Trouble was about to make itself known. L-O-V-E was the way it was spelled. Why would love be trouble you ask. Well, try being in a situation where you have a dirty, cheating boyfriend you were supposed to love, but really loving your crazy and fun loving ex boyfriend that you were supposed to be totally over.

That was Casey's current problem.

She had been awake for about five minutes, cuddled up to Cappie's chest, contemplating her options. She had Evan, smart, outgoing, rich and had plans for his future. He had his ten year plan that as soon as he graduated, would turn into a twenty year plan. He knew what he wanted and knew how to get it.

And then she had Cappie, smart outgoing, opinionated, witty. He barely had a ten minute plan much less a ten year plan, but he knew what he wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. But she was starting to realize that Cappie had something that Evan didn't. Her heart

She had fallen so hard for Cap her Freshman year and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop loving him. She'd had more fun the night before with Cappie, having wild, crazy, romantic sex, than she'd had the past two years with Evan.

Casey started to shift out of his arms, her decision made. Cappie opened his eyes when he felt her move. "Where do you think you're going you little minx?" he teased.

Casey looked at him. Really looked. In front of her was a boy she was too selfish to see her Freshman year. He liked to party, drink and have fun yes, but here was also a boy who was always to class on time, purposely didn't make As and was always totally faithful to her. Not once during all the parties he went to when they were dating did he ever cheat, even with all those sluts throwing themselves at him.

"Cappie, I've made a decision about something," she told him.

She watched fear flash in his eyes, she knew what he was thinking. "About what?" he questioned.

"I've decided that..I'm going to break up with Evan. What he did to me is just inexcusable. I don't think I can live with him doing that, and I love you, Cap. With all my heart. I want to be with you again. That is, if you'll have me."

Cappie looked up at her, not quite sure if he was really hearing what she was saying, and not quite sure what to say. So instead, he reached up and placed a hand on her neck, and pulled her lips down to his. He kissed her slowly, taking his time to show her that he loved her too and he would always be there for her. He pulled back. "I'll take you Casey. I'll take you forever," he whispered.

Casey smiled at him, tears glistening in her eyes. Just yesterday she thought she would never be with him like this again. She thought she would never cuddle with him or kiss him or laugh with him again. Now she would have that opportunity again.

She pulled away from him slightly. "I need to go and talk to Evan, Cap, and let him know its over," she told him.

Cappie tried to hide the fear he felt growing in his chest. What if she changed her mind on the walk there? Casey must have saw the fear flash in his eyes because she said, "I promise I'll be back, Cap. I'm over Evan's crap and I want to be with you again. I want to be happy with you again." She bent down and kissed him again before slipping out of bed to start getting dressed. She bent down and grabbed her purple bra, but wait…she didn't own a purple bra.

"That's not mine either in case you're wondering," he teased her.

She dropped the bra like it was a skunk and shot him a look over her shoulder. "And when I get back, we're gonna totally clean out your room." She finished dressing, walked back to the bed, and leaned down and kissed him bye.

"Case, I really don't know how that got here. It's been awhile for me.

"Cap, you don't have to explain. It's ok…as long as you were safe," she teased. She kissed him bye once more before walking to the door. When she got there she turned back to him. "I love you, Cap," she told him.

Cappie smiled the smile she loved so much "I love you too," he answered. "I'll go ahead and start on the cleaning."

Casey chuckled as she walked out the door and down the stairs. She was walking toward the front door when she started hearing cheers and catcalls. She turned her head to see all of Kappa Tau sitting in the living room. "We were just studying…for a project." She tried to explain. She rolled her eyes amid a chorus of "Yeahs" and "Sures" and laughter. "You guys suck!" she yelled before stomping out the door.

Outside, she checked her phone to discover sixteen missed calls! She checked the number to see that fifteen of them were from Rusty and one from Ashleigh. She checked the one voicemail she had and it turned out to be from Rusty. She couldn't believe the message she heard.

"Hey, Casey, I know you don't really have a lot of time to talk to me, but when you get this, um, I need you to come and get me from jail. I'll explain when you get here. Bye."

***

"You hit Evan in the face with a pledge paddle!" Casey exclaimed. "What in the hell were you thinking? Evan's arm is bigger than you are!"

"I was trying to defend your honor," he explained.

"Defend my honor?" she scoffed. "You were supposed to stay out of it. He's my boyfriend," she exclaimed before she thought.

"You mean was your boyfriend?" he asked

Casey looked at him. Rusty was right about Evan being her ex, but neither one knew it yet. She looked down at her feet then back up at him. "You are breaking up with him aren't you?" he demanded.

Casey sighed. "Of course I am. I was on my way to talk to him when I got your voicemail. But, Rusty, you're gonna have to realize that sometimes things aren't as black and white as things were in high school. Sometimes doing the right thing isn't the right thing."

