Unfamiliar by Cope Erica & Kant Komal

Author:Cope, Erica & Kant, Komal [Cope, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Erica Cope & Komal Kant
Published: 2014-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Hailey

“It’s kinda cloudy today,” I commented. Awesome, Hailey, talking about the weather— real cool.

“Yeah, but I think we’ll be fine.”

“Maybe we should go somewhere else. I don’t know, some place indoors maybe?” We were at the bridge again today. He was right; no one ever came over on this side of campus so we could work on it without any distractions.

“Stop worrying. A little rain isn’t going to hurt you, Hailey.”

“Yeah, but—”

“Did you bring your notebook?” he cut me off.

“Obviously.” I wasn’t the one who never came prepared.

“Can I see it?”

“Yeah, sure, here.”

He opened it up and read over what little progress we had made so far.

“So, are you excited about the William C. Lancaster concert?” he asked without looking up from the notebook.

“Yeah, I’m really excited actually.”

He looked up then. “You must really like classical music.”

“I know I like him. I’ve only seen him perform once, but I was completely mesmerized watching him play—I can’t wait to see him again. I missed the first part of his performance last time.”

“Why’s that?”

“Braxton was running late.” I shook my head dismissively and shrugged. “He hates that sort of thing anyway so it’ll be nice to go with someone who appreciates classical music. Though I have to admit, I never saw that coming.”

He chuckled quietly to himself. “Well maybe there’s more to me than you think,” he said, echoing what I’d once said to him.

I noticed that at some point in our conversation we had moved closer to one another. If I moved just an inch to my left I’d practically be sitting on in his lap. I bit my lip as he leaned in closer, a heady look in his eyes. Something about the way he was looking at me made me wonder if he wanted to kiss me. And then I wondered, what would I do if he tried?

A small part of me admitted that I would probably let him.

Our faces were too close. His forehead was almost touching mine. If I moved my head any closer, our lips would touch.

Not trusting myself, I jumped to my feet. What I didn’t expect was for Chase to follow me.

“Hailey.” Chase’s voice was low as he faced me, his hand pressed into the small of my back. I was trapped. But in a way, I liked it. Right now, I didn't want to have options. I wanted him to be the only option.

Then, out of nowhere, those gray clouds he’d told me not to worry about broke open and the rain poured down on us. In a matter of seconds we were both soaked through. He let out a hearty laugh and pointed his face up to the clouds, his arms outstretched at his sides.

When he dropped his eyes back down to me, he caught me staring. I tried to look away but I was too late. He brushed the wet hair out of my face and his hands lingered just a moment too long. My breathing hitched as I thought about what it would be like to kiss him in the rain.

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