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My eyes widen as I consider the possibility of losing my virginity. Am I ready? Am I really going to do this?

"Don't worry, I just want to show you something," Tom says, which honestly calms me down a little.

He gently takes my hand and guides me upstairs, where I guess all the bedrooms are. We stop in front of a wooden door, which Tom slides to the side. I find it a little strange to have a sliding door for your room, but who am I to judge.

I step into the room and gasp. The entrance is positioned in the middle of the wall and a single bed is placed to the right. Next to it is a little nightstand under a small window. To the left of the door is a big dresser. On the other side of the nightstand is a big desk, filled with sheets of paper, pens, and pencils. And directly in front of the door…

"Books," I say in wonder. "So many books."

A big bookshelf covers the most part of the wall, and every sill is filled with books: some of them I don't know of, some of them in my reading list and even some of my favorites, like Harry Potter, Hunger Games, and even Percy Jackson.

"You read?" I ask, not believing my eyes.

"I do. More than you know," he says.

I pass a hand over the books until I choose one and pull it out. I handle it delicately and turn it over to read the summary. Then I open it at a random page and smell the paper. Don't worry; I'm not on drugs or anything. I just enjoy the smell of books, like a lot of bookworms.

"I don't know what to say," I tell him.

"You can borrow them if you'd like." Tom offers. I snap my head towards him in admiration. I was hoping he would say something like that, but I convinced myself that no one could be that perfect. It's about the best gift anyone could give me.

I walk towards him and give him a peck on the lips, and I'm glad of the fact that it already seems familiar. "Thank you."

"No problem." he says. "I just wanted to show you – we're more alike than you'd thought."

"Oh my gosh." I say as I make a realization. "Are you a geek?"

Tom laughs. "If you want to label it."

My mouth is hanging open as he answers. How in the world was I – a normal geeky girl with no social experience – able to find someone as special as Tom – a hot nerd?

"And, I have to confess you something." Tom interrupts my thoughts. "I'm good at Physics. And Math. I just wanted to see you."

The statement makes me laugh, but I want to kiss him more than ever now. "Is that why you were always tripping over simple mistakes?"

"I don't know what other people have trouble with, so I had to improvise."

"You are adorable." I say, which makes him grin happily.

"No, you're adorable," he replies.

"Are we seriously going to become that couple?" I ask.

"As long as we're a couple."

I can't take it anymore. I pull him against me and kiss him as passionately and as hot as the first time. Now that I feel closer to him – now that I know him – it feels right. I know it's a little weird that I go from It's wrong to It's right, but… if you feel it your heart, you should trust it, right?

"Holy shit! I'm so happy for you!" Karen exclaims after I tell her the news. After leaving Tom's house, I drove home and immediately called Karen. "God, you're so lucky."

"I know! I can't believe it." I say. "I've never had a boyfriend, and the first one I find is the hot nerd?" I joke.

"Yeah, I'm jealous."

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find the perfect guy. He's just around the corner, I'm sure." I say.

"Oh please. Don't become that girl." Karen complains over the phone.

"What girl?"

"The girl that thinks she's superior 'cause she has a boyfriend. The girl that says, 'Last night, I was cuddling with my boyfriend, when a bird hit the window. I was so scared I basically clung to my boyfriend.'" Karen says, enunciating the 'boyfriend'.

"I'm not being that girl. I'm just trying to reassure you."

"Fine. Besides, you have to tell me everything." Karen says.

"I already did. I told you we're a couple now." I say.

"I know that, but tell me the details. What was his move? Did you kiss? Did you have sex?"

"Uh… well, we didn't have sex, but we shared a few kisses." I tell her through the phone.

"How was it?"

"It was… amazing." I say, trying to find the words. "I would have never imagined it being like that. It was a little too wet, to be honest, but I think that was because of the rain."

"Rain?"

"Yeah, Tom dragged me outside under the rain and told me he liked me. Then we kissed."

"Oh. Nice move. Very romantic." Karen comments. "Why can't I find a boyfriend like that? My ex got me a flower once, but he didn't do anything else. No fancy dinner, no shopping, no opening the door for me… what's happening to men these days?"

"I wouldn't know, I already found a good one." I joke.

"Okay." Karen says. "I'm going to hang up now. By the way, I hate you." she says.

"I love you too, Karen. Bye!" I hang up and slump on my bed. I stare at the ceiling, but I'm actually thinking about my afternoon with Tom. I still can't wrap my mind around it. I have a boyfriend. I have a freaking boyfriend!

Taken by the wave of emotions, I cover my face with my hands, hiding my smile for some reason. Then I start punching the air. "Yes! Oh my god, finally!"

Let's just say that it's probably one of the best days of my life.