"Layla ,are you awake ?" She heard Leoric knock on her door .
"Yes , come in" she answered.
She had just had a shower and was planning to go down for dinner since it had been while since she did .
He walked in .
"Hi" she walked to where he was.
"How are you feeling" he asked.
She blinked touching her face.
"Well my wounds are healed and so are my bruises".
His eyes didn't leave her face.
Something wrong with my face?" She asked .
"No ,your just not smiling anymore " he said.
"Huh?"
"Your smile is gone " he said.
"Oh...just used to not moving my face so much cause I was in pain" she lied.
"Okay ".
She breathed.
"You need something?" She asked.
"I came to invite for dinner " he said.
"Dinner ...I will be there soon" she said.
"We are not having it here " he said.
"Mmm?"
"Get ready and come downstairs " he said then walked out.
She blinked in confusion. Not here?. Did that mean out?. Like a date?.
After she snapped out of it Lalya got ready and came down stairs.
He was there waiting for her .
She had opted for her best dress ,Mia had got it for her birthday and she had never wore it .
...
When they arrived she followed him to the restaurant, they welcomed them.
He stopped looking back to her .
"Do you prefer indoor or the rooftop?" He asked her.
"Rooftop" she answered.
He looked back to the waiter , "Get us the rooftop table "
They where lead away to the stairs.
Layla frowned , she always opted for short heeled shoes but trying the full outfit that came with heels ,which in comparison to hers where higher.
She had been moving slow to walk in them but now with the stairs she shrunk back.
Leoric stopped and walked back to her.
"Something wrong ?".
"Ahhh" she hesitated ,"can I borrow your hand "
He nodded .
Layla held onto his hand and they moved up the stairs to there table,he helped her to her seat then took his.
When they bought the menu she kept looking at it but not order anything .
"Layla " he called her.
"Yes boss" she answered.
He gazed at her gesturing the waiter to leave.
"Why do you call me that?" He asked.
"Huh?...oh because you are my boss" she answered.
"We are not at work ".
"Then what should I call you ?". She asked.
"I have a name " he said.
"I don't think I should call you that " she said.
"And why is that ?" He asked.
"Cause your my boss and we are not friends....yet" she mumbled.
He sighed nodding slightly , "Have you decided what to eat ?"
She frowned shaking her head .
"I don't understand anything here " she answered.
He chuckled in the end he ordered for them both .
Layla was quietly while she ate ,as her eyes slowly looked around . She could see other couples happily enjoying there meals . It seemed to be filled with them.
"How was it?" He asked after.
"I loved everything ,especially the soup " she commented.
He got up asking for her hand.
"Let go then "
"Oh...okay " she said getting up as she took his hand.
Layla kept her eyes glued to the window as they drove off . He had asked her out for dinner and it was done ,so why was she feeling down that they where heading home soon.
The car took a turn then another waking her up from her thoughts. She blinked when it stopped.
It didn't look like they where back home .
"Where are we?" She asked .
This time he didn't ask for her hand but slid his into hers and lead her away.
When they got down the stairs she stopped listening and her eyes widened.
"It's the beach " she exclaimed.
He nodded.
Layla without thinking let go of his hand jumping out of her shoes and ran off into the sand .
He stood back and watched her and that was when he saw it again.
Her warm smile.
"Your smiling again " he murmured .