That night, the roommates said good night and Lauren took the kitten to bed with her. Around 3:00am, Frisky decided to wake Lauren up. She groaned and took the tiny kitten into the den.
"What's the matter little girl?" Lauren asked sleepily as she held the kitten. Jack came out of his room, looking half asleep.
"What's going on?" He asked with a yawn. "Poor little Frisky can't sleep." Lauren replied.
"Maybe she's hungry." He suggested as he took Frisky from her arms.
"You hungry little girl, huh?" He asked the little kitten who meowed in reply. Lauren followed Jack into the kitchen and held little Frisky while he put a can of tuna on a plate for her. He put the plate on the floor and Frisky dove at it hungrily. He smiled and put his arms around Lauren's shoulders. "Our little baby is growing up." He said with a grin.
"Oh Jack!" Lauren scolded him playfully as she swatted at him. She really did want to be his girlfriend, to tell him how much she loved him, but she was still afraid. She had no idea how he would react. She breathed deeply as he stood just above her shoulders. She could smell his after shave, so masculine and so sexy. She decided to strike up a conversation before she found herself losing control. "So Jack, are you seeing anyone special right now?" She asked, trying to avoid his gaze.
"No, I haven't even been on a date in over a week." He answered in a somewhat hurt tone.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I haven't had a date in months!" She admitted.
"Really? I figured guys would be all over you." He said in disbelief.
"Nope, haven't been asked out in about 4 months. I've been playing hard to get I suppose." She said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes. It really hurt that guys didn't seem to notice her. Even Larry hadn't hit on her lately the way he usually did. She sighed.
"Hey, where's that happy girl I used to live with?" He asked as he lifted her chin.
"She's gone for now." She answered sadly.
"Anything I can do?" He asked, his kind blue eyes searching hers.
"I suppose not, thanks though." She said with a small smile. 'There is something you could to, but I'm too chicken to ask for it.' She thought as they said good night and went back to bed.
"What's going on?" He asked with a yawn. "Poor little Frisky can't sleep." Lauren replied.
"Maybe she's hungry." He suggested as he took Frisky from her arms.
"You hungry little girl, huh?" He asked the little kitten who meowed in reply. Lauren followed Jack into the kitchen and held little Frisky while he put a can of tuna on a plate for her. He put the plate on the floor and Frisky dove at it hungrily. He smiled and put his arms around Lauren's shoulders. "Our little baby is growing up." He said with a grin.
"Oh Jack!" Lauren scolded him playfully as she swatted at him. She really did want to be his girlfriend, to tell him how much she loved him, but she was still afraid. She had no idea how he would react. She breathed deeply as he stood just above her shoulders. She could smell his after shave, so masculine and so sexy. She decided to strike up a conversation before she found herself losing control. "So Jack, are you seeing anyone special right now?" She asked, trying to avoid his gaze.
"No, I haven't even been on a date in over a week." He answered in a somewhat hurt tone.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I haven't had a date in months!" She admitted.
"Really? I figured guys would be all over you." He said in disbelief.
"Nope, haven't been asked out in about 4 months. I've been playing hard to get I suppose." She said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes. It really hurt that guys didn't seem to notice her. Even Larry hadn't hit on her lately the way he usually did. She sighed.
"Hey, where's that happy girl I used to live with?" He asked as he lifted her chin.
"She's gone for now." She answered sadly.
"Anything I can do?" He asked, his kind blue eyes searching hers.
"I suppose not, thanks though." She said with a small smile. 'There is something you could to, but I'm too chicken to ask for it.' She thought as they said good night and went back to bed.