Chapter 19: Butterflies

Chapter 19

viLelouch's POV

On that evening, Andy took Erika for dinner to a not so fancy restaurant nearby.

"I'm a regular here way back in my senior year."

Erika nodded while glancing around the place. They seated opposite each other.

"I could tell why," Erika stated.

Andy raised her brows to a questioning look.

"This place is giving me the same vibe as your apartment, a cozy one," Erika explained.

"Oh, a cozy one. I did not know you find it like that."

"Well, you did not ask," Erika pouted humorously.

Not long their order arrived and they started to dine.

"Is it to your liking?"

Erika just nodded, she was chewing. No way she's going to answer with her mouth full.

Then, a young waitress approached their table and excused herself.

She'd laid down some desserts; a lot of sweets. Erika interrupted the waitress. She seemed not to remember Andy or herself ordering those.

"I think you must have the wrong table. We did not order any of these."

The waitress sheepishly smiled, "It's a treat from the Madam, Miss."

"Huh," Erika snorted and turned to Andy only to see those eyes sparkling at the sight of those sweets; a watering mouth as well, as she might add.

She leaned back a little to her seat and just stared at the girl.

How could she forget that her date loves those sweets so much.

Andy on the other hand, looked up to thank the waitress, "Oh," she snapped.

"It's been a while Miss Kaileen," the waitress greeted wearing her brightest smile.

Erika looked at the two with wondering expression.

"Lynda," Andy returned a smile. "Yeah it's been a while."

"The Madam has requested if you could wait for her for another thirty minutes."

Andy checked her wrist watch, "Yeah, sure."

As soon as that girl Lynda finally left their table, Erika threw her date consecutive questions.

"Who was that?"

"Who's the Madam?"

"How come you can have all these for free?"

Andy begun to answer but was interrupted by the sound of piano keys pressed randomly. Both Erika and her turned their gazes to the man on the piano.

The restaurant has a piano on standby for anyone who wishes to play.

The man relaxed himself by adjusting his coat then begun to play beautifully. Anyone could tell what table he belongs as the claps were heard the loudest on that side.

"He's good," Andy complimented as the play ended.

"Nah, just average," Erika thought otherwise.

Andy laughed and made her way to the piano. Erika gave her a confusing look saying.

"What?" Erika mouthed the question.

"Are you going to play one?"

Andy just shrugged then let out a small laugh.

The piano stands on a rotating platform so one can turn to where they want to be facing. For Andy, she positioned herself an angle enough to take easy glances at Erika.

She smiled to the girl before starting to press the notes.

She startes playing and singing "Out of My League" by Stephen Speaks.

As Erika heard the first note, she immediately clinches her fist.

She knew the song.

'The fuck with this?'

'I should be the one singing this to you'

'Oh my God.' Erika has buried her face in her hands as the song progresses.

Every stanza of the lyrics got her good. It's just the song perfectly fit her feelings for Andy that night.

Meanwhile, the girl in the piano kept on giving her glances along with those dimpled smiles. Butterflies were now flying from all over her stomach.

Then there it was, the last stanza that made her froaned in her seat.

"Yeah, this is strange," Erika muttered to herself.

"This feeling is frightening but yeah, I'd rather be here—in this strange sea with you than anywhere else Andy," she murmured while lovingly staring at her date on the piano.

'Yes'

'You're all that I see and all that I need'

"Damn this feeling," she groaned.