“I don’t know, I don’t really know anyone and stuff.” Nate said as he leaned against the wall, arms crossed over his chest as he studied you. You sniffed, and lowered your arms after you put your freshly washed locks into a ponytail. It had been two weeks since he had moved in with you and you were so used to his presence by now that you couldn’t imagine not having him around. He was always there, from the moment you woke up until the moment you went to bed. Now that he had opened up to you his company was something you really enjoyed. He was the kind of guy who didn’t make things easy for you just because you were a girl, no he made you work of it. It was almost as if he acted you as one of the guys and you found out that you liked that. The two of you were always joking around, watching horrible movies together instead of doing homework and laying around the house when your mom wasn’t home. By now he really wasn’t just your mom’s best friend son anymore, he was something completely else, you just didn’t really now what it was yet. But why always label everything? Tonight was the first time you had actually allowed him to drive your car, so he was able to get home and wouldn’t have to wait around for you until you were done with your practice. At least he hadn’t forgotten to come and pick you up like you had asked him to. You walked up to him and poked your finger into his chest, the muscles you felt underneath his shirt were no longer a surprise to you. You saw them every single morning, parading through your kitchen. 

“What is that I hear? Nathaniel Grant saying no to a party? Are you sure you’re okay? Maybe you’re sick.” You put your hand on top of his forehead and pretended to check his temperature. He rolled his eyes as he grabbed a hold of your wrist and tugged your hand back down, making you laugh. You had asked him to join you to this party, because you didn’t want to go alone. Not that you were by yourself, Baekhyun was going and Heather and the guys. But you didn’t want to be the third wheel again, not if you could have someone with you this time. You were sure you would have much more fun with him there. “Besides, would you really let me go all by myself? I mean, I can’t get drunk on my own.” Now you saw how a smile began to tug at the corners of his lips and you noticed he was still holding onto your wrist, but you weren’t really planning to make a really big problem of that. Your teammates were carefully watching the two of you as they passed you by. You stared at Samantha, ,who was giving you a look that said as much as words did and you quickly glared at her, giving her the sign to stop. You had no idea why others kept on seeing things between the two of you that weren’t there. They kept on asking you if Nate was your boyfriend, if the two of you were an item. Each time you had to disappoint them and told them there was nothing between the two of you, at least nothing more than friendship. You two got along really well, that was all. 
 

Though, you did notice that you had been growing closer during the past few days. Conversations between the two of you were getting more personal, still teasing, but about topics you had never spoken about with any other guy, not even Baekhyun. Even though you had known from the very start that Nate didn’t have an easy life, he surprised you every single day. “How about your mom? Does she like it that we’re going out like that?” He asked and you were ready to protest when he suddenly reached out for your bag and pulled it from your shoulder, just so he could put it over his instead. Yet, instead of listening to your complaints he started walking towards your car, keys in hand and you wondered if you should ask them back or let him drive. “You know she won’t be home until late. Besides, she’s okay with it, as long as we don’t get in trouble it’s okay. And you’re not planning on getting me in trouble now are you Nathaniel?” He hated it when you called him that and used his full name, but you loved it that you were able to annoy him with it. Sometimes it seemed as if you weren’t really able to get to him, so you simple refused to call him the way he wanted to. Though, it seemed to be as if he was slowly starting to accept it, it didn’t seem to annoy him as much anymore as it did at first. “Oh no, kitty, I wouldn’t dare.” You hated it when he said that, and he was simply referring to your pajamas. You gasped before smashing his shoulder, making him laugh as you reached your car. To your own amazement you didn’t complain as he threw your bag into the backseat and began to head for the driver’s seat. 
 

You lazily dropped yourself on the passenger seat and sighed, feeling your sore muscles that were still burning from practice. You loved playing volleyball, but you wondered if you’d still be able to combine it when you were going to college next year. You had applied to a few colleges over the past few months and you had been accepted to two, but you hadn’t had any answer from the one you really wanted to go to, so you were still waiting. “You’re not really planning on getting drunk right?” Nate suddenly asked and it almost seemed as if there was worry lingering in his voice as he said it. When you had first started going out with your friends, when Baekhyun had still been single and you had still been head over heels for him, you had gotten drunk, once. That had been the last time, after that you had sworn that you would never do such a thing again. The night had been fun, though you had done some things you wished you couldn’t remember, but the morning after, had been terrible. You had felt as if your body was breaking down from the inside. “What do you think?” You asked, giving him a skeptical look and he seemed satisfied with the answer. The plan was for you to drive home first, get changed and then go back to Chanyeol’s house, where the party was hosted. Suddenly your phone blasted through the small space, scaring you. Nate chuckled softly because of your reaction as you reached out for your phone in your pocket and looked at the name on the screen. By now your heart wasn’t beating as fast anymore when you saw his name popping up on your screen. It was weird, but somehow your feelings had changed very quickly. You had no idea what had happened, but you had never thought that you would fall out of love with him this quickly. Of course you couldn’t say you were over him, but it wasn’t the same anymore. 

“Aren’t you going to get that?” He asked and he probably spotted your hesitation because he tugged the phone from your hand and accepted the call before pressing it to his ear. Did you seriously have to remind him it was forbidden to use a phone while driving, and especi