It happened like a scene out of a cheesy romance manga, the kind that Nori would
never admit to liking (even if she had like a million volumes under her bed. Don't judge.). One second she was upright and sure footed, the next her new American friend was falling damn near on top of her. "Son of a b--!!!," the blonde exclaimed, her arms pinwheeling comically as she began her desecent towards the ground. Nori screwed her eyes shut and waited for the impact.
But she never hit the ground.
Tentatively she opened her eyes, blinking once or twice to try to get her bearings. The DJ was pressed flush against Kyle, one of his arms half caging her against the wall, the other wrapped around her to stop her fall. Even through the thick fabric of her sweater, she could feel the heat of his hand spanning almost the entirety of her lower back. Nori had been groped enough at Club LUSH that the suddenly intimate body contact didn't make her blush, but she did feel like her heart might hammer out of her chest. "Hey, are you ok?" He asked, meeting her gaze with a concerned expression written across his features.
"M'fine," Nori chuckled nervously, trying to regain her composure. Releasing the death grip she had on Kyle's bicep, the tattooed girl reached up and patted the man's noticeably flushed cheek twice, in what she hoped translated into a comforting gesture. "If you wanted a hug you could have just asked, cowboy," she joked as he disentangled them, his hands only lingering slightly to make sure she had her balance.
"So yea, its a bit crowded today, uh... nachos then?" Kyle said with a slightly anxious looking smile, jerking a thumb towards the door. Nori was so used to super confident, macho guys using pick up lines, giving her flirty side glances, and pawing at her that Kyle's sweet demeanor was surprisingly...
hot? 'I'm gonna eat him alive,' was the first thought that popped into Nori's head, much to her horror.
'Jesus Christ, what is wrong with me? That's what turns me on? I need therapy.' the girl mused, her face heating up as she finally succumbed to embarrassment.
"Yeah, let's get out of here," Nori agreed, hesitating only a moment before reaching for the other's hand and threading their fingers together. She was slightly worried about being too forward, but then again she had just had her boobs pressed against him just a couple of second ago, so this was pretty tame in comparison. Giving him a little tug, Nori led them through the crowd and out the front door to the much less crowded sidewalk.
"It's cool if we walk, right?" Nori asked, letting go of Kyle's hand now that they had safely navigated through the Mochavine. "It's just a little ways up the road," she told him, nodding in the direction of the arcade. As the started down the sidewalk and by the park, she asked him, "So, what brought you to our side of the pond, Cowboy--?"
Nori stopped abruptly when she saw Nick Weston meandering through the park.
"No!" Nori gasped, quickly grabbing Kyle by the arm and pulling him back, maneuvering him so he was mashed in between her and a tree, hopefully out of the radio host's line of site. She pressed her index finger to his lips in the universal sign for, 'Be quiet'. After a moment or two, the DJ cautiously poked her head around the tree, making sure the cost was clear. Nick was no longer anywhere in site and Nori visibly sagged in relief, pulling her hand away and stepping back from the blue eyed man.
"I, erm," Nori started, feeling like she owed Kyle an explanation. "I was supposed to go on a date with that guy a few months back, but I got so nervous I stood him up," she finally managed to spit out. "I didn't even call to cancel, I just never showed up. It was an awful thing to do and I've been avoiding him ever since," she told him, rubbing her arm self consciously. It wasn't a pretty thing to have to admit to someone she'd just met and she knew this might make Kyle think she was a bad person, but Nori prided herself on always being honest, so she owned up to her actions.
"Did you still want nachos? I totally get it if you've changed your mind," Nori said, averting her eyes and scratching at her arm nervously.
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