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Travis walked into his art class with his stomach in knots. He glanced around the big open space but she wasn't in class yet. He walked over to his table and shrugged his coat off. He hung it on the chair than went over to the couch in the room. He sat down and pulled out his stretch pad. He sighed and started drawing. A second later something slipped over his eyes, making him propel himself from the couch.

" What the hell!" He said as he whipped around. Jillian was standing behind the couch, holding his scarf against her.

" I'm sorry!" She explained. " You left this at the bar. I was giving it back to you." She said. He put his hand in his hair and pulled it slightly.

" Oh, yeah. Sorry, you scared me." He said. She smiled and held the scarf out to him. " Thanks." He said softly as he took it from her. She let it slowly slip from her hands.

" No problem. Have a good day." Jillian said as she turned away and started to leave. Do it, talk to her! He said. He almost jumped over the couch.

" Hey, where are you going?" He asked as he followed her. She glanced at him and smiled.

" Ever heard of skipping class?" She said as she reached the door.

" Don't. Stay...with me." He said. She stopped walking and faced him slowly. He put his hands on the door frame. " Well, you don't have to stay with me, you'd be with the class but you should stay. You should stay." He said. She smiled and laughed then stepped closer to him. She put her hands on his shoulders and kissed his cheek, taking him by surprise.

" Take notes for me, okay?" She said as she pulled away.

" You know I could come with you, if you want." He said slowly. She tilted her head but kept her smile.

" You're a good guy, Travis. Don't let me corrupt you." Jillian said.

" I'm not that good of a guy." He said. She laughed.

" Oh yeah?" She asked.

" Yeah." She smiled and placed her hands on the door frame too so they were directly across from his.

" That's too bad. I like good guys." She said. She patted the door frame then walked away. He looked out the door and leaned against it as he watched her walk out of the building. He sighed than walked back into the room. It wasn't until later that he realized one of the tassels on his scarf was missing.

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Later that day he walked into the coffee house with Jones, she nudged him and pointed to one of the couches in the center of room. He looked up and saw Jillian sitting with her back to him. He looked back at Jones who nudged him again. She pushed him towards Jillian even though Travis shook his head. Jones laughed and pushed him again.

" Come on, Travis! Go and talk to her!" Jones said. Travis sighed and ran his hand through his hair. He started towards her.

He had no idea what to say to her. He walked slowly towards her, his mind racing and his heart beating like crazy. Her head was tilted slightly to one side and he noticed she was drawing. He reached the back part of couch and opened his mouth to say something to her but stopped. She was drawing a picture of his scarf. She had stretched it and was in the process of coloring it in with the colors and design matching his scarf. In her left hand she was playing with the tassel from his scarf. She was rolling it around in between her fingers. He picked up his scarf and took a better look at it. He realized it had been cut off. He started backing away. He turned around and hurried back to Jones who was shaking her head.

" Travis! What the hell are you doing?" She asked when he got closer to her. He took her arm and led her outside.

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He was sitting at his computer when Jones and Derrick walked into his room later that day. Both of his friends, and roommates, sat on his bed. He was holding a glass a Jack Daniels as he looked at his work on the computer. Jones had been bouncing with excitement when they walked home from the coffee house. She was grabbing his arm and shaking it after he told her what he had seen.

" So let me get this straight, Travis. This girl was drawing a picture of your scarf, has a piece of it she was playing with and you still didn't ask her out." Derrick said.

" You just had to tell him, didn't you?" Travis asked. Derrick grinned.

" I know from some reliable sources that your little girlfriend is at the bar, right now so come on. We are going out." Derrick said. Travis set his glass down.

" I don't know." He said.

" Travis, get up!" Jones said. " You were just complaining the other day that you needed to get laid, this is your chance!"

" You want to get laid, don't you?" Derrick said.

" Yeah, I'm still need to get laid." Travis said. Derrick clapped his hands together and grinned.

" Well, let's get you laid than!" He explained.

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Travis leaned against the doorway as he watched her interact with her friends. She was sitting at a table talking and laughing. Travis just couldn't push his self forward. A year of watching her hadn't improved his bravery. Derrick patted his shoulder, making Travis glance at him. Derrick smiled and grabbed Travis's arm. He started pulling him towards the girls.

" Come on, Travis. We are getting you laid tonight." He said. Travis shook him off but continued walking with his friend. Jones had wondered off as soon as her boys descended on the girls. " Ladies!" Derrick announced when he reached the girls. All five girls glanced up. Travis noticed Jillian looked at him right away. " Can we join you?" He pushed Travis towards her. The girl sitting beside Jillian squeezed her leg under the table and got up. She took a hold of Travis' arm and pushed him to sit down beside her. Jillian smiled at him.

" Hi." She said. He smiled.

" Hi." He said.

" So, did I miss anything today?" She asked.

" Not much, same shit." Travis said.

" Travis is bad with introductions, I'm Derrick." Derrick said as he leaned over the table. He held his hand out to her. Jillian smiled and shook his hand.

" Yeah, I know who you are." She said. Derrick grinned.

" Oh you do?" Jillian laughed but turned her attention back to Travis while her friends started talking to Derrick.

" Your friend is well known ladies man." She said to Travis. He smiled and looked at the table as he rubbed the back of his neck.

" Yeah, I guess." He said. Jillian reached out and took a hold of her drink. She brought it to her mouth and took a sip. Travis sighed and looked at her. " You wanna go somewhere quiet? Like another part of the bar or outside?" He asked. Jillian smiled slightly.