“I can’t imagine what she’s feeling right now,” Alice sighed.

“Will you keep us posted?” Veronica asked needing to comfort her friend.

“Of course. As soon as I hear something, you’ll know.”

“Thanks, Alice. Give Bette and Tina our love. Bye.”

Veronica disconnected the call and gathered her friend in her arms. Serena sank gladly into them. All of this was happening to quickly. She had just accepted Evan into her life and in a flash, there was a possibility that she was gone.

*****

One week earlier…

“Get off your high horse, Serena. Give her a chance,” Veronica told her best friend.

They were standing in a subway car balancing themselves and their bags against the ripping waves the train rode in it’s underground tunnel.

“It’s not that easy,” she shouted back.

“You won’t let it be.”

Serena rolled her eyes.

“Tell me this… when she kisses you, do you forget everything you were doing beforehand?” she whispered in Serena’s ear.

She pulled back watching for Serena’s reaction. Veronica could see her friend’s eyes narrow and her mouth hang open slightly remembering the last kiss. She could hear Serena begin to pant.

“That good, huh?” she asked.

“It was okay,”Serena smiled.

“Exactly! If she can do that to you on a crowded subway train just imagine what can happen when you two are alone,” Veronica laughed.

“I hate you, you know that?”

“Only when I’m right.”

*****

“She called me. About five minutes ago, she asked me out on a date. A date!” Evan shouted out loud.

“You have an endless amount of minutes that I don’t know about?”

“Huh?” was Evan’s reaction.

Drew, the dean approved roommate/chaperon, pointed to the cell phone in Evan’s hand. She smiled and closed it.

“Uh, Drew, if I ask you to do something for me what would you say?”

“Is it illegal?” she answered the question with a question.

Drew closed the room door and dumped her bag on the floor, sitting on her bed, waiting.

“No.”

“Will it require you to lose clothing?”

Evan smiled inwardly only hoping that would be the outcome.

“No.”

“The smile on your face says otherwise.”

Evan blushed.

“Okay, kid. Spill. What is it you want me to do?”

“Cover for me,” Evan more asked rather than making a statement.

“Cover for you? Get my ***** in trouble if the RA makes a bed check?” Drew asked leaning back on the bed.

“Please,” Evan begged.

“He must be a hot piece of ***** if you’re willing to get in trouble 3000 miles away from home,” Drew laughed.

“She is,” Evan subtly corrected.

“She?” Drew repeated.

She shook her head and laughed.

“I never would have thought of you as a skirt chaser.”

“Well, I am. You got a problem with it?”

Evan held her hands on her hips preparing for a fight.

“Whoa, calm down. I have nothing against that. Do you. That which not involves me, doesn’t offend me.”

“Yeah, whatever. So will you… cover for me?” Evan asked sitting next to Drew.

“She better be worth it.”

Drew shoved Evan in the shoulder.

*****