The Only Exception

Screw my broken heart

My first week of college was going pretty good. Except for the first day of that one class. I absolutely hated it. And I didn't want to see the handsome cocky guy.

I went to the library during my gap from a class because I had to get a new book. I stopped in the middle of the hallway because I saw mr. Cocky. He eyed me, and looked down at the grey carpet and smiled to himself. I eyed him.

"Nice seeing you here" he grinned. "What?"

He chuckled, "do you do that all the time?" "No." I said, getting a book and not looking at him. "Maria." I then looked up at his too gorgeous face. "Ugh. Seriously." I told him. He looked at me, with a raised eyebrow and said, "what's wrong with me? Do I have something on my face?"

I sighed, "dude. You've got such a nice face and if I look at it, I might be hypnotized or something." He laughed. And that's when the librarian came over to us, "can you students go talk somewhere else, please." His face was getting pink from holding in his laughter. I still hate him.

Once we were outside of the library and into the quad, he said, "wait you think I have a nice face?" I rolled my eyes. Why do I say unnecessary things. If awkwardness were a disease, I'd have it all over me. I was mentally hitting myself.

"What do you want Rick?" I tell him. I can barely see because the sun was on my face, so through squinting eyes I was able to see his face, and man was he so cute. "I want to get to know you more. You've got a nice face too." He smiles. I couldn't help but smile back at him. And I knew there was chemistry, here, between us. "Thanks. But now what?!" I said. "Eager aren't we" he smiled. "No. But you said you wanted to get to know me." Someone throw me away please. "I do. But not in school. Let's hangout."

I just stared at him, blankly. "Lets pizza? You said you liked pizza." He said. And I was surprised that someone would pay attention to me the way that he did. A lot of people presented that day, why would he remember my presentation. "Uh. Sure but I'm just warning you, I'm awkward." I told him. "I don't mind awkward, Maria."

That's when we walked across the quad together. He was a lot taller than me, but I didn't mind. Walking side by side, I saw his muscular arms.

"My car or yours?" He asked. "I'll take my own, I don't know if you're a murder or whatever." He laughed, "girl..you're too much. But alright I guess, I'll take you to this pizza place. I've been here for two years, and got used to the pizza places here." I raised an eyebrow, "where are you from?"
"Born and raised in Wisconsin." "Oh wow, a Wisconsin boy." He grinned, "it's the dairy land of America." I was getting too comfortable with him, and it felt weird for this to be so easy, like we just clicked all together. I don't want to sound cheesy (pun intended because he's from Wisconsin) or anything but like it feels like we were meant to be. I had to stop because Leo had broken my heart because I let him into my life easily too. But somehow it feels so different with Rick. His charm is making me act like a thirteen year old girl.

We went to our cars and I watched as his blue Ford Focus drove off. I followed in my car. Okay. I had no idea what I was doing. This was too good to be true. I couldn't ditch him now. This isn't a date gone wrong, because it hasn't. He's so nice and friendly. He's so easy to talk to.

So I watched as he lead me to a pizza place called Louis Pizzas. I parked next to him, and he watched me as I got out of my car. "So, what do you think?" He asked, looking at the pizzeria. "I have been here." "Yeah but not with me." "How does that make my experience different?" "Because I'm me. I am what you are missing here in Iowa." He grinned from ear to ear. His grin was getting to me. Every time his lips formed a smile, my stomach erupted into many butterflies. Oh no. Please snap out of it. Who am I and what have I done with myself. I am not thirteen, I am a twenty year old woman. Focus Maria. Focus.