Only You

Chapter 10- Dakota

We got our coffee & sat down at one of the tables in the cafeteria, silent for a moment as we got settled.

"So..." I cleared my throat nervously. "Here we are... on our... date..."

He smiled amusingly, raising one eyebrow in my direction, blushing slightly. "Yeah... You nervous?"

My face heats, & I push his arm lightly from across the table. "Yeah, shut up." I make a pouty face, crossing my arms.

He laughs lightly, putting his hand on my arm to comfort me. "Hey... It's ok. I'm nervous too."

"Really?" I raise my eyebrows, placing my hand gently on top of his when he tries to withdraw it from my arm. He intertwines our fingers & I blush, looking down at our joined hands. "You seem so... put together all the time..."

He laughs darkly, throwing his head back. "Hahahahaha.... Hell no. That's all an act... I don't think I've ever been that put together... Except maybe..." He blushes & looks down into his coffee cup. "When I'm with you."

My face reddens, but my eyebrows still furrow. "What? But- you have a job & a lot of money &-"

He smiles crookedly, head tilted to the side. "-Yeah, but that doesn't mean I've ever been ok emotionally..."

I nod, frowning slightly. "Ah. Yeah... that makes sense... I get that... I got some shit myself..." I look down at the table self-consciously, then back up at him. His eyebrows furrow, eyes kind.

"You- ok? You wanna talk about it?"

I sigh slowly, running my fingers over the tabletop absentmindedly, my other hand still holding his. "I... have actually been ok lately? I have some emotional baggage that you probably don't want to know about though..."

He laughs darkly, looking back at me. "I think I can handle it. If you knew all the shit I've been through..."

I glare at him, one eyebrow raised slightly. "Ok, spill."

Sorry to leave you guys on a cliffhanger, but you know how it is ;). I'll try to update soon as I can, & I'll see ya guys lates, I guess :)