As the clouds became darker and threatened to rain, I let out a sigh and went to cozy up on the couch. Maybe Charlie would want to make a night in and jsut chill, since the weather wasn’t going to be nice..

I turn the key in the lock and in an attempt to rescue the pizza and drop my purse and I watch as the contents roll everywhere. I curse under my breath and stagger through the door.

"Hey can you hold this?" I ask Natalie who shoots me her 'I'm too comfortable to move' look but helps anyway as I recover my belongings.

"Gee, it's not nice out there"

" No.. but it looks like you were already reading my mind.. . I was just thinking that we should have a night in and watch a movie or something.."

“Fantastic...what are we watching?"

As I bustle about in the kitchen getting the plates I call out

"Oh how did you date with Ben go?"

"Great... It was so much fun... he took me paint-balling"

"Sounds fun...and then what happened?"

"Boy aren't we nosy..." giggling

"Hey! as your best friend it is my right to know of your activities" I tease "Besides I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours"

"What do you mean yours? Did you go out with Brian again?"

"Well, the truth is, we've been seeing each other and I've completely fallen for him"

" Wow.. well congratulations.. but umm... it's kinda bad timing... considering that you will be leaving... have you guys talked about it? What are you going to try to do the long distance thing?"

"I don't know Nat. I'm crazy about him and I've never felt like this before about anyone but I can't see it working"

"I'm sorry... I wish it could be different. " then an idea came to me... " Hey.. why don't you transfer here after you finish out the semester?"

"My parents would kill me for one thing. I wouldn't be able to support myself"

"I don't know about your parents.. but I know you could do it.. You could get financial aid.." "It seems an awful lot to give up for one guy"

"It is.. but I guess you just have to decided how much you really care about him and go from there. "

"It might not even work out. I mean there is an age gap as well"

"How many years are we talking?"

"Just over 7"

With him being 7 years older, maybe she was right. I didn't want it to not work out just because of the age gap. But he would be wanting to settle down soon and she would still want to live out her life before having children and so on.. But who knows, maybe it would work out. You never know. If they want it to , it will

"You have to do what is best for you.. and if it works out, it works out and if it doesn't then... well... there are others... not that I want you to be hurt either...:"

"I know..I just don't know what to do"

"I know.. I wish I could help.. " giving her a hug

"Hey, maybe a movie will help you feel better and take your mind off of it"

“Sure...Hey now you have to tell me what went on with Ben?"

"Well... ok.. As I said.. we went paint-balling and it was so much fun. We are definitely going again sometime. " pausing...

"Charlie... I think this is the guy for me. I know you probably think that I am jumping the gun too quick but... he's wonderful. He.. he's nice and caring, he makes me laugh, he makes me feel so comfortable, without forcing anything. ... And when I was running from him, thinking he was going to throw one at me, our hands grazed and I felt this .. this bolt of electricity go through me.. .." pausing again..

"I have never felt that before... and especially not on the first date.... and he must have felt the same thing because within seconds he was kissing me"

"Omg wow...He sounds fantastic...He seemed genuine enough when I met him...so this could be the guy for you then"

"Yeah.. I think so... I can’t wait to go out with him again"

"I'm sure you can't..but...what about Nick? I mean you guys went on a date. You kissed, so where does that leave you?"

"What do you mean, where does that leave me?"

"Well isn't there a spark between you guys"

" No... at least I didn't feel one. And plus, I dont think I'm the one for him. We just didn't click like Ben and I do"

"That's fair enough hun, as long as you're sure"

"Right now... I think, I'm pretty sure... Plus, I'm sure he's bound to find another girl"

"Well, yeah there is that...He has a player's reputation"

"Yeah, I know and I wont be just some fling... I'm not that kind of girl. "

"I know you're not" and we sit down to watch Pretty Woman

About a quarter of the way through, I decided to get up and make some popcorn, to go with the movie. I got up and starting singing on the way to the kitchen

"..Pretty woman, walkin down the street, singin' do wah diddy, diddy dum ditty do.."

I could hear Charlie laughing as I put the popcorn in the microwave.

"Are you laughing at me?"

"Why...Why would I do that?" I start to protest my innocence but I end up laughing into the cushion

"There she was just a walking down the street" I join in

"Singing, do wah ditty, ditty dum ditty do..”

After singing what we could remember of the song, we collapsed in a fit of laughter and then finally sobered up to watch the rest of the movie