Before I Knew You

Part 2

He quickly pulled away, "Oh my God! I'm so sorry." he said as I felt his body moving away from mine.

I could no longer feel him anywhere near me and the only sound was the waves crashing on the shore.

"HD?"

Still silence. I started to think out loud, "And so it begins. I can't even keep a friend that doesn't know me. How am I supposed to survive this?"

I jumped out of my skin when I felt a hand on my leg, "You will get through this..." He started, "I know you will."

"I...I thought..."

He laughed, "You thought I left?"

If I could see him I would hit him. "Yeah." I said quietly.

"That isn't going to happen. You can't run me off. We don't even know each other so how could you lose me?"

I didn't even know what to say to him, but I tried to find my words, "What...You..."

The hand on my leg tightened slightly, "Look I'm sorry. I don't know why or how that happened, but it won't happen again."

I giggled, "Was it that bad?"

He quickly retorted, "Not at all."

So, I question, "Then why..."

I didn't even get to finish my question before he explained, "You are in a vulnerable place right now. I'm not in a place where I can give you anything other than friendship. I don't want to lead you on, and I am NOBODY'S rebound guy." he chuckled.

I had to laugh, "I wasn't trying to..."

He stopped me, "I know. It was a joke. Well, most of it anyway. I'm really not anybody's rebound guy." he laughed.

I hesitated, "So not to really push the issue but you said something about the concert?" I asked shyly.

He started, "Well its sold out..." I could feel the disappointment washing over me and he continued, "But I have connections so I MIGHT be able to get you a ticket." I started to laugh, and he questioned, "What is so funny?"

"Well, this is the part of the story where I don't know you and you don't know me and you are trying to impress me so you tell me you can do something for me that would mean the world to me and then you don't do it and disappoint me, and I never see you again."

He laughed, "What do you mean you never see me again? You haven't seen me yet..." he joked and then got serious, "I tell you what. You make plans to go to that concert. Give me your full name and number and I will text you with all the details. Then you can meet me here after the concert and we can compare notes."

I giggled slightly, "So you're telling me you're a Big Time Rush fan? How old are you?"

His tone softened, "I'm twenty-two. Why? How old are you and how old do you have to be to be a fan of Big Time Rush?"

I could tell he could hear the shock in my voice, "Well honestly I'm just...I thought...It's just..."

He chuckled, "Are you going to finish a sentence there?"

And almost immediately I felt at ease, "I'm twenty-four. It's just really odd for a grown man to like them. They are a boy band. I still can't figure out what my attraction is to them, but their music just speaks to me. If only there were more men like them in the world then I might be able to believe in fairy tales again."

He got a solemn tone, "So you don't believe in fairy tales anymore?"

I could feel the tears starting to sting my eyes, "I used to but life just isn't like the movies. Dreams just don't come true...At least not for me."