Just Hit 'Send' By Grasshopper

Just Hit 'Send' - The College Years by Grasshopper Ch. 7

Jordan twisted the silver ring on his finger, knowing that on the inside, the word "always" touched his skin.

"Dan?"

"Yes, Jordy."

"Do you still have on my.....our ring?" his voice a little shaky.

"Jordy. Don't ever ask that. I'll never take it off."

"But Danny.........," he started and then couldn't go on. He was so confused.

"Nothing's changed, Jordy," Danny whispered, his cell phone clutched so tight his knuckles whitened.

"Everything's changed, Dan. You're gone. I can't feel you anymore. You're just not there. I used to could tell when you were anywhere near me but now I don't even know where you are. Don't do this.......please don't do this," his voice broke into sobs.

Danny closed his eyes and breathed in and out, in and out. He had to do this. If he never did another thing in his life, he had to do this.

"Jordy, you know why I'm doing this. I need you to really think about who we are, what we both need. I'm giving you time.........space, sweetheart."

"Don't sweetheart me. I don't need any fucking space, Dan. I just need YOU!"

Danny heard a loud crash and knew that Jordan's phone had hit the wall. His eyes filled with hot tears. There! It was said. Jordan understood.

"You sure you know what yer doin', Dano?" Easy asked as he leaned against the doorjam. "Sounds like ya just slammed head on into your best friend."

Danny didn't answer, just rolled over and cried into the pillow.

Easy had been there for over a week and all Danny did was lay in his bed and try not to talk to Jordan. He wasn't trying to exercise or get better. Something had to change. Easy owed Jordan. He was about to pay him back.

"Dan," he said as he sat down on the edge of the bed. "Hey, Dude. This isn't getting' anything done. You wanna cut Jordy loose. Is that the idea?"

"Yesss," Danny's voice was soft and full of hurt.

"Tell Easy zactly why." He rubbed his hand gently on Danny's back.

Danny rolled over. "He needs to find someone better than me."

"You forcin' him to go shopping? What if he's fine with what he's got?"

"He's not."

"And you can answer for my man Jordan because..................?"

"Sometimes you've gotta help someone decide."

Easy stared at Danny, sighed and shook his head. "You're so full a shit, Dan.

You can't make him unlove you."

Danny curled up in a little ball, hugging his pillow. "I don't want him to unlove me, Eas. I don't know what I want."

"Tell me about that silver ring, Lil Dude." He reached over and touched the silver band.

"I gave him his and he gave me mine. They are," he sniffled, "our "Always' rings."

"And what does always mean to you?" Big friendly hazel eyes stared into wide wet blue.

"It means what I wanted with Jordy."

"And he told you he felt different?"

"Noooo."

Easy rolled his eyes. He knew he had to take it real 'easy'.