Apparently one of my holdings in Florida is not doing so well." Nikolai paused and released a long breath. "Last night was amazing. I never knew that ...eing with someone could be so ... Explosive. We need to talk when I get back. There are some things you need to know about me and I don't want you hearing it from anyone else. Okay baby, I'll call you tonight. Bye." Nikolai's voice was thoughtful the message stopped.Ivy was nervous and excited all at the same time after listening to his message.. I’m not sure how long we sat like that, content to drink in the scenery in our drunken state. Half an hour, give or take, sometime during which I had found my hand in hers, her head resting comfortably on my shoulder. It felt nice there. I was in no hurry to move.“I’m hungry. Want to make pancakes?” she asked, breaking the easy silence between us.“Walking back in wet clothes sounds like fun,” I muttered, dreading the trek back, now that my adrenaline had worn off.“Yeah, but… pancakes, Em. With. ’ A very flush Jessi said to me as we headed home. We went our separate ways as we approached my street. We walked in silence until I came to my street. I thanked her for helping me out and making me feel really good. ‘Maybe we can get together sometime and practice our cheers or do some stretches together,’ I said hoping. ‘Yes, maybe we can have a sl**p over sometime.’ Jessi said to me in her incredible accent. We hugged and for a brief moment, I wanted to kiss her. What came over me? Kissing. I wasn't anywhere near the partying type, but occasionally she would come back to me drunk. However, it would never fail that she would make attempts to try and get with me.Once Christmas break had arrived, we texted each other nonstop. It soon had become apparent that this was the girl I was going to be with, but somehow had always overlooked it. You would never think right away that you'd be more than just friends with your closest friend from school. When spring semester had begun, we knew.