Episode #8: Time Well Wasted
Setting: A week after the end of #7
Synopsis: The gang heads to Myrtle Beach for spring break.
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"Everybody out!" Rusty called to the brothers in the KT house. "I'm locking the doors. Let's get this show on the road!"
"I'm not sure how I feel about riding the nine hours to Myrtle Beach on this bus," Katherine said to Ashleigh as they made their way toward the old Kappa Tau school bus that was parked outside of the house. "I heard they don't even stop to pee."
"I'm sure it'll be fine; Rusty said we'll stop twice," Ashleigh said. "I've got my GRE practice book and my iPod. I plan on spending the next nine hours filling my brain with as much random useless information as possible that's going to help me get into grad school."
"You're not going to be the only one studying over spring break," Katherine said. "Professor Segal decided to schedule an exam two days after we get back."
"Okay, is there anyone who's not here?" Rusty asked once it appeared everyone was on the bus. No one spoke up. "If anyone forgot anything, you'll have to get it in Myrtle. Let's get out of here!" The bus driver started the bus, and everyone cheered as the bus started down Greek Row.
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"Who's up for a rousing game of dare?" Wade called out from the back of the bus about an hour into the ride.
"Like truth or dare?" Spidey asked.
"Truth or dare without the truth," Wade said. "I've got a dare for you. I dare you to get that truck driver that's about to pass us to honk his horn."
"That's easy," Spidey said, and began opening up the window.
"I wasn't finished," Wade said. "When he looks our way and honks, then you flash him!"
"Flashing truck drivers?" Rusty asked, coming toward the back of the bus and hearing the conversation. "Isn't that illegal?"
"We're not trying to get anyone arrested here," Wade said. "Just pull your shirt up at him." The truck pulled up in the lane beside them, and Spidey did the dare after the driver honked his horn. The guys burst out laughing, and the driver just looked at them annoyed and sped up.
"That was hilarious!" Beaver said.
"Okay, Beav, I dare you to get down on the floor and do the worm," Spidey said.
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"It was kinda nice to get here yesterday ahead of most of the college crowd," Casey said to Cappie in their hotel room in Myrtle Beach.
"Yeah, we've got the entire day to ourselves before everyone else gets here tonight," Cappie said. "I got us tickets to that amusement park you said you've always wanted to go to."
"Aw, that's awesome, Cap," Casey smiled. Her phone went off and she saw it was an unknown number. "Unknown number; I'm not answering it."
"No, you should answer it," Cappie said. "It could be important. If I didn't answer that unknown number call from KT Nationals, I may not have that job right now."
"Hello," Casey answered.
"Wassup!" the person on the other line said. "This is Brucey Brown calling from Australia's Next Top Model, the latest reality sensation in the land down under. You've been chosen to be a contestant on the show and have won an all expenses paid trip to Australia."
"Is this some kind of joke?" Casey asked.
"Who's on the phone?" Cappie asked.
"It's some guy named Brucey Brown with a really bad Australian accent saying I've been chosen to be on a reality show," Casey said.
"Give me that; I think I know what's going on," Cappie said, taking the phone from Casey. "Beav, is that you?" he asked.
"Actually it's me," Rusty said.
"You guys are playing dare, aren't you?" Cappie asked.
"Yeah," Rusty said. "Beav dared me to prank call Casey and say I was from an Australian reality show."
"That's pretty awesome," Cappie said. "Next time, though, work on your Australian accent."
"I gotta go," Rusty said. "Calvin just dared Heath to open the back window of the bus and sing "I'm a Little Teapot" as loud as he can, with the motions."
"Make sure you video record some of this for me," Cappie said. "We'll see you guys tonight."
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"We're here!" Rusty shouted as the bus pulled up outside of their hotel.
"Case!" Ashleigh shouted, running over to her as soon as she got off the bus.
"Ash!" Casey shouted and gave her a hug. "Katherine!" she yelled, seeing her get off the bus.
"Hey Case!" Katherine hugged Casey and joined the group.
"I see you've both been studying hard," Casey said, seeing they both had books in their hands.
"Pretty much for the past nine hours," Ashleigh said. "We were able to tune out the dare game pretty well, which went on most of the ride."
"Speaking of which," Casey said. "Where's Brucey Brown?"
"Hey Case!" Rusty shouted, getting off the bus and giving Casey a hug.
