Wild One

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Wild One

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"So If x equals three what's the answer?" Nick asked leaning over my paper. I could smell his cologne and Jesus was it intoxicating. I found myself more then once leaning into him. It had been a week since our tutoring sessions began. I had managed to finish a whole months worth of sheets. My teachers were surprised I finished so quickly but I knew it was all thanks to Nick. Surprisingly enough I found I had come to like Nick, a little.

"Rose, are you listening?" Nick's forehead formed worry lines. I moved my head back, away from his. We were in too close proximity that if someone were to walk in it would look as if we were about to kiss.

"Yeah." I said, looking at the sheet of paper infront while my hands were sweating gallons. Gross, I had no idea where that habit had come from. It hadn't been a problem until these tutoring sessions. Nick and I had formed a sort of private relationship. We would only talk to eachother during our sessions and ignore eachother outside of them. It wasn't as if we saw eachother much anyway.

"Then what's the answer?" he asked smirking. He obviously knew I hadn't really been paying attention. God, how I loved that smirk. I shook my head at that thought. What was that?

"Um...three." I mumble randomly. I had no clue I was too busy smelling you like some weirdo, is what I thought.

"Wrong. It's twenty-four." he's smirk widened as he wrote the answer down. The bell rang signaling the end of the session and my sweaty palms. I sigh and stood up nearly hitting him in the face.

"My bad." I mutter gathering my things. Jesus! When did I become a total klutz? More so when did Nick make me, Rosalie Howards self-proclaimed wild child, nervous?

"It's cool." He said laughing lightly while grabbing his bag. "So I'll see you this afternoon." He stated walking backwards slowly. We had a routine now, it seemed when no one was in sight he would walk me all the way to my locker. Sometimes he would catch one of his friends instead.

"Yeah." I said catching up to him. He opened the door leading to the hallway. I muttered a 'thanks' and we walked past people. When we reached my locker he handed me a sheet of paper.

"What's this?" I asked.

"A list of the rest of the assignments you have left." he said.

I gave a low whistled. "Damn." I said.

"It's not as bad as it looks. I mean were already half way through." he leaned against the locker next to mine. He looked different leaning against my locker like that. He turned his head to look down the hall and I admired his face. When he saw one of his friends approaching he stood striaght and I knew our time was over. "See you." he called before leaving.

"See..." I trailed off when I noticed he wouldn't be able to hear me.

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By Saturday I was ready for our study session. I had dressed up in my usual Saturday clothes. Maybe we would finish earlier then usual today and I would be able to go out. It had been a whole week with me not going out and I was going crazy.

The door bell rang and I walked to answer it;my parents were out at some dinner they had for my dad's work so it would just me Nick and I. I braced myself for the night ahead.

"Hey..." He trailed off whatever else he was going to say.

"Are you gonna come in anytime soon?" I joked. He shook his head and gave a forced laugh.