Thread: One innocent date. [Google x Exodus]

RE One innocent date. It had taken everything within Ashley not to burst through the front door as she could hardly contain the excitement that had been building within her since the moment she had gotten out of bed that morning. Truthfully, she knew that if David were ever to find out just how excited and dare she admit it, desperate she was to finally meet this handsome and kind man no longer a stranger in her mind she was sure that would turn him off. While the boys her age cared very little as to what a girl felt for them if they thought they had a chance at simply getting off, she knew that an older man, a college student, would expect some maturity and a certain amount of confidence, perhaps even an aura of experience - none of which were particularly true for the boy crazy teen. Her hair, her makeup, even her outfit - all had taken most of the day to put together perfectly, and in such a way that while she knew she looked beautiful she would not look overdone, or that she had spent nearly the same amount of time to prepare herself for this meeting as she actually had. With all of the work she had done and all that she had been telling herself in order to mentally prepare for whom she was certain to be the man of her dreams, she knew she must not screw it up by bouncing in like an eager teenybopper. Instead, after a deep breath, she had walked in to the cafe looking passively content with her surroundings, the emerald depths of her eyes unable to conceal her curiosity and excitement, though the rest of her appeared to be extremely composed - something Anna had noticed as a swift change from the moment her twin sister had reached for the door handle. David! Ashley replied with some, but not too much excitement, as she quickened her pace to meet him face to face for the first time, her hands clasped in front of her and pressed against her butterfly-filled stomach. David was even more handsome than she had imagined, he looked so mature, and the sound of his deep voice made her knees feel weak. Already, the stars of admiration and infatuation had blurred her vision enough that she did not notice that he did indeed look slightly different than his profile pictures had suggested - as wonderfully handsome as he was and as fit as his body was, there were still subtle marks of aging. It is wonderful to see you too. I hope I didn't keep you waiting long? The thought of making this perfect 'young' man waiting was absolutely abhorrent in Ashley's mind - if it not for her her need to appear mature and calm, she might have tossed and angry look over her shoulder at her dawdling younger twin sister. Anna had followed her sister in to the cafe with slightly curious eyes, as she had just witnessed her usually bubbly and extroverted and extremely girly twin transform in to an almost human creature. She had practically felt the alteration in personality, being that twins were uniquely connected even if they were as opposite as black is to white. It was not until her own green eyes found the man they had made this trip to meet that she understood, though she was not sure that she was seeing the same person that Ashley was. Whatever his profile had said or his pictures had appeared to be, Anna could tell that this man was NOT 18 years old. While he wasn't ancient, Anna was sure he was more than a few years past the alleged age of 18, at least old enough that any sort of romantic relationship would be considered illegal. Her eyes hardened, suspicion washing over her as she watched the exchange between the two of them, questions buzzing in her head. It was his question of whether Ashley had not trusted him, despite the joking tone, that had begun to set the clanging of warning bells off in her head. Nonsense. Ashley had responded, waving away his query with a wave of her hand, tossing a sweet but loaded smile back at her sister. It was Anna's idea entirely! She just wanted to make sure I was not running off with some axe-murderer or predator, haha. Isn't that silly? Anna said nothing, her gaze locked on this man who called himself David, pondering the situation. Perhaps Ashley had known he was older and just did not mention it for fear of Anna refusing to escort her to meet an older man for a date? A subtle glare from her sister prompted Anna to offer a quiet Hi. Something didn't feel right.