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| Jeff had been standing outside of Ryann�s hotel room door for nearly five minutes, contemplating whether or not he should knock. He brought his hand up and was going to knock when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Jeff jumped and turned around. �You scared me!� Jeff stated, backing away from the door. �What are you doing?� Ryann asked, while trying to open the door. �Your boyfriend walked by my room a few minutes ago, and told me to fuck off. I just wanted to come and see if you were ok.� �I am fine, thank you.� Ryann opened the door and walked into her room. She set the ice down on the desk and turned back around to Jeff, who was standing in the doorway, holding the door open. �Was he leaving?� Jeff inquired about Ryann�s ex-boyfriend. �I don�t know what he was doing, but he�s not staying here with me!� Ryann said, raising her voice slightly. �Ok�� Jeff said. �Do you want to talk?� �There�s not much to talk about.� Ryann responded. She sat down on the bed. �Chris and I broke up. That�s it.� Ryann did not want to tell Jeff that it was her crush on him that caused their fight. Jeff walked over and sat next to her. He put his arm around her and she leaned into him. For the first time in her life, she felt comforted leaning on someone. �Hey,� Jeff said in a soft voice. �Are you sure you are ok?� And with that said, Ryann went on a twenty-minute recollection of her relationship with Chris, and how she just couldn�t take the teasing anymore. Jeff sympathized with her, and offered her comfort. The two of them talked for three hours, until Ryann noticed it was 4:30 in the morning. �Jeff, thanks for talking to me, but I really should go to bed.� �Well I am sorry for keeping you up this late. Are you leaving tomorrow?� �I am going home to pack, and then I am headed for North Carolina. I need to find an apartment.� �You can stay with me until you find a place. You are more than welcome to stay.� �Thank you, Jeff. I may take you up on that offer.� Ryann said. Jeff got up off the bed and went over to the desk. He grabbed a pen and some paper out of the drawer. He wrote down his phone number and tore the paper off the pad and handed it to Ryann. �Here�s my number,� Jeff said. �Call me when you get to Cameron.� He gave her a hug, and walked over to the door. Ryann got up and followed him. Jeff opened the door, and Ryann held it as he walked out. �Thank you for everything Jeff.� She said. �So I�ll see you in a few days, ok?� �Okay. Later Jeff.� �Bye Ryann.� Jeff headed down the hall back to his room and Ryann climbed into bed. She looked at Jeff�s number and smiled. She turned off the light and went to sleep. |
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