"So am I still supposed to call you Rusty?" Casey joked. "Or are you changing your name to Brucey Brown?"
"I think I can cross off 'Australian reality TV host' from my list of things to do in life," Rusty laughed. All of the brothers were now off the bus, and once the bus left, they all saw a white limousine pull up where the bus was. They were surprised when they saw Heather, Kelsey, and the rest of the ZBZ pledge class exit the limo.
"Talk about arriving in style," Spidey said.
"You guys came all the way here in a limo?" Ashleigh asked. "How'd you get that deal?"
"Heather's dad runs a limousine company, so he had one of his drivers bring us all down here," Kelsey said.
"Wait, Dad let you use one of his limos to come all the way from Cyprus to here?" Heath asked. "He didn't even let me have one for high school prom."
"You just don't know how to work our father," Heather said. "This was my treat as pledge class president, with Dad's help of course, and I have to say it was some great pledge bonding." The pledges began grabbing their bags and making their way inside the hotel.
"Hey, where's Rebecca and everyone else from ZBZ?" Casey asked Ashleigh.
"Rebecca chartered a bus for them," Ashleigh said. "They left not long after we did, so I think they should be here soon. Evan's coming with them, too."
"Wow, Evan's actually coming?" Casey asked. "And riding on a bus with fifty sorority girls?"
"Well, fifty sorority girls plus Dale," Ashleigh said. "But yeah, Rebecca said Evan really wanted to come, even if he had to bring his law school studying with him."
"Everyone, can I have your attention please!" Rusty shouted to the crowd. Everyone stopped talking and looked at him. "I've got a surprise for all of you. I reserved one of the best beach clubs in town for us tonight, and it's open only to KTs and our friends."
"Whoa, that's sweet!" Beaver shouted. "A private beach club! How'd you pull that off?"
"I called them back in January," Rusty said. "And the manager is a KT alum, so he pulled some strings for us. Cappie's actually there right now making sure everything's set up. So who's ready to make this the best spring break ever?" Everyone cheered and started heading inside the hotel.
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"Morning, Ash," Rusty said the next morning, noticing her starting to wake up in their hotel room.
"Oh man, what time is it?" Ashleigh asked groggily.
"It's almost 11," Rusty said. "You OK?"
"I don't think I've had this much to drink since I graduated," Ashleigh said. "I can't even think about getting up right now."
"I think we were all pretty drunk last night," Rusty said. "You and Casey especially."
"Casey and I do have the tendency to get crazy during spring break," Ashleigh laughed. "She's even more into it this year because she thinks she's lacking fun in her life right now. So what are you doing today?"
"I'm headed out to breakfast now, and in a while all of the guys and I are going to the Nascar Speedpark," Rusty said. "I reserved one of the tracks so KT can have its own race. Do you want to come? I'm pretty sure Casey and Katherine are coming."
"Honestly, I don't feel like doing much of anything," Ashleigh said. "I don't normally feel this bad after drinking, but I really feel like crap right now. But you go out and have fun."
"If you're not feeling well, I can stay and we can hang out here," Rusty said. "There'll be other races, but this is our first spring break together and I want you to enjoy it."
"Aw, that's sweet Russ, but it's okay, I'll be fine," Ashleigh smiled.
"Are you sure?" Rusty asked.
"Yes, now get out of here," Ashleigh said playfully.
"Okay, but if you need anything at all or feel better later and want to come, call me," Rusty said. He gave her a kiss and headed out the door.
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Ashleigh was getting ready to go down to the beach when someone knocked on her door.
"Hey guys," Ashleigh opened the door and saw Casey and Cappie standing there.
"Hey, Ash, are you coming with us to the speedpark?" Casey asked.
"I wasn't feeling well when I woke up so I told Rusty I'm just going to hang out here," Ashleigh said. "I'm going down to the beach for a while and get some more studying done this afternoon."
"Studying?" Cappie asked. "You're on spring break. Even Katherine is putting down the books for a day to come with us."
"Yeah, but I'm sure she's a lot more prepared for her law school exam than I am for the GRE, whether she thinks so or not," Ashleigh said.
"It's not like you to stress out this much over school," Casey said. "Seriously, Ash, you're going to do fine. You were the life of the party last night, what happened?"
