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"So this is your new top secret hiding place?" Gabriella twirled around in a circle, taking in the colorful rainbow of tropical plants. "Thanks to Berkeley's science club?"
"Floriculture club," Troy explained. "Almost the same thing, but the plants are bigger and more, uh—" He ducked under a giant green frond that stretched almost to the ceiling above them. "Jungle-like."
"Well, it's beautiful," Gabriella said.
"Want to see the best part?"
Troy took her hand and led her to the west side of the greenhouse. The sun was just starting to sink below the horizon, setting off a brilliant display of golden light.
Gabriella couldn't contain her gasp of delight as Troy pulled her close and his lips captured hers in a soft, sweet kiss.
I'm looking at you
And my heart loves the view
It wasn't until the last drop of golden light faded away that Gabriella suddenly shivered.
"Are you cold?"
"No, I'm fine."
"Here, take my jacket."
Gabriella didn't think she was that cold, but Troy insisted, and she had to admit that she liked being wrapped up in his blue and gold jacket. Resting her head on his shoulder, she absently traced her fingers over the mascot and the number 14.
"My Golden Bear," she murmured.
It didn't quite have the same ring to it as her Wildcat, but the more she thought about it, the more easily it rolled off her tongue.
It was almost midnight when Gabriella returned to her own campus. She drifted off to sleep without even realizing that she was still wearing his jacket, her dreams filled with golden bears.