Blossom in their hearts

CHAPTER 6

Aidan’s POV (Back to the first night)

After 6 long months of self-pity and heartbreak, I finally decided to take on my friends’ advice and go out. All I did these 6 months was think about Cathrine. It still hurt. But now I have decided to move on. Love probably would not cross mAidan’s POV (Back to the first night)

After 6 long months of self-pity and heartbreak, I finally decided to take on my friends’ advice and go out. All I did these 6 months was think about Cathrine. It still hurt. But now I have decided to move on. Love probably would not cross my path soon but I didn’t want to stay closed in my apartment, working and thinking about all the things that we should have done by now: getting married, honeymoon, maybe a kid on the way like we were planning… Argghhhh… Enough. I am going to enjoy tonight. I am going all in tonight. Let's see where it goes.

I met my friends and we went to this place they knew. It was my first time there and by the looks of it, it seemed like a nice place. As soon as we went in we all got a drink at the counter and started enjoying the night. 

Alan saw this girl and went to talk to her. Soon Jonathan joined him because that girl had a friend. Dickheads. So much for having a  boys’ night. So it was just me and Christian, my best friend. We were drinking quietly while watching around. The music was kind of loud but you could still manage to have a conversation. 

As I was looking around my eyes caught the sight of a girl. Beautiful. Light tan. Red hair (probably natural), spreading in big loose curls that cascaded on her shoulders. Beautiful (did I mention it before??). I felt my lower bottom come to life instantly and that was a first. I was never the type of person that would think of girls only for my release. I never had a one-night-stand in my life. Never with a stranger. 

I was lost in my thoughts, and most probably I zoned out watching her (more like staring her) when I heard Christian’s voice next to me. “Go for it, buddy,” he said in a hopeful tone. “What? What do you mean?” I asked pretending not to understand what he meant. “ That girl you were staring at. Go talk to her. Nothing has to come out of it, but just put yourself in the game again.” he said in a worried tone and I knew where he was going. I didn’t want to hear the same all talk again so I just nodded. Not sure what I was going to tell her, but I decided to just let everything go for one night and have fun. Just for one night…

When I was approaching her, I saw her eyes were fixed somewhere far on her left. That attracted my attention and I checked what she was watching. There was this couple kissing. Nothing interesting in my opinion, but she was so hypnotized by it. For a second I thought that she might be heart-broken as well, but I dismissed that thought quickly. Not everybody went through what you went through, Aidan. Stop thinking about it.

I decided to put myself in the game again and went all in. With a smirk on my face, I said: “Stop staring at them Blossom. I can help you with that.” I saw her surprised face facing me. She was still in a trance but soon snapped out of it.

I could finally tell what her eye colour was. She had the most beautiful and warm hazel eyes I had ever seen. I detected a slight nostalgy in them but t soon faded into something colder. 

“And who are you?” she said. I didn’t expect that but I decided to continue my pursuit. In the end, I liked a good challenge.

“You can call me Knight, as I am going to be your knight in the shining armour and save you from this place and your need for that..” I pointed to the couple she was watching. Suddenly she laughed and looked a bit pissed. I hope I didn’t overstep too much. 

“Thank you, love, but I was not staring and to tell you more I wouldn't ask your help for that..” she snapped and that amused me.  Really liked that she talked back. She seems like someone that makes people respect her. I could seriously be with someone like this. That’s what I liked the most in a woman. Oh, wow. What came over me? I don’t need another relationship now. I don’t need another disaster. But I couldn’t stop talking to her.

“I love your nickname better, Blossom. Anyway, you were totally staring and when you are ready to admit that to yourself, come find me.” I decided to go and leave her behind.

What was I thinking? What was I thinking?