I Guess I'm Obsessed
Nathan and I make our way back inside Jasmine's house.
"I'm fucking cold," I say loudly.
He turns to me with a smirk, water still dripping down his face. "And you're hot, too."
I slap his shoulder. "Bitch, shut the fuck up," I tell him, but I still feel my face heating up.
He puts his arm around my shoulder. "So what do you want to do before we leave?"
I turn to him with a confused look. "Leave? Nah, we got school tomorrow."
He smiles. "Exactly, Minnie Mouse. We got school tomorrow."
"Yea, so why not enjoy the party while it lasts?"
He rolls his eyes and wraps his arm around my neck. "Only for you, Minnie Mouse."
I let out a laugh, as his arm keeps me warm from my wet clothes sticking to my body. "I can't believe you still call me that."
He shrugs his shoulders. "It suits you," he tells me, as we walk together to the kitchen.
"How does it suit me?" I ask him, as we both hop on the kitchen island, sitting next to each other.
He smirks at me. "Because you're-"
"Hi, Nathan," says a girl with short blonde hair. She gives him a wink, trying her best to look sexy. I guess.
"Uh hey, girl number-" his eyes widen. "I mean Jillian. Jillian right?"
I almost choke on my own spit. I bet she's girl #15.
Jillian face is beaming, with a huge smile on her face. "That's me. You wanted to invite me to your house on Thursday, remember?"
I raise my eyebrows and quickly glance at Nathan. And his cheeks are hella pink.
"I-I don't think so," he mumbles, avoiding Jillian's eye contact. He looks at me, signaling for help.
"Uh," I glance at the girl and quickly wrap my arms around Nathan's arm. "He's my b-boyfriend."
Wow, this is going well.
But Nathan rolls with it. "Yea, I am."
"Oh, I thought you were single," Jillian says, disappointed.
"Well, too bad, boo. Now walk away," I tell her sweetly.
Jillian glares at me and struts off into the crowds.
I let go of his arm. Nathan quickly looks at me. "Why would you tell her that?"
I roll my eyes. "Relax. Jillian is known for having a pretty bad memory. If she actually remembered things, she would know she's currently dating 7 guys," I tell him, patting his shoulder. "I just couldn't recognize her with her new hair. I can't believe she dyed it blonde."
He raises his eyebrows. "Damn, that's sad."
I nod my head.
"Fuck, I'm still cold," I say, rubbing my arms.
"..you have everything with you?"
I look up at him with curious eyes. "I- uh, yea I do."
He grabs my hand, and the next thing I know is that we're out of the house and walking on the sidewalk.
I let out a sigh. "What the fuck are you doing?"
"We're going to the bus stop," he answers simply.
I roll my eyes. "Next time, can you ask me if I wanna go anywhere with you? You can't just grab my hand and expect me to follow you."
He stops and looks back at me, a mischievous smirk on his face. "You didn't refuse, did you?"
I didn't. I keep silent even once we're at the bus stop.
I decide to text my sister that I left the party, just so she won't freak out and think I've been kidnapped.
The bus arrives and we get on. Nathan pays for us. We take a seat and take notice that it's partially empty in here.
"So where are we going?" I ask him, my lips still trembling.
"My house," he replies.
"And why?"
He turns to me and pokes my nose. "You talk too much."
I push his hands away and rub my little nose. "Shut up."
He just laughs and pulls out his phone. I slowly realizing he's taking pictures of me, and I immediately hide my face.
"What are you doing?" He laughs.
"What are you doing, bitch?" I ask him back, still hiding my face from the camera with my hand.
He pulls my hand away. "Stop, I wanna put these in my yearbook."
I give him a blank face and stick up my middle finger at him.
"Fine," he says, putting his phone back in his pocket.
I smile, as I move closer to him so I can rest my head on his shoulder.
"I'm sleepy," I mumble.
"Then close your eyes," he tells me, softly. "I'll wake you up when we get there."
I do as he says and close my eyes.
~
I feel someone poke my nose. And they do it again. And again. And again.
I finally open my eyes, finding myself staring up at Nathan's face. My head is resting on his lap. He smiles down at me. "We're here, Minnie Mouse."
I force myself up. "Really?"
"Yep."
I run my fingers through my hair. "But I'm still tired."
Nathan let's out a sigh and stands up. "Get on back."
I slowly get up and get on his back. We get off the bus, and Nathan makes his way to his house with me still on his back.
He drops me on the couch, but at this point I don't really give a fuck. I curl up into a ball, trying to stay warm.
I lay quietly for a few seconds, when I feel something soft wrap around me. I struggle to open my eyes and see it's a blanket. "Thanks, Nathan," I mumble.
"No problem."
"Nathan?" I ask sleepily. "Can you tell me a story?"
I hear him let out a small laugh. "Sure:
Once upon a time," he starts, as he sits beside me on the couch. "There was a pig named Opal-"
I slap his arm really hard and he lets out a laugh.
"But she was really cute," he continues. "Every day she would eat and sleep."
That's all I heard from him, because as he continued I already fell asleep.
~
I quickly open my eyes and force myself to sit up.
"Opal, you up?" I hear in the kitchen.
I let out a sigh. "Yea," I reply. I run my fingers through my hair and check my phone.
It's currently 12:14 a.m., and were supposed to be getting ready for school in like six hours.
I make my way to the kitchen, finding him in front of the stove. "So what are you making?"
"Hot chocolate milk," he answers. "I just started warming up the milk."
My eyes lighten up. "Really? I fucking love hot chocolate milk."
He just smiles at me. "Well don't worry, it's almost done."
I run my fingers through my hair. "So, you know we're supposed be getting ready for school in like a few hours?"
"Yea," he says. "Oh, and I called your mom while you were sleeping. She says it's fine if you stay her for the night."
"Oh okay," I say, nodding my head.
I hear soft footsteps and quickly turn around.
In front of me is a little girl with messy hair. She rubs one eye and lets out a yawn.
Then, she looks up at me. I'm staring into little green eyes. "Opal?"
"Aw, Ella. You're awake," I say to her, picking up the small child.
"El, why'd you wake up?" Nathan asks, caressing her head while she's in my arms.
"Nathan, I thought heard a dragon, so I came downstairs to give it cereal," she replies. Damn, she's so cute.
"Oh," Nathan says. "It was just mom snoring, El. She must've left her door open."
"Aw," Ella says, pouting her lip.
"I can put her to bed," I say, rocking her gently in my arms.
~
I slowly walk down the stairs, making sure that I keep quiet. I've just told Ella a 30-minute story about a pig princess. And she loved it.
I walk into the kitchen and find Nathan mixing two mugs of hot chocolate milk. "Is she asleep," he asks me.
"Yep," I reply, walking over to stand beside him. He hands me a mug and we make our way to the living room.
We sit in silence for a moment. I quietly enjoy my drink, smiling every single time I take a sip.
Then I hear a click from a camera. I quickly glance at Nathan and see he had his phone in his hands.
"Wow, I didn't know you were obsessed with me," I say, taking another sip.
He laughs. "What do you mean?"
"Trying to take pictures of me, and like dragging me around," I explain to him.
He stares at me for a moment, his green eyes wandering my face.
"I guess I am obsessed with you, Minnie Mouse," he says, giving me a wink.
"Shut up, weirdo," I laugh, pushing his shoulder gently.
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