Miles took his sister’s advice and decided to take Amanda away from the castle and give her some distraction. He hadn’t talked to her much since she came back, for fear of suffocating her while she sorted things out in her head. But Alaska was right and that was a dangerous thing when left alone for too long. He kept his distance, but made sure to keep his eye on her.
He was leaning against his car (Vanquish), waiting for Amanda to make her way out. He had the whole night planned out and wouldn’t take no for an answer. It was a date, but not romantically. Just where they could be in each other’s company and get to know each other better. Part of him was worried about telling her about Zoey. Zoey didn’t even know about Zoey. He wasn’t ready to have that conversation, yet, but if he ever wanted something to happen between him and Amanda, she needed to know.
When he heard someone approaching, he stood up and smiled, bowing as he opened the passenger side door. “You are looking beautiful today.” He wasn’t flirting with her, just being his normal self and he always loved to compliment people. Hoping to get a genuine smile in response.
Amanda had been spending a little too much time alone; if she wasn’t in her bedroom, she was on the grounds, taking long walks in the garden, and even into the forest behind the castle. It was nice to get away from the cheeriness of the place, as Christmas approached and decorations were set up in preparation for the holiday. She usually loved Christmas, but her heart wasn’t in it this year. She was still shaken up after the kidnapping ordeal she, Sarah and Zoey had been through, and even though she hadn’t been physically hurt, part of her felt broken, like she’d lost her innocence. The world had changed in those couple of weeks she’d spent in that dark room, and she didn’t think she’d ever be able to look at it the same way again.
She’d been hesitant when Miles invited her out-- she’d politely refused at first, but he’d managed to convince her, though it wasn’t hard once she found out he was going to be taking her out of the castle. She hadn’t been out in forever, it felt like, and decided maybe it was what she needed in order to lift her spirits back up. She was nervous about being around Miles, since they had kissed when he’d come for them, but hadn’t spoken much since. He kept his distance, and though she liked his company, she was grateful that he hadn’t pushed his presence upon her in the last few weeks. She was sure she would’ve said something or done something she regretted, and even though she wasn’t sure where they stood after that kiss, didn’t want to lose him as a friend.
As she approached Miles, she kept her eyes down, only looking up when he spoke to her, curtsying before him as was customary to do in front of a royal-- even if he insisted on being informal, but after so much time without talking, she didn’t feel right just saying hello. “Thank you. You look very handsome,” she murmured softly, eyes looking him over with fondness. “Where are we going, I don’t think you mentioned it.” She moved past him, climbing into the passenger seat as he held the door open for her.
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