Cameron was surprised to find her friends not in the library when she came back to see how they were doing. It was then that she noticed Alex across the room and wondered how long he had been sitting there.
"Hey Alex, since when did you start coming here?"
"Ever since Di moved out, did you know they had a whole erotic section back around the paleontology section?"
"They do?" She looked surprised and then craned her neck back towards the section and saw quite a few guys huddled around something. It must be true. She wondered how she hadn't noticed it before.
"Yeah, and if you're looking for her, she left with that guy." She looked back at him when he said that. He looked completely devastated. She felt guilty in knowing that he watched them together.
"Alex-" she wanted to say something, but didn't know what. "I'm sorry you saw them."
"Yeah, don't worry about it, I'll be fine. I knew what we had wasn't great, I knew it would eventually come. I just didn't think she would bounce back so quickly. Did she break up with me for him?" He looked at her, exploring her face for the first sign that she was lying to him.
Cam sighed before she spoke and knelt down in front of him, "No, I think she did it more for herself. It was time she admitted to me later, she said she would of done it earlier but was afraid you would take it badly. I guess she just didn't want to hurt your feelings, yet she did in the end."
He just nodded then went back to reading his book. Cam just looked at him with open eyes; she was seeing a completely different side of him. One day he was the jock with no feeling, the next he was the scarred boy that had his heart ripped out.
"I'm sorry." It was all she could say. He just nodded again, and then watched her get a chair and bring it next to him. It was nice having her around, made it easier knowing he wasn't alone.
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When Dianne when back to Cameron's place, she was happy to find that Cam wasn't there. That was the last thing she needed right now. She had just finished having sex with Will and needed to evaluate everything.
She gave herself to him without even asking any questions first. It was strange to feel that way about someone she hardly knew, it was even stranger how the effect he had on her developed so quickly. Maybe this is what she should have been feeling all along with all her ex's in the past but never did. It may have been strange but it was the best feeling she had ever had. The best experience with a man she could have ever asked for.
She went to the room that Cam gave her and laid down on the bed, letting the experience wrap around her. Taking her mind into sleep.
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When she left that afternoon to go home, he felt a sense of dread wash over him. He wanted her to stay the night but knew he couldn't ask it. Instead if just laid there dreaming of her and all the things he wanted to do to her. Her touch was electric and he fully wanted to explore it more.
He sat there analyzing the events that led up to the point when she kissed him. He couldn't believe he didn't see the desire and lust in her eyes that first day they saw each other. He had just put it down to being a curiosity on who he was but it was far from it. To think he had almost left Brockwell's class a few minutes before she walked in the door.
Something had stalled him. Some feeling that he had stalled him into finishing his current project instead of putting it off for an hour or two.
When he heard footsteps approaching, he thought it was Brockwell, instead it was her. She looked like an angel just standing there, the light from the windows outlined her frame that just made her seem to glow. It wasn't until she had stepped into the classroom when he was able to see her face. He was just as speechless as her.
Looking at the clock and seeing the time he got up and made himself some dinner then went back to his bed and started to masturbate thinking of her body, naked.
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When Dianne woke in the morning she was surprised to see Cameron there. "Here, I brought you a cup of coffee. Luckily its still hot."
"Thanks, what are you doing in here?"
"Wondering how your afternoon went with Will, since I came back and a certain two people weren't there." She smiled then and tilted her head in a way to suggest something.
Dianne blushed and smiled, "Okay, I slept with him." then she threw her head back into the pillow.
Cameron just gasped and shook her head in wonderment. Thinking how in the world her prudish friend slept with someone after only knowing each other for a few minutes.
As if sensing her thoughts, Dianne looked up and said, "Hey! I'm not a prude!"
Cam laughed and sat on the edge of the bed, shaking her head even more. "Was it at least good?"
Dianne just looked up at Cam and smiled bigger then normal, "It was Amazing!" She laughed and fell back onto the bed. "I've never had an orgasm before yesterday."
Cameron just spun around and looked at her then, "Never? Not even with Alex?"
"Nope, Alex never could. He always took care of his own needs instead of mine."
"Ohmygosh..." It was all Cameron could say. This new revelation about her friend and her ex's and now Will was a little unsettling.
"Don't tell Alex I faked my way through sex." Dianne looked at Cam beseechingly, realizing what it would do to his self-esteem problems if he found out.
"Oh, believe me, that's something I never want to tell him."
"Thanks, so since you brought me coffee...I'm assuming there are muffins in a bag around here isn't there?" Dianne looked at Cam with an eyebrow raised.
Cam giggled and pointed to the chair.
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That afternoon Dianne was running late to meet Will. They had decided yesterday that he would indeed take her to dinner and a movie. By the time she got dressed and out the door she was thirty minutes late.
He was sitting on a bench outside the theater when she arrived. "Hey, sorry I'm late."
"Don't worry about it, I have another idea for what we can do."
"What's that?"
He just smiled, "It's a surprise."
Dianne looked at him a little horrified, did Cam not tell him she hated surprises? "Umm...okay." She said a little hesitantly.
He looked at her, saw her expression and laughed. "Your face is extremely expressive. Has anyone told you that yet? Don't worry, you'll be safe."
She just blushed, knowing he had read her like the back of his hand.
She let him take her by the hand and lead her away from the theater. "Don't worry about your car, we'll come back for it." She stopped when he said that, and looked at him suspiciously. He looked at her and laughed again, "You really do have the most adorable expressions." He let go of her hand and cupped her face, "Don't worry, I believe you'll like the surprise." He kissed her then and reminded both of them of the overpowering electric feeling that passed through them.
She drew away breathless and nodded. She knew in that moment that no matter where he took her, she'd feel safer with him than any other place alone or in a crowd. It was a shocking revelation. How is it that this one man, that she's barely known for a day could affect her life in this way.
It was at that moment she let him take her hand and guide her along to his truck. He opened the door for her and helped her in. He was indeed the perfect gentleman. She sensed he would be.
He took her for a drive, not even speaking about where they were going. She started to notice the time after awhile, the sun was going to set soon. She really wondered where they were going now.
He finally turned off the road into a driveway. Or at least she hoped it was a drive way, since it was gravel. She couldn't see on either side of the road because the trees blocked her view. About a half mile into the road he stopped and looked at her.
"Were you planning on driving me all the way out here to stop in the middle of a driveway so you could have sex with me or something?" She asked.
He laughed, that was one thing he liked about her. That sarcastic sense of humor. "No, I'm stopping you so you have a small idea of what to expect. Right around the corner is my house."
She was curious about why he would take her here. It was then that the driveway curved and a clearing opened up showing a fairly nice sized house with an even better sized yard. He pulled into the garage. "I'll get your door."
And he did. Then he led her outside behind the house. She just gasped at what she saw. Next she felt three little dogs come running up to her. "Aw, they're so cute!"
"Hello children," and he reached down and rubbed their heads, "I own a these three, but I have quite a few more over there." He pointed in the direction of a barn looking place. "I shelter and help train abused and foster dogs." He smiled at her.
She just looked at him in awe; this was one of her dreams, to be able to do something just like this. How in the world did she end up with this guy?
For the rest of the afternoon they spent time playing with his dogs. By the time the sun fell they were making their way back up to the house. "You're living one of my dreams." She finally admitted. "Ever since I was aware of the abuse these animals have, its all I've wanted to do. To take all of them home and just take care of them."
"Really?" He was surprised by her confession.
"Yeah. That and to become a best-selling author."
He nodded and set himself deep in thought. It was indeed interesting how they connected on this issue. He decided to let the issue go and change the subject. "I rented a movie this morning that Cam said was your favorite."