It was drawing close to eight O'clock. Charlie and Adam were still sat in their room, Adam at his desk studying and Charlie staring blankly at the TV screen.
"Wow, is that the time?" Charlie said glancing at the clock by his bed. "Come on dude, we better go meet the rest of the ducks". He switched of the TV and rose to his feet.
"Why? Where are you guys going?" Adam asked, moving from the desk to sit on his bed.
"We were thinking of heading down to that new arcade. I told the guys we'd meet them by the main gates at eight".
"Oh, um, ya know what, I think I'm just going to stay here and study", Adam said nervously.
"What? Oh come on man, don't be such a bore. What kinda person stays in studying on a Saturday night?" Charlie scoffed.
"The kind of person that wants to get good grades".
"Look, what's the worst that could happen? So you get a B, big deal!"
"Well it's a big deal to me! That's why I'm gonna stay here and study, okay?"
"Yeah sure, whatever", Charlie rammed his feet into his sneakers and headed for the door. "You need to learn to lighten up a little", he said over his shoulder as he left.
"Goodbye to you too", Adam called after him. Once Charlie was gone he let out a sigh. He felt bad for lying to his best friend like that but telling Charlie the truth would've roused suspicions about him and Amy even more. He didn't need that right now.
He decided it was best to wait a few minutes before heading over to Amy's dorm. That way he could be sure the ducks were out of sight.
Amy was sat on the floor rummaging through a stack of videos when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in", she called. As the door opened she looked round to see who it was. "Oh, hi Adam".
"Hey", he said with a smile. He glanced around the room, "Sam gone?"
"Yeah, she just left", Amy nodded. "So, how'd you manage to get out of going to the arcade?" She asked as she moved to sit on her bed.
"I told Charlie I had to study. How about you?"
"Oh, I'm sick. At least that's what I told Sam, and boy did I have a hard time convincing her. She was determined to talk me into going out but I refused point blank on the basis that I'd suddenly been hit by a wave of tiredness and nausea. So of course, she offered to stay and look after me and I had to convince her that I was too sick to go out but not so sick that I needed a nurse on hand. After twenty minutes or so of that she finally left, seeming less than satisfied with my story". Amy giggled recalling the look on Sam's face when she'd groaned in agony due to her 'supposed' stomach pain.
"Sorry to cause you so much trouble", Adam said, slowly sitting down beside her on the bed.
"No, it's okay. I'd much rather be here watching movies with you", Amy smiled.
"Yeah, me too", Adam smiled back. "So, what are we watching anyway?"
"It's funny you should ask, because that's what I've been trying to decide for the past hour but still haven't had much luck. I've narrowed it down to those over there"; she said pointing at a large number of videocassettes that were scattered across the floor.
"Ah", Adam knelt down on the floor and began picking them up one by one, reading the titles out loud. "'Scream', it's good but I've seen it, like, fifty times. 'There's something about Mary', funny, very funny. I've seen it before but I don't mind watching again. 'Little Nicky', oh I love Adam Sandler movies. 'Road trip', haven't seen that yet. And as for the rest, 'Urban legends', 'The skulls', hmm, let me guess, Joshua Jackson fan?"
"Oh yeah", Amy nodded.
"Really? Ya know, people say Charlie looks a lot like him".
"Really? I hadn't noticed", Amy said shifting uncomfortably.
"You hadn't? What are you blind? I mean, it's actually quite scary that they look so alike. Surely you must have noticed". Adam looked at Amy and she simply shook her head, trying to look innocent. "Or maybe you have, you're just to ashamed to say that you like some one who looks like Charlie".
"Don't be silly. Why would I be ashamed?"
"Okay, maybe not ashamed, just, embarrassed. Cause maybe ... you like Charlie too", Adam's eyes widened as if he'd just had a revelation.
"Wha-what? No, no, now you're really being silly. Me, like Charlie? I don't think so". Amy felt her face begin to burn and quickly looked away from Adam.
"Oh my god, you do!" Adam laughed a little watching Amy squirm. She looked directly at him and took a deep breath.
"So what if I do?" Adam immediately stopped laughing.
"Um, oh, wow, you actually do don't you?" He rambled.
"Yes, I do".
"Seriously?"
Amy just nodded then looked away again.
