“Hey, I'm not saying anything. It's just that I remember her being quite the bitch, even though she was two years younger than me.”

“Yeah, well maybe she was. But everybody grows up. She's actually a really nice person once you get to know her."

“And do you want to get to know her?"

I actually threw a piece of bread at her.

“Hey, squirt!" Danielle's 'mom' voice was back. "You're going to clean that up!"

SPRING QUARTER, SOPHOMORE YEAR (May 2000)

Holy SHIT that felt good...

I rolled off of E-Beth's chest, my cock popping out from her lush cleavage as I fell onto my ass. She lay panting and staring at the ceiling, streaks of cum splattered across her face while a puddle of white goo cooled between her breasts.

"You did it again..." her voice was quiet and she pointedly Looked away from me.

“Huh?

“You screamed 'Ellie’."

“I did? Oh I'm sorry, honey. You know me. Spur of the moment, I'm trying to get out ‘Elizabeth’ and I end up shortening it. Doesn't mean anything."

“Yeah..." she sounded anything but convinced. And then she got up and retrieved some tissues to clean up her face.

E-Beth crawled right into my arms, her warm hug Letting me know that whatever else was going on with my psyche, she still loved me.

“So where is this going?"

"Hmm?"

“Where do you see us in... a year... two years... five years?"

I pictured everything and the words came easily.

“Well, in a year, maybe we can get our own apartment together. In two, I'll be looking for a job close to the school so we can still be together."

I turned and kissed her.

“And in five... who knows? Maybe we'll be married."

“Yeah...”

“A baby on the way..." I mused, lost in my fantasy.

We both lapsed into silence. Then E-Beth noticed the clock. "Oh, I'd better get to class." We were in the middle of the Spring Quarter, and

E-Beth was just a freshman. There was still a lot more school before we could seriously contemplate marriage. But it was a nice idea.