My Best Friend's Brother (16 page)

"Is that meant to make me want to tell you?" He smirks, watching the road.

I furrow my eyebrows and pout.

Nate notices this. "I want to surprise you. Trust me you'll love it... or at least I hope you will" He said the last part quietly.

"As long as I am with you I don't mind where we go." I smile sweetly

"Now you tell me." He says in a teasing manner.

Sometime later…

"We are going really far. Are you sure we are going the right way? Are we lost?"

"No don't worry. Not much longer now." He reassures me.

I sit back and smile, looking out of the window and thinking where he could be taking me.

I kept on glancing out of the corner of my eye at him driving and noticed that he kept doing the same.

The drive lasted about another ten minutes, before we pulled up outside a large almost regal looking building.

A valet makes his way to my door and opens it for me as Nate exits his side.

I thank the man and then stare at the building in front of me in awe.

"This isn't the surprise." Nate whispered for behind me into my ear, causing shivers down my spine.

I turned and noticed the car had already been moved.

Nate watched me and grinned. "Come on angel, let's go inside" He held out his arm.

I happily took his arm and headed inside.

When we got inside he stepped away and spoke in whispers to a lady standing by a podium.

They both smiled and she quietly said something back.

I would be lying if I said 'it didn't make me slightly jealous', but I knew I was just overreacting.

He linked arms with me and lead me to a large hall, without saying a word.

The hall was full of seats, filled with people.

All sat in front of a stage waiting for something to happen.

"A stage show?" I look to Nate as we take our seats.

He grins and nods.

"What show?"

"Wait and see." He said, still with a grin on his face.

We sat holding hands, Nate rubbing circles on the back of my hand and looking at me with a smile, as we await the start.

The curtains opened and the music started.

My eyes opened wide and a huge grin made its way to my face.

"Oh my god! How did you know? How did you get tickets so late?" I asked excitedly.

Nate placed his arm around my shoulder and smile.

"Watch now, speak later!" He directed my eyes back to the stage.

Two and a half hours later...

"Wow, I can't believe you got tickets for 'The Dirty Dancing' stage show so late in the day." I praise Nate.

It was well known by Nate and his brothers, that Dirty Dancing was Heather favorite movie and mine.

I have often in the past told Heather how much I would love to see the live show.

Back to my date.

"I don't think I can stand up." I rubbed my legs. "My legs have gone to sleep." I pouted and looked up at Nate who was standing over me.

Nate smirked and leaned down, scooping me up in his arms bridal style.

"Eek!" I squeaked, shocked.

"Hush Honey, I won't drop you." He grinned like a naughty schoolboy.

Everyone starred at us as he carried me out to the car.

Most smiling, but a few gave us looks of disgust.

But neither of us cared, we were just happy to be together.

When got outside Nate handed a ticket the valet gave him earlier back and we waited for him to drive the car back around.

"You can put me down now."

Nate’s smile never leaves his face as he says, "I don't want to. I like holding you"

I can't help but blush and hide my face in the crook of his neck to hide it.

I hear and feel him laugh.

The valet arrives with the car and holds the passenger side door open, whilst Nate sits me inside and fastens my seat belt.

While still leaning over me, he stopped so his face was right in front of mine.

He looked deep into my eyes and me in his.

He looked down at my lips and moved closer, as if he was going to kiss me.

I closed my eyes and leaned in too.

And then I felt coldness and the door closed.

I opened my eyes and Nate had closed the car door and was smirking walking over to the driver’s side.

I glared at him, as he got into the car.

"I think I don't like you anymore." I pouted as he put his seat belt on.

He laughed. "Come on, we both know that's not true."

I scoff. "Someone's getting big headed. Maybe I will have to think this dating thing over." I said in a serious tone, but only mean it in teasing.

We were driving, but to my surprise he quickly finds somewhere to pull over.

His face drops and his eye are filled with so much sorrow when he finally stops and he looks at me.

I feel my heart break.

I quickly unbuckle my belt, lean over and cupped his face.

"I was only teasing." I surprised by his earlier response.

He brings one hand up to my face "Are you sure? I mean..." he starts to babble some stuff that I didn't really understand.

Nathan

A few minutes earlier...

I love holding her in my arms.

Too soon the valet turns up with my car and holds the door open for me to place Hope inside.

I place her inside and make sure to fasten her seat belt.

I pull back slightly, so my face is directly in front of hers.

I look deep into her eyes and then down to her lips.

I move into closer with every intention of kissing her.

It's only then that I feel and notice a lot of eyes on us.

I quickly pull away and close the door; unaware until then that I had left Hope waiting eyes closed and all.

As bad as I felt, I couldn't help but smirk at the glare she was sending me from her seat.

I soon got into the driver’s side and closed the door.

"I think I don't like you anymore." Hope pouted as I finished putting my seat belt on.

I couldn't help but laugh, she was so cute when she was mad, another reason why I love the tease her when we were younger.

"Come on, we both know that's not true." I said in an over confident voice

She scoffed and said, "Someone's getting big headed. Maybe I will have to think this dating thing over." In a very serious tone, which made me panic.

'I can't mess this up already' I kept telling myself internally.

'Pull over and tell her you didn't mean it' As much panic I was in, I can't help but think how much I sounded like a woman, but I didn't care.

I just wanted Hope.

I drove around and pulled over in the first empty place off the road I could find.

I feel as though my whole body changes and drops showing my feeling.

Hope unbuckles her seat belt, leans over and cupped my face.

"I was only teasing." She said, sounding honest.

I bring one of my hands up to her face and look into her eyes "Are you sure? I mean..." I start to babble some nonsense, but Hope’s lips cut me off.

I try to deepen the kiss and move her to my lap, but she stops me by placing her hand on my chest and pulling away.

“You have to stop worrying. I like you.” She said giving me her cute smile.

“I am sorry. I guess I still am having trouble believing you like me too.” I tell her honestly, making her smile more.

I look at the time and quickly remembered my second half of the date.

I kiss her cheek. “Sit back and fasten yourself back up. We haven’t finished yet.”

She does as I asked.

“Really? Where are you taking me now?” She asked excitedly.

“I’ll tell you soon” I said, pulling out and starting to drive again.

“So how did you get the tickets?”

“I know someone. That’s all I’m saying.” I said not wanting to go into explain
ing everything right now.

I notice her looking at me out of the corner of my eye.

“Please?” She says in a childlike tone.

I grin and roll my eyes. “I’ll tell you tomorrow.” I take one of my hands off the steering wheel and run my fingers down her arm, but soon put my hand back where it was.

She agrees and I drive the rest of the way to our next part of the date.

I slow down the car as we arrived outside of the location.

“We are here.” I tell Hope, who seemed to be too busy looking at me to notice we had stopped, not that I was complaining.

“We’re here?” She blushed slightly.

I laugh and unbuckle her and myself, then exit the car.

I go around to her side and open the door and hold my arm out for her, which she gladly accepts.

Before locking the car door, I make my way around the car to the trunk.

I let go of Hope’s arm and pulled basket out.

Then lock everything back up and take hold of her hand with my one free hand.

“Picnic on the beach?” Hope smiles and kisses the back of my hand.

I nod. “Too much? Too little?” I ask, hoping for reassurance.

I take out a blanket, which was on the top of the basket and unfold it out on the sand.

“It’s perfect.”

We both sit down on the blanket, but before I have a chance to open the basket...

CHAPTER TWELVE

I love the beach

Nathan

...Hope dives onto me and crashes her lips into mine.

It takes me a second to realize what is happen, but I soon responded.