Caitlyn-pov
"By the end of the month?" I ask shocked.
How was I, Caitlyn Gellar, to make this jerk fall in love with me by the end of the month?
Mitchie smiles and answers, "Yeah. I think it'll get him from being full of himself to.. not so full of himself."
I start laughing and Mitchie laughs, too.
"I don't know Mitchie… I just met him today.." I trail off thinking about this morning at the lockers.
"Oh, come on Caitlyn. I'll even throw in 50 bucks for ya. I bet you can't even do it."
I roll my eyes.
"Fine. It's a bet."
We shake hands professionally and laugh. This was going to be fun.
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Lunch rolls around about 12:30. My stomach is growling. I hadn't ate breakfast this morning. Mitchie is walking with me and starts heading out of the school. I stop in my tracks.
"Where you going? Lunch room is this way." I say and point to the obvious cafeteria.
Mitchie laughs and says, "Only nerds eat in the lunch room. We can go eat anywhere as long as we're back by 1:45. Teachers are not so strict here at WHS."
She walks out into the parking lot and stands there. I stand by her, confused. I see Shane drive up in a mustang. I gasp. Mitchie laughs at my expression.
"That's how I was the first time I saw it last year." She says as she gets in the front seat beside Shane.
I open up the door behind Mitchie and hop in. I smile at Shane who says, "Sup?" as we pull out of the parking lot.
I see Nate sitting on the sidewalk all alone. He looks up at me and smiles. Shane keeps driving past him.
"Um.. I think I'm going to stay here for lunch. Can you let me out?" I ask quietly.
Mitchie winks at me and pushes Shane to stop. He pushes her back playfully and stops the car.
"Good luck with him." He mumbles as I get out with a laugh.
I walk away from the mustang and sit by Nate on the curb.
"Hey." He says after a few minutes.
"Hey." I say and look up at the sky.
This is awkward..
"Look," He says getting my attention away from the sky and into his chocolate brown eyes, "I'm sorry about this morning.. I was being a jerk. I just wanted to say I'm sorry."
My eyebrows rise in surprise. Nate is saying.. sorry?
"Um.. It's cool" I say, still shocked he even knew the word.
He laughs and looks at the sky.
"Why're you still here? I thought you were leaving with Shane and Mitchie."
I shrug and say," I saw you sitting by yourself. Don't let it go to your head, quarterback."
He looks me in the eyes, surprised I knew that he is a quarterback.
"How'd you know that?"
I shrug.
"You just.. fit the type ya know? Jerk, full of himself, the list goes on and on."
Nate looks down and whispers, "Maybe I don't want to be that guy anymore."
I look at him.
"What'd you say?"
He looks up and says, "uh- I asked you.. if it hurt."
I look at him confused and say, "if what hurt?"
A cheesy grin escapes his lips as he says, "Falling from heaven, since you're an angel."
I snort and roll my eyes. Typical jock.
"That line was pathetic." I say with a laugh.
He smiles at me and I smile back, surprisingly.
"I need to ask you something." He says quietly.
I heard him though, and I smile.
"Oh, yeah? What's that?" I say pretending to be clueless.
"Want to go to the movies with me tonight? Any movie. You pick. Popcorn. The whole deal, I mean if you have plans.." He rambles nervously.
I laugh. It's cute when he rambles.
"Sure."
"you don't have to cancel them for me. I can just stay at home and eat dinner and.." He continues.
I laugh again and poke him in the shoulder. He looks at me.
"I said sure, pick me up at 7 quarterback."
He smiles and laughs.
"Sorry, I ramble a little when I'm nervous."
I look at him and laugh.
"A little?"
He laughs.
"I guess.. a lot."
Meeting Nate had been.. an experience to say the least. I don't even know his last name! All I know is.. I can't wait for 7 to come around.
An: Hope it was worth reading!