Thursday, February 19:
"We need some time," she said sadly. "I need to think about this."
It was the last day of class, and she'd just had the biggest fight ever with Jason, her boyfriend. He was jealous of the amount of time she spent doing sorority duties; he figured she must be fooling around at one of those fraternity mixers, but she hadn't. As a matter of fact, her relationship with a non-frat boy was causing friction in the sorority. Today it had all blown up when Jason had given her an ultimatum: him or the sorority.
Alicia loved Jason, but she couldn't just allow him to direct her life like he owned it. Sure, he was more important to her than the sorority, but she wasn't going to let him get away with making her choose.
"Look," she said, tears streaking down her face, "Let's use the next week apart to clear our heads, make sure of our choices, ok?" She moved further away from him. "Do me a favor though: if you decide to sleep with anyone, -please- don't sleep with Lynette? I don't care about anyone else, just not Lynette, ok?"
Lynette was a girl they had both known for years; Jason had gone to school with her and considered her a close friend. Lyn and Alicia had known one another through 4-H. Their history consisted of a few summer camps. Lyn had always flirted shamelessly with the boys Alicia had considered her summer love, and one year managed to seduce the young man away from her.
Before Alicia started dating Jason, Lyn had never shown any romantic interest in him; now every time he went home Lyn managed to show up everywhere he went, even managing to get invited to a few private parties, where she proceeded to flirt and drape herself over him.
Alicia knew she had reason to be wary of Lyn.
"Ok," Jason said, wrapping his arms around her. "But I don't have any intention of sleeping with anyone." He bent his face down and whispered, just as his lips touched hers, "I don't want anyone but you."
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Sunday, February 21:
Alicia hummed along with the radio, her long fingers tapping the steering wheel in time with the music. It had been a good visit with her sister, but she was really looking forward to getting back to school. Since she had to pass through Jason's hometown, she called and made arrangements to spend some time with him. She'd really missed him, and knew they could work it out.
Jason's face looked slightly drawn when he'd let himself out of the house and loped toward the car. She'd just risen from her seat when he pulled her into a big hug, capturing her lips in a way that made her breathless.
"God, I missed you!" he breathed when they broke apart, then swallowed, not meeting her eyes. "We... we need to talk."
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Friday, March 17:
Looking back, Alicia still couldn't remember how she'd gotten home. The two hour drive from Jason's to her house was a blur. All she could remember were his words, "I slept with Lyn."