Just Another After School Special
Part Five
By
Eva Rayne
“Hey
Izzie, I'm glad you came,” Nick said as he invited me inside. I
took a tentative step forward but his smile gave me all the courage
that I needed to walk a little more confidently into his apartment. I
could hear the door closing behind me but I was preoccupied looking
around the apartment.
It was
small; your typical college apartment. It didn't scream 'A college
guy lives here,' though and I couldn't help but wonder if he had
picked up before I came over. A small part of me, including those
pesky butterflies, hoped that he had.
The
front door opened up into the living room which was furnished with a
beaten up, but comfortable looking couch, an old lazy boy and a large
TV mounted on the wall. There was also a coffee table with faint
rings from beer cans, or at least I imagined they were from beer
cans.
“Would
you like the grand tour?” Nick asked, stepping up next to me and
smiling.
I
smiled, “That would be nice.” Nick looked slightly more relaxed
than he had when he opened the door. He reached out and took my hand,
gently intertwining our fingers. His hand was warm around mine and I
couldn't help but notice that even though my hand looked small
compared to his, our fingers fit together almost perfectly.
We
looked up at the same time, catching each others gaze. He squeezed my
hand lightly and we both smiled, my grip on his hand tightening
slightly for a moment.
“Come
on, let me show you around,” there was noticeable relief in his
eyes, he had been worried that I would pull my hand back. The
butterflies in my stomach were having a field day.
“Lead
the way!”
I had
been in the campus apartments before and Nick's wasn't much
different. He had a small kitchen off the living room and his room
and a bathroom were down a short hallway. When we got back to the
living room he shrugged almost embarrassed, “It isn't much, but
it's home for now.”
“I
like it,” I said, squeezing his hand lightly.
“Good.”
That amazing smile was back on his lips and the twinkle in his eye
made me want to kiss him right there.
“So,
thoughts about dinner?” he asked after a slight pause, “Did you
have anything in particular in mind?”
I
shook my head, “I hadn't really thought about it,” I laughed a
little, “What had you been planning before I texted you?”
Nick
thought for just a second, “Have you been to that diner just off
campus? The one on Clark?”
I had
to think for a minute, trying to picture Clark Street. “I think so,
is it the place that looks like it's straight out of the fifties?”
“That's
the place!” He looked excited that I had been there. “Do you
wanna go?”
“That
sounds great.” Tori and I had gone down there the first week of
school and as far as I could remember the food had been good. Then
again, I was pretty sure anywhere would be good tonight.
Nick
had grabbed his keys off the short book shelf by the door but he
paused for just a second before he opened the door and turned back to
face me.
“You
know what, before we go I wanna do something.” The next thing I
knew he had pulled me to him, one of his hands resting on my hip, the
other cupping my cheek. I had just realized what he was doing when
his lips met mine.
It
wasn't an overly long kiss, it wasn't something that was packed with
passion and made me want to rip his clothes off right there. Instead
it was soft, full of the promise of more to come, my skin tingling
where he touched me. It was everything a first kiss should be.
“There,”
Nick said with a smile as he pulled back, both hands now resting
gently on my hips, “Now we can go.”
Wonderful chapter!
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