Love Aint Always Pretty

Neskinchennyy

Translation: endless

Origin: Ukrainian

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NICK'S POV

EIGHT YEARS AGO

The night when I stayed behind to watch over Tracy was the best thing that happened to me.

I met a very beautiful girl named Catherine and we have been hanging out a lot since then. I even thanked my mom about that night. Hilarious, I know.

I showed Catherine around town every day and she wouldn't complain about it. I took her to this cheap market in town and she bought a few stuff for herself and a bracelet for me that matches her bracelet as well. It was cute. I've never tried having couple things, we weren't officially a couple yet though. I would take her out for a little joyride by a borrowed car that Alec got from a mechanic shop. I took her to some ice cream parlour cos she loves ice cream so much.

"Strawberry. Definitely strawberry." She says to me.

"Alright. One strawberry and one chocolate please." I said to the ice cream seller who was checking Catherine out.

She takes the cone and starts licking the ice cream. Catherine is the only thing I always think of everyday when we're not together. I always get happy when Catherine is happy. I love watching her do some stuff that is cute and how she is just purely happy. She makes me happy over the littlest things she do.

"Hmm, why are you looking at me like that?" She asks me while we were walking on the streets, hand in hand. Another couple thing that I haven't done with my ex, Hazel.

"Cos you're pretty." I was being honest.

I love how she shies away when I tell her she is beautiful and how she argues with me about it.

"You're a smooth talker." She smiles.

I just laughed at her.

We would visit the town carnival a lot at night cos she likes it, she doesn't whine about how ugly or rusty the rides are, she forces me to ride one after the other. She constantly visits my house every weekend along with Jenna and I love how my mom likes her. They get along pretty well cos my mom loves baking and so does Catherine. I hope her parents will like me just like how my mom likes her for me.

"She's a very beautiful and a kind girl, Nick." Mom says to me while I was helping her out with the groceries.

"I know mom."

"And she makes you happy."

"She's my happiness." I smiled.

"You're madly

nod. "I think

when we took Tracy and Jenna around town with us since they want to tag along. The four of us would just go to the park, or watch movies together, then we'd have pizza right away. I usually help her sneak out of her room

I ran towards the river while holding Catherine's

in hand and jumped off together to the water. We made a big splash but I quickly helped her up to get some air. Catherine doesn't really know how to swim so I always have to watch out for her. But I always love watching out for her when we

faced each other while I was busy holding her and floating at the same time. I smiled at her,

you're beautiful." I

guys but you're the only one who I like hearing

my lip. "I

finally said it and I could tell that she was a little bit surprised by my confession. Tonight was

you mean that?" She

I nod.

love you. I do." I

stared at

so happy when I'm with you. I know I'm just a poor man and I don't have a

money just to make me happy Nick. They're just material stuff. They will eventually get destroyed or

buy you all those expensive things you need or want but I can love you with all my heart. With all of me. With all that I've got." I

hear that."

closer to her. Her lips pressing on my lips making everything all perfect. Her lips were so soft. The softest lips I've kissed. She kisses me back and I feel her tongue coaxing with my tongue. I feel her fingers tugging on my hair while my hands were busy holding her

Nick." She says right away after

her forehead on my forehead and we were both trying to catch our

"I love you Catherine."

modern Romeo

their family. I know how sheltered and highly guarded Catherine is but I just couldn't stop myself not to see her and she says she wants to see me all the time too. I even had my hopes up now that I can see it that we can make it through this cos she loves me and I

borderline between their kids and the town's kids, we were not allowed to interact with their precious angels. I would remember how they hated Martin when he became friends with us and how they blamed us cos he died. God, he died cos of cancer and it was clearly not

city." I tell her, while her

wanna go."

and moved closer to me. "Tell me to stay then I

hair off her

me. "I belong with you. I want to go to the

know that's not going

to take in

be a nurse." She

really look good as a

at me. "How

for a scholarship in WSU. Engineering or maybe

hospitality business management? Maybe I can help you for