by Sarah Belle
‘Did I just say that out loud?’ I ask, feeling my skin burn up in embarrassment.
‘Well, Lou, I’m going to head home. My feet are killing me,’ Mel says, thankfully interrupting my humiliation. ‘It was nice to meet you, Aiden.’
‘How did you know his name?’ I ask. ‘You’ve only just met.’
‘It was…umm…from the paper. Yeah, that’s it,’ Mel says.
‘That’s right,’ he says. ‘Aiden St. James.’
‘This is Lou and I’m…leaving you two alone,’ Mel says as she fades into the background.
He extends his hand to shake mine and when our fingers touch… fireworks! Every colour of the rainbow shoots through my fingertips and into my body. He smiles at me in a way that tells me he feels it too. He doesn’t remove his hand.
I shake my head and laugh.
‘What are you laughing at?’ he asks.
‘I just had the weirdest feeling - like déjà vu.’
‘You know what? I was just about to say the same thing!’ he says. ‘That’s crazy!’
We laugh and gaze at each other, like magnets unable to stop the attraction drawing us together, closer and closer, into each other’s personal space.
We are still holding hands when he asks, ‘So, Lou, do you like ice cream?’
‘I love ice cream.’
He smiles, a gorgeous, warm, honey-eyed smile that is replicated on my own face. It is on the inside, anyway. I’ve been sceptical about love at first sight, but will consider opening myself up to persuasion.
‘Let’s go and get some. I know a place that does amazing ice cream,’ he says.
‘Do they have Rocky Road? It’s my favourite!’ I say.
‘No way! Mine too,’ he says, as we reluctantly let go of each other’s hands.
We turn and walk in the direction of the setting sun, the city coming to life like a wonderland of magical lights, guiding us home.
‘You know what goes perfectly with Rocky Road ice cream?’ I ask. ‘Fire engines made with lemonade and raspberry cordial.’
‘It has to be real raspberry cordial though, the good stuff.’
‘Absolutely, life’s too short for bad cordial,’ I say.
We walk together, and chat and laugh, and within minutes, I am convinced of two things — love at first sight, and happily ever after.
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