12 dates of Christmas [Completed]

Chapter 8

Cora

We're about to start our English class, but I first decide to go over to Mateo, who's talking to a guy sitting next to him. He looks up with a smile. I almost lose my nerve when both of them are focusing on me.

"Doyouwantto comeover andhang outat my place afterschool thatis if you'renot busy?" I blurt in some kind of gibberish.

At first Mateo looks at me, probably wondering what the hell I asked, but then a lightbulb goes off in his brain and he grins at me with his pearly whites.

And damn that smile weakens my knees and I'm so aware of the fact he hasn't answered yet.

"Sure", he finally says as casual as he can but I see the other part of him that's really surprised I asked him out.

"Okay then... well...I'm going back to my desk", I say and turn around to walk back to the front of the classroom. I see some of the girls glare at me.

Mateo

At first I didn't get what she said but when I noticed the blushing of Cora's cheeks I figured it out. The rest of our English class is a blur. All I can focus on is the girl at the front of the classroom.

At lunch, Zino found out that Cora asked me out and he is not a happy camper. Two dates in a row means better chances she's gonna kiss me.

Cora

We get to my room and I show him around. He sits down on the couch.

"So, ehrm... do you want to watch a movie?" I ask.

"Sure why not", he says looking at me intently.

I put on Netflix and we banter a little about what we should watch. We end up with a cheesy movie we've both seen already but I don't care. I like hanging out with Mateo. And the way he glances at me makes me tingle.

Mateo

I'm in Cora's room. It's huge. We're watching a movie and she giggles very sweetly at the jokes. I like the sound she makes and when she slides her hand into mine I can't help but lace our fingers together. She bites her lip but keeps watching the movie. If it would be any other girl I would lean in to make out by now. But I've started to like Cora more and more for each time we've gone out. I like the way she smiles when no one is watching and how she tries to hide her glances. But mostly I like the way her hand fits in mine.

Cora

Late at night when I'm lying in bed looking at the ceiling, I think about the fact that Mateo didn't make one move to kiss me today, even though I wanted him to. He is clearly more of a gentleman than I thought he'd be. And then I think about Zino. I should perhaps see if he likes me as much as I like him. But do I really like him as much as I like Mateo? It's all really confusing. The best thing I can do is to let it be and just fall asleep.