I slipped the note in his locker again, then went to the gym locker room. Preparing for gym class, I sat down and thought a bit.

"Didn't think you'd be here early." A voice startled me.

It was Nathan. Shirtless.

"Why are you blushing?" He asked me, totally confused as he sat besides me.

That made me blush even more. I was embarrassed, and that made me nauseous.

"I....well-"

"Nevermind, James." He shrugged, "So, remember that day you wanted advice?"

"Of course, you were saying something and then you stopped-"

"Well, I had to because I thought over my words, you know? You're an intellectual guy, and I wanted to know what I would say that wouldn't sound stupid." He rambled on. "I wanted to discuss it with you over lemonade."

I knew he wanted to say lemonade!!

I smiled at him, "Of course. Maybe after school?"

Nathan nodded and pat my back. "Sure, man. You got your phone with you?"

I quickly reached for my phone that was lodged in my pocket. I handed it over to him, and he typed in his number.

"We can go hang out at Rocco's, my cousin works there and could give us a discount," He said, running a hand through his hair.

"Of course." I tried to change the subject. "Hey, so I heard that you got a secret admirer."

"News spread around that fast?" He frowned but quickly put his facade back up. "Yeah, it's pretty funny actually."

"What is?"

"I don't know if I'm fond of this admirer. I mean, I never really liked girls-"

"How come you're assuming it's a girl?" I looked at him.

"Girls normally fall for me." He shrugged. "Wouldn't be surprised if it was a girl."

"Expect the unexpected," I muttered.

"Do you by chance know this person? I mean, you seem kinda off." He asked me. "And how's your bet going?"

"Well...it's not going that well and it isn't going bad either. I think it's going fine."

"Hope so." We heard the bell ring. "Well, I guess it's time for sports. You coming?"

I smiled at him, and we both stood to go to the gymnasium.