I walked Liz to her car and kissed her. “I’m gonna miss you this weekend.”
“I’m gonna miss you, too.” She replied, starting her car. “Take care of yourself, I’ll be back Sunday night.”
I kissed her again and she drove off. I started to walk home, but then realized I had left my jacket at her place. I knocked on the door and Liz’s roommate, Susan, answered.
“Hey John,” she said, “did Liz get on her way safely?”
“Yeah, I just forgot my jacket when I walked her to the car.”
I grabbed the coat off of the kitchen chair where I had left it. I thanked Susan and started toward the door.
“You and Liz have been spending a lot of time together,” Susan said as I neared the door, “are you guys serious?”
I hesitated. I wasn’t sure how serious I was about Liz. We had only been seeing each other a couple of months but were spending an increasing amount of time together. I sometimes wondered if I was in love or simply staying with Liz out of convenience. She was a steady sex partner, something a twenty-year-old college male had a definite need for. Susan’s question hadn’t brought these thoughts to the surface, I’d been thinking about them a lot lately.
“I think so.” I lied. It really wasn’t the kind of thing you discussed with your girlfriend’s roommate.
“She’s a great girl.” Susan replied. “It’s so great to see her having fun. You two do a lot together.”
“Yeah, well I’ve gotta find something to do tonight.” I sighed. “I haven’t even decided what to have for dinner.”
“Me either. Why don’t we grab a bite together somewhere?”
“I’m a little short this week, Susan.” It was the one drawback of being a student.
“I’ve got some chicken in the fridge. Why don’t we have dinner here?”
It beat a night home alone with a can of Spam. “That sounds good, Susan. Can I bring anything?”
“I think I have everything.” She replied. “Just bring your fine self. How about seven o’clock?”
I arrived at Susan’s a little before seven. Susan answered the door looking wonderful in a short gray skirt and pink sweater. She was a popular girl so I assumed she had a date later that evening. In fact, I was surprised she had any time for me on a Friday night. The smell of chicken baking hit my nose as I entered her apartment.
The chicken wasn’t quite done, so we sat at the kitchen table making small talk. She offered me some wine and I opened the bottle while she got up to get a couple of glasses. The wine glasses were on the top shelf in a cabinet over the stove. Susan was a short girl, a shade below five feet tall, and wonderfully proportioned. Curvy would be the perfect description, her breasts and bottom probably very average in size, but looking ample on her smallish frame. Her short blonde hair and oval face coupled with her lack of height created a cute, girlish look that she had cultivated extremely well.