Chapter 11
In late November Mary Margaret and I got a text from Regina that said, "You guys were right. Graham and I are dating." They had stayed friends since he asked her out back in the spring, and had recently started watching a show together on Netflix. Regina was at his apartment and he put his arm around her while they watched the show on his couch. Later when she left, he walked her back to our dorm room (Mary Margaret, Regina, and I were in a triple together), and they held hands. They only saw each other once or twice a week, for breakfast on Sundays and sometimes to watch their show. Nearly a month later, Graham still hadn't kissed her. Graham, David, and Killian came to our room to watch a movie and play games, and all the couples cuddled on our respective beds (though Graham and Regina were still a bit uncomfortable with each other). Regina walked Graham out when he left, and he finally kissed her (because she asked him if he was ever going to).
Regina was never truly happy in the relationship, though. She was busy with tons of homework, so they still didn't see each other often. When they tried to do homework together, Graham would get distracted and talk the whole time, which drove Regina up the wall. They never moved past the peck kissing and holding hands, either. To top it off, Regina wasn't all that interested in a relationship. She's very focused on her classes and work, and I give her credit for that.
Despite these problems, Regina stuck it out with Graham from November until summer. Eventually I told her she needed to stop feeling bad about potentially hurting Graham and just end it. I could tell that the relationship was hurting her because she had no interest, and I knew Graham would eventually be hurt anyway since it wasn't going anywhere. It took a lot of convincing, but Regina did break up with Graham.