Gwen POV

I looked at Nate's eye, it was swollen pretty bad. We told the teachers at school he'd run into something. Luckily teachers weren't too questioning. I sighed, it must hurt pretty bad if it was that swollen.

"Something wrong, Gwen?" Nate asked.

"No, everything's fine. I'm just trying to decide what to do about your eye." I stood up and got on the family laptop. the article I looked at told me to use a cold substance of some sort. The cold would reduce swelling. I looked around in the freezer and found a package of frozen peas. This would have to do. I walked over to find Nate laying down on the couch. He instantly sat up when he saw me.

"Nate, it's okay if you want to lay down." Nate relaxed back down into the couch. "This cold should reduce swelling in your eye." I put the package on Nate's eye and he sat up again.

"Ahh, that's cold Gwen!" He said, pouting.

"That's the POINT. Nate, stop pouting, it doesn't make you look appealing." Nate stopped pouting and I put the package on his eye. "Here, I usually make dinner for Auntie and I. Do you want to stay for dinner?" I ask him and he nods. I walk over to the kitchen and decide to prepare fried fish with string beans and mashed potatoes. I work on making it perfectly, I don't know why but I really want Nate to like this meal. After I put the fish on the counter I check to see how Nate's doing. I hear soft, rhythmic breathing from the couch when I realize he's sleeping. I chuckle at his sleeping form. He really is quite handsome. I wish he'd stop scowling in his sleep, his hair is out-of-place so I brush back in place. When my hand touches his forehead he starts smiling. I keep touching his hair until I hear Auntie's voice behind me.

"He really is adorable when he's sleeping, isn't he?" Auntie says, and I nod.

Wait?! What am I thinking? Nathaniel and I are just friends. Right, Best friends. I sigh, then why do I have to tell myself this then?

"Is dinner ready yet?" Auntie asks and I nod again. I start to get up when Nate grabs my wrist in his sleep.

"No." He says. I smile, he seems like a spoiled child with favorite toy.

"Here I'll get dinner. Wake the boy up please." Auntie walks into the kitchen and I try to coax Nate out of sleep.

"Nate, dinner's ready." I say and Nate shakes his head. I decide to play a little joke and I get close to his face. "NATE WAKE UP! THERE'S A FIRE!" I yell and Nate shoots up.

"What?! Where! How?" He looks around for a few moments before noticing there is no fire. "Hey there is no fire! You tricked me." He fake-pouted.

"You wouldn't wake up, not my fault." Then I realize that I'm so close to him our noses are almost touching. I blush and back my face away. Nate realizes too and blushes. "Hey do you like fish?" I say trying to change the subject.

"Yes! Why?" He asks.

"Because I made it for dinner."

"Yay!" He shouts and runs into the dining room. I giggle, Nate's so childish sometimes. I never thought someone like Nate could be childish. He always seemed so mature. I guess you never really can judge a book by its cover.

"Nathaniel. Stop running in the DINING ROOOM!" Auntie yelled and Nate quickly halted.

"Sorry, Ms...uh?"

"Just call me Auntie please."

"Sorry...Auntie..."

Auntie always insisted everybody call her Auntie. I didn't even know her real name, I doubt even my mother did. I walked into the kitchen to find Nate sitting at the table, hands folded. I take the chair next to him and Auntie comes out with the food.

"Did you really make this, Gwen? It's good!"

"Yep."

Nathaniel POV

I hungrily devour my meal. Gwen was a really good cook. Though I guess it wasn't THAT hard to cook fried fish. Auntie stared at me as I ate my meal. She looked as if she was trying to figure me out. We were just finishing our meal when we heard the doorbell ring.

"Honestly, who could be here at this hour." Auntie went to get the door. I glanced at my wristwatch. It was only 6:30, it really could be anybody.

"NATEY?" A woman's voice echoed through the house. Oh no. It couldn't be. I tried to get out of here as soon as possible when she saw me. "Natey! Oh hon, I missed you!" The woman trapped me in a breath-taking hug. I gasped for air when she let me go.

"Hi Mom." I backed away from Mom when she spotted Gwen.

"OH MY! I didn't know you were at a GIRL'S house! Hello, I'm Natey's mother, Adrianne." Gwen took my mom's hand cautiously. "Oh and it's been so LONG since Natey's had a girlfriend!" There's the bombshell. If I was my friend even I would stop being friends with me.

"Oh yes, your son is a very great person. I'm very lucky to be his girlfriend." Well, she said it, she would never date-

WHAT!? I look at Gwen and she winks at me. She's saving my butt here. Thanks Gwen. I'm glad but part of me is a bit sad that she wasn't my girlfriend.

"Yep, she's my girlfriend. Let's go mother." I push my mother out the door and wave goodbye to Gwen.