"Hey Karen." Chris grinned as he slid onto the stool beside mine. "Another exciting day in Human Biology, huh?"
I glanced up; chin cradled in hand, and grinned at my adorable lab partner - laughing eyes and mussed brown hair - just my type. "Oh, big fun. We have a guest lecturer today," I replied, glancing at the chalkboard. "Today we get to learn all about the joys of the Respiratory Function Study done by Dr. Zorak from the Medical Center."
"Thankfully we sit way back here. No one should notice when I fall asleep." Chris grinned, stretching his upper body across the lab table.
The University's Human Biology class was one of the most popular sophomore science classes on campus, and as a result the classroom was a large-capacity one with nearly 75 lab tables in the room, with two students at each table. Chris and I sat in the far back corner of the room, near an emergency exit door.
Dr. Zorak, our guest lecturer for the day, entered the room and after introducing himself, began droning on about respiratory function. He reminded me of Ben Stein's character in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
I turned to Chris and grinned at him mouthing "Bueller..." Chris covered his mouth to stifle a laugh and shook his head. I pulled out a piece of paper and wrote 'I am so bored already,' and passed the note to Chris.
'Me too.' he wrote back. 'But what would you rather be doing?'
I sat and considered that question for a moment. Chris and I had been flirting with each other for months, since the school year had begun, and I was dying to "get to know him better."
'Having lunch' I wrote back.
'What do you want for lunch?' Chris asked, sliding the note back to me.
Seeing a golden opportunity, I quickly wrote 'You' on the note and slid it back. Chris glanced at the note and then looked over at me quizzically. I nodded and licked my lips in what I hoped was a seductive manner. Chris shifted uneasily on his stool and glanced back down.