Chapter 30: Dinner and a Movie

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PLEASE READ- IMPORTANT!

Okay, so everyone's been asking about how many chapters are left in this book. There are 2 chapters left and an epilogue. I know, I know- I didn't realize it until the last chapter. However, I will be posting my new book soon, so keep an eye out for that, not that I won't shamelessly advertise in the next few chapters. :)

Apparently, I was gone so long that people are forgetting the main characters of the book, so I'll tell you who's who:

Maddox: Olivia's bae (main character)

Olivia: Maddox's bae (main character)

Nick: Likes Cassidy, is a best friend of the two main characters

Cassidy: Likes Jackson, is also a best friend of the two main characters

Winona: Is dating Isaac, is yet another best friend of the two main characters (so many best friends)

Jackson: Is still in search of a significant other, is the fourth and final best friend of the group (why can't I have this many friends?)

Abel: Maddox's brother, a pretty snazzy dude

Isaac: Winona's bae, Cassidy's brother

Raven: Maddox's ex, but don't yall worry, she's cool with Olivia.

Parker: A group friend, closer to Raven, also known as the guy who sparked a jealousy flame in Maddox's soul.

I think that's all. Anyway, enjoy the chapter. Next update: next weekend.

Chapter 30: Dinner and a Movie

Maddox pulled up to an impressive restaurant on the other side of town. It was a half hour ride, which was filled with nervous chatter and curious questions. While Maddox talked to the man in the front about a reservation, I looked around the restaurant, noticing that everyone in there was either old or professional, or both of them. I looked at Maddox and he seemed to have noticed this, too, because he had furrowed eyebrows when he turned around.

He slowly led us to a table, trying his best not to bump into anything. “All of this stuff costs more than my life,” he muttered once we sat down in the middle of the restaurant. I chuckled quietly, a bit scared to make any noise.

We examined the menus set out for us and I immediately looked up with wide eyes when I saw the prices. “This stuff is really expensive, Maddox,” I whispered and he shrugged.

“Would I have taken you on the date if I didn’t have the money?” he asked me with a smile. I sighed and looked at the menu, deciding to order the soup, which was one of the cheapest meals. I felt awkward as the older people around us glanced at us with curious and slightly judgmental expressions.

Our food was delivered to us while we sat in silence, exchanging glances as the adults around us stared. Maddox’s eyes were fixed on something behind me though. “He’s been eating that same piece of steak for ten minutes,” he whispered and I turned around to see an old man in a suit slowly chewing as he held a fork in his hand.

I meant to soundlessly chuckle but it came out as a loud laugh, followed by a snort. And as if we weren’t already under the scrutiny of almost everyone in the restaurant, a few more heads turned and Maddox smiled at me. “Caroline and Abel came here?” I asked Maddox after apologizing to the watching people. Maddox simply shrugged.

“I guess,” he replied as he looked around.

“This doesn’t seem like somewhere they’d come on a date though,” I spoke.

“I think it was to meet Caroline’s parents,” Maddox explained further and I nodded.

When my soup finally arrived, I took a large bite of it and immediately wrinkled my nose. “What? It’s bad?” Maddox asked as he grabbed my spoon and ate some. “Why does it taste like soap?” he asked as he immediately dropped the spoon on a napkin, creating a loud clinking noise. Barely swallowing the food, I shook my head.

“I don’t know!” I hissed as I coughed. A few people turned their heads quickly and I bowed my head, red faced. You don’t realize how loud you are until you’re in a place where you’re expected to be quiet.

Maddox moved his plate to the middle of the table. “We can share my food.” I was about to protest but the growling of my stomach encouraged me to accept his offer.

We continued talking in hushed tones, attempting to fit in with the crowd around us. When Maddox made a comment about the food here, I let out a loud laugh before remembering that we were supposed to be silent. I immediately inhaled deeply to stop myself from laughing, but it only resulted in yet another coughing fit. A few people around us seemed to be growing annoyed with our childish behavior, and I looked at Maddox. He was already staring at me with an amused look on his face.

“Do you think we can get this to go?” I asked him with red cheeks and he chuckled.

“This food isn’t that good anyway,” he chuckled as he waved for the waiter.

We left side by side, approaching Maddox’s car slowly. I noticed that he wasn’t talking, so I glanced at him to see that he looked disappointed. “What’s wrong?” I asked curiously.

“Another failed date,” he muttered.

