"If you want,that is. Feel free to tell me to bug off." He added as an afterthought.
“Help is always welcome,” she said as she pushed her books aside to make room for him. If Nate really wanted to help her struggle through the evil that was Science she wouldn't turn him down. As he joined her, Bridget pulled out her course syllabus and handed it to him with a faint smile on her face.
“Well, right now it's a lot of cellular stuff. Mitosis and stuff like that. Did you know that there are like six or seven phases? We're supposed to make diagrams. Diagrams!”
Her voice quivered a bit and she slumped back into her hand, eyes closed. “Please help me.”