Cath had been sitting by Levi at the end of her bed for over an hour. They sat there, silently thinking of what would happen between them over the long summer break. Cath tried to think positively, but there was always that spot in the back of her mind that told her Levi would get bored of her, or find someone better.

"Hey Levi," Cath said, "what's gonna happen after tonight? I mean, what's gonna happen to us?" As soon as she said it she regretted it. It sounded like she was expecting them both to recreate their lives in three months-worth of time.

"What do you mean?" He smiled that genuine smile that was so characteristic of Levi. Anybody who had known Levi had seen that smile at least a thousand times. "We're gonna stay together and live happily ever after."

"So you think we'll be fine? Over the summer and all? Without seeing each other every day?" Cath looked away from him. Sometimes she didn't get how he could go about smiling and being so happy all the time.

"Well, of course. I'll only be three hours away, not half way across the world, you know." He pulled her over to him and wrapped his arms around her waist. Pushing her hair out of her face, he kissed her nose, which she crinkled in response. "Everything will be fine, don't worry so much, Cather."

Cath looked up at him and smiled. Sometimes it was good that he was always so cheery, he knew when and how to cheer her up. She kissed his chin and stood up.

"My dad should be here soon, what time is it?"

Levi removed his phone from his back pocket and checked the time. "It is…almost noon. What time did your dad say he would be here?"

"Oh. He said about three. I guess we still have some time. I better pack now anyways though, just so I don't have to rush." Cath left her dorm room and went down the hall to grab some boxes. When she got back to the room, Levi was standing in the doorway waiting for her.

"Alright, let's get to it!" he said as he took the boxes from her. He went to the closet and started packing all of Cath's books into a box that had once been used to deliver bundles of paper to a class room. 'Wilson's Paper Emporium: For All Your Paper Needs!' is what it said on the side and had an image of a man hugging a tree. How ironic, Cath thought.

"Levi, you don't have to help, I can do it myself." Cath said. She set the empty boxes on her bed and started removing the clothes from her closet.

"Don't be silly, Cather," Levi said, "You know I'm not going to make you do this by yourself while I sit there and do nothing. Now come on, the faster we pack, he more time we have to do nothing with each other." He was so dumb but his smile made Cath light up as they packed all of her belongings into every box.

After half an hour, the only things left unpacked were Cath's laptop and the clothes which she wore on her back. She looked around the room. Reagan had already left so it was empty, minus the boxes and Levi. She had never actually seen it like this since Reagan had gotten there before her during first semester. Cath wondered how Reagan was doing, but decided she would wait until she got home to text her.

Levi was laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Cath climbed onto the bed and nuzzled up close to him, putting her arm around him and her head on his chest. Two and a half more hours, and I'll be alone, she thought. She wasn't quite sure how she was going to survive the summer without Levi, but she figured she'd just have to take it day by day.

"I'm going to miss you like this," Cath said as she sat up, "laying with me in my bed while I have nothing that I'd to be doing." Levi sat up. "I'm not sure how I'm going to do this without you, Levi. I need you..."

"Cath..." He wasn't quite sure what to say. He knew she needed him, but he never really knew how much. "I want you to text me and call me every day, okay? Video chat me if you want. Hell, I'll come down and visit you every weekend and you can come to the ranch whenever you want. It's going to be okay, Cather, you're not going to be alone, I promise."

As much as she hated her name, things always felt better when it came from Levi. But even still, she was worried, and she didn't know how to get rid of this gut-wrenching feeling that things might not be okay. And so, "Okay," was all she could manage to say. She tried not to let Levi see her fall apart as she turned from him and a tear rolled down her cheek. She brought her palm up to wipe it away when he grabbed her wrist. He turned her around and wiped the tear away before pulling her in and hugging her tightly.

"Levi-"

"Cath, shush. Things will be okay. And if they're ever not okay, I'll come and make sure they get okay, okay?"

"Okay," Cath said again. She stayed in his embrace for a few minutes before pulling away and standing up. "Come on, I need something to drink." She smiled and Levi smiled right back. He jumped up and grabbed her hand as they walked out of her dorm, and out of the building, together.

When they got to the parking lot, they stopped outside the passenger door of Levi's truck. He looked down at Cath and kissed her on the forehead before opening the door for her. When she started to climb in, Levi lifted her up to help her. Cath had hardly forgotten how strong Levi was, but this surprised her. She watched him in the mirror as he walked around the truck and climbed in the drivers' side. When he got in he leaned over and kissed her again on her forehead.

"Levi, why did you do that? You know I can get into your truck just fine." Cath smiled, and of course, Levi smiled back. She felt like she could just melt every time she saw that smile.

"Well, you'd never let me do it before, I had to do it at least once." He laughed and started up the truck. It took a couple tries to get the engine to turn over, but eventually it did and they were on their way.

After about ten minutes of endless small talk and chit chat in the cab of Levi's truck, they arrived at Starbucks, Levi's fortress. Cath asked what he thought she should get. When Levi was working, he'd always make her something new, something he'd created.

"Any Bubble Tea, it's hot today. Have you had Bubble Tea before?" He knew the answer was no. She only got what he told her to get. "Um, go for raspberry. I'll order." He walked up to the counter and ordered two Bubble Teas; one raspberry, one blueberry.

Cath and Levi left after they got their tea. They headed back to Cath's dorm. When they got there they sat back on Cath's bed (nothing unusual about that). Levi checked the time; 1:30. They had an hour and a half left of each other before they went their separate ways for who knows how long. They sat next to each other with their backs against the wall, sharing their teas. Cath occasionally thought about what what happened if they never left this bed, this room, if they just stayed here forever. But she knew that obviously wasn't possible. She wondered what it was like on Levi's ranch and what they would do when and if she was there. She wondered what his parents and the rest of his family was like. She wondered if they would like her. She wondered a lot of things

After about fifteen minutes they had finished their drinks and were lying together on, what was soon not to be, Cath's bed. They talked little of what would happen over the summer, but more of how much they would probably miss each other as soon as they had left. Eventually they both drifted into sleep. Their unconsciousness made it fairly easy to forget about the time as it passed. For all anybody would have known, the only thing they were both concerned about was each other.

A/N: Sorry for having an author's note already, I know how everybody hates these. Just wondering if anyone liked the story. Should I keep going or give up? Should I make the chapters shorter? Longer? Let me know in a review or a pm! Thanks guys!
-April