It was a silent car ride home. He looked at her, she looked out the window. She looked at him, his eyes were on the road. Neither of them broke the silence.
It stayed that way until he parked in her mom's driveway. The soft-spoken young man told his girlfriend, "Goodnight Ashley. I'll call you tomorrow or something."
She turned to him, her eyes searching his, "Will you tell me what's wrong?"
He took a deep breath and turned his head away from her. "Nothing's wrong. All I said was goodnight."
Ashley didn't get out of the car, instead she clicked a switch on the car door which locked them "You don't mean that. Tell me the truth Jeff."
"The truth? Steven was telling me at the club about this girl he met the other night." Jeff sighed.
They'd gone out to dinner and then a local club afterwards. Some of Jeff's friends arrived later. They ordered drinks together and did some mingling. Ashley had seen Jeff and Steven talking about something which appeared very interesting to Jeff.
"I hope she figures out what an ass he is before they do it." Ashley replied, half-chuckling to herself but remaining extremely concerned.
"Too late. Steven's knee deep in pussy. Fuck." Each word he spoke seemed to come out more depressed than the last.
"Honey you know once we get out of school that we're going to look into the options for surgery." She said as soothingly as she could.
Jeff gave her a sad look, "I'm young now Ashley. We're young now. This is supposed to be the best time of our lives."
"Hey," Ashley chimed in. "Don't give me some soap opera bull shit. It sounds like you're trying to break up with me."
"I didn't say that. Jeez Ashley. This is tough." Jeff's sad expression spoke volumes.
She reached out and caressed his cheek. "We'll talk more tomorrow. You need a night of sleep, okay?"
His expression changed, became a little more desperate, "I think we need to spend some time apart."
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