"Exist loudly"
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Lizzie
"Stay still else I'm going to burn you" Sofia threatens me, I don't dare move a muscle as she finishes blowing out my hair.
Instead I focus on the outfit that Sofia brought over for me to wear for my date. My date with Luke Beckett. Except it's not really a date, we are just hanging out, just the two of us. Fuck it, I'm calling it a date.
Sure I've been on lots of dates in college and high school, one of them ending with me losing my virginity and another one ending in a toxic relationship.
Highs and lows.
I haven't been on a date in ten months, I haven't been asked on a date in eleven so I keep telling myself that the nerves are normal but I know they aren't, it's because I have no idea how I feel about Luke.
I should be completely disgusted and opposed to the idea of hanging out with him alone, but I'm not, and it terrifies the living shit out of me.
It's worse that he hasn't been acting like a total dick.
My nerves don't stop when Sofia finishes my make up, a natural put together look. She ends up making me take a shot to cool down.
"Chill babe, no one will see you guys" she tries to soothe me which doesn't help because I completely forgot what would happen if people saw us and now she just reminded me.
I asked Sofia to come and help me because I needed someone and she was the only person who I could trust and who knew about mine and Luke's friendship. She teased me mercilessly for it.
"Here's the outfitttt" she jumps up and down as she lifts up a hanger. The dress is a beautiful white sundress which I doubt is going to keep me warm but it's irresistible, the dress has outlines of flowers which makes it look elegant.
I change into the dress careful not to break it before walking out of the bathroom to ask for help from Sofia to zip up the dress.
"You look perfect Lizzie" Sofia whispers as she zips up the back and hands me a white ribbon,
"I'll be waiting in the kitchen" she says at the same time she exits my room leaving me alone.
I put my hair in a half up half down and pull out some strands before putting in the white ribbon.
I let myself critique my face and outfit one last time, taking a long sweep over my body. I smooth out the crinkles in the dress and slip on my trainers crossing my fingers we are not going somewhere fancy.
breathe, I remind myself.
Despite my best efforts my breath gets stuck in my throat as I hear chatter coming from outside my room, I lean closer towards my door trying to make out the voices but it doesn't help.
With one last look at myself in the mirror I step out of my room, my gaze immediately clings to Luke's. I hear him suck in a breath as his eyes roam me so I allow mine to do the same.
He's wearing baggy jeans and a white linen shirt that outline his muscles on his arms so damn well, his hair is perfect, slightly messy slightly neat and I watch in amusement as a blush falls onto his face.
"Hi" I breathe out hating the silence,
"I-" he starts but cuts himself off taking another breath,
"You look beautiful" he smiles, oh god.
"You don't look too bad yourself Beckett" I tease him as he steps closer to me, if I took one more step our chests would be touching.
"God could you two at least wait until I'm gone" Sofia says from the corner of the room causing me to shoot my head up and flush from embarrassment.
"I'm sor-" she cuts me off before I can finish,
"No need, have a good time. Text me." She says winking at me then turning her face into a scowl to look at Luke who is still watching me.
"No games dickhead else I will personally make sure you will never be happy again" she threatens him but he doesn't seem affected at all as he chuckles, I wave her goodbye as she walks out of the front door leaving me and Luke alone.
"God Lizzie, you look perfect" he says as I smile up at him flushed.
"Should we go?" I ask,
"Right-" he reaches into his pocket,
"Here" he says as he passes me a thin piece of fabric.
"You are not blindfolding me" I refuse,
"You have to wear it else it will mess everything up" he does his best attempt at puppy dog eyes, fucker.
A moment of silence echoes between us as he waits for my answer.
"Fine. I swear to god if you drop me" I say as he ties the blindfold around my head,
"I promise I won't let you fall" he says, he kisses the top of my head letting it linger for a moment longer.
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"Twenty questions" I suggest after what feels like has been an hour but from what Luke keeps telling me has only been twenty minutes.
"Hit me" he says as we take another turn, I hate not being able to see where we are going, not being able to control it. I hate it.
"Favrioute colour?" I ask,
"Grey"
"That's a horrible choice" I say as I fake gag making him chuckle,
"Thought you were asking me questions not judging me" he bites back,
"Favrioute season?"
"Fall"
"Song?"
"Pyramids, Frank ocean"
We continue like that for what feels like ten minutes, me asking questions and him replying every now and then he would ask me one.
The car finally stops and I hear him shift into park, my nerves are bouncing all around. On the drive over I assumed we weren't going anywhere near meadow ridge since the drive was far.
My passenger door opens and I put my hand in the air to feel my surroundings, a hand catches mine and pulls me against them, my sense are on edge but the familiar smell of pine wood puts me at ease, Luke.
"Please don't lead me to my death" I mumble as he puts a hand on my lower back and leads me, I hear him chuckle and leaves crinkle under my shoes?
Oh my god, is he going to kill me?!
"I'm not gonna kill you" he laughs, making me even more embarrassed when I realise I accidentally said that aloud.
"We're here" he puts his hands on the back of my hair gently untying the soft fabric and letting it drop to the floor.
My eyes take a moment to adjust to the dim light before I take in what's around me.
There is a black picnic mat laid out in the middle of a cliff, I step closer and notice the lanterns put around.
I look over my shoulder and my gaze cuts to Luke, he's holding holding up bags of candy, looking my way but never looking at me.
"You have a good view of the stars um here" he clears his throat,
"If you don't like it we can go grab dinner or something"
"I love it" I say quickly trying to put him at ease when I realise I still haven't said anything.
How can he be so hot and adorable.
"It's so pretty" I say looking back at the sunset as he leads me towards the blanket with his hand on my lower back.
"This the place you take all the girls?" I raise an eyebrow at him,
"Just the hot ones" he shrugs and I hit him in the shoulder.
"You did all this?" I say as he passes me a cushion and a bag of watermelon sour patch.
"Elijah our freshman helped"
"But you did this." He doesn't turn to look at me instead he places a blanket over us nodding slowly in recognition.
"Thank you - for the groceries and this" I say pointing around.
"Don't worry about it"
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Happy International Women's Day to all my hot ladies!!!
"I WONT BE REMEMBERED AS A WOMAN WHO KEEPS HER MOUTH SHUT.
IM OKAY WITH THAT."
sorry for being very offline this week I have been swamped with exams💖
Tell me what scenes you want to see in the next few chapters!!