"Sorry, I didn't know", Adam said flatly. He felt a mixture of stupidity and disappointment.
"It's okay", Amy shrugged her shoulders. "It's not like it matters anyway. I mean, he likes Sam, I totally get that. He likes Sam and not me so, me liking him is, pointless".
"Not necessarily", Adam returned to sit beside her on the bed. "You don't know that he doesn't like you, and as for him and Sam well, that's nothing. They've been on one, kinda, sorta date, so what?"
"I appreciate you trying to make me feel better Adam but there's no need, really. It's not like I'm in love with the guy or anything. This time next week I'll probably be saying, 'Charlie who?'" She forced a smile to try and convince Adam that what she'd said was true. He didn't seem too convinced but he decided that the subject was best left alone.
"So, have you made up your mind yet?" He asked suddenly dropping down onto the floor again.
"Huh?" Amy looked at him confused.
"What movie are we gonna watch?" He picked up a video and waved it in front of her face.
"Oh, um, how about 'Road trip'? Since you haven't seen it". She gushed snapping back into reality.
"I was hoping you'd say that", Adam picked up the appropriate cassette and popped it in the VCR. Then he settled back down on the bed with Amy as the movie began.
Halfway through Adam lay back on the bed, Amy leaned over and rested her head on his chest. With in no time at all she was fast a sleep. Now, as the end credits rolled Adam looked down at her, so peaceful and still. He didn't have the heart to wake her. So he placed his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes, slowly letting sleep drift in.
"I had a really good time tonight, thanks you guys"; Sam said cheerily as she, Connie, Guy and Charlie climbed the stairs to the upper floor of the dorm building.
"Yeah, it was fun", Connie agreed. "But next time we'll have to bring Amy along too".
"Yeah, I can't believe she got sick. I hope she's feeling better now", Charlie said.
"I'm sure she's fine", Sam said, waving away his concern.
When they reached their rooms Connie and Guy kissed goodnight and each entered their own room. Charlie offered to walk Sam to her door before he went to his.
"I guess I should check on Amy", Sam said reaching her door. She took hold of the handle, pushed the door open, and took a step inside. "What the ... Adam?" She asked, shocked by the sight of Amy and Adam curled up together on the bed.
"Huh?" Charlie took a step forward to peer over Sam's shoulder into the room.
"What's he doing here?" Sam looked to Charlie for an answer but he shook his head. He was just as confused as she was.
Amy began to stir at the sound of voices in the room.
"Adam?" She said groggily. Slowly she sat up and opened her eyes. She quickly noticed Sam and Charlie staring at her from the doorway. "Oh, um, hey guys".
"So, you're sick huh?" Sam folded her arms waiting for a reply from Amy. Amy ignored her and gently began to shake Adam's shoulder.
"Hey, wake up", She said softly.
"Hmm", Adam groaned and rubbed his eyes. "What time is it?" He asked pushing him self up.
"Time you were in your own bed", Sam remarked.
"Sam, Charlie, hi", Adam gushed, suddenly aware of their presence.
"Studying my ass", Charlie spat in disgust. "Or maybe Amy was just helping you out huh? After all, you were working on bio right? Ya know, the human body, reproduction?!"
"Get you mind out of the gutter Charlie", Adam slid his legs over the side off the bed and pulled on his shoes.
"Well what were you guys doing exactly?" Sam asked, her angry expression had been replaced with a cheeky grin. Amy shot her a look.
"Nothing".
"I err, guess I better get back to my own room now", Adam blushed. "I'll see you guys tomorrow". He looked at Amy one last time before hurrying out the door.
"I should go too", Charlie said, glaring at Amy. She began to feel uncomfortable. 'Why is he looking at me like that?' she thought. "Good night", he said coldly before turning and quickly exiting the room before either girl had chance to say anything.
"What's his problem?" Sam asked staring at the door that had just slammed heavily behind him. Then she turned to look at Amy.
"I don't know. That time of the month?" Amy allowed a smile to creep across her face. Sam laughed a little.
"So, anything you wanna tell me? About you and Adam?"
"Ugh, can we do this is the morning, please? I'm too tired to deal with your suspicions right now". Amy lay down on her bed and pulled the covers up to her chin.
"Okay, you go to sleep but don't think I'm gonna let this drop young lady. Not until I get some satisfactory answers out of you", Sam said jokingly wagging her finger at Amy.
