Ready For Love

3 {𝐽𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑛}

I'm still resting my head on the shoulder of a guy I've known for maybe only 5 hours. Call me naive or whatever but it just feels right and I really want to get to know Kaden more. I will tell him my story but only when the time is right.

Kaden just strokes my back. He doesn't talk and doesn't poke holes in me with questions that I can't answer anyway. I like being able to just let it all out without having to explain everything.

Slowly he pushed me a little away from him, which made my skin flare up. I instantly felt cold and my body wanted to snuggle up to his torso again, but we both know that this is not healthy as it is developing right now. This familiarity and security should not be there after a few hours and I know that this scares him as much as it scares me, because I can see that in his blue eyes that looked at me meaningfully. He gave me another sympathetic little smile until he takes his backpack and walks out of the restroom....

I took a deep breath and felt that I must have been holding my breath the whole time. I propped myself up against the sink and looked at myself in the mirror. I felt nothing. Nothing at all. Unlike just now in Kaden's arms, where I could savor every single feeling, now I felt nothing at all.

I reached for the faucet and turned on the ice-cold water. With my hands I formed a bowl in which I caught the water and threw it on my face. Suddenly, my cell phone beeped to my right.

Unknown number:

I still haven't put Kaden in!

K: Get dressed for dancing. See you tonight :)

An enraptured smirk wraps around the corners of my mouth and I started typing.

J: Dancing then? Wouldn't have thought it of you ;)

Nervously I stare at the display and wait for a new message.

I tap on his contact and think about how I should save it. Suddenly I laugh because I have the perfect name for him.

I type "juliet" into the bar and save it. I now take a look up and have to smile when I saw his new name in the chat. Suddenly a new message came.

K: I don't. But maybe you want to 😉

J: You can't make me an offer like that now and then take it back!!! Asshole.

K: Ouch... But I didn't make you an offer gorgeous at all.

J: We'll see Juliet. See you tonight.

K: Juliet ?!

J: For the role of Romeo you have unfortunately failed my dear.

K: Okay Romeo, we'll see.

Smiling, I put my cell phone back in my pocket and leave the bathroom. But abruptly I bang against a hard chest and I looked up. A tall, muscular guy with blue eyes and blond hair looks down at me and grins at me smugly.

"Well baby, maybe a little more careful next time." He said jokingly to my face.

Reflexively, I rolled my eyes and expelled my breath. Puzzled, the guy looked at me as if he had expected everything but my reaction.

"Are you new here? Cause I've never seen you before and I definitely would have noticed you."

God does he disgust me. Unlike Kaden's and my first encounter, I didn't feel immediately at ease and even his scent burned into my lungs rather than my nose, making it impossible for me to breathe.

"Yes, I am new here. May I go on now?" I replied irritably.

Suddenly a voice sounds from behind the guy.