I was laughing, I was putting a sad façade, and I bet he saw it when he begins to apologies. I can feel his eyes bore into my figure as I stop laughing.
"Anaya are you alright?" I was still snickering.
"It might have offended someone else Nic, but I'm much stronger than just mere words, sorry if I made you worried, I was joking with you," I said and expecting a laugh from him, I was more surprise on what happened next.
The chair suddenly scrapped and I couldn't help to frown, did he leave because I had pranked him?
"Hey –" I try to reach out to him to see if he did leave –" Are you mad that I – oh."
I stopped working, Anaya Moore.exe stop working.
You must be wondering why, well, I was going to say some more words when he had hugged me from behind, I couldn't move a bit, no big deal, right? I should reassure, but my heart wasn't cooperating as it was thumping very loudly, I don't think my heart got the idea of 'no big deal'.
"You are so strong Anaya Moore, and I admire you for that," he hugs tighter, and it lasted about 17 seconds, yes, I counted.
When he had let me go all I can do is sit in the chair as I heard the other chair scrape the floors indicating that the Nicholas had sat down, it was unexpected, and I didn't really don't know how to act since this is all new.
Could it be? What Liz and Yura had said was true, was this a date?
"I'm sorry it was a sudden move there," he clears his throat, "I just thought you need the hug, you were looking so sad…" I was?
"Oh… I was? I was doing fine though…" telling him that, I looked sad?
"Oh… look, John, they are so cute," in a distant over to my left I heard someone said and I could hear Nicholas snicker.
"They were like us, Emily maybe the less world war II scenario, are you two on a date?" My eyes widen, date? Am I the only one who was not understanding the situation, and who was that? I could only tense.
I turn my head a little and gives whoever in the side a smile, "We're not –"but again I was surprised by what happened next as my hands were suddenly intertwined with someone.
"Thank you, my girlfriend is shy, and it's our first date, so we're a bit nervous," hearing a little laughter from the side of the table, I could guess the elderly couple was happy.
"Young love, well go on, we wouldn't want to interrupt don't we John?" The elderly woman had said, "You have a lovely girlfriend, and very beautiful. I hope you both will last forever," she said and then she had gone with her husband indicating that they left.
"I don't think so Emily, come on now love, let's give them the privacy, it's their first date." He chuckles.
Our hands were still intertwined, and I was tense, my head was spinning, and I feel like I'm going to go haywire, and it seems like Nicholas was not aware of what he was doing.
"Thank you, and I will, of course, take care of her." My heart begins to flutter. He was doing things to me, something I'm not familiar with. What is it?
I feel him shifted in his place and he sighs, "Hope you don't mind Anaya Moore, They looked so happy, and I couldn't help to play along."
"Hm... Nic…"
"Oh… but don't worry, please don't think that you are force into this Anaya and –"
"Nic…"
"Anaya I'm so sorry I shouldn't have, gosh I'm so stupid, please don't leave and –"
"NIC!" I shouted, hands still intertwined, somehow over his rambles I manage to calm him down, he sure does have a rambling problem, he was a bit different with what the girls at the campus would describe him, he was known for his cocky attitude, and he was sure confidence and I would have thought he didn't like to stutter.
Another thing I'm learning about him.
He was quiet indicating he was listening, "Nic, you don't have to treat me like I'm a glass doll, I know it was a joke, and yes, you should have thought about what I think, but I'm okay alright?" I quietly smile, I didn't know what he's reaction would be, I hope I wasn't the first person who scolded him like this, or was I?
"It's not every day I get to joke around like this, and besides can you let go?"
"Huh?" he asked, and I lifted our linked arms together.
"Oh…" He was quiet. Was he embarrassing? Or is this something he was used to with girls, I doubted that Nicholas only went out with one, he was known to be a player at Campus, hell he wouldn't have asked me out on this friendly outing, was he feeling something that I had felt?
Hell yes he was, he was only joking with the elderly couple and wanted to have some fun, something he had to want to do, he used to have a girlfriend, and he couldn't find the right time to be doing this.
He was a bit using Anaya Moore, but he knows she wasn't the kind of people who throw herself at people, and she wasn't the one who had begged for pity, another he had to admire about her. It was also the first time someone had argued with him over the status, girls who weren't Anaya would have swoon knowing he told people she was his girlfriend.
So he was more cautious than ever with Anaya, so seeing himself embarrassed by the situation of holding a girls hand like this makes him wonder, was he in too deep?
He was feeling something in his stomach, and it was pleasant, he felt comfortable. Something he hadn't felt in years while being with a girl, as their hand's touch so did their heart.
"Oh… I'm sorry," she couldn't help to laugh, his heart made another flip and thumping sound could be heard. He was fidgeting in his seat, wanting to stop his heart from beating too loud.
As he was also curious over her, did she have the same reaction he did? It confuses him to know that she was so calm over all of this, or was it because she was someone hard to read?
No matter he was ready to break her walls one by one.