Part Three

"Bye Mom!"

"Bye sweetheart!"

Joseph closed the door before being on his way to the University. After the long night thinking about Nathan, Joseph however did not feel tired at all.

He walked unusually briskly this morning. He wanted to see Nathan so bad that he had a big smile on his face while walking in the streets. Although some pedestrians are starting at him, looking at him with strangely, Nathan has driven him not to think about anything but him.

The sun was shining brightly and the white, fluffy clouds were drifting across the sky. All the birds were singing happily. Everything was in harmony as Joseph walked his way to the University with a spring in his steps. The morning was exceptionally nice for him today.

After arriving to the classroom, Joseph intentionally sat in the same seat as yesterday so that Nathan could notice him easily.

Right after he took his stationery out of his bag, someone petted his shoulder softly. He looked up immediately and the green eyes met the fascinating blue eyes again.

"Hi!" Joseph said with a grin.

"Hi! Do you mind if I sit next to you?" Nathan said while pointing at the empty seats next to Harry.

"I don't mind." Joseph replied before Nathan went and sat next to him.

"How's your day going?" Nathan asked Joseph.

"Good. You?"

"Thanks for asking. I'm good as well."

Although these were just some normal conversations, it made Joseph get butterflies in his stomach. He felt so nervous that he did not even realize he blushed a little bit.

"By the way, me and Ian decided to meet up tomorrow morning. We will discuss the project together. You come?"

'Oh my! He's asking me out!' Joseph thought to himself. 'Don't be so excited. Just answer it like a normal person would do.'

"Su...sure!" Joseph tried to hide his excitement which he kind of succeed in some ways.

"Cool! I text you the time..." Nathan said. "Hey man!" he continued while looking behind Joseph.

"Hey man! Oh! Are you Joseph Humphrey?" Liam said as he sat in the empty seat next to Louis.

"Yes, I am. You must be Ian then."

"Yes, I am Ian Kennedy! Nice to meet you!" Ian said happily.

"Nice to meet you too!" Joseph replied.

Right after that, the professor came inside the classroom and started to speak.

"Alright students, as I have mentioned yesterday, you all have to hand in the project by this Friday. Now, let's start our lesson. Please turn to page 10, students..."

Although Mr Jones was talking, Joseph did not pay any attention to what he was saying. Instead, he kept peeking at Nathan to admire his gorgeous profile.

He subconsciously bit his lower lip like a shy little boy. It made him blush a little as he could not get enough of Nathan's handsomeness. Fortunately, Nathan did not notice Joseph's love stare as he was concentrated on the textbook.

"OK students. This is the end of our class. You can now leave." Mr Jones said.

Nathan closed his book and looked at Joseph. He saw Joseph's blush and him biting his lower lip.

"Your face looks really red? Are you hot?" Nathan asked with crooked eyebrows worriedly.

"Eh... Yea... Yeah... It's getting hot in here..." Joseph stuttered as he did not know he was blushing. Luckily, Nathan did not suspect a thing.

"Hey guys, do you guys want to have lunch together? There's a really nice restaurant nearby." Ian asked the two boys.

"Sounds good to me." Nathan replied.

"How about you Joseph?" Nathan asked as he turned to Joseph.

"I'm sorry. I need to have lunch with my mom." Joseph replied with a little bit of disappointment.

"That's fine. I'll go with Ian then. See you tomorrow Joseph!" Nathan said before he left the classroom with Ian.

After arriving home, Joseph had lunch with his mother. He then lay on the couch and thought about today.

He could not believe that Nathan asked him out. Although it was for the sake of the project, he was still really satisfied with it. And now, his mind was filled with imagination of that day. He already missed the pair of ocean blue eyes, the prominent cheekbones as well as the attractive lips.

Right at the moment, Joseph's phone had a notification. He checked his phone and saw a message from Nathan.

Nathan : Hey. Turns out Ian has stuff to do too. He leaves me behind. LOL.

Joseph : LOL. If I do not have lunch with my mom, I will eat with you. X

Nathan : Haha

Nathan : By the way, we don't have lessons tomorrow. Do you mind if we meet up tomorrow morning?

Joseph : Sure!

Nathan : 1030 am?

Joseph : Where?

Nathan : Where do you live?

Joseph : Why?

Nathan : There's a park near my house. We can dicuss the project there.

Joseph : So...?

Nathan : I can pick you up at 10 and we can go there together?

'Does that mean I will know his home place? Oh yes!' Joseph thought to himself. He was so excited that he didn't even take a second to think twice.

Joseph : Yes!

Nathan : Ian will be there too!

The excitement went off all of the sudden as he noticed that Ian would be there as well.

Joseph : OK.

Nathan : I gotta go now. See you tomorrow!

Joseph : Bye!

"Argh!! Iannnnnn!!" Joseph grumbled after he put away his phone. "Why is he everywhere! That's so annoying!" Knowing that Ian will in the meeting together tomorrow, Joseph's heart sank a bit.

'I wish I could be with Nathan alone...' Joseph though to himself. Yet, being able to meet up with Nathan was all that mattered.

After a while, Joseph fell asleep thinking about Nathan and the meeting tomorrow.

Even his dream had the presence of Nathan which made him smile when he was sleeping. He had never loved someone this much that he could not quit thinking about him.

Love at first sight. I guess it was true to Joseph.