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I had told the guy to leave and tried nudging his arm off me, but he didn’t budge. That’s when Nathan stood up and warned him that it would be best for him to go. But, of course, the guy didn’t move. So, without any problem, Nathan picked him up by his sweatshirt and tossed him to the side as if he weighed nothing. The guy quickly scrambled to his feet and stumbled off with his other insufferable friends.
After that, Nathan took a seat right next to me on the sand, leaving no space between us. There was a strong tension growing, and I could feel the heat from his body as our legs faintly touched.
I remember staring at the sand, feeling his gaze down on me, but I was too nervous to look up at him. That’s when his hand came up softly, cupping my chin to turn my face so that my eyes locked with his. My chest had tightened and my pulse had quickened when I realized he was going to kiss me.
Nathan Thomas wasfinallygoing to kiss me.
It’s not that I had never kissed guys before, because I had. But something with Nathan felt different from the others.
His face started moving closer to mine, but then he stopped and asked, “Are you ok? You’re shaking.”
I lied to him and said, “I’m just a little chilly.”
He took his jacket off and put it over my shoulders. I was disappointed, thinking the magical movie moment between us was over. But he slowly zipped the jacket up on me, and when he reached the top, I looked up, locking eyes with him again just as his lips came down on mine.
He was so gentle and soft. I remember he tasted of mint, which I liked very much. His hand stayed on my cheek caressingly as we slowly started to part, and his forehead pressed against mine as I caught my breath.
“You have no idea how long I’ve been wanting to do that,” Nathan had said in only a whisper.
The truth was, he had no idea how long I had been waiting for him to do that.
But the sound of Vanessa and Brian’s voices made us immediately separate. Thankfully, they hadn’t witnessed anything, and the two of us never spoke of that moment again.
Did he ever think about our kiss?
But it wasn’t the last time I saw him.
No. The last time I saw him, he never even noticed me. He was busy being the birthday boy and … But I make this thought immediately disappear, open my eyes, and hold my head in both hands.
“See! This is exactly why I can’t call him. Because every time I think of him, I think ofthatnight,” I ramble to myself.
I bolt out of the tub, wrap a towel around my body, and walk to my desk. Without a second thought, I grab the crumpled white napkin that has been sitting there taunting me, and push it deep down into the bottom of the trash barrel.
Problem solved.
Four
NATHAN
“NATE, YOU’RE NOT PLAYING very fair,” Natasha says with a pout, her hands on her narrow hips. She introduced herself to me as soon as I walked into the frat house about an hour ago, and I was already annoyed with her.
“Then go bother someone else,” I say as my ping pong ball flies in the air and lands perfectly inside the last standing red solo cup. I just won again.
She walks away sulking, which makes me feel relieved.
“Nate, man, long time no see!” I hear from behind me.
I turn to see a familiar face. “Hey, Tim,” I say as he grabs my shoulder. “You go to school here?” Tim and I were on the same baseball team in high school, and we always had a good time, so it’s pretty cool running into him here.
“Yeah, actually, I live here,” he says, gesturing at the house. “It’s not much, but it’s home.”
“That’s pretty sweet.” Admittedly, it wasn’t my ideal living situation, but to each their own, I guess.
“It has its perks.” His eyes dart over to a group of scantily clad girls who just entered the room. “But what are you doing here? I thought you were up at school with Brian?” Tim asks before guzzling down his beer.
“I was, but I guess I somehow ended up here,” I say with a shrug, hoping he’ll drop the subject.
“Well, that’s cool, man. Glad to see a hometown face. Maybe we can hit up the batting cages soon.” He picks up two red solo cups on the table beside him. “Come have a drink with us.” He nods in the direction of a group of guys sitting on the couches in the other room.
