Third Person POVThough Mia had high hopes of avoiding Nate, it became impossible to do so. The two spent all summer long. They went everywhere together, did everything together, and even slept over at each other's house. Now, before you get ahead of yourself, they never did the thing. They did nothing more than kiss here and there. He knew he was falling madly in love with her, more than he already was. But- he was willing to give her space until she was ready to say yes to being his girlfriend. They became like best friends, glued by the hip; talked on the phone until late and even fell asleep while still talking to each other. Mia wasn't ready to do anything else, and besides, she knew the school year was coming soon, and she had to face reality. He would probably go back to Andrea, and she would have no choice but to be placed back into the friend zone, where she thought she belonged. Boy- was she wrong.✨✨✨✨✨MiaI wanted to enjoy my last night of summer with my friends and Nat
MiaThe silence was inevitable. We stood facing each other in silence for what felt like forever, though maybe it was just for a minute or two. I glanced out toward the water, seeing how the moon's reflection glistened over it. "Listen, Mia, I," I turned toward him at the same time he spoke, "Nate, I," we both apparently wanted to cut the silence at once, speaking in unison, making each another laugh. He turns his body toward me, sighing deeply. I hate to say it, but I want to be with him. I'm tired of pushing him off and making myself aside for someone else. Then I do something stupid like dating someone else to stop thinking about. It's bad- I know. But I guess I figured dating someone else would take him off my mind. But who am I kidding? The only one being fooled here is me."Mia, listen. About back there," he says rubbing the back of his head. "I know you saw Andrea kiss me, but, I just want to clarify, Andrea and I are over. There is nothing between us. I... I pushed her away
Mia (Next Day) I was finishing up getting ready for school. I was rather excited to start this year. I already began looking into universities to attend next year. I'm not sure which to go with though. Nate is thinking of NYU since that's where his dad graduated from, but he's got USC as a second choice since that's where his mom graduated from. I'm indecisive right now. I don't even know what to study, or what career to pursue. It's making me a bit nervous. I didn't even think of looking into universities until the middle of the year if I'm being totally honest, but it was Nate's mom that made me realize. I should be already thinking ahead. Both of my sisters Audrey and Nikki gave it all figured out. Audrey is a teacher at a middle school here in town, and Nikki will be graduating from medical school next year, and starting her internship soon after at a big hospital in Nashville. But as for me? I have no clue what I want to be. Bailey is also thinking of being a history teacher.
Mia (later that day)I sat in the passenger seat of Nate's car. Since it was just him and I today, he had brought his car. He usually drives his dad's SUV when we go out as a group, but his car is a beauty. He drives a really pretty black cherry Challenger. I am in love with his car, and he takes pride in taking care of it.But- even sitting in that car did not take away my nerves. We were parked outside Sandra's home. The same hone I came yelling at her when mom's tenth year of death anniversary came by. I feel so ashamed of myself right now. I was so rude to her. I cried as I yelled profanities, telling her how it wasn't fair that she was allowed to live while my mom died in that wreck. How I still cried when having nightmares, waking up in a sweat as my dreams played a repeat of that day. I know I was too small when it happened, but I still remember, it because it was the same day my sister Audrey was graduating from high school. A day we should have been celebrating, and instead
MiaNerves in hand, I took a seat next to her and sighed. "Look, Sandra... I know last time I came to your house I... I was rude and," She puts her hand up, closing her eyes, "Stop. Before you start giving me all this pity shit. You're right... You were rude, and you ruined my day. You have no idea," she says as her eyes become watery. "How much I have hated myself all this time. How at many points I have asked myself, maybe I wasn't so innocent, it could be my fault. I get it... You hate me because you lost your mom, and you were so young, you had to grow up without her, but guess what? I was just a teen." she says, making me feel awful."I was on my way to a friend's house that day," she says after pausing for a few moments. "My mom had just gifted me that car. And, I wanted to show it off to my friend. We were going to drive off to celebrate my sixteenth birthday. I was so excited." she says, sniffling, but sounding ecstatic about the memory. I had always wanted my car, and my par
MiaHe couldn't help but smile as he heard my words, pulling away in surprise, "what?" he asks, wide-eyed, making me chuckle. "I said, I love you," I repeat, and he goes crazy, throwing his arms up and whoots in excitement. "Did you all hear that?" he says, sticking his head out of the car, making a passing car step on his brakes. "She said it, folks... She finally said it, Mia Miller said she loved me!" he yells out making the three teenagers inside the car yell in excitement for him. They drive away, leaving us laughing. "You are such a nutcase, Nate," I say, but he is too excited and happy to care. "I am. But I'm your nut case, I'm your problem now. And you," he says, pulling me and making me straddle him in the car. "You're amazing, Mia. And you drive me wild," he says, cupping my face and pulling me in for a kiss. The kiss is intense and hot, leaving me feeling a little too turned on, but right now, I couldn't give two rats' ass about it. "Thank you again for coming with me, N
MiaWe made our way to his house first. He needed to leave something behind and wanted to make sure to tell his parents he was not joining them for dinner as well. "Would you like to say hi to my mom? I know she'll be thrilled to see you before we go,” he says, giving me that signature smile as he takes his duffle bag out of the trunk of his car and tosses his helmet over his shoulder. “I supposed to. She's not too busy, is she?” I ask, feeling shy. I don’t know why, but I always feel so shy around his mom. She's got this aura to her... She's the sweetest woman, and very beautiful, but she's not someone to mess with either. I've seen her. I've seen her momma bear side, and it is not pretty. I remember a few times they messed with Nate as we were growing up, and she took action. She is not the kind to take things lightly and never hesitates to advocate for what is right. I love that about her. It's very admirable indeed. “She can never be too busy for you, Mia. You know that. Come o
MiaI woke up to Nate's alarm going off. At first, I had completely forgotten we had fallen asleep in his room. So when it finally hit me, I jolted up to get off his bed. My foot suddenly got stuck in the blanket and I went down. I squealed, feeling myself fall, landing on my butt. "Mia, shit...Are you ok?" Nate says as he wakes up and looks down at me. I am laughing my butt off, and I can't help but lay flat on my back, I believed by my clumsiness. He gets up, holding a hand out for me to get up.He's still sleepy, squinting an eye and yawning. "I'm fine. Nate, I have to get home, I need to get ready for school. Can you please take me?" I begged, unrolling the blanket off of me, grabbing his hand, and standing up as I try and grab my stuff. "But, baby, why don't you just change here? You can borrow some of my clothes," he suggests, making me give him an irritated look as I look for my left shoe. "Nate, the last I want is for someone else to get the wrong idea of why I spent the nig