Chapter Four
Georgie woke up suddenly to the sound of her alarm clock. She leaned over to her side table and turned it off. She looked over to her other side and Ryan was slowly waking up too. She laid back down staring up at the ceiling. She had already fallen in love with her Psychology class even though there had only been two classes so far. But today, she wanted to leave her dorm room for a whole other reason. She just needed to get away from her boyfriend. She sat up straight in her bed pulling the blanket up her naked body just to enough to cover her breasts. She started getting off the bed until Ryan grabbed her hand.
"Where are you going?" He asked her flirtatiously turning to his side.
Georgie gave him a weak smile. "I have class at 9 on Monday's and Wednesday's. You know that. And today is Monday."
"You can miss one class Georgie." Ryan insisted.
"No I can't. It's only been a week since school started. Besides I really like this class." Georgie said finally getting off the bed. She pulled the blanket higher on her body.
"What class is it?" Ryan asked her upset.
"Psychology."
"Hmm, so psychology is more important than me?"
Georgie looked away and rolled her eyes. She looked back at him. "Nothing is more important than you. But I really want to go and I really think I need my education. Besides, I took off from a lot of classes last semester for you and you remember that promise you made me?"
"No." Ryan said being stubborn.
"Well let me remind you." Georgie said still holding the blanket she leaned on to the bed with one knee on it. "You promised you'd let me actually go to my classes this semester because you know I'm a dork and I hate missing class. And you promised you would be more consistent too this semester. So get up, you have to go too."
"All right." Ryan said looking up at her. "Can I have one kiss before you leave, my dear?"
Georgie leaned down to him and planted a soft kiss on Ryan's cheek. "I'll see you later." She whispered. She got off the bed and quickly put her bathrobe on leaving the blanket on the bed. She put her pajama pants on underneath her bathrobe and grabbed a towel and her toothbrush. She opened the door and walked out to go take a shower. She closed the door behind her. She looked to her left and saw Dillon walking toward her. He was also in his pajamas and was also holding his toothbrush. Georgie smiled at him. This is so awkward, she thought to herself.
"Hey." He said nervously running a hand through his hair.
"Hey," she said back to him. There was an awkward silence for a couple seconds. "Well this is weird…" Georgie blurted out.
Dillon chuckled. "Just a little. Where you off too?"
Georgie stared. Where the hell would I go in my bathrobe? "To the bathroom…"
"Right…" Dillon muttered. I'm such an idiot!
"Um Dillon, about last Thursday…" Georgie started until she was interrupted.
"What happened last Thursday?" Ryan asked popping out from behind Georgie. Georgie turned out to her boyfriend standing shirtless. "What happened last Thursday?" He asked again, more rudely this time.
"Nothing happened Ryan…we just-" Georgie started.
"Are you done showering?" Ryan interrupted again.
"No, I was just gonna go." Georgie said.
"Then why don't you?" Ryan said glaring at Dillon. Georgie closed her eyes for a second and then turned around and headed towards the girl's bathroom. Ryan watched her leave and once she was out of sight he turned back to Dillon. "Nice to see you again." He said sarcastically while glaring at him. He went back inside his dorm room and shut the door.
Dillon shook his head and walked towards the boy's bathroom.
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Georgie entered the girl's bathroom. She went and stood in front of one of the sinks. "They shouldn't make these dormitories co-ed." She said to the girl next to her. The girl smiled at her.
"It's not so bad. At least some of us can live with our boyfriends." The girl said smiling widely. She walked away and left the bathroom.
"Some of us don't want too." Georgie muttered to herself.
Georgie finished brushing her teeth. She looked in the mirror and saw Brook Lynn walk in to the bathroom. She came and stood next to Georgie. "Hey," she said as she pulled out her toothbrush from her bag.
"Hey," Georgie said quietly. She walked past Brook Lynn to the shower stalls.
