“Best woman is more appropriate,” he looks her up and down which doesn’t go unnoticed by Laila. “Sizing me up I see?” she asks, raising a brow at him.
She’s feisty! Harry thought to himself, he doesn’t know what to say, “cat got your tongue?” Laila baits him. He chuckles, “OK, you got me! Sorry! How long have you known Remy?”
She rolls her eyes, but the more she seems disinterested, the more he wants to impress her, “Remy and I have known each other since we were three months old. What about you and Alec? You’re the best man, right?” she mockingly looks him up and down before taking a sip of her drink.
“Sizing me up, I see?” He jokes, they both laugh.
“Seriously!? How long?” he pretends to think, “let me think...I was fifteen, so Alec was twelve. We met at after school footie club. This is your folks house isn’t it?” he looks around.
“Yeah, this is where my parents met Remy’s parents, who used to live next door. My Dad and Grandad converted it,” he notices her glass is empty, “a top up?” he asks as he grabs the wine bottle to fill her glass. “So, what do you do for a living?” he asks as he fills her glass.
“I’m a hairdresser, what about you?” she asks, she thinks she remembers Alec telling her that he is a personal trainer in the past.
“Wait, a hairdresser? Not that hairdresser?” Alec told him that it was his hairdresser that set him up with Remy.
“That hairdresser? If it’s one that gave him a bad haircut, then no!” she jokes making him laugh, “Well...!” he teases, she shoves him playfully, “jokes aside, I mean the one that set him up with Remy?” he asks, liking her playfulness.
“Yes! Guilty as charged!” she throws him a smile.
“Well, let me shake your hand for setting those two up! I’ve never seen Alec so happy,” he holds out his hand, she looks down and laughs, but she takes it.
“Thank you! Now you didn’t tell me what you do? You kind of avoided that question! Wait you aren’t a stripper, are you?” she teases him, clearly noticing he looks after his body.
He chuckles, “I’m not sure if I should be offended or flattered by that comment. Why? Would you like a private show?!” he winks. Laila let’s out a howl and her cheeks burn as she blushes, “in ya dreams! But I’m wondering why you keep avoiding the question?”
He sighs, he’s hesitant, as in the past as soon as he’s told them he’s a PT they have judged him, thought of him as vain and it’s even put some previous girls off, “I’m actually a personal trainer..”
“Oh, that’s cool! How long have you been doing that for? What made you want to go into fitness?” she asks not knowing his relief.
“Eleven years, now, well...there’s a story. Erm...in school I was the chubby kid. So, when I left school I decided I needed to change,” Laila looks at him confused, “you don’t believe me, do you?” she shook her head, “fine! I’ll show you!” He pulls out his phone and scrolls through his photos before finding the one of him in school.
She snorts as she laughs, “you keep a photo on your phone?”
“Yeah, I need to show my clients what they can achieve, right?” he passes her the phone, “fuck off, that’s you!” she argues as she looks down at the phone.
He can’t help but blush, “yep, that was me!”
“Wow! Obviously you are older now, but what a transformation!” she looks impressed which makes him blush harder, “Thanks..”
Remy interrupts their conversation, “right, girls and guys! Can we move to the living room,” everyone makes their way to the living room.
Laila takes a seat next to Nikki and surprisingly, Harry takes a seat next to her making her cheeks burn.
Harry’s brother Arthur takes a seat next to him, Alec and Remy stand in front of everyone, “right, so we thought we’d play never have I ever,” Remy informs the group.
“Fuck!” Harry mutters under his breath loud enough for Laila to hear, she grins wondering what secrets he doesn’t want to reveal.
“First question, never have I ever kissed someone of the same sex!?” Alec reads out from his list he has made on his phone.
Remy, Alec, Alene, Nikki, Laila and Zeppy drink, Alec goes around the room asking for stories from those that drank.
Remy, Alec and Alene drink for obvious reasons, so he turns to Laila and Nikki, “so?” Alec asks the pair, Laila rolls her eyes, “it was a dare on a girls night out, so nothing surprising or exciting. Plus, Remy already knows this story,”
Remy turns to Zeppy, “please tell me your story is more fun?”
“Nope, again just a dare. Sorry to disappoint,” Zeppy shrugs.
“OK, next question...never have I had sex outside,” Remy asks. Everyone drinks, and Laila pulls a disgusted face, seeing her Mum, two brothers, both Nan’s drink and even her Niece.
“OK, we won’t go round asking for stories as we’ll be here all day,” Remy jokes. “Next, never have I ever streaked,” Laila watches in horror as she watches her Mum, Nate, Alec and Alene drink.
