Nuke Fanfic Part 1

So my story doesn't have a clever name. Whoops. Its just a fan fiction written about characters from the soap opera "As The World Turns". 'Nuke' stands for Noah and Luke, a young gay couple on the show whom I adore. This story takes place in the upcoming school year, and assumes no drama after Zoe & Zac [save the Damian stuff, but no Colonel Mayer]. No drama for a whole summer in a soap opera for two young people?! Impossible. I know. But deal =D
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She did her best to not appear nervous as she walked in Java and sat down at one of the small tables near the front counter. She had been coming here for weeks but not while he was working, at least not since the first time she had laid eyes upon him. She knew his schedule but still she seemed to always miss him, only catching a glimpse as he strode out the door with the blonde boy at his side, and this was if she was lucky. Today was quiet, simple. Today Noah Mayer did not have any emergency to run off to. Today Naomi Yearwood finally had an opportunity to make herself known.

Leaving her things at the table Naomi came up to the counter and bit the inside of her cheek when he turned to her with a smile.

"What can I get you?"

Her heart skipped a beat.

"Um… just a vanilla latte today." she answered quickly, holding her breath. He smiled again. She paid without looking at him, afraid she might crack if she looked at his blue eyes again.

"Coming right up." he said cheerily, making her stomach flip.

Stepping off to the side Naomi finally let herself breathe, shutting her eyes momentarily as she tried to her hold herself together. While she had seen him a couple of times, actually speaking to him, knowing that his attention was on her, was harder to handle than she could have possibly expected. Hearing the sound of the door swinging open and the small bell chiming, Naomi looked up, and just in time. Noah turned back from the bar wither her drink, handing it to her carefully.

"There you go. Have a good one."

Naomi just nodded wordlessly and returned to her seat with her lip between her teeth. She was such a fool! Why was she so afraid to talk to him? A couple of months ago she had everything figured out. There was one problem though in this perfect plan of her: he had been less charming and she had been more bold.

About half an hour passed and was still staring at a book, though she had yet to turn a single page. She was contemplating her next move, or more exactly, trying to build up enough courage for there to even be a next move. Finally, as she tried to drink from her empty cup, she decided that enough was enough. She had to talk to him.

"Hey, can I get a refill?" she said in a small voice as she approached the counter.

"Sure. Vanilla latte, right?" God he had a great smile.

"Yes."

Naomi leaned on the empty counter, watching as he made her drink. She inhaled a much needed deep breath, though it did nothing for the butterflies.

"Are you new here by chance?"

Noah looked puzzle, shaking his head.

"Nope, I've been here for a while now. Why do you ask?"

"Oh, its just that I haven't seen you working here before. I've only been here a few weeks so I guess that was a pretty silly assumption."

"Understandable. I haven't been working as much these past few weeks." He handed her the drink and she could see that there was more to his answer than simply what he had said, something he'd rather not discuss. She decided not to pry, already having a bit of an idea.

"Gotcha," was all she replied.

"So are you a student at OU then?"

"Yes, this is my first semester here. You?"

"This is going to be my fourth semester here. It's a pretty great place, I'm sure you'll like it."

"Yeah, it seems nice."

He smiled.

"So what are you studying?" he asked her with friendly curiosity.

"Creative writing." Naomi began, a little stunned by his curiosity. "What about you?"

"Film. I'm trying to be a director."

"He's too modest. You're already a great director."

Naomi turned to the new voice, seeing the familiar blonde boy smiling at the two of them.

"And you're biased." Noah laughed.

"Oh, I'm sure your great." Naomi threw in, grabbing Luke's attention.

"Thanks. Oh, this is Luke. Luke, this is.. actually, I never got your name." Noah admitted with an embarrassed laugh.

"Naomi," she said, offering her hand to Luke. "Noah was just telling me how great OU is."

"How do you know my name?" Noah asked, causing both boys to eye her curiously. For a moment she panicked, but quickly recovered as she looked him over.

"Name tag." Naomi smiled, pointing at Noah's chest. They all laughed.

"I was actually just stopping by to let you know that we're having dinner at the farm before Faith's concert tonight." Luke interceded.

"Awesome, I can't wait."

"I got to run. I'll see you later?" Luke naturally leaned forward and placed a brief but affectionate kiss on Noah's lips. They smiled at each other as Luke departed and Naomi watched the joy on Noah's face, bringing a small glow to her own.

"So he's your…"

"Boyfriend." Noah said before she could finish, and she blushed, realizing he probably got that a lot.

"How long have you two been together?"

"Just over two years." he replied happily, though seeming a little surprised by her nonchalant reaction.

"That's great. You two seem happy."

"Yeah, we are. It took a lot to get here, but it was worth the wait." Noah grinned and Naomi couldn't help but feel like she was on the outside of an inside joke.

The door opened and a few more people approached the counter, Noah's coworker attending to them.

"I don't want to distract you from work. Thanks for the refill." she said, stepping back and tipping her drink to him. She walked away before he could say anything and so he simply nodded with a smile before turning to the next customer in line. Naomi packed her things and with a light heart and renewed confidence she slipped out into Old Town with every intention of returning in the very near future.