Chapter 11: Perfect for Me
A couple days later, Rosalina and Kristina were busy preparing for prom on Saturday. They were helping the boys prepare as well, shuffling them along to many tuxedo fittings and flower shops. Right now, with prom 2 days away, the gang was at the flower shop buying corsages and flowers for the big day.
"Kristina! I don't care what color flower bracelet I buy for Mary." Thomas whined. Kristina punched his arm.
"Yes you do care, her dress is orange therefore you need to buy an orange corsage." Kristina said, pushing him towards the orange section of the store. "Now David, Josie's dress is blue. So go put the pink one away, you don't need it."
"But the pink one is cool looking!" David pouted. Kristina gave him a stern look and he walked away. Cooper and Qaasim had just finished their purchases and we're trying to help Reed find his. Kristina reluctantly walked over to pick out her own corsage.
"Need help babe?" She asked her boyfriend, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind.
"Oh no, I think I got this one Kris." Reed said with a half-smile. Qaasim and Cooper gave him an unsure look. "Okay, maybe I do need some help."
"Hehe I thought so." Kristina said, kissing his cheek. They glanced over at Nat, who was picking out his corsage with ease as Rosalina looked on from behind.
"Why can't I be as smooth and romantic as Nat? You probably think I'm such a nerd." Reed said, looking down in shame. "I just wanna be good enough for you."
"Awh Reedy, you're better than good. You're the greatest. You don't have to be like Nat, you're Reed and that's perfect for me." Kristina said. Reed smiled and kissed her forehead. "And Rosalina can't say she's got a boyfriend who's going to be the starting quarterback at NYU after we graduate, now can she?"
"Hey, don't say that too loud! I don't want people to know." Reed said, pulling her close and planting a kiss on her lips.
The next night was the big baseball game at school. Since Reed was the star pitcher and David played center field, the whole band was going to support them. It was a nightcap against the rival from across town and the whole school was going to be there.
"Alex, come on! The game starts in 10 minutes and Kristina's gonna kill us if we miss Reed's first pitch." Nat yelled up the stairs. He was impatiently pacing around while Rosalina was lounging on the couch, taking pictures of herself on her iPhone.
"Nat calm down, it'll be fine. Come take pictures with me, we look so matchy matchy today." Rosalina said, pulling him down to sit next to her. Nat was wearing his Amigos High Basketball hoodie, a pair of black basketball shorts, and a Amigos baseball hat. Rosalina curled her hair and had on Nat's old basketball shirt and leggings. The couple started to take pictures together until Alex came pounding down the stairs. He had on his Amigos soccer jersey, skinny jeans, and an Amigos snapback.
"Alright Mr. Grumpy Pants, let's roll out. The flow's looking good tonight." Alex said, puckering his lips towards Rosalina. She laughed and blew a kiss back with a wink.
"Number one, I'm not grumpy. And number two, stop flirting with my girlfriend, you creep." Nat said. He interlocked hands with Rosalina and the threesome headed down to Amigos. When they got there, they joined Kristina and the rest of the boys in the stands.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Kristina asked, moving down to make room for them.
"Nat's cranky." Alex answered, scanning the crowd for a girl to flirt with.
"I am not!" Nat snapped back. Rosalina noticed something in Nat's voice but didn't want to bring it up in front of everyone. They all settled down to watch the game. Rosalina put her hand on Nat's leg and leaned up against him.
"What's wrong babe?" She whispered in his ear.
"Its…it's..nothing." She stammered, looking away.
"Come on, tell me."
"Okay fine, I'm just scared I'm not enough of a man for you. I mean, I ride the bench of the basketball team and I'm not a 3 sport superstar athlete like Reed." Nat said. He looked up as Reed struck out the side again and the whole crowd cheered. "I'm just that lame guy that likes to sing."
"Awh Nat, you're more than enough of a man for me. I don't care that you ride the bench, it makes it even more special when I get to see you play!" Rosalina said. "I don't want you to be like Reed, you're Nat and that's perfect for me."
"Really?" Nat smiled. Rosalina nodded and kissed him.
"Plus, Kristina can't say she's had 5 number one hits written about her, now can she?" Rosalina smirked. Nat laughed and pulled her close, kissing her.
