If These Sheets Were States
I Want To Break Down These Walls
"Right! Now to just get ready!" Bella exclaimed, as she looked at herself in the mirror, her wet, scruffy hair surrounding her face.
Within twenty minutes, Bella's hair was completely dry and fluffy. She ran the straighteners over it, scrunching it up into a messy bun, with dangly bits of hair hanging down from the side of her face. She chose her outfit; a blue dress that came just above her knees, with thin black lace covering the whole of it. She chose to wear some black heels, and found a pair of blue ear-studs that she could poke through the material, to make them match her dress. Bella then picked a long sleeved cardigan, thinking that it would keep her warm as the weather had decided to decrease in temperature. The main reasoning was that it would cover up her arm.
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Bella headed to her car. It was now 18:20. She was leaving ten minutes ahead of schedule, but then that would make time for any traffic, considering people may still be in the middle of coming from work, or just leaving. Bella unlocked her car and threw her bag inside of it, sitting down and rubbing her hands up and down her legs, trying to keep them warm. She hadn't worn a dress in ages and she probably didn't pick the best time of year to wear one now.
She started the car up and headed for the 'Grand de Luxe' hotel, recognising it from the lights that shone up at it from the path, lighting it up to the rest of the city. Bella smiled and blushed slightly as she found a parking space and made her way to the entrance of the hotel. She climbed up the steps carefully, not remembering what it was like to walk in heels. She stood at the doors and scrambled through her bag, searching for her pack of cigarettes and a lighter. The nerves were racking up inside of her and she bought the cigarettes ages ago, but found them today and brought them along to keep her calm. Bella slowly walked back down the steps, feeling rude for smoking directly outside of the entrance door.
It was 18:55. She was five minutes early. That would give her enough time to smoke her cigarette, clamber back up the steps and wait for Alex to arrive and show her where to go. She took a drag and thought of what would come of the night ahead. Checking her watch occasionally, taking drags from her cigarette and blowing out the smoke and looking around, Bella felt slightly uncomfortable, slightly vulnerable. The memories from that night tried to come back, but she tried her hardest to push them away. Not tonight. Even if they waited just until she told Alex, that would be fine.
"Don't ruin my night. Please." Bella begged silently, whilst bringing her wrist up to eye level, checking her watch for what she swore would be the final time. 17:05. "Okay Alex, you're five minutes late. And I'm getting cold. Hurry." She swore as she threw her cigarette to the floor and stomped it out with her foot. Bella folded her arms across her chest to keep her warm and made her way back up the steps, fixing her dress and her cardigan, and then moving on to her hair as she waited at the doors for Alex to show up. 19:10. "Where the fuck is he?" Bella sighed to herself. Possibilities running through her mind. "What if he's stood me up? What if he's changed his mind? What if he doesn't want me anymore? What if he can't be -"
"Bella! Hey beautiful!"
"You're ten minutes late, Alex. What on earth were you doing?"
"My Twitter warned you. I was getting ready, sexy lady. I wanted to make sure I made an effort tonight." He said as he swooned up to Bella.
"What do you mean? I don't use Twitter. Well, I have one, I use it. Every now and then." Bella disregarded the compliment, refusing to accept it.
"Haha, my biography on Twitter says that I'm approximately ten minutes late to everything."
"Well you suddenly lived up to it tonight, didn't you?! Come on man, it's freezing. Let's go in, please?"
"Ah ah ah! First, you must satisfy me." Alex leant forward, towards Bella's face. He pouted his lips to which Bella instantly responded with giving him a soft kiss, which then turned into another one. And another one. They stood there for a moment, enjoying the feeling of the kiss. Alex pulled away and smiled, nuzzling Bella's nose with his and holding out a folded arm for Bella to take.
Together, they walked into the 'Grand de Luxe' hotel. Arms linked together and big smiles on their faces as Alex nodded at everyone who recognised him, refusing to speak to anyone that he didn't have to. Tonight, he was here to spend time with Bella and only Bella, nobody else.
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Bella walked into the restaurant, as Alex admired her from afar. He walked to the bar and was ordering their drinks. She looked so beautiful tonight, and from that specific moment onwards, he knew that he definitely preferred the option of making this a permanent thing. Her hair, her makeup, her dress, her body - everything about her was absolutely perfect and he had to admit it, he loved it. She was beautiful, she was stunning, she was.. going to be his.
