Nathan and Micah

The One Song

Song: Faster Car by Loving Caliber

I strongly suggest listening to the song while you read this.

"Come on! There must be one. Just keep looking."
"I can't be bothered, Nathan. Just give up already!" We are lying on my bed, side by side, scrolling through songs on our playlists, looking for one that we both like. I have given up, after what feels like hours of looking through songs. Nathan, however, has made it his 'life goal' to find one. I toss my phone onto the ground and roll onto my side to face him. I brush his hair out of his eyes. We lie like that for a few minutes while he plays songs for me. I shake my head for all of them.
"Nathan, can we do something else. You'll have to go home soon."
"Ok, fine," Nathan throws his phone to the end of the bed and rolls onto his side. Our faces are so close, I can feel his breath on my neck. He reaches to run his hand through my hair. I close my eyes, drinking in the sunlight that is pouring into the room. Nathan is humming a song under his breath.
"Nathan, can you hum louder?" I ask.
"Hm, oh sure." He starts to hum louder. I'm struggling to catch the tune but it definitely sounds familiar. My brain is aching from how hard I am thinking. And then it clicks. I sit up, grabbing my phone off the floor.
"What is it, Micah?" Nathan tries to look over my shoulder but I turn the screen away from him. I scroll through my playlist, through the 87 songs. I know exactly which song Nathan was humming, and exactly where to find it.
"Ha! Ok, is this the song you were humming?" I press play on the song.
"Micah! You just did it! You found a song that we both like!" We both start laughing, I turn the volume up to maximum.
"It only took us a month and 100's of songs!" I yell over the music. Nathan's eyes are glowing and his single dimple is showing. I can't process what is happening as Nathan pulls me into a kiss. My first kiss!
When he pulls away, my cheeks feel hot and my palms are sweaty. My heart is beating so fast, I am sure he can hear it. I can barely meet his eyes when he lifts my chin. He is blushing so much, it's adorable.
"Was that too much?" he asks. I reply by kissing him again.

I just had my first kiss, in my bedroom, with Nathan, sitting on my bed and listening to Faster Car.