Pov y/n

Scarlett: Please hold your Saturday free, I have a surprise planned. ;D

That's the text I received Tuesday during my worktime at the aquarium.

I looked at my phone for a few moments, surprised by it.

I was even more surprised when I asked Scarlett what this is about and she said I'll just have to see.

Ever since then I tried to get at least a little bit of information about what's going to happen Saturday but she didn't cave.

From Friday on it was more like a joking around because I accepted that she wants to surprise me. I texted her that I was okay with pretty much everything as long as she won't kidnap me or something.

Not that I would mind being stuck with her but I would miss my life after a few weeks.

She sent a laughing emoji back and a thumbs up. That made me smile.

I thought quite a lot about what she has planned but since I have no hints or anything, I wasn't able to settle on anything.

So, I had no clue what it will be and if it will be only her and me or if Rose will be with us or if there are more people involved.

That was until I went to her house for dinner on Thursday, where Rose told me that she will be at a sleepover on Saturday.

I glanced over to Scarlett who put on her best poker face, not showing any kind of reaction to Rose's statement.

As always it was really nice to have dinner with them. I wasn't sure if Rose had talked to her mother about how she feels towards her father and the whole situation, so I kept my mouth shut about it.

I am aware that Scarlett probably is the only person who can really help Rose with this, since she is involved too but I don't want to push Rose to talk about it if she isn't ready yet.

Scarlett and I texted during the week, as always. She told me that the commercial shoot went great and thanked me like a million times that I was able to watch Rose on such short notice. I assured her that I had a great time with her and that it wasn't a problem.

Today is Saturday and I am excited to see what Scarlett has in store for today. It's currently 9 am and she hasn't given me any further information, making me suspicious what her plans are.

I suppose the plans are more around the evening time because I have a feeling that Rose won't be a part of them and she is away for a sleep over, so probably from some time around afternoon.

To keep myself occupied, I do my laundry and decide to clean my bathroom.

When my phone buzzes, I stop what I'm doing to take a look and smile widely when I see it's from Scarlett, telling me she'll pick me up at 6 pm and that I don't need to dress up or anything.

She still doesn't tell me what she has planned, apparently wanting to surprise me completely.

I decide on jeans and a simple top to wear for whatever Scarlett has planned. The outfit is simple, I am aware of that but it is also effective and allows me to do whatever is planned. Well, except going for a swim but I doubt that that's what we'll do.

Point 6 pm. I am downstairs and see Scarlett's car pull up onto the street. It stops in front of me and through the rolled down window I can see Scarlett smiling at me. I get in and fasten my seatbelt and off we go.

"Hey." She greets me with a short side glance before looking back at the street.

"Hey." I greet back and see a smile tugging on her lips.

"Wanna tell me where we're going now?" I ask in a teasing tone but also meaning it because I have no clue.

Scar hums in thought before slowly nodding and my heart starts to beat faster in excitement.

"I'm taking you out on a picnic." She lets me in on her plans.

After telling me, she nibbles on her bottom lip, clearly nervous about my reaction.

"That sounds wonderful." I say with a smile and feel my heart warming up at the thought of Scarlett and me having a picnic together.

The car ride doesn't take long and soon we arrive at a park and Scarlett gets out a blanket and a basket from her trunk.

I take the basket in my hands, helping her carry it.

She seems to have thought this through because she directly leads me somewhere.

It ends up being a very nice spot close to a lake. She puts the blanket down and sits down on it, patting the spot next to her. With a smile I also sit down and place the basket between us.

"I wasn't sure how hungry you'd be and what you wanted to eat, so I prepared a lot." She says, a faint blush on her cheeks as she opens the basket and gets everything out.

I'm impressed by all the things she had in there. Soon our blanket is filled with a bunch of tupperware, containing everything the heart desires. Okay, that might be a little exaggerated but it is a lot.

There are strawberries, raspberries, apple slices, blueberries, pineapple, cheese, crackers, a little salat, brownies and little baguettes with tomatoes and cheese.

I gawk at all the food she prepared, clearly putting a lot of work into this and my heart flutters with adoration for this woman.

"Did you prepare all of this just for this picnic?" I ask, gesturing towards the amount of food. Scarlett smiles shyly and blushes but nods.

"Almost everything. The brownies were originally for Rose's sleepover and there were some that didn't fit in the container I gave her, so I thought I'd bring the rest here. And I am obligated to say, that Rose washed the fruits and helped me to prepare the salat and baguettes." Scarlett answers and I chuckle at the massage from Rose.

"Alright, tell her a big thank you from me then." I say and Scar nods with a cute smile.

