reality of what will never happen hurt so much more. She was apparently in love and it wasn't with him. He shook his thoughts and jumped into the entrance of the kitchen surprising her and joined her singing and dancing. They danced the routine they had rehearsed the summer going into Sophomore year while they were drinking one night and realized how much they both loved old school R & B and some of the classics.
2004
Carter and Casey grew close the end of Freshman year. They discussed keeping in contact and hanging out once they went back home. Carter started to see a girl who frequented Beach Bums and came to almost every single show they did on Thursdays and Sundays. Her name was Toni. They began dating in May right before summer break. She went to a neighboring college but they began spending a lot of time together more in a group setting than anything else. She was very pretty, exotic looking. She had long, dark straight hair, and medium height and an athletic build. She came to Beach Bums with her friends. He noticed her in the crowd and they began striking up conversations more and more. He still had his wondering eye. The more popular the band became, the more girls came around. When he was at the microphone, he became the object of many women's desires and he knew it and went with it. He knew he didn't stand a chance with Casey but there was always this unexplainable pull he had towards her. No matter who he hooked up with or how often he saw Toni, Casey was always in his mind. It confused him because they were just friends.
One Sunday night, after Dare's set, Casey, Lyla, Nikki, and Noel were at Beach Bums and she spotted Toni and a few of her friends. Casey thought Toni was a nice girl. She liked the fact that Carter didn't stray away from her when they were together. They waited for Carter to pack up his stuff and join them. When he made his way down with Tommy towards the bar, Toni threw her arms around his neck and bought him a beer. They introduced Lyla and Tommy to one another and it seemed like the two had instant chemistry although Lyla knew Tommy was nothing more than a bad boy. Carter went up to Casey and gave her a peck on the cheek. Toni glared at Casey with an air of warning and wondered if Toni was jealous of Casey? Her and Carter were friends. They hung out everyday and studied together. What was the big deal? The D.J. at Beach Bums came on and they all decided to go on the dance floor. A hot song came on and they all gyrated to the music. When Carter made his way behind Casey and began grinding against her in an innocent way, he could smell the Magnolias on her and he bit his bottom lip hard to try to steady himself from the intoxicating scent. Sexual tension became evident when Casey felt Carter's erection on her back side. She spun around and looked into his blue eyes.
"Christ, Carter, do you have any control over that thing?" She stopped dancing, shook her head and made her way to the bar. Carter internally cursed himself and the bulge in his pants.
He turned to Toni who wasn't looking in their direction while they were dancing. He whispered in her ear " Wanna get out of here?" She shook her head and he made his way back to Toni. Her dorm was on the other side of town. Once back at her dorm, she tried to get the key to her room in the hole but Carter's hands were on her ass and his warm breath and tongue in her ear detained her from turning the knob. She finally turned it and they made their way into her room. Carter spun Toni around and gave her no time to breathe. His lips crashed into hers and he jammed his tongue deep into her mouth. She kneaded her hands through his thick black hair. He slipped his hands around to cup her ass and lift her onto his hips. She wrapped her legs around his waist and he ground his erection into the front of her short shorts. The friction caused a moan to escape Toni's lips. Carter backed her against a wall and steadied her so her could reach down and take off