After All This Time

• Four •

The bell for the end of the school day had rung out, I hung back at my locker for a moment and saw Craig coming my way, I waved to him. Craig walked up to me, the hallways had cleared completely by this point, I started toward the doors and Craig was by my side.
"Hey, Ken." Said Craig in his natural monotone voice, somehow I can tell whenever he wants something despite the tone.
"Yea?" I asked slowing my pace. Craig giggled and slid his hand into my right back pocket, palm lightly grasping my backside. I stopped and chuckled lightly, I wrapped my arm around his waist and spun around pushing him into the lockers next to us. I stood over Craig and looked him in the eyes, I hadn't noticed but a mischievous smirk had made it's way onto my face. A small smile seemed to invade Craig's usual blank expression, he retracted his hand from my back pocket and slinked it up around my waist. "Is this how things are gonna be now?" I ask with genuine wonder, I want to know if this is where our friendship will escalate to and if it will stay this way, we'll, it's probably more like I need to know..
"I hope so." Craig bit his lip. "Can we go somewhere?"
"Where?"
"Somewhere we can talk.." A pang if guilt washed into me, obviously this is gonna be about what happened Saturday night.
"Yea, we can go to Starks Pond."
"Sounds good."
We began walking towards the lake, why was it called a pond when it was clearly a lake? I'd like to know too. I feel something warm brush my hand and clasp onto it, of course I know Craig just grabbed my hand but I have to look down, I need to know that actually just happened. I look down to check and quickly look back up when I feel a rush to my face, I turn my head in the opposite direction to avoid his bright blue gaze.
"Embarrassed?" He asked. I didn't want to look away from him while I spoke to him, I turned my head back even though my cheeks burned.
"Flustered.." I corrected.
"Cute." Craig chuckles. I fluster even more and pull up the hood on my parka.