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Hey everyone, I know all of you have been desperately waiting for this chapter, and guess what, it's finally here! I know it did take a while, but at least not as long as what had originally been planned, as I seemed to have more time to write this chapter due to my flight home. :D

That's right everyone, I'm on leave for a good 14 days, so, guess what that means.... I get more time to write more chapters to my stories. :)

Anyways, I hope you all love this chapter just as much as I did while making it.

Enjoy!

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Nathan's P. O. V.

Grasping onto Aiden's hand, I couldn't help but secretly admit that I was enjoying how this date was starting to turn out quite a lot, as it was leaving a very good impression on me for the fact that Aiden had actually thought this date through a lot, even given the limited amount of time he had to do so. And, I hadn't been wrong in allowing him that extra day to come up with this date layout.

But, why did I give him that extra day in the first place to plan things out? I couldn't help but question with a slight frown, feeling confused on the matter.

Had I not, originally, been aiming to screw up his chances to redeem himself due to my lingering grudge against him?

Sure I had forgiven him, but that didn't mean I had to make this any easier for him, right?

So why had I?

Was it because of my past feelings for him, and that I was still holding onto those feelings even now and secretly wishing to revive them and get together with Aiden now that he has finally come to terms with his sexuality. And, even with the possibility that this could be a trick just so he could get in one last laugh before we graduate and go our separate ways, I wanted to experience his love and be in a relationship with him like I had always dreamed to.

All this may be true, and I didn't have the will to deny any of these proclaims, because what good would it do me to give myself false realities.

So, putting aside this matter for more analysis later on, even though I practically knew the reasoning for my actions, I instead, focused my attention on trying not to make a fool out of myself the moment we start dancing.

As we got closer to the dance floor, the music grew louder, as the speakers were attached to the roof of the restaurant right above the dance floor. The song had no words, but a flowing beat that suited this restaurant's atmosphere just fine.

Listening to the song playing in the background, the beat of the song shook my bones and filled me with a sense of rhythm that I danced along to with Aiden, whose eyes sparkled as he looked at me, his gaze filling me with heat.

At first it felt awkward dancing with him, but soon I was immersed in the song, laughing and having fun, a grin so wide, it seemed to stretch my face taunt.

Aiden twirled me about, away from his body, before bringing me in close until our chests touched and our faces were only an inch apart. Sweat glistened on our skin from our bodies increase in temperature, and it trickled down my back as I moved my body to the beat of the base.

I twisted and turned, did moves that I had not thought I'd know how to do, and best of all, I could see the effect all this had on Aiden.

He seemed stimulated by my seductive moves, even though they weren't for such a purpose and hardly seemed so arousing from my view, and yet the way his eyes stayed glued to me the whole time made feel otherwise, as if I were doing all this on purpose just to get him to feel in such a way.

I couldn't help but grow warm under such a gaze, and it was no longer the music in the background that I was dancing to, but my own as my body dipped and slid around him, my body lightly brushing his, sending shockwaves of electricity through me every time our skin touched.

Aiden's hand's slid down my arms and wrapped around my waist as he tried to keep up with my pace, and it wasn't long before our bodies were in sync, one with each other as we danced.

Our lively dancing seemed to attract the attention of many of the people dinning in the restaurant, and soon we were joined by others who, suddenly struck by the urge, decided to get up and head over to the dance floor to have some fun of their own, seeming to enjoy watching Aiden and I doing so.

Aiden and I danced to two songs before I seemed to notice that our food had been placed down and nudgged at Aiden to indicate towards it. It was also at that time that I seemed to become sensitive to the stares directed our way.

A bright blush stained my cheeks that only seemed to grown darker as I also came to realize how closely Aiden and I were positioned.

At the moment, my back was leaded up against Aiden's chest, and his arms were coiled around me tightly. I could feel his breath on the back of my neck as it fanned along it, sending shivers down my spine, causing me to tense up and stiffen in his arms.

We definitely looked like we were a couple, no doubt from any outsider point of view.