"Yes mum", Amy smiled.
"Wow, is that the time?" Charlie said glancing at the clock by his bed. "Come on dude, we better go meet the rest of the ducks". He switched of the TV and rose to his feet.
"Why? Where are you guys going?" Adam asked, moving from the desk to sit on his bed.
"We were thinking of heading down to that new arcade. I told the guys we'd meet them by the main gates at eight".
"Oh, um, ya know what, I think I'm just going to stay here and study", Adam said nervously.
"What? Oh come on man, don't be such a bore. What kinda person stays in studying on a Saturday night?" Charlie scoffed.
"The kind of person that wants to get good grades".
"Look, what's the worst that could happen? So you get a B, big deal!"
"Well it's a big deal to me! That's why I'm gonna stay here and study, okay?"
"Yeah sure, whatever", Charlie rammed his feet into his sneakers and headed for the door. "You need to learn to lighten up a little", he said over his shoulder as he left.
"Goodbye to you too", Adam called after him. Once Charlie was gone he let out a sigh. He felt bad for lying to his best friend like that but telling Charlie the truth would've roused suspicions about him and Amy even more. He didn't need that right now.
He decided it was best to wait a few minutes before heading over to Amy's dorm. That way he could be sure the ducks were out of sight.
Amy was sat on the floor rummaging through a stack of videos when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in", she called. As the door opened she looked round to see who it was. "Oh, hi Adam".
"Hey", he said with a smile. He glanced around the room, "Sam gone?"
"Yeah, she just left", Amy nodded. "So, how'd you manage to get out of going to the arcade?" She asked as she moved to sit on her bed.
"I told Charlie I had to study. How about you?"
"Oh, I'm sick. At least that's what I told Sam, and boy did I have a hard time convincing her. She was determined to talk me into going out but I refused point blank on the basis that I'd suddenly been hit by a wave of tiredness and nausea. So of course, she offered to stay and look after me and I had to convince her that I was too sick to go out but not so sick that I needed a nurse on hand. After twenty minutes or so of that she finally left, seeming less than satisfied with my story". Amy giggled recalling the look on Sam's face when she'd groaned in agony due to her 'supposed' stomach pain.
"Sorry to cause you so much trouble", Adam said, slowly sitting down beside her on the bed.
"No, it's okay. I'd much rather be here watching movies with you", Amy smiled.
"Yeah, me too", Adam smiled back. "So, what are we watching anyway?"
"It's funny you should ask, because that's what I've been trying to decide for the past hour but still haven't had much luck. I've narrowed it down to those over there"; she said pointing at a large number of videocassettes that were scattered across the floor.
"Ah", Adam knelt down on the floor and began picking them up one by one, reading the titles out loud. "'Scream', it's good but I've seen it, like, fifty times. 'There's something about Mary', funny, very funny. I've seen it before but I don't mind watching again. 'Little Nicky', oh I love Adam Sandler movies. 'Road trip', haven't seen that yet. And as for the rest, 'Urban legends', 'The skulls', hmm, let me guess, Joshua Jackson fan?"
"Oh yeah", Amy nodded.
"Really? Ya know, people say Charlie looks a lot like him".
"Really? I hadn't noticed", Amy said shifting uncomfortably.
"You hadn't? What are you blind? I mean, it's actually quite scary that they look so alike. Surely you must have noticed". Adam looked at Amy and she simply shook her head, trying to look innocent. "Or maybe you have, you're just to ashamed to say that you like some one who looks like Charlie".
"Don't be silly. Why would I be ashamed?"
"Okay, maybe not ashamed, just, embarrassed. Cause maybe ... you like Charlie too", Adam's eyes widened as if he'd just had a revelation.
"Wha-what? No, no, now you're really being silly. Me, like Charlie? I don't think so". Amy felt her face begin to burn and quickly looked away from Adam.
"Oh my god, you do!" Adam laughed a little watching Amy squirm. She looked directly at him and took a deep breath.
"So what if I do?" Adam immediately stopped laughing.
"Um, oh, wow, you actually do don't you?" He rambled.
"Yes, I do".
"Seriously?"
Amy just nodded then looked away again.
"Sorry, I didn't know", Adam said flatly. He felt a mixture of stupidity and disappointment.
