Tom gave Matt the dirtiest look he could muster. If looks could kill, Matt would have had a smoking hole right between his eyes. Tom looked at Kim and said, "Oh, it was nothing. You wouldn't be interested in it." Matt was having way too much fun by this time. He couldn't resist himself and replied, "Come now Tom! I thought it was fascinating! I'll bet Kim here would love to hear about it. Go on. Tell her what you were dreaming about."
Kim was intrigued now. Her interest was peaked and she was very curious about it. "Yeah Tom, tell me about it. I don't embarrass easily. You can tell me. It can't be that bad, can it?" Matt was about to fall off of his chair. Tom looked at him, then at Kim and wished the floor would open up and just swallow him right then and there. "I... it was... ummmm... you know... it was just... nothing... not a big deal..." stammered Tom, .".. I gotta get to class. It was great to see you Kim. Maybe I'll see you back at the dorm later. Gotta go. See ya." And with that, Tom grabbed his tray and made a dash for the door. Kim looked a little confused but she smiled as Tom left. Matt, on the other hand, was beyond words as he tried to stifle his laughing, which was fortunate because he couldn't spill anything to Kim. "Ok, well, I guess you can tell me about it in class. See you later Matt." Matt, still unable to speak, waved to her and then did fall off of his chair. 'Oh that was classic!' thought Matt as he got up to leave, 'I have got to get those two together again!'
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About a week or so later, that next Friday night to be exact, Tom and Matt had just finished cleaning up after getting back from working out when they heard a knock on the door. Tom opened it to find Stevie out in the hall. "Hey guys, give me a hand. I need someone to help me get it inside before anyone sees it."
"Get what inside?" asked Tom.
"The keg! We're partying tonight!" said Stevie excitedly.
Tom and went down to the parking lot with Stevie and helped him carry up the keg from his car while Matt stood lookout in the stairwell. They got it into his room, helped him tap it and scrounged up some cups. As always happened in the dorm, especially on a Friday night, the place was rocking with the sound of several stereos and a party atmosphere prevailed. Within an hour, most of the second floor was aware of where to get a drink and Stevie's room was the hub of the party. They were all careful to keep it under wraps from the dorm staff and the party was in full bloom wherever you looked.
Tom, Matt, Stevie, "Gramps" (don't ask), and Jimbo were standing in the hall enjoying the scene when they heard a loud noise coming from the stairwell. Suddenly the stairwell door slammed open and couple of girls came screaming out and ran down the hall toward the group. They were quickly followed by a couple of guys that Tom recognized from the third floor and they were chasing the girls with Supersoakers. Tom looked back at the girls and recognized them as well. It was Kim! She and her roommate were barreling down the hall toward him and the others, squealing and hollering as they tried to escape the streams of water that were shooting at them. Everyone in the hall stepped back and hugged the wall as the pursuit passed by, giving the girls and their chasers a path. Half of the crowd was hollering and rooting for the girls and the other half was egging on the guys. The chase turned the far corner and disappeared for a few minutes but Tom could still hear them in the distance. Their screams started getting closer again and he knew they were on their way back around to where he was standing.
Kim's roommate turned the corner first followed soon after by Kim herself. She looked like she was starting to get winded and Tom got the idea that he'd hide her so she could catch her breath. He opened the door to his room and waved at Kim to get her attention. She looked at him but didn't seem to notice who he was at first. She was preoccupied of course. But then her face lit up as it registered in her mind who he was and slowed down as she approached him. Tom motioned for her to duck into the room, which she did, and he quickly followed, closing the door behind him. Tom leaned back and put his ear against the door to listen and heard the guys stomping past. Tom turned around to face Kim and saw that she was flushed and out of breath but had the most appealing smile on her face. When she caught a bit of her wind, she thanked Tom for saving her. He stood there smiling back at her and said, "My pleasure! I have a weak spot for damsels in distress you know." Kim giggled and said, "My white knight! Where do you keep your charger in this tiny dorm room?" Tom laughed.