"You weren't' originally going to breakup with, were you?" he questioned.

"No, I wasn't, but I decided that being with him isn't the right thing for me and I have way better options available to me." She explained. "Now, let's get you home so you can wash the stink of jail off of you."

***

Casey stood at the base of the stairs leading upstairs of the ZBZ house, trying to calm her nerves. After dropping Rusty off at his dorm, she had decided that it would be best if she went home and wash Cappie's scent off, as much as she hated to. While showering and getting dressed, she also decided that it would be best to go ahead and talk to Franny while she was at ZBZ. As much as she hated to.

She took a deep breath and stepped into the sitting room. Franny was sitting on the couch, reading a magazine. Somehow, as innocent as the scene was, Franny still scared the crap out of her.

Casey cleared her throat to her her attention. When Franny looked up, Casey asked, "Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure," Franny told her. "Sit down."

Casey sat down and took a deep breath. "Franny, I thought about our conversation from yesterday and I was letting you know that I am going to do what makes it right. I'm breaking up with Evan."

For the first time in the three years she'd known Franny, Casey saw Franny's draw drop with shock. "Casey, why would you do that? If you're no longer with Evan, you're chances of being my successor are none, don't you?"

"Yes, Franny, I realize that, but as much as I want to be ZBZ president, I do have my pride. I'm not going to stay with someone who cheats on me with a Freshman slut. All I've done is listen to you fill my head with crap since my Freshman year, and look where it's got me. And if I can't make ZBZ president by gaining the confidence and the votes from my fellow sisters, then I don't want it." Casey sighed after getting all that off her chest. "And if you can't respect me for that, then maybe that's saying something about both of us." Casey stood up from the couch and walked out of the sitting room.

Casey hated feeling like she kicked a puppy. Franny's face looked like she had been slapped. Even though Franny had been the first one to tell her to break up with Cappie, and get with Evan, Franny had also been the one to give her good advice about other things. As much as she hated hurting Franny's feelings, it had to be done to stake her independence from Franny.

Casey walked out of the ZBZ house and started walking toward Omega Chi. She stood on the porch preparing herself for the drama about to happen., while she waited on someone to answer the door. One of the actives finally answered and told her, "He's upstairs."

Casey smiled her thanks and made her way up the stairs and to Evan's room. She opened the door to find Evan lying on the bed flipping through the TV channels. "Casey," he exclaimed when he saw her, "what are you doing here."

"Evan, I came here to talk. We need to talk about rush night."

"Casey, I'm so sorry about what happ-"

"Evan, save it. I know you're sorry about what happened, but it's not enough. Why would you do that to me?"

"I don't know what happened. I'd had a few drinks and then Rebecca started rubbing up against me like some cat in heat. But, Casey, I love you . Please, give me a second chance and I'll make it up to you. I promise."

"Evan, if you really love me the way you say you do then you would have pushed her away and called me or something. I can't give you a second chance when I know it could happen again. It's over, Evan. And to tell you the truth, it's been over for awhile, but I was too dumb to realize it. Goodbye, Evan." And with that, Casey turned away from him, walked out of his room and out of the Omega Chi house.

Casey released a sigh of relief as she walked away from Omega Chi. Suddenly, she felt so much lighter. She was getting so much stuff off her chest and it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She felt so much better. So much more free.

She walked back up to the KT house and walked through the door. She knew probably most of the KTs were out somewhere and the rest wouldn't care that she walked in without knocking anyway.

She walked up the stairs and opened the door to Cappie's room to see Cappie, trash bag in one hand, picking up trash and random pieces of clothing with the other. He was already cleaning.

"Do you need any help?" she asked.

Cappie turned toward her, relief showing in his eyes at seeing her standing there. "So, I take it you and Evan is done?" he questioned.

"Yup. I just got through breaking the news to him." She stepped over to him and kissed him gently on his lips. "I told you I would be back."

"I know but I was afraid by how long it took that you had changed you mind." Casey explained to him why it took longer than expected.

"But Cappie, I've been thinking about something."

"Oh no, this doesn't sound good," he groaned before plopping down on the bed.

"Cap, I do want to be with you. I want you to know that now. But I think it might be better if we keep 'us' a secrete for now."

"Are you ashamed of being with me?" he demanded

"No, I'm not," she told him sternly. "I just don't want everyone to think you just a rebound or a ploy to get back at Evan or make him jealous." She leaned forward and kissed him. "I want everyone to know that I'm with you because I want to be and because I love you. I don't want anyone to doubt that."

Cappie looked at her before nodding his head in agreement. "I can see you reasoning in that. But I refuse to keep in a secrete for long."

"Don't worry. It won't be." She leaned forward and gave him a smacking kiss. "Now, let's get your room cleaned up."