Popular Freak

Chapter 6

"Oh...umm...Damion... Listen I like you but I already have a date for homecoming."

"Oh... ok..." He looks down. "Its ok. I should have known. Listen I'll see you Monday."

"I'm sorry Damion."

"No... its ok. See you." He turns and walks away.

I turn around and walk to Nik's car. When I get in he looks at me with a questioning look.

"It was nothing. He just had a question." I say. I look at him and he seems to relax a bit.

"Ready to go home?" He asks

"Yeah. You staying over?"

"If you don't mind. That way we can get a head start for tomorrow. Its going to be a long day."

"Yeah I'm super excited."

We get on the road and drive back to my place. The drive is a long silence. I cant stop thinking about how upset Damion looked when I told him no. We pull up in front of my house and Nik turns to me.

"You sure you're ok?"

"Yeah. I promise."

We get out of the car and go inside to my bed room. I start to go to my closet to change when Nik grabs my hand.

"Riley...."

"Yeah Nik?"

"About that kiss"

"What about it?"

He looks away but then looks back at me. He sighs "Nothing. Never mind."

"Nik, what is it? You can talk to me about anything."

"First tell me why you were so quiet on the way here."

"Damion asked me to homecoming."

He looks at me startled. Then a look of hurt reaches his eyes. "Oh well I'm happy for you." He turns away from me.

I grab his hand and face him towards me. "Look at me Nik." It takes him a few minutes but then he looks at me. I look him in the eye. "I told him no. I told him that I already had a date to homecoming."

"You do?"

I chuckle. "Yes goofball. I have a date already."

"Oh... who?"

"Seriously Nikoli William Freeman?"

"Woah, hold on. What did I do wrong? The only time you use my full name is when I do something wrong."

"Oh I know. But you should know who my date is." I glare at him trying to hide my smile. He looks confused. "You"

"Me?" He looks down at the floor trying to figure it out.

"You are my date dork."

He looks up to me in surprise.

"Really? We made a pact over the summer to go to every dance together. I'm not going to break that promise."

"Oh... right the promise" he looks sad.

"And I don't want to go with anyone else but you."

"Really?" He asks with so much hope in his voice.

"Yes really. Now tell me what you were going to say earlier."

He looks away blushing. "Well about the kiss we shared."

"Yes what about it?"

"Did you feel anything? Or was it just a dare to you?"

He watches me intently. I look down at the floor thinking about how amazing it felt to kiss him. I slowly lift my eyes to him. He looks so nervous, finally I say "Yes Nik, I felt something."