Fishy Experiments

Chapter 2

Pepper's P.O.V.

"And we are going on the ship, right?" I say, looking in the mirror and trying my hardest to multitask while holding my phone and brushing my hair at the same time.

I hear a laugh from the other end and I smile wide. "Yes. You don't need to dress up either, Pepper. This isn't even really a date,"

"I'm not dressing up!" I protest, although the phone is in between my shoulder and I am putting on loads of eye makeup. I really can't help it. Harry needs to be impressed. He can't see me looking like a total disaster- no one can.

"Ha! It sure doesn't sound like it. You don't even need to get ready yet, we are leaving in, like, two hours!"

"I'm not getting that dressed up. Promise."

"Okay, baby. If you say so," He laughs and I can almost see him swiping the hair out of his face, smiling his toothy smile. "Gotta go. Love you!"

I make a little kissing noise, "Love you too, Harry! See you later." I say, hanging up.

I look in the mirror for a long time, checking to see if everything looks perfect. "Goodness, I look like a zombie," I say to myself. Tanning isn't my strong suit, my body always being a pasty white, something odd to find on the sunny beaches of Miami. I hate it, but Harry says he loves my complection. Of course, he's probably just saying it because he's my boyfriend.

Once I'm done with my makeup I sit on my bed, watching TV. My phone buzzes a few minutes into an episode of I Love Lucy, and I quickly pick it up.

Harry- "On my way"

Pepper- "Dont text and drive!"

Harry- "Imma rebel ;)"

I giggle at his text, getting up to check myself in the mirror again. My heart is beating so fast. The two of us have been together for three months, but a date never seizes to make me anxious.

Fifteen minutes later, there's a knock at the door and I hop out of bed and run get it. When I open it, Harry is standing there, cute as ever.

"I told you you didn't have to dress up!" He says, I look down at my yellow sundress.

"This is not dressing up, Harry."

He shrugs, "True," He chuckles, and I can't help but laugh with him.

"Ready to go?'' I grin, hoping to look a bit mysterious.

He nods, "Absolutely."

And then he leads me to his big truck, taking me on what I'm hoping will be an amazing adventure.