mean.”
“And you can’t do that for her?”
“I could but we both know I shouldn’t.” I bit on the side of my lip thinking. Could I? No, I can’t.
“You know I am going to tell you to go for it. I know you are going to say no, so why in the hell are we even having this conversation? Stop wasting my time.”
I haven’t been able to get what happened at the carnival off my mind and how I almost kissed Reese. I am positive I would have if the carnie wouldn’t have interrupted us. Although I knew, deep down, it was the right thing to pull back, but everything inside of me wants her. When I leaned in to kiss her before I heard the door rattling, I knew I was making a mistake. But I also knew I have never wanted something so badly in my life. I have always had total control when it comes to other girls and if I liked them I could keep it comfortable and physical, no emotions. Last night was just another sign of something I already knew, I was falling for Reese, which is just another reason why I need to distance myself.
Reese was in the hallway and I walked up behind her and took a deep breath. I knew I was going to have to say something.
I tapped her on the shoulder, and she turned around with a big smile on her face.
“Hey, Garrison.”
“Reese.”
She moved a little bit closer to me but not too close keeping the distance after my reaction from this weekend.
“Look, I just wanted to apologize for this weekend. I have to be…”
“No explanation needed. It was time for us to go anyway. The carnie did us a favor keeping us from doing something you would regret. Garrison, I’m not the type of girl that dates a lot of guys. I’ve never even been out on a date. I’m not saying the other night was a date, I know it wasn’t but I guess I just read the signals wrong.”
I felt so bad… she read my signals right on. I just can’t tell her that.
“Reese...”
“No worries, really. I get it. We can be friends and it won’t happen again!”
“Friends.” I felt the lump in my throat and I wanted to punch something. Lucky me, I’m friends with Reese Owens.
Let’s just hope I can keep my mind and heart on that same track.
Reese
Cannon had been continually calling me to apologize for the party. He said he wasn’t thinking right and really wanted to take me out and make it up to me. I decided to give him another chance and see if he could be a good date one on one. I know he had an ego bigger than New York City but… Of course, if the night at the carnival would have turned out differently with Garrison, I would not be even considering this date. I had to teach my heart what to feel and it needed to know Garrison was off limits. He wants to be friends and no matter how my mind and heart are feeling something otherwise I have to let it go.
My parents had agreed to the date if they took me and dropped me off. I would have been embarrassed to tell Cannon this before but not now. I had planned on what I was going to wear from the second my parents said I could go. We were meeting at Cinema 3 at 7:15. He got to pick the movie and decided on a scary one I had never heard of. I didn’t like scary movies but I could just close my eyes during the bad parts. I wasn’t going to admit I was a big chicken. It would just be another strike against me.
When my dad dropped me off, Cannon was waiting at the door to meet me. He was a perfect gentleman. He had on a navy blue Hollister shirt and khaki shorts with his Van’s. I was wearing blue jean shorts and an Abercrombie shirt that had lace on the back. I wanted to dress comfortable so I wouldn’t feel nervous but still wanted to be a little dressy. It was my “official” first date after all.
We got into the movie theater and after saying hi to a bunch of friends that Cannon knew, we took our seats. My knees had finally stopped shaking since I arrived. I kept looking over at
“And you can’t do that for her?”
“I could but we both know I shouldn’t.” I bit on the side of my lip thinking. Could I? No, I can’t.
“You know I am going to tell you to go for it. I know you are going to say no, so why in the hell are we even having this conversation? Stop wasting my time.”
I haven’t been able to get what happened at the carnival off my mind and how I almost kissed Reese. I am positive I would have if the carnie wouldn’t have interrupted us. Although I knew, deep down, it was the right thing to pull back, but everything inside of me wants her. When I leaned in to kiss her before I heard the door rattling, I knew I was making a mistake. But I also knew I have never wanted something so badly in my life. I have always had total control when it comes to other girls and if I liked them I could keep it comfortable and physical, no emotions. Last night was just another sign of something I already knew, I was falling for Reese, which is just another reason why I need to distance myself.
Reese was in the hallway and I walked up behind her and took a deep breath. I knew I was going to have to say something.
I tapped her on the shoulder, and she turned around with a big smile on her face.
“Hey, Garrison.”
“Reese.”
She moved a little bit closer to me but not too close keeping the distance after my reaction from this weekend.
“Look, I just wanted to apologize for this weekend. I have to be…”
“No explanation needed. It was time for us to go anyway. The carnie did us a favor keeping us from doing something you would regret. Garrison, I’m not the type of girl that dates a lot of guys. I’ve never even been out on a date. I’m not saying the other night was a date, I know it wasn’t but I guess I just read the signals wrong.”
I felt so bad… she read my signals right on. I just can’t tell her that.
“Reese...”
“No worries, really. I get it. We can be friends and it won’t happen again!”
“Friends.” I felt the lump in my throat and I wanted to punch something. Lucky me, I’m friends with Reese Owens.
Let’s just hope I can keep my mind and heart on that same track.
Reese
Cannon had been continually calling me to apologize for the party. He said he wasn’t thinking right and really wanted to take me out and make it up to me. I decided to give him another chance and see if he could be a good date one on one. I know he had an ego bigger than New York City but… Of course, if the night at the carnival would have turned out differently with Garrison, I would not be even considering this date. I had to teach my heart what to feel and it needed to know Garrison was off limits. He wants to be friends and no matter how my mind and heart are feeling something otherwise I have to let it go.
My parents had agreed to the date if they took me and dropped me off. I would have been embarrassed to tell Cannon this before but not now. I had planned on what I was going to wear from the second my parents said I could go. We were meeting at Cinema 3 at 7:15. He got to pick the movie and decided on a scary one I had never heard of. I didn’t like scary movies but I could just close my eyes during the bad parts. I wasn’t going to admit I was a big chicken. It would just be another strike against me.
When my dad dropped me off, Cannon was waiting at the door to meet me. He was a perfect gentleman. He had on a navy blue Hollister shirt and khaki shorts with his Van’s. I was wearing blue jean shorts and an Abercrombie shirt that had lace on the back. I wanted to dress comfortable so I wouldn’t feel nervous but still wanted to be a little dressy. It was my “official” first date after all.
We got into the movie theater and after saying hi to a bunch of friends that Cannon knew, we took our seats. My knees had finally stopped shaking since I arrived. I kept looking over at
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