chapter 25

Meet Me Halfway - The Black Eyed Peas

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"Oh my gosh! That was amazing Xavier." I gush. "Thank you so much for taking me there."

Xavier sends me a genuine smile that has my heart skipping like a maniac. He looks so handsome with it. "You're welcome."

We continue to walk away from Trafalgar Square, Xavier's hand gently holding onto mine. I can feel the electricity of us holding onto each other and the intense pull. Sometimes, I wonder if he can feel it too. I hope he does because then it has to mean something.

I've noticed over the past few hours, I actually had a good time --minus the whole disagreement at breakfast and all. But, I am enjoying Xavier's presence. I can stand being around him, I like being around him.

"So what next?" I ask, swinging our arms together as we start to walk through Covent Garden Market.

"Well, that's up to you." He answers.

"Um..." I say, trying to think of a place to go. My eyes roam around this market. It seems nice, I wouldn't mind looking around here. "Can we walk through here?"

"Of course."

The market has a range of stools, from flower stools to fashion boutiques. I stop at a few to take in the beautiful items.

"Do you like stuff like this?" Xavier asks as we stop at a stool that has flower made jewelry.

I nod my head. "Yeah, my grandmother used to own her own florist and she'd often make bracelets and necklaces for me. I used to love wearing flower crowns to school."

Xavier chuckles as I smile at the memory. "Really?"

"Yeah." I smile. "She used to say I was the flower princess."

Xavier looks down at me, his grey eyes gazing at me with happiness. "Well, I see you as the flower queen."

My cheeks burn a bright red color as I stare into his eyes. He has this way with words that just makes me feel so...special.

"Thanks." I nervously say, biting my lip as I look away from him. Sometimes, he makes me feel so many different emotions.

Now, I'm not normally nervous around boys but with Xavier, I feel so nervous. It might be because I don't have any experience with them so the attention and comments make me nervous. I don't know how to react to them. I don't know how to react to him.

Its still hard to phantom that fact that he's interested in me. I'm plain, there isn't anything special about me yet Xavier seems to think there is. I'm scared though that one day, he'll just see me as the boring person that I am and will go after a prettier, more intriguing girl.

Stop! Just stop thinking about that. Live in the moment. I mentally shout.

Tuning back into reality, I look at the items. My eyes linger on a stunning, golden rose necklace. It completely captures my attention; my heart.

Xavier must notice my long stare on it because he asks the lady behind the stool to hold it up for me to see.

My fingers trail over it and I can't help but fall in love with it. However, as soon as I look at the price, I retract my hand.

Sadly, I look down away from it. We can't always get what we want.

"We'll take it." A voice interrupts my thoughts. That voice is Xavier's.

Snapping my head around, I stare at him with wide eyes. "What are you doing Xavier?"

"I'm buying it for you." He simply says.

"Wait, what? No Xavier, its okay. I can live without it." I tell him but Xavier's not having him. He shakes his head.

"I'm getting it for you, Princess."

I narrow my eyes at him. "Xavier, its okay. Its only a stupid necklace."

Xavier's raises an eyebrow at me, giving me an 'are-you-serious?' look.

Pursing my lips together, I watch as he hands the money over to the lady. I can't believe he just spent a lot of money on me. He really didn't have to. But he did.

And now my heart can't stop beating like crazy because of it.

"Thank you." I softly say, giving him a thankful smile.

He shrugs like it was nothing. "Anything for you."

That goes straight to my heart. I don't think he knows how much that sentiment went to my heart.

"Turn around so I can put it on." He tells me and happily, I do.

Xavier takes a step closer so that my back is right up to his chest as he slowly moves my hair to the side. I can feel his fingers trail slowly over my smooth neck, making shivers erupt down me. The sparks trail after him and I try to refrain a moan.

I see the golden rose come above my head and touch the front of my skin. He links the necklace together, letting it drop onto my chest. Looking down, I smile at it.

I can feel Xavier's breaths on my skin meaning he's still behind me. I feel him lower his head down so that his mouth is right by my ear.

"Beautiful." He huskily replies as my cheeks start to turn pink again. Biting the inside of my cheek, I turn around to face him. He gazes at me with so much adoration that I can't help but send him a toothy grin.

Xavier seems to be entranced by it. He grey eyes zero in on my lips making me nervous.

"Shall we go somewhere else now?" I ask him to halt his thoughts and he nods his head.

