41 A real date

***POV - Damion

I push my foot down, speeding up my black Lambo down Grant Avenue. I’m running a little late and softly curse our main Ingenieur. We are testing out the new bikes and he made me do some extra laps cause there was something wrong with the bike’s throttle - and now I’m late!

It’s not as if I could tell him the truth, namely that I have a secret date with my best friend’s little sister. But I managed a quick shower; rushed through traffic, and now I’m parking my car in front of the small pub.

I’ve texted Mel and she’s already waiting for me inside. I know it’s not the gentlemanly thing to do, but it’s not as if I can just pick her up at her home where her brothers or the paparazzi can see us. Hiding our relationship is not what I want, but we’ve decided to do this so we can take things slow and get to know each other, before going public and throwing our lives into chaos.

I walk into the bar and immediately notice her sitting on one of the chairs at the counter