« It's fine, I honestly could never expect that from you. I still put you in this situation and you can choose to believe it or not, but it hurts me to see such a young beautiful sweet girl like you being faced with these circumstances. » He said with a sad look in his eyes.
I opened my mouth to reply, but he cut me off.
« So can we watch the movie now ? » He asked expectantly, again clearing all the emotion from his eyes.
I debated on saying what I had intended to before, but chose to move past it as I turned and saw the paused screen. It made me smile in amusement as it showed the movie being so important to him that he had paused it in the midst of our conversation.
I was about to nod when a thought resurfaced that had been itching away somewhere in the back of my head all this time.
« Wait ! You still haven't told me your name. » I mentioned, looking at him eagerly.
I was tired of waiting and flat-out desperate to know at this point. The curiosity was actually starting to eat away at me.
« Maybe I'll tell you after the movie. » He shot me a devilish look, turning to the screen and hitting play.
« Maybe ? » I mumbled in exasperation.
He shushed me, waving his hand in front of my face.
The action made me laugh and I finally shut up after, finding it adorable at how seriously he took this movie.
I started to smile as 'The Circle Of Life' started playing and I even caught the 'bad boy' kidnapper mouthing along to the lyrics !
I bit back my large grin and sat back, enjoying the rest of the movie, but mostly enjoying the reactions of the six-foot-something hottie sitting next to me.
I heard a small noise and turned my head to see my kidnapper with something in his eyes. We were currently at the part where Mufasa dies.
Were those tears I saw in my kidnapper's eyes !?
I stared at his pained face, his eyes glistening. Even I never cried at this scene !
Either I was pretty cold-hearted, or my kidnapper was a huge softie inside.
I suddenly froze as I felt his hand slowly grab mine as Simba was telling his dad to get up.
I watched as he subconsciously laced his fingers through mine, his touch and movements soft and subtle, yet still causing butterflies.
I looked up to see his eyes were still watery and on the screen. I thought of calling him out on crying, but decided against it. If I was gonna find out his name, I'd have to keep his mood happy.
Although he looked like he was falling apart right now, watching Simba walk away, leaving his father's body.
We watched the rest of the movie, well he watched the rest of the movie, I was just staring ahead as my mind was going off with endless questions I had for the guy sitting next to me, and more importantly, the endless questions I was trying to answer myself regarding my current emotions and desires…
« It's ten o'clock, you sleepy yet ? » He asked, shutting off the TV and turning to face me.
I nodded, stretching out my left arm, since my right one was still intertwined comfortably in his.
« Let's go. » He said standing up, pulling me up swiftly with his hand. I let out a startled squeak as he pulled me into his chest and caught me by surprise, making my heart pick up its speed.
Man I was pathetic.
« I had fun today. » He said, with a genuine smile.
« Me too. » I couldn't help but smile back. « Including Alvin, he's a fun guy to tease. » I grinned after.
« You shouldn't be teasing him Skylar. » He said in a disapproving tone.
I rolled my eyes. « I can handle myself thank you very much. »
« You need me. » He shook his head.
« Yeah, because a guy that cries during The Lion King is totally gonna save me. » I rolled my eyes.
It was a low blow, but I had to. I was a savage.
« I wasn't even-« he started to say.
« So, you going to tell me your name now ? » I asked instead, choosing to drop it even though his slightly pink cheeks made me want to keep poking at the bear.
« Depends. » He sighed now.
« On ? » I trailed off.
He suddenly grabbed me by my waist and pulled me closer, causing my breathing to hitch.
« Depends whether you tell me you need me and that you would be nothing without me. » He smirked devilishly, a playful flame in his eyes.
I stared at him with an open jaw.
« You're starting to act like Alvin here… » I muttered.
He raised an eyebrow.
« You're making people do things just so you can feel good about yourself. » I rolled my eyes.
« Okay, so I guess you can just stick to 'Mr. Kidnapper'. » He shrugged.
« Alright fine ! » I quickly cracked, causing his irksomely attractive smirk to reappear. I could not believe that I was about to stoop do this level.
« Ineedyou. » I rushed out.
« Pardon ? » He asked as he leaned in closer, probably aware of the effect he was having on me.
« I need you. » I said slower, giving him a hard glare as I spoke.
« And ? » He said, starting to smile.
I groaned. « Do I ha-«
« Yes. » He cut me off.
I sighed. « I would be nothing without you. » I said through clenched teeth.
He was full on smiling now.
« Took you long enough to realize it. » He grinned.
I just glared back.
« So your name ? » I asked impatiently.
He smirked at me for a few more seconds, silently gloating, before speaking.
He leaned in close and put his mouth right above my ear.
« It's Nathan. » He whispered, causing my heart to flip.