My father got out of the car and noticed that we had been hugging for an awful long time and said, "Woah, slow down there Bucko. That's my daughter."
Hunter and I exited the hug and just smiled at each other for a minute and then he said to my father, "Oh, I am so sorry sir. I didn't mean anything by it. I was just being polite," as he said this he looked over at me and winked. We stood there in awkward silence for a moment until my dad finally went into the house to check it out. Hunter and I sat down on the curb and just looked at each other for a moment.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Julia, and I just moved here from SoCal," as I said this Hunter's face lit up.
"Oh. My. God. I was born there and then my family moved here. Small world, huh? Anyway, do you wanna go get some coffee? There is a Starbucks just two minutes from here. I can drive you or we can walk and spend more time together."
When he asked me this, I completely forgot about my life back home, including Jonathan. "YES," I replied a little to excitedly, "I'd rather walk and get to know you. Just let me run in and tell my dad."
"Cool... I will wait here."
I went inside to ask my dad if I could go and was blown away by the interior of the house. The entryway was so grand and everything was white. The stairway, which was spiral, the flooring, and all the walls. I looked up and saw a massive chandelier hanging, it had diamonds on it that shimmered when light hit it. I yelled telling my dad I was leaving and ran outside before he could say no.
"Alright, let's go."
It took us five minutes to get to Starbucks, but on the way I found out that he was 18 and he was going to the same high school that I would. He also told me that he was going to university of Pennsylvania in the fall to major in premed. I was shocked because I was going to the same college and majoring in the same thing. As we entered Starbucks, he grabbed the door and held it open for me and my heart almost melted. He isn't only hot, but polite and he is very smart. I mean, UPenn is an Ivy League.
"Alright, Julia. You're paying," I looked at him shocked because I left my wallet in the car. He quickly said, "Just kidding. I'm paying and you can't deny it," as he gave me a little shove. I ordered my white chocolate mocha and he ordered an Americano with extra cream. He found a table and we sat down. We talked and talked and talked until I looked at my phone and four hours passed! I saw two missed calls from Jonathan and my heart skipped a beat. Crap! How could I forget about my boyfriend of five years? I'm such an idiot.
I looked up at Hunter, bit my lip and said, "I need to go to the bathroom I'll be right back."
I got up and went to the bathroom and called Jonathan back.
"Hey, babe sorry I missed your call."
"No problem Julia. So, are you there yet? I miss you so much already."
"Umm yeah I'm here. I missed you too," I said this even though it was a lie.
"How's the house?"
"Great. Look Jonathan, I'm kinda busy okay?"
"Yeah Jules it's fine. I'll talk to you tomorrow. I love you"
"Love you too, bye," I hung up the phone and started to cry. How could I be so freaking stupid? I love Jonathan but I think I really like Hunter. I wiped my tears and went back to Hunter.
"Are you okay Jules? It looks like you were crying."
"I'm fine," but really I was panicking. He called me Jules. That's what John calls me. What am I gonna do?
"It started pouring while you were in there and there is a movie in twenty minutes, do you want to go see it? We can call an Uber."
"That sounds wonderful," I said as I forgot all about my worries. Just being with him makes me feel better.
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Hunter and I were sitting outside the movie theater after the movie waiting for an Uber when it started snowing. He gave me his jacket and wrapped his arms around me and we sat like that for the five minutes it took for the car to arrive. We drove home and he walked me to my front door and said, "I had an amazing time with you tonight. I would love to do it again some time, maybe tomorrow."
"It was a wonderful night and I would love to hang out tomorrow," I said as he pulled me in for a nice, warm hug. He smelled so good. I knew he was wearing cologne and I loved it.
I turned to open the front door when he said, "Wait."
He pulled me in and kissed me straight on the lips. I can't believe how it made me feel. I never felt this way with Johnny, even after we had been dating for a while. We both looked into each other's eyes and smiled as we went in for another. We spent about five minutes kissing before I started to freeze my ass off.
"Alright Hunter. Good night."
"Julia wait. Let me give you my phone number."
We exchanged numbers and then he gave a kiss on the cheek.
"Good night Jules. I really loved this and I can't wait for tomorrow."
I smiled as I went inside. I have never felt this way about anyone before. I think that I am falling in love with him. But, how can I? We just met.
