Lust for Romance

pect of my appearance, I fall into a daze. I think to myself,

e approaching me. Vaguely, I hear "Olivi

e irritably frustrated with me. 'She must have been standing

ust dinner, any dress will do!

s lovely." She then

my dress and then followed her out o

car." My mother then added, and before I could reply she was at

other hand and followed my mother into the town car, threw myself into the back s

makeshift mirror to look at myself as I was a

straight, and kept my makeup simple, with a cl

nd chuckled "You look stunning Olivia. Nathan

o turn red, "Please mother" I pleaded and turned away,

hold. The house was set back by a long, paved drivew

built and preserved since the early 1900's, the car came to

car, my mother and I stood beside each other, gave each

greeted by their butler who opened the door and said, "Ah the

pped inside as he motioned us to follow him into t

nd Mrs Middleton who both glanced at us with smiles

seen you! I didn't think that was possible." She said

mile and greeted her

on, Dean, who was a year younger than me. Ho

pondered as my mother was talking to Mr and Mrs Middleton, I heard

ded, "He should be here shor

ce, I felt a light punch on the side of my arm. I

up. I had been away for a year completing my final year of high sc

said with a cheeky

considering how much more handsome

th light brown hair, which had a slight curl in it, gorgeous green eyes an

expression on my face as I chucked "Oh my good

ince I've seen you, how ar

, I'm goo

onight and for the first time he's bringing his girl-"

him last time I saw him a year ago could be topped. But there he was. As he wa

exposed his tanned, muscular chest. His hair was sleek back but kind of looked a little messy. I wondered why. He h

in smiling at everyone innocently. She looked pretty, had porcelain skin, long blonde

I wanted to be the girl walking in holding Nathan's hand. I wondered who she

ed in, and Nathan introduced his p

arles, and this is our close family friend Kirsten." N

raised them for inviting

s Olivia's mother" as he

ocus on my conversation with Dean, as if I hadn't been wat

and then started approachi

ch about!" She sounded excited but to

ou" I said with

appy birthday" with a sincere smile, I h

an after he smiled at me and said "Why thank you Olivia" wit

peated to us. "My girlfrie

force a smile, as I had not mentally prepared for Nathan

him. It was naive for me to expect to see everything wa

m, the private chef had announced that dinner was ready and before