Chapter 28 -- The End - Part 2
Beth and Jason had a marvelous evening with a romantic dinner at a nice French restaurant followed by a comedy at the theater. At Beth's bequest, they went back to his frat rather than her room. Jason understood why and didn't question her request. Chad wasn't there either. Kyle and he were out with Connie and Sophie for the night.
They sat on his bed and watched a little TV. Jason made them both a vodka and tonic. They sipped those until the program they were watching ended. Neither person tried to initiate sex. They just curled up on Jason's bed with Beth sitting between Jason's legs and leaning back into him. He hugged her and occasionally they kissed. It was a relaxing evening of just two lovers together, both content, and happy just to be alone.
In the morning, it was a different story. Waking about the same time, they started just kissing. That led to oral sex for both, followed by a drawn out fucking session that saw Beth cum three times before Jason finally came inside her. After that, they showered together before dressing.
They used Beth's meal plan and caught a late breakfast at the University cafeteria. It offered a fairly good breakfast buffet on the weekends. Following that they borrowed some friend's bikes and drove to a state park. They rode around the park and enjoyed a mild December day, stopping a couple times to just hang out around the lake and a playground.
That evening, Jason took Beth to the diner, neither wanted a big meal, so they just had burgers but saved room for ice cream afterwards. Back at Jason's room again, they just watched TV with Chad. A decent movie was on and with school the next day; they each only had one drink. Beth slept with Jason despite the fact that Chad was there. She wore one of his shirts to bed that covered everything but most of her shapely swimmer's legs.
In the morning, Jason ran Beth back to her dorm. Neither had an early class but still they needed to prepare. Jason stopped at the pool after dropping Beth to get a swim in.
The rest of the week was pretty normal and not very active. They saw each other every day but only had sex in his room on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, Jason skipped out after class with Chad and drove to a big name jewelry store that was always advertising deals on diamonds. Chad agreed to go with him for a second opinion when Jason confided in him that he planned to buy Beth an engagement ring.
"Seriously?" Chad asked. "I mean, Beth's a living doll and all but already?"
"Yes, I want her to know how much I love her and how much I want to be with her always," Jason claimed.
"But dude, you haven't even graduated yet. And where are you getting the money for a ring?"
"I've got it, don't worry," Jason stated. "We don't have to set a date for the wedding right away. I just want to make it known I love her and want to marry her."
"You're wacked out, brother. You sure she'll say yes?"
"I think so; at least I believe she'll say yes."
"Have you even talked about marriage? Kids?"
"Yes, but not that it would be soon, and on children, she told me she loves kids and would give me as many as I want."
"Just for my own understanding, how do you know she's the one? I mean, Beth is great, fabulous even, but is it true love? You've only known her about a year, right?"
Chad, when I see her, even if we've only been apart for hours, I get a fluttering in my chest. I feel like I can't breathe but don't care. When I kiss her, I'm in heaven. When I hold her, I'm in ecstasy. When I kiss and snuggle her neck and smell her hair and touch her skin, I want to never move. I would be content to stay there forever, with my lips against her neck."
"Good god, man...you got it bad!" Chad agreed.
"I know. If this isn't love I don't think I care. We like all the same things too."
"When are you going to ask her?" Chad asked.
"Friday."
"This Friday? Dude, you sure about this?"
"I have to, Chad. It's important she understand the depth of what I feel for her."
"How are you going to tell her, over dinner?"
"I've been thinking about that. I want it to be something special. What do you think about asking her to go hot air ballooning and tell her once were up in the air?"
"Wow, seriously? I like it but I'm not sure a woman would. Beth probably would though. She impresses me as the adventurous type," Chad reasoned aloud.
"Yeah, I think so too," Jason stated. "I mean she does seem to like new adventures and excitement. You have a better idea?"
"Not me...no...no. I'm years away from thinking about that."
"What about Connie?"
"Too early to tell, but I do like that hot Italian chick plenty," Chad agreed.
"Ha," Jason laughed as they entered the store.
It took most of a half hour and working with an eager woman sales rep to pick out the right one. Chad wasn't much help, especially when he nearly died when Jason suggested he wanted nothing smaller than two carats. Jason finally settled on one with great clarity and color that had a marquis type cut with a platinum gold setting. It was just over two carats and because of the quality was slightly over ten thousand dollars.
"Dude, have you gone completely bonkers. Where you getting the money for a ring like that?" Chad asked when the happy sales rep walked away to have it shined a bit more for Jason. "You inherit some money you haven't told me about?"
"Sorta, you could say that," Jason said with a smile.
"I know you didn't make that much working at the infirmary. Besides, you've been spending money constantly like a drunken sailor. How is it you have all this dough now that you're not even working?"
"Don't worry about the money," Jason professed.
"Seriously...well glad for you that you think you have this covered," Chad said but not with much conviction.
Jason bought the ring with his own credit card. He barely made it with his credit limit. He was excited to give it to her on Friday and they talked all the way home about the proper words he should use, should he get down on one knee, should he show her the ring or ask her first. Chad wasn't much help except to give his opinion.
By Thursday afternoon, Jason could hardly contain himself. He was so excited about the plans he had made for the hot air balloon ride. They would leave out of a farmer's field not far from Mercer County golf course and the weather forecast was good. Jason took Beth to the mall to do some shopping she needed to do that afternoon. On the way back he told her he had something special planned for Friday afternoon but didn't say what.
Beth was happy about that and even asked what they should do for the rest of the weekend. When Jason told her he wouldn't be able to do anything on Saturday night, his great dreams of a wonderful weekend seemed to come crashing down.
"What're you doing on Saturday?" Beth asked.
Jason had only slightly contemplated the answer to that question ahead of time and his response sounded weak at best when he told Beth.
"I've got something to do for swimming," Jason tried to claim.
"Like what?"
"It's just a dinner thing."
"The team dinners aren't until the end of the season. What? Do you have a swim meet or something?"
Jason thought about saying yes to that but quickly caught himself as he knew Beth already had a complete copy of the men's swimming calendar taped to her wall above her desk. She'd easily be able to uncover that white lie.
"No, it has to do with that reporter for the Princeton Press you saw me talking to the other day. They want to interview me," Jason claimed.
"What for?" Beth wanted to know.
"I don't know," Jason said and made up. "It's something to do with the quality of swimming in the Big East and other conferences this year."
"Really?" Beth questioned. "Why do they want to talk with you specifically?"
"Maybe because I set that record last weekend," Jason proposed.
"But Jason, that guy was already at the meet the night you set the record. How could he know ahead of time you would?" Beth said with a very puzzled look.
"Maybe just a coincidence," Jason posed.
Beth wasn't buying it, "You telling me everything?"
"Yeah, sure," Jason claimed, but he could read in those gorgeous blue eyes that they weren't buying it.
