He says. “Of course I don’t mind. It’s your car , drive where you need to go. I am just a passenger here.” I say. We pick up the check, he runs into the bank and then it’s back to the dorms. He only has a few hours till his shift starts so we both go back to our rooms to get some assignments going. I catch up with Emily on how things are going for her with her classes. I ask about black haired ponytail guy too. Which she says is no more. “Actually speaking of that Thea. A few girls and I are going to this pizza place tonight with a couple of guys from our Architecture class. You should come with us. It will be fun and we can catch up some more.” Emily says. “That does sound fun. I’m in. Which pizza place is it?” I ask. “Vinnie Van GoGo’s.” She says and it makes me smile knowing that is where David works. We have a few more hours till we leave for dinner so I start thinking through my assignments. The time passes quickly and by the end of it I haven’t settled on anything yet. It’s time to go now and I decide to bring my camera. I always seem to wish I had it when I don’t so might as well be prepared. It’s a rather long walk but we can’t all fit in Emily’s mini. I don’t mind too much because I like walking. And I am getting back to being comfortable with walking in this town since what happened in the alleyway. Having a group to walk with certainly makes that part easier. The pizza shop is packed for a weeknight. But I guess it’s to be expected in a college town. I look for David as we walk in and don’t see him. There are no tables except for the patio at the very edge so we all, all four girls and three boys, cram into the back. One of the guys sits by me, which throws me off a little. I hope Emily isn’t trying to set me up or something. She knows I don’t want a boyfriend and doesn’t really know how David and I are a little more than friends and I guess I am to blame for that since I haven’t talked to her about it. We order a variety of pizzas to try for the table. One all veggie, one all meat, and another a mixture of the two, and my favorite ham and pineapple. The guys in the group are 21 and order beer. I stick with water. The guy next to me is starting to slur a little and I loose track of what we are even talking about. They are on their fourth or sixth beer when finally our pizzas come out. I am sitting there still trying to get into what he is slurring about when David interrupts. “Hi Thea .” He says. Setting down a few of the pizzas. I smile at him and he winks at me. Then he whirls around and is gone and I am disappointed but I get it he is working. In five minutes time David is back with the rest of our pizzas and I am sure I am beaming again. “Can you take a break at all?” I ask him. “Ya I just got that okayed.” he says. There are no spare chairs around since the place is packed. So I ask “Want to step outside for a minute?” “Later .” he says. “You eat first.” I get up and tell him to sit down. He looks confused but I grab his hand and guide him into the chair sitting on his knee so I can eat my pizza. The drunk guy next to us still tries to talk to me and I still can’t understand what he is going on about. I am finished with my pizza so I decide to give David a big but quick kiss on the mouth hoping drunk guy will get the hint that I am not interested in him. That does the trick and the guy moves onto talking to one of Emily’s other friends. “Ok your not getting away with that so easily.” David says. “Let’s take that step outside now. It’s not nice to tease.” He entwines his fingers with mine and guides us out the back way that opens to the street. I don’t think through the part about what kissing him would mean to him so much. I mean I very much liked kissing him but I really was trying to get drunk guy to lay off a little. He cuts off my thoughts with his tongue biting my top lip gently and leaning me