A cool breeze brought along the scent of car exhaust which caused Nathan to look up. There it was, Warren's blue car pulling into the school's parking lot. Nathan's stomach began to churn as he looked over at Victoria. She gave him a stern look, and he just knew. He knew this was the time, his shot. Yet he just looked at her with eyes full of worry, causing her to shake her head. He gulped and stood up.
When the one and only Max Caulfield stepped out of Warren's car, his heart sunk in his chest. He looked down at Victoria, whisper shouting, "How am I supposed to tell him now? He was on a date with her!"
"She's dating someone else," quietly replied Victoria as she handed him the single rose that was sitting to her left. "Don't forget this. Go get him. I believe in you."
With that, Nathan nodded. He took the rose in one of his hands, holding it behind his back as he took one step forward. However, he then proceeded to take one step back. He wanted to wait until Max had left, he didn't want her to know. It just simply wasn't going to be that easy, as Warren began to walk her back to her room. Victoria stood up just to smack Nathan on the back of the head. She asked, "What? Are just just going to let him walk away?"
Nathan inhaled deeply before cupping his hands around his mouth, rose in hand. "Warren Daniel Graham, I have something to tell you!" shouted Nathan. Max and Warren turned around looking utterly confused. At this point Victoria pushed Nathan forward, causing him to stumble. He shot a glare at her before jogging over in front of Warren. He looked over at Max, "Do you mind?"
"Yes I do, actually," retorted Max.
"Fine then, this will only take a minute," calmly replied Nathan.
Warren held up a hand, stopping Nathan from continuing. He said, "No. We aren't going to do this. You can get rid of that."
This struck Nathan, and he looked down at the flower in his hand, and back at Warren. Nathan turned and walked away, tossing the rose off to the side. More to himself than anyone else, Nathan said, "Well thanks, I'm glad you hate me. I hate me too."
"You're an idiot!" shouted Warren. Nathan turned to face Warren again, about halfway across the parking lot. He flipped Warren off with both hands. He was about to turn away when Warren continued shouting, "I don't hate you, you idiot! I love you!"
Nathan's jaw practically fell to the floor, alongside Max's and Victoria's. Warren looked over at Max before walking towards Nathan. Nathan took a step or two back, swallowing hard. This was one outcome he certainly didn't expect. When they were face to face Nathan just stuttered out, "Y-you love me?"
With his signature goofy grin on his face, Warren replied, "Of course I do. Now, aren't you gonna say it back?"
"I love you too, idiot," replied Nathan as he leaned up, closing the gap between the two males with a grin. Their lips met in a slow, gently kiss. With their eyes shut, the world faded, they had even forgotten that Victoria and Max were there. By the time they parted, which felt like a year but was closer to a minute, Victoria was walking away with Max. The dynamic duo were back together again, and the boys did not intend to change that anytime soon.
