Sorry it's taken me so long to update but schools been so hectic and my life has been a little crazy the last couple of months. Everything is going back to normal now so here is the next chapter. Hope you like it.

The Morning After

Adam awoke the next morning to find something soft brushing against his skin. At first he thought it was his pillow, but then the smell of strawberries invaded his senses and woke him up fully. He opened his eyes to see what it was, but he had never expected to find Julie Gaffney naked in his bed. Then he took in his surroundings and discovered that he was in Julie's room. He was confused as to what was going on, but the memories of the previous night came flooding back and he remembered his and Julie's activities of the night before. They had had sex. He couldn't believe it. He knew he and Julie had been drinking but he didn't think that they had been so drunk as to have ended up in bed together. But the headache he could feel coming on disagreed with him and it was obvious that they had slept together.

He craned his next to take a look at the clock that was on Julie's bedside cabinet. It read 4:07. It was a weekend so there was no school and the coach was letting them have the day of for winning the game the day before, but Adam felt the need to get up and clear his head. Part of him wanted to where he was, his muscular arms wrapped around Julie's firm waist and their legs intertwined, but he knew that he couldn't just go back to sleep. Pretend like nothing was wrong. Whatever happened last night between the two could possibly ruin their friendship and Adam would be dammed if he was going to let that happen. He untangled himself from Julie, trying his best not to wake her, and climbed out of the bed. After nearly 15 minutes of searching the room for his clothes, he was finally fully dressed and ready to leave. He made his way to the door but has his hand touched the handle, he stopped and turned back. After a moments hesitation he quickly but silently strode back over to the bed where Julie was still sound a sleep and placed a gentle kiss onto the top of her head. She started to stir slightly so he got up and walked out, silently shutting the door behind him.

As he walked across the Eden Hall campus towards the boys' dormitories, Adam started reflecting on the night he had just had. Even though he was willing to do everything it took to make sure that his and Julie's friendship wasn't ruined he knew that it was going to change whether he liked or not. His memory was still a bit hazy from the alcohol, he couldn't forget the sensation of his lips on Julie's and their hands exploring every inch of each other's body. Just thinking about it gave him tingles and a feeling in his stomach that he had never felt before. He couldn't describe it but more and more often he was getting that same feeling in his stomach. If he spoke to someone who knew a bit more about relationships then perhaps he would have known that the feeling in the bottom of his stomach was that of love. But right now, as people were waking up to a brand new day, falling in love was far from Adam's mind.

Sorry it's a bit short but please read and review. Tell me what you think and any areas where you think it could be improved. I will try to update as soon as possible but it may be a while.

Hint: Next chapter will be Julie waking up, her thoughts on the night before and how she reacts to Adam just walking out without a word.