The day had come.

This was it.

Adam and her had been together since junior year and now they were a week away from starting their freshmen year of college. Only problem being that they would be at different schools, in different countries.

Becky had wanted to stay so bad with Adam as the mere thought of being away with him made her sad. The summer before senior year she had left to Florida for a lifeguard job, and it was difficult to say the least. This summer she had stayed in Toronto as Adam was getting his chest reconstruction surgery and she would be leaving to Florida late August.

It was cheaper for her to attend school in the sunny state, as she was a resident of Florida. It went for Adam as staying in Canada would be cheaper for him, but he had somehow convinced his mother to let him transfer to Florida after two years.

They had spent the whole summer together as they dreaded the day that now arrived.

She was sitting on the front porch as her father, brother, and Adam packed up the finally things in the moving van; the whole baker family would be moving back to Florida.

Her dark blue eyes focused on her boyfriend who was talking to her father. He stood tall as he had grown from the t-shots he began taking mid-senior year. She enjoyed his transition as much as she did. All the simple things from his voice deepening just the slightest to the muscle gain made him smile from ear to ear and she loved when he was happy.

They were, no are, so happy together but in the bottom of her heart this scared her to no end. Only seeing each other physically every so often is dreadful as they were always a very touchy couple; not that they have ever been physically intimate yet. He had never even spent a night with her, as she preferred to move slow and not be tempted.

At one point she wanted to give up her value of abstinence as it got harder to push away from make out sessions and how his hands roamed her body when they got carried away. She bit her lip as Adam walked towards her, he had a smile as he tried his best to remain happy these last few hours they had together.

"You okay, Becks?" He kneeled in front of her and cursed at himself knowing this was a ridiculous question. Of course she wasn't okay and he wasn't okay.

He wanted to scream from the fact that they had to be apart. He wanted so bad to leave with her but his parents couldn't afford the tuition that came with studying out of the country, not for the first few years anyways as Drew was already studying out of the country; he was settled in California.

Becky's head shook and she glanced down to his necklace that held his promise ring and his favorite dog tag. Her fingers reached out and touched the brass. "I hate this." She muttered under her breath. Using such a distasteful word disgusted her but there was no other word that described the situation. She truly hated having to leave him.

He exhaled and leaned over to kiss her ear, mumbling a few words before helping her stand.

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Becky was biting hard on her bottom lip as she tried to hold in a gasp.

They were in one of those rare occurrences of being in bed together; making out. There regular location would usually be the couch as to ensure things wouldn't escalate. But the situation being that her parents were downstairs, they had no other choice but to go to her room.

Adam's lips were sucking on the skin of her neck. Her hands were in his hair, gently grasping, and his hands were placed on the bed as he held his weight off her.

The sensations that ran through him when they did this were magic. His hormones were off the charts but Becky's moral standings would keep him from doing anything physical with her. He respected that about her and would never push her to do anything, but at this moment he definitely wanted to ravish her and prove how much he loved her. But all he could do was leave a light hickey on her neck as to claim her as his.

Their lips reconnected in what seemed to be a gentle kiss but Becky soon open her mouth and their tongues made contact, making Adam moan. Her hands now were caressing his biceps and soon his shoulders, followed by his chest. Shivers ran down his spine as her hands made way under his shirt.

"Becky.." He pulled their lips away in hesitance but knew he had to be one to end this now before they got to far, "Nickel." This was their safe word that they had agreed on as it usually took them only five seconds to go from sweet to hot.

A smile was on her lips as she looked up at him; his hair was all over the place and his cheeks were red from the heat of the make-out plus the heat of the house as they had no conditioning in the house. "Sorry, babe." She breathed out and sat up, she was out of breath.

"It's okay, it's hard to resist I know." He smirked and received a small shove from her. He looked over at her and took in her appearance.

She wore a bright yellow sundress with a thin belt around her waist. A flower crown was around her forehead and she wore no earrings but sported her cross around the neck. He could see the sadness behind her eyes and he found himself getting hit with a wave of emotion.

Becky looked over at him and he gave her a forced smile, he was right on the brink of crying and she knew it. He had kept himself together the whole summer as he tried his best to enjoy the time they had now, as she tried too. She was just more prone of crying in those moments where they did discuss it.

Now it was his turn to shed tears.

She reached up to touch his smooth face, caressing his cheeks, and brought his head down to her chest. His arms went around her frame and his shoulders shook as he finally let himself cry.

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They held hands walking down the stairs. Now it was time to say goodbye.

It was a bittersweet moment as she looked around the house she shared many memories with Adam with. Their first dinner date with the family, the time they had fallen asleep on the couch on finals week, and that time they played the ground is lava.

"Say goodbye, buttercup." Mr. Baker spoke out towards the couple. "I'll see you on thanksgiving, Adam." They shook hands. Mr. Baker wasn't very happy of the relationship at first, and was still hesitant. Both Becky's parents seemed a little more accepting as they noticed how happy Becky has been.

Adam turned around to face Becky once more and she jumped into his arms, embracing him in a warm hug. Her feet were off the ground as Adam had a few inches on her. Becky smiled up at him as she was settled on the floor once more.

They had so much ahead of them and they couldn't wait to get through it; together.

"I love you." He whispered to her before kissing her lips very gently. She returned the words to him once they pulled away.

Once they were both outside, they shared another hug and a quick kiss before Becky made her way inside the car. Adam waved to everyone as they backed out the drive way and soon enough the car was driving away.

Once alone, Adam looked towards the nearly empty house and sighed.

hey guys! this is my new story focusing on beckdam during college.

i just have a few comments to add. this story can be considered a sort of prequel to my trilogy of "Sneaking Around" but it's not necessary for you to read those stories in order to enjoy this one. for those who have read "Sneaking Around," "Memorable Christmas," and "Unexpected Surprise" i hope you can enjoy this story just as much. there are a few differences between some things mentioned in those stories than in this one, but like i said this isn't necessarily a sequel.

also, i will be doing a lot of skipping around time wise as i want to stuff four years of their college experience into a story and i wouldn't like to make this 50 chapters long. i can skip from weeks to months in general, maybe even a year if i want to. just to let you know.

i hope you do enjoy this story as i personally am writing this just for the joy of it. i would appreciate reviews for ideas on what to write about or what i can adjust.

thank you for reading!