Heart Waves by Danielle Sibarium

Author:Danielle Sibarium [Sibarium, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2001-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Reece made himself comfortable on a lounge chair facing the waterway. I sat draped over his lap with my hands clasped behind his neck nuzzling against him. We joked around playfully on the walk back from the beach, like today had been just an ordinary day, but now Reece knew it was time to give me the answers I waited for.

“I didn’t want a relationship when I started college. I was all about school and having a good time.” His body felt tense and stiff as he began to relay the events leading up to his relationship and eventual breakup with Rebecca.

“I pegged you right as a party boy,” I tried to keep it light.

“Commentary? Really?” He asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Absolutely.” I ran my fingers through his hair, enjoying the delight of touching him. “Go ahead.”

“She had been in my math and psychology classes. I didn’t even notice her at first. Not until we came back from Thanksgiving break.”

He paused and searched my eyes, probably wanted to make sure I wouldn’t go off in some sort of jealous rage.

“That’s when she started showing up at my dorm room and at the dining hall. I wasn’t rude to her or anything, but I wasn’t interested either.”

“Come on, you didn’t think she was pretty?”

“Yeah, I did. But I also wondered why she would spend so much time trying to get my attention when I hadn’t shown her the least bit of interest.”

“Right. Because you’re so shy and heaven forbid you flirt with a pretty girl.”

He shook his head. “There was something about her, I just wasn’t interested. Until finals.” He swallowed hard. “She put together a study group for psych and invited me. When I got there, it was just Rebecca and me.”

“She tricked you to get you alone.” Clever girl.

I would put money down that math and psych went out the window. The only subject getting any attention that night was biology, to be more specific, anatomy.

He nodded. “We started dating after winter break. My friends all liked her and thought I was jerk for the way I treated her. School always came first, then friends, then partying, and then Becca.”

I hated how he said her name all cutesy.

“Somewhere along the line you had to fall pretty hard.”

“Sort of.” He shrugged. “She wanted to spend time together for spring break. But I didn’t make any time for her. Instead I went home and partied with some old friends. The guys were all looking to hook up, but I wasn’t. I realized I would’ve liked to have been out with Becca instead.”

“Did you tell her that when you got back.”

“I tried, but things changed, she pulled away and suddenly she wasn’t available anymore. We didn’t talk as much. The more distant she became the more I thought I cared.”

“And then she broke up with you?”

He nodded. “Right before the semester ended she came to tell me it was over. By the end of the day word was out she already had another boyfriend.

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