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[nate charles grey]

Nate smiled at Addison when he noticed her smiling at her after he had said that even though his mother tried to bring him up anti english he is not and would still talk to her if he has the chance. "So if you never talk to anyone else then why are you here talking to me then, as you saying that I am just a no one who no one cares about..." Nate said as he pouted playfully. "You shouldn't isolate yourself as you may be surprised by some of the people out there waiting to meet you, if you where unapproachable then I guess you failed as I did approach you" Nate said as he smirked at her slightly. "That is nice to have and to remember it is so long that it is like you are brother and sister" Nate said.

"That would be nice" Nate said as he finnished the sketch, he wrote down some numbers and then he ripped the sketch out, folded it up and then held it over to Addison "Here is a present for you, I also wrote my home phone number and my cell phone number" Nate said explaing what the numbers where off.

[addison lynn montgomery]

“No, no, no, no! You aren’t a nobody that no one cares about!” Addy said hurriedly. The way Nate worded his question made Addison feel so bad. It could be seen that way, but that wasn’t why Addy was speaking to him so easily. “It’s just that you’re new and unlike the other people around here, you don’t know me. With you, I can be whoever I want to be without you thinking that I’m having a complete personality change. You don’t have any preconceived thoughts about me.” Addison explained, staring at her toes while she wiggled them in the sand. “Isolating myself is something hard to change, I’ve been doing it for seventeen years!” Addy said, her voice coming out slightly frustrated. She didn’t enjoy admitting that she had a problem of sorts. Whenever she tried to fix it, it never worked.

Watching as Nate ripped his sketch out of his sketch pad, Addy watched him scribble some things down at the bottom. Taking it when offered, Addy smiled when he told her it was his home and cell numbers. “Thank you, the sketch is amazing!” She said as she grabbed her phone from her bag and added Nate’s numbers. She sent a text with a smiley face and her home phone number to Nate’s phone when she was done and then placed her phone and the sketch into her bag.

[nate charles grey]

Nate couldn't help but burst out laughing when Addison tried to appolagize and to tell him that he wasn't a no body who no one cares about. "Addison chill, I was only messing about, you are getting so worked up over nothing" Nate said as he did chose his words carefully to see what Addison's reaction would be and he did have to admit it was damn worth it. "So if I had lived here for longer then you are saying that you would be all shy, the real question would be what kind of a personality change would you have if you knew me longer, would it be like you are now or would it be different" Nate said as he let out a sigh. "But if you isolate yourself from the people around you then you would most likely stay as the ugly duckling as that would be the way people will see you and not as the atractive Swan that you really are" Nate said as he did feel bad saying it like that but it was the truth though.

Nate noticed that Addison was watching him while he ripped the picture of her out of his sketch pad and scribbled his numbers on there. When he handed it to Addison and told her what he had wrote on there she smiled at him "Don't worry, I will be able to make a near exact copy of it later on so I don't mind giving it to you" Nate said smiling at her. He heard his phone going off so he had a look as saw that he had a message of a new number so he saved it as Addison and added the phone number along with her mobile number. "So Addison when will I see you next, as I am enjoying this time with you" Nate said flirting slightly with her but not as obvious as before as to Nate it seems Addison isn't interested in him in that way.

[addison lynn montgomery]

Addison shut her mouth and stopped herself from saying anything more when Nate started laughing. A bright red blush took over her features yet again and Addy couldn’t do anything about it. She didn’t think it was very nice of Nate to make her feel guilty, but maybe it was just something that people her age did that she hadn’t caught on to yet. As her shyness was brought up once again, Addison shrugged. She really didn’t know whether she would have been shy with Nate or not. Addison had known Riley forever and she wasn’t shy around him, but she had also known a lot of the kids she went to school with since preschool. She didn’t know what it was that made her shy around people, all she knew was that she just was. Now it was Addy’s turn to laugh. She never associated herself with being the swan from the story and hearing it said aloud just sounded kind of cheesy. “I don’t think I’ve ever been compared to a swan and I’m not sure whether or not to take that as a compliment or not since they aren’t the nicest looking animals.”

