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2021-02-09 17:42:02"Tell me about yourself," Jordan told Aubrey after the waitress took their order.
"I'm bad at this," she said, scrunching her nose with a little giggle. "Maybe we can play twenty questions?" she tilted her head to the side as she made the suggestion.
"Okay, ladies first," he said, smiling widely. Aubrey wanted to tell him that she already knew a lot of things about him, but she did not want to seem like a creep. She did not want him to think that she was obsessed with him. She was not obsessed, she was just a huge fan and she was finally able to meet her favourite artist.
"Favourite colour?" she asked even though she already knew that it was black.
"Black," he answered her and she smiled a little to herself. "What's yours?" he wondered.
"Dark mint green," she responded, taking a sip of her water.
"Like the colour of your dress?" he asked her.
"A darker shade would be better," she said. "When is your birthday?" she asked, but she already knew that he was born on November 25th, 1993.
"November 25th. What about you?"
"April 5th, 1996." She answered him.
"You'll be twenty-three in a few months, don't forget to invite me to your birthday party." He winked, causing the girl before him to blush. Her celebrity crush wanted to attend her birthday party. Could her night get any better? Probably not.
"Will do." She smiled widely, showing her white teeth.
"Favourite country you've ever visited?" she asked him.
"Probably Barcelona." He had visited a lot of countries, but Barcelona was the one that popped up in his mind when she asked that question.
"Since you're a new singer, who would you like to collaborate with?" he asked her. She wanted to tell him that she already had her dream collaboration that night, but she did not want to seem like a weirdo.
"Maroon 5," she replied.
The waitress came back with the food and they both started to eat as they continued playing their game. Aubrey thought that she was the only person who was having the best time; however, Jordan was also enjoying his time a lot. He found her really interesting and wanted to get to know her more. She was not a shallow girl, she had a great personality. She was intelligent and charismatic and he was a sucker for girls like that.
"What's your nickname?" he questioned, taking a forkful of his steak.
"My parents call me Auby or Aubs while my best friend, Maria, calls me Ree and I call her Ria."
"Can I call you Bree?"
"I don't mind," she agreed.
"Perfect, because it suits you." He could not stop smiling while he was talking to her. He had always wanted to talk to a fan without having her crying or screaming at his face.
"Would you mind if we left? I have to be at the studio early in the morning." She did not want to leave, but she knew that she had to. She was aware that the next day would be quite exhausting and she did not want to ruin the day because of her night with Jordan.
"Yeah, of course," he agreed and asked for the bill to pay. She reached for her clutch and was about to take out some money, but when their eyes met, she found him giving her a questioning look.
"What are you doing?" he wondered.
"Paying for my food," she replied, looking a bit confused.
"Are you trying to insult me?"
"Oh, no no, I'm sorry I just... I'm used to doing that," she answered him nervously, afraid that she might have upset him.
"Chill out, Bree, I'm kidding, but seriously, what kind of men did you use to go out with? A gentleman shall never let a lady pay," he told her.
"Well, when I go out with my friends, we split the bill and even when I went on a date, I split the bill with the guy." She was talking like it was no big deal, but to him, it was a major issue. He was an old school who believed that girls should not pay on dates; he found that insulting.
"You have only been on one date?" he asked in disbelief. She nodded, slightly embarrassed. Girls her age usually went on numerous dates, but she has always considered herself unlucky when it came to dating. "And by what you just said right now, I already consider the guy an asshole," he added.
"Why? I don't mind paying. I don't see the problem." She shrugged.
"Maybe we can discuss that another time," he said as he paid and they both left the restaurant.
"Did you like the restaurant?" he asked her as they got in the car.
"Yes, I would love to come again," she told him.
For some reason he did not know, he took mental notes of everything she said. He made up his mind that he was going to bring her back to that place. He wanted to hang out with her more, but he did not know if she wanted the same or not. He knew that he was her favourite; nevertheless, he was not sure if she still liked him after that dinner or not. There was a huge difference between liking the celebrity version of him and liking the actual him and he was clueless as to what she liked more.
"Would you mind if we met again? My sister loves you a lot and I was hoping that it'd be okay with you to meet her." He was lying, or maybe not. He did not know if his sister loved her or not, but he was trying to find any excuse to meet her again.
"That's okay with me." How could she say no to him? She had always wished to meet him for a couple of minutes.
"Can I get your number? You know... to arrange a day and all," he requested. He was nervous, but he did not let it show.
"Yeah, give me your phone," she told him and he did. She quickly typed in her number and saved it as Bree then gave him his phone.
"I will text you," he said, taking the phone from her hand, earning a nod from her.
"I really enjoyed my time tonight. Thank you," she smiled at him as she waved goodbye, then walked out of the car. "Goodnight," she spoke in a soft tone and went straight inside her apartment complex.
To her, the night was magical, something that could only happen in fairy tales or maybe a Fanfiction, but never in a million years had she imagined this to happen to her.
To him, it was a new experience he wanted to repeat. He had a feeling that this girl was not going to walk away easily from his life. A voice in the back of his mind kept telling him that she was going to add something to his life, but he did not know what that thing was.
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