madidieu

22: Share something cute. 

One night, a couple days after we first met, we were at his house, just hanging out and watching some movie. We decided to go for a walk in the huge park behind his then house. 

There was a sort of jungle gym area we found with a "net bridge" made of ropes. We climbed onto it and laid down, our gazes upwards, watching the night sky. The 'city' we were in wasn't too big so the light pollution wasn't too bad. We talked about this and that, and about how I was a horrible dancer with two left feet.

Later, as we walked back to his house, he halted abruptly and grabbed my arm to stop me as well. I gave him a questioning look, which in retrospect was dumb since it was so dark he didn't even see it anyway. I asked him why he stopped, I wanted to get back inside because I was pretty cold (this was a few nights before Christmas Eve; winter in the Lands of Nether can be quite cold y'know), and I told him so. Without a word, he hugged me to keep me warm. And there, in the middle of the park in the dead of night as he hugged me, he started swaying a bit and started to hum aloud a waltz (suave Johan was suave). Slowly, he started to lead me around in what would have been a graceful waltz, had I actually been capable of grace. I tried to waltz, but, let's just say that I wasn't lying when I told him about my being a horrible dancer.

So as he ever so charmingly waltzed, and I ever so endearingly stumbled (his words, not mine) along with, the weather decided to kick it up a notch and rain. Yes, it started raining. We were dancing in the rain in the middle of a park in the middle of the night.

And once again, suave Johan was suave.

He stopped our nocturnal dance, put his arms around my waist and leaned in to kiss me.

Unfortunately, awkward me was awkward.

Instead of having the perfect first kiss (which was oh so perfectly set up), I ended up dodging him (yes, this is where you the reader should facepalm).

I was an 18-year-old who had never been kissed before... I guess I was a bit nervous.