Disclaimer: I do not own the characters who act in this story. I only borrowed them from Beth Sullivan, CBS and whoever is holding the rights on them
Chapter 1
" I can't do this anymore", David slumped to his side. "You need to decide what it is that you want." Breathing heavily Michaela raised up on her elbows. "I know", she replied. "I don't know why I'm holding back."
The fact was she did know. It was that voice in her head that kept telling her…"You need to stop, you were raised better than this, what would your mother think if she could see you now". As he rose from the small bed and gathered his wits, she grabbed his wrist. "Where are you going", she asked frantically? "Out! I need some air. I'll see you tomorrow Mike", he gruffed.
Michaela had known David as long as she could remember. They started as childhood friends. Their mothers belonged to several charities together, and they had sort of been forced to hang out together. The friendship dwindled in junior high, but four years ago they met as undergrads at NYU and had been inseparable ever since. Michaela had a stiff upbringing. Her mother had drilled into her head that she should wait to be with any man. In high school, it hadn't been hard. She never really had time for dating. She was always studying. The occasional dates were always friendly and never really amounted to anything. Then during freshman registration she had seen David across the quad. At first the friendship picked up as if nothing had changed, but about two months into the school year things began to heat up.
She remembered it like it was yesterday… The gang, William, Miriam, Robert, David, and herself, had finished a big test in Anatomy and they decided to meet at the local hangout. "Chubbies" to be exact. Well one drink, had turned into two….and then ten. Before she new it, she was drunk. Not really thinking much about it, she excepted the offer from David for him to walk her home. As they neared the door to her dorm room, she tripped and as her reached out to grab her arm his hand brushed up against her breast. Both looked at each other is surprise. David had wanted their friendship to move to that next level for awhile, but was worried that she didn't. After seeing the look in her eyes after this, he knew she wanted it too. He slowly bent down and brushed his lips over hers. She responded hungrily crashing into him. As her hands came up to grab his face, he reached up and gabbed her palms. "Michaela, lets sleep on this. We've both been drinking, and as happy as I am that you feel this way, I want to make sure that it's not the liquor talking." David gasped. She had nodded and pulled away.
Now here they were four years later and had never taken that next step. David had wanted to, many times I might add. But, she had always managed to hold him off. Her upbringing and her fears had always managed to get in the way. However she wasn't sure if she truly wanted to take that next step. She'd always been told that it was special, that it should be saved for that one person that meant the most to you. Was David that person? Did she truly love him enough for that step? He kept telling her he was ready. Was she ready? The questions swirled around in her head. Ugh! She had so much going on right now. This was not the time to be thinking about this. She had finals in a week, Medical Schools all over the country were sending her acceptance letters, and she still had no idea where she would decide to go. As she flopped back on the bed, she threw her hands in the air and sighed. After a few minutes of silence she heard a soft knock. "Come in", she answered. She figured it was David coming back to tell her he was sorry, but was happy to see that Miriam was standing in the doorway instead. A smile crept across her face. "We're going to Chubbies for drinks, you wanna come?" asked Miriam. "I guess, the night's not going the way I planned it anyway", replied Michaela. "Well I'm sure that we can drown your sorrows for a few hours. After all you need a break from the David saga anyway." Miriam chucked. "You are right indeed", Michaela rolled her eyes. The two roommates walked out of the dorm, and down the streets for a night of fun….or so they thought.
Don't worry Sully will make an appearance later in the story. I have to give some background for the true romance to fit properly. Comments and reviews are welcome. However this is my first attempt at a fanfic so be gentle.