Love Aint Always Pretty

Gesten

Translation: gestures

Origin: German

9

Alec arrived right after our foods were served. He sat down right next to me, so I was in between him and Nick. The boys randomly talked about cars, the initiation tomorrow but not the specific details cos we were around with them. They talked about the recruits and mostly Alec was blabbering about the party tonight. Another party on weekdays.

Can't they just spend a night quietly?

"Ugh! You guys have been talking about cars for the entire dinner." Tracy whines.

I just kept twirling my finger around the straw and noticed that the three men were both quiet after Tracy whined about it. Though it was true, I just didn't bother it cos I dont want to say anything wrong that will make this night worst than that night when Nick said those words to me. Dinner was delicious though and I just focused on my drink.

All through out dinner, I was just observing Nick and I dont know why I was doing that either. He doesnt smile a lot even when he's with his friends and his voice is really deep but not gruesomely deep, more of like sexy deep and he's so secretive and mysterious. He looks so cool and is really intimidating at the same time. It's like there's more to him than just what he shows to us. He's perilously handsome when he's on side view, yeah maybe in any angle. Damn, his beard makes me wonder how old he is but it suits him though.

I noticed a lot of stuff about him while he was eating too, he smells his food before eating it, he keeps playing with his fork in between his forefinger and middle finger while he's listening to someone talking, he ordered orange juice so Im guessing he likes orange juice, he doesn't dip his fries on ketchup so Im thinking he doesnt like ketchup too, and he pressed his burger down before he ate it so it became a little slimmer. No guy I have ever seen to do that.

"Savannah, were you even listening to me?" Tracy snapped me out from almost admiring what Nick was doing the entire time we were eating.

"Sorry, what?" I asked her and feel the three guys looking at me.

I gazed at them then looked straight to Tracy, "You've been zoning out." she says.

"Sorry. I was just... thinking about something. What were you saying again?" I asked nicely.

"I said there's this party tomorrow for the recruits who will pass the initiation, do you want to go? Please go?" she asked me.

I pout. "I cant. My siblings are coming over tomorrow to pick me up."

"Oh yeah, Savannah said he had a brother." Clyde blurted.

"Really? Is he going or did he go to WSU too?" Alec asked.

"Well he--"

"Guys, stop butting in our conversation. It's girl talk. Will you please mind your own?' Tracy arched an eyebrow and the three men looked away.

"Thank you." Tracy said sarcastically.

I smiled as I take a sip from my juice.

"So this brother of yours, what's he like?" she asks.

"He's pretty tall. A jerk too like any other brother." I said, forgetting that Nick was Tracy's brother.

"True. I totally agree to that. Im glad we share the same agony having older brothers." Tracy gazed at Nick who gave me the look while Alec and Clyde were laughing on their seats.

I bit my lower lip and just continued sipping on my juice.

"Is he old? How old is he?" Tracy asked with a smile.

"He's twenty-five." I answered.

"Oh! Just a year older than Nick." Tracy chimes.

My eyes flared for a moment, damn he's that old? I gazed at him and he looked unhappy when Tracy brought up the topic about his age. I noticed that Alec was gazing at Nick too then at Tracy, Clyde was just staring on his drink and she realized that she said something bad.

low and Im sure

god damn age why would they take

please come along with us. Please? It's going to be around eleven so Im hoping you'll

my thing and Im sure Im not invited to that."

you are. Any friends of Tracy is our friend. Right

at Nick while he was busy finishing

a gatecrasher anymore, the El Presidente himself

try, okay? Im not sure my brother and little sister will allow

sister? I've always

his

Nick was looking at who were also looking back at us with grins on their faces. It was a bunch of three guys who looked like they're kind, you know some frat men. Nick stands and they all followed right away, even Tracy, so I had to stand up

one guy called

and stared at

us halted and

you." Baxter rubs his chin while looking at

This blacked haired guy with an eyebrow piercing is eyeing

limits too Baxter." I hear Alec

laughed, "Oh, with who now?

"By me."

the the door of the diner where the voice came from. I see Aries standing there and he starts to walk towards us with his friends right next to gim.

angel." Aries hooks his arm over my shoulder and winked

gaped but then I recovered and played along. Baxter and his friends went dead shut for a second and he just smiled, "Better hold her tight Aries. She's kind

Nick say who headed out of the diner first and I think every customer in here, aside

were they?" I asked Aries whose

me since nobody seems

them angel, those guys who beat me up the other night came from their frat."

touch you,

turned to Nick who was looking at me, "

I nodded. He cares?

to the frat party right now? We can't let the recruits and other kids enjoy all the fun." Clyde tries

cars. "You're going

to Aries, "I think not. I still have to do

the dorm." Nick blurted out while he pulls

said but then since they're scared of him and he's

really wanted you to come tonight but I'll

him, "I'll

fun on your way to the

and glanced at Tracy who was waving right at me. I smiled to her and finally go inside Nick's car. I don't know why he's doing this but when was he such a gentleman? He never ever ever offered me a ride and it's the least thing I could think of that he

and the

talking. He's actually talking

Sure." I answer

turns on his radio and a very classic RnB song came to play while I was trying to hold back my laugh. I

He

me giggling

it's still a killer

looked

nowadays only appreciate songs about drugs and sex and women.

I can already feel our age gap. He

felt like he is really older than me. He's six years older than me

of a Maroon 5

some sick

while he was driving with one hand on the stirring wheel and the other one was hanging right outside of his

me?" I asked

His eyebrows furrowed.