They walked into the dorm room. The florescent lights above them gave off a harsh light but the room was cozy nonetheless. It was quiet; no one else was there. She sat down on the futon as he mumbled something about changing clothes. He grabbed them and hurried quickly into the small bathroom. The door shielded him. She relaxed a bit knowing that for a few minutes they could avoid the tension of seeing each other. Inside, he tried to change his clothes quickly, something he had never been good at. He knew it would cause him problems in his military training. As he slipped off a sock, he thought about the night before, their bodies wet and naked together. He had come to a crossroads and he knew which road he was going to take. Outside was a woman that wanted to be his, and he would have her for his own.
"You can put on some music if you want. My CD case is on top of the bookshelf." he said.
"What do you want to hear?" she said.
"Whatever, sorry, I'll be out in a minute."
She forgave him and looked at his CD case. It wasn't her music but she had seen worse. Her mind and heart wandered together as she thumbed through the pages. Before, she had been in turmoil; her heart had been unsure until only now. Now that she was here she knew as well as he did that the past was gone. The future would be made between them, something vibrant and new; not the shadowy pains she had known for so long. She decided not to put anything in; her mind was wondering what he would do when he came out the door. A man in a tux could give her problems...
