Author's Note: Two chapters in one day...This is my exciting life. OK, it was the day in between my intersession and my regular semester, so I was kind of bored, and the weather here was kinda crappy, so I was sort of stuck in dorm room. This one's kinda long, but worth it I think, and this ends the Valentine's day arc, which leads into the final arc...but fear not, its not over...there will be sequels, oh yes, there will be sequels...YAY!

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Chapter 53: Dance

Kelly sat on Scooter's lap at the dance, they were quite heavily making out. Charlie sat with his chin in his hand watching as Linda made sure things were going smoothly. He looked over and saw Julie and Jimmy, Tammy and Fulton, Luis and Allie and even Connie and Guy, much in the same position as the couple in front of him. He finally stood up and walked over.

"Hey!" Linda smiled and kissed him, "I'm sorry I suck, this is like the last thing I swear."

"It's Valentine's day," He said, pulling her close, "Look at everyone else."

"I know," She said, "We'll get there, and further, I promise." She kissed him. "I love you."

"I love you too," He said and kissed her. She let herself give in to it for a minute. Then she saw someone walking past with a tray of appetizer.

"No," She squeaked.

"Something wrong?" Charlie said.

"Oh no, baby not you," She laughed, "Um excuse me, those go over there," She pointed. He groaned. "Sorry."

"It's OK," He said, "It's cute. One of the reason I love you is that you're an uptight freak." She laughed.

"Well, I promise," She said and kissed him, "After we're all cleaned up here, we are going to have an amazing night. Kelly said that Scooter got them a hotel room, which means that you and I have her and my room all to ourselves."

"I like that," He smiled.


Portman stood off to the side. Watching the couples sucked, particularly watching Kelly and Scooter, who were now dancing. Janet walked behind him sliding her hand across his back. He rolled his eyes.

"Don't you have date?" He sighed looking at her. She was wearing a skin tight red dress, with a side slit all the way up her thigh.

"No one special enough for Valentine's," She shrugged, "What about you?"

"You know I don't," He sighed.

"All alone on Valentine's Day," She said with a pout, "Whatever will we do with ourselves?"

"Don't care what you're doing," He shrugged. She looked at him. "Look, you're hot, but you're evil, and I'm trying to be a good guy here."

"Mm," She said, "The good guy wouldn't have done what you did to me." She moved close and started to play with the buttons on his shirt. "I still haven't forgotten how it felt Dean. You inside of me," She kissed him. "What do you say?"


"God," Kelly said noticing them in the corner, "Why can't she just take a hint? He is not interested."

"Why do you care?" Scooter looked at her. She shrugged. "Kelly,"

"What, he's Jimmy room mate," She said, "I don't want her sneaking into their room the way she did with you."

"Right," He nodded and held her close. He was trying to follow Rick's advice about the situation, keep his cool, she loved him, if she had a crush on someone else it didn't matter, and if having a freshman ogle her occasionally made her feel better, so be it. "Do you want to get out of here?"

"The dance isn't even half over," She said, "I can't bail on Linda like that." He nodded and kissed her. "What's going on with you?"

"What do you mean?" He said.

"I mean you," She said, "You've been quiet all night, and any time we start talking you start kissing me, you haven't even thrown anything at Jimmy and Julie all night."

"That's not as much fun without Rick," He shrugged.

"You're dodging the question," She said, "What is going on?"

"I'm just stressed," He shrugged.

"You still haven't gotten the letter huh?" She sighed. He shook his head. She kissed him softly. "You'll get in Scooter."

"Easy for you to say Miss 1600 4.0 for 4 years," He said.

"You got a 1580," She said, "And you have a 3.8, and every member of your super rich family went to the school, I think you're going to be OK."

"My fears may be irrational but they are still valid," He said. Kelly laughed. She kissed him.

"I believe in you," She said softly. He smiled and kissed her.

"That's all I need." He said.

"We already got the hotel room," She shook her head, "You don't have to be extra nice."


Tammy lay under Fulton, they had left the dance and were up in his dorm room. He was kissing her feverishly, pushing forward as fast as he possibly could. She whimpered a few times as he pulled the zipper down on her dress.

"Fulton," She whimpered his hand fiddling her bra, "Fulton slow down, we don't have to rush. We have all night."

"You're so hot," Fulton said, his riding up Tammy's thigh. "I just want you so badly."

"Fulton," She whispered, "Can't you use another adjective?"

"But that one's really accurate," He said, "You are hot."

"I know," She said, "But I'm your girlfriend," She said, "You should have more to say about me than I'm hot. I mean, you say that every girl is hot." She kissed him again, "Now, what do you think of me."

"I'm sorry," He said, "I'm only getting hot." She sighed and sat up, "No um, you're beautiful, and smart and sexy, and I love you." He started kissing her neck. "I want you." She kissed him and they pulled down again.

"Did you get the condoms?" She asked, he stopped.

"Um, I thought that you took care of that," He said. She looked up at him. She shook her head.

"You're so not ready for this," She sighed pushing him off her.

"No, I'm ready," He said, "I am so ready Tam." He kissed her. "We can still."

"Without a condom?" She said, "I don't think so Fulton."

"I can pull out," He said.

"Yeah, because you have so much control over it," She rolled her eyes.

"That was one time," He said, "And you said it wasn't a big deal."

"Well it was a big deal," She snapped, "I was wearing suede Fulton! I had to get it dry cleaned!"

"OK, sorry," He said.

"I'm going home," She sighed, "I'll see you on Monday."


Scooter was lost lying on the hotel room bed with Kelly. The little brunette who was kissing him was not the same Kelly who had kicked him out of the library a few days before, or even the little girl he'd fallen for over the summer. She was aggressive and fiery and sexual.

