BXBX NOVEL Chapter 64 - Dinner Date
Megan\'s POV
"Even if I want to go and watch Ashton\'s game, I can\'t because we have work, remember?" I asked Alice, and her face fell.
"Yeah, I am sorry, Oscar, I tried to win this round, but I have forgotten we are busy preparing for our future; that is why we can\'t be with you this Saturday," Alice said to Oscar, and I can\'t stop myself from smiling even if deep in my heart I can feel my inner self is telling me to do it so that Ashton will be proud of me as well.
"Why can\'t you take a leave from your part-time job? Besides, it is only a part-time job, not an actual job, and you can quit anytime and find another one." He said.
"It is easy for you to say because you don\'t need to work hard like us, but we can\'t be there this coming Saturday because Lauren already paid us in advance," Alice said, and Oscar shook his head, and I could tell he looked so defeated.
"How I wish I am you, Megan, because I will never hide Ashton Pritzgold." He said, and I felt guilty and hurt at the same time.
"It wouldn\'t be that easy, Oscar, if you only know how much I wanted to walk around campus holding hands with him like the last time, but I already knew the consequences, so I will not do it again. Besides, we don\'t need approval from everyone, and what is important is we will find time to be with each other." I said.
"I know, Megan, but boys need assurance too; they want to feel secure with their girlfriends. I am not asking you to do it, Meg, but I want to share with you my points of view. I know Ashton will respect your decision, but deep in his heart, he wanted you to come and watch his game. Just do me a favor by reading his post tonight after you answer all your assignments." He said, and I nodded my head at him.
I could no longer concentrate during my afternoon classes because I couldn\'t stop thinking about what Oscar had told me. I know he was trying to be nice because he is my close friend, and Oscar has a point. I know Ashton would love it if we could be free to show our love for each other. Still, there are a lot of things we need to consider before I can decide about it, and I know I will end up choosing the same agreement that we have, and that is to keep our relationship secret from the rest of the world except our close friends and family member except Ashton\'s parents.
I am excited to meet Ashton tonight after work, but I don\'t know how to face him, knowing I can\'t show up during his football game this Saturday. I wanted to come home after class and ask Anthony to be absent from my work today because I a not feeling well. And as the final bell rang that signaled the day had ended, I got up from my chair, and together with my best friend, we walked towards the school exit.
"Hey, I think I will be absent today, " I said.
"Because you are lovesick?" She asked, and my eyes widened.
"Come on, Megan, I know you. You will still report to class even if you are not feeling well or if there is a storm. You dedicate all your time to your studies and work, so you can\'t fool me, girl. I am just glad you don\'t have an activity for your math club." Alice added, and I smiled weakly at her.
"I can\'t face him tonight, Alice," I said.
"Hey, don\'t listen to Oscar; besides, if Ashton wanted it, he would ask or beg you to do it, Meg." She said, and I smiled at her.
"You are excited to see him tonight, right?" My best friend asked me, and I nodded my head at her.
"Then don\'t bail on him. You need to go to the fish shop so you can relax your mind. Watching those pets will clear your head." She said, and I smiled at Alice.
"And I am sure the moment you will be with Ashton, you will forget that we have this conversation." She added, and I laughed.
"That\'s it, and you need to laugh more often, Meg. Always remember not to carry the world on your shoulders. Sometimes you can ask me to carry it for you." She said meaningfully, and it melted my heart.
"You don\'t need to carry it for me, Alice, when you know you help me to make it lighter, and thank you for always being here with me," I said, and she nodded at me.
"I will always be your best friend, Meg." She said.
"Is there something you want to tell me?" I asked, and I could tell there was also something that bothered her, and I felt guilty that she always makes sure I am fine, and I didn\'t even ask her if she was okay.
"No, I am fine." She replied.
"Hey, you can tell me anything. I am also willing to carry the world for you." I declared, and she laughed.
"No copying of lines, Megan." She said, and I laughed with her, and we almost missed our stop because we couldn\'t stop talking with each other.
Alice was right the moment I entertained customers and showed them around, I could tell my mood suddenly changed, and I felt better, and when I fed the fishes, I felt so happy to see them enjoying their meal. We cleaned some of the tanks, and we got so busy the entire shift, and I am so thankful to Alice, or else I will be sulking in my room thinking I should be here working.
And before we knew it, our shift ended, and we got out from the fish shop hurriedly, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw my boyfriend waiting for me outside his car. He waved his hand at Alice, and my best friend said goodbye to me, and then she walked fast, going home. And I felt so glad I listened to Alice, or I would not be smiling right now as I walked towards Ashton. He was staring at my face the entire time, and I couldn\'t stop myself from feeling so excited when he gazed at my lips while he was biting his lower lip, and I suddenly felt so hot.
"Hey!" He said, and his voice made me feel lightheaded, and there was only one thing playing on my mind. Ashton must have read my thoughts because he pulled me closer to him, and he captured my lips right away, and I closed my eyes when I tasted his sensual lips, and he made me moan before he let go of my lips.
"I don\'t want to stop kissing you, Megan, because I am missing you so much. I hate that I couldn\'t hold your hands while we are at the Academy, and right now, I want to take you into my arms and hold you so that I will know that you are here and we are together. I love spending every moment with you." He said, and his sexy masculine voice made my knees feel so weak.
"I miss you too, Ashton, " I said, and he beamed at me, and he took my hand and helped me settled on the front seat, and when he buckled my seatbelt, his proximity drives me nuts, and I want to kiss him, and he didn\'t disappoint me when Ashton devoured my mouth once again before he went to the driver\'s seat.
"Meg, would it be alright if I take you to dinner before I take you home?" He asked, and I smiled at him.
"Do you have something in mind?" He asked me.
"I want to eat pasta," I said, and he grinned at me.
"It feels like we have the same mind, Megan, I was also thinking the same thing, and do you know what it means?" He asked me, and I shook my head.
"We are meant to be." He said with a beautiful smile on his face, and I giggled as he drove away from the parking lot, and I felt so happy to have another date with my boyfriend.
Ashton brought me to the nearest Italian restaurant near our location, and I felt so happy that my cravings were satisfied and not only that I was eating my pasta with a beautiful view. Aston Priztgold was eating his food in front of me while he was staring at me from time to time, and it felt so good to have this moment with him. And when it was time for us to go, I wanted more, and I realized my friends were right. I should never hide my relationship with him because Ashton is sweet and a responsible boyfriend. He always makes me feel special, and I can feel his sincerity through his actions, and his words always make me feel good.
And even if I know the consequences, it still feels fantastic to be with him, and I want to show everyone I am his girl. Even before I read his post, I could tell I was having a change of heart, but I felt worried because I couldn\'t be absent at Lauren\'s place.. Since Lauren will be at the game, she will know if I will be there, and of course, everybody will know I was there because that is when I will show the world I am proud to be called Ashton\'s girlfriend.