"And a huge thank you for you for preparing all of this, it's really amazing!" My words make her smile widen even more.

"You're welcome. I just wanted to take you out to spend some quality time just the two of us and also as a thank you for watching Rose last weekend." She explains and opens the containers before getting out plates and cutlery so we don't have to eat with our fingers.

"Like I already said, I love spending time with Rose, so no problem. And quality time, hm? If I didn't know better, I'd say you're taking me on a date." I say with a little chuckle and look at her.

She grins and raises her eyebrows a little, giving me an answer to my not asked question.

"This is a date?" I ask and she nods.

I grin and shake my head before putting on a pout which makes her cup my face and stroke my cheek with her thumb.

"What's wrong? You don't like it?" She asks, worry in her voice and eyes, melting my heart.

"I love it but I wanted to be the one who took you on a date next." I explain and pout even more when she chuckles and her eyes start to sparkle.

"You are adorable, do you know that?" She asks and smiles lovingly at me. Her eyes dart to my pouty lips before she looks at my eyes again, silently asking to kiss me.

"But we're in public." I remind her, remembering how we talked about this.

"I know." She says in a soft voice. "But I would be okay with it, if you want to. I am aware that there is a chance of us being seen but I don't want to hide you. People can know that I am dating someone."

My heart flutters once again at her words and the fact that she isn't embarrassed about dating me or being seen with me. Not that she ever gave me that impression, she's just a big celebrity and after last time, I know how fast rumors can spread.

"I am okay with it as long as you are." I agree, making her smile softly at me.

"But now you're not pouting again, so it seems to be alright." She teases me a little and I immediately go back to pouting, making her giggle before she leans in.

Her lips are as soft as always and the butterflies in my stomach go wild at the sensual kiss. She deepens it a little when she starts to softly suck on my bottom lip and I sigh against her lips, sinking further into the kiss while my hands find their way around the back of her neck.

Her hands are still cupping my face, holding my close to her. Without realizing it, we moved closer together and when she lets go of my lips, she leans her forehead against mine, her eyes sparkling with joy.

"You are truly the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." I whisper and only realizing what I said a second later.

It's not like I don't mean it, I totally do but it kinda slipped out. But she doesn't seem to mind and continues to smile at me, her thumb drawing an imaginary pattern onto my cheek.

"Well, then you haven't looked at yourself yet. Especially those y/e/c (your eye color) eyes of yours are pure magic and pull me into their ban each time I look at them." She whispers back and my heart feels like it could beat out of my chest with all the happiness and contentment I feel right now.

We gaze into each other's eyes for a few more moments, before we slowly pull away and smile at each other.

"Did you steal a strawberry while chopping them up?" I ask and see Scarlett's slightly confused look, making me laugh a little.

"Maybe I did...how do you know?" She asks and chuckles as well.

"You tasted like strawberry." I explain and she grins at me.

"You liked that taste?" She asks, a tiny smirk forming on her lips. I hum in agreement and feel a smirk growing on my face at the thoughts in my mind.

"I did, but you know which other taste I'd probably like even more?" I ask back and lean back onto my hands a little.

It takes her a second to understand and her cheeks turn red but I can see she tries her best to overplay it.

"I'm not sure if you're ready for that, baby, but I'd love to see you try." She teases and I can feel my heartbeat picking up at the name she used so casually as if she hadn't just said it for the first time.

Only half a second later she seems to notice as well and her eyes start to search for any kind of negative reaction in mine but there is none.

"I...that just kinda..." She tries to explain herself but stumbles over her own words. It's somehow adorable because I never saw her this flustered before. I take her hand and squeeze it lightly, stopping her word salat.

"It's totally fine, don't worry. I liked the sound of it." I admit and she takes a breath before a smile returns to her lips.

"Okay, that's good then." She almost mumbles but I still catch it but decide not to say anything further about it and just rub my thumb across her knuckles.

My eyes dart to the food displayed on the blanket and Scar seems to notice my attention shift.

"Go ahead, you can eat as much as you want." She offers with a smile that I return and start to put some of the food onto my plate before leaning back and starting to eat it.

Comfortable silence overcomes us as we eat and just enjoy being together. The birds chirp up in the trees and the water splashes when a swan lands in it. It is very peaceful and I feel myself relax completely.

Working two jobs might be very stressful at times but as soon as I am around Scarlett, I forget all about it and come to a rest.

When we're done eating, the salat and baguette now all gone, I help Scar to put those containers back into the basket and we stack the others, making more room on the blanket.

