Cassie Sulez

A nervous laugh came from the man at her question, shoulders shrugging. He didn’t exactly want to say that - especially considering it wasn’t true. But…..he wasn’t ready to explain himself. Not yet. Caleb could sense the energy between them wasn’t…quite right. But he knew it was because of him, because of his nerves. Just her looking at him was enough for him wanting to cancel his plan, to just spend another night as friends. 

“I really hope she thinks so.” he breathed, his free hand moving to rub  at his jaw as she spoke. Was it not obvious? He thought he had been, but clearly not. “Well…she’s….she’s beautiful. Funny, a little dorky but she’d do anything for her friends. And she’s certainly more skilled at magic than me, I can tell you that much.” He could feel his heart racing as he moved to sit down at her blanket, tongue darting out to wet his lower lip, moving to hand the roses to her. “I hope you like them…” 

The more Caleb spoke, the more it pained the raven haired beauty. For so long, she had wanted to be that girl, she wanted to be the girl, the girl that Caleb wanted to be with. The young witch sighed softly, nodding her head slowly in response to his comment. Cassie has never thought for even a second that her and the warlock would end up together, but, she had still hoped. So hearing that his affections were taken by someone who he obviously cared deeply for, that hurt. Her gaze flicked up for the ground, trying to meet his gaze as he spoke. Another witch? Cassie swallowed heavily, she hadn’t realised that Caleb knew any other witches. She found herself wondering whether the connection her and Caleb once shared through channelling was now being shared with someone else. God, she hoped not.

Watching as he then sat down next to her on the blanket, her gaze glassed over momentarily. It seemed as though, in that moment, time began to slow down. Caleb presented her with the roses, and her heart stopped. Lips parted, meeting his gaze as her heart started beating once again, slamming heavily and rapidly against her rib cage. “Caleb..” She breathed his name, not allowing her gaze to move from his for even a second as she reached out for the flowers. "I-" she tried to speak, but couldn’t form words. Hell, Cassie was still convinced that he’d only done this because they were friends. She didn’t want to get her hopes up, for all she knew he just wanted to spend the night with her as friends. “You didn’t have to buy my basket, y’know. If you just wanted to hang out you could have asked.” The raven haired witch cast her gaze to the ground once more, taking the roses from him as a deep sigh then left her mouth.  She didn’t know how much longer she could go on being just friends with Caleb, especially with him looking at her like that. Cassie couldn’t take it anymore, she needed him.

For the first time in ages, Caleb was nervous. A real life kind of nervous, not a supernatural nervousness. He hadn’t asked a girl out in a very long time, and he’d never even bothered to take part in this stupid bidding thing before. But….that was before he’d decided to finally tell Cassie how he felt about her. Bidding on her basket felt pretty weird, but he was relieved that he’d saved enough of his earnings to the side for this event. Wearing a suit jacket with a smart shirt and jeans he stood alone, looking out at the crowds of people. He wasn’t sure how formal or casual it would be, but it looked like he’d chosen a safe look. 

Holding a bouquet of pink roses he looked down at them with a small sigh. It seemed like a bit of overkill but…he wanted this to be special. He didn’t want to just be friends anymore - as incredible as her friendship was, he’d had his eyes opened to just how much he adored the raven beauty. As his eyes finally found her he could feel the fluttering in his stomach, forcing his usual gentle grin to his lips as he approached where she sat. “Miss Sulez?” he asked playfully, the mere sight of her giving him a silent boost of confidence. “Now I wish I’d gotten prettier flowers….though I doubt any could do you justice.” God that was terrible Caleb. Just awful. 

The longer she waited, the more nervous she felt. Hearing a familiar voice, Cassie quickly looked up, seeing Caleb stood before her. Her heart skipped a beat, her lips parting as she took in the sight of him. The shirt/blazer combo he wore suited him to a tee, and god, he looked so good in a suit jacket. Catching her bottom lip between her teeth, she then pushed herself up from her feet. “Your aunt roped you into this too?” The young witch laughed lightly stepping forward to wrap her arms around him, hugging him tightly for a moment before then moving away. Dark eyes moved to the bouquet of flowers in his hand. Jealousy riddled her entire form, her heart sinking in her chest. He must have won the basket of someone he really cared for. 

His comment didn't register. Though, it didn't really matter anyway. Cassie hadn't thought for even a second that Caleb would want to go on a date with her, so why would she assume that he was talking to her? “Your date sure is lucky receiving those flowers.” Cassie murmured softly, her brows drawing together for a moment as her fingertips traced one of the pink petals. “And, they’re lucky to have you too.” The young witch murmured, peering up at her friend. “Who’s the lucky lady?” The raven haired beauty asked, but did she really want to know? Probably not. It’d likely just make her heart ache even more.