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her.
    “No,”
is the only answer I get.  She starts typing on the keyboard.  “Okay,
Mr. Matthews, The purpose of this experiment is to…” 
    For
the next half hour, all we talk about is Cell Bio. The smell of her hair is so
amazing, it’s a little distracting.  It’s a mixture of some kind of
shampoo and her.  I’m getting a little nervous we have finally made it to
the conclusion of the write-up.  I don’t want to leave.  I need to
think of a reason to prolong this visit. 
    As
she types the last word, I hear the front door open and immediately recognize
Julia’s voice, but I don’t know who the guy is that is with her.  It definitely
is not Tommy.
    “Thanks
again for letting me in.” 
    Alyssa
immediately tenses up next to me and she whispers “Shit!”  
    “No
problem,” Julia says.  “It’s good to see you again, Jeff.  Good
luck.” 
    Good
luck with what?  Who is this guy that she let in?  Just as I start to
ask Alyssa who it is, he walks in and is staring at her.  He’s probably
just as tall as me.  Maybe an inch or two shorter.  He’s definitely
thinner than me.  I don’t remember him in any of the pictures that are around,
so he isn’t Leah’s boyfriend.  At least I’m assuming the guy Leah’s with
in the pictures is her boyfriend. 
    “Hey.” 
He’s hesitating almost like he feels as nervous as I do talking to her. 
“I’ve been calling you.  Didn’t you get my voicemails?”  He’s
standing in the doorway, looking around then right at Alyssa.  “How come
your stuff isn’t packed?”
    “No. 
I haven’t listened to any of the voicemails you’ve left for the last couple of
weeks.  What the hell are you doing here?”  Alyssa didn’t introduce
me to him, so it’s probably not someone she wants me to know.  Since she
turned towards him, I can only see the back of her head.  It would be nice
if I could at least see her face.
    “If
you would have listened to your messages, you would have known I was coming to
get you.  Mike is going home for the weekend.  I figured you could
come stay with me for a few days.  We need to get our shit figured out
before we go home next weekend for Lori’s engagement party,” he explains. 
    “I’m
not going anywhere.  I’m obviously busy here.”  She holds her hands
out to the laptop in front of her.
    “What
are you doing?”  He glances at me briefly, but then looks back at her.
    “A
lab.”
    “Do
it when you get back.”  
    “It’s
due tomorrow.”  She’s lying.  It’s not due until the beginning of the
next lab on Wednesday.  This guy is starting to piss me off.  She
doesn’t want anything to do with him and he isn’t getting the hint.
    “I’ll
wait,” he informs her slumping his side against the doorway.
    “What
the hell, Jeff?  I’m not going anywhere with you tonight and I’m certainly
not going to your sister’s engagement party.  I think I made it pretty
clear a few weeks ago that we’re done.  Go the hell back to school,” she
shouts.  That’s why I don’t recognize him.  He doesn’t even go
here.  She’s getting even more upset and I want nothing more than to pull
her in my arms and comfort her.  If this guy doesn’t get the hell out of
here, someone might end up calling the cops on me tonight. 
    “I
just drove an hour to get you.  Come stay with me and we can talk this
out, privately,” he snaps back.
    “It’s
your fault you drove here without hearing back from me.  There is nothing
to talk about.”
    “Why
not?  Are you fucking this guy?”  He moves to get in her face and I’m
ready to stand up, but Alyssa beats me to it.  She stands up so fast the
wooden chair flies out from under her, hitting Leah’s desk across the small
room.
    “Living
room.  NOW!” she yells pointing in the direction she wants him to
go.  He glares at me once more, but then walks out.  She follows him
without looking back.  She pulls the door closed behind her, but it