Marian woke the next morning to hear Warren singing in the kitchen. Taking a second to slowly wake up, her eyelids fluttered open and looked at the spills of sunlight coming through the curtains. The color was gold and beautiful, all ready showing the start to a fresh new day. The window slightly opened she smelled the rain soaked flowers and sighed as she stretched her muscles. Never before did she fell so comfortable and at ease. A million thoughts raced through her head. Just a year ago she was the shy confused college student who was a newcomer to this strange new unknown world. Now she looked at these people as family. Just then Warren walked in, only wearing jeans and carrying a tray. Marian sat up against the pillows and headboard and smiled. Rubbing her makeup clean face, she brushed some of her sticking up hair out of her eyes.

"Morning."

Warren set the tray down in front of her. He had made eggs, bacon, juice, and coffee for her. Smelling the wonderful scent, her stomach growled. Giggling she smiled up at him.

"You shouldn't have."

Warren flashed a shy smile before holding his own coffee mug and taking a seat beside her. Marian took her fork and began to eat.

"How is it?"

"Wonderful, never knew you could cook."

Warren shrugged.

"One of my many talents."

Smiling, Marian sipped her juice. Looking around her bedroom, things looked different…brighter. Glancing over at Warren, she saw that he really was handsome in a strange odd way. Reaching over, her palm felt against his smooth skin of his face and she smiled.

"Here's a piece of bacon."

Holding it out she fed it to him. Taking a bite he smiled before leaning over and kissing her.

A few minutes later, Marian finished and Warren took the tray back to the kitchen. Seeing she had class in another two hours she got up from bed and walked completely naked to the bathroom. Turning the water on, she looked at her reflection and smiled.

She had only slept with one other man back in high school.

This was different.

Thinking back at last night she blushed as the water heated up. She never knew Warren had it in him. Turning the shower on, she stepped inside and slid the plastic curtain around. Feeling the steaming hot beads of water roll over her skin, she felt amazing. Tilting back her head she smiled.

"Warren! Come and join me, it feels amazing!"

She called out. Seconds later the bathroom door open and the curtain opened a little bit. Warren looked somewhat unsure. Marian smiled before leaning over and kissing him.

"Come on, I'm lonely."

Warren looked her up and down before undoing his jeans. Steeping in behind her, the two smiled at each other and Marian knew Warren felt a little embarrassed. Smiling, she turned around and brought him under the running water. Seeing the it soak his hair and roll down his face, she laughed and began kissing down his neck.

Then she remembered something.

It happened a few months ago, when Mark was dreaming of that woman Mary Jane. How the group got together and tried to contact her…using Marian as a channel. Marian remembered how they found her on the other side and how Mark locked hands with her. How they stood up looking each other in the eye and just about to kiss when…

Warren knocked over a lamp, breaking the connection.

She then knew why he did this.

He couldn't stand her being with another man. It broke his heart. Smiling through a kiss, Marian thought of all those times he got excited whenever she entered a room. How he bent over backwards making sure she was safe. How all this time he watched her from a distance loving her.

Looking into his eyes she smiled.

An hour later, Marian was dressed and grabbing the last of her books to stuff in her bag. Turning, she saw Warren pulling on his jacket.

"Where you off to?"

"Albert and Miles wanted to meet up with me at the dinner."

Marian smiled before walking over, looking up at him she slipped her hands into his. Looking at the size difference she smiled.

"I want to see you again."

"Really?"

"The meeting tonight?"

"Sure."

"Want to go together?"

"Really?"

"If you want?"

"Yeah, that would be great."

Marian saw a flicker in Warren's eyes. She knew this meant the world to him.

"Good, meet me at town square a half an hour before hand…we'll grab coffee or something."

"Cool…I mean yeah sounds good."

Leaning up, Marian softly kissed him.

"See you later?"

"Yeah."

Smiling, Marian swung her back over her shoulder and left her apartment with a smile on her face. At class, her mind kept going back to last night. She couldn't believe what had happened. Turning in her exam and walking across campus, she kept thinking about him. She wondered if he was doing the same. Reaching her next class, one of her girlfriends Linda glanced at her before laughing.

"What?"

"I know that look."

"What look?"

"The look that shows somebody was up all night having sex."

"Linda!"

Marian laughed as they took their books out.

"Who is he, the blond doctor?"

"No…"

"Then who?"

Marian smiled thinking of Warren.

"It's nothing serious, I don't think yet…I mean it just happened."

"Is it one of those people you hang out with…you know those…"

"Linda…"

"Sorry."

Marian then stared off into space smiling.

"He's a friend, a very good friend."

"From the look of it, your eyes seem in love."

Laughing her off, Marian finished taking the last of her books out when she thought about the last statement.

Love?

Could she be?