Addison shrugged, “I don’t know, the only schedule that I have set is my work schedule. Everything else is just random.” She explained. She wouldn’t mind spending more time with Nate, but she just wasn’t sure when that would happen. Planning was never her forte.

[nate charles grey]

Nate did feel bad when Addison had shut her mouth so that she would not say anything else about him. Nate did have to admit it was quite funny to do but it was also harsh in making his new friend in feeling guilty about what she had said about him, "Sorry about that Addison, I couldn't resist doing it to see what you would say" Nate said feeling apologetic about what he had done.. Nate did have to wonder on what it would of been like if Addison was different and not shy like she is apparently is, maybe this meeting they have would of been a bit different and Nate wouldn't of kissed Addison to help her have some confidence, or maybe they did end up kissing anyway and they end up having a make out session on the beach but who knows what would of happened. "I meant it as a compliment, maybe it was a bad thing to say now that I think about it" Nate said as he let out a sigh.

A smile appeared on Nate's lips as Addison told him her schedule that she follows "So what kind of work do you do and what are the work hours, as I also have a part time job in a club as a bar man so it would be quite hard to meet up, but who knows maybe we will be able to pull it off" Nate said as he did have to wonder when Addison was in work as he could visit her in work.

[addison lynn montgomery]

Addy blushed and nodded when Nate apologized. She wasn’t really used to people joking with her or making fun of her. Riley did it, but even then, she didn’t always know when he was joking with her. Sometimes she would get upset over nothing because of her lack of social experience. She just smiled and nodded her head slightly when Nate told her that he had meant the ugly duckling and swan comment as a compliment. She had heard it before, but never in real life. It was only ever used in books and movies that she knew of.

“I’m a waitress at the pizza shack. I work Monday through Friday usually and the hours are different every week, but there’s usually at least one day that I work from opening time to closing time.” Addy told him while she thought of her work schedule. Sometimes her boss would throw in a day off as a little surprise which Addy was grateful for, but a lot of the time she was working five days a week. She wasn’t complaining though, it was good money! “I didn’t know that they hired people to work the bar when they are as young as you.” Addy always thought of older people being bartenders, not young people.

[nate charles grey]

Nate smirked slightly as he saw Addison blush and nooded when he had appolagized to her "I guess she can't take a joke, it also looks like she can't tell when people are joking" Nate thought to himself as he looked out at the ocean and watched his brother practicing his surfing. Nate did have to wonder why someone who looked the way Addison does has a bad social experience in friends and lovers as most of the people in his old school would fall head over heals for a chance to be with her, but it does show just how difference people are in different parts of the world.

"Oh that is good then, having a job to rely on money for, I guess I will have to pop in while you are working so that I can spend some more time with you. So what made you decide to work in the Pizza Shack anyway" Nate said as he thought about his work shift in his job that he had recently started in the Nightclub called Throwed as a bar tender. "Well it is usually people older but I can most of the time tell when people are using fake ID's and when they are lying about the age when I have a decent chat with them, so I guess I made a good impression on the owner of the place. Well I Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday what is good for me as I am trying to stay away from the clubbing scene so the good clubbing nights I am working on" Nate said with a huge grin on his face.

[addison lynn montgomery]

Addison nodded. She liked making her own money and not having to ask her parents every time she wanted to buy something. She loved the feeling of independence and power that she got whenever she got her check. “I wouldn’t be against you coming in every so often. It would make the days go by faster, especially on days that Riley isn’t working. Riley’s the main reason why I decided to work there and also because that was where I got hired. Most of the other places, other kids from school had already been hired to, or I was underage. There aren’t many options for summer work in a small town.” Addison explained.

She wasn’t sure if she should tell Nate that she might see him at the club. Since she was technically too young to get in, she didn’t know if he would turn her in or anything. It was a good thing that he told her when he was working so she would be able to avoid him if need be. “It must be fun to work at a club. Seeing everyone and being able to dance to the music. It sounds a lot more entertaining than the Pizza Shack.” Addison said.