“Wow! A few nudist in here,” Remy jokes, “next question, never have I ever had a threesome?”
Laila looks and she spots Nate sip his drink, but at the corner of her eye, she saw Harry drink too, she raises a brow at him and he leans over and whispers just loud enough for her to hear, “the chunky kid got fit..well the girls couldn’t keep their hands to themselves..I was eighteen at the time never again..well unless you’re interested?”
This guy has some balls! Laila thought before she whispers back, “not a chance in hell!” He silently chuckles, “not into sharing? Noted!” He teased her making her shake her head laughing.
A little later, Laila is in her room sorting through her case, “we’re neighbours, I see?!” She turns to Harry, who is leaning against the door frame, “so it would seem! I just hope you or your brother don’t snore,” he chuckles, “who are you sharing with?”
“Nikki..” Remy cuts her off when he appears behind Harry looking panicked, “Laila, Can I talk to you for a second?”
“Yeah, of course. Night Harry,” she dismisses him, “night Laila!” he winks and leaves them to it.
“Rem? What’s up?” he takes a seat on her bed, “I fucked up! The girls spa day...I booked for the wrong date...I booked it for next weekend!”
Laila laughs, “Is that it?” Remy looks up at her, “The girls are going to hate me!” he sighs.
Laila shook her head at him, “they won’t! All you need to do...is phone the spa, cancel the appointment and get their money back. Then in the morning before the boys go to the cider farm, we’ll pop to the shops and grab a load of face packs and foot masks. Daniel and I can do hair...I’ll grab him in the morning and find a wholesaler. He’s probably got his hairdressing scissors, I have my dryer and straighteners and I’m sure Zeppy will do nails as I know she brought her nail stuff as she was supposed to do mine. We’ll total how much the face packs and supplies cost and once you get the refund work out how much you need to give back to the girls,”
Remy’s face lights up, “so, will you chill out now?” Laila shoves him.
“OK...I guess I better go and tell all the girls,” Remy leaves the room and as Laila predicted all the girls were fine with it.
~*~*~*~
The next day the boy’s have gone to the cider farm and the girls are doing a makeshift spa day, Laila and Daniel are on hair, Zeppy is on nails, Liz is doing face packs and even Elise, Alec’s cousin even offered to do make up.
That evening they had planned to head to the local pub, Harry had set up a game where he has put dares in a bowl, everyone takes a dare and once they completed one, they take another and the person who has done the most dare once the bowl is empty is the winner.
Laila pulls out hers, “get three guys to buy you a drink,” she reads.
Remy pulls out his dare, “kiss a bald man’s head,” he chuckles.
Alec takes his, “take a sip of someones drink...crap! Herbies...here I come!”
Laila manages to get two of the locals to buy her a drink by telling them her dare. Harry takes a seat next to her, “have you finished your dare yet?” he asks her.
She turns in her seat, her knee brushes his, “just one more drink to get..what was your dare?” she asks as he didn’t read his out, he blushes as a grin appears on his face, “how about this..I’ll help you complete yours, if you help me complete mine?”
She narrows her eyes at him, “but I don’t know what yours is?!”
“That’s what makes it fun right?” he throws her a wink.
“Nah, not at all! Fess up or no deal!”
He knows she isn’t going to be easy to convince, “OK! My dare is to get a kiss from who I think is the most attractive person in the room,” she lets out a laugh, “WOW!” she rolls her eyes at him.
“So, will you help me?” he asks, Laila shifts in her seat and starts looking through her bag, then she pulls out a little compact mirror and hands it to him.
He looks down confused as she hands him the mirror, “what’s this?”
“You said you had to kiss the most attractive person in the room? I figured you probably think its yourself?” she grins.
“Wow! That’s mean!” he loves her boldness.
She gets down off the bar stool, “plus, like I’m going to help you when I want to win!” she smirks at him, he picks up the mirror and kisses it, “game on, sweetheart!” he says as he hands her back her mirror.
By the end of the evening all dares completed Alec is the winner, with Laila in second place and Harry in third.
~*~*~*~
A few days later, Laila’s at work when Daniel comes over to her as she’s finishing up, “you have a new client waiting, they specifically asked for you,” Daniel has the biggest grin on his face.
“Who is it?” she asks, but he walks away “you’ll see!” he winks. Laila’s mind is ticking over trying to guess who it is, as it has to be someone important with the look Daniel gave her.
Laila has finished with Mrs Young and she makes her way to the reception.
He’s looking down at his phone when she notices him, he looks up and flashes her the brightest smile, “Harry? What are you doing here?” she looks at him confused.
He stands making his way towards her, “you’re a hairdresser and I need a haircut!” he winks…