Second First Date

They walked hand in hand towards the car parked by the valet. He opened her door for her personally and then walked across to the driver seat. Today he decided to take out his silver Ferrari Tributo. There were only 10 of those in the world and he knew she had a weak spot for fast cars.

She smiled as she took in the interior and the revving of the engine was music to her ears. When she would follow her brothers racing her mother used to frown saying, " As a girl you should concentrate on other things then boyish things like cars and racing." Maya would just shake her head and say, " The Ferrari engine was symphony to her ears." Then she would rush off behind her brothers and spend nights racing at all the tracks around the world.

She was never the best as she was always a more cautious driver and she wouldn't take sharp turns recklessly unlike her crazy brothers. That didn't mean that she wouldn't end up top 5 in the race.

Lucas smirked as he saw her eyes widened as he started revving the engine, he then smiled at her and asked, " Wanna drive?" Maya beamed ear to ear and nodded her head furiously. " Yes but not now, since I have no idea where we would need to go," she spoke a tad bit disappointedly.

" Okay, buckle up sweetheart," smirked Lucas as he floored the Ferrari through the empty highway till they reached the mall. As they left the car at the valet, there were oohs and aahs for the silver sleek machine. Maya then turned to him and asked, " How did you manage to get this car, I heard there were only 10 in the world?" " I helped Camilleri with a project hence it was a thank you gift," explained Lucas expressionlessly. Maya was shocked, she really didn't know Lucas at all.

He caught hold of her hand as they walked in tandem towards the cinema. She was wondering why would he want such a simple date. But she was excited as she was such a movie buff. She watched every movie the first opportunity she got. " What are we watching today?" asked Maya excitedly. " What do you wish to watch?" asked Lucas with a smile.

" Lets watch a horror movie please?" asked Maya cautiously. " Sure," answered Lucas without any hesitation. They bought the tickets, a large vat of popcorn and walked hand in hand towards their seat. They were seated at the back corner of the theater. Since the movie was aired a week ago, the theater was only sporadically occupied.

The introduction started and Maya started to cover her face with her hands. Lucas turned to her and he laughed. " Are you scared baby?" asked Lucas teasingly. " No! " exclaimed Maya whilst hiding behind her hands. " If you were scared why did you pick this movie?" asked Lucas exasperatedly. " I have always wanted to watch one but have always chickened out at the last minute," explained Maya after being caught.

Lucas just laughed at hugged her close in her arms as she watched the movie through her fingers. She was reluctant to be in his arms but she was too frightened to move out of it and she felt safe in his strong arms.

She watched the movie distractedly as she felt his chest moving up and down with each breath and his breath blowing at her temple. She was intoxicated by his perfume and his aftershave. She didn't even flinch when the ghost killed the girl. Lucas tried so hard not to kiss the frightened girl in his arms. She looked too adorable with her hiding behind her hands and trying so hard not to be scared but persistently watching the movie.

Lucas didn't even watch 10 mins of the movie. He was too distracted and spent the whole time staring at Maya and relishing the feeling of having her in his arms. The movie ended and Maya awkwardly looked at him and he released her reluctantly. They then walked out of the movie theater quietly. Maya still thinking about the movie and Lucas still thinking about her.

They reached home and as she was walking towards her door, she kept thinking back to the ghosts she saw in the movie and kept freaking out. She has not seen a ghost movie completely ever in her life. She has always been afraid of ghosts even as an adult, despite the mocking by her brothers. She even slept with a nightlight. Lucas was still thinking of the warm girl he kept close in his arms for 2 hours.

He missed having her in his arms. He missed her smell and her softness. He wanted to hug her again and even keep her there forever. Maya was stalling going back to her dark empty apartment by herself.

" Wanna come over for coffee?" asked Maya skeptically. " Yes! Umm I mean sure," said Lucas as he kept his feelings in check. He couldn't believe his luck. He grinned to himself as he followed her in.

" Wanna play cards?" asked Maya as she yawned away. The clock had struck 10 and she was already dead tired, but she didn't want him to leave. Lucas saw her yawning and he felt his heartstrings being pulled. He could see that she was afraid. He wanted to hold her tight and push away her fears.

" Lets just sit here and watch a movie shall we?" he asked instead. She agreed and played some comedy since she already completed her quota of scary movie. As they movie was playing she started nodding off in the first 5 mins. Lucas smiled as he adjusted her in his arms and let her fall asleep.

The next day Maya woke up in her bed after a goodnight's rest. She turned to her side and came face to face with a handsome face. She then realised she was in different clothes as last night and Lucas was shirtless next to her. She hoped that he was only sans a shirt and not anything else.

She was freaking out thinking out how they ended up in bed together. Suddenly Lucas stirred and started opening his eyes.