us all,” she said with a smile.
“And what if we just don’t hit it off?” he questioned.
“Well…I guess we’ll cross that bridge when, no if , we get to it. And it’s not like Bryce and I are joined at the hip, we’ll have time to ourselves, and I’m hoping he’ll bring a friend.” As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she realized that that wasn’t what she wanted at all.
“You never said he might be bringing someone!” said Kevin relieved.
“He might not, I just told him he should,” she said.
“So we’ll have some alone time,” he said taking her hand across the table.
“We will,” she smiled.
“Then I’m sorry I’ve been such a jerk. I guess I’m a tad jealous,” he admitted.
“I forgive you, and you don’t have to feel that way. Bryce is my brother,” she said, repeating it in her mind as well.
“How about I take you home so you can get a good night’s sleep before our long plane ride tomorrow ?”
“Hey Kevin,” just as Seanna reached over to grab her purse out of the booth next to her, the four loud college girls materialized.
“Hi ladies,” Kevin answered with a smile.
“Where’ve you been?” asked the tall blond with the most cleavage showing.
“I’ve been busy…” he shrugged.
“Well…when you’re un-busy look me up,” she answered with a wink of her long fake lashes.
“Friends of yours?” asked Seanna as she pretended to try and find something in her bag.
“You could say that,” chuckled Kevin.
“But not good enough friends that they needed to know I’m your girlfriend?”
“You wouldn’t like them and to be perfectly honest, they’d chew you up and spit you out. But don’t worry about them…the reason they haven’t seen me is because I’ve been with you,” he said.
“Yeah, maybe you should have explained that,” she said as she stood up and walked to the door.
Kevin kept her waiting at the car door while he paid the bill and took time to straighten his coat. She just stood there with her hands in her pockets and stewed. Finally he unlocked his door, got in and flipped the lever to unlock hers. So now he’s not opening the door for me, what a gentleman. Seanna got in the car and buckled up. Kevin didn’t say a word the whole way back to her dorm. When he pulled up to the curb and didn’t park, Seanna got out and started walking up the steps. When Kevin tapped the horn, she went back to the car to see what he wanted.
“So you’re picking me up right? I don’t want to leave my car at the airport,” he said like nothing was wrong.
“Right now, I’m thinking I’ll drive by myself to the airport and you can stay here and ‘look up’ your friends from Fast Eddies,” she replied.
“Seanna, grow up! If you don’t want me to go, then fine. But don’t act like it’s about those girls. I fully expected you to back out. After all two’s company but threes a crowd,” he said looking her in the eye.
“What’s that supposed to mean,” she asked wearily.
“If I don’t go, it’ll be you and Bryce. Just the way you wanted it.”
“You tell me to grow up! You know what, Kevin, you’re absolutely right. I do want to spend time with Bryce and he would probably ‘chew you up and spit you out’!” she said as she slammed the door and ran up the steps.
When she got to her room her roommate wasn’t there so she undressed and crawled in bed. She tried to go to sleep, but she kept replaying all that had happened with Kevin over and over in her head. Why do I put up with all of his crap? Because he’s the only one who had shown any interest in you since you started school here! And he looks like someone out of a Calvin Klein add. Well beauty is only skin deep! I’m done… No