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Hey there, beautiful

I smiled as the butterflies exploded inside of me. I was so taken by her that I almost hadn’t noticed the waitress approaching.

“Good evening, sir, may I help you two?”
I looked at Rose, who was now studying her menu with her aqua blue eyes.
“I’ll have pasta.” She said after a while.
I smiled and nodded, “Same for me.”

The waitress began scribling on her notepad, “Anything to drink?”
“Sprite.” I said, and saw Rose wrinkle her nose. She didn’t like fizzy drinks, for whatever silly reason.
“I’ll just have water.”

The waitress nodded, “I’ll be back in a little bit.”

I chuckled and shook my head, “What is so wrong with soft drinks?”
“I just don’t like the fizz.” She giggled, shrugging. I couldn’t help but notice her bare arms as she lifted her shoulders. She had the skin of an angel…
I awoke from my daze when she began giggling.
“What?” I asked.
“I saw you.” she said, smiling in amusement.
We argued over what I’d been staring at until my eyes caught a piano in the corner of the room…

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