Autumn after a Summer in the City...and a Little Bit More

As soon as I get back from the city, I had only a short time till I had to get back to school. Unfortunately (sort of) I had to get back early for sorority rush. Going through rush is hell but being on the other side isn't that bad. Anyway, after not hearing from Rhys a few months in I gave up. Strangely enough, I didn't have that feeling of being sad. I guess it's because, well, Nate was still around.

I kept in touch with him but I met some new guys. One was a guy with a bad boy reputation, Jeff and the other who many people would call a "frat star" (Greek lingo for the quintessential Fraternity boy) , Jonathan Rhys Myers. Yes- that is the name of an actual Hollywood star, but I'm using his name for the purpose that the "frat star" goes by 3 names like Jonathan Rhys Myers.  To this day I have never called him just by his first name. I can't remember if anyone has either.

Both great guys. I had a small stint with Jeff, but it really didn't last long. Things with him just seemed... slow. Don't get me wrong, I really like to take it slow when I'm first dating a guy...but this was slower than a turtle. Up until recently I sort of kept in touch.

Now for JRM, I still talk to him. Everyone at school adores him. For most guys at this school who are a part of the arts were gay. No problem with that except that left for only a few straight guys. Girls pined over JRM! I never really ever went on a date with him but we would hang out at parties occasionally. 

After fall semester I decided to take the spring semester off. I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do with school or my life, so it helped just to clear my mind for a semester. No worries, I did go back to school the following fall. 

Over the summer I never got to see Nate. It was hard since he was barely in my city since he had moved elsewhere with his parents. We always talked about hanging out but it just never worked out. As school neared... I get a text from him saying we couldn't really "talk" anymore since he had a girlfriend. Listen I get it. Sort of. Nate and I were more friends than anything and to be honest, we really know just about everything about each other. But I have plenty of close guy friends from HS that I've kept up with who have girlfriends and they don't seem to mind. So lets just say we didn't really talk much until things ended with his girlfriend in October...

Oh, by the way, I would receive texts from him saying that he wanted me to get him a small gig where I went to uni. I said of course I would and then it happened. He asked where he could stay and naturally I said the couch. He retorted (and he still had a gf at this point) with "well, we could share a bed. friends share beds". I'm pretty sure I asked if he was still dating his gf and he said yes. If I can remember correctly, I didn't ever reply back. 

And of course out of nowhere, I get the most flirtatious text...and things have ended with him and the gf.

To be continued. 

Here's to a night in another city.

-B