Author's Note: Oh look I updated within three days... I believe. Review... I need to know how much I suck at writing. The Bridal shower, I took some of the things in there from a shower that took place back in April. The hockey game was actually the Wings against the Oilers in the playoffs, and the games were what we played.

In the quiet student living dorm room a sigh broke the silence. Avery was lying down, her head resting at the foot of the bed. Ralph was sitting up by the pillows. They were staring into space trying to think of something to do. It was Monday and they weren't sure of what to do. Ralph wanted to hit his head against the wall for not making a better plan. When Avery got there they talked like normal, then she asked what the plan was and he shook his head not knowing.

"We could drive around again," Avery said. She didn't look at him, but she knew he didn't want to.

"Save the gas," he replied placing a hand on her knee. "We could get pizza and just stay here to watch a movie."

"What should we watch?" Silence yet again as they thought what would be fun. "Shampoo?"

Ralph raised an eyebrow. "Warren Beatty getting lucky with women? Sure."

"Oh yeah," Avery whispered. "Arthur?"

"Rocky?"

"Love Story?"

"Ocean's Eleven?"

"Hmm… that's a choice."

"The Godfather."

"The Manchurian Candidate?"

"Blackbeard's Ghost?"

"The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes?"

"Pete's Dragon?"

"The Parent Trap."

"How did we get into Disney movies?" Ralph asked.

Avery chuckled. "We just did."

Ralph sighed, he looked down, and decided to lie down next to her. "Star Wars."

"Han…" Avery started to say, but let it at that. "Yeah, sure."

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

"Scary movie, never seen it, never will."

"Carrie."

"Now that movie, I'll watch. Sissy Spacek, love her."

Right when she said that, the door opened and Bah came in with Neal Broten and Steve Christoff. "Who does Avery love?"

"Sissy Spacek," Ralph replied.

"Nice," Broten said. "She is cute."

Avery and Ralph sat up. Avery almost fell off the bed when both moved to turn around. She blushed a little when the guys laughed at her. "Wasn't that funny… let's see you do that." Avery sarcastically said when smiling.

"How's the fly?" Bah asked.

Avery laughed that Bah used her nickname. "Hey Bah."

"Why do they call you the fly?" Christoff asked. She told him the story and after she did, it was like a light bulb went off above his head. "Oh… so does that mean Coxie is a spider?"

"Should we start calling you the spider?" Broten asked. Bah laughed and told them he asked about that when he heard the story.

"Why the spider?" Avery asked. She didn't get it.

"Because he caught you in his web."

Avery blushed again. "Oh." She felt like an idiot for not getting it. Then she blushed even more when she looked at Ralph and he was smiling at her.

"So what are we doing?" Avery wanted to know just to make sure there was no teasing.

"No plans yet?" Bah asked looking through some tapes on a dresser

Ralph said, "We were thinking watching a movie."

"Rocky?" Christoff asked.

"No."

"Actually at this moment it could be anything," Avery said. "I'm just looking forward to the pizza."

"Pizza?" Broten sat up straighter.

Avery looked over at Ralph and whispered in his ear. "You guys want to stay and have some pizza?" she asked after confirming with him that it was ok.

"Are you sure you want us here?" Bah asked.

Ralph nodded. "The more the merrier."

"Einstein flunked out of school, twice." Adrian said on the tv.

"Is that so?" Paulie asked.


" Yeah. Beethoven was deaf. Helen Keller was blind. I think Rocky's got a good chance." Adrian told him.

"Adriene!" Christoff mimicked once the movie ended. "Oh look…" he pointed over at Avery.

The other three guys looked over at Avery. She was out. "Did the movie bore her?"

Ralph shook his head. "She likes the movie. It must have been her crazy day. Her parents came in from Chicago this weekend. She was unable to read a chapter in her class, and study."

"She didn't seem like she was freaking out about it. Otherwise she would have canceled," Christoff replied, taking a slice of pizza.

"She worked today for the professor, but the professor wasn't in the office so she got some reading in."

For the rest of the time that the guy were there, they talked.

Avery became aware of her surroundings the next morning around seven-thirty. She heard a murmur to her right, but it was behind a door that wasn't closed all the way. She strained to hear what the person was saying, and realized it was Ralph, singing in the shower. It made her smile.

"Oh honey honey. You are my candy girl and you got me wanting you. Honey, oh sugar sugar."

Avery sat up, and thanked the heavens above that nobody was there to see the blush on her face. Then eventually the lyrics to 'Fly Me to the Moon' floated out of the bathroom. The one thought after a while that cam to her mind was should she be singing 'I Feel like a Natural Woman'. It's been little over a month since they've started dating and the times they've spent together has made her feel wonderful. He's given her the space she needs, and he's been nice abut how slow they've been taking their relationship.

