19. a CLUMSY KISS with @rencamero.
In a perfect world, everything would’ve gone down fine. After saying hi and slyly tipping Ren off to the bet at hand, Nat would’ve gotten her kiss and gotten back to her table. They would’ve laughed about it the next time she saw him around, he probably would’ve made some kind of comment that set her face on fire, and it would’ve been back to normal between them. No harm, no foul. Just a few laughs and a funny story to share.
Unfortunately, perfect didn’t exist for a girl like Natalie, and there wasn’t enough tequila in the entire fucking world to grant her some game.
While she stood by Ren at the bar, snickers from the demonic peanut gallery she called ‘friends’ at her back, Nat couldn’t think straight. Could hardly even breathe. After months of no practice, and having only ever kissed six guys to date, she just geared up and— assaulted him.That’s the only way to describe what happened next.Her hands spontaneously tugged him close with a little too much force and nowhere near enough warning. When they collided, it wasn’t in unbridled passion, but a jarring clash of teeth. Guess that’s what you could expect when you accosted someone mid-sentence…
Before her lips could fumble for purchase and prove she wasn’t completely inept Natalie made her first wise choice all night. She pulled away with a bright wash of pink already spread from chest to cheeks. “Ohmygod.” She wanted to die, but he probably deserved an explanation before she crawled into the grave. “I’m so sorry! That was— I didn’t— it wasn’t supposed to—” Whatever she was trying to say, the nerves in her stomach made it impossible. In the end, she gave up altogether. “Uhm. If it makes this any better,” she mumbled through a wince, because let’s face it, not much could, “I think I just won a hundred bucks… Next round on me?”
