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“We don’t want to get kicked
off.”
    “I know the guy who’s running it. No way
we’ll get kicked off,” he said throwing his arm across the back of
the bucket seat, but stopping nonetheless.
    As they made their final rotation, the ride
crawled to a stop leaving Jack and Lexi on the very top of the ride
looking out across the open fields. Jack’s arm fell from the seat
back and landed gingerly across her shoulders. She allowed him to
pull her into him, her head falling into place between his shoulder
and neck. She sighed contentedly, gazing out across the night sky
filled with twinkling white stars burning in the distance.
    They spent the next several hours perusing
the carnival life. He even won her a huge teddy bear from a darts
game. She held it tightly as they made their way towards the exit
with the rest of the crowd. A plump associate stuffed two green
t-shirts in their hands as they stepped across the threshold. The
distance back to the dorm felt like only seconds compared to
earlier in the evening. Jack skidded to a halt in front of the hill
that led up to the dorm entrance.
    “Do you want me to park and walk you up?” he
asked turning his warning blinkers on again.
    “No, not necessary. Thanks,” she said
grabbing her purse from the floor and raising it to her shoulder.
With shirt and bear in hand, she popped the door open.
    “Hey, wait,” he said putting the car in park
and darting around to the other side.
    He reached her, immediately pulling her into
him. She slid her arms up around his neck feeling him press up
against her. He picked her up letting her legs dangle when he stood
up straight. “I hope you don’t mind, but I couldn’t leave without a
hug,” he said squeezing her a little tighter.
    “Oh no,” she breathed, “I don’t mind at
all.”
    Jack placed her back on her feet, and she
stared dreamily up into his eyes. He bent down planting a light
kiss on her cheek before straightening up once again and making his
way back to the driver’s side. Lexi waved as he barreled down the
road leaving her standing there breathless. It had definitely been
a date.
     
    *****
     
    The next few weeks went by in a blur. Lexi
and Jack were together as much as humanly possible. When he was
working at the coffee shop, she could be found studying across from
his counter. When her classes let out, he was waiting for her
outside the old brick building with a steaming cup of her favorite
brew and a moist slice of pound cake or a blueberry muffin. She
became a regular in their household staying up late into the night
playing video games. His roommates didn’t mind her coming over,
mostly because they loved the look on Luke’s face when she kicked
his ass at Mario Kart.
    The only time they didn’t spend together was
football games. Olivia’s legacy went back several generations, and
Lexi usually followed her to their tailgate spot on North Campus
along with the rest of their friends. Jack typically had a space
reserved with his buddies on East Campus. Since he was from
Savannah, he tended to return there during away games, and Lexi
found that she missed him more than she was willing to admit.
That’s why she had designated Sunday movie night.
    On this particular movie night, Lexi accepted
his easy hug as she walked through his door. She snuggled up into
his sweater inhaling the familiar smell of his cologne as it
lingered on his skin and in his clothes. “This weekend seemed to
drag on forever,” Lexi whispered into his ear.
    “I know. I missed you too,” he murmured
directing her towards the couch. When he looked at her again, he
said, “You’re beautiful.”
    A smile stretched across her face. “Thank
you. You don’t look too bad yourself,” she said knocking her hip
against his before falling against the brown suede couch. He landed
next to her. Throwing her dark chocolate boat shoes onto the
carpet, she stretched her legs out crossing them on the coffee
table. “So, what are we watching