"I realized that the exam is in seven days and I'm nowhere near prepared, even after Katherine helped me study yesterday," Ashleigh said. "I promise I won't be like this all week; just give me a little time to at least feel more prepared, and then I'll hang out with you guys more."
"Okay, but if you don't, I will come over sometime and physically drag you out of here," Casey joked. "If you get bored and want to meet us, just call." They said goodbye and Casey and Cappie headed out of the hotel.
"I think Rusty's really rubbing off on her," Cappie said.
"I think you might be right," Casey said. "She's never thought seriously about grad school before. I think it's a great opportunity for her and I'm glad she's going for it, but last year at this time she wouldn't have even given it a second thought."
"Being with you was what made me want more for myself," Cappie said. "I'm sure it's the same thing with her now. I think it's a Cartwright family thing or something; the way you can influence people like that."
"You think I'm that influential?" Casey asked.
"Yeah, you are, and I've always thought that's one of the best things about your personality," Cappie said. "And it's what will make you a great politician someday, if you decide to run for an office."
"Hey guys, the bus is gonna take us to the speedpark; it's outside now," Beaver said, walking by them on the way outside.
"So Case, ready to be my personal cheerleader in the race?" Cappie asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be," Casey smiled and they headed toward the bus.
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"That was so much more awesome than the turtle race!" Anthony Hopkins exclaimed after the KTs finished up the race.
"Yeah, I can't believe I won!" Beaver shouted. "I hope Katherine didn't lose her voice; I could hear her cheering over the sound of all the engines."
"First the private beach club and now this," Wade said. "Spitter, you my friend are the man!"
"I try my best!" Rusty said excitedly. They guys were getting dinner at the speedpark and Rusty went to sit down at a table, where he was joined by Cappie and Casey.
"I gotta hand it to you," Cappie said. "Not only are you carrying on the KT legacy, but you're making an entirely new one. I wish the line of succession at the chapter I'm working with was as good as ours."
"Yeah, how's that going?" Rusty asked.
"We're trying to get the president impeached, but Nationals won't make an official impeachment until the national meeting, which isn't for another month," Cappie said. "But I'm trying to get them to let me make their pledge educator interim president."
"Aren't they on spring break this week too?" Casey asked. "Did they go somewhere else?"
"Yeah, Chuckles borrowed his aunt's beach house in Virginia and invited the guys and those who deactivated who want to join the resistance," Cappie said. "Gives them a place away from the house to figure out what's best for them to do, and I'm going to work with them and contact Nationals after break."
"Hey guys!" Katherine shouted, running over to their table. "Walter and I are going on roller coasters. You should join us!"
"I don't know," Casey said. "We just ate; you just ate too. You're going to make yourself sick."
"The lines are long," Katherine said. "So by the time we get to go on the first ride we would have waited the proper twenty minutes."
"In the spirit of spring break, I say let's go!" Cappie said. "It wouldn't be the first time I've made myself sick on a roller coaster."
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"Whoa, hey," Calvin said a few mornings later, as Rusty walked out of his hotel room and almost ran smack into him and Dale. "I was just about to knock on your door. You up for some food? They're serving brunch on the beach this morning."
"Yeah I'm in," Rusty said and began walking with them.
"Where's Ashleigh?" Calvin asked.
"She's going to meet up with Casey and Katherine," Rusty said. "What are you guys up to today?"
"Calvin wants to go to that water park that's around here," Dale said.
"Yeah, the three of us should go today, what do you think?" Calvin asked. "We haven't hung out all semester, mostly because I've been gone, but now I'm back."
"Yeah, that'll be fun," Rusty said. "Unlike you, Calvin, Dale's been here all semester and I've barely seen him outside of classes and lunch a couple times a week."
"That's partly because you moved into Kappa Tau at the beginning of the semester," Dale said. "And Omega Chi pledge duties have been quite demanding for me."
"I had to move in; I'm the president now," Rusty said, as they made their way out of the hotel and toward the beach. "I'd be lying if I said I'm not enjoying living in the house, because it's been better than I ever could have imagined. But I really have missed hanging out with you guys."
"You've really made it for yourself this semester, Russ," Calvin said. "You've turned KT around, you've got a girlfriend who's in absolute love with you, and you've been taking some of the hardest classes the school has to offer and still getting A's."
"You can't tell me you don't have a good thing going, too," Rusty said. "Making a difference in the world is pretty incredible, if you ask me."
