Russ's parents joined up with the caravan at the edge of town when Jake and Russ stopped for gas. Jake had arranged for his father to join them, but his work schedule changed that. Jake kept his distance from the two, letting them spend time with their son. The drive up was pleasant, with Russ's parents in front and Jake in the back of the caravan. The two had visited the campus a few months earlier, and knew what to expect from the moderately sized university in the mountains. The two of them shared the cheapest dormitory room they could get, and it was small, about 10ft by 15ft and a small shower/bath combo that was shared with the adjoining room. The campus guide for their visit showed off the expensive dorms, and they had to request a "special visit" to the cheap dorms, which were very plain and no extras, but did have concrete cinder block walls. Move in did not take long and Russ spent the remainder of the day with his parents, who would stay the night at a hotel for the parent orientation tomorrow.
Time seemed to crawl, but speed by if not paying attention. Jake and Russ had different class schedules, but all of the same classes. Russ pushed the beds together when his parents left and the two knotted all night. The room they shared the bathroom with was used by two upperclassmen, but they were new transfers from a junior college, and were trying to get athletic scholarships. They were seldom in their room, as they felt the rooms were an oversized prison cell. Russ had to keep Jake in study mode and Russ had to set a cutoff time on sex so they could get some sleep. This was an effective strategy, because at midterms, both had good grades, mostly low A grades and a couple of higher B grades. Both young men now worked hard on Friday night and Saturday morning to get their work done so they could have the afternoon and all day Sunday to play. The aspens were yellow in the hills visible from campus, and on clear days, they would fly around together. Most nights, it was Russ curled into Jake's body, and sometimes, it was a full canine Jake curled up sleeping at Russ's feet. Russ was happy either way.