"It's okay", Amy shrugged her shoulders. "It's not like it matters anyway. I mean, he likes Sam, I totally get that. He likes Sam and not me so, me liking him is, pointless".
"Not necessarily", Adam returned to sit beside her on the bed. "You don't know that he doesn't like you, and as for him and Sam well, that's nothing. They've been on one, kinda, sorta date, so what?"
"I appreciate you trying to make me feel better Adam but there's no need, really. It's not like I'm in love with the guy or anything. This time next week I'll probably be saying, 'Charlie who?'" She forced a smile to try and convince Adam that what she'd said was true. He didn't seem too convinced but he decided that the subject was best left alone.
"So, have you made up your mind yet?" He asked suddenly dropping down onto the floor again.
"Huh?" Amy looked at him confused.
"What movie are we gonna watch?" He picked up a video and waved it in front of her face.
"Oh, um, how about 'Road trip'? Since you haven't seen it". She gushed snapping back into reality.
"I was hoping you'd say that", Adam picked up the appropriate cassette and popped it in the VCR. Then he settled back down on the bed with Amy as the movie began.
Halfway through Adam lay back on the bed, Amy leaned over and rested her head on his chest. With in no time at all she was fast a sleep. Now, as the end credits rolled Adam looked down at her, so peaceful and still. He didn't have the heart to wake her. So he placed his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes, slowly letting sleep drift in.
"I had a really good time tonight, thanks you guys"; Sam said cheerily as she, Connie, Guy and Charlie climbed the stairs to the upper floor of the dorm building.
"Yeah, it was fun", Connie agreed. "But next time we'll have to bring Amy along too".
"Yeah, I can't believe she got sick. I hope she's feeling better now", Charlie said.
"I'm sure she's fine", Sam said, waving away his concern.
When they reached their rooms Connie and Guy kissed goodnight and each entered their own room. Charlie offered to walk Sam to her door before he went to his.
"I guess I should check on Amy", Sam said reaching her door. She took hold of the handle, pushed the door open, and took a step inside. "What the ... Adam?" She asked, shocked by the sight of Amy and Adam curled up together on the bed.
"Huh?" Charlie took a step forward to peer over Sam's shoulder into the room.
"What's he doing here?" Sam looked to Charlie for an answer but he shook his head. He was just as confused as she was.
Amy began to stir at the sound of voices in the room.
"Adam?" She said groggily. Slowly she sat up and opened her eyes. She quickly noticed Sam and Charlie staring at her from the doorway. "Oh, um, hey guys".
"So, you're sick huh?" Sam folded her arms waiting for a reply from Amy. Amy ignored her and gently began to shake Adam's shoulder.
"Hey, wake up", She said softly.
"Hmm", Adam groaned and rubbed his eyes. "What time is it?" He asked pushing him self up.
"Time you were in your own bed", Sam remarked.
"Sam, Charlie, hi", Adam gushed, suddenly aware of their presence.
"Studying my ass", Charlie spat in disgust. "Or maybe Amy was just helping you out huh? After all, you were working on bio right? Ya know, the human body, reproduction?!"
"Get you mind out of the gutter Charlie", Adam slid his legs over the side off the bed and pulled on his shoes.
"Well what were you guys doing exactly?" Sam asked, her angry expression had been replaced with a cheeky grin. Amy shot her a look.
"Nothing".
"I err, guess I better get back to my own room now", Adam blushed. "I'll see you guys tomorrow". He looked at Amy one last time before hurrying out the door.
"I should go too", Charlie said, glaring at Amy. She began to feel uncomfortable. 'Why is he looking at me like that?' she thought. "Good night", he said coldly before turning and quickly exiting the room before either girl had chance to say anything.
"What's his problem?" Sam asked staring at the door that had just slammed heavily behind him. Then she turned to look at Amy.
"I don't know. That time of the month?" Amy allowed a smile to creep across her face. Sam laughed a little.
"So, anything you wanna tell me? About you and Adam?"
"Ugh, can we do this is the morning, please? I'm too tired to deal with your suspicions right now". Amy lay down on her bed and pulled the covers up to her chin.
"Okay, you go to sleep but don't think I'm gonna let this drop young lady. Not until I get some satisfactory answers out of you", Sam said jokingly wagging her finger at Amy.
"Yes mum", Amy smiled.