"I don't think that's exactly where Cal was going with that," Dale said. "Like you said, I've barely seen you this semester, and Cal's been gone. With both of us not around as much, you've somehow found this extra time in your life for other things."
"What Dale means is we just don't want you to forget about us," Calvin said. "Next year's our senior year, and after that, who knows where we'll all be."
"Why on Earth would you think that I'd forget about you guys?" Rusty asked. "I may be president of KT now, and you both are in the same house and I'm not, but you guys are still my best friends. I could be king of the free world and I'd never forget that you guys were my first friends at CRU. We're going to have some great times our senior year, trust me."
"Yeah, and I hope you don't just mean monthly brunches," Calvin joked.
"Of course not," Rusty laughed. "I don't plan on disappearing from existence anytime soon; come on, let's go to the water park!"
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"Dale, have you given any thought about moving into Omega Chi next year?" Rusty asked as they were on their way back from the water park later that day.
"I don't know," Dale said. "It may have been easy for you to move into Kappa Tau, but for me, I've become domestic living in the apartment for the past two years. I'm not so sure I can give that up."
"You've got the rest of your life to be domestic and cook and clean," Calvin said. "Didn't you pledge Omega Chi because you wanted a more real college experience? Living in the house will give you that experience for sure."
"Well, yeah, but I'm really going to need time to focus next year if I'm competing against Rusty here for grad school scholarships and grants," Dale said. "Wait, Russ if this is your plan to distract me next year, then it ain't gonna work."
"Hey, first of all, we agreed it would be friendly competition next year," Rusty said.
"I'm just kidding," Dale said. "But really, I don't know if I can focus living in a fraternity house full time."
"It took me some time, but I learned how," Rusty said. "The rooms at KT are mostly soundproof and I had locks put on all the doors so when I really need to study, I just go to my room and lock my door. Last year I thought that not living in the house wouldn't take away from the full experience of being a KT, but this semester I've realized how much living in the house really adds to the full experience. There's things you just don't get if you don't live in the house, like being dragged out of bed by the guys when Beaver wants to go on a 1AM Taco Bell run."
"Maybe I can move in and still keep the apartment," Dale said. "Stay at the house when I don't have to study, and go to the apartment when I do."
"Then you'd be paying resident dues to the house as well as rent for the apartment," Calvin said. "As much drama as I had living in the house last year, I'm glad I got to move back in. The guy who moved into my room when I was gone was having problems with his roommate, but when I got back, Trip made him move back in with his old roommate so I could have my room back. I think you should try living there next year. You shouldn't spend your senior year alone in that apartment." They all spotted Cappie and Casey on the beach as they made their way back toward the hotel.
"Hey Case, Cap," Rusty greeted them.
"Hey, you guys look very, well, wet," Cappie said.
"We've been at the water park all day," Calvin said. "It was the best; I've wanted to go there since freshman year."
"Hey Case, where's Ash?" Rusty asked. "She told me this morning she was going to catch up with you."
"I was just about to ask you the same thing," Casey said. "I haven't seen her all day; I figured she was with you. But apparently she wasn't, since you guys were at the water park."
"I'm gonna go see if she's in the room," Rusty said. "Hopefully we'll catch up with you guys later." Ashleigh was in the hotel room working on her laptop when she felt Rusty wrap his arms around her from behind and give her a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey, you," Ashleigh smiled. "I didn't hear you come in."
"Have you been in here all day?" Rusty asked, concerned. "You could have come with us to the water park, you know."
"No, you, Calvin, and Dale needed to spend some time together," Ashleigh said. "I haven't been here all day; I went down to the beach for a little bit."
"Are you feeling better about your exam?" Rusty asked.
"A little I think," Ashleigh said. "I took a break and decided to try to figure out my personal statement. I understand now why Casey was so worried about hers last year. Trying to find yourself is tough."
"I don't think it's that tough; I can tell you exactly who you are and why you want this," Rusty said. "You're smart and ambitious, and you really care about your career. You give your all in everything you love, and I can tell by the way you come back every day that this is something you love. But I'm sure you don't want to sit in an office in Cyprus the rest of your life; you want to go out into the world and reach out to more people. You're my amazing girlfriend and people are drawn to you, which is why you're going to do incredible things with your life."
