Room 324, Tuesday Late Morning

[vanillajello]

Despite plans to the contrary, Kate had never made it to the slumber party. It was probably for the best, since after that one big bit of news and stupid hurt, all she really remembered of the evening was a whole lot of booze, and making big declarations on something about giraffes and how they would recognize Nathan as their king. She couldn't

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[tripledmyself]

Nathan had bundled himself up in his jacket, wrapped a blanket around his shoulders and stuffed both painkillers, an unopened box of cereal, two candy bars, and some cigarettes in his bag before he'd made the cold trek down to Kate's room.

He knocked and yelled, "Kate, open the fucking door, my dick's freezing off out here and no one wants that to happen!"

[vanillajello]

Kate, wearing one of her blankets like a cape, had pretty much been right on the other side of that door, yes. She shook her head as she opened it, immediately stepping out of the way to let him in. "I'm sure my neighbors appreciated knowing about the state of your cock."

[tripledmyself]

"It's important information," he said, shuffling inside quickly and dropping the satchel of things he'd brought. That meant his hands were free so he could blow warm air into them.

"The state of my cock should actually be broadcast over the PA system just like the radio," he insisted seriously. "It would make all the girls sleep more soundly to know that things are okay down there."

[vanillajello]

"How many chicks do you even know at this school yet?" Kate wondered, as she was shutting the door again behind him. "I doubt they care about your junk if they've never even met you."

[tripledmyself]

"...like six, I think," he said, counting the names off on his fingers. "Why? Jealous? I assure you, Kate, I only have eyes for you."

Or not.

[vanillajello]

"That's not very smart, is it?" Kate retorted, mildly amused and eyeing that bag of his now that there was at least some light coming in through the window. "Since I'm gonna be a good girl and refrain from being a cocktease and everything."

[tripledmyself]

"You're gonna be good?" Nathan couldn't help the pout that appeared on his face. "Where in the fuck did you get an awful idea like that? Kate, I thought you were on the same crude level as I was. What is going on? Did you join a nunnery because I've got some great religious fantasies I could share."

[vanillajello]

"I'm hungover, I feel like being good." Was that a poor argument? Probably, but something about it made her almost smirk. It was a classic, really. "I'm sorry dear, I have a headache."

Also, his reactions were amusing.

[And since I no speak Spanish good if I haven't slept, I must crash! Stupid early class. Night!]

[tripledmyself]

"You are breaking my heart," he said, shaking his head and covering his heart with his hand. "Feel my heart, Kate, feel it. It's broken. It's just shattered. There is nothing good about being good. That way leads to floral print sweaters, fucking cooking magazines and marriage."

Ugh. Still, he didn't act devastated for too long before he was back to grinning widely at her. "Good fucking thing I've got a date to skinny dip with someone on Thursday."

[Good night!]

[vanillajello]

"Skinny dipping?" Kate asked, raising her eyebrows. She glanced over at the window. "Better hope the weather gets fixed by then. Who's the poor fool you managed to rope into that activity with you?"

Oh, that was so teasing.

[tripledmyself]

"Who said we were staying on this fucking frozen tundra?" Nathan asked, raising an eyebrow. "Assumptions are gonna make an even bigger ass out of you, Kate, and you really lose hotness points when your face takes on an ass shape."

[vanillajello]

Kate made a face at him, then winced when that made her temple throb. "I swear, the next person to tell me not to assume things when I'm just innocently making conversation is so getting slapped."

[tripledmyself]

Nathan laughed and picked up his bag so he could toss it her way. "I'll pass on the slapping. I got myself smacked at enough yesterday."

By one person but still, it counted.

"And my skinny dipping partner is Ramona," he added, smug. He couldn't help it, he was pretty sure he was going to fucking score. "Know her?"

[vanillajello]

"Ramona?" The name didn't immediately ring a bell, and she was kinda occupied with peering into his bag and looking for the painkillers. Still, it clicked with her soon enough. "Awesome hair, acting class Ramona?"

She looked almost impressed.

[tripledmyself]

"Yup." He still looked pretty damn pleased with himself. "We met yesterday at the party, she couldn't keep her eyes off my tight pants, I got to touch her hair and then we compromised on where public versus private nudity which means skinny dipping just with her on Thursday."

He waggled his eyebrows in the dark and even the cold couldn't dampen his spirits about that one.

[vanillajello]

Kate snickered as she snagged the painkillers and went over to her desk and the glass of water there.

"Well, I hope you have fun," she said, actually somewhat sincerely. "Getting to touch her hair sounds promising."