A fabulous singer Grace Starlin

Chapter Nine

"Wow, Grace, you are stunning."

"Thank you, Nathan. Come on in. Dinner is in here." I brought him into the kitchen and, after pulling out my chair, he helped me push my chair in. "So, I have four mini hamburgers that are plain, four with just pickles, four with just cheese and four with both pickles and cheese. The sweet potato fries have a little spice to them, too. Then, I got some sparkling white grape juice to drink."

"You're amazing, Grace." Nathan took a bite of my mini hamburgers with both cheese and pickles and then ate a couple of the sweet potato fries. He looked up at me and his eyes sparkled. "WOW! I've never eaten anything quite this delicious. These are amazing."

"Thank you." I ate a mini hamburger with just cheese and a few sweet potato fries. Then, Nathan poured us some of the sparkling white grape juice. "So, do you have anything to do after we're done?"

"No. I live alone, have no pets, I've never married, not yet at least and have no kids. So, whatever you have in mind I'm free for."

"Would you like to stay and watch a movie on Hulu with me? Or on Netflix even?"

"Sure, why not. I have nothing better to do."

"Great, but let's finish dinner first."

After dinner, Nathan helped me pick up, put any leftovers away and do the dishes. It's like we've been on multiple dates already and this isn't our first date. Almost as if we've known each other for a really long time. It's strange, because we've only just met today when we ran into each other. I mean, talk about love at first sight. I didn't realize what loving someone could make you do. I didn't even realize that loving someone could make you do things you're normally not comfortable doing with people you just met. Take Nathan and me as an example. I just met Nathan and have fallen in love with him the second our eyes met. It's crazy.

When the dishes were dried and put away, where they belong, Nathan grabbed my waist and spun me around so he could look at my face. I smiled and he pulled me closer to him. I laughed as he looked into my eyes with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes. As Nathan held me close to him, I could feel the warmth of his body against mine.

I wrapped my arms around Nathan's neck and kissed him. I pulled back after kissing Nathan, because I normally wouldn't do that.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. I'm just gonna go get the TV ready." I said embarrassed and turned to walk away.

As I turned to walk away Nathan grabbed my hand and pulled me back over to him. He cupped my face in his hands and leaned down to kiss me. I let him.

"Don't be sorry, Grace. I love you. I've loved you since the moment we ran into each other at the Mall. You made my heart skip a beat and gave me butterflies. So, there's no reason for you to be sorry for kissing me, Grace. As long as you feel the same. Do you?"

"Yes. Yes, I really do. I've loved you since the moment our eyes locked onto each other. I've never felt this way before."

"Nor have I." Nathan said, as he began kissing me again. I undid his dress shirt as he unzipped my top. Nathan unzipped my skirt and I let it fall to the ground. We slipped off our shoes as I brought him to my bedroom. I fell onto my bed as he slid off his pants. "Are you sure you want to do this, Grace? Because if you're not, we can just watch something on Hulu or even Netflix."

"No. I'm sure. We can watch something later."

"Okay. If that's what you want."

"That's what I want. The pull is too strong to ignore. So, get over here and kiss me."

"I'm coming."

Nathan climbed onto the bed and laid on top of me. As we kissed we stripped the rest of our clothing off and made love. After we finished, we showered and I put my silky sky blue pajamas on. Nathan didn't have a change of clothes, so, since I had a T-shirt and sweatpants that my dad left and forgot about, I let him borrow my dad's T-shirt and sweatpants. Then we climbed back into my bed and turned on my TV. Going onto Hulu, first, and not finding anything good, we went onto Netflix and clicked through the categories until we found a movie series called 'Stranger Things '. So, we began watching season one episode one. We got so into 'Stranger Things' that we watched three episodes without realizing it.

Turning off the TV, we laid down and shut off the lights. Sliding towards me, Nathan pulled me over to him and wrapped his arms around me as I fell asleep. Moments later Nathan fell asleep.

Waking up in the morning, I didn't see Nathan. Which made me think last night was a dream. Until I got dressed and went to my kitchen. I smiled when I saw Nathan making breakfast for us.

"Good morning, my love. Hungry? I made blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs and breakfast sausage patties."

"Good morning, to you too. Yes, I'm hungry. The smell of our breakfast is making my mouth water and my stomach growl."

"That's good. Now I know you have a good appetite and will eat our breakfast. Oh, I have to leave and get ready for work in an hour and a half. So, let's enjoy."

Nathan made a plate and gave it to me with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Then he made a plate for himself and brought it over to the table, with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for himself, and sat down next to me. I spread some butter on my pancakes, before I cut them, and poured maple syrup over them. Nathan did the same. After we finished breakfast, Nathan helped me with the dishes then kissed me goodbye before he left to go to his house to get ready to go to work.