Within twenty minutes, Bella's hair was completely dry and fluffy. She ran the straighteners over it, scrunching it up into a messy bun, with dangly bits of hair hanging down from the side of her face. She chose her outfit; a blue dress that came just above her knees, with thin black lace covering the whole of it. She chose to wear some black heels, and found a pair of blue ear-studs that she could poke through the material, to make them match her dress. Bella then picked a long sleeved cardigan, thinking that it would keep her warm as the weather had decided to decrease in temperature. The main reasoning was that it would cover up her arm.
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Bella headed to her car. It was now 18:20. She was leaving ten minutes ahead of schedule, but then that would make time for any traffic, considering people may still be in the middle of coming from work, or just leaving. Bella unlocked her car and threw her bag inside of it, sitting down and rubbing her hands up and down her legs, trying to keep them warm. She hadn't worn a dress in ages and she probably didn't pick the best time of year to wear one now.
She started the car up and headed for the 'Grand de Luxe' hotel, recognising it from the lights that shone up at it from the path, lighting it up to the rest of the city. Bella smiled and blushed slightly as she found a parking space and made her way to the entrance of the hotel. She climbed up the steps carefully, not remembering what it was like to walk in heels. She stood at the doors and scrambled through her bag, searching for her pack of cigarettes and a lighter. The nerves were racking up inside of her and she bought the cigarettes ages ago, but found them today and brought them along to keep her calm. Bella slowly walked back down the steps, feeling rude for smoking directly outside of the entrance door.
It was 18:55. She was five minutes early. That would give her enough time to smoke her cigarette, clamber back up the steps and wait for Alex to arrive and show her where to go. She took a drag and thought of what would come of the night ahead. Checking her watch occasionally, taking drags from her cigarette and blowing out the smoke and looking around, Bella felt slightly uncomfortable, slightly vulnerable. The memories from that night tried to come back, but she tried her hardest to push them away. Not tonight. Even if they waited just until she told Alex, that would be fine.
"Don't ruin my night. Please." Bella begged silently, whilst bringing her wrist up to eye level, checking her watch for what she swore would be the final time. 17:05. "Okay Alex, you're five minutes late. And I'm getting cold. Hurry." She swore as she threw her cigarette to the floor and stomped it out with her foot. Bella folded her arms across her chest to keep her warm and made her way back up the steps, fixing her dress and her cardigan, and then moving on to her hair as she waited at the doors for Alex to show up. 19:10. "Where the fuck is he?" Bella sighed to herself. Possibilities running through her mind. "What if he's stood me up? What if he's changed his mind? What if he doesn't want me anymore? What if he can't be -"
"Bella! Hey beautiful!"
"You're ten minutes late, Alex. What on earth were you doing?"
"My Twitter warned you. I was getting ready, sexy lady. I wanted to make sure I made an effort tonight." He said as he swooned up to Bella.
"What do you mean? I don't use Twitter. Well, I have one, I use it. Every now and then." Bella disregarded the compliment, refusing to accept it.
"Haha, my biography on Twitter says that I'm approximately ten minutes late to everything."
"Well you suddenly lived up to it tonight, didn't you?! Come on man, it's freezing. Let's go in, please?"
"Ah ah ah! First, you must satisfy me." Alex leant forward, towards Bella's face. He pouted his lips to which Bella instantly responded with giving him a soft kiss, which then turned into another one. And another one. They stood there for a moment, enjoying the feeling of the kiss. Alex pulled away and smiled, nuzzling Bella's nose with his and holding out a folded arm for Bella to take.
Together, they walked into the 'Grand de Luxe' hotel. Arms linked together and big smiles on their faces as Alex nodded at everyone who recognised him, refusing to speak to anyone that he didn't have to. Tonight, he was here to spend time with Bella and only Bella, nobody else.
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Bella walked into the restaurant, as Alex admired her from afar. He walked to the bar and was ordering their drinks. She looked so beautiful tonight, and from that specific moment onwards, he knew that he definitely preferred the option of making this a permanent thing. Her hair, her makeup, her dress, her body - everything about her was absolutely perfect and he had to admit it, he loved it. She was beautiful, she was stunning, she was.. going to be his.
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