Thanks for all the positive feedback for this story. This chapter consists of several short scenes that are just laying ground work. I did change my mind and put a small glimpse into the frat party where Mac runs.

Chapter 6

Mid October 2007

"I'm so sorry Mac." Parker grabbed her and pulled Mac around so they were face to face.

Mac shook her head. She couldn't believe how stupid she had been. He hadn't changed as all; Dick was still the same perverted asshole he'd always been. She hated herself for falling for him.

"I'm so stupid. I guess I deserve what I get for being so dumb." She turned and began pushing her way through the crowd.


Late August 2007

Mac woke up the night after the Pi Sig party with a smile plastered on her face even though the annoying alarm clock was going off. Meeting Logan and Dick to continue her surf lessons after a late night was not Mac's idea of fun, but then she remembered that Dick was going to be there and everything from the previous night.

If Parker hadn't walked in on Mac and Dick making out on the bed, then Mac was pretty sure that they would have done more than just second base. Dick fell off the bed when Parker coughed from the doorway. Parker then reminded Mac that the same system from last year was in place to prevent uncomfortable moments. After Parker went to her side of the room, Mac said good night to Dick for the second time from her doorway. But before he walked away, he reminded her about surfing in the morning.

When she made it to the beach, Mac saw the two guys standing by Dick's truck unloading their surfboards. She parked her car next to them and got out. Mac wasn't sure what last night meant to Dick, but she was looking at him in a whole new way.

"So who's idea was it that we had to get up this early after a frat party?" She walked around to stand next to Logan and accepted the coffee he offered her.

Dick let down the tailgate and grinned at her. "That would be Logan."

Logan shrugged. "So let's do this!"

Dick handed Logan his board and watched as he took off towards the water.

"Hey Mackie." Dick pulled her board down. Logan and he had bought it for her when she agreed to let them teach her how to surf. She stepped towards him to grab the board, but Dick pulled her behind it to shield them from Logan seeing and gave her a soft kiss.

Mac pulled away and blushed. "Hello to you too."

He began pulling his board out of the bed of the truck. "So I was wondering…if you were busy tonight…I mean…I was thinking we could maybe have dinner…if you're interested…Just us." Dick had asked girls out before, but for some reason this time it came out as a blubbering mess.

"I'd like that." Mac gave him a sweet smile.

He closed the tailgate of his truck. "You know I mean as a date, right?"

Mac's smile grew and she nodded as they began walking towards the water.


Labor Day Weekend 2007

Dick was antsy as he watched Logan packing for the extended weekend. He was going on a surfing trip to Mexico, but Dick had explained that he couldn't make it since he was planning to go visit his father for the holiday. While it wasn't exactly a lie, it wasn't the truth either. Big Dick was supposed to call him sometime this weekend and Dick had ever intention of answering the phone, if he wasn't busy.

What Dick really planned to do was figure out what exactly was going on with him and Mac. They had gone to dinner the previous weekend alone, had lunch together three times last week but with others around, hung out at the penthouse with Logan, and had two steamy make-out sessions between classes in Mac's dorm room. However, they had never actually talked about what they were doing.

When Dick told Mac he was staying in town for the weekend, she suggested they hang out. That was why Dick was standing in Logan's doorway annoyed that he was taking his precious time getting packed and on the road.

"Dude, I thought you wanted to get down there before all the parties finish up. As it is now, you won't get there until after ten." Logan had told Dick that he was planning to be on the road what was now thirty minutes ago. Dick had invited Mac to there any minute and he didn't want to deal with Logan's questions.

Logan looked up at him. "You got a hot date or something?"

Dick jumped a few times and shook his body in frustration. "Dude, just go."

"If you had told me you had a hot babe coming by, I would have put a little more fire under my ass. Who is she?" Logan's eyes widened in excitement.

There was a knock on the penthouse door. Logan grinned at Dick as he grabbed his bags. "I think I'll be going now. I'll just let your lady friend in."

