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Chapter 10

*Nick*
I walked out of my room and waited in the living room for Nat. I wanted to go get some lunch and talk, and just be together something that we haven’t done in a long time. As I waited I looked at the living room and how much it smelled like beer, then I thought how could I do this to her she’s such a good friend and I have to make it smell like this. As my thought came into my mind, Nat came in there.
I looked up and saw that she was wearing khakis and a black tank top. “You ready?” she asked.
“Yeah.” I said and we walked out of the apartment in silence and walked to the car.
While I started up the car and drove out of the driveway, Nat asked me. “Where are we going?”
“I just thought of going somewhere for lunch then we can decide from there, that okay with you?”
“Yeah, it’s good. At least I’m not doing anything today.” she said.
I sighed and said. “Me too.”
In the restaurant we sat there ordered, and then started to talk. “So, how has Joel been treating you?” I asked.
She looked at me and then at the bread in front of her. “Same way I treat him, he has a girlfriend that he loves very much and because of this, him and me just both don’t care. But when my dad get’s to him I know the power is going to overcome him.”
“That’s why your not doing anything with him today, on Valentines day?”
“Yes, he just said we’re not doing anything today so I went with it.”
“That works.” I said.
“So have you been seeing anyone?” she asked.
“No, I don’t want to.” I said looking into her eyes.
“You should, it would just make all of that easier for me.”
“But I don’t want to Nat, I still have feelings for you, they can’t just go away in a matter of months, I know in a few ... ten years they will be but not right now.” I said.
“Nick, your going to find someone else who you love, and you’ll get married, you just wait. You’ll be happy and I’ll be stuck doing household wife stuff all the time.”
“I won’t be happy.” I said.
She smiled at my comment as the food came, we ate and then afterwards we continued.
“Nick, I want you to find someone else, to live a dream of having a family, everything that we talked about. And trust me you will always be happier than me in life.”
“I can’t.... I.... won’t have.....” I paused and looked at her. I walked around the table and sat next to her. “You.” I said softly. She smiled. “You’ll have the memories.”
“I want you, all the time, to touch, to talk too. I miss that. We haven’t done any of that stuff since we found out.”
“I know...” She said. I watched as the tears formed in her eyes. “Come on let’s go home. I don’t want you to cry here, maybe later, but not here.” I said as she laughed. “That’s my Nat.” I paid for lunch and we went home.
As we got home, I unlocked the door and before I let her in I asked. “You wanna watch a movie?”
“Sure.” She said.
We went back into the living room and sat on the couch, I popped in the first movie that I saw which was She’s all that. Nat sat on one side of the couch while I sat on the other. I then slowly moved next to her and whispered into her ear. “For the last time ever, can I be your valentine?” she giggled so I pulled her closer to me and we sat there watching the movie.
After a while, we started to kiss, not those kind of friendly kisses, a make out kiss, we started doing that and before we knew it all of our clothes were discarded and we were making love on the floor. Then, I picked her up and took her into her room and we did it again. Twice in one day was what we both needed. After wards, we both caught our breathes and she looked at me.
“Nicky?” she said. I looked at her and smiled.
“Yeah.” I said.
“Have you ever thought of going outside and making love?” she asked and giggled.
“Yeah.” I said and gave her an odd look. “Why?” I asked.
“Cuz, mez thinks that we should go outside and make love under the stars.” she said and ran her nails on my chest.
“And mez thinks that you are drunk.” I said.
“Mez thinks that I’m not.” she said and put her mouth on my shoulder and started to suck on it.
I started to do the same to her shoulder. Then after awhile I pulled her away and got on top of her, straddling her stomach. “So youz think that wez should go and make love out there?” I said.
“Mez thinks so.” she said.
“And mez thinks that you are drunk.” I said and brought my face closer to hers.
“And mez don’t think so.” she said and giggled.
“Then why are you laughing?” I asked now on the side of her with our faces still inches next to each other.
“Cuz, I’m drunk.” She said.
“On what?” I asked raising an eyebrow at her.
“You.” she said. We then pulled each other into a kiss and started to kiss again. When I pulled away I looked at the clock. “So you still wanna do this? We can do it later tonight.”
“Yeah.” She said looking at me with a huge grin on her face.
“Well, we can eat some pizza, order it and then go outside. You like that?”
“Yes.” She said. And got up taking all the sheets with her. I sat up and looked at her.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“Going to change, you don’t want me to walk around naked with the pizza guy do you?” she asked.
“That brings some nice ideas to my head.” I said. She threw a pillow at me and went into her closet.
“You know Nat, I don’t care what you look like when the pizza comes.” I said.
She came out of the closet dressed in a t shirt and a pair of my boxers. “Just order it.” she said.
“Okay, cheese okay?”
“Yes.” She said and sat next to me. Putting her head on my shoulder. I ordered it and then looked at her. “What?” she asked.
“My boxers?” I said.
“Yes, your boxers, I like them. Now go get some clothes on, unless you want my ideas to come true.” she said. I laughed and got up and tossed some clothes on.
When I came back Nat seemed lost in thought. I plopped myself down next to her and then said. “I gotta ask you something.”
“Hmm...” she said.
“I know that I can’t marry you, but I want you to wear this.” I said pulling out a box with a ring in it. Sort of a friendship type thing.
Nat looked at it and then smiled at me. “Thanks.” she said all teary eyed. “Awe come here.” I said pulling her closer to me. She then looked at her other hand where both of her engagement rings were, she took the other one off and threw it out the window. I looked at her and said. “What was that for?” I asked.
“I hate him.” she said and sat down next to me.