Untouched Love

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"Ya know, I kinda wish you lived closer so we could hang out tonight." I drunkenly texted.

At this point I didn't care if that was too forward. Maybe it was just the alcohol talking, but I didn't care.

"Well I was thinking. What if I drove down tonight and we could celebrate New Years together?" He asked

What? Ok, I know I technically was the one who suggested it but I didn't think he'd actually take me up on the offer...I was just trying to be flirty...but also I secretly really wanted to see him.

"Well I mean...I'd really like that but you'd have to drive home really late and I don't want you falling asleep at the wheel...but uh, would you like to hang out tomorrow after my work:)?" I asked shyly.

Don't get me wrong, I'd offer him to stay the night but I just don't know his intentions yet...and I'm not into doing anything else.

"Haha, fair enough, smart thinking! Ya, I would love to hang out tomorrow though:)"

Omg I'm actually going to see him...I don't know why I'm so nervous.

We ended up talking till 5 am that night. Asking what he loves the most about his city to where he thinks we all go after we die. It's those late night deep conversations that I crave the most honestly, and Andrew is just so easy to talk to.

Work was absolutely shit today, I only ended up getting 2 hours of sleep and had my manager was yelling down my throat how I can't be showing up to work sleep deprived because it interferes with my work ethic...well fuck that place honestly, never once have I gotten treated with respect there.

Any chance I wasn't busy I'd sneak off to the back and text Andrew...he made my days better and I know it's early to be saying stuff like that, but I can't help it with him.

It's 11 am which means it's finally time to go home and have a well deserved nap before I head out.

"Hey you! I'll text you when I'm heading out:)" I texted him.

"Perfect !" He responded.

After a well needed 2 hour nap I put on some natural makeup, my cutest pair of leggings, and headed out the door. I had a 2 hour drive ahead of me and I started getting really anxious. What if he's not as funny or endearing as his texts?

After overthinking for the whole drive, I finally pull up to his place.

"Hey I'm here! Did you want me to come in or did you wanna grab a coffee first?" I asked him.

"Oh ok, I'll be out in just a sec, we can for sure grab a coffee."

Oh god this is it. I've never been so nervous, my heart is beating out of my chest.

There he is. Tall, slim, and curly brown hair...which drove me insane. Maybe because I have pin straight hair and I envy people with curls, but regardless he looked so handsome. Different from the photos but in a good way you know? Of course he still looks like his photos but it's different when you see them for the first time in person. You notice the glint in their eyes when you laugh at something stupid, or the way the sun bounces off their face, highlighting their best features as we drive down the highway.

As soon as he got in the car, I wasn't nervous anymore. I felt like I could talk about anything with him, I felt like we already knew each other.

We grabbed coffee and drove back to his place.

We decided to just watch Netflix for a bit because we're both insanely indecisive so it took us half an hour to even decide that much.

We sat beside each other on the couch but not touching. He actually kept a distance from me, which wasn't a bad thing at all, it was different compared to other guys. It was nice, it felt like he actually respected me and wanted me to be comfortable.

After watching a few episodes we decided to take Paprika for a late night walk.

It was kind of cold out and I wanted to hold onto his arm but I couldn't get past my nerves to do it...

We had already been walking for an hour and I was waiting for him to turn around so we could head back but I didn't want that walk to ever end.

No no I can't start thinking this way about him, I promised myself I would stay single and focus on myself for awhile. Even if I did think I was ready, he already told me he wasn't looking for anything right now.

I shrug my shoulders and let out a sigh as I see we're approaching his street...I don't want this night to be over yet.

"Here. let's go this way instead! Let's walk Paprika around the dog park for a bit." He says as we turn away from the house.

He didn't want the night to end either. Hmm...