"Are you mad at me…?" Brook Lynn asked Georgie. "You just walked past me…"
"No, I'm just in a hurry. I'll call you later okay?" Georgie said turning around and going into one of the shower stalls.
"Okay…" Brook Lynn said confused.
Georgie came back to her dorm room after showering and trying her best to avoid Brook Lynn. It felt so wrong but maybe it would get better later. She knew Ryan was right about her.
"Georgie we need to talk." Ryan said to her as she walked into the room. She knew this was coming.
"About?"
"Why were you talking to Dillon when you told me you were gonna go shower?" He asked her angrily.
"Are you serious?" Georgie asked at him.
"Yeah I'm serious Georgie."
"Ryan I walked out and Dillon was coming towards me so I said hi, that was it."
"All right, what happened last Thursday?"
Georgie ran a hand through her hair and sighed. "After I walked out on you, I went for a walk and I ended up on the docks. And then Dillon showed up and we just talked for a little bit that's it."
"And you didn't tell me?" Ryan said even angrier.
"What's there to tell Ryan? We were just talking. It's not like Dillon's my new best friend or something. I barely know him." Georgie said upset.
"This is unbelievable." Ryan muttered.
"You know what, I'm running late. We'll talk about this when I get back." Georgie said her back to him. She picked up her bag and started walking toward the door.
"Do not walk away from me Georgie." Ryan yelled.
Georgie turned around to face him. "I'm not missing my class. We'll talk about it when I come back." Georgie said calmly. Ryan stared her down. Georgie turned around and walked out of the room.
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"Class dismissed and don't forget to read Module 40 for Wednesday." The professor finished. Dillon stood up grabbing his book. He made his way out of the class room and spotted Georgie. He debated going up to her. A week ago he would never even have had the guts to go up to her but it was different now. Dillon caught up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey." He said as she turned around.
Georgie smiled at him. "Hey."
"Are you going somewhere?" Dillon asked her.
"Back to the dorms." Georgie said sighing.
"Can I walk you?"
"Um, I don't know if that's such a good idea."
"I won't bite, I promise." Dillon said smiling.
Georgie looked into his eyes. He really was a nice guy. She smiled, "All right."
They started walking side by side. "Did Ryan say anything to you after I left?" Georgie asked Dillon.
"Only that it was nice to see me again." Dillon said.
Georgie shook her head. "I'm really sorry about this morning. And I'm sorry about last Thursday."
"What happened last Thursday?" Dillon asked looking at her as they walked.
"I just completely vented to you and we don't even know each other. It wasn't nice of me." Georgie said upset.
"Why do you keep saying we don't know each other?" Dillon said stopping. "I mean we met exactly a week ago. We've known each other for a week. I'd say we're pretty good acquaintances." Dillon said smiling.
Georgie chuckled. "Whatever you say." She said smiling. She started walking again and Dillon walked a couple inches behind her smiling.
"I know it's none of my business but is everything okay with you and Ryan now? I mean last week you were upset…" Dillon said after a couple minutes of silence.
"Oh yeah…that. We're fine." Georgie said with a doubt in her tone.
"You're okay right?" Dillon asked her.
"Yeah I'm fine," Georgie looking at him and smiling.
They finally reached the dormitories which lucky for them were in walking distance. They reached the elevator and Georgie pushed the button for the elevator to come.
"I can go from here." Georgie said to him. "Ryan would probably flip anyway if he saw us." She said looking at the elevator.
"Georgie?"
"Yeah?" She said looking at him.
Dillon held out his hand in front of him. "I don't wanna be just acquaintances. Friends?"
Georgie hesitated. She looked at his hand and then back at his face. There was something about him that made her feel different. She took out her hand and let it collide with Dillon's. Dillon shook her hand not wanting to stop. Georgie pulled away and gave him a big smile. "I'll see you around." She said getting into the elevator. Dillon watched her until the elevator doors closed. He sighed to himself and scratched his jaw. He had no idea what he was doing.