I got out of work around 5:30 and I went straight home. As soon as I got home I raced upstairs and prepared the tub for a hot bath. While the water was filling up the tub, I went through the closet for something to wear. I found a short black dress at the back of the closet. It had a rose printed on the left side of the chest area. I threw it on the bed with the other things I was going to use. I took off the clip which held my hair up. I walked into the tub and enjoyed the warm water.
After I was done I grabbed a towel which I used to dry my hair with. Then I grabbed another to dry my body. I changed quickly so I would have more time to dry my hair. I stood infront of the mirror with the dryer in my hands. I turned it on after plugging it in. The warm air it produced ran it's finger threw my hair and hit my face softly.
After my hair was dry and brushed thorougly I went downstairs to watch a bit of t.v. Instead I ended up going to the kitchen and eating an apple. Then after I sat down and turned on the t.v. The clock above the t.v. showed the time 6:50. Time had gone by fast, but I still had a few minutes to relax. During those ten minutes I worried about what I would be like. What if he didn't like me? Or what if I wasn't good enough for him? Still, the worse question arose in my mind, "What if this was all just a joke?"
My thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell. I stood up and walked over to the door. I opened it to find Nick standing there with a rose in his hand. He smiled when he saw me. He extended his hand with the rose on it, and said hi. I smiled and greeted him as I accepted the rose from him.
"Are you ready to go?" he asked.
"Yeah, just let me grab my things... come on in."
I stepped inside with the rose in my hands and Nick followed behind me.
"Wow, you've got a nice place here."
"Thank you. Oh, and excuse the mess." I put the rose in some water and grabbed my small purse. Then I headed into the living room where Nick stood waiting. He looked around at the pictures and the decorations.
"Hey, did you get someone to professionaly decorate your apartment?"
"Oh, no my friend, Belle is a designer, so she kind of gave me a little help."
"Well, when you see her you should really congratulate her she did a great job."
I laughed, "Yeah, I'll do that. Well Nick, I'm ready if you're ready."
"Great let's go."
We walked out the door and he lead me to his car. He opened my door, and closed it once I got in. Then he walked over to his side and got it too. We pulled on our seat belts and he turned on the car. Then he pulled out of the parking lot and into the street.
So...what do you do for a living?" he asked.
"I'm a veteranarian."
"Wow, really," he said looking at me.
"Yeah, it's only partime though."
"It's all good."
"So, how's life for you?" I asked.
"It can be good sometimes, but it has it down sides too."
"How so?"
"Well, I hardly get to see my family, and have any kind of rest. It's also hard on my personal life, because it's hard to keep a realtionship going when I"m on the road away from her."
"Yeah, that's true."
We talked the ret of the way. Nick seemed like a normal kind of guy, and he had a great sense of humor too. I laughed so hard with every little funny thing he said. The conversation seemed to be going pretty good, and then we arrived at the theater. He stepped out from his side and walked over to mine and opened my door. I stepped out and thanked him. He lead me to the counter where we asked for the tickets. Then Nick paid the guy working there, and the guy looked at Nick as if he knew him. Of course Nick just smiled and said thank you. We walked into the theater where a man there took out tickets and teared them in half. Then we walked into the room where the screen was already flashing the previews for other movies. We sat in the backrow to avoid any attention.
It was weird thinking about where I was and who I was with. I knew that neither Alexis or Belle would believe this. I felt kind of bad for not telling them, but if I had told them they would have made a big deal about it. I mean it was a big deal, but I just didn't want that. I want a simple thing not this gread big, "Oh my God you're going out with Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys" thing. Nick to me was like any other person. He was really a down to earth guy and that's the kind I wanted.
The movie was a romance comedy which had barely come out last friday. My heart raced inside my chest and a feeling pulsed throught out my whole body. My mouth felt extremely dry and I felt embarrased for some reason.
Nick, who sat on the left hand side, turned to look at me. "Are you thirsty?"
"You know what I'm not really thirsty or hungry right now, but thanks anyways."
"How about a candy bar then?"
"ok, sure" I said giving in to his offer.
"ok, I'll be right back" Nick said standing up to leave.
I was left alone in the back row. The room wasn't really full. There was about 10 to 15 people including Nick and me. The people were mostly couples and friends hanging out. As I sat there I felt bad because I was supposed to have come to see this movie with Belle and Alexis, but lately I had been too busy to go anywhere. Since Oscar was no longer around I had no one to take up my time so I mostly spent it at work doing extra hours. My break up with Oscar had had a deep impact on my way of being. I had changed a lot since then. I had become metally and emotionally stronger. Back in high school Oscar and I were nominated "cutest couple" and we had even been Prom Queen and King. After high school we started renting an apartment and living together with hopes that later on we would get married. Those hopes and dreams were all shattered with his recent actions. I no longer cared about seeing him again. Even thought a few days ago I wouldn't have said that. I would have gone back with him if he had begged me, but not now. Now I felt that he was just another simple thing in the past.
Nick stepped back into the room holding some candy in his hand. He took his seat next to me and handed me a Twix bar.
"Here you go I didn't know what kind of candy you liked. Sorry I took so long but the lady at the counter was looking at me weird eveb though I didn't let her see my face that much" he whispered to me.
