Well, it already seems like Nadine is settling in quickly. Too quickly if I might add. She's still new to the group and yet she acts like everybody's best friend. I don't mind if she tries to get to know everybody but she's doing it too fast for my liking. It's like, one minute, she's chatting it up with one person and then the next, she's chatting it up with another person like they've been best friends for years. I could already tell that Nadine is very charismatic and is a people person. Am I worrying too much? Clint said that she didn't pose any threat to us unless she started to steal our food and guns and that's what's worrying me. I think I might be watching her too much whenever she was around our food and handling our guns. Nobody knows if she'll slip a can of food or some ammo into her bags. Maybe...maybe i'm just a little paranoid. Yeah...paranoid.
I didn't really have much to do so I just sat around and watched everybody do their jobs. I continue to watch Nadine, though. So far, she hasn't really done anything wrong. I need to stop thinking about her. Her brother on the other hand is very sweet and cute and he's been hanging out with Clint's sister a lot which is cute. I actually think that Calvin might have a crush on Olivia.
"Hey."
I glanced over to see Clint plopping down on the space next to me then gave me a kiss on the cheek. I smiled. My worries were already gone.
"How've you been?"
I shrugged then looked down at my hands. I felt Clint peck my cheek again then started to tickle me. I started to chuckle as I tried to push his hands away from my sides.
"No! Stop!" I cried out as I fell over onto my side and Clint continued to tickle me.
Clint finally stopped tickling me and we both sat up.
"What was that for?"
He shrugged."You looked down. I thought I could cheer you up."
Aww. He's so sweet.
I smiled as I started to blush.
"Clint..."
"Hey, Clint!"
Me and Clint both looked up to see Nadine coming over to us.
"Oh...hey, Rodney."
I could tell that Nadine wasn't as excited to see me as she was with Clint. No surprise there.
"Clint, come with me. I gotta show you something."
Nadine reached for Clint's hand and pulled him right up. Clint glanced at me. I could tell that he was debating on staying with me or checking out what Nadine needs to show him.
"I'll be right back?"
I nodded then watched the two walk away. I sighed as I sat there and I continued to sit there. Seriously, I didn't get up at all for who knows how long. It musta been for awhile because I noticed that the sun was already starting to go down. I decided to finally get up and see where Clint is at.
I looked around for Nadine and Clint till I saw the two of them messing with each other. Actually, it's more like Nadine is trying to mess with Clint and Clint is just going along with it even though I could tell that he wasn't in the mood. I crossed my arms as I stood there then Calvin and Olivia came out and started to hang out with the both of them. I couldn't help but feel a little...lonely. Nadine is playing with Clint and Nadine's brother is playing with Clint's sister. Do you see the pattern here? Because I do and i'm not liking it.
I slowly frowned then turned away and started to walk back to the house. That's when I heard Clint call my name.
"Rodney, wait up!"
I stopped walking and turned around to see Clint coming after me.
"Hey, where are you going? Do you want to join us?"
I looked over Clint. He had a couple bits of mud and dirt on him and his button up shirt was slightly opened where you could see his chest a bit. The sight started to make me feel uneasy and I felt like puking now.
"I....I should go." I heard my voice start to crack. I turned around and started to walk away when Clint grabbed me.
"Don't go."
I sighed as he stopped me then I looked at him.
"No. I...I think my mom needs me. You can stay here and play with Nadine some more. You two look like you're having fun..."
I pulled away from Clint and continued walking away. I didn't really expect Clint to follow me but he did and I wondered why.
"I'm coming with you. I need to clean myself up anyways."
We both went into the bathroom in the house and Clint started to clean himself up. I sat on the toilet while I watched him stare at himself in the mirror and rub off the dirt and mud with a wet towel.
"So...Nadine is fun to be around huh?"
Clint shrugged."She's okay. She's not as fun as you, though."
Clint looked at me and smiled. I couldn't help but smile back.
"Good. I'm glad. It looked like you two were having so much fun..."
Clint stopped cleaning himself then looked at me. He walked over to me then held onto my chin with his hand.
"Babe, don't worry about a thing. We were just trying to get to know each other. I still preferred to hang out with you, anyways."
He smiled then kissed me. I kissed him back, feeling much better.
"Good. I'm...i'm glad." I sighed in relief.
Clint pulled away from me and went back to cleaning himself.
"I gotta go on another supply run tomorrow. You wanna come?"
I nodded. I was hoping it'll just be me and him like before.
"I...I hope it's just me and you again."
Clint looked at me and knew exactly what I was thinking.
"Yeah. We're a good team."
I stood up from the toilet and walked behind Clint. I wrapped my arms around his waist and pressed my forehead against his back. I held onto him close, feeling the warmth of his body. I could even sorta hear his heartbeat. It sounded nice. I really really liked Clint. I might even love him. I know that we haven't been dating for that long but...I felt so comfortable around him and he always knows how to make me feel better and he's really sweet. I wonder what he thinks about me. I stood there, holding onto Clint as he washed himself. I didn't want to let him go and I knew he didn't want me to let go either. I L-O-V-E him.
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