"Alex!"
I lifted my head from my binder I was grabbing, glancing up towards who was calling my name. It was James, walking quickly to me.
Demetri wasn't here today. I wasn't sure why. Maybe he had mentioned it but I had forgotten. What I couldn't forget was what had gone on the night before - That make out session was amazing, and it was also the first time I've ever touched another guy in a romantic way.
James grinned, leaning against his locker. "So, how was last night?"
"Fun." I replied simply, shrugging.
"Details, boy, details!" he grabbed me by the shoulders, giving me a shake. "I want to know exactly what happened, everything. And I do mean
everything
."
We began walking to class. "Well we met up in those trees at the park and--"
"The sex trees?" James exclaimed in question with sparkling eyes. "No wonder you seem so cheerful today."
I shook my head, sighing in annoyance. "God, James. Yeah, we met there but nothing like that happened. We just talked a little bit and..." I trailed off.
His eyes widened slightly. "You kissed him, didn't you?" he asked, watching my expression. My cheeks pinkened a bit, and he broke out in a grin once again. "Not just that, I'm sensing it was more of a make out than just a kiss, hmm?"
I was blushing, but I smiled and nodded shamelessly. "But that's it. Nothing else happened."
"So where's your new boyfriend today, then?" James asked, looking around.
"He's not my boyfriend." I muttered. Or at least, I didn't think he was. Just because we made out didn't mean we were together, did it? I didn't think we just automatically became a couple the moment we kissed. "And I don't know. Maybe he's sick."
He rolled his eyes. "Sure." his tone was sarcastic, amusement clearly shown on his face.
Demetri arrived during the middle of our second period, which was math class. He had been late because of a dentist's appointment, so he said. The moment he entered the classroom, his eyes fell on me. I felt my heart triple in speed, returning his sweet grin with a shy smile.
Of course, we just had to have to do a partner assignment. The moment we were up to pick partners, Demetri and I slowly found our way to each other. I was much more doe-eyed about it, looking around as if in consideration, while he just made a bee-line straight for me.
Before he even spoke, I nodded, smiling. We asked to go work in the hallway, then picked up our things and left the classroom. When we sat down, leaning against our lockers, I glanced at him.
"So, um... Where do we, uh, stand? I mean, with each other?" I asked awkwardly, unsure of what to say. I felt stupid, and my cheeks went hot, but I knew it was a question I needed to ask.
Demetri just smiled. "Depends on where you want us to stand." he replied, opening up his text book to the right page, but certainly not intending to actually do any work.
"Well, I, uh..." I trailed off, chewing on the base of the silver ring that curved around the left side of my lower lip. "Um..." I groaned. Why couldn't I just say it? "I want to be more than this." I blurted out, turning eighteen shades of red right after I'd said it. This was not a good idea.
His smile didn't fade. He seemed perfectly fine, even happy, with what I was suggesting. "Well, then I guess it's my duty to ask you out, hmm?" he suggested, chuckling. I remained silent. "Then I'll make it official; Will you go out with me?"
Slowly, a smile breaking over my face, I nodded with a bit of reluctance. To be honest, I was sort of scared about dating a guy. I'd never done so before, and I wondered what everyone else would say. Surely they'd be fine with it, seeing as we were an open-minded and mostly accepting class, but I still worried. Maybe I could suggest not telling anybody. But whenever that happened, the person always assumed that it had been suggested because they were ashamed to be dating that person, which he wasn't.
The empty hallway was his cue. Demetri took no time to lean in, kissing me gently, though pulling away much too soon. The taste of his lips lingered on mine, leaving me hungry for more.
More so, I wasn't just hungry for more of a kiss. I was hungry for more of
him
. I wanted to feel him, taste him, in a way I never had dreamed of, especially with another guy.
But there I was, my eyes occasionally dropping downwards, lingering on his tight brand name belt and even venturing a bit further. I made sure to glance up quickly when he looked at me, making sure he didn't notice.
Half-way through class, he suggested skipping school to me. I grinned and nodded, and we quietly grabbed our phones from our lockers, before sneaking out of the school.
The minute we got outside, we exhaled and laughed. "We'd get in so much shit for this, Demetri." I commented once we'd gotten off of the property, and were bounding down a back alley, hand in hand, so as to get out of wandering teachers' sight.
"That's why it's so fun!" he laughed. We slowed down, swinging our entwined hands between us.