CHAPTER FIVE


   “Marissa heads up, here comes Dylan,” Rain warned her friend. Trinity had given her the whole run down of what happened the day before when Marissa had left them at lunch to go to a lecture. She was surprised that Dylan didn’t come back for a second attempt much sooner.

   The two friends had decided to get in the library so that they could get a head start on studying for their finals. It was also so that they could get to the library early before it got too crowded.

   “I really can’t take him on right now,” Marissa groaned at the same time allowing her head to drop face first onto the book she was studying.

   “Hey Beautiful…think you’re ready to accept my invitation,” Dylan asked Marissa sounding more cocky than usual.

   “Don’t you ever give up…cause I mean this is getting rather annoying,” Marissa replied looking up from her book.

   “Actually I don’t give up that easily especially when it’s something that I really want.”

   “See…that’s the problem there…you see…I’m not an object, I’m a human being…and my answer still remains the same,” Marissa was furious at him for not treating her like a person that was one thing that she hated about guys like Dylan, always treating girls as if they were some sort of possession, and not a human being.

   “Can you remind me what that answer was, cause you never actually gave me one, you just kinda hinted it,” Dylan said, with each of his sentences sounding even more cockier than the one before.

   “OK…Fine…My answer is no, I don’t want to go out with you…not now or anytime in the near or distant future.”

   “Whoa…you really know how to injure a guy’s ego to the point of non-existence. Ok, how about a deal…you go out with me once, just once,” Dylan told her, putting up one of his fingers to emphasise the once, “if you don’t like or enjoy the time you spend with me, I’ll leave you alone and you would never have to talk to or see me again if you don’t want to, whatever the case maybe. Deal?”

   Dylan could see that Marissa was interested in the idea; it was an opportunity he knew would be very hard for her to turn down, a chance to finally get him out of her hair, but he knew before.

   “Fine…one movie…Friday night…then after you drop me off back at my dorm I don’t ever want to see or hear from you again…Understood?”

   “Yes! I knew you would agree! I promise that if you don’t enjoy our time spent together, you don’t ever have to hear from me again.” Dylan replied ecstatically, punching the air. He knew that the plan would work. He would make her fall for him on Friday, and for once in his life making this happen would be a challenge, one that he was definitely up to.

   “I hope so, for your sake, I really do hope so.” Marissa told him sounding depressed rather than joyous.

   As Dylan walked away Marissa could see all the girls’ heads turn to watch him as he walked out of the library. Marissa knew that was one of the reasons she would never allow herself to fall for him, there were way too many temptations out there for Dylan and plus he wasn’t the sort of guy that was happy with being with just one girl at a time. Marissa knew if she ever allowed herself to fall for ‘Mr. Sexy’ it would be a relationship filled with hurt and regret, and that’s something that she didn’t need anymore of in her life.

   “What did I just let myself get into?” Marissa asked Rain desperately, as she allowed her head to drop once more into her book face first.

   “I don’t know…but today must be your lucky day cause here comes your mystery guy,” Rain told her with a big grin spread across her face. She knew that this was definitely more than enough attention that was being shown to Marissa and that to her best friend it was definitely a new form of torture for her.

   “Oh great! Just what I need more confusion in my life,” Marissa said groaning.

   “Hey Marissa…I just saw that asshole annoying you again would you like me to talk to him for you?” he said at the same time pulling out a chair and sitting down across the desk from Marissa and Rain.

   “Nah…It’s cool I’ve dealt with idiots like him before…so…” Marissa told him in reply.

   “So…I was amm…wondering if you would you know…like to go out with me sometime? You know that is if you want to or if you have any free time.”

   “Are you serious…I don’t even know your name…yet you want me to go out with you?” Marissa told him with a hint of surprise in her voice.

   “Yea…I know bad idea…sorry…I’ll talk to you some other time…see you in class,” the mystery guy said while getting up.

   “Wait a minute…you know if you tell me your name I might just say yes…you never know.” Marissa said with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

   “It’s Matt. So will you go out with me?” Matt asked hesitantly.

   “Hey Matt, nice to finally know your name,” Marissa said grinning mischievously, “and yes I would like to go out with you.”

   “Great! Well here’s my phone number, call me when you’re free.”

   “What the hell did I just say?!!?” Marissa said as soon as Matt was out of earshot.

   “Well, it looks like you just got yourself dates with what you could call two of the sexiest guys on campus. Wait till Trinity hears this…oh boy…she’s definitely rubbing off on you. Looks like I have to stop you guys from talking,” Rain said, breaking into another grin.

   With that Marissa burst out laughing.

   “WOW! Can’t remember the last day I heard you laugh. I missed it! It looks like my ole’ best friend’s coming back after all.”

   “Oh shut up will you?” Marissa said still laughing.