"Yeah yeah, I'll be sure to call you." muttered the brunette, walking with a tall, beautiful blonde towards the door as she tried to ignore the sniggering of her friends in the living room.

As she reached the door way, the blonde turned and looked at the other girl sceptically, "You'll call soon yeah?"

"Sure, I'll get right on it. Don't worry." agreed the brunette, offering a convincing smile as she reached for the handle and tugged the door open before nodding towards the hall way, "So I'll see you later?"

Seemingly taking the hint, the blonde nodded as she leant forward and placed a chaste kiss on the other girl before pulling back with a smile and heading outside.

Letting out a long sigh, the brunette slammed the door shut and leant against it, "And they never saw her again."

"Have you ever considered Sophie that maybe shagging girls here and never calling them again is a bad idea?" asked a girl from the sofa, having been watching her friend with amusement as she tried to banish her latest conquest. "I mean … if you don't call … they can always come find you."

Sophie shrugged, kicking herself up from the door as she headed towards the kitchen, "At which point I'll make an excuse and quickly send them on their way again."

"And who said romance was dead? … So … tell us about her then. Where'd you find this one?" pushed the red head from the sofa as Sophie poured herself a bowl of cereal, adding a generous amount of milk before settling beside her friends and shovelling a spoonful into her mouth.

"At the Arc last night," mumbled Sophie as she chewed on her cereal, "Name's Holly. She was nice."

"Just not nice enough eh?"

Sophie grinned as she munched on another mouthful of cereal, "She was good in bed Laura, I'll give her that."

"Webster … you're disgraceful." chuckled a brown haired boy sprawled out across the arm chair.

"What?" asked Sophie, raising her eyebrows at her friend, "Like you're any better."

Raising his hands defensively, he stared wide-eyed back at Sophie, "I'm offended."

"Craig … just … don't even object." laughed Laura, shaking her head at her friend's offence, "You two are terrible."

Pointing her spoon at Laura, Sophie cocked an eyebrow and smirked, "Oh the lady thinks just cause she's in a relationship now, she can judge us."

"Well I am in a relationship." stated Laura, "But that doesn't change anything, I've always judged you."

Sophie laughed, "You make a good point."

Sophie Webster was notorious amongst her circle of friends for her behaviour towards women. She'd earned quite a reputation at the clubs for her womanizing ways and there didn't seem to be a lesbian in Manchester who didn't know Sophie at least via association. Despite her motto of loving and leaving them, it didn't seem to stop women from flocking to her like a moth to a flame and as soon as the brunette swept her long, wavy hair over her shoulder, flashed her knowing smirk and gave a girl a subtle nod, it wasn't long before they were putty in her hands and inevitably ended up right where she wanted them: back at her flat in her bed.

Regardless of her night time activities, Sophie was still just a regular young woman. At the age of nineteen she was just another student at Manchester university trying their best to scrape through their assignments with anything that could be classed as a passable grade. However as with her flat mates Craig and Laura, extra curricular activity including drinking too much alcohol, having sex and partying often lead to university work falling by the wayside and ultimately being deemed far less important than having fun.

Laura Hampton and Craig Bennison were the two people Sophie classed as her best friends. The short red-haired girl having become one of the people who's company she enjoyed the most, right from their first encounter. Having met at a club during freshers week and instantly hitting it off, the pair and quickly became inseparable.

Upon meeting in a lecture when both were looking rather worse for wear after a heavy night of drinking, it seemed obvious that Craig and Sophie would become good friends. Both were like the same person in different bodies as the older lad with his short, spiky hair, cheeky grin and undeniable charm and good looks was always just as lucky as Sophie with female attention.

After just a few weeks at university, the three of them had become as close as family and would regularly hit the clubs together in a bid to drink far too much and see who could be the first to pick up a girl. The friends had earned a reputation without even trying and it wasn't difficult to see why they had been drawn to one another.

As it stood, they had all just started their second year of university and had managed to get a flat together. It was big enough and was cost just the right amount to ensure that they could manage to pay the rent using their student loan with adequate funds left over to pay for alcohol. The way the three friends saw it, they were pretty much living the student dream.

"So when do we get to meet your lovely lady then?" asked Sophie, lifting her bowl to her lips and slurping the remains of the milk into her mouth in a rather unladylike manner.

"Nice Webster." stated Laura, scrunching up her nose as Sophie wiped at her mouth with the back of her hand before placing the bowl down on the coffee table, "Well I was actually thinking of inviting her over tonight."

"Ooooo she's in for a grilling." teased Craig, rubbing his hands together with a smirk earning him a laugh from Sophie and a scowl from Laura.

Frowning at the older boy, Laura shook her head, "Please be nice … I really like this one."

"You mean just like you really liked Mandy … or Lauren … or Sarah?" asked Sophie, smirking at the red head beside her, "You go through girlfriends like I go through toilet paper."

"Says the biggest slut in Manchester."

Craig clapped his hands together and snorted out a laugh, "Oooo burn."

"Excuse me?" protested Sophie, glaring back at her friend, "Slut? Bit fucking harsh don't you think."