[nate charles grey]

Nate smirked slightly at what Addison had said next and couldn't help but laugh slightly at what she had said near the end of her little speech. "I guess I will have to keep an eye out for when you are working there and plan my visits accordingly as I wouldn't like to get into trouble with Riley or anything. I guess that is true as there isn't that much places you could get hired where it is a good job, where people from your school all ready work at. But with me only recently moved here I guess that is good for me as for all I know I may be working with someone who will be in my class and I wouldn't even know it" Nate said as he shrugged slightly wondering if he would have any trouble with either this Riley person for chatting to Addison or with her boss for distracting Addison in work.

Nate did have to wonder if he would be seeing Addison in his work place and if he did would she of been there often or would she start going to spend some time with him while he is working. Also if he did notice Addison in his work when it is an over age bar would he serve her alcohol and pretend like he believes her to be legal to drink or would he not serve her and if he sees her being served by another bar member would he report her to his boss or not. "It is fun for me but not for the reason you think as now I won't be tempted in the slightest to go on the dance floor unlike when I was in Cardiff. But it is funny to give the customers a show while I am serving them there drinks so I guess it is fun" Nate said as so far he had only had one shift at his work so far.

[addison lynn montgomery]

Addison shrugged. “Whatever floats your boat, I don’t really think that there would be any problems between you and Riley though.” Riley usually got along with everybody. “You’re lucky that you got a job since you just moved here. Usually jobs are hard to come by in the summer because of all the students that are applying. And from the sound of it, your job at the club is pretty good.” Addison had started to become more comfortable with Nate and her shyness was slowly receding.

“I feel like being a bartender would be fun. Seeing all the different people and mixing drinks. It sounds nice, better than serving pizza. You probably get paid better too.” Addison said while comparing her job to Nate’s in her head. She wished that she was older so that she could get a better job than being a waitress. It was easy work at the Pizza Shack, but it got too repetitive doing the same thing day after day. “So, if you ever saw me at the club, what would you do?” Addison asked, trying to figure out how he would react to seeing a person he knew to be underage. She didn’t know why, but she kind of felt like Nate was an older brother. It was probably because of the age difference, but she felt like he would freak out on her like a brother would if he saw her in the club where he worked.

[nate charles grey]

Nate raised an eye brow at Addison when she simply shrugged and at what she said next "That is the thing as you never know what may happen between me and Riley. For all we know he may see me talking to you and think that I am trying to get into your pants so then he may start something that would most likely lead to me and Riley having a fight what would most likely lead to you hating me" Nate said simply as it would be what he would do if he saw someone talking to one of his close friends who is not the most social person. "I'm not that lucky in having a job because if I was lucky I would have the best job in the world..." Nate said as he thought about what the best job in the world would be for him. "...and that is an artist" Nate said as he did have to wonder just how shy she is around people as she isn't shy to him in one bit except for when he had kissed her.

"I guess that is fun to day but it is also hard to do mixed drinks like Martini's as you have to remember what things go into what one, how much to put in and other things. The pay must be better than a pizza waiter or I am just in the worst job" Nate said as a joke. He did have to wonder about if he was younger and couldn't get a job as a bartender would he settle for a job serving alcohol. Nate looked at Addison with wide eyes shocked by what she had asked him he laid there thinking about what he would actually do "Well it would really depend on a few things, they are what would you do to me for serving you alcohol like would you report me to the cops, if the staff or my boss is watching me and what favour would you do me if I served you alcohol and got away with it" Nate said as most likely he probably wouldn't serve Addison alcohol as he knows that she is under age.

[addison lynn montgomery]

Addison shrugged again. Riley usually trusted her judgment and she was a pretty good judge when it came to people, though she was probably a little more critical than she should be. That would probably explain the lack of a social life, plus her shyness. She just had to get over the initial meeting and get to know the person before she felt comfortable with them. For some people it took her longer than it did with others. “You’ll probably get your dream job after you finish college and learn all the hoarded knowledge that we have to pay so much money to get.” Addison said, smiling slightly. If the sketch that he gave her was anything to go by, Addy knew that Nate had talent.

