Walk me to class?
“See you back at the room!” Tony called over his shoulder as he walked away from James. James watched his strange new friend strut down the hallway with the demeanor of someone much larger than he. James couldn’t help but chuckle a little; they had hardly known each other 24 hours, and he was already finding that he was getting very attached to small roommate.
“I thought you were going to quit adopting small children when you were done with high school,” James jumped and spun around to see Carol leaning against the wall a few feet away, arms crossed over her chest, amusement written all over face. A smile slipped across his face and he sidled up to his girl friend, who rose to her full height to meet him.
“And I thought you said you weren’t going to meet me after class on the first day,” James smiled down at her and wrapped his arms around her.
“Maybe I changed my mind,” Carol said with an air of mystery and tucked her arms around him in return.
“Then maybe so did I,” James leaned down and she rose onto her toes. Their lips met in the middle.
“Well I get kiss out of changing my mind, what are you going to get?” Carol mumbled as they pulled away.
James shrugged, “Don’t know yet.”
“Well then this will be exciting won’t it?” Carol smiled.
“Yes it will,” James looked deep into her blue eyes. She slid one of her small hands into his, "Walk me to class?"
"Of course. That is why I snuck onto on to campus."
"Thank you dear, I don't know what I would do with out you.
"Shrivel up and die?"
James snorted, "Probably."
“So what’s your roommate like?” Carol asked as the exited the building.
“He almost walked out of the room without his pants on this morning.”
“No!” Carol laughed.
“I am dead serious!” James replied, “I almost let him do it to!”
“James, oh my gosh,” Carol laughed, “You totally should have!”
“Nah, it was his first day. We made a bet though,” James shrugged. It would have been a little funny, but he wasn’t in the business of humiliating some poor freshman.
“Oh, what kind of bet?”
“We keep a tally through out the year of who does the most embarrassing things, and at the end who ever has the most has to do something super embarrassing of the person’s design.”
“I am assuming you think he is going to lose?”
“You bet,” James confirmed. There was no way he was going to win.
“I am rooting for your roommate,” Carol replied in flatly.
“Why?!” James cried in dismay.
“Because I want to see you do something really stupid,” Carol laughed.
“Gee thanks,” James snarked.
“I still love you, goof,” Carol rose to her tippy toes and pecked his cheek with her lips.
James beamed.
“You know I am going to miss walking you to class,” Carol bumped James with her shoulder.
James couldn’t help but sigh. He knew that she wasn’t flying combat (which he knew she was more than qualified to do) but he was still concerned for her. He would be concerned for anyone. Hell, he was going to be concerned for himself when he graduated flight school in the summer. Jets were dangerous no matter who was flying them.
“You’ll do great you know?”
“I do know that,” Carol responded with her lovely confidence.
“Good, and don’t ever let anyone tell you differently.”
“You know I won’t.”
James smiled. He knew no one would ever be able to keep her tied down. He loved that about her.
“Don’t worry about me James.”
James shrugged, “I won’t.”
“We both know that’s a lie.”
“Yeah didn’t really think I could get that one past you,” James admitted, “But hey! You aren’t going to be leaving for Mississippi until January, so let’s enjoy what time we have.”
“Of course."
James leaned down and kissed the top of her head; he was met with her turning around and planting another kiss on his lips.
She would be fine.