“Oh, hey. Sorry I was late. We wanted to run through the dance one more time.”
“It’s fine. I can go alone if you have something else you need to do.” Nate checked his watch and wondered if Erin had gotten ahold of Jared. Maybe he should have checked up on that instead of coming here.
“No, I’m ready to go. See you later, Darren.” Allison slipped her backpack over her shoulders and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
The other guy left, which helped Nate relax a little. “You two were amazing in there.”
“Thanks. I’m hoping we can enter the dance contest next month, but I’m not sure I’ll be ready.” Allison sighed.
“Really?” Nate raised his eyebrows. “You were in perfect rhythm with each other.”
Allison made a face. “It may have looked that way, but there were several little things that were off. Anyway, are we ready to go?”
Nate nodded. “Where you do you want to go first?”
Allison headed out of the building and Nate glanced back toward the classroom. She could dance and sing better than most people he’d seen, and she was friendly toward him even though he’d ditched her. What else was she going to surprise him with?
“Well, I was thinking of going to the Irish Hunger Memorial first. It’s supposed to snow tonight, so I want to make sure we can get over there.” Allison pulled her coat tighter.
“Good idea. Where is it?” Nate followed her down the stairs to the subway.
“It’s south of here.” Allison found a spot near the back of the train and slid into a seat.
Nate sat next to her. “Have you been there before?”
Allison shook her head. “No, but I’ve been wanting to go. My professor talked a lot about it in class. It has this really cool old cottage that they made using stones from all over Ireland.”
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
The train began to move and Allison stared out the window. Nate studied her face, comparing her to the other girls he normally spent time with. She was opposite of anyone he’d dated before, and it intrigued him. Where they usually had their hair and makeup done perfectly, she had her hair in a pony tale and little or no makeup. She also seemed to enjoy life instead of demanding that others entertain her like the other girls did.
She turned at smiled at him. “Do I have something on my face?”
“No, I was just thinking.” Nate pulled out his phone, hoping for a distraction.
“Right.” She leaned over his shoulder. “What’s that game?”
Nate turned the screen on his phone so he could show her the game he’d started. “It’s just an arcade type game. You have to hit the balls to clear the level.”
Allison watched him play a couple of levels before holding out her hand. “Can I try?”
“Sure, just don’t beat my high score.” Nate laughed and gave her his phone. He leaned closer so he could watch her play and give tips. “Oh, wait, don’t touch—”
Allison laughed as she lost another life on the level. “I take it you don’t want to hit the bomb?”
“No, that would be bad.” The level had been driving him crazy for a week. “Here, let’s start it at the first level.”
“Man, you really think I’m hopeless, don’t you?” Allison glared, but the light in her eyes told Nate she was joking.
“Hey, you said it.” Nate grinned and scrolled down to the first level. “Here you go.”
Allison sighed and played through the first several levels before glancing up into his eyes. “Now do you believe me?”
“I guess so.” Nate stretched and laid his arm across the back of the seat, hoping Allison wouldn’t mind, but she was too into the game to react. That was a first. Most of the girls he’d dated laughed at the thought of playing video games, and it was refreshing to find a girl who obviously loved them.
They took turns trying the levels before they announced the stop just before Battery Park. Allison’s head jerked up. “Wow, we’re there already?”
“Yep, that’s
“It’s fine. I can go alone if you have something else you need to do.” Nate checked his watch and wondered if Erin had gotten ahold of Jared. Maybe he should have checked up on that instead of coming here.
“No, I’m ready to go. See you later, Darren.” Allison slipped her backpack over her shoulders and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
The other guy left, which helped Nate relax a little. “You two were amazing in there.”
“Thanks. I’m hoping we can enter the dance contest next month, but I’m not sure I’ll be ready.” Allison sighed.
“Really?” Nate raised his eyebrows. “You were in perfect rhythm with each other.”
Allison made a face. “It may have looked that way, but there were several little things that were off. Anyway, are we ready to go?”
Nate nodded. “Where you do you want to go first?”
Allison headed out of the building and Nate glanced back toward the classroom. She could dance and sing better than most people he’d seen, and she was friendly toward him even though he’d ditched her. What else was she going to surprise him with?
“Well, I was thinking of going to the Irish Hunger Memorial first. It’s supposed to snow tonight, so I want to make sure we can get over there.” Allison pulled her coat tighter.
“Good idea. Where is it?” Nate followed her down the stairs to the subway.
“It’s south of here.” Allison found a spot near the back of the train and slid into a seat.
Nate sat next to her. “Have you been there before?”
Allison shook her head. “No, but I’ve been wanting to go. My professor talked a lot about it in class. It has this really cool old cottage that they made using stones from all over Ireland.”
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
The train began to move and Allison stared out the window. Nate studied her face, comparing her to the other girls he normally spent time with. She was opposite of anyone he’d dated before, and it intrigued him. Where they usually had their hair and makeup done perfectly, she had her hair in a pony tale and little or no makeup. She also seemed to enjoy life instead of demanding that others entertain her like the other girls did.
She turned at smiled at him. “Do I have something on my face?”
“No, I was just thinking.” Nate pulled out his phone, hoping for a distraction.
“Right.” She leaned over his shoulder. “What’s that game?”
Nate turned the screen on his phone so he could show her the game he’d started. “It’s just an arcade type game. You have to hit the balls to clear the level.”
Allison watched him play a couple of levels before holding out her hand. “Can I try?”
“Sure, just don’t beat my high score.” Nate laughed and gave her his phone. He leaned closer so he could watch her play and give tips. “Oh, wait, don’t touch—”
Allison laughed as she lost another life on the level. “I take it you don’t want to hit the bomb?”
“No, that would be bad.” The level had been driving him crazy for a week. “Here, let’s start it at the first level.”
“Man, you really think I’m hopeless, don’t you?” Allison glared, but the light in her eyes told Nate she was joking.
“Hey, you said it.” Nate grinned and scrolled down to the first level. “Here you go.”
Allison sighed and played through the first several levels before glancing up into his eyes. “Now do you believe me?”
“I guess so.” Nate stretched and laid his arm across the back of the seat, hoping Allison wouldn’t mind, but she was too into the game to react. That was a first. Most of the girls he’d dated laughed at the thought of playing video games, and it was refreshing to find a girl who obviously loved them.
They took turns trying the levels before they announced the stop just before Battery Park. Allison’s head jerked up. “Wow, we’re there already?”
“Yep, that’s
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