Nathan…
Amanda shook her head. She wouldn’t go there.
Nathan showed up shortly afterward. He walked up to
Amanda’s table.
“Hi,” he said, sounding as normal as ever.
“Hi, love,” Amanda replied. She stood up and gave him
a short kiss.
“I ordered our food already,” she said after breaking
from the kiss. “You’ll have what you usually eat for breakfast when you come
here.”
“Thanks. You didn’t have to.”
“Nathan, I’m sorry.”
Nathan reached forward and cupped Amanda’s hands. She
looked at him.
“Don’t be. I should have told you about Erika. You had
every right to be jealous.”
“I overreacted.”
“Nah. You’re sexy when you get jealous, though.”
Amanda rolled her eyes.
“You’re not serious.”
“Okay. It’s a bit alarming, but at the same time it
feels good to know that you care a bit about me.”
“Of course I care about you, Nathan. I love you. I
love you so much. That’s why the thought of you being with another woman—”
“Is completely insane,” Nathan cut across. “You give
me everything just by existing. Why would I ever want anyone else?”
Amanda smiled, flattered at the comment.
“I love you too, by the way.”
“I know,” she replied.
An employee arrived with their breakfast. They thanked
him, and he left.
“Time to dig in,” Nathan said.
“I want to tell you something else.”
Nathan looked up.
“Emmy and Judith were over at my apartment the
previous evening. We would like to go on a girls’ night out,” Amanda said.
“It’s Judith’s birthday today, but she said we’d go shopping later this week.”
“What’s her age?”
“She’s twenty now.”
“I’ll be sure to congratulate Judith the next time I
see her,” Nathan said.
“That’s where I was going next. Emmy and I will throw
a birthday party tonight. I’m inviting you.”
“I’ll be there. Where is this party going to be?”
“We’re going to a park first, and then we’ll go eat
somewhere. There will be pressed Italian sandwiches, plus cake for dessert.”
“Yum,” Nathan said. Amanda giggled.
“As for the shopping trip, is it only going to be the
three of you?”
“Yes. I was just letting you know of our plans. We
haven’t gone out together in a while.”
“When do you plan to go?”
“We thought Thursday would be a good night. Judith and
I don’t have classes, and Emmy only has a couple. We’ll have time then.”
“Cool. Have fun with your friends.”
“Thanks.”
Nathan arrived early to the class that he shared with
Kayla. He wanted to know why she had called his father. Nathan feared she might
be suffering because of him.
Have I really been paying less attention to Kayla?
Outside the classroom, leaning against the wall,
Nathan pondered over it. He hadn’t seen Kayla much over the past few months. She’d
declined the invitation to spend New Year at Times Square. Was Kayla avoiding
him, or was it the other way around?
Maybe she’s just really busy with her book tour.
Hoping that’s what it was, Nathan shrugged. He waited for
Kayla to get there. Right then, he recalled a little trick that she had pulled
on him last semester.
Nathan walked to the door and peered through the small
window. Months ago, Kayla had avoided him by getting to class first and sitting
inside. Everyone else waited outside, clueless. At the moment, the room seemed
to be empty. The lights were off.
The minutes passed, until class began. Kayla arrived
just before the instructor did. She cast a brief look at Nathan when she
entered. Kayla sat down in her usual desk and pulled out her notebook.
Is she mad at me? Nathan thought.
At the end of class, Kayla was the first to leave.
Nathan didn’t have a chance to talk to her. Her behavior was really unsettling.
Nathan had to find a way to talk to her. Kayla couldn’t forget how deep their
bond was.
When lunchtime arrived, Nathan set out to look for
Kayla. Ever since their breakup, she hardly ever sat with
Amanda shook her head. She wouldn’t go there.
Nathan showed up shortly afterward. He walked up to
Amanda’s table.
“Hi,” he said, sounding as normal as ever.
“Hi, love,” Amanda replied. She stood up and gave him
a short kiss.
“I ordered our food already,” she said after breaking
from the kiss. “You’ll have what you usually eat for breakfast when you come
here.”
“Thanks. You didn’t have to.”
“Nathan, I’m sorry.”
Nathan reached forward and cupped Amanda’s hands. She
looked at him.
“Don’t be. I should have told you about Erika. You had
every right to be jealous.”
“I overreacted.”
“Nah. You’re sexy when you get jealous, though.”
Amanda rolled her eyes.
“You’re not serious.”
“Okay. It’s a bit alarming, but at the same time it
feels good to know that you care a bit about me.”
“Of course I care about you, Nathan. I love you. I
love you so much. That’s why the thought of you being with another woman—”
“Is completely insane,” Nathan cut across. “You give
me everything just by existing. Why would I ever want anyone else?”
Amanda smiled, flattered at the comment.
“I love you too, by the way.”
“I know,” she replied.
An employee arrived with their breakfast. They thanked
him, and he left.
“Time to dig in,” Nathan said.
“I want to tell you something else.”
Nathan looked up.
“Emmy and Judith were over at my apartment the
previous evening. We would like to go on a girls’ night out,” Amanda said.
“It’s Judith’s birthday today, but she said we’d go shopping later this week.”
“What’s her age?”
“She’s twenty now.”
“I’ll be sure to congratulate Judith the next time I
see her,” Nathan said.
“That’s where I was going next. Emmy and I will throw
a birthday party tonight. I’m inviting you.”
“I’ll be there. Where is this party going to be?”
“We’re going to a park first, and then we’ll go eat
somewhere. There will be pressed Italian sandwiches, plus cake for dessert.”
“Yum,” Nathan said. Amanda giggled.
“As for the shopping trip, is it only going to be the
three of you?”
“Yes. I was just letting you know of our plans. We
haven’t gone out together in a while.”
“When do you plan to go?”
“We thought Thursday would be a good night. Judith and
I don’t have classes, and Emmy only has a couple. We’ll have time then.”
“Cool. Have fun with your friends.”
“Thanks.”
Nathan arrived early to the class that he shared with
Kayla. He wanted to know why she had called his father. Nathan feared she might
be suffering because of him.
Have I really been paying less attention to Kayla?
Outside the classroom, leaning against the wall,
Nathan pondered over it. He hadn’t seen Kayla much over the past few months. She’d
declined the invitation to spend New Year at Times Square. Was Kayla avoiding
him, or was it the other way around?
Maybe she’s just really busy with her book tour.
Hoping that’s what it was, Nathan shrugged. He waited for
Kayla to get there. Right then, he recalled a little trick that she had pulled
on him last semester.
Nathan walked to the door and peered through the small
window. Months ago, Kayla had avoided him by getting to class first and sitting
inside. Everyone else waited outside, clueless. At the moment, the room seemed
to be empty. The lights were off.
The minutes passed, until class began. Kayla arrived
just before the instructor did. She cast a brief look at Nathan when she
entered. Kayla sat down in her usual desk and pulled out her notebook.
Is she mad at me? Nathan thought.
At the end of class, Kayla was the first to leave.
Nathan didn’t have a chance to talk to her. Her behavior was really unsettling.
Nathan had to find a way to talk to her. Kayla couldn’t forget how deep their
bond was.
When lunchtime arrived, Nathan set out to look for
Kayla. Ever since their breakup, she hardly ever sat with
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