My decision was to stay until the day of my important exam which was in two days. I didn't want to say good bye to Gavin at the airport and have him leave without me, but the ring that was snugly fitted on my finger reminded me that I would see him very soon. I would be doing the online course, even though I wished to still cross the campus and gaze upon the god like structures of the college.

When we told Burnie this morning about our happy news, he seemed very ecstatic for us. I could tell he had a bit of a complication at the words that poured from our mouths, but he quickly shoved it aside to congratulate us. He took a step forward into agreeing with Gavin and mine's relationship and for that, I'm thankful.

"Why can't you just come with me?" Gavin groaned, interlacing his fingers with mine and bringing them up to his lips. Burnie and Barbara were a little ways away, speaking with my father and even Carrie who had decided on meeting them out. When I showed Carrie my ring, she shrieked, not as scary loud as Bree, but fairly close.

"I told you--the exam is an in class only thing. I'll be with you again in three days, don't worry. You're lucky I didn't decide to wait for my fours years to be up." I grinned as he gripped my hand tighter as if I would actually do that.

"I'd have to throw you in my suit case and carry you out then." Gavin chuckled.

"So, you'd rather suffocate me?" I laughed while he rolled his eyes.

"You know what I meant," Gavin then pulled me in for a tight hug. We would be seeing each other in three days, but to me it would feel like an eternity.

"Flight 304 to Austin, Texas is now boarding." The monotone voice said on the speakers and I gave Gavin a hard kiss, stroking the outline of his jaw before he departed.

"You better meet me at the airport in three days, otherwise I'm calling off the wedding." Gavin grinned, making me giggle and push him to his flight.

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Next Day...

"I don't want to!" I groaned, throwing the soft sheets over my head and moaning from the dull pain that echoed in my body. This morning I wasn't feeling well and the head ache that pounded through my skull made me want to drive a drill through my forehead. That's how bad it was.

"You'll be late," My dad sighed, trying to tug away the sheet, but I had a strong grip on it. "Fine, but I don't think Mr. Valkur will like you here instead of in his class." With that I heard the door close and I let out a sigh of relief. Thank fuck, because I needed to stop talking, otherwise my head was going to split and my insides would have been staining the floor.

I just wasn't feeling well and I blamed it on my dad's roast last night. It did seen a little too bloody and pink, but being the shy girl, I kept my silence. Insulting my father's cooking was something no one should ever do. He was passionate about cooking as well as art and sometimes he mixed the two--don't ask, long story.

I groaned as another pang of shock rushed through me and I had to quickly shuffle out of my bed to run and insert my stomach acids into the toilet bowl. Fuck you, food poisoning. I've had it before and all the other times it's been worse, but the way this was unexpected made it even worse. I leaned back against the wall to recollect my posture and ran a hand through my hair.

All of a sudden, the sound the TARDIS makes began to drift out from my room, signaling I had received a text.

"Fuck." I sighed and picked myself up from the tiled floor to go and see who had messaged me.

Hey, love! Just heading off to bed now. I love you :)- Gav

I smiled weakly and was about to reply when I had the urge to release my acids back into the toilet.

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"I don't want to eat anything." I muttered as I sat at the island, my dad and Carrie trying to force me to eat something. All day I've been avoiding the thoughts of food and eating because of how poor my stomach was at the moment. This wasn't my worst experience with food poisoning, but it definitely was bad enough.

"You can't starve yourself." My dad shoved the Rigatoni pasta to me, smothered in the deep red mozzarella sauce. The sight made me want to puke and I had to close my eyes and breath out to have the feelings subside.

"I can't make myself vomit anymore than I already have." I pushed it away again, earning a sigh from him. Carrie was watching, concern on her face. What? I just didn't want to eat because my stomach was literally banning me from anything being consumed by mouth.

"This isn't going to work," My dad said. "What can you eat then? Anything that won't make you rush to the loo?" My dad asked, passing the plate to Carrie and she smiled appreciatively. This was their first encounter together, which was a painful one for me, but they got along fine which I'm glad about.

"Silence." I closed my eyes, rubbing my temples with the tips of my fingers.

"That's not an edible source," Carrie said through a mouthful of pasta. I chuckled lightly at how funny and adorable she looked with a strand of angel hair pasta slipping out from her plump lips. "What about yogurt? That's easy."

"Ew. Nope." I pinched my lips in a thin line and shook my head.

"Salad?" My dad suggested and I shuddered.

"Just, nothing. If I feel better later, I'll eat." And with that, they shut their mouths and dug into their pasta plates as I just held my stomach, feeling it roiling with sick liquids. I just wanted to lay back down in my bed, close my eyes, and have this pain dull away. I hate food poisoning. It was a bitch!

But watching them eat their food was enough to make the acidic bile rise to my throat and I rushed to the sink to rid myself of the disgusting taste. Hands rubbed my back as I gasped and groaned over the counter, relieving myself of the disgusting stuff.

"I need rest." I turned, meeting my father's cool, grey eyes. He smiled and nodded.

"Of course, darling. Carrie and I will be out here if you need anything." He nodded, letting me leave and head to my comfortable room. I couldn't be any happier when I hit the the comforter, clutching my stomach and resting on my side. Damn that fucking roast. Hopefully I was going to be okay by the time I leave for Texas. I wasn't going to spend 8 hours on a plane with my stomach acting up like this.

