[ZAYN]
Mom's advice had been echoing in my head for days. I knew I had to take a bold step if I wanted to win Pearl’s heart. I had given her enough green lights, but she didn't seem to get the message clearly. I feel now is the time to come straight and tell her how I feel, to tell her about my past, our past.
For days, I meticulously planned the setting for the romantic dinner without giving her heads-up. I didn't want to scare her away. I was terrified of the possibility that she might use work as an excuse to avoid this dinner date I'd been longing for.
The day for the dinner date was here and I couldn't wait for the workday to come to an end so I could take her to the venue I had been setting up for days, for this moment. When I arrived to pick her up from work, I drove to the venu
