Author's Note: Sorry I haven't updated for a bit, I'm in the beginning of a new university semester and things are getting hectic quickly! Here's chapter three, chapter four is on the way!

Chapter 3

Three cups of coffee later, Thea and Gordo decided to walk around the campus for a while, and they continued learning about one another. Most of what they talked about was quite innocent, but Gordo just had to ask…

"So does your boyfriend live on campus too?" he blurted out, hoping to hear a certain answer. He then felt a twinge of guilt, as Lizzie crossed his mind for a split second. Pushing her out of his mind, he focused on Thea's face as she replied.

Thea smirked and looked down to the ground as they strolled, "No, I've actually never really had a steady boyfriend before. I've never lived somewhere long enough to get to know anybody that well." She didn't look bothered by this fact in the least.

Somewhere, Gordo swore he heard the Hallelujah chorus.

"So what about you, do you have a girlfriend back home?" Thea asked, her eyebrow arched in suspicion.

"Oh, uh not really, no." Gordo felt the same pang of guilt in his gut, and suppressed a sigh.

As they were walking back towards the dorms, the wind kicked up and blew some of Thea's hair into Gordo's face. She smelled so lovely, it was almost mouth watering. After a couple hours of walking around and talking, they decided to call it a day. Walking through the dorm doors, they agreed to meet up during a shared break on the first day of classes, Gordo didn't want to leave her but he didn't want to come across as obsessed either. She was just so interesting, and she didn't delve specific details of her life so easily. Her green eyes were guarded and hard to read, which Gordo found incredibly exciting. He had to find out more about her.

Gordo dropped Thea off at her dorm room door, and watched as she gave him a small wave goodbye while closing the door. Walking back to his own room, he almost missed his own door because he was so wrapped up in the day they spent together.

Gordo walked into his room and closed the door, falling back onto his bed, putting his hands behind his head and staring at the ceiling. He went over the details of everything they spoke about; Thea didn't speak much about where she was from, but she did say that she had two estranged siblings that she rarely spoke to. Both her parents had been amateur musicians, which is where she first developed her passion for music. Even though it was difficult to get her to talk about anything personal, she really opened up when Gordo asked about her musical interests. She listed a few bands Gordo had never even heard of, and said that her among her favorite groups were Joan Jett, both the Runaways and the Blackhearts, Cyndie Lauper, the Go-Go's, Heart, Patty Smyth, Blondie, and the Sex Pistols. Even her music taste was beyond cool, she was just perfect.

But then a petite blonde girl popped into Gordo's mind, and he couldn't shake her this time. He has been trying not to think about Lizzie and the way they left things, it just hurt too much. Gordo frowned as he rolled onto his side, closing his eyes, lost in thought.

It was June 2006, just two months ago. Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda had just graduated from Hillridge High. Gordo was their year's valedictorian, he had just finished making his speech at their ceremony and was walking back to his seat during the applause. The auditorium was so full of faculty and students, family and friends, but all he could see was Lizzie and Miranda, smiling up at him from the crowd. He made his way through the seats and sat next to Lizzie, in her black cap and gown, and she was beaming at him. She was so proud of him, he was proud of himself. He smiled back as she leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on his lips. Gordo's heart leapt, especially when he thought about what was going to happen that night.

Gordo and Lizzie had made a deal when they were accepted to different universities; they had been together since the beginning of high school in the 9th grade, after Rome, about three and a half years. Even though they had been together exclusively for so long, they still hadn't had sex. It wasn't that either Gordo or Lizzie didn't want to, or that they hadn't had the opportunity, but it just hadn't happened yet. This was supposed to be the night, the night they gave themselves to one another before they went off to different universities. Gordo looked over to Lizzie, watching her as she smiled brilliantly up at the graduation stage. She was so beautiful, and so sweet.

Back in his dorm room, Gordo whipped his sweaty palms over his jeans. Just thinking about the past summer made him nervous and uncomfortable. He looked over at his MacBook sitting on his desk. He really wanted to send Lizzie an email. He promised to stay in touch, that the distance wouldn't affect anything. He just couldn't bring himself to think about it anymore.