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Dining

Sorry for the lack of updates, I haven't had much motivation to write. Plus, I'm ill right now and I wrote this chapter in sections so sorry if it's awful. Ok bye.

Richelle's pov
As soon as we step inside the restaurant, my nose is hit with tonnes of smells! Hmm, is that bread? Yes! Warm bread, baguettes? Agh, the smell of French bread is amazing, my favourite! Yet there's so much more! Herbs, spices, spaghetti, it's all so exquisite! There's candles lit on each table, roses the reddest you'll ever see and comfy seats provided with red, fluffy cushions! Gosh, how did Noah even find this? Wait, let me rephrase that. How did I not find this place? It's right down my street! Well, I guess I've never had a boyf- I've never dated a boy. I've been to fancy restaurants with my family, but never with a boy. I guess going with Noah, makes it nicer.

"So what do you think?" he asks, noticing my eyes wandering around the room.
"It's....it's incredible," I stutter, my mouth dropping with each word.
Thought you would," he says smiling, putting an arm around me.

We slowly walk towards our table that he had reserved earlier on, and sit down. In front of us sit two menus with pretty patterns all over the front and a red napkin placed directly where my plate will be. Honestly, this is the best restaurant I've ever been to! Who knew that Noah has a romantic side to him! 

"Have you looked at the menu?" he asks, looking at me with a smile.
"Actually, no," I reply, wondering how I could forget about food.

Agh, here we are! The menu! So many options that I can't choose just one! I look up slightly, only to see Noah smiling at me. Awe, his smile is adorable. I can't believe I'm thinking this about Noah, but it's true! Just having that as my thoughts, I feel my cheeks begin to heat up. So, I cover them with my hair. Ugh, Noah probably saw my cheeks. Why do I have to constantly embarrass myself? Come on Richelle! Focus!

I hear him let out a small laugh, which means he saw my cheeks. Instantly, I drag my eyes back to the menu, away from the smiling boy. Ok, now I have to choose what I want to eat. Soup? Spaghetti? Who am I kidding? I'm not twenty seven, I'm fourteen! Well I can't take the kids' menu, that would look weird. So, I glance over to it and quickly scan the foods! Much better! Macaroni cheese for me!

"What are you having?" I ask, putting the adult menu down.
"Uh...macaroni cheese," Noah replies, looking down in shame.

He used the kids' menu as well! Thank God I'm not the only one! But he does look a bit embarrassed about it. Actually, it's kind of cute!

"Really Noah? Macaroni cheese?" I reply in a sarcastic tone. "Why would you copy what I chose?"

He looks back up, smiling and letting out a little laugh. I can't keep a straight face for long, so my mouth cracks into a smile as well.

"Good to see we're on the same page," he says, smiling like the Cheshire Cat.
"Yeah, now let's get a waiter!" I exclaim, shooting my hand up and waving it frantically, making me look like a complete weirdo.

For the rest of the date, we ate our most food, but got kicked out because we started a food fight. Oops. But apart from that, it was pretty great!