"Where were you last night? I thought you were coming down to the club?" Jack asks me.

We are in my office at the club, it's only 9.30pm, so we haven't opened the doors yet. I can't stop my knee from bouncing as I sit on my sleek black office chair. I haven't heard from Sophia all day. After leaving her at Aroma earlier on, I thought when she finished her shift at 3pm she would call or text me, but no. Nothing. I haven't reached out to her, in thinking I'm coming across desperate, but I'm fucking irritated.

"Hunter, what's with you?" Jack probes, looking at my shaking leg.

"Sorry, I had a date with Sophia last night and we ended up at my place watching a movie, so I never made it to the club." I explain.

"That's all good man, just a text would have been nice, it's not like you to not be here every night." Jack looks at me concerned. It completely slipped my mind about coming here, I was just enjoying being in Sophia's company. This isn't like me, I can't seem to go about my normal routine without being distracted by this beautiful girl.

"Well, I'm here now, and I don't think a second date is on the cards anyway." I tell him, looking down at my phone.

No new notifications.

"Maybe she's just busy, look man, there will be plenty of girls here tonight so why don't you head out there and see if there's another hot brunette who's wanting to be fucked by you." Jack insists, knowing I have a thing for brunettes.

"No, I'm just going to catch up on some paperwork tonight." I state.

"Okay, well I'll see you later then." Jack heads out, ready for the crazy Saturday night clubbers to be lining up at his bar.

I glide my hands through my hair, when I hear my phone vibrate.

Sophia: I would love go out with you again, I'm free all day tomorrow or after work at 3pm in the week x

I can't believe what I'm reading. It must be my lucky fucking day. She kept me on edge all day waiting for her reply but I couldn't be happier. Now I need to figure out when and where.

Me: I'll come by your apartment, see you tomorrow beautiful. P.s dress casual, it will be a fun date ;)

I push my luck by sending the wink face but I want her to be happy with us flirting, and I get the hint she hasn't had much experience with guys. Which I'm more than happy to help her experience the male body.

A knock at my door brings me away from my thoughts as I shout "Come in!"

"Boss we need you, the bar is crazy tonight." Jack pokes his head around the door.

"Wait, your smiling now?" He asks, eyeing me suspiciously.

"Haha, yeah, funny thing actually, Sophia got back to me, we have a date tomorrow." I say smiling eye to eye.

"Fucking knew it." Jack mumbles shaking his head laughing.

I follow him to behind the bar area, he's right, it's crazy in here tonight!

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The next morning I wake with a smile on my face, knowing that today I will be seeing my beautiful Sophia. I jump out of my kingsize bed and head straight into the shower, letting my body relax under the heat of the water.

I brush my fingers through my freshly washed hair and pick out some clothes to wear. I go with a pair of blue denim jeans, a beige plain t-shirt and white Converse.

I grab my car keys off the kitchen side and unplug my phone from the charger. I glance at the time, 11:30am. It's only a 10 minute drive but I want to stop by Aroma and pick us up some coffees.

I walk into Aroma and it suddenly hits me I don't know what Sophia likes. I do however spot the lady who interrupted us yesterday though and I make a beeline for her, hoping she can help me.

"Hi there, I was here with Sophia yesterday and-"

"Ah yes, I know who you are darling." She grins at me. She definitely knows more than she lets on.

"I am about to meet Sophia actually and I thought I could maybe bring her a coffee, but I realised I don't know her favourite and I wanted to surprise her." I explain.

The woman smirks at me "Oh I can definitely help you, she normally goes for a Cappuccino, with an extra shot and oat milk."

I make a mental note of that for future runs.

"Perfect, thank you so much."

The woman nods and smiles at me as I step back and join the queue.

With coffees in tow, I head up to Sophia's apartment, checking my wrist watch for the time. 11:55am. I hate being late so yes, I check the time at nearly every hour throughout the day.

I knock on Sophia's door and wait patiently. After a few seconds, Sophia swings the door open, a huge smile spread across her beautiful face.

"Hey, come on in, I'll be just a second."