"Wow, you remember that?" Ashleigh asked, smiling brightly.
"Remember what?" Rusty asked confused.
"The part about people being drawn to me; you said that to me at homecoming," Ashleigh said. "That was the absolute best thing anyone's ever said to me."
"In that case, I wish I wasn't too drunk to remember that night," Rusty said. "You know what they say, though, the words you say when you're drunk are sober thoughts."
"Speaking of remembering things, do you remember when we went to the formal together your freshman year?" Ashleigh asked.
"Of course I remember; it was unforgettable," Rusty said.
"I told you that night that whoever you end up with would be very happy," Ashleigh said. "Well, now I know I was right. Every day I'm glad that I'm the one with you, and you never cease to put a smile on my face when we're together."
"I love you, Ash," Rusty smiled. "That's what I want is to make you happy. And I know you're not happy being in here working during spring break, so let's get out of here. I don't want you to worry about this. You're going to be in that program next year and you're going to kick ass. I have faith in you."
"You're right," Ashleigh said. "This is spring break, and it's time to go have as much fun as I did the first night!"
"Well, maybe not as much," Rusty said with a laugh. "But close to it will do!"
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"Hey guys," Ashleigh greeted as she and Rusty walked over to Casey and Rebecca who were sitting in the sand. Cappie and a group of KTs were playing beach volleyball nearby, and Rusty went to join them, leaving Ashleigh to talk to Casey and Rebecca.
"Hey, Ash, I was wondering where you've been all day," Casey said. "Everything okay?"
"I've spent the past three days agonizing over this test," Ashleigh said. "But I'm done stressing, at least for the rest of this week."
"Good, cause what's spring break without my best friend," Casey said excitedly. "I want to actually see you the rest of the week, since I won't again until summer."
"Are you up for a shopping trip tomorrow?" Ashleigh asked. "Bex, you should come too."
"Of course I won't say no to that," Rebecca said. "The malls around here are the best!"
"Yeah, sounds awesome," Casey said. "I haven't had a real girls' day out since Pittsburgh."
"Hey everyone," Kelsey said, walking over to the group.
"Oh, hey," Ashleigh greeted. "Case, have you met my friend Kelsey?"
"I think we saw each other at the speedpark the other day, but didn't really meet," Casey said. "Nice to officially meet you."
"Casey's your grand big sis," Rebecca said.
"It's nice to finally meet my grand sis," Kelsey smiled. "I've heard a lot about you." Just then, a guy came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. Cappie, Rusty, and Spidey came over just then.
"Who's he?" Spidey asked, somewhat accusatory.
"Everyone, this," Kelsey began. "Is Robert. We ran into each other today, we talked, and well, we got back together." There was silence among the group for a minute, and then Ashleigh spoke up.
"I really need to use the bathroom," Ashleigh said. "Come with me."
"Okay, I guess," Kelsey said. "Robert, I'll be right back. You can get acquainted with everyone."
"Actually, I think I'm going to use the restroom myself," Robert said.
"Have you been drinking?" Ashleigh asked Kelsey once they were out of earshot of everyone else. "Or are you just completely out of your mind? After all the crap you've told me about this guy, why would you all of a sudden get back together with him?"
"I didn't even know he was coming here," Kelsey said. "He just showed up with his friends and practically cornered me in the hotel earlier. I tried to ignore him, but he persisted and we had a long talk. It's complicated, Ash, it really is. He and I just have so much history together, and my family always worshiped him; maybe it is best I give him another chance."
"But what about…?" Ashleigh began, but was cut off.
"My friendship with Spidey?" Kelsey asked. "It's just that, a friendship. Nothing more."
"But you told him you liked him," Ashleigh said.
"Really, that was partly your doing," Kelsey said. "But it was true and I really thought I was ready to move on. But after talking to Robert, I really think the best thing right now is to give it another chance."
"Well if that's what you want, then I guess it's your decision," Ashleigh said. "You're not transferring back to Penn State now that you're back with him, are you?"
"No I'm not," Kelsey said. "I've been at CRU less than two months and I really am having a great time. I never would have imagined joining the Greek system or interning at a great company like Clarissa's firm. So I'm at CRU to stay; I've got the entire summer to spend at home with Robert."
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"So I have two grand littles now, Bex," Casey said back at the group. "That and the fact I'm turning twenty-three next week makes me feel old."