“I never really thought of what went into making a drink. It always just looks like pouring stuff and then boom, it magically tastes good.” Addison admitted. In all the movies that’s what the bartenders look like they’re doing. She should know better than to go by what she had seen in movies. “Well, if I was asking for a drink I wouldn’t report you. That would just get me in trouble too.” Upon hearing the word favor, Addison rolled her eyes. “So, you’d want something out of it if I ever did go to the club while you were working? Can’t you just do something nice for a friend without expecting anything in return?” Of course his answer couldn’t have been simple.

[nate charles grey]

Nate did have to think about what kind of people would Addison hang around with, would she hang around with people who are as shy as she is apparently what would take ages for either one of them to speak any words to each other, does she hang around with people that are gifted in different areas like music, artistic and what not, or does she hang around with different kinds of people and doesn't care about it. "That is true I guess..." Nate said as he let out a sigh before he spoke again "...but I hate any kind of education so I will be hating all of my time in college with a passion but I just can't wait to graduate from there and get my dream job." Nate knew what he wanted to do already but it would be hard for him to get a job of anykind that involves drawing at the moment as he doesn't have the right qualifications.

"Most people don't as they just see what the bar tenders are making for them and not what they make for other people. Different people have different taste's of alcohol as personally I am more of a Jack Daniel's kind of man, personally I would probably think you were a wine sort of drinker meaning you like the alcohol that has a sweet taste to them" Nate said with a slight shrug as most females prefer sweet tasting alcohol or alcohol with not much percentage in them. "Well some police may ask people under age to go into a bar to see if the bartenders would serve them because if they do the bar would lose the alcohol license then" Nate said as even though she may get into trouble as well it would be more the bartenders fault than the customers. Nate smirked at Addison "Of course as there is nothing in this world that is free. But if I do it for you then I would also have to serve my brother and sister alcohol and why would I do that. Do you even go clubbing yet Addison" Nate said curious about why she was asking him about if he would serve her or not.

[addison lynn montgomery]

“I bet you won’t hate all your time in college. What about your free time that you won’t have to do school work?” Addison asked. She knew she was most likely right, but there was the slim chance that she was wrong and Nate wouldn’t like his free time either. College she knew would be hard and from what she heard, even when an assignment is done and a person has free time, there’s always more work that could be done and it sits in the back of a person’s mind. “I can’t wait to graduate either. I’m ready to start college.”

Addison nodded when Nate told her she would prefer sweet tasting drinks. He was probably right since he was the one tending the bar. Addy had heard of the police performing stings on stores, restaurants, and bars, but she had never seen one actually go down. “Just because you served me wouldn’t mean that you’d have to serve your siblings! You wouldn’t even have to tell them, but you seem pretty honest, so you’d probably tell them anyways.” Addison said, thinking out loud more than anything. “I’ve been clubbing before! Just because I’m shy doesn’t mean that I’m some type of hermit that stays hidden away all the time.” She said.

[nate charles grey]

The couldn't help but to burst out laughing at what Addison had said "Oh I will most likely hate all my time in college as I find it so boring, besides in my spare time I'm usually drawing now so that doesn't really help me to get my mind of school work" Nate said as he let out a sigh "Then there is my little problem with authority figures as I don't really like being told what to do" Nate said explaining it better why he hates education. Nate knew that college would be hard anyway but he decided to chose art as it would be the most easiest subject he could do with his artistic skills. "The difference being that you will be graduating High School what isn't really much of a big deal as after that you have College, then there is the choice of Uni's to go to. In High School you shouldn't really have a care in the world about your future but you should concentrate in the area you want to work in though." Nate said with a slight shrug.

"I take it I was right about your preferring sweet tasting alcohol over hard core alcohol like rum, vodka and what not?" Nate asked trying to get an understanding on what sort of drinks Addison likes drinking. "Well that is like saying why don't I just serve my siblings alcohol under age and not you as you wouldn't know it either" Nate said as he wouldn't serve them anyway, he would buy them drinks if it wasn't in his work but he wouldn't serve anyone under age. Nate raised an eye brow in amazement at what Addison said next "Wow that is impressive that you have gone clubbing before, as I have gotten the impression of you not being very sociable and yet you have been clubbing before what is a good way of being sociable" Nate said as he held his hands up lightly implying he was joking.