I shook my head. “The night isn’t over yet!” He turned to look at me before sighing.

“So what do you want to do now?” he asked and I shrugged in response. “How about we get some real food?”

+ + +

“Can I get a Big Mac with a large fry? Oh, and an apple pie? A large Sprite, too, please?” Maddox asked through the drive-thru speaker. “Now, what do I want?” he asked as he stared at the menu. “Can I get twenty chicken nuggets, another large fry and another apple pie? And a large Pepsi!”

 “Would that be all?” the woman asked.

Maddox thought for a moment. “Two milkshakes?”

“The machine is out of order,” the woman replied.

“When is it ever working?” Maddox muttered, earning a laugh from me. “That’ll be all. Thank you.”

“It’s too cold for milkshakes anyway,” I told him and he rolled his eyes.

“It’s never too cold for milkshakes,” he informed me.

After a delicious helping of McDonalds, Maddox and I got into his car and began driving towards our familiar neighborhood. I looked at the time and frowned. It’s only 9:30. “Where are we going?” I asked curiously.

“I figured we’d go to my house and watch a movie. We probably won’t finish it, but we could watch the rest another time. You don’t have to be home until eleven though, right?” he asked. “Unless, of course, you want to go home; I’ll completely understand if you do.”

I laughed and shook my head. “No, your house is fine,” I smiled. “Aside from the fact that I’m not supposed to go over there anymore,” I blurted before I could stop myself.

“What? Why not?” he asked as he turned to look at me.

I sighed, figuring that I might as well give him the reason why. “Because my aunt doesn’t trust me.”

“She doesn’t trust—? Oh…” Maddox trailed off and I slowly nodded.

“Yeah,” I replied.

“So should we go to the cliff?” he asked me and I turned to look at him. I scoffed loudly.

“Since when do I listen to my aunt?” I snorted, earning an eye roll from him.

“I don’t want her to hate me,” he responded. “Or think that I’m pressuring you into doing things.”

“Let’s just go to your house. We’re only going to be watching a movie,” I replied and he looked at me and sighed.

“Your father’s going to find out that you’re disobeying your aunt and is going to skin me and wear me like a coat,” Maddox sighed.

“I like the sound of that,” I smirked and he shook his head.

We drove up to his house, stopping in the driveway. We got out and I fixed my dress, wrinkling my nose. “I know I’ve said it already, but you look pretty.”

I looked at him, slightly surprised. I mean, he said it earlier, but I thought that’s what you say when you pick up a girl for a date. I smiled at him as I felt a blush make its way to my face. “Thanks, but this dress is uncomfortable.”

“I can give you something to change into if you’d like,” Maddox suggested as he unlocked the front door. I immediately removed my heels, appreciating the feeling of flat floor beneath my sore feet.

“Yeah, that’d be nice,” I nodded, smiling at him.

“I’ll be right back,” he told me. “You know where everything is.”

I nodded again before entering the living room. Abel was sleeping in a ball on the recliner with a blanket over him. Deciding to scare him, I began tugging at the blanket from a spot beside the recliner, where he couldn’t see me. “Abel…” I whispered.

“Go away, Grandpa. I’m trying to play monopoly,” he muttered quietly, pulling the blanket back onto his lap. I continued to tug it. “Grandpa…” he murmured again. I gave a large tug and yanked the blanket off of Abel. He felt around for it before he slowly began to wake up. I peeked over the arm of the recliner to see him sleepily looking around. He saw the blanket in a heap a few feet away and his eyes widened. He stiffened slightly before throwing himself off the recliner and rushing to the light switch.

I was kneeled over laughing as he fumbled with the light, struggling to actually turn it on without looking at it. He was too busy looking for whatever ripped the blanket from him. When he heard my laughter, he let out a frustrated groan before the lights flickered on. The sound of footsteps sounded from the hallway and Maddox entered with clothes in his hands. He also changed.

“Abel,” Maddox said with furrowed eyebrows. “What are you doing?” His older brother’s hair was a mess and he still looked slightly on edge.

“Olivia thought it’d be funny to wake me up by scaring me half to death,” Abel muttered as he walked over and grabbed the blanket from the floor, wrapping it around his neck like a cape.

I attempted to piece together a sentence but failed as the laughter took over. Maddox chuckled before handing me the clothes in his hand. “Here.” Abel glared at me before storming up the steps and up to his room, muttering about sleeping in peace.

