Levi looked up, over the blonde, and his eyes immediately locked with Cath's. She watched him mouth, "Oh, sh..," as he wrapped his long fingers around the upper arms of the girl in front of him and pushed her away. Cath didn't wait to see if he was following her, she was already half way out the door. She kept her eyes fixed on the ground and refused to give up speed. The people at the party either moved out of her way or got pushed aside. Cath heard a few cries of surprise but she didn't care - she had to get out of there. She couldn't breathe.

"Cath! Cath, wait up! Jesus Christ, Cather!" Reagan yelled, and finally wrapped her hand around Cath's arm and jerked her back. "Cath, slow down."

"Reagan, no. I have to get out of here," Cath spat out. She began bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet - she was panicking. The room began to spin and Cath could feel the prickling behind her eyes start. If she didn't make it out of the party, now, she was going to lose it.

"Yes, I know but you're not going the right way. My car is over here," Reagan said in a soft voice, almost a murmur. Cath looked up at her roommate with surprise. Reagan wasn't typically so calm and... soothing. Cath knew that she must have looked bad. Either that, or what she had just witnessed in the kitchen was bad. Cath sniffed loudly and nodded, quickly slapping at the tears that were accumulating under her eyes. Reagan dropped her hand and circled her fingers around Cath's wrist and slowly, but firmly, started leading her out of the house.

The girls had finally reached Reagan's car when a quick shout of, "Cath! Wait!" rang out behind them. Cath immediately froze at Reagan's car, her hand wrapped around the door handle. She felt a hand on the small of her back and her spine stiffened.

"Get in and I will take care of this," Reagan said, slowly pushing Cath closer to the car. The sound of approaching footsteps got louder and Cath snapped out of it. She whipped open the door and slid in, training her focus on her folded hands in her lap. Outside, she could hear Levi and Reagan speaking. Reagan's stilted voice sounded irritated and Levi's sounded... indignant? No, he sounded perplexed. Like he had no idea what was wrong or why Reagan was pissed. Or... why Cath had taken off like a bat out of hell. If Levi was confused, then he didn't understand and... Cath groaned to herself. She was such an idiot.

Reagan slammed the door as she jammed the key into the ignition and the sound made Cath wince. Reagan was muttering under her breath and the only words the Cath could hear were, "Shit. Bad. Knew it. Fuck."

"Reagan, I -" Cath started.

"No. We're not doing this. What happened back there was shitty, and I know that. Listen to me, Cather. Levi is my friend, my best friend-"

"Please, Reagan. You don't have to do this. I know that you two are friends and I know that I was an idiot for even kissing him," Cath stuttered on that last part. She licked her lips and moved her stare to Reagan's face. Her roommate was staring at her like she was approaching a child on the verge of a temper tantrum. That look turned Cath's sadness into anger. "But I'm fine," she spat, through gritted teeth. "As far as I'm concerned, it didn't happen. Nothing happened, okay? Just please... just... keep him away from me? I just can't... I'll just stay in the library, or hang out in the cafeteria." Just.

"No need to go incognito, spaz. Levi's my best friend, but you're my friend too. I'll keep him away but he's going to ask what happened back there. What am I supposed to do with that?" Reagan turned her attention on to the road and eased out of her spot on the street. Cath glanced at the side view mirror and started when she saw Levi. He was staring at the car, at them, with confused look on his face. Her ran his fingers through his hair and turned back towards the house. Cath clenched her teeth.

"Don't tell him anything. It never happened."

Reagan nodded and turned onto campus.