"But fair." added Craig with a grin.

Turning towards Craig, Sophie shot him a death glare, "Shut it Benno."

"No but seriously mate, when do we get to meet her?" asked Craig, "You've been keeping the details of this one close to your chest."

Laura shrugged, "I really like her … she's kinda different than any of the others. Really smart, witty, funny … not to mention gorgeous."

"Alright roll your tongue back in." teased Sophie, laying back on the arm of the couch as she nudged Laura playfully with her foot, "Invite her round for some drinks tonight and we'll all get to know each other."

"You guys promise you'll play nice?" asked Laura, looking between the pair seriously.

Crossing his finger over his chest, Craig nodded, "Cross my heart."

Sophie nodded her head in agreement as she stood up from the couch, grabbing her bowl from the table as she headed towards the sink, "Yeah me too … I won't even try to fuck her."

Unable to hold it in, both Sophie and Craig blurted out a laugh as Laura picked up a cushion from the sofa and launched it at Sophie's head, the brunette ducking just in time before shooting her friend a grin.

"What? I said I won't." chuckled Sophie.

…

As a soft knock on the door sounded through the flat, both Sophie and Craig exchanged grins on the sofa. The pair had a can of lager clutched between their hands, both with their legs crossed over and feet resting on the coffee table as they watched the football match on the television avidly. Their grins grew considerably in size as Laura dashed through from her bedroom towards the door.

Turning to her friends as she reached the doorway, the red-head gave them both a pleading look, "Please please please please be nice."

Sophie rolled her eyes, taking a sip of her drink as she managed to tear her eyes away from the television screen to meet Laura's gaze, "Will you calm down? It's just a bird … we're not gonna treat her like some kind of monster. We can be nice you know?"

Nudging the brunette, Craig nodded his head in agreement, "To be quite honest I'm offended you think so little of us that we'd be horrible."

"Just open the bloody door Laura." encouraged Sophie, her eyes darting back to the screen as Laura inhaled deeply before turning to face the door.

As her hand gripped the handle, Laura quickly pulled the door open before she had a chance to change her mind, shooting the girl on the other side a wide smile.

"Hey." greeted the girl, leaning forward to give the red-head a peck on the lips before pulling back and raising the bottle of wine in her hand, "I brought wine."

"We like her already!" piped up Craig from the sofa, his eyes remaining firmly glued to the screen as he and Sophie let out a small chuckle.

Laura's smile broadened at Craig's remark and even the girl at the door seemed to relax somewhat, "Come on in."

Nodding and smiling gratefully, the girl stepped through the threshold to the flat, closing the door behind her as Laura stopped in front of the sofa and looked at Sophie and Craig expectantly.

"Guys?" started Laura, looking between the pair on the sofa expectantly as they shouted something at the screen, "Guys?"

The girl stood awkwardly behind Laura, biting down on her lip as she watched Sophie and Craig wave their hands around animatedly, shouting abuse at one of the players on the screen in disbelief.

"Oi!" shouted Laura, picking up one of the empty cans from the table and throwing it at her friends who both looked up and frowned.

"What the fuck was that for?" asked Sophie, lifting the can up from one of the cushions and tossing it back on to the coffee table, "We're trying to watch something here."

Laura rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest as she regarded Sophie and Craig with an unimpressed look, "Well you're being bloody rude!"

"Mate there's only like ten minutes left, just go get a drink and it'll be done soon." stated Craig, taking a large gulp from his can before placing it down on the table, "And yeah, I'd love another beer, thanks."

Raising her can in the air, Sophie nodded her head, "Yeah a fresh can would be frigging sweet."

"You're not getting anything until you stop staring at that screen!" snapped Laura, the obvious irritation in her voice causing Sophie and Craig to reluctantly tear their gaze away from the football match and look across to the red head stood in front of them.

"Guys …" started Laura as Sophie took a large swig of her drink to finish it off, "This is my girlfriend … Sian."

As Sophie's gaze flickered to the other girl she was unable to stop herself from taking a sharp intake of breath and choking slightly on the liquid that was travelling down her throat.

"You alright Webster?" laughed Craig, patting the brunette on the back as she cleared her throat and swallowed hard.

Nodding her head, Sophie rubbed at her throat, "Yeah, just … went down the wrong way is all."

Sophie was unable to stop herself from staring at the girl in front of her. She was most certainly a sight to behold and possibly one of the most naturally stunning women Sophie had ever laid eyes on. Even stood in just a pair of jeans and a loose fitting t shirt, she looked a vision of beauty and the brunette had to run her tongue over her lips in a bid to get some kind of moisture in to her mouth. Looking at the girl in front of her, her long blonde hair tumbling over her shoulders, a slight smirk tugging at her lips and the sparkle in her bright blue eyes, Sophie knew what Sian was thinking. She knew the blonde recognised her. There was one reason and one reason alone that the two girls knew each other and unbeknownst to her friends, Sian wasn't merely Laura's girlfriend. She was the only girl who had ever turned Sophie Webster down.