I was still chucking quietly as I accepted the clothes from Maddox. I walked towards the bathroom with the garments in my hand, intending to change into them. Once I changed out of my uncomfortable outfit, I exited the bathroom with the stupid dress in my hand. I dropped it on the table in the living room before dipping down on the couch. “Uh, Maddox?” I called out.

“I’m in the kitchen!” he responded, not bothering to lower his voice. “I’ll be there in a few minutes!” I waited patiently for him to return, and when he did, I turned to look at him. He threw a bag of chips at me and, because I wasn’t expecting it, it hit me in the face before dropping into my lap. He cringed and smiled sheepishly. “My bad.”

I rolled my eyes at him, opening the chips. He placed the soda cans on the table and I raised an eyebrow. “You’re not going to throw those at my face?”

“Do you want me to?” he asked. When I elbowed him in the side, he smiled at me. “Choose a movie,” he informed me. “And nothing creepy, you were way too scared last time.”

“Yeah, I was the scared one,” I sarcastically retorted. I stood up, scanning the movie shelf with a determined look on my face. Once I reached the bottom of the shelf, I smirked and plucked out the film I was too nervous to suggest watching the last time we were going to watch a movie. I pranced over to the DVD player and slid in the disc before walking back to the couch and plopping down beside Maddox. He indiscreetly moved closer to me, smirking when I rested my head on his shoulder.

When the movie title, Mean Girls, popped up on the screen, he groaned loudly. “Are you kidding me? I saw this movie three times this week.”

I immediately whipped my head up to look at him. “Why?”

“Abel,” Maddox muttered. “This is Caroline’s favorite movie and he wants to remember every single line.”

I laughed. “Yeah, that’s something Abel would do.” I stared at the television for a moment before looking up at him. “But that doesn’t explain why you watched it three times.”

His cheeks tinged pink as he shrugged. “It’s a good movie.”

“Then stop complaining,” I muttered. He sighed and we continued to stare at the television.

+ + +

By the time the movie was over, it was almost 11:30 and I had already called my aunt and informed her that I was home. She said she’d see me in the morning and that she loved me. I felt guilty for lying to her, but I quickly dismissed it when Maddox opened the car door for me. I slid into the passenger’s seat, watching as he placed my bag with my dress and heels into the backseat. I had only socks on and I was running from place to place in order to keep my feet from remaining on the cold cement for too long. Despite the warmer temperatures during the day, the night still remains a bit chilly. Maddox offered to let me wear a pair of his shoes, but his feet are way larger than mine; so when I put on a pair of his shoes, my feet basically fell out of them when I took a step, and I didn’t want to drag my feet and ruin the soles.

“Are you busy next weekend?” Maddox asked as he stared at his phone. The heat was cranked all the way up and I was allowing my feet to hover in front of the heaters on the dashboard. I looked at him.

“What? Don’t tell me you’re taking me on another first date,” I responded. “This one was perfect!”

“No, Raven’s having a birthday party,” he replied. “Cassidy just told me that she invited us.”

“Well, do you want to go?” I asked him curiously and he looked at me while shrugging.

“Do you want to go?” he inquired. “Because if you want to go, then I’ll go. But if you don’t want to go, then I’m not going.”

“I think we should go,” I admitted and he nodded.

“Okay, then we’ll go,” he told me. “It’s on Saturday at her apartment.”

I immediately cringed. I mean, I know that Raven doesn’t like Maddox anymore, and I know that Maddox doesn’t feel anything for Raven, but I can’t help but feel a bit nervous. I consider Raven a friend, and I don’t think she’d try anything with Maddox, but it still scares me. If the party was at an event hall, or anywhere else, it’d be less nerve wracking, but the fact that it’s at her apartment makes my heart thump a little bit faster. I’d be going inside and seeing the place where the two of them might have done things that I don’t want to think about. I’d probably be sitting on the couch where they made out, or worse.

Apparently, Maddox noticed my mood change and shook his head as he began driving down the street. “I shouldn’t have said anything. Just forget I asked. It was stupid of me to suggest.”

“No, no, it’s fine,” I quickly spoke. “We can go. I don’t mind.” Maddox looked at me with furrowed eyebrows and I nodded my head slowly. “I want to go.”

He was quiet for a few seconds as he looked at me. “Are you sure?”

“Positive,” I nodded.

“Okay,” he replied. “Then I guess it’s a plan.”

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