Waves at once

Chapter 10

When the waves came onto shore

Time had passed and life had moved on, work load had increased meaning my time at the library had as well.

"I bought you coffee" a fruity voice said, I looked up to see Oliver's clouded grey eyes as he smiles showing me his dimples , he rarely ever smiled. But when he did he had me in the palm of his hand

"Thanks love" I smile as I plant a brief kiss on his lips. It was cloudy day and the library was warm and smelt of old books and cologne.

"So, I was thinking" he starts and I raised my eyebrows as I stare at him through my reading glasses. He had taken a seat across from me allowing me to look up between him and my notes every now and again

"Mmhmm" I hummed gently as I ruled a line under my headings

"Dinner? Tomorrow night ? We can go to to Pied à Terre" he knew that was my favorite restaurant as he watched me eagerly, almost as if he were nervous about my response.

"Of course" I smile looking up at him as I drop my pencils and grab his hand , a massive childish grin falls onto his face and he kisses my knuckles

"Great, is eight fine?" He raises an eyebrow and I nod amused by his excitement

"Works for me. What are your plans right now?" I ask curiously

"Nothing significant , just wanted to drop off coffee and organize a date night... I have a French now" he answers as he checked his watch standing up while grabbing his books to leave, I had finished school early today as my last class had ended just around fifth period then I had two double free periods "I love you" he says as he walks away.

"I love you too" I respond while I admired him walk away. His brunette hair was curled in different directions as he walked confidently in his uniform , he knew his worth.

Time passed again and I found my motivation to work had died out. I rested my head on my notes trying my hardest not to fall asleep as I did this.I packed up my books in defeat and decided to try go to the courtyard for some fresh (cold) air.

The wind blew lightly as making the tips of my ears freeze up slightly as I rested my bag next to me and pulled out my reading book. It was the perfect time to indulge in some literature.But as I began to rip through the pages and the ink a funny presence threw me off track.

"Hello Julie" Hunter smiles and I returned the favor as I gestured for him to sit down "how's your day been?" He ask while he runs a hand through his luscious hair

"Passive" I shrug "you?"

"Nothing interesting until now" he smiles and for some reason I feel a blush creeping onto my cheeks

"When are you coming by my house , I still owe you a coffee" he raises an eyebrow and I shrug.

"I honestly think you need to come by mine again, you left your coat" I roll my eyes and he's eye widen in bewilderment

"No way - ohhh" he's recalls the day we had studied for Bio together and began to chuckle

"Yeah - ohhh" I mockingly tease

"I don't think your brother likes me that much" he adds and I nod

"He doesn't, he keeps asking why you come by" I joke and I begin to feel a weird tingling sensation in my stomach as my foot brushed against his

" Do you tell him that your obsessed me?" He chirps and I laugh as I roll my eyes, I was so happy that he was here , it was a rather unexplainable feeling.

"I tell him that you stalk me" I joke wiggling my eyebrows and now it's his turn to laugh

"Touché, touché" He nods and I smile cheekily as if I've won a medal. Every time I was around him, I couldn't wrap my head around how fascinating his eyes were - you'd think I'd be use to it by now but it's one of those things you never actually get use to. It's the first thing I always notice and the last thing I'll ever forget.

"What?" He ask raising an eyebrow curiously and I quickly bat my lashes trying to re-collect myself from my daze

"Oh nothing" I feel my face go red as I quickly look down at my book, I began to fidget with my fingers trying to look anywhere but at his face.

"No, tell me" he pushes as he laughs trying to make eye contact with me but I wasn't allowing for such

"Leave it,Hunter" I shake my head as I push a strand of hair behind my ear "it's really nothing , I promise"

"If it's nothing then why can't you tell me?" He furrows his eyebrows and I inevitably ended up starting back into his eyes. I felt my heart stop for a second my stomach churned and my cheeks heated up, I felt flustered and agitated, I didn't understand why though.

"Are y-you coming over to my place?" I tripped over my words , something I never did. I looked away trying my hardest to hide my agitation.

"After you tell me why you were starting at me , yeah" he raised an eyebrow almost as confused as I. I blink for a moment as he stared at me and felt my hands becoming clammy as my face got hotter "Are you okay?" He seemed concerned and I nod quickly as I tried to keep a stone face

"Yeah, I'm fine - uh, it was nothing , I just like , I noticed your eyes" I shrugged trying not to cause that much of a scene.

"Oh , yeah you told me that already" he says and my eyes go wide

" I told you what?"

"You told me how much you liked my eyes , or something along those lines - I can't remember that exacts" he shrugs causally as he helps himself to a sip of my coffee and I nod not remembering this incident

"Of course I did" I mutter and he chuckles making the tingles in my stomach heighten in intensity.

"It's nothing to be embarrassed about"he teases as he smirks and I roll my eyes unable to keep a smile off my face

"I'm not embarrassed" I mutters looking down at my phone to check the time

"Then why are you going so red?" He questions raising an eyebrow and I go quiet for a moment

"I'm not embarrassed" are the only words that are able to leave my mouth at this point as I look back to my book. I felt his gaze linger on me as we sat in silence, my cheeks were heating at a rapid pace and my mind was spinning , the image of his eyes played over and over again and my heart was speeding up.

"You're actually very beautiful Juliet , you know that?" his voice was husky and for some god forsaken reason I stopped and looked up at him. His eyes bore into me and I was trying to hold myself together, I don't know what had gotten into me but it had to get out. I stand up abruptly unsure what I was actually doing as I began to pack

"Uhm, I - I've gotta go , Paul's waiting out the back, I mean in the -"

"Juliette breath ... it was just a compliment" he jokes and I take a breath trying to swallow all the emotions I felt.

"Yeah,I'll see you around, Hunt" and I walk away briskly not allowing him to say another words.

"Hello Julie" Paul says as he opens the door for me

"Hi" is all I manage to let out , as I sit in the seat and the door closed , there a moment of bliss and I feel relieved, as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulder. My cheeks begin to cool down and the feeling in my stomach slowly begins to fade out. I close my eyes as Paul begins to drive, trying to rationalize what had just happened. I had felt all this emotions that I have almost never experienced , the last time I had gotten that nervous was when Olly wanted to see me after our last break up.

Hunter had made me feel all these emotions that , to be quite frank, I didn't like feeling. He had made me feel unsure and ridiculed, I was discomforted by the whole ordeal. But at the same time , it felt as if I had taken a shot of adrenaline and I was buzzing in the best way possible.I felt all these emotions, and they hit me like one giant wave knocking me over into the sea full of them. There was no warning or signs, just a sudden hit and I was out. He left me perplexed and frightened in the worst and best way possible.