http://www.polyvore.com/forever_yours/set?id=81367139 -----> Cassie's McDonalds outfit
[JAKE’S POV]
“I am talking!"
"And I'm not listening!"
Cassie grabbed her bag and walked away from me. I sighed before turning round and grabbing Cassie's arm.
"Let's not do this at the zoo. Let's just go home."
She straightened herself before nodding curtly at me. I followed her speedy exit from the zoo out to my car, unlocking it as we walked. She chucked her bag onto the backseat before jumping in the front. I drove back to my flat but as I stopped the engine Cassie stayed strapped in.
"I'd like you to take me home. My home."
"Cas..."
"You're my best friend and I love you to pieces, Jake, but I don't wanna have dinner here tonight."
"Cassie, I know you're upset about Elena and my stupid secret keeping habits but I wanna spend some time with you. We can order pizza or some other take out or we can go out."
"Out."
"Fine."
"I need the loo."
I smiled weakly before letting Cassie into my wreck of a flat. And I mean wreck. Like, you couldn’t get it tidy if you cleaned it for a month. Or a year. She walked straight into the miniature room that like to parade as a bathroom and slammed the door shut. I sighed loudly, so that she’d hear my frustration, before sitting on the sofa.
"I have some news."
"News?"
"You know I said I've got a cousin that just started working at BBC Radio 1?"
"Yeah?"
"He wants to meet Elena this weekend. He asked if we wanted to meet him and his housemate for a McDonalds."
"How is that news?"
She opened the door and pouted childishly at me.
"I said I'm not seeing Elena until Tuesday as she's away."
"And?"
"I said I was with you instead until Sunday night. So, he wants to meet you."
"When?"
"It'll have to be Saturday because he's working on the radio Sunday night."
"Fine. Just remember, you need to drop me and my stuff home on Sunday night."
"So, you're not gonna go home now?"
"No, I'll stay here."
I jumped up, cheering like a complete moron. I picked up Cassie in a weird hug bounce thing and she squeaked before I made her fly around the room. I tickled her on landing and her mouth flew open to let out a loud chorus of undignified chortles and snorts.
"And now that I've cheered you up let's go get some well-deserved dinner."
"What we gonna get?"
"The seaside special. Fish and chips."
Cassie nodded in agreement with a delicate smile before grabbing her bag. We both fled to the car and I sped off to the fish and chips restaurant up the road. She jumped out of the car with an almost smile and after our little hiccup we were in reasonably high spirits from that night all the way to the night of meeting Phil.
“Jake!”
I turned round to see my cousin pretty much running towards me. Phil must’ve been excited. He never ran.
“Hey Phil. Meet Cassie.”
They shook hands before we both turned to a figure stood behind Phil.
[DAN’S POV]
She was cute. Like, adorable, perfect and lovely cute.
“Hi. I’m Cassie.”
I……..flurg.
“Da.”
“Pardon?”
“Da.”
How hard is it to say your own damn name? Just speak.
“This is Dan.”
I don’t think I’ve ever been so thankful for Phil. Thank you, Phil.
“Oh, cool.”
She was smiling to me. Smiling. Is anyone else scared for me? She’s adorable. Like “it’s so fluffy I’m gonna die” adorable. But she’s not fluffy. I reiterate, she’s not fluffy.
“Are you okay? You’ve gone quite quiet.”
“Ahuuhmm.”
She smirked at me before grabbing my hand and pulling me into McDonalds after Phil and his cousin.
“You seem sweet.”
“Thanks?”
The rest of the meal was pretty quiet. Conversation was generally between Phil and Cassie with Jake’s occasional input. I, on the other hand, was completely silent because words were a little beyond me and I was having enough of a struggle trying not to stare at Cassie. I don’t think she’d appreciate me ogling her. I don’t think girls like that.
“What d’you think, Dan?”
Well, I’m screwed.
“I don’t know.”
“Really? No opinion?”
You really thought that would save you?
“No opinion.”
“Well, I need to pop to the bathroom. I’ll see you in a minute.”
I took to staring at my burger as she left.
“Dan, you really don’t have an opinion on Omegle?”
“What?”
“You said you don’t have an opinion. Your mind somewhere else?”
“A little bit.”
“You like Cas.”
That wasn’t a question. Jake has sussed me out. This can only go badly.
“I guess so…”
“Thought as much. Well, she’s single and I reckon she likes you too.”
“What?”
“She keeps smiling at you. She doesn’t normally have the patience for men, never mind the effort to smile at them.”
Cassie sat back down at the table and Jake gave me a look before whispering in Cassie’s ear. She whispered back before giggling quietly.
“I need onion rings. You coming, Phil.”
He nodded, following Jake up to the counter.
“Dan.”
I nodded violently.
“I was wondering if you wanted to go to the cinema Monday night?”
“Okay.”
She leant forward and kissed my cheek.
“Good.”
-
“Dan, have you seen my glittery blue nail varnish?”
“I thought you didn’t do glitter?”
“I do it on a basic level. I’m never gonna be no Magnus Bane but the blue looks good.”
“Why do you want it?”
“Because it’ll go with my bridesmaid dress. All I wanna know is if you’ve seen it.”
“Elena won’t appreciate you wearing non approved nail varnish.”
“You are one of the many people that know Elena and I don’t always see eye to eye. So, she can deal.”
I stepped forward, placing a kiss on Cassie’s forehead.
“We’ve been living in this house for nearly four years and you still can’t find things. Even when they’re under your nose.”
I held up the little bottle to her and she blushed.
“Shut up.”