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I stand on my tiptoes and bring my lips up to his while looping my arms around his neck. His hands begin to slide from my waist and down to my thighs, where his fingers try to lift the fabric of my dress, but I slowly pull away from him, shaking my head and lightly placing my hands on his chest.
“As much as I would love to have a second round with you, I don’t want you to be late meeting your mom.”
He sighs deeply. “You’re right. I should probably get going.” When his eyes meet mine, I’m sure he can sense how nervous I am about officially meeting his mom. “She’s going to love you, Natalie.”
I force a small smile.
I really hope he’s right.
“I’ll meet you here at 5:30, ok?”
“I’ll be here.”
He kisses me on the lips one last time and grabs his stuff to leave. After he shuts the door behind him, I walk over to lock it and then lean back against it.
Nathan and I are officially a couple.
It feels a little surreal, but in a good way. A very good way. I don’t think it’s possible for me to feel any happier than I do at this very moment.
And I’m sure the smile on my face is the biggest smile I’ve ever worn in my life.
But within seconds, anxiety fills me.
Brian.
I didn’t tell him about Brian because I knew it would upset him, and I didn’t want to ruin the day with his family.
And if I’m being honest, I’m still scared to tell him.
I might have lied to him, but it was a necessary lie. I had no choice. It wasn’t the right time to tell him everything.
Will there ever be a right time?
The answer to this is easy.
No. There will never be a right time to tell him. But the longer I put it off, the harder it will be to tell him this secret that’s been eating away at me for almost a year now.
I have to tell him tonight after we have dinner with his mom and brother. I’m sure Nathan will understand why I have been lying to him about this, and everything will be fine between us. I’m sure of it.
Will it be, though?
Twenty-Six
NATHAN
MY FINGERS ANXIOUSLY DRUM along the table’s edge as I wait for my mom and brother at the campus coffee shop. Their favorites are already at the table waiting for them.
“Hi, honey.” I look up from my phone and see my mom standing in front of me. She’s wearing a huge, beautiful grin and her brown eyes are beaming.
“Hi, mom,” I say as I stand up, towering over her, and wrap my arms around her slender body.
After we part, she sits on the chair beside me while my brother Nick walks around her. Our height is evidently not something we inherited from our mom.
“Hey, Nate,” my brother says with a head nod before taking the last empty seat around the table.
“Hey, man.” I nod back.
“So, what is the plan for today? I’m so excited to see everything,” my mom says eagerly.