She scurries off into her bedroom as I wait in the kitchen area. I take a sip of my coffee to steady my nerves as I find myself getting jittery at being in the presence of Sophia again.

"Sorry, I'm ready now, just had to grab some shoes."

I smile at her as she enters the kitchen, her silky brunette hair flowing around her. She has the most perfect ass in her tight skinny denim jeans, and I catch a glimpse of her toned stomach with the little black tank top she is wearing.

It's late August, so the weather is actually sunny, which is quite a rare occasion in England. We have many cloudy and rainy days, but today I'm thanking God as it's a beautiful day as we will be spending time outside.

"I got us some coffees. Cappuccino, extra shot with oat milk?" I extend my right arm holding her coffee out.

"Yes, how did you know?" She furrows her brows and cautiously takes the cup from me.

"I actually had some help" I laugh, "The lady who interrupted us yesterday while you were having your break was in the coffee shop, so I asked her how you take your coffee."

Sophia blushes and she smiles. A huge smile. Fuck, she's perfect.

"That's really sweet of you, thank you."

"Your welcome." I match her wide smile. I can't help it around this amazing woman, I feel a twinge in my chest, and I have to snap myself out of my thoughts.

I clear my throat, "Shall we head out? I thought we could have a walk around Hyde Park with our coffees before having some lunch."

"That sounds great, let's go."

I leave my car parked up at Sophia's place, as we made our way through the streets of London. I feel my fingers brush Sophia's as we walk side by side on the crowded pavements. An unknown feeling pools in my stomach, I am so grateful that we are spending more time together.

I take the leap and reach my hand down into her fingers, as I feel her digits wrap around my knuckles. Our hands fit perfectly together, her soft skin feels incredible.

I rub my thumb gently over the top of the hand and look in her direction. Her eyes meet mine, "Is this ok?" Motioning to our intertwined fingers.

"Of course." She grins.

She looks down at our hands and I wonder what she is thinking. I want to know everything there is about this beautiful girl.

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After an hour wandering around Hyde Park, Sophia taking some photos of a family of squirrels we pass, we call into a cute little bistro for a quick lunch.

Making our way back a across the city, we head to our next spot. The London Eye.

"Are we going on that?" Sophia points at the big wheel.

"Yes, if that's ok with you?"

"Yeah, I've never actually been on it before. I haven't done much of the sightseeing here really."

Wow, this is working out even better than I expected.

Taking Sophia's hand in mine, we climb into a cage and I can't help the warm sensation I'm feeling in my chest. She looks so happy, taking her phone out to snap a view of the city. We come to a halt and I take this time to remember this moment.

"Thank you for bringing me here, I've had a really great afternoon." She slides her phone back into her pocket and takes a step closer to me, as I raise my hand up slowly gliding across her cheekbone and tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Her eyes flicker between my eyes and lips and I take my chances as I lean into her, "Your welcome Soph." I whisper, my breath fanning her lips.

Her breath hitches as I slowly place my lips on hers and my eyes flutter shut, breathing in the sweet scent of her perfume. Her warm lips meet mine and my arm drops from behind her ear and grips onto her hip, while my other hand snakes it's way into her hair, cupping her head. My heart is racing as I flick my tongue onto her bottom lip, she grants me entry into her mouth and our tongues dance together. Her small frame pushes up towards my chest, as her hands grip my biceps. I pull away slowly as she delicately touches her swollen, pink lips.

"Woah..." I breath out, steadying my heart rate back to it's usual beat.

"Yeah." She whispers, that fucking blush creeping onto her cheeks. "Do you wanna head back to mine? We could grab a takeaway and watch a movie?"

I'm speechless. She is inviting me into her apartment, into her space.

"Sorry." I hear her small voice, she takes a step back putting space between us, assuming my silence for a minute meant I didn't want that, "You might have planned something else-"

"No, I mean-"

I take a breath to relax myself, "No, I don't have anything else planned, so yes I would love to come back to yours." I close the gap between us, take hold of her dainty hand and flash her a huge smile.

"Okay, let's go."

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