Becca and I are sitting around talking, when Ashley walks in.
"What are you two talking about," she asks, a fake gleam of jealousy in her eyes.
I laugh and pull her into my lap. "Well, babe, I was just asking Becca how you two met. I mean, all this time and I've never heard the story."
Ashley looked at Becca, both of them blushing slightly. "What makes you think there's a story behind it?"
I snort, my disbelief obvious. "Come on. I know you two too well. There has to be a story." They looked at each other and giggled. "Come on, Ash. I want to hear it."
Ashley took a deep breath and looks at Becca, telling the story to her. "Okay. Well, I'm running late to class..."
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I'm running late to class. Overslept. I spent too much time in the shower. I couldn't find my shoes. The same old stuff. This always happens on the day of the big pre-test lecture. God. I hate this class. And today, I actually have to pay attention.
I check my watch. Great. I'm only 5 minutes late. The professor can't be too upset, right? Yeah, right. He's one of the old school professors. Be here on time or don't waste his time showing up late.
I pull the door open as quietly as I can. Lucky for me, it opens noiselessly. The professor has his back to the room as he writes something on the board. I look around and the only seat is in the back of the room. Damn. Now I have to make it past six rows of snickering students to get to my seat. And I hate these seats. They're too close together. Almost like sitting on the person's lap next to you.
I hold my finger to my lips in the 'Shhh' signal and move as quickly and as silently as I can to my seat. I drop into my seat just as the teacher turns around. He squints, looking around the room. He knows something just happened, but can't figure out what. He turns back to the board and I get out my pen and notebook.
That's when I notice you, sitting in the seat to my left. You smile at me and whisper "Nice entrance."
I grin back and say, "Thanks. Did I miss much?"
"Not really. He just got started." You slide your notebook over to me so I can catch up on the notes I missed.
"Thanks again. I appreciate it. I hate this class. Oh. Sorry. I'm Ashley." I stick out my hand and smile.
You smile back and shake my hand, "I'm Becca. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Not yet. Your pleasure comes later." I have to stifle a laugh at the look on your face. You're blushing and your mouth is hanging open. The old 'fish out of water' look. "Sorry," I say, trying not to laugh. Much. "I'm just a big flirt. Don't mind me. I say things without thinking about them sometimes."
"Oh. Okay. I mean that's all right. I'm not offended or anything. You just caught me by surprise is all."
Before either of us can say anything else, the teacher turns back around and begins his lecture. We both go back to taking notes, trying to pay attention to the droning of the teacher. Every now and then, I look at you out of the corner my eye, looking at your large breasts, your hair, and the curve of your face. I shake myself out of looking at you, trying to take notes.
I'm taking notes, trying not to look at you, and my pen runs dry. "Damn it!" I say quietly and drop my pen onto my notebook. I watch as it bounces off my notebook and falls under your chair. I look over at you and you're trying not to laugh. You try to reach my pen, but you can't with these stupid desk things that are attached to the chair. "Don't worry, " I whisper. "I'll get it."
I lean over, but it's just out of my reach. I ask if I can use your leg for balance. You nod and watch me. I put my hand on your leg and lean over. I grab my pen and sit up, trying to get my pen to work again. I notice you're looking at me. I look up and you have an odd look on your face.
"You okay? You look kind of funny." It's takes you a second to respond. "Yeah. Um...I'm fine." You smile and go back to writing. I look at you for
a minute and then shrug, taking notes again, now that my pen has decided to work. The professor has to take a quick break, because someone came to the door.
"So," I say, taking a deep breath. "What are you doing for lunch after class?"
"I don't know. I hadn't really thought about it. I'll probably just go to the cafeteria. You?"
I smile back. "Well, I had thought about going to that new Chinese place. You want to go with?"
"Wow," you say. "I've heard that place is kind of expensive and I don't have any money. Thanks, but I don't think..."
"Don't worry about it," I say, cutting you off. "Think of it as our first date. My treat."
"No. I couldn't accept something like that. I mean, we just met."