The next day Dean was still getting everything unpacked and settling into his new dorm. Jess was still asleep when Dean went out to get some lunch. He began to wake up only after Dean returned and he heard the door open.
"You slept late." Dean said as he saw his eyes open.
"Yeah well once classes start I won't be able to ever sleep in. So I'm taking advantage of the time I have left."
"I got lunch... or breakfast in your case. If you want something to eat."
"Sure. Thanks." Jess started to smirk a little.
"What's so funny?" Dean asked.
"This. Us. It's like we are friends or something."
"To be honest Jess I think we should be friends. I mean this will be a long year if we can't get along. Besides you said you are over Rory now. So I don't see any reason why we should continue to hate each other."
"Sounds good to me. Maybe I can stop having those dreams about you strangling me in my sleep." Jess said as he grabbed the bag of food.
"Thanks for being so cool about this Jess. I know you could have been a real pain in the ass."
"So you're not over her?"
"I'll never be over her. But I'd rather not talk about it anymore. At least not now.I have a lot going on right now and I don't want to think about her." Dean said.
Jess just nodded to him. He understood what he meant.
The rest of the day and night flew by. Before Dean knew it his alarm clock was going off at 7:30 AM. He looked over at Jess, hoping to not get another pillow in the face, but he was still asleep. Dean got dressed and headed to his first class. Economics started at 8:10 AM.
Finding a seat near the back of the class he sat down and it finally hit him. I'm going to college, and it's all about to begin. He thought. This was all so exciting to him but he still had an empty feeling. There was one person he wanted to tell about his new life but he knew that he couldn't do that.
After class was over Dean headed back to the dorm because he had a small break before his next class. Jess was awake and dressed.
"Hey Jess. When's your first class?"
"10:20"
"How did you manage that?" Dean asked.
"I registered in time for my classes, so I got to pick and choose what I wanted. But I didn't know I would be staying in the dorms until a few days ago."
"So where you headed?"
"English 101"
"Oh yeah. What room number?"
"124"
Dean started laughing. "Someone really wants us to spend some time together."
"You're kidding." Jess said as he grabbed Dean's schedule from his hands. "Unbelievable."
"Well you headed there now?"
"Actually I'm going to grab some coffee first. You want anything?"
"Sure. I'll take a coffee. Thanks."
"No problem. Just save me a seat in the back would you?" Jess asked as he walked out the door.
Dean left shortly after Jess. Once he arrived to the classroom it had already started to fill up. Luckily he managed to find two seats near the back of the room. Staring at his watch he realized Jess had about fifteen minutes before he would be late.
Jess rounded the corner and found the nearest Starbucks. Not his first choice for coffee but he was in a hurry and they seem to be on every street in New York. He placed his order and found a corner to stand in as he waited for his name to be called. A few minutes later the lady behind the counter yelled the name Rory. Jess instantly looked up to see who the person was that stood up from the table. Debating what he should do he decided it would be best to just stay away. Just as Rory was about to grab her coffee from the counter the lady placed two more cups beside hers and yelled the name Jess. Rory turned around to see if her luck could really be that bad.
"Hey Jess." She said sounding nervous.
"Hey." He said as he reached for the two cups of coffee.
Noticing they were blocking the way for other customers at the counter she grabbed her coffee and they moved away from the crowd.
"So you drink two at once now, Rory?" He asked staring at the cups of coffee in her hands.
"Oh no. I'm with someone. He's waiting for me outside."
"So. What brings you to New York Rory?"
"I was here for the weekend. It sort of became a long weekend. Logan really likes the city, we visit a lot lately."
"No school for you today?" Jess asked just wanting to see her reaction.
"Oh well I'm sort of taking a break from school right now."
"Uh huh. Well it was nice seeing you Rory but I got to get going."
"Hey Jess. I'm going to be here next weekend too. We were invited to a party. But anyway I was thinking maybe we could hang out. Talk⦠as friends."
"I don't know Rory. I'm busy right now. I have school. Which I am late for." He said looking at his watch. "See ya Rory." He turned and went out the door.
Rory stood there like someone had just punched her in the stomach. "Jess is going to school but I'm not." She said out loud to herself.
Jess ran back towards school hoping he wouldn't be too late on the first day of class. He spotted Dean right away and took the seat next to him.
"Hey. I thought I was late."
"Well apparently so is our professor." Dean said.
"Oh here's your coffee. Sorry it took so long I ran into someone I didn't expect to see."
"Thanks" Dean took a sip of coffee. He sat the cup down on his desk noticing the writing on the side.
"Hey Jess? Why does my cup of coffee have Rory's name on it?"
