At First

Bianca started to kiss him back, then pushed him away.

"Brian we can't," she pleaded. "You have to figure out stuff with Kat first."

Bianca moved away from him and he hung his head in shame. He then grabbed the beer and downed the rest of it.

"I'm going to go back and grab us a couple of more beers."

Bianca nodded.

Meanwhile at the party cabin Sayen and Axe were sitting at the table chatting.

"Okay, Maxwell you intrigue me, and I want to get to know you better, so pour us a couple of drinks and we are going to play 'Never Have I Ever.'"

Axe stopped pouring the drinks and looked at her fearfully.

"It'll be fun, but you better keep it clean."

"I..." Axe started to respond.

"I'm teasing you. now hurry up with those drinks."

Axe finished, then sat back down at the table and slid Sayen's drink over to her.

"Okay, I'll start," she stated, "Never have I ever... kissed a girl."

She looked to Axe but he didn't drink.

"Really?"

"Yeah. You probably think I'm a loser," he replied sadly.

"No, just shy. Don't you worry though Maxwell, we'll find you one this year. Your turn."

"Never have I.... ever... shoplifted."

Sayen didn't drink.

"Really, you think I'm like that?" she responded, then seeing him panic she added, "I'm messing with you again."

She laughed as she reached across the table and patted his hand.

"My turn. Never... have... I ever... played air guitar in the middle of the student union," she said laughing again.

"Not fair," Axe laughed as he took a drink.

Just then Brian entered the cabin.

"Everything okay?" Sayen asked.

"Yeah," Brian replied, looking stoic.

He grabbed two beers, started to walk away, then turned around and grabbed two more, then left .

"Must be some serious conversation," Axe said.

"Yeah," Sayen replied, looking worried. "Okay your turn."

Axe thought for a moment then grinned.

"Never have I ever... kissed Erik," he said pleased with himself.

"Low Maxwell, low," she replied, taking a drink.

"I'm sorry," he replied, suddenly worried he'd crossed a line.

"Oh you'll be sorry all right," Sayen replied with a devious smile, "now what should my next one be..."

Brian sat down and put the beers on the table. Bianca, opened one and downed half of it as Brian looked on shocked, having never seen her drink like this.

"I thought about us a few times," Bianca said, "But you always had girlfriends, and then you and Kat got really serious. And, I valued our friendship so much that I didn't want to ruin it. Then, he treats me like a... prostitute, and as I hit rock bottom, there you were. And I wondered why I would fall for a jerk while closing out the possibility of something with someone who cares so much. But I never planned to say anything as long as you two were happy. Last night you looked so sad and I..."

"I've thought about us too, I had a big crush on you when we first became friends. But I always felt like you were out of my league," Brian responded.

"Really? You could have almost any girl at the college, but I'm out of your league?"

"You ignored all the guys, shot down the ones that tried. You always preferred the older, mature guys."

"Yeah," Bianca responded looking down and thinking about Dr. Pittman.

She then grabbed the beer and downed the other half.

"I need some alone time now," she said giving Brian a big hug. "Thanks for... everything. When you figure your things out we can talk again. until then lets be old Brian and Bianca, okay?"

"Okay," Brian responded.

Bianca grabbed the other beer and opened it as she headed back toward the cabins. Brian sighed and pulled out his phone, downing half a bottle himself.