November 4, 1979

"Mike, stop it. OC is going to walk in and catch us." I said with a giggle as Rizzo pressed his mouth against mine again.

I leaned up into the kiss pulling Rizzo tighter against me. I wasn't really concerned about OC walking in, we weren't doing anything bad.

"OC is down the hall with Craig and Mac." Rizzo said kissing my neck. "And you just looked so good in that Boston University shirt at practice today."

Rizzo leaned down and kissed me again. I giggled because the shirt was an old one of Jimmy Craig's I had borrowed while we were in Norway. I knew Rizzo was tired from practice so I massaged his shoulders. I felt him relax a little bit. Rizzo let his fingers trace over my stomach. As his fingers headed north I slapped his hand away. Rizzo pulled his hand away and laid his forehead against my shoulder.

"You didn't have to stop kissing me." I told him.

"Yes I did. The mood I am in, I better stop while I can." Rizzo told me. I ran my fingers through his hair. In the background the TV we had forgotten about caught my attention.

"…The US Embassy in Tehran, Iran was attacked today…" Came the news as images looking like a war zone covered the screen.

"Mike, look at this." I said pointing to the screen. Rizzo lifted his head and looked at the screen.

"…Encouraged by the Ayatollah Khomeini, a mob of Iranian students seized the embassy. The students call themselves the Imam's Disciples. 90 occupants of the embassy were held hostage and 66 Americans have been taken prisoner..."

I sat up and looked at Rizzo; we both had a look of sadness on our faces. I shook my head and Rizzo put his arm around me.

"…The students claim the protest is because the US allowed Shah Pahlavi to receive cancer treatment in the US in October. It is thought that the real reason behind the attack is Khomeini's anti-American rhetoric. We will continue to follow the events of the hostage situation..."

I hugged Rizzo tight, feeling unsettled by what we had just heard. Rizzo rubbed my back trying to comfort me. "Mike, those poor people." I said.

"It'll be okay. Just try not to think about it." He said and hugged me tighter.

"What's going to happen?" I asked. "We're already having trouble with the middle east and now this."

"It'll be okay. Chev, don't think about it. I am sure the US will work something out." He said. And as silly as it sounds, I felt safe in his arms.

Meadow567- Rizzo is very huggable, isn't he? LOL I have to restrain myself from embracing the TV sometimes! Just kidding!