Dick followed Logan to the door cursing under his breath. When Logan opened the door Dick saw Mac standing there. He mouthed the word sorry to her.

"Hey Logan! I thought you were supposed to be off living it up in Mexico."

Logan looked between Mac and Dick while a smile grew across his face. "Aren't you two just adorable?"

"Dude!"

"As much as I'd love to stay and chat, I really must be going. Tootles." Logan waved with his fingers as he walked out the door, past Mac, and towards the elevator. "Remember no love without a glove."

Mac bit her lips and grimaced as she walked into the penthouse and closed the door. "Logan can be such a jackass." She dropped her purse on the couch.

"Nah. He's just a tortured, lovesick puppy."

"I would rather not talk about that epic story."

"Me either." Dick took a few steps towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist before leaning down to kiss her. He moved her back onto the couch and positioned himself lying on top and to one side of her.

"Geez. I was gone for like five seconds." Logan stated as he walked by the couch and towards his room.

Dick picked his head up and narrowed his eyes at Logan as Mac jumped out from under him. "Why are you back?"

Logan went into his room and then came out with a small backpack. "I forgot something." He walked next to the couch where Mac and Dick were now seated next to one another. "Cold spell my ass. Cover your stump before you hump."

"Get out!" Dick stood and followed Logan to the door. Standing in the doorway he leaned into the hall. "Why are you being such a tool?"

"Speaking of tools…"

Dick slammed the door before Logan could finish what he was saying. He threw on the deadbolt before turning and heading back to the couch.

"Sorry about that." Dick looked down at Mac who was looking down into her lap.

"What are we doing?"

Dick flopped down next to her on the couch. "I don't know." He rubbed his hand on the back of his neck. "I like you and I don't mean as a friend."

Mac looked at him sideways.

"I mean I like you as a friend." Dick rolled his eyes and mentally slapped himself as he stared at the floor in front of him. "You're one of my best friends. But I like you as more than a friend. I don't know what we are, but I like being with you." Mac started to giggle and Dick whipped his head up to look at her. "You don't have to laugh at me."

Her laugh got louder. "I'm sorry." She waved her hands in front of her and calmed down. "I knew what you meant the first time." Mac nudged him with her shoulder. "I like you as more than a friend too. We don't have to define this, you know. Let's just see where it goes."

A smile grew over Dick's face. "Sounds like a plan." He leaned over and placed a quick kiss on Mac's lips.

Mac was relieved to know that Dick wasn't sure what exactly they were doing, but he was thinking of them as more than just friends. Mac took the initiative and began kissing Dick before she moved to straddle him on the couch. After a few minutes of making out, Mac pulled at Dick's shirt and he pulled back to take it off. He placed his hands at the edge of hers and raised his eyebrows to ask for permission. Mac pulled the t-shirt off to reveal a black lace bra that she had worn just in case.

Dick let out a slow breath as he gazed at her. "Wow."

Mac blushed. "You should see the matching underwear."

Dick attacked her mouth and stood up holding Mac's legs so she would wrap them around his waist. He carefully carried her into his bedroom and to his bed.


Mid September 2007

A phone was ringing. Mac lifted her face from the comfy pillow it was on and moved the guy's arm off of her waist. She grabbed her phone and clicked answer as she looked back at Dick's sleeping form. It still surprises her how normal this has become over the past two weeks since Labor Day weekend.

She moved to get out of bed and felt an arm wrap around her and pull her back.

"Nope." Dick mumbled next to her.

Mac rolled her eyes and brought her attention back to the phone. "Hello."

Hey Mac. It's Daniel. We had a call in from one of the research labs. They have an IT problem and requested you.

"Oh ok. Who?"

Gil Pardy. You helped him last year when someone broke into the lab and freed the animals. He didn't tell me what's the matter, just asked for you.

"I remember him. What's the number? I'll call him and see what's up.

Mac got the number and hung up with Daniel. She moved to get out of the bed again, but Dick pulled her back.

"Stop trying to leave."

"I need to make a work call."

