Broken

~7~

Dallas

She said we could be friends!

Score!

And the way Dally Boy sounded rolling off her tounge was down right sexy.  Even if it was the lamest nickname.

Just sayin.

I stride over to her, and untie her.  She glares at me, but then I hug her.

Caelyn smells so good.  It's like vanilla and fresh flowers, not like the horrible citrus scents all the other girls on campus wear. 

She just stands there all limp not even lifting her arms to attempt to hug me back.  But it still feels like our bodies mold perfectly into each other.

I swear I felt a zap too, like the one I felt when we first touched.

"Well, if we're gonna be friends, you are going to have to learn how to hug properly."

She looks at me puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

I still have her in my arms, so I break away from our embrace.

"I mean that whatever you call what we just did there, was not a hug.  So I'm gonna teach you how to hug."

She rolls her eyes at me.

"You are crazy Dallas Morris."

                                                             ****

Tyler and I are walking back to the dorms and we are both being super quiet.

"What are you thinking about, Ty?"

He sighs.  Uh oh.  That means it's cut the crap time and Ty is gonna tell me straight on what's wrong.

"I'm worried this whole friends thing isn't gonna last long between you and Caelyn." 

"I'm not saying you are the reason why its not gonna work out, but there are plenty of people that can tell her stuff about you that will give you the 'fuck me' card."  I'm just worried dude.

I run a hand through my hair. 

"I know dude, but what do I do?  She has really changed me, but if she hears about all the drunk stories and one night stands, she will never let me even be her friend."

"Then there is no way I'm gonna get past the friend zone.  My whole hand of cards will be 'fuck me'."

"Just come clean and maybe she will look past it because you told her up front"

Yeah, maybe you're right, Ty."

But in my head, I know she will never believe that I have changed.  I know that she will shut the door, lock it and walk out of my life.

And there's no window for me to climb out of and run after her.