Traces of Your Touch (An AU Fanfiction)
Chapter 36
Chapter Playlist: You Got Me by Colbie Caillat
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"Honey, hurry up! Louis will be here in 12 minutes!" Beatrice bellowed up the stairs, making Aria's palms go even sweatier.
"Coming, Mom!" Aria shouted back, fidgeting with the bangles and earrings that Carol had lent her.
"You'd think she's the one going on her first date!" Liana rolled her eyes, smiling fondly at Aria.
"Ari, stop fidgeting! You're ruining the make up!" Carol chided, slapping Aria's hands away and continuing to apply the mascara on Aria's lashes.
"Guys, I can't do this. This is wrong. Louis doesn't know everything. I feel horrible hiding all of this from him." Aria fretted for the millionth time that day.
"Ari, stop! Okay? There is nothing for Louis to know. Harry isn't serious about you. Isn't it obvious that you're just a toy to him?"
Liana's blunt words hurt but at least they helped to calm down her nerves. Aria looked herself up and down in the mirror before grabbing her purse. She needed to stop borrowing stuff from Carol. Carol did enough for her as it was.
"You look perfect, Ari!"
"Louis won't be able to keep his hands off of you!"
Liana and Carol commented on Aria's outfit, giggling like a bunch of kids at the thought of Louis' face once he saw how hot Aria looked.
Suddenly, the door bell rang, indicating Louis' arrival. Aria's eyes grew wide as she looked from Carol to Liana helplessly. The two of them put an arm over Aria's shoulder from either side and headed out. As Aria reached the platform down the stairs, her mother yelped out, "What in the world are you wearing?"
"Mum-”
"Mrs. Morgan, we convinced Aria to wear this. It's Halloween and her first date. We thought it would be nice for her to let her hair down for a change." Liana explained to Aria's mother before she could create a scene.
"Yes, but it's so exposed!" Her mother tried to reason. "If her father saw her, he'd have a heart attack!"
"Mrs. Morgan, you should see how these girls flaunt their bodies these days. Wearing the skimpiest costumes, especially in Halloween. We just don't want Louis to look anywhere else other than at Ari." Carol chimed in for Mrs. Morgan to understand.
"Well of course, dear, but-" Beatrice was cut off by the bell ringing once again. She hurried to open the door, forgetting what she had to say.
Aria slightly shifted behind her friends, nerves engulfing her completely as Beatrice opened the door. She checked the clock to see that it was exactly 4.30 pm and wondered whether the Halloween party Louis had decided to take her to would start so early.
Louis stood there looking utterly gorgeous in his magician outfit, making Aria's heart race. He entered and greeted her mother before looking at Aria. His expression was that of a child in a toy store as he looked her up from head to toe, drawing a blush from Aria.
Aria fidgeted with her outfit once again as her mother and friends engaged Louis in a conversation. She tuned out of the conversation completely as insecurity crept its way into her mind. What if Aria did something stupid? What if her breath stank? What if she tripped over wearing these high heels?
"Ready to go?" Louis asked, hands outstretched for Aria to take. Aria took his hand and walked out of the house, stopping to bid everyone goodbye. She had to say, it was a bit awkward seeing her best friends and mother look at her with glee and pride as though she was taking her first steps. In a way she was; her first steps to the world of dating and men.
"I'll see you guys soon." Aria smiled at them, waving her hand.
"Oh no, honey! You two go ahead and take your time!" Beatrice said happily, dismissing Aria's comment off with a wave of her hand. Aria felt embarrassed at her mother's eagerness and hoped Louis wouldn't notice.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Morgan. She'll be back safe and sound by 9." Louis assured with a cute smile, looking into Aria's eyes and making Carol go 'aww'.
"Bye, you two! Have fun!" Liana bid them as they waved back while walking towards a black Porsche.
"Wait! Is this yours?" Aria asked, her eyes bulging out in shock at the realization that Louis was rich enough to buy a Porsche.
"Uh- yeah!" Louis replied, scratching his head in embarrassment. "I don't take it out much but I decided that the occasion called for it. Either this or we'd have to walk. And I didn't want the beautiful lady beside me to feel anything less than a princess today."
Aria's face lit up as she smiled goofily at being called a princess for the first time in her life. Louis opened the passenger door like a complete gentleman and helped Aria get into the low seated car. She felt herself relax as Louis got into the car and started the engine.
"Will the party start this early? I mean it's just gone past 4.30 pm."
"We aren't going to the party just yet."
"We're not?" Aria could feel panic sink into her. Where in the world was he taking her? She looked down at her outfit before thinking out loud, "B- But I'm not dressed for anything other than the party. I'll look ridiculous if we go somewhere else, Louis."
Louis shifted his focus from the road to Aria and looked her up once more, "Babe, I didn't get a chance to tell you this in front of your mum but you look exquisite. So, you shouldn't be the one worrying whether you look out of place. I should be worried about other men trying to steal you from me once we head to the party."
Aria turned red at his compliment and fixed her hair self consciously to which Louis smiled and added, "And you look even more beautiful when you blush."
If people could blush so much that their faces turned purple then Aria would be looking like an eggplant. She turned away and tried to change the subject, her cheeks hurting from smiling so much.
"So umm- where are we going?"
"It's a surprise!" Aria wasn't very fond of surprises, especially when she was so nervous.
"Oh umm- okay." Aria replied, looking out of the window as her heart raced. She turned to look at Louis when she suddenly felt the warmth of his hand on hers.
Louis gave her hand a light squeeze and clasped her tiny palm into his own large one as he asked, "Do you trust me?"
Aria was taken aback by his question and simply nodded her head. She watched as a smile lit up on his face as he replied, "Then trust me and let me make this day so special for you that you'll never forget."
Please listen to this song while reading the chapter!
"Honey, hurry up! Louis will be here in 12 minutes!" Beatrice bellowed up the stairs, making Aria's palms go even sweatier.
"Coming, Mom!" Aria shouted back, fidgeting with the bangles and earrings that Carol had lent her.
"You'd think she's the one going on her first date!" Liana rolled her eyes, smiling fondly at Aria.
"Ari, stop fidgeting! You're ruining the make up!" Carol chided, slapping Aria's hands away and continuing to apply the mascara on Aria's lashes.
"Guys, I can't do this. This is wrong. Louis doesn't know everything. I feel horrible hiding all of this from him." Aria fretted for the millionth time that day.
"Ari, stop! Okay? There is nothing for Louis to know. Harry isn't serious about you. Isn't it obvious that you're just a toy to him?"
Liana's blunt words hurt but at least they helped to calm down her nerves. Aria looked herself up and down in the mirror before grabbing her purse. She needed to stop borrowing stuff from Carol. Carol did enough for her as it was.
"You look perfect, Ari!"
"Louis won't be able to keep his hands off of you!"
Liana and Carol commented on Aria's outfit, giggling like a bunch of kids at the thought of Louis' face once he saw how hot Aria looked.
Suddenly, the door bell rang, indicating Louis' arrival. Aria's eyes grew wide as she looked from Carol to Liana helplessly. The two of them put an arm over Aria's shoulder from either side and headed out. As Aria reached the platform down the stairs, her mother yelped out, "What in the world are you wearing?"
"Mum-”
"Mrs. Morgan, we convinced Aria to wear this. It's Halloween and her first date. We thought it would be nice for her to let her hair down for a change." Liana explained to Aria's mother before she could create a scene.
"Yes, but it's so exposed!" Her mother tried to reason. "If her father saw her, he'd have a heart attack!"
"Mrs. Morgan, you should see how these girls flaunt their bodies these days. Wearing the skimpiest costumes, especially in Halloween. We just don't want Louis to look anywhere else other than at Ari." Carol chimed in for Mrs. Morgan to understand.
"Well of course, dear, but-" Beatrice was cut off by the bell ringing once again. She hurried to open the door, forgetting what she had to say.
Aria slightly shifted behind her friends, nerves engulfing her completely as Beatrice opened the door. She checked the clock to see that it was exactly 4.30 pm and wondered whether the Halloween party Louis had decided to take her to would start so early.
Louis stood there looking utterly gorgeous in his magician outfit, making Aria's heart race. He entered and greeted her mother before looking at Aria. His expression was that of a child in a toy store as he looked her up from head to toe, drawing a blush from Aria.
Aria fidgeted with her outfit once again as her mother and friends engaged Louis in a conversation. She tuned out of the conversation completely as insecurity crept its way into her mind. What if Aria did something stupid? What if her breath stank? What if she tripped over wearing these high heels?
"Ready to go?" Louis asked, hands outstretched for Aria to take. Aria took his hand and walked out of the house, stopping to bid everyone goodbye. She had to say, it was a bit awkward seeing her best friends and mother look at her with glee and pride as though she was taking her first steps. In a way she was; her first steps to the world of dating and men.
"I'll see you guys soon." Aria smiled at them, waving her hand.
"Oh no, honey! You two go ahead and take your time!" Beatrice said happily, dismissing Aria's comment off with a wave of her hand. Aria felt embarrassed at her mother's eagerness and hoped Louis wouldn't notice.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Morgan. She'll be back safe and sound by 9." Louis assured with a cute smile, looking into Aria's eyes and making Carol go 'aww'.
"Bye, you two! Have fun!" Liana bid them as they waved back while walking towards a black Porsche.
"Wait! Is this yours?" Aria asked, her eyes bulging out in shock at the realization that Louis was rich enough to buy a Porsche.
"Uh- yeah!" Louis replied, scratching his head in embarrassment. "I don't take it out much but I decided that the occasion called for it. Either this or we'd have to walk. And I didn't want the beautiful lady beside me to feel anything less than a princess today."
Aria's face lit up as she smiled goofily at being called a princess for the first time in her life. Louis opened the passenger door like a complete gentleman and helped Aria get into the low seated car. She felt herself relax as Louis got into the car and started the engine.
"Will the party start this early? I mean it's just gone past 4.30 pm."
"We aren't going to the party just yet."
"We're not?" Aria could feel panic sink into her. Where in the world was he taking her? She looked down at her outfit before thinking out loud, "B- But I'm not dressed for anything other than the party. I'll look ridiculous if we go somewhere else, Louis."
Louis shifted his focus from the road to Aria and looked her up once more, "Babe, I didn't get a chance to tell you this in front of your mum but you look exquisite. So, you shouldn't be the one worrying whether you look out of place. I should be worried about other men trying to steal you from me once we head to the party."
Aria turned red at his compliment and fixed her hair self consciously to which Louis smiled and added, "And you look even more beautiful when you blush."
If people could blush so much that their faces turned purple then Aria would be looking like an eggplant. She turned away and tried to change the subject, her cheeks hurting from smiling so much.
"So umm- where are we going?"
"It's a surprise!" Aria wasn't very fond of surprises, especially when she was so nervous.
"Oh umm- okay." Aria replied, looking out of the window as her heart raced. She turned to look at Louis when she suddenly felt the warmth of his hand on hers.
Louis gave her hand a light squeeze and clasped her tiny palm into his own large one as he asked, "Do you trust me?"
Aria was taken aback by his question and simply nodded her head. She watched as a smile lit up on his face as he replied, "Then trust me and let me make this day so special for you that you'll never forget."
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10/23/16