Taking a shaky breath, I step back and start walking out of the market. Xavier catches up with me and holds my hand again. For some reason, I don't mind one bit. In fact, I enjoy it.

"How about some lunch my rose?" He asks and my face turns scarlet at that. Gosh, I've been blushing so much today. That nickname...and the way he said my, implying I'm his.

"Rose?" I ask confused. I get why he said it but I want to hear it from his own mouth.

Surprisingly, Xavier's cheeks slightly turn pink. He's a bit embarrassed by it too. Aww, that's sweet and cute.

"Yeah." He mumbles loud enough for me to hear. "You're my beautiful little rose."

My heart constricts at that. He really meant that?

"Wow." I breathe out. "Nobody has ever said anything like that to me."

"Good, I want to be the first and last person to say that to you," Xavier confesses.

Seriously, I can't take any of this right now. Xavier is acting like this whole new person. Is he suffering from jet lag or something? Because this is not that Xavier that I hear about from school.

Its like they aren't even the same person.

I don't even know how to reply to him. What can I say to him?

Instead of replying, I look up to me his eyes, showing him how much that means to me. He must understand it because he nods.

After that moment, we leave the Market, going to find somewhere to eat food.

"Where do you want to eat?" Xavier asks me as we see a row of restaurants.

"Hmm. I fancy some Pizza."

"Pizza it is then." Dragging me in, a young waiter hands us a menu and shows us to our seats. There are quite a few couples here, some of having deep conversations whilst others are having fun, light-hearted ones.

Sitting down, I scan the menu for something to eat. With all of the couples here and the atmosphere it gives off, it makes me feel like this is a date. I know its not but my brain just can't help but keep reminding me that this feels like one.

"Do you want to share a Pizza together?"

"Sure," I say, knowing I wouldn't be able to eat a full pizza.

"How about pineapple?" He suggests and I scrunch my nose in disgust. Pineapple on pizza is just wrong.

"No thank you."

"You don't like pineapple on pizza?" He asks dumbfounded like I'm committing a crime.

"Ugh, god no. I'd rather eat food Ren made then have a pineapple pizza." Ren can't cook to save her life, she literally burns everything.

Xavier gasps in shock, placing a hand on his heart. "Oh my god, how can you not? Pineapple on pizza is the best."

I shake my head. "No, its disgusting."

"No its not." He counters.

"Yes, it is."

"Well, I clearly have class whilst you clearly don't." He reasons and I nearly laugh. He clearly doesn't  have class.

"That's not logical in the slightest. Pineapple on pizza is awful. Therefore, you don't have class." I tell him.

"I don't think we can be friends anymore Annabella. You've disappointed me, there's no coming back from this."

I roll my eyes at his behavior. Maybe I should play along just for the fun of it.

"Oh, the horror," I say and he narrows his eyes at me.

"Being friends with me is the best. You're just too stubborn to admit it."

"Sure, that's the reason," I mumble to myself.

Xavier must have heard something because he asks me to repeat it.

"Don't worry, it was nothing."

Xavier leans forwards slightly. "Now I am worried."

Just before I reassure him that it wasn't anything, the waiter comes to take our order.

I'm about to tell him to give us a bit longer but Xavier beats me to it by asking him a question. "Do you think pineapple on pizza is a crime..." His eyes wander down to his name tag that says, Mark. "Mark?"

Mark casts a confused glance at me and I shrug. Xavier thinks getting an outsiders view will help his case.

"Uh...I don't like it on pizza so..."

I can't help but shout "ha!" at Xavier.

Xavier's shoulders deflate as he looks down at the table. If this was a competition, I would so rub it in his face. He looked so confident, thinking that other people like it.

"Uh...so can I take your order?" Mark asks, unsurely as his eyes glance at Xavier and then me.

I look at Xavier to see him deep in thought so I order for us. "One large margarita pizza and two lemonades please."

As soon as Mark leaves, I rub in Xavier's face that not everybody likes pineapple on pizza.

"You may have won the battle but I'll win the war." He mutters under his breath.

"Tonight, I'm taking you out somewhere so be ready at 8." He basically orders me after our lemonades arrive.

I arch an eyebrow at him. "Oh really? Where?"

"That's for me to know and for you to figure out."

Word count: 1853

Boom! Chapter 25 done. Can't believe we're at chap 25, just wow.

Question: do you like pineapples on pizza?

Personally, I don't mind it but that doesn't mean I have it often. I quite like the Texas BBQ from Dominoes though.

Next update: 28th January