David and Caitlin stood, awkward and alone, in the
room. They very unsubtly avoided looking
anywhere other than the floor, for fear that they might accidently make eye
contact and have the awkwardness increase.
Eventually, David broke the silence. “Caitlin?” he ventured
timidly. She looked up, a blush still
heating her face.
“Yes?” she was sure he could hear the faint tint of
resentment towards him still present in her voice. He looked like he winced slightly at the
edgy tone, but then he continued,
“I wanted to apologize.
For the concert.” Now he
commanded her full attention. “That must
have been awfully embarrassing for you.
I’m really sorry. I was intending
to pick you, but then you were so gorgeous that you took my breath away, and…I
don’t know. I got scared, I guess!” She looked at him, her eyes wide and her
heart beating WAY faster than could possibly be healthy. This was truly a dream come true! She beamed at him, and as they stared into
each other’s eyes, they knew that all was forgiven and that this would be the
start of something new and wonderful.
However, Kelsey and Tom’s conversation did not sound quite
as promising. Kelsey was freaking
out. There is no other way to describe
it. Her frantic, wide-eyed stare
couldn’t focus even on the perfection of Tom’s face, nor would she listen to
his velvety attempts to sooth her frazzled nerves. “Kelsey,” he tried, yet
again, to calm her down.
“No Tom!” she practically yelled at him. “I have every right to be upset right
now!!!” He caught and held her flailing
arms before she clocked him (or herself – this is Kelsey, after all).
“Calm down,” he insisted, quietly, staring deep into her
defiant gaze.
“What are we going to do?” Kelsey asked, her voice almost a
whisper, extremely conscious of the closeness of his face near hers. She slowly closed her eyes and leaned in,
convinced that he was going to kiss her. A second passed with her standing
there, eyes closed and lips partially puckered before she realized that his
lips were not coming to meet hers. She
quickly opened her eyes and saw that Tom was standing there, eyes closed as
well (praise the Lord!) and contemplating the situation. Maybe he hadn’t noticed? Kelsey wished she could sink into the floor
as she saw the cheeky grin on his face.
He had totally noticed. She was
positive and ready to die of embarrassment. He answered the question that she
had almost forgotten that she had asked,
“How about…” he paused and cleared his throat nervously,
then continued in a husky sexy voice, whispered in her ear. “How about we prove them right?” Kelsey stiffened, confused. Did he just?
He then proceeded to clarify.
“Kelsey, I really really like you.
And I think that we have something very special. I think it’s time we
made it official – will you be my girlfriend?”
Kelsey felt on top of the world as she jumped up and wrapped her arms
around Tom’s neck, his broad shoulders strong against her arms.
“I would love that!” She agreed with a smile on her face.
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