"Mm," She whispered, "I love you."

"I love you too," He said, "I know I've kind of sucked lately."

"It's OK," She said softly, "Do you want to see your present?" She sat up. He smiled.

"I don't need a present," He kissed her. "I have you."

"Well, I'm part of the present," She smiled. She slid the spaghetti straps of her dress down and wiggled out of the top. "You like," She said breathily. He smiled and kissed her chest.

"I like," He nodded, "I love you." She leaned her head back and whimpered. "I adore you."

"Scooter," She moaned.

"I never knew you could be so sexy," He said

"I'm full of surprises," She whispered, and lifted his chin and kissed him. "Take me Scooter."


Monday, everything seemed to be back to normal, except Cassie couldn't stop smiling. She walked down the hallways at school, she stopped when she got to Rick's locker.

"Hi," He said.

"Hi," She smiled and they kissed softly. "Um, listen Saturday night,"

"We don't have to talk about," He shook his head. She looked down. "I mean, there's nothing else to say right?"

"Right," She nodded, "I feel ridiculous."

"Yeah, me too," He laughed and they kissed again. "I'll see you later." She nodded and kept walking, she settled in for breakfast. Allie looked at her gaping.

"What?" Cassie said.

"You had sex!" Allie said. She nodded. "How was it?"

"Different," Cassie said quietly, "He was sweet and soft and, I don't know."

"You're like all giddy," Allie said.

"Do you remember what you felt like after your first time?" Cassie said.

"Um, sore, headachy and guilt ridden?" Allie said, "That's what having sex with Rick made you feel like?"

"No," Cassie said, "It made me happy, satisfied, made me feel right."

"You felt like that after your first time?" Allie said, "Color me jealous." Cassie shrugged. "Although, my first time with Luis was like that."

"Well there you go," Cassie said. Allie smiled. "I've never felt like this."

"God you're talking like a freshman," Allie said. "It's weird."

"Fine I'll shut up," Cassie laughed. They kept eating. Luis and some of the other Ducks walked past.

"Hey baby," He smiled at Allie.

"Hi," She giggled. Cassie looked at her once he walked away. "OK, so I'm the same."


"So I was thinking," Jimmy said sitting down, Julie looked at him, "About this summer. You should come for a week. I mean, Scooter always does, not that you know you're like Scooter, but,"

"Jimmy," She said, "I can't."

"Oh," He said, "Yeah, sure, I mean."

"I'm going to Italy for the summer," She laughed, he looked at her. "With Jaime, I thought I told you."

"Right, Italy," He nodded, "I just forgot." She nodded. "Don't go to Italy."

"Jimmy, I have to," She said, "Jaime invited me." He nodded, she kissed him softly. "It'll be romantic, I'll think about you all summer, and we'll write."

"It's not the same," He said.

"It's months away," She said, "And Jimmy," She sighed, "Just imagine, if you had a second chance with your mom, you'd go for it right?"

"Yeah," He said softly, "I would. I'm just gonna miss you."

"I'm not dying Jimmy," She laughed. "I'm just going to Europe for the summer."

"Yeah, but it's so," He groaned, "Well, so my world. I kind of liked that you weren't in that." She smiled.

"Hey," She shrugged, "Still me, just probably a little fatter, cause I'll be eating pasta all summer."

"I think I can live with that." He laughed and kissed her.


Portman looked at Janet, he hated himself for what had happened that weekend. Maybe she was right, maybe it was OK that they were just having a good time together. But then again, he kept thinking about his sister, and the look on her face when she'd told Patrick she was pregnant and he'd said he thought they were just fooling around. She was coming over.

"Hi," She said, "I had fun on Saturday."

"Yeah me too," He nodded. "Janet, listen."

"Are you gonna get all self righteous again?" She laughed. "It's just sex Dean, and if I do say so myself, very good sex."

"I just don't feel right about it," He shrugged, "I'm sorry."

"It's OK," She said quietly. "But you're sure?"

"Yeah," He nodded, "Sure." She kissed him softly and slowly.

"You're sure?" She whispered.

"I'm sure," He said stoicly. She sighed and walked away.


"I'm sorry," Fulton said, Tammy nodded and walked away from him. "Tammy, come on."

"No," She said, "I'm not quite ready to forgive you. I was about to give you my virginity, Fulton, do you know what a big deal that is to a girl?"

"It's a big deal for a guy too," Fulton said, "Tammy, I love you." He took her hands.

"I just don't think we're ready," She said, "Maybe we should table it for a while." He nodded. "I'm sorry."

"You're probably right," He sighed, "You usually are."

"I'm good like that." She giggled.


Kelly stood by her locker and laughed as Scooter ran past and picked her up by the waist. He spun her around. She wrapped her legs around his waist and smiled.

"Why are you so happy?" She laughed. He smiled and raised his eyebrows, "Oh not right now Scooter I'm tired."

"No," He laughed, "This." He held up an envelope, wide, long, and blue Y on the corner.

"Oh my God!" She squealed, "Open it." He put her down, and he took a deep breath, he sighed. "No? But it's the big envelope!"

"I know," He said, "I just don't know what I'm going to do,"

"There are other schools," She whispered, "Harvard, or Columbia, even Brown, or maybe,."

"No," He shook his head, "I don't know what I'm going to do for a whole year in New Haven when you're back here!" He smiled.

"You got in!" She said.

"We're Ivy League, baby!" He shouted, she squeaked and jumped up into his arms again. "I love you."

"I love you too," She smiled. "And don't ever do something like that to me again!" She hit him in the chest. He laughed and kissed her.


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