Dick lifted his head up. "And you can't do that from the comfort of this bed?"

She rolled her eyes. "Fine." Mac dialed Gil's number. "Hey Gil. It's Mac. I hear you have a problem."

Mac. Thank god. So the new monkey we got is an ass. He got out of the cage and broke my laptop.

Mac suppressed a laugh. "Is the monkey currently threatening you?" She noticed Dick's eyes open and his head turn to look at her with interest.

We got him back in the cage, but the laptop is a mess.

"Ok. Give me an hour and I'll be there. However, if the monkey starts another rebellion, then let me know. I've seen Planet of the Apes." She hung up with Gil.

Dick sat up. "Since when do you deal with rebel monkeys?"

Mac laughed. "The monkey broke his laptop."

"So why did they call you. Couldn't someone else take care of it? I thought you were off this morning and didn't have class until this afternoon." He pouted at her.

She sighed and got out of bed. "I am, but Gil needs my help. Plus, it was a crazy monkey. Who can turn down a crazy monkey?" Mac grabbed her overnight bag and went into Dick's bathroom. She popped her head out of the bathroom. "I have an hour until I have to be there. If your interested in joining me."

Dick jumped out of bed and followed her into the shower.


Late September

Dick entered the Pi Sig house for the required meeting and was instantly greeted by Chip.

"Hey man. Where you been hiding lately? Haven't seen much of you around the house." Chip gave Dick a pat on the back.

"Dude. I've just been busy. So what's this big meeting about that we were all required to be at?"

"Oh just wait. You'll love it. I promise it'll excite you for sure."

The frat brothers gathered in the living room and Chip along with the other officers stood in front of them. The vice-president, Kyle, started the meeting by taking attendance and updating the brothers on the finances and last month's activities. There were some other mundane business addressed in the meeting before Chip finally made an announcement.

"Thank you everyone for making time to be here tonight. Last year was rough on us as a frat. We weren't able to fully participate in all the activities we would normally have." Chip announced. "That is why we decided to add a fall Sex Quest."

Dick cringed internally. Normally the adding an addition Sex Quest would make him thrilled, but he didn't want to think about Mac as points and cheating for points wasn't an option.

Chip raised his hands to the crowd that was cheering. "Now, I know a few of you have girlfriends. Remember if you have a girlfriend then you are exempt from having to participate. Okay, so that's it. Everyone have a good night!"

The group broke up, so Dick got up and walked over to Chip.

"Dude. Can I talk to you for a minute?"

Chip nodded. "Sure man. What can I do for you?"

"I need to be exempt. I have a girlfriend." Dick stuck his hands in his pockets because as much as he liked referring to Mac as his girlfriend, he didn't know how she would feel about it.

Chip's mouth dropped open. "Since when?"

"Just a few weeks now. It's kind of why I've been busy lately."

"Well, okay then. I'll put you on the exempt list. Man, I thought you would be racing for the top spot and give me some competition."

Dick nodded. "Normally I would, but this girl is a game changer."

"She must be." He held out his hand and Dick accepted it to do a special handshake that ended with a chest bump.

He left the house about 15 minutes later and texted Mac that he needed to talk to her. She was working for the IT Helpdesk that evening, but he knew she should be getting off work soon so he headed over to the office.

Mac walked out of the building right as Dick got there. She approached him. "Hey. What are you doing on campus this late?"

"I had a meeting at the frat house." Dick leaned down and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Which is why I need to talk to you." They started walking towards Mac's dorm. "The Pi Sigs are adding a fall Sex Quest."

"Oh." Mac was looking at the ground as she walked.

"So, the brothers who have girlfriends are exempt from the Sex Quest. I told Chip that I had a girlfriend. I didn't know if you would be okay with that." He looked down at her to gage her reaction.

A slow smile spread across Mac's face and she slid her hand into his. "Sounds good to me."

Dick stopped and pulled her to face him. "Really?"

Nodding, "Really."

"Good." He pulled her to him and pressed a kiss to her lips.