The Boy Next Door

ch.7

Nate ended up taking me home. Great....Kat left with Zayn. and Charlie left with Mason. The movie theatre wasn't that far from our neighborhood so we just walked back. It was pretty late now, the sun had already gone down, and it was getting colder. Of course knowing me I'm always cold so I start shivering. I noticed Nate moving, and then he put his jacket over my shoulders.  No too close this isnt going to happen. I try to shrug it off and say,

"Im fine." but he insists on me wearing it so I finally just give in and wear it. Then me being a klutz I trip over something and fall to the ground scrapping me knee. I couldn't see what it was, but Nate was right beside me helping me sit up.

"Hey, you ok?" I sit up and say,

"Yeah, but I think I scrapped my knee." He picked me up bridal style, and walked to his house.

When we got in he took me up to his room, and sat me on the bed gently, and went to his bathroom. I looked out the window and noticed his window was straight across from mine. When he came back he turned on the light, and came over to me. Luckily I had on a pair of my shorts so it didn't tear. I still had on his jacket over my t-shirt. He sat on the floor, and looked at my knee. It was worse than I thought with blood dripping from it down my leg. He cleaned it up trying to be gentle, but when he reached a certain spot on my knee I winced and pulled back. He looked up at me and said,

"Im sorry." it was the first thing he had said to me since the movie. When he looked in my eyes I can tell the sorry had something more to it like he was saying sorry for a lot more like he was sincere about it. I dont know why I mean we barely knew eachother...He gently grabbed the back of my calf pulling it back to infront of him. He softly cleaned out my wound, and grabbed a band aid putting it on the scrape. He stood up and put the things back in his bathroom, and I watched him. He walked back out and looked at me making eye contact. I stood up slowly.

"I...better go.." I said quietly.  He slowly walked over to me until he was standing centimeters away from me. I looked down not knowing what to do. He lifted my chin up looking in my eyes and slowly leaned forward. I shook my head moving back.

"Nate...I cant.."

he stepped forward again holding my face in his hands.

"What are you afraid of?.." my breath became shaky as I looked in his eyes.

" I'm afraid that you will leave me and forget about me. Im afraid Im just going to be your summer fling, and you are going to move on when school startd, but most of all im afraid you are going to hurt me by breaking my heart..." I hadn't noticed but as I was talking he had leaned his head against mine, and whrn I finished I looked in his eyes, and I knew he could see the hurt in my eyes that I finally let him see. He cupped my cheek with one hand and held my waist with the other. He rubbed his thumb on my cheek, and finally whispered.

"I would never hurt you,  and you're not going to be just my summer fling, because im in love with you Jules."

hey everyone! Im back! we are out of school today because of snow! so I decided to update! I love you guys! ♡-Erika