Nailed

*Dustin*

�Excuse me, are you alright?�

I paused and looked up. Hello Heaven! Such a lovely face. I saw an angel standing before me. I slowly rose to my feet.

�Yeah,� I said with a nod. �I�m fine.� The girl blinked at me.

�Okay�� she said. �You just looked so sick.�

�I�m fine, now,� I assured her. �Really!� I tried to laugh it off. Oh crap! She probably thinks I�m an idiot now! Shit! Why do I get these?

But, this girl smiled at me. �That�s good,� she said. My heart only sped up.

Wow! She�s got a cute smile. Wait! Am I dreaming? I have to see.

�Excuse me,� I spoke up. �But what is your name?� Those little brown eyes twinkled.

�Heather,� she said. �And you are?�

�Dustin,� I said. A warm fuzzy moment passed over us. My heart did little flips in my chest.

�Say,� I said. �Care to go for a walk with me?� I paused from that question. What did I say that for? I bowed my head at her.

�I�m sorry if that was sudden,� I said. Heather shook her head.

�No,� she said. �It�s fine.� I smiled.

�Okay,� I said. �Shall we go?� Heather gave me a little smile.

�Sure,� she said. We turned to head into the city. Heather turned to me.

�So, where are we going?� she asked. I shrugged at her.

�Just around,� I said.

�Ah,� Heather said. We turned the corner.

�So,� I said. �Where are you from?�

�Okinawa,� she said.

�Oh, is your military?�

Heather shook her head. �No, my dad works for a company.�

�Oh, which company?�

�Health aid.�

�I see.�

�And what about you?�

�Me?�

�Yeah. Why are you here in Japan?�

�Oh, I�m on the study aboard program.�

�I see.�

�Where are you staying?�

�I don�t know. I�m still looking for a place.�

I don�t know what I was thinking next. But then I said, �You can come by my place.�

She gave me a weird look. �Huh?�

I nodded at her. �Yeah. I live at Fuji Apartments.�

She looked intrigued now. �How is it?�

�Good. Really good.�

�Is it expensive?�

�No.�

Heather nodded. �I see.�

I smiled nervously. Crap! I�m losing focus! I need to get her back on me quick.

�So, do you have a boyfriend?�

She blinked at him. �No��

Oh no, too forward! Pull back some. I gave her a small shrug.

�Just asking,� I said. Heather perked up.

�No, I�m single,� she said. I smiled.

�Really?� I asked. �Hey, are you available at any time this week?�

�Sure,� she said. I smiled at her.

�Great,� I said. She only smiled at me. I chuckled as I rubbed my hair.

Oh, what is this? I might not be a loser anymore.

*Outside*

Dustin and Heather wandered around the city for an hour. The cowboy�s mood perked back up to ten as he listened to her talk. He just had to go for it.

�Hey,� Dustin spoke up. �You should come and meet my friends.� Heather looked on at him.

�Are you sure?� she asked. The cowboy nodded at her.

�Yeah,� Dustin said. �Let�s go!� He took her by the hand and led her back to Fuji Apartments.

Dustin took Heather back to the party. Reggie looked up, impressed.

�Whoa!� he said. �Who�s this little honey-doll?� Dustin gave off a little smile.

�Heather is her name,� he said. The girl gave off a little wave.

�Hi,� she murmured. Too bad Dustin couldn�t see it, but Hallie�s eyes saw fire with Heather.

So Why Don�t You Kill Me?