✨Only In My Imagination✨ (Alastor x fem! reader love story) ✓ [COMPLETED] BOOK 1

Ch. 8 ✨Second Chance✨

*One Week Later*
*Y/N's POV*

"Okay," I write up a receipt and lay it on Table number #3. "Here you go, thank you for dining with us!"

I repeat those same words again and again...my fun and joy of actually working in the kitchen now tarnished when Dave returned from being sick.

Still, even with all the costumer compliments, the owner still won't assign me cooking duty.
I'm already sighing just thinking about it, which catches Clarisse's attention.

She glances at me. "Too early to be sighing, Y/N."
I roll my eyes. "I know," I respond, before I hear the door open and in walks...

I groan. Jason. Again. For the fourth time this week ALONE.

Clarisse sees him too, and looks at me. "Want me to take it?"
"No," I sigh, grabbing my notepad and pen. "I'll take care of it." I walk my way towards his table. "Hello again."

He looks up at me, smiling softly. "Hey Y/N."
"Is it your usual?" I ask impatiently, already writing his order down without him telling me what it is.

He exhales a breath. "I want to take you out this weekend."
"What?!" I shout, before all heads turn to look at me.
I chuckle softly, nervously, waving them off before I lean down and hiss in his ear.

"No, no, and triple NO!"

"Come on Y/N, please," he says, "look it won't be an actual date, alright? Let's just go out for a bite, a drink, and we'll just talk like friends. No strings attached, I assure you," he says when I give him a mean glare.

A "Friend Date?"
Isn't that just awkward? Especially after you're broken up.
Still though, we were close friends before we became a couple, and to be honest...I need a little familiar company.

That ISN'T a serial killer demon in my head...

I begin to bite my nail a little nervously, the wheels in my head turning. If I accept, maybe he'll leave me alone for ONCE.

Finally, I sigh. "Alright, we'll do this. BUT!" I point a finger in his face when he began to get excited. "NO hand holding. No kissing. NO flirting. And above everything else..." I lean in close and lower my voice, trying to come across serious. "No mentions of US becoming a thing. Got that?"

He's fighting to keep from smiling. "You look so cute when you're serious," he flirts, before holding his hands up defensively when I'm about to smack him. YES! Smack him in public!

"Okay okay, we won't do any of those things, I swear," he says, grinning softly. "I'm just thankful that you agreed."

"You should be," I say, but as I walk off, I mutter under my breath. "Asshole."

I can't believe I'm actually doing this...

★★★

"Hey Alastor," I wave when I enter the forest clearing and see him standing there. It took me forever to fall asleep tonight, but thank god I finally did before it got too later.

He turns, and smiles at me.
Yes, he still freaks me out, but...he's shown to be okay. No threats, nothing scary. Nothing of such...