I laughed at him and thanked him. Then we settled down to begin watching the movie. Throughout the movie we would look at each other and smile and at times we would just look at each other and say nothing. As if our eyes knew everything about us just by looking at each other. There were times when his hand would brush mine and we would just look at each other and know that something felt right in that. Until this one time when his hand touched mine and he just took mine and put it in his. It wasn't like a desperate grab or anything, but he had a sweet gentle touch. Somehow I felt comfortable and it all felt so right. I didn't know Nick that well but something inside me reasured me of what was happening.
When the movie was over we waited in the back for everyone to leave so then we could leave without causing a big deal. The movie ended about 9:00 and by then the streets were getting emptier and darker. We walked to car hand in hand and he opened my door. Then he went to his side and got in. He turned on the car and turned on the air conditioning. We drove to the beach and talked about the movie on the way over. When we got there I took my shoes off because I was getting tired of them and he put his jacket on me because it was there was a soft breeze in the night. The sky was black with only the stars and the moon shining on in. The water looked dark and the waves rolled onto the sand washing it all away. Other waves crashed against the rocks in a rhythmic patern. The sand was cold at first but then I got used to it. Nick and I walked side by side along the shoreline.
"Who was your last boyfriend," Nick asked after a while. I looked at him surprised, and he looked back at me embarrased.
"I'm sorry..."
"Oh, no it's ok I interrupted. You surprised me that's all. Ummmm.... his name was Oscar and we had been together for a long time already. We knew each other since high school. We recently broke up just a few weeks ago... I caught him in bed with another... woman."
"I'm sorry..." Nick said.
"It's alright you didn't know."
"Did you love him a lot"
"More than anything," I said almost breaking into tears. I took a deep breath and continued, "It's ok now because I feel better. I mean it did hurt a lot, but life goes, on you know? I can't stay at one place for too long. I just hurt really bad that it ended that way."
Nick stopped walking and took my hand. Then he pulled me in closer and said that it was alright as I stood there in his arms crying.
After a while Nick pulled away and said, "Do you feel better? C'mon let's head back to the car."
I nodded my head and Nick put his arm around my waist and took me back to the car. Once we were in the car I took his jacket off and put my shoes on. After he had pulled out on to the street, he turned to me and smiled.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to break down and cry like that I feel so stupid."
"It's ok... it was all my fault for asking you that question."
"No, that was alright. I just think that maybe part of me still wanted to cry about him and I just lost it."
"I know what will make you feel better... dinner at my place."
"Sounds good."
We drove to his apartment which was close to the beach. He stepped out from his side and went to open my door. Then we both walked to his apartment. He opened the door and turned on the lights. I stepped in and he followed behind me. The place was sort of big and well decorated. It was warm and he had a few clothes lying around.
He ran quickly to pick them up and looked back at me embarrased, "Sorry I didn't have time to clean." I laughed and then he looked at me and grinned.
"I'll heat up the food make yourself comfortable." I sat down in the couch across from the t.v.
"It's a nice place," I said.
"Oh thanks, it's only temporary," Nick commented from the kitchen. The food's ready." I stood up and walked over to the table in the dining room.
"Go ahead and sit down," he said as he pulled back a chair for me.
"Thank you."
Nick placed a plate of food infront of me and another for himself across the table.
"Did you cook this?"
He laughed, "No, Howie did. He owed me a favor."
I laughed, "Well tell him it smelled delicious and that I really liked it."
"Sure thing."
We ate dinner, which was delicious, and then I helped him clean the table. After that we sat down in the living room.
"I'm really sorry about earlier," I said.
"I had already forgotten," he said smiling at me to make me feel better.
"I had a great time tonight everything was perfect," I said.
"I'm glad you liked everything."
No thoughts crossed my mind at that point and he looked like had nothing to say either. He just look into my eyes and I looked in his.
"You know..." he said softly, "I believe that looking into a person's eyes can tell you alot about them."
"What do you see in mine?" I asked leaning closer.
"I see a hurt person who deserved much better than she got and if she gives someone else a try they might make her happy," he said leaning in closer to me.
His lips touched mine and I closed my eyes. He kissed me and he put his arm around my waist holding me towards him. I moved my hand up to the back of his blonde hair and held it there. When we pulled away we both smiled and sat there looking at each other.
Then a thought crossed my mind "It's late!"
"Oh,my God, It's late I have to get home," I said standing up.
Nick stood up too, "You're right it's 11:17 c'mon I'll drive you home. He grabbed his coat and put it on me on the way out. He closed the door to his apartment and walked me to the car. He unlocked the doors and we both got in. He started the car and we headed out. On the way home he turned on the stereo to a slow song and held my hand in his.
When we finally arrived at my apartment the streets were empty and completely dark. I looked at Nick and said.,"Thank you for everything and here's my number if you ever wanna do this again." I pulled out a paper and wrote my number down for him. He gave me his cell number and apartment number in exchange. He kissed me once more and said, "I'll call you soon." I stepped out of the car and went inside my apartment. Inside it was warm and I noticed I still had Nick's coat on me. I went upstairs and laid it down on a chair next to the bed. Then I changed and brushed my teeth. After that I went happily to my bed and went to sleep feeling excited.