"Hey, I've got a grandkid myself and I'm still very much young," Cappie said.
"That guy was a total douche," Spidey spoke up, referring to Robert.
"Yeah, I can tell he definitely has some douche-like qualities," Cappie agreed.
"And did you see how rude he was," Rusty said.
"What's the deal with this guy?" Casey asked. "He may have seemed a bit standoffish, but you just met him and you sound like you want to kill him."
"He's her idiot of an ex-boyfriend," Rusty said.
"Well, was her ex," Cappie said. "Now he's her idiot of a boyfriend again, apparently."
"If anyone's the idiot here, it's me," Spidey said. "Now I need to go to the bathroom."
"I feel like I'm missing something here," Casey said. "Was something going on with the two of them before Robert came back in the picture?"
"There was," Rusty said. "They went to the date function together earlier this month and admitted they both liked each other, but apparently she was still stuck on Robert."
"And they were the top pick in the bet with the guys as the most likely couple to hook up over spring break," Cappie said.
"I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you guys make bets on who's going to hook up," Casey said.
"Yeah, and guess who was the top pick during our junior year?" Cappie asked.
"Me and you?" Casey asked. Cappie nodded.
"Beaver and Wade said you were the subject of bets for four years," Rusty said. "Some of the guys lost a lot of money over you."
"Well I for one am glad that no one has to bet on us anymore," Casey said, smiling over at Cappie. Ashleigh walked back over to them.
"I think there's more to this Robert guy than meets the eye," Ashleigh said. "The way she talked about him before, there's no way she would have just gotten back together with him like that if something else wasn't going on."
"I'm not sure what's going on with Robert," Rusty began. "I just feel bad for Spidey. I'm gonna go check on him."
"Grandpa Cappie's coming with you," Cappie said. "Love triangles are one of my many areas of wisdom."
"I guess spring break's not complete without someone's relationship drama," Casey said once Rusty and Cappie left. "I'm glad Cappie and I aren't the center of it this year."
"And I'm glad I'm in a relationship and not obsessing over flip flops or trying to be someone I'm not just to hook up with a guy on spring break," Ashleigh said.
"You two are both lucky," Rebecca spoke up suddenly. "I'm beginning to rethink your idea from last year, Ash; I may need a new identity to get a spring break relationship."
"If you want a spring break relationship, Bex, I'm pretty sure you could have one that would go beyond spring break," Ashleigh said. "Where's Evan tonight?"
"Calvin talked him into hanging out with the Omega Chis," Rebecca said. "But what's he got to do with anything; I don't think we're getting back together anytime soon."
"You know he's still into you," Ashleigh said.
"I just don't think he's ready to be in a relationship with me again," Rebecca said.
"Bex, are you sure you're trying to make him prove himself to you?" Casey asked. "Or are you just trying to prove something to yourself?"
"What would I be trying to prove to myself?" Rebecca asked.
"That you really are as independent as you say you are," Casey said. "That you don't need a guy to make you happy, and that you're not needy."
"I don't want to need a guy to make me happy," Rebecca said. "And the fact that I think I do really bothers me."
"Bex, everyone needs love, no matter who you are," Casey said. "It's human nature, and you don't have to be needy just because you're in a relationship."
"Is this your way of telling me you think I should get back with Evan?" Rebecca asked.
"It's my way of telling you that you should accept human nature, and don't feel you can't be independent if you're with a guy," Casey said. "As far as getting back with Evan, you have to follow your own heart on that."
"I agree with Case; you're a strong person, Bex," Ashleigh said. "And being in a relationship doesn't have to make you any less strong."
"Maybe," Rebecca said. "But right now I really shouldn't be thinking about relationships. We're staring out at this section of the beach we've got all to ourselves. Race you to the water; last one in's a rotten egg!" Rebecca was off and running halfway to the water before Casey and Ashleigh even had a chance to get up.
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"Mmm, something smells good in here," Casey said as she woke up the morning of the last full day of spring break.
"Happy Unbirthday Birthday, Case," Cappie said. "I ordered us blueberry pancakes for breakfast.
"You know I love blueberry pancakes," Casey smiled. "But my birthday's not until next week."
"That's why I called it your Unbirthday Birthday," Cappie said. "Since your birthday didn't fall on spring break this year and we're going to both be back at work on your birthday, I figured we'd celebrate today. If there's one thing you've wanted to do in Myrtle and haven't yet, what would it be?"
