Not All Skin And Bones

"I Wanna Be The One"

*** Nate's POV ***

"Good MORNING, Andrew!"

Last night I had a dream that Lizzie and I were holding hands downtown.

Andrew nearly spit out his coffee. "Morning? What's got you so happy?"

I laughed; genuinely, just- giggled! "I don't know, man. Man, I feel something. I feel- so alive! I feel like a change is gonna come like- like- I can feel it! On the tip of my tongue, Andrew! Andrew! I can feel it!"

He chuckled softly into his mug. "Well, good for you, Nate, I'm glad."

"You know if Lizzie is working today?"

"It's Sunday, don't think so." He hummed.

"I'm gonna find her. I'm gonna find her and- hey- Andrew?"

"Yeah, buddy?"

"I think I love that girl."

Andrew grinned so wide, it was almost as wide as mine. "I think you love that girl too."

...

I flew out the door. I nearly did I jump and clacked my heels together I was so ready. My jacket flew behind me like a cape because damn did I feel super.

I got in my car and I started the engine in the best mood anybody could ever have when starting an engine. I drove to Lizzie's house in the most enthusiastic way anybody could ever drive to anybody's house.

Lizzie was so pretty, so beautiful. Lizzie was so many things and I've seen them all within a matter of days, that's gotta mean something. Usually, with the girls I meet, it takes a while for me to see something in them but with Lizzie? Wow. She had it all, and you could tell just looking at her.

I got to her house and I walked up to her door in the happiest way anybody could ever walk up to anybody's door.

I had no idea what I was gonna say.

Hello. I think I'm in love with you.

Nah, too straightforward.

You're beautiful.

Okay, maybe I could build on that, or to that- GAH! I just want to kiss her or something I don't know.

I knocked, her voice called out on the other side. Muffled, sweet, that was Lizzie's voice alright.

"Coming!"

I gave my body a shake, I was so ready for this. I've been waiting for this moment so long, all this time I spent wallowing in my own guilt- what for? She makes it all vanish, she makes me whole she makes-

"Wow." I breathed out when she answered the door in rather nice clothing. "You look- um-"

She chuckled. "Really? Haha- good. I'm going on a date this afternoon. I was hoping to-"

"With who?"

She looked taken aback. "Just some guy I met a while back."

I looked taken aback. "You didn't mention-"

"I didn't think I needed to." Her hands were on her hips now. She looked so cute. She looked so damn cute, how dare she; how fucking dare she.

"No, no I'm just saying."

"Who're the flowers for?"

Did I not mention I bought flowers?

"Oh um- for you. Thought um- it would- they don't really work for my place." I scrambled. My heart was breaking.

She smiled and grabbed them from me. She raised them to her face so gently and sniffed. "Aw, they're beautiful, thank you."

I wanted to tell her it wasn't the flowers that were beautiful, but I didn't want to make her late for her date.

"I gotta go." I said.

"Alright, thank you, Nate. You look nice to, by the way. Going on a date as well?"

I laughed. "Supposed to, never mind it. Have fun."

I walked back to my car, in the saddest way anybody could ever walk back to their car after being informally rejected.

...

AWWWWW MY HEART IS BREAKING FOR POOR NATE AW AW AW WHY DID I WRITE THIS.

BTW!!!! HAVE YOU HEARD NOTHING WITHOUT LOVE ?!?! OMFG I LOVE THE MESSAGE SO MUCH. HE ALWAYS RIGHTS SONGS ABOUT HOW IM FEELING EXACTLY WHEN I NEED THEM. UGH. I JUST LOVEEEEE THEM ALL. I CRIED.

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Psst- they need a ship name- help me out, yeah? xD

xoxoxoxoxoxo

~ thegreenofyoureyes