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Thirty minutes turned into an hour and a half. While Nick was asleep, I made a fire and started cooking dinner. It had started snowing at dusk, and with the fire blazing and the food cooking on the stove and the snow, I felt like I was in a Christmas card or something. I laughed at the thought just as Nick was coming downstairs.

� What happened to thirty minutes?� He asked.

� I tried waking you up, but you were out like a light,� I lied.

He looked at the fire and then back at me. � You did this?�

� No, the fire elves. Of course I did. And I made dinner,� I said wrapping my arms around him.

� Really? What�d you make?�

� Well all I had to work with was some frozen steaks, So we�re having steak, baked potatoes, and salad.�

� So you built a fire, made dinner and got it to snow all in a matter if hours,�

� Uh huh. I�m amazing aren�t I?�

� That you are,� He said leaning in to kiss me.

***

� Thank you,� Nick whispered in my ear as we sat in front of the fire.

� For what?� I asked.

� Being here, and making dinner, and being here,� He said.

� You said being here twice,�

� Did I? Well I must really mean it then.�

� I never thought I�d be here with you,� I laughed. � I never thought I�d like you, let alone love you. Do you have any idea how much I hated you?� I asked turning around to look at him.

He smiled. � I think I have an idea. I was pretty hard on you. I�m sorry,�

� And I�m sorry for being a nutcase for the last six months. You have helped me more than you�ll ever know, and I love you so much. I never thought I could ever feel like this again, and you have completely changed my life.�

� And you have completely changed mine,� He said.

I leaned in lightly brushing my lips against his. Nick instantly deepened the kiss, and wrapped his arms around me. He moved his kisses to my neck, sending shivers down my spine. He brought his lips back to mine, and somehow we both stood. Nick held one hand on my hip and one on my lower back, as we clumsily made our way towards the steps. I fell backwards, but nick slowed the fall holding on to me, he lightly fell on top of me. � Heather, are you okay?� He asked. I nodded and kissed him again, quickly standing and continuing up the stairs. Nick began to unbutton my shirt and I ran my hands across his chest as we entered the bedroom. I quickly threw off my shirt and dropped it on the floor as we landed on the bed. I pulled Nick�s shirt off over his head and kissed him again. Never in my life had I wanted something so badly. This was it. And strangely enough, this is how I wanted it to be. I didn�t need romance; all I needed was Nick. I layed back on the bed and Nick layed on top of me gently, pulling at my sweat pants. I fumbled with his jeans, but eventually succeeded in getting them undone. Suddenly nick stopped. He pulled away from me, breathing heavily. � I�m sorry. I can�t do this,� He said quietly. He sat on the edge of the bed, and I sat up. � What?� I asked, catching my breath as well.

� I can�t do this. I�m sorry.� He repeated.

He stood and walked over to the door. He turned and looked at me before leaving. I sat in the dark room, alone, highly aroused and highly confused. I quickly climbed off the bed and went back downstairs. Nick was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands.

� What just happened?� I asked.

He looked up at me. � I�m sorry, Heather. I shouldn�t have let it go that far, but I want to be with you so badly-�

� Well why�d you stop? I want to be with you too. Nick I would have stopped you if it wasn�t what I wanted. But I do. I love you and I want to share this with you. I�m not afraid. And I don�t want you to be either.� I said sitting down next to him.

� I just want this to be right, and it didn�t feel right to me, Heather. I felt like I was forcing myself on you-�

� You weren�t, believe me. I know this is going to sound really strange, but I completely understand if you�re not ready,� I smiled. � I can wait,�

� That does sound a bit strange� He smiled.� But thank you.�

I gave him a kiss and stood. � It�s been a long day, so I�m gonna go to bed,�

He nodded. � I�ll be up in a little bit.�

I went back upstairs and changed into my nightshirt. I climbed under the covers and layed there in the dark. � This is not going well,� was my last thought before I drifted off to sleep.

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