"What's wrong?" Aiden asked, startling me back to the reality of the situation as his lips pressed lightly to my neck; they were in the shape of a smirk from what I could tell. "You seemed to be enjoying yourself not too long ago, why the sudden shyness?"

My face flushed yet again from his words and I scowled his way, feeling somewhat irritated. "Shut up," I mumbled with embarrassment and hurriedly moved away from Aiden and briskly walked to our table, the sound of Aiden's laughter following from behind me.

I simply ignored him as I arrived at our table and hid my face from the staring eyes filled with curiosity and many other emotions that I did not want to read too much into, as I did not want to see if any of those eyes had hints of contempt in them, or disgust, and prayed that they would all stop paying attention to me fast.

Picking up a fork, I hesitantly took a bite of my food that seemed to have arrived not long ago, the warmth from it indicating that fact, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was actually quite delicious. Also, add to the fact that the dancing had worked up quite an appetite, I couldn't help but start stuffing my face, seeming to throw away all sense of mannerism in that moment.

"You like it?" Aiden asked with a chuckle, seeing the content look on my face as I happily chewed away at the food.

I looked up to see him take a seat across from me, a look of anticipation as he stared down at his dinner, and I could practically see the drool dripping down from the corner of his mouth, causing a small smile to form on my face from how adorable he looked.

I then realized what I had just thought and cleared my throat. "Its not bad," I replied indifferently, and Aiden gave me a look that said he didn't believe in my acting for even a second.

"Just admit it, you love it," Aiden said with a grin and shoved a mouthful of food in his mouth.

The corner of my lips twitched as I fought off a smile of amusement. "Fine, its one of the best tasting food from a restaurant I've had so far. Better?" I questioned with a raised brow.

"Of course, as long as you know," Aiden replied with triumph as he chewed excessively.

I gave him a mild look of disgust and shook my head at his childishness, even if it actually left me with the urge to laugh and joke back.

These emotions I were feeling left me at a loss, as I could tell that I no longer possessed the ability to hate Aiden, and no matter how hard I tried to gather any animosity, I could not, there were no traces of remnant anger bottled up in me.

It was weird, but I no longer felt the need to drive Aiden away, it was the opposite really, I seemed to want to draw him near. And, add to that, I didn't seem to mind this feeling in the slightest like I thought I would, it actually left me feeling almost, happy in a way.

Weird right?

Your all probably wondering 'What the hell is up with this sudden change of mindset', no?

Yeah, I'd like to ask myself the same question...

For the rest of the time, we ate and chatted, enjoying ourselves very much, and when it came time to wrap up the date, I was saddened some, to the point where I didn't want the date to end at all. That's how much I was enjoying myself, surprisingly enough.

But I bit back these feelings, still unsure of how to handle them, and finished eating.

Aiden then paid the bill, and denied my request to split it in half, saying this was on him. I left it at that, knowing that I would not be able to dissuade him on the matter.

As we prepared to exit the restaurant and passed by the reception area, I noticed that Elizabeth was nowhere to be seen, but wasn't too bothered by this as we left the restaurant and stepped outside, the cold wind brushing up against me the moment we did, sending a shiver through me.

Looking around the dimly lit parking lot, I grew somewhat unnerved, as it did give off a rather, spooky feeling.

However, I shook off the feeling not a second later, unwilling to let myself get scared from nothing and looking over to Aiden to find him staring up at me intently. I blinked down at him in question.

"What is it?"

"So, did I prove my love to you?" Aiden asked as we made our way over to his car, the look in his eyes barely concealing the hope he was obviously feeling and I couldn't help but want to tease him a bit.

"You're getting there," I said with a small smirk, my eyes glittering with mischief and an adorable pout formed on Aiden's face.

"So... what's next?" Aiden asked, growing serious, seeming eager to hear my response, but also a little afraid.

"Hmm," I scanned the parking lot as I thought about the answer I would give him. When I was finally able to come up with something, I glanced back over to Aiden and smiled widely.

"Introduce me to your parents," I said.

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Oh damn, what a bad idea Nathan. :/

Lol, anyways, that's all for this chapter, I hope you all enjoyed it very much, and don't forget to V/C/F!

Until next time, peace out! :)

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