BOY'S LOCKER TALK

After Study Group, Mrs Beta received a mind link and told Dean and I that the meeting at Alpha's office in the pack house was confirmed at 8pm. Then she excused herself because she had some research to do in the library.

Jessica stood up and waved bye, "I have to go now. My family is waiting for me."

The Lorent Pack isn't far from ours, but it was still at least an hour's drive away.

I knew Jessica can't wait to get there, but I also suddenly realized that this would leave me alone with Dean. Which on any other day would be perfect for us to hang out together, but NOT TODAY.

I didn't really want to face him right now. I hadn't processed what happened over breakfast yet. Why did I feel like someone punched me in the guts?

The words "break up" flashed in my head. Right.

But why did Dean want to break up with me again? I know I wasn't the best listener, I interrupted him several times. He did take my questions rather badly too. Was it my fault Dean wanted to break up?

And what did Shanon mean? How did Shannon misunderstand Dean to mean we were dating? Shannon knew better than anyone that Dean and I had always been best friends.

But why did everything feel much worse after Shannon said his piece? And now I didn't know what to say to Dean anymore.

All I knew is that I just want my jacket back. Because now I'm remembering what Jessica had said earlier this week about Dean wearing my jacket as if it had meant something. And now that Shannon had linked that to a supposed dating relationship...

Just give me my jacket back! Give me my best friend back! Give me the times when Shannon and Dean and I could hang out and never get bored as long as there were the three of us together.

I got up without looking at Dean. I didn't want to see him right now. But of course, Dean didn't know that, "Sam?"

"Oh, I have to meet Savy!" I excused myself hastily and fled...

Forcing my feet to not hurry so much, because I didn't want Dean to think I was running away. I wished very hard that I could mind link Savy to just meet me at the porch.

We had planned on lunching with the others first, but I didn't feel like returning to the scene of the "break up".

As luck would have it, I bumped into Savy and her class at the top of the stairs. Thank goddess.

"Let's go, Savy." I tugged her down with me, "We'll eat in town, my treat."

"Hey, Sam! Wait!" Shannon caught up with us, taking two steps at a time.

"Don't push, Shannon!" Lizzy scolded. But the stairs were wide enough and she huffed and headed towards the dining hall with the others.

Shannon tailed Savy and I to the porch. "Where you girls going?" He asked.

"Shopping. Wanna come?" I invited, but regretted it immediately, "On second thoughts, better not Shannon. We actually need to buy stuff, so I can't take you mirror gazing."

Shannon laughed at that, "I can't help it... I just look too good."

"Some other time, when I need a good looking distraction then." I said.

We were laughing together as if just now hadn't happened. Savy had given us space by going to check the shuttle bus schedule.

Did Savy still thought that Shannon was my soul mate? She was wrong, of course.

Shannon took the chance, leaning closer to tell me, "Sam, about Dean, he had been saying stuff at school lately..."

"What kind of stuff?" I asked.

"Stuff I should have called him out on much earlier, Sam. But I didn't. I'm sorry Sam." Shannon explained without explaining anything.

"What did he say?" I asked. My mind was flipping what if scenarios at this point, what could Dean have said? Why does Shannon sound so grave?

"Stuff like holding hands with you and nearly kissing you." Shannon mumbled so I could tell he was hoping I couldn't quite hear him, "Boy's locker talk."

What the hell is "boy's locker talk"? I didn't even know boys talked in the locker room. I thought they only grunted. Hahaha.

Regressed into their cavemen ways, unable to communicate with anything more than a guttural sound, and a lot of thumping of chests, slapping of backs, and stomping of feet...

"Wait, What? When?" My eyes widened belatedly. I'm flipping through my memory trying to locate such a moment of nearly kissing Dean.

"I knew it." Shannon said.

"Knew what?" I asked.

"It didn't happen!" Shannon looked triumphant.

"Of course it didn't!" I exclaimed.

Savy was standing next to me now. I'm quite sure she had heard everything because she was covering her mouth with her hand, and because the shuttle bus was leaving and she wasn't rushing me to go.

I grabbed her arm and hoisted her towards the bus. Waving the other hand for the driver to know we are boarding.

"How could you even think it was possible?" I shot back at my departure.

"I didn't, but he had your jacket." Shannon shrugged, "The next time I hear it, I'll be sure to squelch him in the mouth!"

He shouted the last words to me as I boarded the shuttle bus after Savy.

"Oh no." I said under my breath.

"What are you going to do?" Savy asked me.I looked at her and tried to think of something, anything at all that I could feel reasonably sure I could do after knowing all this, "Urm... go shopping?"

Savy rolled her eyes, "Yes, Alpha. You are right, as always."