The wind picks up a little and even though it is fall and actually quite warm, I start to shiver a little bit which doesn't go unnoticed by Scarlett.

"Are you cold?" She asks, slight concern in her voice and her eyes soften at my sight.

"Only a little because of the wind." I explain and wave it off but she shakes her head and opens her arms for me.

I smile and crawl towards her and she opens her legs and pats the spot between them. Settling between her legs, I lean slowly back until my back rests against her front and her arms come to warp around me, holding me close and I can already feel her body warmth warming me up.

"Wanna tell me something about your childhood?" She asks and I tilt my head to look up at her, a bit confused about the topic. She shrugs.

"I realized I don't really know anything about it, apart from the time you were in college." She explains, smartly avoiding to mention the death of my father.

"Alright, let me think about it." I agree and purse my lips in thought. While I think, she starts to play with a few strains of my hair, giving me the time I need to think about it.

"I grew up in a smaller town, it was very calm there but I loved it. We moved when I was around six but always stayed in the same town. First I didn't like the new house but the longer we lived there, the more I loved it because it was close to a lake and on hot summer days, me and my friends would go there to splash around the water or take a swim. Those summer days were one of my favorites because we would come home from school, ask our parents if we could go to the lake and would meet an hour later, ready to cool off. In the winter it sometimes got cold enough that the lake froze. I didn't have ice skates at first because they were quite expensive but I didn't mind, I just went on there with my normal shoes and tried to move forward without slipping." I chuckle at the memory and can feel Scarlett looking at me, so I look up at her, seeing her eyes sparkle with adoration and it's almost the same look as when she looks at Rose but I could be mistaken.

"Go on, I love listening to you talk." She encourages me and starts to comb her fingers gently through my hair. It feels very calming and nice and I can't help the huge smile forming on my lips before I continue to talk.

"We moved because my Mom was pregnant and our old house wasn't big enough for another child. After we moved, it turned out, she was having twins. But we didn't have the money to move into a bigger house, so we stayed in the one we were in. My siblings, Bennett and Marla, shared a bedroom for a long time, which sometimes lead to fights but they somehow arranged it. There were also a lot of nights where Marla would sleep in my room with me. We would stay up late and chat and play. Sometimes it was a little difficult though because I am around seven years older than them." I continue.

"That's quite the age difference." Scarlett notices and I nod.

"It is but I never thought of it as a bad thing. I loved being a big sister and helping to take care of them. Of course, we had our fights but all siblings do. They both have my heart and I have theirs, I would do anything to protect them." I sigh and smile to myself.

"That one time, I took them to the lake with me when it was frozen in the winter. I was seventeen and they were ten. None of us had ice skates but I was already used to it and went on the ice first. They carefully followed me and I remember Bennett clinging to my hand, afraid to break into the ice but he didn't. Marla didn't worry about it and started to move over the ice, not caring about it at all, which lead to her falling down a few times but it only made her more eager and after a few days she got the hang of it. Mom wasn't too fond of the idea but we had our fun and besides a few bruises, we were fine." I recall a memory, feeling a warmth rising up in me as I think back.

"That sounds like a lot of fun." Scarlett agrees and her hand finds its way out of my hair and to my arm where she starts to draw random shapes.

"It was." I agree and rest my head against her shoulder, entering memory lane and thinking about my siblings. Scarlett stays quiet as well, thinking about her own memories or thoughts.

"Are you still friends with the people from your home town?" She asks after a while, bringing me back to reality. I slowly weigh my head from one side to the other.

"I am with a few but we're not very close anymore. We kinda grew apart during college. It's not like we stopped being friends, we would probably still get along great if we'd see each other. We text here and there and sometimes call but that's it. Especially after my father died, I had barley time to go on trips or anything and I was also mentally not in the place to leave my mother and siblings alone for longer than a day. My friends understood but it was another factor as to why we drifted apart." I shrug, it might sound sad to other people and it wasn't easy, of course, but I am okay with how things are at the moment and I am thankful that we at least still are in contact.

Scarlett hums in responds and I turn my head to look at her.

"What about your childhood? Wanna tell me about it?" I ask, interested to know more about her.

I spend the next fifteen minutes or so, listening to Scarlett talk about her childhood and youth and laugh with her about funny stories.

Hearing about it gives me a feeling of closer connection that I like a lot. I love how freely she talks and that she trusts me to tell me all of that, it makes me truly happy.

After she is done and our laughs about her last story fade, we just enjoy being together and watch the swans and ducks on the lake.

A/n: Another little date. What else could be planned?

Thanks for reading and love to you all