The Deal With Him のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

"What is he doing here?""Mh?" I sat straight again after picking my bag just as Tay entered the path the parted from the main road and lead to the farm. Confused at her out of the blue question I followed her gaze and my heart jolted when I recognized Letty from afar, parked before my house. "Oh," my brows knitted together. "I don't know."I quickly check my phone, but I got no new texts from him responding mine nor announcing his arrival. Today he hadn't come at school at all and apparently answering a text was too complicated. A part of me was glad he came, these past days, I only managed to fully get my mind of things with him. He touches me and the world disappears. Maybe it was a good thing he was here. Otherwise, as soon as Tay dropped me I'd be alone with my thoughts again. "You like him?" my friend's voice snapped me out my trance, making my eyes went wide as I turned towards her."Of course not!" I gaped, but she returned the look sternly for a second before diverting again

NATE: R we good?I put the phone down, facing the counter when once more it turned up to be him. My chest still too messed up for this. It's been like this since I 'avoided' him at school. Which shouldn't get him so bothered. He ignored me, I gave him space. Now I needed it too. I handed the waiting lady her ice-cream and forced out a smile. "Have a nice day.""Thanks." she grinned back and handed it down to the little girl she was with, who jumped excitedly at her dessert as I kept the change in the machine. Next costumer step in, and then a couple more before the shop get's quiet again. As usual, it was rather deserted. A guy at the back, curved over his computer with an ice coffee in front of him and two teenage girls giggling and whispering loudly over the phone of one of them. Not busy anymore, I retired once more to the end of the counter where I had my things spread, in the middle of my French essay. Yet the moment I sat another burst of dings as more text came. NATE: Hail

I don't want nor need that distortion. I was good. We were good.I slammed Letty's door closed and flinched form the loud sound. Shit, sorry baby. I slouched into the seat, caressing the steering wheel as if to apologize to her and focus on lessening my breaths. Easy Nate. Easy, just- Fuck.My eyes widened as I recognized the lace from that stupid prize we won on Halloween laced over the rear view mirror and my chest squeezed. I'd completely forgotten it was there. Quickly, I untangled it, balling it and opened the glove box, but inexplicably halted before dropping it. My heart clenched for some unknown reason and my fist tightened around the soft lace before opening and I glanced down at it. I could feel my pulse on every corner of my being."Fuck my life." but it came out breathlessly and before giving me time to fully analyze my stupidity, I was lacing it back where it was. I must be out of my mind. ........................................She exited the ice-cream shop, d

Now it's done. He's good. And I couldn't stop smiling over it. Just like the others, Nate shared my relief, confusing me again since the lines of our 'just kissing' were getting blurred once more. But we were friends, right? He gets excited over it because I did, as a friend would. Nothing else. And those weird things my heart had been doing recently every time we were together got nothing to do with it. They were weak moments due to my vulnerable state. Then why do you feel it again now that he's grinning back at you? "That's amazing Hailey. I'm so glad to hear it."Vulnerable again?Shut up.We were friends. Nothing more. Well, yeah, maybe a bit more; but only on the physical turf. Nothing emotional. Not like-"What are you reading?" he wondered nodding to the book forgotten in my hand as I snapped out my stupid quarrel with myself. "Killing a mockingbird." I lifted it so he could see the cover. "We got a test in a couple weeks and I really need to get it done.""Right, the...

"Sure." to my surprise Nate was the first to answer. "We have to stop somewhere first, tho." he announced and shifted his hold on me so his hand curled on my waist and tugged me along with him. His fingers pressed the line of bare skin bellow my top and spread heat everywhere of my being as he pulled me along. "We'll meet you there.""We have?" I asked flabbergasted by the contact and words. The tingles under my skin only got worse when he hushed in my ear."Right." scoffed Seth, shaking his head and turning towards Olly. "Your car's here, isn't it?"I didn't get to hear the end because we were already out of earshot. The quarterback's determinate strides guided us across the park and to the parking lot where I easily spotted Letty; parked at the very end, half hidden between the brushwood adorning the place, while I frowned. Have we made plans to go somewhere? I couldn't remember.Still confused and squeezing my memory, I went to round the car for the passenger door."Wait wait, come