Intellectual: A Young Adult Romance

by Katie Wright

  I chuckled.

  He looked hurt so I stopped.

  "I'm sorry I'm not laughing at you but I'm just surprised that you want to know," I explained.

  He stroked my sides, "I just want to know basically if you were planning on staying in the area. You know if you wanted to continue this," he pointed to me and them himself, "or if you just wanted to focus on your career."

  "Casey, if I did decide to go back to school I wouldn't be going anywhere. The closest university is only less than a half an hour away. I'd much rather stay home to save money. To be honest, I don't know what I want to do. I was thinking about taking night classes and work at the firm during the day. I'm just not sure right now. I want to be a little more than a secretary. Not that that's not a bad thing but I still need to pay my dad back for all the loans he took out for me."

  I was either getting nervous or agitated I couldn't tell which because my nerves were starting to inflame. "Why are you asking me exactly?"

  Guilt seemed to cross his face, "I needed to know because I wanted to ask you something."

  Impatience consumed me, "Well then ask!"

  He rolled his eyes, "It's nice to know you won't ever change even after I saved your ass."

  I kissed his lips, "You know you're going to get special compensation for saving my ass, so don't complain."

  "Not everything," he muttered.

  Slightly hurt I looked down at his jean clad thighs, "Okay sorry, if you need to ask me then just go ahead."

  "Hey," he took my chin and made me look at him, "I'm sorry I said that. But I just want to be with you and after the Dan incident it made me realize how much I want to be with you."

  "Yea well I want to be with you too but you said I wasn't ready…"

  "And I know why you're waiting and it's fine but I still need to ask you something."

  Struggling not to scream at him I replied, "Well then please ask me. Since I assume you're not asking me to have sex with you it must be something else."

  "I want you to move in with me."

  His eyes stared directly into mine. And even though I wasn't one for long amounts of eye contact I couldn't pull away.

  "What do you get out of this?" I questioned.

  He looked thoughtful for a moment, "Well someone to cook me dinner and someone to snuggle with in my bed."

  "You could order food out and get a dog."

  "Dogs aren't as sexy as you and they don't smell as nice."

  I contemplated this arrangement he had in mind.

  My face came close to his and he closed his eyes waiting for me to kiss him but instead I darted my tongue out and licked his face.

  He sat there in shock for a moment and then finally smiled at me.

  I smiled in return, "My parents are going to be so pissed."

  THE END