why you are acting this
way.”
“You mean to tell me that you
don't know?”
“No, I'm pretty sure I do know.
But I would still like you to tell me.”
“Well, I guess I just don't know
where I stand anymore in our relationship, so it makes me feel uncomfortable
around you.”
“You're my girlfriend, that's
where you stand. I know you wanted me to say I love you back, Natalie, but when I didn't, it wasn’t for the
reason you thought it was.”
“It wasn't?”
“No, of course not, I'm crazy
about you. You know that. This is just all new to me, Natalie, having a
girlfriend, and I just need time, that's all. It doesn't mean that I don't care
about you, or that I want to break up. It just means that I need to do things in
my own time.”
“I can understand that. I'm
sorry. We probably should have talked about it before.”
“Yeah, and again, that was
probably my fault. I didn't handle any of it properly.” I laughed ruefully.
“You just really caught me off guard, and I didn't really want to say anything
that I wasn't ready to back up at that point. I hope that's okay.”
“Of course it is. And I'm sorry,
too. I shouldn't have overreacted. I
just got scared, that's all.”
I hugged her then. “There is
nothing to be scared about; I would never do anything to hurt you, ever.”
“I know you wouldn't, Jet, and
thank you for talking to me about it. I want us to always have open
communication, as we can really ruin our relationship by not talking through
our problems. Please don't shut me out again. If there is a problem, talk to me
about it.”
She grabbed me by the back of my
head and pulled me in close for a kiss. Our mouths met, and once again, it felt
like nothing had changed between us. She was very possibly going to be my rock.
Chapter Eleven
Natalie
School was still out for the
Christmas holidays, but there I was, still haunting the hallways of the campus
trying to figure out what my grades were for that semester. I felt like I did
really well, and I couldn't wait for report cards to arrive in January, I
needed to know now how well I did. The grades were posted in one of the wings
for all students to go and check out, so that's where I found myself on New
Year’s Eve. Jet tried to stop me from going, stating that I should just wait
until January because no student in her right mind would care enough to go look
at her grades.
He was wrong, of course, because
when I arrived there were three other people also looking at their grades.
However, they did appear to be nerds, so maybe Jet had a point. I approached
and looked at the sheets before me until I found my name. I was delighted when
I saw I received an A on both of the art projects I worked on with Jet.
Satisfied, I left there, knowing that I had to go and get ready for the New
Year’s party we were going to. Thankfully, I didn't have to worry about picking
out a new outfit―I had the dress that Jet had bought me for Christmas.
When I got back to the apartment,
Julie was there already pre-drinking, and already glammed up and ready to go.
“Well, you don't waste any time.”
“Hell no, girl. It's New Year’s; let's get this thing
going.”
I
messaged Jet, and told him I was getting ready so he could stop over in an hour
if he wanted to. I then grabbed a beer out of the fridge, and cracked it open.
I took a sip as I headed back to my bedroom to begin getting ready. I undressed
quickly and slipped into some black lace panties and a bra to go with it. I
then slipped on the red silk dress that Jet had bought me for Christmas. It hung
on me in the most luxurious manner, and I didn't think that I had ever had
something so soft and beautiful against my skin. Julie walked into my bedroom
just then, and gaped at me.
“Oh my God,
where did you get that dress?”
“Jet, for Christmas.”
“My God,
it looks incredible on you, Natalie. Wow, the guy has good taste.”
I laughed.
“I'm pretty sure his sister picked it out, but
way.”
“You mean to tell me that you
don't know?”
“No, I'm pretty sure I do know.
But I would still like you to tell me.”
“Well, I guess I just don't know
where I stand anymore in our relationship, so it makes me feel uncomfortable
around you.”
“You're my girlfriend, that's
where you stand. I know you wanted me to say I love you back, Natalie, but when I didn't, it wasn’t for the
reason you thought it was.”
“It wasn't?”
“No, of course not, I'm crazy
about you. You know that. This is just all new to me, Natalie, having a
girlfriend, and I just need time, that's all. It doesn't mean that I don't care
about you, or that I want to break up. It just means that I need to do things in
my own time.”
“I can understand that. I'm
sorry. We probably should have talked about it before.”
“Yeah, and again, that was
probably my fault. I didn't handle any of it properly.” I laughed ruefully.
“You just really caught me off guard, and I didn't really want to say anything
that I wasn't ready to back up at that point. I hope that's okay.”
“Of course it is. And I'm sorry,
too. I shouldn't have overreacted. I
just got scared, that's all.”
I hugged her then. “There is
nothing to be scared about; I would never do anything to hurt you, ever.”
“I know you wouldn't, Jet, and
thank you for talking to me about it. I want us to always have open
communication, as we can really ruin our relationship by not talking through
our problems. Please don't shut me out again. If there is a problem, talk to me
about it.”
She grabbed me by the back of my
head and pulled me in close for a kiss. Our mouths met, and once again, it felt
like nothing had changed between us. She was very possibly going to be my rock.
Chapter Eleven
Natalie
School was still out for the
Christmas holidays, but there I was, still haunting the hallways of the campus
trying to figure out what my grades were for that semester. I felt like I did
really well, and I couldn't wait for report cards to arrive in January, I
needed to know now how well I did. The grades were posted in one of the wings
for all students to go and check out, so that's where I found myself on New
Year’s Eve. Jet tried to stop me from going, stating that I should just wait
until January because no student in her right mind would care enough to go look
at her grades.
He was wrong, of course, because
when I arrived there were three other people also looking at their grades.
However, they did appear to be nerds, so maybe Jet had a point. I approached
and looked at the sheets before me until I found my name. I was delighted when
I saw I received an A on both of the art projects I worked on with Jet.
Satisfied, I left there, knowing that I had to go and get ready for the New
Year’s party we were going to. Thankfully, I didn't have to worry about picking
out a new outfit―I had the dress that Jet had bought me for Christmas.
When I got back to the apartment,
Julie was there already pre-drinking, and already glammed up and ready to go.
“Well, you don't waste any time.”
“Hell no, girl. It's New Year’s; let's get this thing
going.”
I
messaged Jet, and told him I was getting ready so he could stop over in an hour
if he wanted to. I then grabbed a beer out of the fridge, and cracked it open.
I took a sip as I headed back to my bedroom to begin getting ready. I undressed
quickly and slipped into some black lace panties and a bra to go with it. I
then slipped on the red silk dress that Jet had bought me for Christmas. It hung
on me in the most luxurious manner, and I didn't think that I had ever had
something so soft and beautiful against my skin. Julie walked into my bedroom
just then, and gaped at me.
“Oh my God,
where did you get that dress?”
“Jet, for Christmas.”
“My God,
it looks incredible on you, Natalie. Wow, the guy has good taste.”
I laughed.
“I'm pretty sure his sister picked it out, but
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