My phone buzzed on the small table near my bed and I groaned as it repeatedly let out small vibrations, annoying me to the point where I didn't check the caller ID and hissed into the phone. "What?"

"Whoa, you okay?" Michael said on the other line and I sighed out.

"Sorry. Not feeling well at the moment." I pulled my legs underneath the covers, resting against the soft, feathered pillows behind me.

"What's wrong? Is your period fucking with you? Want me to come over and teach your ovaries a lesson?" Michael said playfully, making me laugh, but I stopped once I could feel the pain beginning to rise.

"No, it's not that. It's food poisoning." I grunted, moving to my side and biting my lip as a wave of nausea rolled through my body.

"Oh, fuck. That's sucks. Sorry about that." Michael said.

"Hey, shouldn't you be at your bachelor party?" Gavin and Ray had planned for Michael's bachelor party to be an all day thing since he was getting married the next day, so it was a wonder why Michael, the groom himself, was calling me.

"Yeah, I am. I just called to congratulate you on engaging the dipshit." I could hear the smile in his voice and chuckled at his choice of name for Gavin.

"Thanks," I raised my hand to look at the lovely ring. "Where's Gavin?"

"Getting a lap dance from a stripper named Cherry Blossom." Michael chuckled and my eyes shot open wide and I moved up from my seat, but soon finding myself hitting the pillows again as my stomach hit me with the pain it was building up.

"What?!" I gasped, but no sooner, I heard his laughter erupt through the phone.

"I'm joking, Jay. He's just getting us another round of drinks. Don't worry, I'll make sure no chicks hit on him and that he remembers you're still around. He's pretty tipsy, so I'll just distract him with a drink if anything happens." Oh sure, that was comforting.

"Wow, thanks." I laughed and he did the same. We talked for a little until my stomach couldn't handle conversation and I ended up back over the toilet bowl.

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Next Day

"This test will benefit for, not just you, but me as well," my professor said, his glasses crooked in his beak like nose. I sat in class, preparing myself for this important exam. I did feel sick this morning, but luckily it had subsided, making me finally have enough focus for today. "So, I'll pass out the sheets and you can begin." When he handed me mine, I internally groaned.

Write an eight paged essay, explaining the importance of deities of Ancient Greece.

Eight fucking pages? I don't think my stomach was going to lend me that much time. I didn't even know how to write eight pages on just Greek Gods and Goddesses. This is absurd.

But as soon as my pencil touched the lined paper, I began to write, letting my knowledge of Cronus, Father of Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon and how he was betrayed by his sons, leaving Zeus to rule over Olympus and Hades to be buried down in the Underworld. I became enthralled in my writing, not even realising it was two hours later and I wrote more than 8 pages. I was on my 12th.

"Pencils down," Clatters filled the room. "If you failed this exam, your time in this course will be final. One failed exam and you'll be transferred to a basic skill class that will have you until you can pass each writing practise." Mr. Vulkar said, collecting the papers. I felt confident about my papers as I turned them over and a smile of satisfaction showed on my face as he came by, his eyes wide at my stack of papers.

"Over achiever, huh?" He smirked and I just shrugged.

"I love to write." Was all I said, making him impressed. I felt good as I strutted out of my class, my chin raised high with confidence. I was glad I had gotten rid of that test. I stressed about it and that wasn't good on my stomachs, which at the moment was thankfully fine.

Just then, my phone was ringing, the Doctor Who theme spilling out from my back pocket. I smiled as Gavin's adorable face was on my screen and I clicked 'accept' immediately.

"Hey!" I grinned as I made my way across campus, a light drizzle of rain falling from the grey sky.

"Hey, love!" He yelled since music blared from where he was. Today was Michael and Lindsay's wedding, making me wish I was there with them to celebrate their event. "Sorry, excuse me." I could hear him trying to move last people and I giggled.

"Hurry!" I said as I picked up the pace to where my dad's car was. Carrie was still in class, so I was buddyless at the moment.

"Alright," Gavin huffed, the music depleting to muffled beats. "Damn people everywhere."

"Well, it's a wedding, Gavin. Duh." I chuckled as he told me to shut up. "So, what'd you call me for?"

"To see how your test went. I was worried that it would stress you out since Michael told me about your food poisoning. You feeling better?" He asked. I got into my car, shutting the door so the new hard sheets of water didn't soak me.

"8 pages on Greek Gods. Fucking painful, but easier than I thought--I did 12." I said.

"That's my girl," Gavin chuckled. "Well, I'm glad you did well. I can't wait to see you tomorrow. I want you so bad."

"In what way?" I laughed, knowing how 'frustrated' he is.

"In every way. Not just what you think. Well, I mean...that too," I laughed at his stutter and I couldn't help but agree with what he was saying. I wanted him in every way as well.

"Right, well, I'll see you tomorrow. Hopefully, my stomach doesn't rob me of tomorrow." I sighed out as I started the car, driving away from the large, cathedral like buildings of the school.

"Okay, love. I just wanted to say I can't wait to see you. Even if I have a hangover tomorrow, I'll still meet you. Nothing will keep me from you." Gavin said and I smiled.

"Love you Mr. Free." I smiled at saying his name formally.

"Love you too, Future Mrs. Free."

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A/N: Not the greatest chapter, but it's something! It's a small filler because I'm really busy writing my other stories and two new stories I have been creating.

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