Leslie opened up the door, trying not to let her eyes widen too much. The guy cleared his throat and put one hand on the back of his neck. The other, he propped in Leslie’s doorway. “Hi um, I’m your next door neighbor. I was just um….well I saw you today. I mean I wasn’t staring at you or anything…I just , you know….well I was outside and stuff and I saw that you were um…well, you were outside too, and so I….” He was cut off when Leslie started to laugh a little. He did the same and took a deep breath. “Let me try this again. Hi, my name is Nick.” He held out his hand and Leslie shook it.
“Hi Nick, my name is Leslie.” Nick smiled and Leslie invited him in. He walked in and sat down on a chair in the living room. Leslie told him to wait there for a second and she walked behind a tall painted screen to dry off and change her clothes. As she did, Nick watched her silhouette. He looked down and quickly grabbed a small pillow from behind him to cover himself. He watched again as Leslie put on some clothes. She came back out in cut off shorts and a small tank top. She saw Nick and the pillow and blushed. She sat down in a chair beside him and they talked for a little while. They had so much in common. They both loved music and sports. They had the same sense of humor, everything. Leslie noticed after a while that Nick was sweating. “I’m so sorry about the air Nick, I called this morning to have it fixed, but the guy said he would be busy until the end of the week, so I guess I’m kinda stuck until then.” She laughed a little, “I think I’ve been practically living in that swimming pool since I got here to keep cool.”
Nick laughed too, “Yeah, I noticed.” He quickly realized what he had just said, and looked to see if Leslie had caught on…she had. They were both quiet for a few moments. Then Nick cleared his throat again, “Well Leslie, it was nice to meet you. I’d better be going. But maybe I’ll see you again soon.” He smiled again and Leslie led him to the door. She said goodnight and closed it behind him. She went upstairs to her bedroom and looked out her window. She could see Nick’s front door from there. Now she was pretty far away…but she could have sworn that she saw a big smile on his face as he opened the door. He looked back before going in. Leslie looked towards the street too when she heard a car door shut. Leslie’s smile faded though when she saw a girl with long blonde hair stepping out. She looked back at Nick. He met the girl halfway and Leslie felt her heart sink as she watched them kiss….