"I've seen that place that gives helicopter tours of the city," Casey said. "I've wanted to do that, but it's way too expensive."
"Correction, it was too expensive when we only had college money," Cappie said. "Now we've got real world money, and I'm going to treat you for your birthday."
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"The view up here is amazing!" Casey said excitedly as she and Cappie were in the helicopter looking down on Myrtle Beach from above.
"So that's how crazy we all look from above," Cappie said with a laugh, observing the spring break scene on the beach.
"I'm not surprised we can kinda hear them from up here," Casey said.
"So what do you say, Case?" Cappie asked. "Was this your best spring break ever?"
"It definitely was," Casey said with a smile. "I'm glad we all didn't spend the entire time just hanging out at the beach this year. I always wanted to go to other places, like that amusement park, but it was always about the parties, and the drama that came up."
"Well I'm glad the two of us have no drama this year," Cappie smiled. "And I never realized how many awesome things there were to do here that weren't right on the beach."
"We've got ourselves some new spring break traditions," Casey said. "And hopefully we'll be able to come back next year and keep them going, and make some more."
"I think we will," Cappie said. "Who says the real world doesn't give you a break every now and then? We may not be getting paid for being on vacation right now, but everyone needs a little time off, paid or not."
"I wonder where we'll be a year from now," Casey said. "I wonder if I'll still be with this job, if you'll still be going to different chapters of KT, how often we'll get to see our friends and each other."
"We may still be in the same place we are a year from now," Cappie said. "Or our lives could take a completely unexpected turn. But if that happens, I think we know by now our lives will take that turn together. We're at a time in our lives where we just need to enjoy the ride and take whatever comes our way. That's what being young is all about."
"Oh, you definitely helped me see what enjoying life is about," Casey smiled. "But you know me, always thinking about the future."
"And I think it's a good thing to think about it," Cappie said, putting an arm around her. "Just don't worry about it. Now let's sit back, enjoy the rest of our ride here, then we'll go meet everyone for dinner at Hard Rock." Casey leaned into him and they continued looking at the view of Myrtle Beach below them.
-GREEK-
"I can't believe the next time we see you, Cap, we'll be about ready to graduate," Heath said as everyone was packing up the bus and getting ready to leave the next day.
"Well, enjoy your last month as a college kid," Cappie said. "And make sure you pass your finals this time."
"Don't worry, I will," Heath said.
"Beav, Wade, you too, party it up this last month of college," Cappie said.
"Oh we will for sure!" Wade said.
"Our time as actives is going to end with a bang," Beaver said.
"Not the choice of words I'd use but it'll do," Cappie laughed.
"Good luck getting that house under control," Spidey said.
"Thanks, I'll need it," Cappie said. "You take care, and don't beat yourself up over the whole Kelsey and Robert thing."
"I really think there's something suspicious going on with that guy," Spidey said. "And I'm determined to find out what it is."
"Ash, good luck on the GRE and try not to freak out again," Casey said. "You're going to be just fine."
"I'll try not to, and hopefully the next time I see you I'll be an official CRU grad student," Ashleigh said.
"Spitter, keep up the good work," Cappie said. "I'll make sure to put in a good word for you when Nationals votes on the winner of the grant."
"Thanks, I've been sending e-mails every month telling them what we've been doing," Rusty said.
"I'm going to be on high alert for the next nine hours for any calls from foreign reality shows," Casey joked.
"Don't worry," Rusty laughed. "On the ride back pretty much everybody just sacks out on the bus." Everyone finished saying goodbye and the brothers, Ashleigh, and Katherine boarded the Kappa Tau bus.
"Have a good trip back, guys!" Cappie called. "See you all graduation weekend."
"Bye!" Everyone called and waved at Cappie and Casey out the windows as the KT bus drove away and headed back to Cyprus.
A/N: Looking up stuff about Myrtle Beach for this chapter makes me want to go there now. :) Thanks so much for the support on the Greek: Senior Year idea; I'm definitely going to be doing that after I finish the last two chapters of this story. I'm not sure how long I'll make it; probably longer than this one since it'll cover a whole year and not just one semester. Also, I made a new Twitter account where I'll be posting when I update, so feel free to follow if you're on Twitter; the link is in my profile.
