honestly I was experimenting with this chapter here, wanted to see how something would turn out... hope you enjoy it as well
Chapter 9: Are Things Really Normal
Natalia woke up early in the morning, she saw Ryan still sleeping. She was still on the inside upset that Ryan called Alyssa over before she even attempted Eric or even Calleigh.
I should head home I have a lot of things to clean up, Natalia thought to herself and got up slowly once Ryan released his grasp loosely.
She quickly gets dressed and then kissed his cheek, leaving a small note that she had things she needed to take care of.
Natalia sighs and then heads home. Once she opened the door she saw all her furniture in the right spot. Natalia carefully walked upstairs and opened her bedroom, only to jump when she saw Frank inside.
"Frank! What are you doing here?"
He quickly turned around, "Oh um... I was fixing up your apartment. What are you doing here?"
"I came to clean, but I see you already did that," she smiled.
"So where's um... Ryan?"
"In his bed sleeping, I'm still upset at him. He went straight to calling Alyssa when he came home inside of Eric or even Calleigh."
"I'm sorry to hear that Talia..." he spoke when all of a sudden Natalia wrapped her arms around Frank.
"I miss things being simple with me and Ryan, now it's all complicated. I don't like it at all."
"Me either, but we can't change the past right?" Frank asked, causing her to look up.
"When you left to head home Ryan was talking about me and you."
"Really?"
"He asked me if I ever thought of getting together with you."
"And what did you tell him?"
"That I didn't know, and that's the truth Frank you're a great guy, and you're different I just sometimes wonder if me and you would ever work out."
"I thought about that a few times myself. Seeing Eric or Ryan kiss you made me ask myself why am I missing out on a thing like that."
"Oh Frank," Natalia smiled, placing her hand on his cheek. "All you ever had to do was ask."
"But I know how complicated things are between you and Ryan, and I just don't want to get in the way," he admits, closing his eyes.
Natalia looked up at the man in her arms, standing up on her toes, wrapping her arms around his neck and connected his lips with hers. At first Frank was in shock and started kissing back, not realizing what he was doing. Natalia pulls back with a sad look.
"Frank... I'm sorry I don't know what wrong with..." she rambles only to have him silence her with a kiss. Frank falls back onto the bed, taking Natalia with him. His hands rubbing up and down her back, lips still connected. After a few seconds of heated passion Frank pulls back this time.
"Guess you um... don't feel left out anymore," Natalia smiled slightly, his hand still on her thigh.
"I um... don't know what got into me."
"Blame me," Natalia smiles.
"Never," he smiles back both finally sitting back up. "I guess we were caught up in the moment, you seemed so lost."
"I'm glad this happened Frank."
"You did?"
Natalia nods, "Yeah, because it just shows that we are better off just being friends."
Frank nods in agreement, "I agree. Friends we will always stay because you have Ryan and I'm happy you do."
"I don't regret kissing you."
"Me either, I know why Ryan likes your lips so much."
"Romantic Frank," Natalia smirked. "But thanks for helping clean up my house."
"It's what friends do."
"I'm glad we're friends," Natalia kissed him below the ear.
"Want me to go um... make you breakfast."
"Frank, you did so much already."
"I won't mind making it for you Natalia honest."
"Okay, can you make me some eggs and toast... with jelly?"
"Anything," Frank nods and then left the room and went to go make her breakfast.
Natalia laid back down on the bed, she couldn't believe she kissed Frank, Frank. She didn't mind it, and that was the problem, it wouldn't have mattered if they didn't stop.
"I can't tell him that," Natalia gave her head a shake and was fixing to get up when her cell rang. She picked it up quickly.
"Talia, where'd you get off to? I woke up and you were gone."
"I had to take care of a few things."
"You could of woke me up, I was supposed to drive you home."
"I needed to take a walk," she told him quietly.
"Natalia, if something was wrong you would tell me right?"
"I kissed Frank."
"Well I'm happy for you guys, you'd make a great couple."
"Ryan, the thing is it was real nice and he is always there for me."
"I get it, you guys will be happy together."
"Ryan... wait..."
"I'll see you at work," Ryan replies and hung up.
"Ryan," Natalia frowns, calling again but he won't pick up. She sighs and then goes down to the kitchen.
Frank notices her presense and turns around. She was at the kitchen table wearing a frown.
"Natalia, what's wrong?"
"Ryan called and I told him we kissed. Then he says we'd make a great couple and we will be happy together."
"He over reacted and didn't want an explaination?"
Natalia nods, "I couldn't tell him we were in the moment and just going to stay friends."
"Want me to talk to him?"
"No Frank, if you talk to him I'm going to be there with you."
"Okay, well eat up and then we'll go to work and talk to him about it."
"Thanks Frank, I really do owe you."
"We're even Talia, you don't owe me anything, okay?" Frank patted her shoulder and put her breakfast plate on the table. The breakfast was spent just talking about the kiss and how they were really glad things weren't awkward between the two and they would always just remain friends.