Unexpected LOVE

His looks (Chapter 10) Penny's POV

We are sitting in a nearby diner next to our school with the awkwardest silence in the history of awkwardest silences. Blake was sitting across me picking at his apple pie, Merlie is sitting next hogging the double cheese burger like a hungry dog, honestly, it looked disgusting and Justin was sitting across her smirking at Blake and sipping his coffee.

I lost my appetite and the burger didn't look very appealing to me anymore. I was kinda nervous to be honest. Blake was attractive and seemed like a nice guy, he freakin made me lose my appetite too which is not easy to accomplish but this instant crush won't last, I'll probably forget all about these butterflies and sparks flying tomorrow. I know I said that I wanted to date but once a possibility sits across me, I'm not so sure anymore. To be honest, it's not just my nervousness but also the fact that he is completely out of my league. He looks like the "ideal" boyfriend, son, brother, student, friend type. The kind that has their life together. I'm a mess from top to bottom. I failed as a sister and I'm pretty sure I'm failing as a friend to Jackson.

"Merlie?" Blake said shoking me and Merlie.
She looked up from her burger with sauces dripping down her mouth. She looked like "embarrassment". She tried lick up the mess around her mouth but failed miserably.

"Ha..?" She looked confused but not the least bit embarrassed

"What's the deal with your sister?" He asked casually smirking at me. My heart was beating so hard, it nearly hurt.

Merlie looked at me with a cocky smile and said "she is single af, she might look like she's had boyfriends but believe it or not, this girl has never had a boyfriend"
If I could kill her, I would. I was so embarrassed and I bet I looked pathetic.

"Well, then I do have a chance with you" he said smiling at me. What are you supposed to say to that? Yes? No? Or something entirely different that I don't know because Jackson didn't let me socialize? I think saying yes will finally let me break out of Jackson's cage or maybe I'm stupid to even consider that. Fuck it.

"I guess you do." Did I say it right? Am I not allowed to say something like that? Did I smile or did I glare? Did I say it like a creep? Did I...?

"So..can I take you out sometime?" He asked hopefully. This is an easy question, I'm supposed to say yes, right?

"Yes" Merlie said before I could say anything. She must have noticed me hesitating. Well, at least I didn't have to answer.
Blake was still looking at me hoping for me to answer.

"Say yes already!" Justin said looking up from his mobile."

"Yes" I said abruptly with a stern face. I've watched enough RomComs to know that you're not supposed to flirt with a stern face. He's probably going to decide that I'm not worth his precious time now.

"Thank god, I thought you were never going to answer. That would have left in a life time of despair" he said smiling at me flirtatiously. How do you smile like that? It's cocky yet adorable and sweet, I want to smile back at him the same way but I obviously don't know how so I kept staring at his wonderful eyes. I was "staring" at him. That's not how you impress a guy! He picked up a tissue and wrote something on it. He looked up at me to smile and then wrote something else. Any normal tissue would have torn but "Peter's" tissue is hella tough with all those ridges. He pushed the tissue to me but did not smile this time. It was his number with a smiley face and beneath it he wrote. "You have beautiful eyes".

"Thank you" I know that he didn't mean it but it still felt good since the only other person who compliments me is Jackson and his compliments are just not true.

"You're welcome" he said smiling that gorgeous smile.

I hadn't touched my burger due to those butterflies in my stomach. I tried to bite into it but was conscious of my every move. He was still looking at me and studying my every move.
He noticed my self conscious moves and looked away. He was picking at the crumps of crust on his plate.

I ate the burger without relishing it quick. I was trying to be done as quickly as possible. When we were done, Blake paid the bill, I felt bad that he is the one paying the bill and I was going to say something buy Merlie nudged at my arm and mouthed something that looked like "Shut up".

"When will I hear from you?" Blake asked me as we walked to the car. I didn't answer him. I don't know why but I just didn't.

The car ridevwas pretty fun. I liked Justin, he was sweet and also liked twenty one pilots. We talked about their music and he also suggested some other artists. I liked talking to him and I wished he and I could become friends.

Blake lived two blocks from my house. His house was massive, did he seriously live here? The garden was perfectly mainured. Thd only thing that seemed out of place was the rusted swing set in the middle of the garden.

"So...am I even going to hear from you?" He asked getting out of the car. I was silent again. I just didn't want to say anything wrong.

"You will. I'll make sure that you will. Penny is just nervous which means she really likes you so don't worry about it" Merlie said smiling at him kindly. God! Embarrassing!

"That is a good thing, I suppose. I really hope I hear from you. I really like you" before I could figure out what was happening, he pulled me into arms, I could hear his heart beating hard and he smelled so wonderful. He pulled me back and kissed my forhead. The warmth of his soft lips on my forhead made my knees go week. It was like nothing I've felt before. A smile spread across my face. He noticed my smile and smiled too.

"Bye" and he was gone. No, come back!

What a night! I didn't have to think about that asshole Derek! Merlie and I drove home silently. She was her old self again, I met an amazing guy and I went to a twenty one pilots concert. My life was falling back together and maybe, we could be happy again.