Elizabeth stared across at the handsome man who she had missed terribly. Elizabeth knew deep in her heart that the love of her life was not in London, he was back in Sweet Valley the whole time. When Elizabeth e-mailed Tom while she was in London, she was surprised that he replied to her after not speaking for so long, before she left she heard through the grapevine that Tom was dating the coach's niece. Tom had told her that they broke up before he graduated SVU because he wasn't serious about her and it was unfair to lead her on anymore. Elizabeth was also surprised by Tom's reaction to her sleeping with Max. Elizabeth always thought her first time would have been with Tom but it wasn't. Elizabeth was now unsure what would happen now. Tom grinned warmly at her, happily chatting about his football. Elizabeth smiled back, she was glad he was happy.
Tom stirred his coffee, admiring Elizabeth's pretty face. He was wondering what she was thinking. He still loved her. She was the love of his life and still is.
"So now that you're back what happens now?" Tom asked curiously.
"Well, I re-enrolled at SVU and to make up the credits I was going to attend summer school so I can start the senior year with everyone else" Elizabeth explained. "Jess is currently the RA at Oakley so Nina has asked me to move in with her". Tom nodded thoughtfully.
"That's great Liz" Tom agreed. He was going to take things slow and not screw them up like last time.
A while later….
Tom and Elizabeth walked together along the beach.
Elizabeth stopped for a moment, closing her eyes and breathing in the sea air.
"I missed this too" Elizabeth sighed. Tom smiled. Tom took her hand in his. Elizabeth opened her eyes and stared up into his brown ones. Tom bent his head and pressed his lips to hers in a gentle kiss that melted Elizabeth from head to toe. No one kissed her like Tom did.
"Liz, I missed you but I don't want to rush you either" Tom admitted pulling back slightly. He didn't let go of her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and held her tightly.
"You're not rushing me, I want this too" Elizabeth said softly, pulling Tom against her again and kissed him back.
Meanwhile back at Oakley Hall….
Jessica opened her door to find two freshmen outside it. She glanced at the white board to see it was filled.
"Okay, one at a time" Jessica said slowly. She took a deep breath, yes she could handle this, she had handled this the last six months without asking Elizabeth for any advice.
"Becky knew he was my boyfriend I caught them kissing myself" Tiffany ranted.
"I was not; he was hugging me" Becky protested. "I helped him study for a maths exam"
Jessica crossed her arms, glancing from one to the other.
Okay, so what did you want me to do about this? All the room assignments are full, it's the middle of the year" Jessica exclaimed.
"Brooke has offered for me to be her roommate and swap with Tayler" Tiffany spoke up. Jessica nodded.
"Okay then, have Brooke and Tayler come and see me and we can update the listing" Jessica said quickly. The girls both nodded and left the room. Jessica closed the door and sighed with relief. The amount of politics going on at the dorm was more than Jessica could take. Jessica changed her outfit and headed to Theta house.
Tom pulled up outside Elizabeth's dorm residence. Elizabeth leant across and brushed a kiss on his cheek.
"Pick you up at seven, okay?" Tom said, smiling.
"Please tell me where you are taking me?" Elizabeth coaxed. Tom laughed, shaking his head.
"Nope, you'll have to wait and see" Tom answered, mysteriously.
"Okay, okay" Elizabeth giggled. Tom brushed another soft kiss on her lips before she got out of the passenger door. Elizabeth bent down to look at him through the window. "Thanks for the ride"
"My pleasure, see you tonight" Tom drawled. Elizabeth smiled at him and let him pull away from the kerb. Elizabeth headed inside the dorm, collecting her books for the first lecture.
