Chapter 2 - We Meet Again!

Both paused and Varonica went to the window to see who had come. She jumped in excitement and spoke with a teasing smile, "Go Miss Bella Evans your Prince charming has arrived."

Bella gave her a disbelieving look and after making herself presentable again and re-checking her makeup Bella went downstairs. Jacob handed her flowers and opened the passenger side door of the car for Bella. Both got sat and he drove off the car towards their destination he had planned.

Hope this date will come with a good change. That was all Bella could wish for while looking at the breath-taking night view of the street from the window of the car.

Bella was looking outside enjoying the surroundings and weather.

Fresh breeze brushing her face, twinkling stars, it was impossible to take my eyes off it. But she tore her gaze from the sight and glanced at Jacob who tapped her shoulder to get her attention.

" We reached," he said with a cute smile.

That was when she looked outside and noticed a restaurant. It wasn't extravagantly lavish, but it appeared to be a pretty decent and elegant one, which she liked.

" nice place." Bella told him what she felt and he stepped out and opened the door for her like a true gentleman.

Bella took his hand and they walked inside, only for her to get awestruck with the interior. Wide dining area filled with round tables, beautiful lilies adoring the place and embracing it in its sweet aroma. Such a lovely place to be.

Bella looked at him to which he just squeezed her hand lightly with a smile on his face and gestured to her to follow him. Jacob brought them to a corner of the dining room. In a reversed room for two people. He opened the glass door for Bella. She quietly followed his lead.

They sat down and the next minute waiter arrived, passing them a menu to look over and decide what to eat. The waiter waited there until Bella and Jacob finalized on the whole eating thing.

Bella was staring at the flower pot which was kept on the table top. At that moment those tulips were more intruding than the man sitting in front of her as she didn't know how to strike the conversation.

She knew Jacob, in fact he had her best friend but that was the problem. He was her best friend and she had always seen him like best friend only. Her eyes never went beyond that. And when Jacob confessed his attraction towards her few days back, she was literally shocked. She had never thought about it in her wildest dreams so she didn't say anything at that moment and asked for sometime.

Her mind was puzzled, her heart was already broken by the one person she loved more than anyone, more than anything, Ashton Blair. But he left her distorted and shattered.

So she wasn't ready to believe in this thing called love anymore. She had made herself stone and decided never to fall for such traps ever again but Varonica changed her mind.

Varonica made Bella understand that if Ashton ditched her that didn't mean every next boy will too. And it was not any other random guy but Jacob, her best friend who knew her inside out. Varonica told her that she should give this a shot and should date him and lastly Bella too had agreed thinking him to be a move on option.

She hated herself for this. For using Jacob as a move on option but at the same time she thought that maybe if this dating and all would go right then maybe instead of him being just a move on option, maybe she would actually fall in love with him, maybe it would work out with Jacob.

Maybe. 

So here she was now fiddling with her fingers, looking at tulips and totally unaware of what to say cause if he would have come with her as her best friend then she would have been able to be cool about it but she had never been to a date in a long time and that too with her best friend was making it more awkward for her.

Jacob glanced at her and noticed that she was quiet all this time. So to make his presence count, he cleared his throat.

" Bell..." he thought.

" food is here." he quickly added when he found a waiter entering with their order followed by two more waiters who helped him to set all the dishes on the table and the waiters left after that.

" it's looks so delicious." Bella chirped.

" Yeah, here take this." said Jacob and passed her white sauce pasta.

" Ohh, you still remember it's favourite." Bella said feeling overwhelmed. That his friend still knew her favourites even after not being in touch for a few months.

" haha, hmm I still do remember not just this but your all other weird habits too." he exclaimed with a slight chuckle.

" ho, what do you mean by weird habits Mr Jacob Hunter?" Bella asked with fake angry glare.

She raised herself up from the chair a little to smack him but in that process the drink fell and spilled on her dress.

" Are you okay?" Jacob questioned and stood up to go towards her.

" yeah I am fine, just my dress got a new colour." Bella said with sarcasm and laughed.

" haha so Miss Evans finds it funny." Jacob too laughed and gave her a disbelieving look.

" yeah a bit." Bella took tissue and tried to clean her dress.

" I think you should go to the washroom Bell." Listening to his advice Bella nodded and left for the washroom.

Bella went to the girl's washroom, she cleaned her dress all the while cursing and huffing. As it was an annoying chore to clean it up. Finally after a good 10 minutes she sighed in relief when she found her dress in a little better condition, now the stain wasn't that clear.

She walked out of the washroom with a winning grin.She had just taken a few steps away when she felt herself pulled by someone with strong arms holding her wrist in a firm grip.

She was about to shout and scream but none of it happened as words betrayed her mouth. She didn't know why she wasn't about to react was that because of his hold or because of him. Her mind went blank. She refused to believe it was him again in front of her.

" Ashton... " the only word left her dry throat like a mere whisper.

Ashton. 

The only name which held power to make her numb. 

Ashton was taking in her presence. He also couldn't make out that it was her, he couldn't believe if it was real or was he hallucinating. How much he had waited to see her, to embrace her. And finally after 2 years.

After freaking 2 years she showed up in front of him again. 

He wasn't able to hold his joy of finding her and he didn't want to when his eyes caught her coming out of the washroom. First he thought he was imagining but when reality dawned upon him. He was on cloud nine because of her presence.

So without thinking anything or giving it a second thought, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her. Now both were standing very close to each other, with their heart beats speeding up each second.

His both hands rested at her waist and pulled her towards himself leaving no space between them. He wrapped his strong arms around her, embracing her in his tight hug giving her the essence of his being but actually he was taking in her warmth.

"I missed you." That's all he managed to say with his voice slightly cracking.