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began to place several tender kisses on her lips. The softness of his kisses contrasted with the slightly rough feel of the stubble on his face. She hugged him tightly and smiled as he returned the hug enthusiastically and increased the intensity of his kisses. Uh uh, Jack , she thought wryly. I'm not going to change my mind no matter how turned on you try to make me. She began to release him when the door to the living room opened and Mia and Ryan strolled in. Jamie jumped in surprise nearly hitting Jack's chin with the top of her head as she did so.
    "Knock it off, lovebirds, your company is here," Mia commented, stating the obvious.
    Jamie stared open-mouthed at Ryan, completely nonplussed. Slightly tousled black hair hanging loosely around her shoulders. Black leather baseball style jacket covering a tight black t-shirt. Black jeans topping sleek black low heeled leather boots. In her right hand was a shiny black motorcycle helmet. Oh, my god. She looks like the centerfold for 'Big Dyke Magazine!'
    "Hi, Jamie," the black clad vision uttered.
    "Hi," Jamie eventually choked out. Jack cleared his throat as he stepped back out of Jamie's loose embrace.
    "Hi, I'm Jack Townsend," he said as he extended his hand when it became clear that Jamie was not going to introduce him.
    Jamie regained her composure and her manners and eventually gave proper introductions. Cassie came downstairs moments later and was included in the scene. Jamie noticed both of her roommates eyeing Ryan critically, passing raised eyebrow looks between them. Oh shit! Mia must have told Cassie about my class. They're really giving her the once over. Not that it would be too tough to guess that she's gay, she thought wryly .
    "So, what is this project you two are working on?" Jack asked Ryan innocently.
    Ryan gave Jamie a little glance and allowed her to answer. "It's just a little project for our psych class. I'll tell you all about it later , Sweetheart. We've got to hurry up and eat and you two need to get going," she said to Cassie and Jack. "I'm sure you've got a ton of work to do tonight," she told Jack.
    "Okay, I know when to leave," he said with a small smile. Jamie gave him another hug and a kiss as he and Cassie made their way out. Mia, however, apparently found this all too interesting and made no move to depart.
    "What's for dinner?" she asked as she peeked at the pans on the stove.
    Jamie came up behind her and physically removed her from her position. "Ryan and I are having pasta. You are having whatever you make for yourself after we leave," she stated with authority.
    "Okay, okay," Mia laughed as she retreated. "Can I at least get a soda? And maybe a little of that bread?" she asked hopefully.
    "Yes, Mia, you may have some bread," Jamie responded generously. "Then scram."
    "You run a pretty tight ship around here, Jamie," Ryan said after Mia scampered out with her purloined bread.
    "Those three would have eaten every bite," she replied knowledgeably with a shake of her blonde head.
    "Well, I don't blame them. It smells great," Ryan said. "And I really am starving. I didn't get a proper lunch today."
    "I forgot to ask you if there were any things you don't eat. I figured pasta was on almost everyone's list."
    "I don't eat anything that's currently breathing," Ryan stated. "Other than that, I'll eat it."
    Ryan proved herself true to her word. Jamie had made the entire two pounds of fresh pasta in order to have leftovers for lunch the next day. But Ryan acted as though her two massive helpings of pasta were the bare minimum required to keep her going. Jamie mused that she had never seen a woman eat quite so much, but her thoughts were interrupted by Ryan beginning to eye the salad bowl. Jamie pushed it over to her and Ryan bent her dark head down and ate every bite, finishing off the loaf of bread along with it.
    "Do you have room for some gelato?" Jamie asked warily, knowing that her guest had to be full to bursting.
    "What flavor?" Ryan asked