Chapter 204 - A Date After School (7) (2/2)

When Edward saw the model's reply, he blinked and slowly eyed Scarlet from the side. Indeed, she wasn't angry at all. Yet, he found her focus very out of place. This was clearly a light-hearted event, why was she getting all serious and fired up? Just when he thought he understood her, Scarlet did something to throw him off the loop once more.

The one thing he gained out of talking to Alex was getting to know a small trick. Eager to test the theory out, Edward slowly pulled Scarlet's plate away from her and cut up her food into smaller pieces. He dipped the fish into tartar sauce and slowly inched it towards her mouth.

Scarlet's eyes were still focused on the show but she started to lean in. She slowly opened her mouth and allowed Edward to feed her.

Grinning to himself when he watched Scarlet munch, Edward couldn't keep a grin off his face. The comedian was getting laughs from his acts but Edward's smile was reserved only for Scarlet who ate like a baby bird getting fed by its mother. He alternated between eating and feeding Scarlet until the show was almost over. Edward tried it out with drinks as well and Scarlet reacted a little differently to drinks. She held the cup when offered to her, took a sip and put it back down again.

Amused by his girlfriend's behaviour, Edward didn't listen to any of the jokes told by Bob the Drag Dragon. He was more interested in finding out Scarlet's reason for being so focussed. It was almost as if she was attending lectures. Although he had ever seen the girl attend her lectures, he could imagine Scarlet being the studious kind who recorded the professor's and took notes diligently. On the other hand, he was the kind of bad role model who wouldn't attend a class if he didn't have to. Alicia and her gang were already accustomed to his shenanigans but nobody would think that Scarlet was capable of doing the same.

Sometimes, he felt like he was a terrible influence on Scarlet especially when he knew how young and innocent she was compared to him. Scarlet wasn't like the other university students. In Edward and even Alex's eyes, the small girl was very sheltered in many ways. Claire did a good job in keeping her clean even though the stinging pain on his lip reminded him about her more passionate side. She would be an amazing love when she grew a little older but for now, he was very satisfied with this baby bird.

The show ended at about ten at night and Scarlet applauded, finally smiling when it was over. She looked down and was about to finish up the food she left untouched quickly but blinked at the empty plates that a waiter quickly came to clear.

”What?”

Edward couldn't hold back his laughter and almost fell off the chair. Scarlet didn't think that they had alcoholic drinks but she was now highly inclined to think that her boyfriend was drunk. He wasn't behaving sanely and this was very different from the usual Edward that she knew. Then again, maybe it wasn't so different. This was more of a Jedd kind of behaviour and Scarlet ignored him to finish up her drinks.

”Did you feed me?” she asked after the drink was emptied and Edward sighed, holding his cheeks that hurt from laughing too much.

”How did you know?”

The writer grimaced. ”Sorry about that, I was too engrossed. Alex must have told you about it. It's a habit that I developed after a few years because I was simply too busy. It saves time eating on the go while I do something. That's multitasking that Alex would never be able to do.”

Her boyfriend looked slightly curious so Scarlet wondered if it was too early to tell him more about her celebrity persona. She did win two out of three games at the arcade and Edward owed her a wish. That wish expires in three days so the writer was still wondering how she should use that wish. Asking him not to panic was a bad idea. She didn't want to scare him away or shock him. Edward took to it well that she came from quite a rich family but he still insisted on paying for her. While Scarlet had a good feeling about it, she still couldn't help but be worried about Edward's attitude towards finding out at her 'part-time job' as an actress and not a stagehand.

”Did you enjoy the show?” he asked as he paid for dinner and left the club.

Scarlet nodded. It was chilly so she huddled closer to him. Edward glanced around casually and spotted three tired-looking bodyguards. Served them right for trying to interrupt their date.

”Let's head back home,” Scarlet said and Edward felt his heart skip a beat. Hoe was never a word he liked to use but when Scarlet said it, he changed his opinion. He liked that word now.

”Yes,” he smiled. ”Let's go home.”