"Nichols if you stare any harder you're gonna burn a whole in her." Alex said throwing her sack lunch on the table.
"I just wanna grab her by the back off the neck pull her in close, kiss her, and make her mine." Nicky said with a defeated huff staring at a table filled with cheerleaders, more specifically Lorna Morello, the one that made her go to every game even with her off beat cheers.
"Is that all you want?" the dark haired amazon asked raising an eyebrow and pulling out an orange.
"Well, actually I also want her to erupt in orgasms as the air fills with the sound of my name off of her pretty red lips as that lipstick is smeared all over me, but that may be too much."
"Fuck, man you have it bad." She said handing half of the orange over to Nicky.
"Thanks."
"Why don't you ask her to prom?"
"Are you kidding me Vause, we both know she's waiting for a certain meathead in a dorky sweater to ask her?"
"What if she's really waiting for a dork with curly hair to ask her out?" She said in a matter of factly kind of way.
"Fuck off." She said playfully shoving the taller girl.
"Come on we all know something's there the way you two act around each other, I mean she wears all your band shirts, stays at your house all the time, and even switched her work schedule at Red's to match yours."
"Yeah, but same with you and Chapman and there she is hanging out with that guy who use to dip crayons in glue then eat it in 3rd grade." She said staring at the table Piper and Larry were happily sharing a Sprite.
"I see your point, but it can't hurt to ask?" She said with a shoulder shrug.
"I'll ask Lorna, if you ask Piper."
"Deal." Alex said holding out her hand.
"Deal." Nicky said meeting Alex's hand with hers. They both sealed it with a firm hand and continued eating lunch till the bell rang and they made their separate ways to their classes.
A week later:
Nicky had just gotten out of class and it was now time to get ready for another shift at Red's pizza. A hangout for many of the kids that went to Litchfield high school. A place where Nicky and her favorite cheerleader, Lorna Morello spent most of their time when they weren't at Nicky's apartment or at school. As Nicky stood in front of locker lifting her Nirvana In Utero concert shirt off her over her head. She felt a pair of cool hands brush against her waist and pulled her into a hug. She could feel a stream of hot tears and the sound of sobbing coming from the small girl behind her. Pulling off her shirt she turned to return the hug.
"Hey kid, are you ok?" she asked the girl whose head was now nestled into her cleavage crying as she rubbed comforting circles into her back.
"He, he, asked, that whore Angie to go to prom." The tiny girl said through a sea of sobs and gasps.
"Aww, shit I'm sorry." She said placing a kiss on her shorter girl's forehead. They stood holding each other until Big Boo walked into the locker room.
"Hey what did Red tell us about sex in the workplace?" Both suddenly realizing that Nicky was only in her bra and pants as they stood in their hug.
"That you need to stop trying to use the carrots and zucchinis as makeshift dildos." Nicky retorted earning a smile and giggle from the girl who had just been crying on her breast.
Big Boo just rolled her eyes and walked out the room.
"Oh I got my mascara all over you." Lorna said wiping at Nicky's breast. Nicky bit her lip as she felt a gasp try to escape. She grabbed Lorna's hands and had now had the shorter girl pinned against the locker's staring back at each other. Lorna could see the glint in Nicky's eye and secretly hoped she would do something about it. When Nicky leaned in Lorna wrapped her arms around the taller girl's neck and pulled her in. After their lips crashed for the first time it was like heaven both pulling each other in closer till their bodies were flush. Nicky placing her knee between the smaller girl's thighs. Lorna let out a gasp as she ground hard on the thigh providing much needed friction. Lorna broke the kiss as she bit onto Nicky's shoulder and scratched at the blondes back. Suddenly they heard keys from the door closest to Red's office begin to jingle. Reluctantly they both pulled away and began to get dressed for work hoping Gina, not Red would be behind the door.
However it was Red, who gave them both a stern look before asking, "What are you two doing in here?"
Nicky gave her a guilty look before answering, "Sorry Ma it was my fault I got in trouble with that bitch Fig, my English teacher and I had to stay after class, and Lorna was waiting for me at my bike."
Red looked at them both noticing the smear of red lipstick that covered both their guilty faces. "Okay, well get to work your shift started five minutes ago."
Once Lorna was out the door, "Nice shade of lipstick you have on Nicky." Red called out after.
"Fuck" was the last thing Red heard as the door closed behind her adopted daughter.
Nicky wiped at her face before heading to the kitchen to make pizzas so that Boo wouldn't notice.
While putting on her apron and hairnet Nicky's head was reeling. Did she really just kiss the girl of her dreams? She knows she did the stinging of the smaller girl's nails and teeth could still be felt every time she moved or reached for supplies for each order. But had Lorna actually pulled her in or was that a figment of her imagination? After 30 minutes she was brought out of her thought by the ring of the carryout telephone.
"Red's pizza, Nicky speaking how can I help you?" She hated stating her name, but Red was already mad at her so there was no reason to poke the bear.
"Hey, Nichols." A familiar voice ran through the receiver.
"Yo, Vause what can I get you?"
"Fuck, uhh… can you put Lorna on the phone?"
"Why?"
"Because I have a super cheesy idea for me and Piper's study session tonight and I need her to convince you to do it for me."
"Seriously Vause?"
"Yeah, can you get her?"
"Call back in five cuz Red will kill me if I hold up orders."
"Okay, thanks."
Nicky removed her hairnet and apron as she made her way out of the kitchen and behind the counter filling up cups of soda as she saw Lorna round the corner.
"Hey kid!" she called out towards the smaller woman who could sure as hell work the crap out of one of the many shirts Nicky had recalled as hers.
"What's up Nick?" she said leaning closely over the counter.
Nicky couldn't help it as she leaned in once more for a soft kiss once again returned by the girl on the other side of the counter. Both brought out of their kiss by the ring of the telephone.
"Shit that's probably Vause, she wanted you to take her order because she said it wouldn't understand."
Lorna bit her lower lip, "Okay?" she said as she reached for the telephone to answer it.
"Hello Red's Pizza, Lorna speaking how can I help you?" Nicky wrapped her arms around Lorna placing her head as close as possible to the phone while also trying to test the waters with whatever is going on between them.
"Hey Morello, umm this is Alex, so like I have the cheesiest thing to order?"
Lorna laughed at the unexpected pun before replying, "Okay, what is it?"
"You think you could get Nichols to make me a Hawaiian pizza and have the ham and pineapple spell out prom with a question mark?"
Nicky began to lightly giggle into Lorna's neck causing the small brunette to involuntarily arch her back and croak out a "Sure."
"Thanks Morello you're the best and tell Nicky I heard her and I'm gonna kick her ass when I see her."
"No problem." After hanging up the phone, Lorna turned around now facing Nicky, "Aww that's so cute, I bet it's for chapman?"
"I know for sure it's for her, I hope piefucker Larry won't be butthurt about it."
"Well you heard Alex go make her pizza."
"Wow two kisses and you're already trying to whip me into shape?" