forum “I can’t love you...” Reposting this here (O/O|Romance|Closed|)

Started August 10, 2019 by @Toxic_Persephone group

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He smiled. "Mm. You're welcome." he replied with a smile.

She stared out the window for a little bit, watching as life flew by outside. “It’s a pretty day today. Would you like to go on a walk with me after work?”

He glanced over at her. "Oh. Uh…sure." he shrugged slightly. "Where?" He kept driving.

“Anywhere would work. Around the house, the neighborhood, up on a trail, anywhere you’d like to go. I like going outside now I’m allowed to.”

He nodded, then frowned slightly. "Allowed to?" He echoed, raising an eyebrow. "Did your father not even let you go outside?"
(I gtg in about fifteen minutes)

(Okay. Have a goodnight when you go!!)

“Not alone, no. And not very often. I always had to have him or some other person he hired to come with me. And I couldn’t go into stores. Our home was on a large plot of land. It took a good fifteen minutes to walk to the gate. And it was a good half hour from town. I was allowed to wander around our gardens.

(alright, i will! Same to you whenever you sleep!)

He nodded. "Ah. Well, that's something else that's changed. You can go for a walk whenever you want, just be careful and look out for animals and people. By people I mean murderers and rapists. I could care less if you decide to chat with the nice old lady next door."

(Haha thanks.)

She laughed softly. “Of course I won’t go talking to those kind of people. The old lady next door though, I’d love to meet her.” She sighed gently.

(np)

Asher grinned. "Yeah, she's nice. Lives in this little small Victorian style house, and it's absolutely gorgeous." He said. "And she adores visitors, so I'm sure she would be delighted if you paid a visit."

"Oh I'll for sure go pay her a visit!" She laughed softly and ran her fingers through her hair. "I'm sure she's an amazing woman."

"Mhm. She has some amazing stories to tell, too." He replied, driving into a parking lot and parking the car. "I can take you there or you can visit her alone. Up to you." He smiled.

“I wouldn’t mind either way. I like having you around though. Maybe we can go together?” She asked wearily, looking up at him.

He smiled. "Sure." He got out of the car and opened the door for her, helping her out. "We're at the restaurant, by the way."

“Oh we are?” She asked gently, looking up at the buildings around and smiling. “What a nice side of town.”

He smiled. "Yeah. Come on, the restaurant is over here." He took her hand, leading her over towards the restaurant.

She smiled and gave his hand a gentle squeeze. She felt so happy when she was around him. “Oh! Alright!”

He smiled slightly as he led her to the restaurant. "Come on." He replied, leading her inside.

She giggled and hurried in after him, looking around the restaurant with a smile.

He smiled, and got them a table and menus. "Order whatever you want." He said with a grin. "You wanted soup, this is a soup place."

She grinned back up at him before she disappeared behind the menu, looking for something good. "Oh! They have so many!"

He grinned, chuckling. "Yeah, they do." He opened his own menu, looking through it to figure out what he wanted.

She had decided not long after reading through all of the soups, her heart set on the baked potato soup. She loved that kind of thing.

He finished picking his out, setting the menu down. "Did you decide?" he asked, arching an eyebrow at her. "Or shall we wait a few more minutes?"

“I’ve decided.” She piped happily, smiling as she tilted her head. “I’m so happy we can do this. It’s a lot of fun.”

He smiled. "Alright." He replied. "Yeah, me too." He sighed softly, running a hand through his hair. The waiter came over, and Asher gave the waiter his order.

(Sorry for the wait, I had a lot to do today ^^')

Arabella gently gave her order, looking a little shy as the waiter came by. She perked back up when it was only the two of them again.

(it's totally fine, don't worry about it :) )

Asher watched her for a moment, then looked away, resting his chin on his hand, fingers tapping against his chin.

(Ahhh sorry again! More work! But I opened up the rest of the week so phew)

She had noticed his eyes upon her and shifted slightly. "What was that look for, may I ask?" She asked softly, kindly. "Am I being strange?"

(It's totally fine, don't worry about it! :) I don't mind )

Asher blinked. "Oh. Nothing. No, you aren't." He replied with a small smile, running his hand through his hair and pulling his hand away from his chin.

(Thank you, my school work is a little rough at the moment. My teachers are pretty laid back but also strict when it comes to big assignments.)

She lifted a hand to her face. "Is there something on my face?" She asked suddenly, her eyes widening. A soft giggle left her mouth, revealing her words to be teasing.