria breathes, feeling eyes on them as they enter and her eyes travel to the huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling and her eyes flicker back to her boyfriend.

"Walked past it a few times when me and Stan came onto London." Regulus shrugs his shoulders, his lips brushing her ear as he leans down to talk over the loud chatter. "Been waiting for an excuse to bring you here."