He looked at Kim and had the strangest feeling. He couldn't quite put his finger on it but he thought this whole thing seemed familiar somehow. He didn't feel his normal shyness around Kim and it was almost like he knew he was doing everything right and that there was nothing to worry about.
"How about I duck out and see if they're gone. I'll go get you a drink if you like. Stevie snuck in a keg and I can get you a glass from across the hall." said Tom.
Kim replied, "That sounds great! I'll just stay in here and wait for you."
So Tom squeezed out the door and closed it behind him. He went across the hall and got Kim a cup of beer and headed back toward the room. Matt was still outside with the others. He stopped Tom and asked how Kim was. Tom said, "She's fine. I'm getting her some beer and we're going to hide out and make sure those guys don't come back. Knock on the door if they do, Ok?"
Matt smiled kind of slyly and said, "You got it buddy. Go take care of that beauty in there."
As Tom opened the door and re-entered his dorm room, he noticed that Kim had settled down on the couch next to the door. She was breathing normally now and was anxiously awaiting his return. When she saw him, her face lit up a bit and she said, "Welcome back! Are they gone?"
Tom took a step forward and offered her the drink he had brought for her. "Yeah, I think so. I thought we should probably stay in here a while longer though just to make sure." Kim took the cup and said, "Yeah, I think that's a good idea. You never know when they may be back. "Here... ," Kim patted the cushion next to her, ."..sit down and keep me company while I hide."
Tom had another sudden pang of... something... he couldn't place his finger on it. It was... like he had seen this before or... he had done this before. Deja vu! That's what it was! Tom was feeling deja vu like he had never felt before. He couldn't remember why though.
He sat down next to Kim and they made small talk while they sipped their beers. Tom kept looking into Kim's bright, blue eyes and thinking to himself that she was absolutely perfect. It was as if she was his ideal girl... his dream girl. 'That's it!!!' thought Tom. He suddenly remembered the dream he'd had a couple of weeks ago. As he sat there and conversed with Kim, flirted with her, smiled at her, laughed at her quips and made jokes of his own, he realized that all of it was exactly like his dream. It was as if the whole evening had been scripted for him and he was just following along. Everything he said was scintillating. Everything he did was just right. All of a sudden, Tom felt a relief of tension and subsequent surge of confidence that he had never known before. His shyness virtually disappeared and was replaced with a modest confidence in himself. Tom almost subconsciously rationalized that since it seemed that the evening was following the dream exactly, it had to turn out as well as the dream did so no matter what he did or said, it had to be right. He wasn't a big believer in fate or destiny but if that's what was guiding him, if this was why he had the dream in the first place, then he was going to go with it 100%!
Kim was chatting away about people she knew that Tom happened to know as well. She said, "You know, it's amazing with all of the same people we both seem to know that we'd never met before the other day."
"Well... ," Tom said, "I'm really glad we did meet. If we hadn't, I wouldn't have had the chance to do this." And he leaned in close to Kim and kissed her, very gently and softly on the lips.
Kim was a bit startled but she had actually been waiting for him to make a move since she sat down. When he broke off and leaned back a bit, she replied softly and very sexily, "Wow... I'm glad too. Otherwise I wouldn't get to do this." And this time, Kim leaned in and, putting her hands on Tom's cheeks, she returned his kiss with a bit more passion. Tom put his arms around Kim's waist and felt the small of her back as they kissed. At first it was tender and sweet; they both were taking it slow, exploring the feelings, the sensations, the emotions they were feeling. As the kissing continued, it got more passionate and hotter with each passing minute. They started exploring each other's lips and mouths with their tongues. They would suck on each others lips and Kim even nibbled and at one point outright bit Tom's lower lip as her excitement mounted.
As they were making out, Tom was exploring Kim's entire body with his hands. At first it was just her back and shoulders. Then as they progressed, Tom moved down to Kim's shapely, and very firm he discovered, derrière. Kim had really nice hips and Tom rubbed his hands all over them. He would run his hands from the top of her back, slowly down until he reached the curve of her bottom, and then he cupped her and squeezed. Kim let out a little squeal that turned immediately into a soft moan. Tom could tell that she was a little turned on. Actually, much more than a little!
