Author: Jessica
Nick�s POV
I looked over myself in the mirror one last time then at the clock. It was 7:00 and I told her I�d pick her up at 7:30. I was wearing a black suit with a light blue silk shirt underneath with no tie. I spent 20 minutes doing my hair�it HAD to be perfect. I finally was satisfied and walked out the door. I stopped at the florist and bought her a dozen red roses. I hailed a cab over to her apartment and looked at my watch�7:27�almost late! I walked up to her door after I buzzed the button outside her apartment. I knocked on the door and she opened it, she was absolutely beautiful. She had a nice red dress that fell just above her knee and it had thin little spaghetti straps. Her hair was pulled up in some kind of twist and to little pieces fell gracefully cascading the frame of her face. She had on very little make- up and she had a little white shawl in her hands.
�Hey��I smiled and she welcomed me in.
�Hello�� She was smiling. I handed her the roses.
�I bought these�for you of course.� She giggled and I kind of laughed. She took them and smelled them.
�Let me just put these in water and I�ll be ready.� I nodded and watched her walk off. She was so cute, she was tiny though�couldn�t be more then 5�2 maybe 5�3 the most. She came back, grabbed her purse and shawl and I reached for her hand. She happily let my hand stay there and even gave it a gentle squeeze. We got out of her apartment building and I turned to her.
�The restaurant I made reservations for is about a block and 1/2 from here; we could walk or take a cab. Whichever you want is fine with me.�
�I don�t mind walking�� She smiled at me and I led the way to the restaurant holding her hand the whole way. We got there and I pulled her chair out for her. She smiled and I smiled, we looked like a bunch of retards. But I didn�t care�I was having fun. We ordered some wine and when the waiter brought it over I waited for him to leave and looked at her.
�I�m sorry�I forgot you can�t drink yet. I�ll order you something else��
�Its okay, its just a little wine. I�ll be okay.� I looked at her.
�You sure�?� She nodded and I poured her a glass. When the waiter came back over we ordered our meals and handed him our menus. I held her hand from across the table just as I had earlier that day at the coffee shop.
�So�Jess�� She nodded. �Is it just you out here or do you have some family out here too?�
�Just me. I came out by myself, my family and friends are still back in Texas.� I nodded.
�Yeah, same with me. My parents and brother are all back home. My mom�s kind of angry with me.�
�For coming out here?� I shook my head.
�Well�partly. Not so much for moving here but for the reason I moved out here.�
�Oh�she doesn�t want you to sing?�
�Not exactly, she just expected to see me finish college and go into sports medicine.�
�Sports medicine�?� She asked me. I nodded my head. �That�s cool.� Our meal came and we ate in quiet.
Jessica�s POV
Here I am eating my spaghetti across from the most gorgeous boy�MAN I�d ever seen. I had to keep reminding myself I�m a girl and he�s a man. I�m 18, he�s 26. Why does it feel so right and fun being with him then? I kept looking at him throughout dinner and when we�re both done we just sit there�and talk. We must�ve talked for a good 2 � hours about us, our families, our friends, our childhoods. You name it and he and I talked about it. At 10pm we finally got up, he paid and we walked down the streets of LA. He held my hand the entire time and we walked by a vendor that was selling single roses. He stopped suddenly and paid the man for a pink rose. He handed it to me and I kissed his cheek.
�You�re so kind.� I giggled and he held my hand tighter smiling at me. We stopped at one of the parks and sat under a tree talking. He held me and I leaned against his chest. I didn�t think there was more I could possibly tell Nick but every time I opened my mouth I had more and more to say to him. The last thing I remember was telling Nick about my first kiss and how much the boy hurt me afterwards, I went home and cried to my mama that night, then I felt Nick kiss the top of my head before my eyes closed.
Nick�s POV
She was telling me about a boy that broke her heart and that�s the last thing she told me before falling asleep. I kissed her head and picked her up. I looked at my watch and it was 4 in the morning. This night went by way too fast. I debated whether or not I should wake her and bring her home but then decided I�d just take her to my apartment since it was only a block away. I carried her up the stairs of my apartment building and I couldn�t get over how beautiful she was. She had her head leaning on my shoulder and her arms were around my neck. I opened my apartment door and led her to my room. I laid her down and tucked her in my bed. I thought about waking her to change into some of my sweats but she looked so peaceful sleeping. I kissed her forehead, grabbed my sweat pants and walked into my bathroom. I changed and went out into the living room. I got the couch set up and watched a little TV before finally falling asleep.
Jessica�s POV
I woke up to unfamiliar surroundings and looked down at myself; I was still completely dressed in my clothes from last night. I turned to my side and saw a clock�it was 11 in the morning and where the hell was I? I pulled the covers back and got out of the bed. I went out the open door and walked into a living room, that�s when I finally realized this was Nick�s apartment. I smiled when I saw him on the couch sprawled out sleeping. He looked so cute. He had grey sweats on and now shirt and well I couldn�t help but look at him. He had the blanket barely covering him and his arms were above his head. He looked like he had this little grin on his face in his sleep. I giggled and walked over to him. I sat on the edge of the couch and leaned over. I kissed his cheek and he moved a little but now much. I held onto one of his hands and shook him. He opened his eyes a little and smiled when he saw me.
�Morning sleepy head.� He smiled and I leaned down and kissed his cheek.
�Morning Jess�did you sleep okay?� I nodded. I pulled him up and he picked me up. I squealed.
�I slept perfect but I have to go home and get showered and ready for class. I�m going to be late if I don�t go.� He put me down and walked me to his door.
�You sure you don�t� want me to bring you home?� I shook my head.
�You have a busy day. I�ll be okay. I�m a big girl�I promise.� He laughed and tickled me. �Stoppp.�
�I�ll call you when you get out of class today okay?� I nodded and leaned in for a hug. He wrapped his arms around me and held me. I pulled back and looked up at him. He leaned down and kissed me and I melted into his touch. I finally pulled away so I could come up for some air. I pulled back and smiled again.
�Goodbye Nicholas.�
�Bye Jess.� I walked out and got a cab to drive me to my apartment, I couldn�t stop smiling the entire ride there.
End of part 2.