(Much, much later that night...)
Dennis glanced at his watch. "Wow, I had no idea it was so late!"
They stood glancing at each other in front of Betsy's dorm room. "Yeah... I probably should be getting in. But thank you, Dennis. I had a wonderful evening."
"I'll call you." Dennis said, reaching into his pocket to touch the piece of paper where he'd written her number.
"I'd like that." She said with a smile. "Well... Goodnight, Dennis."
He kissed her cheek and then turned to walk down the hallway, unable to resist glancing back at her more than once.
When he got to his car, he unlocked the door and slid into the driver's seat. But something prevented him from turning the ignition and driving away.
This was definitely the craziest thing he'd ever done.
He scrambled out of the car and ran back into the building. He could feel his heart racing as he ran down the hallway and stood by the door, knocking lightly.
"Dennis..." Betsy said as she opened the door and smiled at him.
Without saying a word, he took her in his arms and kissed her. Ever so slowly, they parted and gazed into each other's eyes.
"I... Just wanted to say goodnight." He said, before beginning another set of kisses.
As he walked back to his car and drove away en route to his dorm, he smiled. Mark was a much better person than Dennis gave him credit for.