oh, boy!

Oh, of course.  Matthew, I saw your name on the roster.  It’s nice to meet you.  Are you looking forward to the class?

He smiles, nodding as he takes a small step into her office. “I really am, yeah. I mean, it’ll be counting as one of my electives, but I’m still pretty excited. And I’ve heard great things about your classes, which just is icing on the cake.”

“A little while. Not too long, though. I’m still getting into the swing of things. What about you?”

“You’ll get used to it soon, I’m sure. But I’ve been here for about a year, give or take a month. I left for a bit last fall, but I came back a few months ago.”

What?  No, no, that can’t be right.  *shuffling through the papers on her desk*  Are you sure?  Yes, have Lena check it again, please.  Yes, send me the reports as soon as you have them.  *pause*  Just email them.  I don’t need hard copies.  Thank you, Daniel.  No, that should be fine.  Alright.  Eleven o’clock tomorrow, yes.  Alright, goodbye.  *hangs up phone and looks at the door*  Oh, my….  How long have you been there?

Matt gave the professor an apologetic smile, taking a step into her office. “Not very long,” he assured her. “I just wanted to drop by an introduce myself, because I’m taking a class of yours this summer- my name is Matthew Morgan.”

Looking at Matt, the young blonde found that a small, soft smile crossed her lips. She reached up her hand gently, to place on top of his. She leaned herself forward, pressing her forehead to his, a smile still on her face. “Together.” She agreed reaching out her other hand to brush his hair back slightly. Moving slightly forward, she kissed him, letting her lips linger on his for a long moment. Pulling back, she grinned again before making an over-dramatic thinking face. “Something funny. Or sad. But something romantic. So like, Thirteen Going on Thirty. Or the Notebook. Or something along those lines.” She nodded, happy that he always let her pick what they watched.

Matt held her gaze for a moment, a soft laugh escaping his lips as he carefully got up from the bed. Though, instead of moving away from her, the young man moved to situate himself behind her, resting his back against the wall as he wrapped his arms around her from behind, gently pulling her back against him. He moved to press his lips to her shoulder before resting his chin against it. “I vote something funny- I’m not really in the right mood to watch something like The Notebook. Hope that’s alright, Minnie,” he added, leaning in and gently pressing his lips to her neck before leaning his chin against her shoulder once again.

Well I guess that’s good. It means that none of us will be alone.

“Exactly.” He agreed with a smile. “So what’ve you been up to lately, Savannah? Anything interesting?”

I am free the rest of the day would anyone want to go look around one of the parks or find something local to do?

“You know, I heard there’s a food truck festival going on in town. I’m down to go to that, if you’re up for it.”

Nodding, and listening intently, Minnie didn’t want to miss a single word he said. Matt’s thoughts were important to her, and she didn’t intend on missing out on a single one.  “Aw, thanks!” She grinned genuinely. “I mean, I like to think I am, but it’s good to hear it from someone else too, ya know?” She shrugged slightly.  Looking at him, the young blonde smiled as she listened to him speak. “Yeah, I’m starting work again at Emporium again soon, but I needed some time off to kinda get my school life together.” She explained easily, offering a small smile as she did so. “You’ll have time to be around people again soon enough.” Minnie found herself nodding her head encouragingly, not wanting him to feel bad. “Besides, it wasn’t exactly anything you could help.” She offered with a small shrug.  “Honestly, if they’re meant to be in your life, they’ll come back. And it’ll be like nothing has changed. I wouldn’t worry too much about it.” Grinning, she easily held Matt’s hand in her own. “I’m glad I’m here too. And I’m still glad you don’t hate me too much for leaving.” Se let her head fall slightly, still feeling bad.

The young man softly brushed his thumb over her knuckles, finding much more relief in her reassurance than he expected to, a soft smile even spreading over his lips as he studied her. As she continued, his gentle smile was replaced by a small frown, causing him to push up from where he was leaning against the wall and reach out— gently cupping her jaw in his hand and encouraging her to meet his gaze. “Hey, hey,” he began, his voice soft as he studied her. “We’re past that, Min. You apologized for leaving, and I apologized for overreacting.” Matt paused, pursing his lips slightly as his thoughts rattled around in his head. “You don’t need to dwell on that, alright? Because all that matters to me is that we’re here now— together.” The young man held her gaze for a moment, gently brushing his thumb over her cheek as his small smile returned to his lips. “And we have a movie to watch. What’ll it be tonight?”

“That is probably the best idea I’ve heard all day,” he agreed with a smile. “I’m Matt, by the way— I’d offer to shake your hand, but we both seem to be having some bigger issues in that department.”

“Really? Do many people stay behind for the summer?”

“Sort of. I noticed a lot of people did some traveling last summer, so it does get a bit dead around campus at times. But there are always people around— so it never gets too dull.”

“Oh yeah, me and you both. Worst part was that it was my second english exam of the day,” Matt’s eyes widened as he shook his head, laughing a bit after a moment. “I need some serious ibuprofen or something after all of that.”

None currently however I do hope to see my Papa.

“Hey, that’d be awesome. Where is it you’re from?”

“Oh, just from my hand cramping up,” he explained with a smile. “Probably doesn’t help that I’ve had wrist injuries fairly often. But hey,” he shrugged, continuing to smile. “It’ll all be alright.”

Do you have any big plans for summer?

“Nah- at least, not right now. What about you?”

Well, I guess I really didn’t need sleep tonight.

“Finals killing you too? They’ve basically chewed me up and spit me out. I couldn’t be more ready for summer.”

Savannah gave a shrug. “Nothing really. My father has some business to take care of this time so I will probably be on my won for the Summer.”

Matt nodded in understanding. “That won’t be so bad though- I was here last summer and it was great.” A light laugh escaped him. “You’ll rarely be bored, that I can promise.”