Fourth Floor Common Room: Wednesday evening

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After being checked over by Doctor House, Lana made her way up to the 4th floor common room. She had seen Shep earlier at the meet and greet for the new students, but had left early to go see the doctor. She didn't feel like being cooped up in a dorm room so she grabbed a blanket and pillow and headed to the common room to veg in front of the TV and hopefully not be alone.

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"God, Maia..." Lana can't stop blushing. "Okay, no, we decided - maybe I suggested - that it didn't make sense to do it that way, so I stayed with him in his bed. Okay?"

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Maia's mouth fell open for a moment "You suggested." Maia was momentarily speechless but she quickly recovered "Oh my God." She laughed then "So well... what happened? Did he hold you ever so tenderly?" Maia winked.

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"You are such a... I don't know what," Lana muttered hopelessly and buried her face in her hands. "And it's not like it's the first time we've slept in the same bed."

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Maia sat on the coffee table in front of Lana. "OH." She said her eyebrow raising "Really?"

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"Oh God." Lana wondered how she'd ever gotten herself into this conversation. Could she still blame it on the concussion? Or the meds? "Well, we haven't... you know.... But we have kind of, well..." She took a deep breath. "We've, you know, fooled around, um... a lot... and um... Well, so, we, you know, ended up just with him, not going back to his room."

"And while I'm there now, though, there's not even that, 'cause he's worried he'd be taken advantage because of my head injury."

Lana closes her eyes and wonders if she can just die of embarrassment right now.

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Maia smiles not wanting to make her friend die in front of her, she is surprised Lana told her that much. "Oh ok, well yeah thats cool. I mean hell, whats a little fooling around among friends." She grinned broadly "We all do it. I think though that him not wanting to do anything while your injured is admirable and that just raised his value to me indefinatly." Maia nodded thrilled for her friend to have someone so considerate after all that had happened earlier in the year with Archie.

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Lana managed a smile. "Yeah, he's really a great guy. I'm awfully lucky to have him around."

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Maia nodded "And you know what the most important part of all that is?"

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Lana wrinkled up her face. "What?"

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"That I approve of him of course." Maia laughed and then stopped "That your happy Lana. Thats the most important thing." Maia's eyes were serious now, she did not want Lana hurt and she honestly did not think Shep would hurt her.

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Lana smiled at Maia's first comment and got quieter at her second. "Yeah, I am happy," she said softly. "I really am. I don't know really what exactly is going on - we haven't really talked about what we are or how we feel about each other. And it's not like I'm looking to marry him or anything - god I'm only 17 - but..." She sighed. "Yeah, he makes me happy and I think I make him happy too. It's a good feeling."

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Maia looked lost in a thought for a moment "Yeah it is nice."

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Lana smiled and rested her head back against the couch. "I don't think I've felt this happy in a long time. It's a nice feeling."

She bit her lip. "I just hope it lasts. So far my track record has been pretty terrible."

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Maia smiled "You'll be fine. Don't think about the others and just focus on what you have with Shep and how nice it is for the both of you. For what its worth, I think you guys are great."

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"Thanks," Lana said with feeling. "You're pretty great too, you know. I'm really lucky to have you in my life."

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Maia blushed "T-thank you." She whispered softly "Your pretty special yourself."

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"Well, and now that we've formed a mutual admiration society," Lana joked, "What do we do next?"

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Maia laughed "We decide whatever classes we're going to take with each other, be each others group work partner so we can adore one another not only outside of class but in class as well." Maia said with a flourish.

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Laan laughed. "Yeah, classes. I wonder when we get to sign up for those." She shrugged. "And on that note, I think I'm going to go get ready to crash. It's been a long day. I'll see you tomorrow." She hugged Maia and gathered her stuff up to head down to room 402.

It was going to be... different to have Han there, too. Maybe she should still just gather up her stuff and head back to her room. It's not as if she needed to be woken up regularly during the night, but she really enjoyed having someone there.

Okay, admit it, damn it. She really enjoyed having *Shep* there. He might not know she was having some nightmares that woke her up, but it was really reassuring to wake up and have him *there* - warm, solid, safe. Oh well, it's not as if this was going to go on forever anyway.