For the Love of Dance

Chapter 13

Leo

"You are kidding me? This guy did not do that." Nolan says, almost as shocked with the situation as I was.

"Yeah, he would not leave us alone." I say feeling myself getting angrier the more we talk about Justin and the events of yesterday. The anger had nothing to do with Denise. She was perfect like always and she unfortunately was friends with Justin. I don't blame her, the guy seems to have some redeeming qualities. The one quality that I can't seem to get over is the fact that he is into Denise.

"I don't know what you want me to say other then the fact that you have no right to be upset with him." Nolan says pushing slightly ahead as we went up the trail. We decided that we were going to go for a jog today on one of the local trails. It was beautiful, nature always has a way of calming me down. Despite the beauty, I could still feel the anger consuming me as we continued talking about last night.

"What do you mean? It is pretty clear that Denise and I are together." I say, trying to push myself to catch up with Nolan. A cold breeze reaches me and the anger that was building seems to recede, but only for a little bit.

"Look, it's not like you and Denise are boyfriend and girlfriend. You said so yourself that she has not referred to you as such." Nolan says. I hated when he was right.

"I know we aren't official ... official but still, you would think that this guy would get the hint." I say, one punch away from hitting a nearby tree as the anger continues to build up.

"Guys don't catch hints, they see a hot girl and they go for it. Unless there is a ring or a comment made, the guy is not going to stop trying." Nolan says, stopping me in my tracks underneath a large oak tree.

"The real question is why are you so jealous of this guy when you guys are not official?" Nolan says while bending down to tie his shoes.

"I don't know... I mean, I definitely do care for her and it makes me sick thinking of her with that Justin guy." I say clenching my fists as the image of Denise and Justin together invade my mind.

"Then do something about it. It's really not that complicated." he says while going onto the next shoe. Everything he was saying was making sense. I should tell Denise that I wanted to commit to her, but what if that's not what she wants. Also, I know nothing about commitment. The longest relationship I've ever had, lasted 4 months. I was going to fuck this up. I didn't want to fuck this up. I run my hands through my hair running through scenarios in my mind.

"Look, I know you have had bad luck with relationship in the past, I would know as I've met all 25 of your different girlfriends," Nolan says laughing. I have definitely not had 25 girlfriends. "But, you seem pretty happy with this girl. You owe it to yourself to try it out."

Everything he was saying made sense. I really liked Denise and she was different from the other girls I have dated in the past. At the same time, there are so many things that could go wrong. However, I knew I would regret it if she ended up with another guy.

"I hate to say this, but your right" I say, hoping that he will choose not to gloat but, I was wrong.

"I'm always right." He says, pulling away from the tree and running ahead. Prick. I quickly follow him trying to make up as much ground as I can.

"So when are you going to tell her?" Nolan asks facing forward, I hope he trips.

"I don't know, maybe I'll invite her to dinner and than tell her then." I say.

"Really dinner?" Nolan chuckles. "I'm kidding, whatever you decide to do will be amazing but nothing compares to how I win the ladies over."

"Maybe you should stop talking and focus on running" I say pushing ahead of him. I stayed focused on the path ahead of me so that he doesn't take the lead.

Ding! Shit. I hear Nolan say something but I ignore it as I focus on the text I just received.

Denise: Hey, I was just wondering if we are going to meet up anytime soon?

I smile at the text. What are the odds that we both thinking of doing the same thing. I look up knowing that Nolan had a substantial lead now but I couldn't care less.

Leo :I was just going to ask you the same thing. Are you stalking me:P But anyways, you up for dinner tomorrow night?

Almost a minute later she responds.

Denise:Don't flatter yourself and that sounds good.

Leo : Then it's a date.