Irrupt

Caleb burst into Michelle's dorm room, chest heaving, laughter bubbling through his full, wide mouth. He slammed the door behind him and locked it.

Sandra glared at him.

Michelle tried to smile at Sandra and quickly jumped off her bunk to meet Caleb. "Hey," she whispered. "Now is not a good time."

"Dude, Jason's gonna towel-whip me! I'm not leaving this room."

"Um..." She glanced over at her roommate, who was doing a poor job of pretending to not be able to do her work. "Okay, you can stay, but only if you're quiet."

"Who, me?" Caleb grinned. "Silence is my middle name."

"No, Andrew is your middle name. Now shut up already. Use my computer or something."

He kissed her on the cheek. "You love me."

She shot him a withering look, but inside her heart hiccuped. Did he know? Sandra's pointed stare told Michelle that she knew. Michelle swallowed.

Caleb was already logged into his email, still grinning from ear to ear. Michelle picked up her pen and her psychology textbook, ready to resume her notes. Instead, she started to sketch the profile of Caleb's face, which was all she could see for now. Making sure to shield her paper from anyone else's sight, she had to admit, she was more than happy her view.