She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't notice the shower turning off, and give minutes later Ralph coming out of the bathroom. "Hey."

Avery looked up from her hands and smiles. "Hey." Ralph went over and kissed her, bad breath and all. "So… I see you like Frank."

Ralph shrugged. "Oh… see this girl I know… introduced me to him."

"She's got great taste."

Ralph kissed her again before saying, "She is dating me, so yeah." Avery chuckled, shaking her head and getting up, starting her day.

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Saturday was Holly's bridal shower. The second the door opened to Holly's aunt's house she was engulfed in hugs. She never noticed who took her gift because everybody was asking how she was at the same time everybody was asking Val. Eventually they got to go into the family room where Julia, Angie, and Liz were sitting talking to a cousin of Holly's. The cousin had brought her son, and he was being a flirt. He would hide against his mom, look, smile, and cover his face. It was adorable, and all the ladies ate it up.

During lunch, the ladies talked. A cousin of Holly's actually watched a hockey game on TV. After Julia, Angie, Liz, and Val heard about last Saturday, Avery went into the family room to see what the fuss was about. She actually was getting into the game a little. After a whole of waiting for the ladies to finish, the came into the family room, making the cousin mad a little because she wanted to watch the rest of the game but they made her turn it off. They were going to play a couple of games.

An aunt of Holly's handed out sheets of paper with questions on it. 'What is the color the bride is wearing? What kind of hairstyle is she supporting? What type of shoes is she wearing? Is she wearing any other jewelry other than her engagement ring?' etc, ect. The bride wasn't in the room, so it was basically a memory game. After everybody handed their pieces of paper in, they found out the answers. The bride came in and sat down in a chair. The winner was a cousin of Holly's. After guessing how many Hershey Kisses were in a jar, the gifts were opened.

Tupperware, glasses, silverware, kitchen utensils, bathroom accessories and washcloths were basically the gifts. There were a few gifts that had naughty lingerie in them. The sight of the lingerie made Julia kid around with Holly about maybe Avery needing them instead, and that made Avery blush and sigh. When turning her head to look away, she told them they weren't in that place yet. Holly's mom said something wanting to know who Ralph was, and the girls had to mention that her parents came into town and lost Saturday he spent the day with them and that made the ladies in the room say something about how that was nice of him to do.

When the shower was coming to an end, Holly's mom took Avery aside and talked to her about Ralph. She gave her approval of hearing the stories, hoping that they would be happy and in a long relationship. During the car ride home, Val and her laughed at some of the things that happened. Val turned serious and told her that Julia asked about Jimmy. The whole situation to Val was stupid. She never flirted with him, but they had made jokes. Avery hoped Val didn't get caught in a bad situation where it put her in a corner and she had to come out. That would suck.

vvv

The next time that Avery and Ralph got together was Tuesday night. Ralph made plans for a nice dinner out. He wanted to make up for last Monday, plus he wanted to take her out. When they got back to the apartment they sat down on the couch and watched TV. His arm around her should and she leaning into him. A little while later, she got up and got them something to drink.

"Rizzo's birthday is coming up and we were going to celebrate it on Halloween," Ralph told her.

"Oh cool," Avery said before taking a drink of her pop. "How old will Rizzo be?"

"25."

"A quarter century old."

"Are you planning on doing anything that night?"

"No." Avery looked up at him. "Oh wait… yes."

"Yes?"

Avery saw the curiosity in his eyes. "I'm going to this party with my boyfriend." Avery cut to the chase because she thought that's what he was asking.

Ralph smiled, but didn't say anything. He leaned in and gave her a kiss. They went back to watching TV. Eventually, Avery's hand entwined with his around her should and subconsciously her thumb rubbed back and forth lightly on his hand. Ralph noticed and he reached over, turned her head, and kissed her. They ended up lying across the couch, making out. In the haze of how he was making her feel, Avery realized that his hand started to go under her shirt and was making it's way up.

"Wait…" she said when he started to kiss her throat. "We have to stop." She pushed his arm off of her.

Ralph looked at her, breathing heavy, trying to catch his breath like she was. "I respect you."

"Do you?" Avery questioned quietly thinking maybe he didn't and really wanted more.

"I do respect you. I wouldn't force you to do anything you didn't want to do." He assured her.

She looked him in the eyes and saw that he was telling her the truth. Avery thought he'd take no like it wasn't what he wanted to hear. "Thanks."

The rest of the night, they watched TV. Ok… so they were kissing, but nothing more.