"Wow, you don’t realize how long three years can be until you sit down to think about it, huh?" She didn’t know if she should tell him about Glenn. It was stupid thinking she shouldn’t right? And yet, she felt a tiny lump in her throat as she started. "I, uh…I met this guy, Glenn-Well, no, I didn’t meet him, I already knew him, but we…we started dating a while after the accident. He was one of my dad’s men, it was…Well, we broke up almost a year ago. Around the time The General and I cut communication." She ended with a flat smile, nodding slightly. "And yeah, that’s pretty much been the past three years of my life. Fun," she said sarcastically. "So what about you, what have you been up to?"

He felt the blood rush out of his face and arms as soon as Betty asked what he had been up to. He couldn’t make eye contact. “Just traveling the world.” He laughed nervously attempting to joke as he put his glass down and grabbed the remote. “Really, I just got back maybe a few weeks before I got into Sky High. So I haven’t been up to much.” He tried to avoid the topic of the last three years by substituting the three or so weeks in America before coming to Sky High. Bruce turned on the tv before handing the remote to Betty. “Why don’t you pick something for us to watch?” He pulled a blanket up over his crossed legs suddenly feeling uncomfortable.

…But seriously, who’s Bruce?

And I've only worn girls pants when there was nothing else available. Not that theres anything wrong with wearing women's clothing. I don't judge. 

"Sure, a glass of water would be great," she said with a smile before placing the cookies on the table, next to the popcorn. She looked around, unsure as to how to proceed. It had been three whole years since they had last seen each other, and Betty had missed Bruce terribly. But Betty thought she’d never see him again, she never expected to find herself in his dorm, ready to catch up on the last three years. So she moved to the couch nest, and sat down. Looking around, Betty still didn’t know what to expect. She didn’t know what would happen that night. Sure, they were just two friends catching up, but anything could happen. With the life that she lead, surprises were second nature to her. But she was open to any possibility.

Bruce grabbed a delicious looking atom cookie and asked “So, anything interesting happen in the last three years?” before biting into it. He realized a moment after that ‘interesting’ could mean anything, but the first question that popped up in his head was ‘boyfriend or husband?’ Which was ridiculous, they were just friends. Three years was a long time, anything that he felt for her before the accident was just a fond memory now, or should be, too much had changed to make any sort of relationship work between them. He pushed the chatter in his mind back and gave Betty his full attention.

Yes. A miniature fusion energy reactor. I achieved a stable fusion for about 2 minutes before it ate itself and blew up. I would love to come chat about science with you! It really is a rather spectacular field.

I imagine that if we put our heads together we could figure out this reactor problem of yours. I even have a makeshift lab in my room, we should get together and experiment. I'm free most nights but some nights I tutor. 

She managed to compose herself, standing in front of his door with a plate of freshly baked cookies. She was so excited about seeing him, she could just burst through the door and attack hug him…but she figured that probably wasn’t the best idea. So she knocked, and she waited, her heart beating faster than a hummingbird beat its wings.

A knock drew him from his thoughts. He quickly covered his makeshift lab, which was set up near the fireplace, with a bedsheet before answering the door. He couldn’t hide his smile upon opening the door, just seeing her brought a strange warmth to his chest. “Hey.” Was the only word he could manage before remembering his manners and stepping aside. “Come in, I’ve got the popcorn ready, would you like something to drink?”

I was lucky it didn’t destroy the entire dorm. And yes, I am quite alright, thank you!

Also did I hear small fusion energy reactor? I think we need to get together and talk science. 

But yeah, how does tomorrow night sound?

Also I should probably ask; are you alright?