Part Twenty Two

Nathan slipped the key in the lock, twisted it and swung open the door expertly. He stood aside and let me in before following me. I threw myself on to the sofa like i had done earlier that day and tilted my head back to count the small circular lights on the ceiling. 

"You do that every time you lay back on the sofa. Surely you know how many there are by now?" Nathan commented with an air of mockery in his voice.

"14" I replied back and sat up. He plonked himself beside me, a little further than i'd hoped.

"Exactly"

"We should do something other than sit around" I scooted closer to him and rested my head on his shoulder. His body stiffened but then relaxed and he slipped his arm into a more comfortable position around my neck.

"I kinda like doing nothing" He shrugged.

"Well i don't" I croned my head back to look up at him and he responded by kissing my nose, as if on autopilot. 

"Fine what do you want to do?"

"Watch some DVDs?" I suggested.

"I don't have a DVD player"

"You don't have a DVD player?" I raised my eyebrows and sat up to look at him.

"Never got round to buying one" He shrugged once again.

"What is wrong with you!" I laughed. "I guess i know what we're doing then"

"What's that?" 

"Buying you a DVD player"

"I can't be bothered-" He whined "-Can we not get one tomorrow?"

"Fine" I pouted.

"We'll just have to see what's on TV" He grinned and stood up, gently pulling me with him.

I followed him through to his bedroom, it wasn't unusual for me and him to watch TV together in his room but i could almost taste the tension growing between us. I made sure to sit against the headboard with my legs crossed and hands clasped.

He either got the message and tried to push his way through anyway or was just oblivious to my barricade-like body language. He sat beside me, our thighs touching and my heart thudding. I reached over to feel his doing the same. 

He looked up and smiled at me, just as i could see the thought to kiss me pass his mind, i jumped over him and grabbed the remote. His hands instantly shot up into the air as if he was in a bank robbery shoot out. The bewildered look on his face was mixed with confusion as I turned on the TV and flicked through the channels to find something neutral. Nothing that would suggest the idea of sex nor make us - or rather, him - bored enough to concentrate on other things.

"What's wrong?" He asked, taking my hand and sliding his fingers over the top of mine to lock them together. "Hmm?" He mumbled, nuzzling his face into the crook of my neck and lightly kissing the freckle just below my earlobe. I concealed a squeal of delight as pure enjoyment flushed through my body. Though it was quickly followed by nerves.

"Nothing" I lied and pushed him up to look into his eyes, my eyes dropped to his lips and i quickly kissed him before he could say anything else "Just not tonight" 

"Okay" He sat back against the bedframe and folded his arms moodily.

"Sorry babe" I mumbled.

"It's fine" He snapped.

I hung my head. I should have just let it happen, it was going to anyway? Well maybe not anymore, not after the stunt i'd just pulled. He suddenly shifted beside me and wrapped his arm around me. "Sorry, i just want you so bad" He whispered huskily.

"I'm just not ready yet" I shook my head apologetically.

"It's fine. We don't need to rush" He nodded and kissed my cheek before pulling me back to rest my head on his chest and watch whatever the hell it was i'd put on the TV. I could quickly feel myself falling asleep and tried to fight it but Nathan did me no favours in brushing my hair away from my face and tickling the side on my cheek to the nape of my neck repeatedly.