A/N: Hi! This is my fourth chapter, and I hope you guys like it! :)
SPOV
My life is now seemingly perfect. I had managed to pay my rent and now I can just relax and not worry about it until next month. Next time, I'll learn not to wait until the last minute. It was Wednesday, and it was my day off. I also had the rest of the week off. My boss was impressed at how I worked last week, and he just let me have the extra days off. And I had already gone to see Tawni earlier today. I was going to celebrate at the bar a couple blocks down when there was a knock at my door.
"Door's open," I called. And Chad had walked in.
"Hey," he greeted.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him.
"I need to talk to you," he replied.
"Well, I'm off to the bar, so we can talk there," I said, and walked out. I made sure I had my bag with me. Chad followed me out the building, and we walked together until we got to the front door to the bar.
"Ladies first," he said, opening the door for me.
"You know we're not dating anymore," I said with a small laugh.
"I know," he said. I walked in, and it smelled like cigar smoke. We walked over to the nearest barstools and sat down. Then the bartender approached us.
"What'll it be?" he asked.
"Martini, please," I requested.
"Bud Light for me," Chad said. The bartender walked off.
"Since when do you drink beer?" I asked, confused.
"I'm 23 now. I'm pretty much allowed to have what I want," Chad replied. The bartender came back with our drinks, and we were left alone.
"So, what's up?" I asked, then taking a sip of my drink.
"Listen, about what happened last week…," he trailed off.
"Do we really need to talk about it?" I asked, uninterested.
"Yes, we do," he said. "I don't want you thinking about what happened between us get to your head." He paused for a moment, taking a gulp of his beer.
"Don't worry, it won't," I assured, setting my martini down. "But that was a little weird, don't you think?"
"Kind of," he replied simply. We were silent for a moment, but it felt like an eternity. I took a swig of my drink and set it back down.
"So, uh, what's new?" I asked, breaking the silence.
"Nothing much," he said. "You?"
"Uh, I got my rent paid," I replied.
"Oh, good for you," he said. Again, we were silent. I finished off my drink, so I decided to go home.
"Well, I should probably get going," I said, getting up. Chad got up from his barstool also.
"Want me to walk you home?" he asked generously.
"No thanks, it's only a couple of blocks."
"Please let me. You don't know how many creeps there are walking around Los Angeles this late at night," he said.
"Alright," I caved, and walked out the door to the fresher, cleaner air outside. We walked back to my apartment, and stopped outside the door. "Thanks for walking me home," I said. My feet were hurting badly, but it was because of the black wedge ankle boots I was wearing.
"You're welcome," he said. We stood facing each other for a few minutes, awkward silence filling the hallway. Then, for no apparent reason, Chad reached out his hand and held my cheek. I glanced over for a second, and then realized what he was trying to do. He gently led his thumb across my cheek and down towards my chin. He stepped forward, and I stepped backward until my back was against the door of my apartment. He leaned forward, and his lips met mine in a soft, romantic kiss. It had been a long while since Chad and I shared a kiss like this. I put my hands on his broad shoulders and pulled him closer to me, his chest against me. My tongue entered his mouth unintentionally, but it felt so good. A quiet moan of pleasure seeped through my lips. But before it got too far, I pulled away, slowly but steadily. We stared at each other for a few minutes, before he backed up on me.
"So, I'll, uh, pick you up at seven?" he asked me. I gave him a look of confusion. "For dinner?"
"Oh, right. Yeah, um, seven's fine," I stammered. "See ya later."
"See ya," he said, winking at me. Then he walked out of the building. He always got me every time with that gleaming and cute white smile and his boyish charm.
Finally, done! Hope you guys liked this chapter. Don't worry; I'll make a longer chapter next time. :)