Just a note before I begin: all characters portrayed in this fictional story are above the age of 18 and are consenting adults in the context of this story.
Where was I? Oh yes, the story.
It all began one day at work, well student government anyway. It's kind of a big deal at my University and I was the student body President, the youngest in school history in fact. Even though I was only a sophomore I had come in with a lot of credits so I was eligible to run after only one semester. Anyway, it was early February the first time I met him -- Jeremy McIntyre. He was our new advisor, 24 years old, 6ft tall and a body I could drool over. He was every girl's fantasy with his strong confident walk and a deep husky voice that made you want to give him your panties after he'd said "Hello." Yes Jeremy was, to put it briefly, sexy as hell. And I could not have him. He was, after all, a University staff member with whom I had to maintain a working relationship and that meant he was off limits.
Anyway, one day the Director of Programs, Dave, asked me if I wanted to go to a prescreening of a movie that was coming out on Friday. I knew he was only asking me because he had a crush on me, and even though I wasn't interested in him (let's just say he is shorter and thinner than I am, and prematurely balding) I really wanted to go see the movie -- so I took advantage. He said there was going to be a big group of people going so I thought it would be fine, as long as I didn't sit next to him. We had to take the subway to get to the theatre, so he told me to meet the group at the nearest stop by 5pm. I went to grab some dinner, and then left for the subway.
I arrive at the meeting spot about five minutes early and see Jeremy there. He's waiting for somebody, but I don't know who. As I walk up to him, I see him wearing a promotional pin for the movie. He's clearly going to the movie. As I walk up to him, we wave hello and I ask him if he's waiting for Dave.
"Yes. Are you coming to the movie?" Dave asked me.
"Yup. I'm a huge fan of the book and I'm really excited." I replied. We started talking about the book and our favorite parts. I tried to act cool, but on the inside I was very excited that he was talking to me and getting a little turned on by our conversation. We were standing there in the cold for a few minutes when the rest of the group showed up and interrupted us.
Dave immediately came up to me and gave me a hug, which I was visibly uncomfortable with.
Or at least visible to Jeremy.
We all went to the movie theater and had a great time seeing the movie. There weren't very many seats left, so our group split up. I found a spot with three seats together. So I pointed for the group to see it. Jeremy was closest so he grabbed them and I walked over to sit with him. Dave followed me. So there I was, watching the movie of the year, sitting in between a guy I was definitely falling for and a guy who was falling for me. AWKWARD!!!!!!
When the movie was done we all headed back to campus. I had left my book bag in the Student Union building, where our offices are, and Jeremy and Dave had to get their cars from the parking garage next door so we walked together. I grabbed my bag and started walking back to my dorm. On my way back, a SUV pulled up beside me and rolled down the window. It was Jeremy.
"Do you want a ride? It's too cold to walk."
"Yes. Thank you." I said as I got into his Jeep. "I live in Grady Hall, over on Marshall Drive."
"Yeah, I know where that is. You were gonna walk there from here? It must be a twenty minute walk."
"I like the exercise, and it only takes me about ten minutes to walk it -- less if I run."