(9PM WISTY RESTURANT)
Denver was sipping a glass of wine as people were chattering endlessly , when Kathryn had said they should meet up , he didn't except that she would bring her other friends , he looked over at Kathryn , ginger long straight hair, fair skin and deep green eyes , she worse a black leather jacket and blue jeans , she looked like a super model , she was sociable, always knew what to say and how to keep the conversation going , she smiled and laughed , they were total opposites , Denver had always hated crowded spaces and by time he had come into the resturant , it was too late for him to go back as he just sat there hoping to disappear into the shadows and leave silently but....., " Denver ....you haven't said anything yet....are you uncomfortable ", Kathryn whispered , Denver chugged down his wine before looking at Kathryn ,despite the blurring lights , you could see the clear twinkle in her eyes . Denver took in a deep breath, eventhough they had not spoken to each other for a couple of years , they were still so casual with each other, Denver leaned in a little , " yes...,very uncomfortable", he whispered back , Kathryn chuckled softly almost seductive, his words were cold and simple but she didnt mind it, she had always liked it , when he was straightforward, he looked so cool, Denver sipped his glass of wine again but before the glass could be emptied Kathryn took it from his hand , not forceful but gentle.
Denver looked at her wanting to ask what se was doing ,but he was not surprised , that was how she was , he just most of rhe time flagged it off , she smiled teasingly , " you know you aren't really good with alcohol.....and.....", she traced the tip of his wine glass with her finger, " and if you are drinking wine.....doesn't that mean...", she leaned in closer, her eyes batted slowly, people didnt notice and even if they did, they thought it was one of her rendezvous flirtatious attitude. " Doesn't that mean something is on your mind.....?", she asked her tone traced with a lace of seduction, yes something was indeed on his mind, he turned to Kathryn who was now close to him, " should we speak about it....", she said her hand under the table and then she held his hand with a teasing smile , " alone.....", Denver tilted his head, you could clearly see that alcohol was taking effect , he blinked slowly and then a small smirk formed on his lips before he cupped his face with his hand, some if his hair falling on his face before his smirk formed into a full on sheepish smile and to Kathryn.....he was so adorable, her heart thumping so fast, she had always liked him.
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Slurred words, staggering feet and assisted rides ,it was pure evident of ones drunkeness, it was almost midnight and Denver was wasted , Kathryn was calling a driver to take him home , it was chilly and Denver leaned against the wall trying to be stable , trying to stand still , Kathryn ran up to him, they were the only ones around now, " tsk...ha...., it's pretty chilly here and it looks like we are the only ones here", she sad as she stood close to him then she looked over at him, he had such a pretty face , he was popular when they had both schooled abroad,he was good looking, tall, great physique ,he was always calm no matter the situation and he was kind, he had even gotten some offers from big entertainment industries , because of all this people flocked around him especially the ladies, but it was clear that he had set a boundary, he didn't allow women too close to him and naturally people believed he had a girlfriend, someone that looked like him will definently have a girl , won't he?.
Even with everything, she still wanted Denver , she stayed close to him and drew that line that they were friends and nothing more hoping that one day he would take a liking to her but....she could see it, that clear longing in his eyes , it was something she could easily recognise because she was like that , everything in her longed for him.
When they had parted ways , she had tried to move on from him but eventually.....she just ended up coming back to him, Denver looked at her and it made her heart skip a beat , he sighed as if frustrated , he took Kathryn's hands in his catching her off guard before putting it into her jacket pocket, , she tilted her head a little, almost out of curiosity, there she got a better glimpse of his eyes , since they were of close proximity , she could clearly see it , his eyes were so beautiful , those golden hazel eyes that you could drown into if you stare for too long but....., those eyes never looked at her in he way she wanted , he never looked at her the way he longed for that mysterious person.
Even after all these years...., you are still so careless", he said , scolding her like a child , to him...she was just like a little sister,he didnt know how much his actions always pushed her to the edge, she smiled softly and then muttered under her breath with her head tilted downwards, " you are always nice....,that is why people always get the wrong idea", Denver backed away a little, he looked confused , probably the alcohol was also affecting or distorting his emotional awareness , either way....he looked confused, " tsk...., i told you not to drink too much, didn't I?", she scolded, Denver chuckled, his head tilting lazily backwards, " Kathryn....I feel pathetic", his tone was Slurred, it sounded pitiable almost defeated, Kathryn rested her head on the wall beside him, she knew it was that person who had made him this pathetic but either way....she was ready to listen.
He scoffed, " i came here to forget...,yet it was only her I i thought of, I kept wondering if she was eating well, how will I erase that sad look from her face.....", he looked lost , like a baby who had been separated from its mother, he looked like a fool who was yearning for someone who would never return it, a grown man who had never dated , who had a perpetual longing in his eyes, looked confused and lost because of a woman, it was laughable, adorable , yet pitiable. Kathryn smiled briefly , " if you want to take that sad look from her face , if you want to know what she likes eating ....", she knew that whoever this woman was, she knew she had won before the competition even started, " just ask her.....sometimes you will never know untill you ask".
Denver looked at her , his expression and little dazed but he could understand what he was hearing, " ask her?.....what if she doesn't want to be asked?", Kathryn scoffed , he was indeed inexperienced with women, " tsk....you fool...., obviously she won't tell you outright to ask her, a woman may not say it but being asked about something means a lot to them ", aid Kathryn as she looked away ,shallow wanted to ask him , if for once whether he ever had feelings for her?, Denver sighed helplessly then he pouted ," its frustrating .....she keeps pushing me away ", Kathryn scoffed, that was why he never drank cause if he did something cringe he would lock himself away for days , he will probably drown himself , seeing him look pathetic because of a woman was quite amusing, she sighed, " if she pushes you away, she probably wants you closer...", she was saying it in her own perspective , she didnt know about other women but....., she will want him close to her.
Denver nodded his head, which was darting freely, " tsk...such a lightweight...",she muttered. At that very moment a bright light flashed ahead of them, " oh.....it must be your ride!", she looked up at Denver whose head darted helplessly, she smiled as she tapped him which he responded quite quickly , " your ride s here Denver .....", " oh...ok", he said as he stumbled towards the car but be abruptly turned to Kathryn, " what about you.....aren't you coming , let's go together, i cant leave you by yourself....", Denver said as he approached Kathryn, he looked both serious and concerned , his movements were slow and staggering.
Kathryn heaved clearly frustrated as she took Denver by his arm and with little to no protest he was dragged back to the car, with Kathryn guiding his movement, she placed her hand as he got into the cab so thatchers won't hit his head and then she shut the door, she peeked through the window, her hand on the edge half closed window, then she smiled teasingly, " word of advice Denver,.....if you don't want people to be falling for you....then....", she leaned in a little, he looked flustered, he still held that fleeting gaze, Kathryn smirked , " don't be too nice", saying that she tapped on fhe door while Denver looked confused, she looked over at the driver, " drive safely , you got the address right?", " yes maam", she nodded as she quickly went to the back of the car and took a shot of the plate number.
Denver peeked from the window, " text me when you get back home", he said, text? , not even a call, this greatly defined their relationship, he was like her big brother and she was his little sister, that was the definition of the status she held in his heart, at least she had clarified it. She forced a smile and nodded at him, Denver nodded back before putting his head back inside and the vicar drove away.
The smile quickly faded , she knew her place now , she removed her hands f4om her pocket before clasping it together , despite the cold , his hands were still warm, " hah.....it's cold", her tone sad as he rubbed her hands together, the tears forming at the corner of her eyes, threatening to fall.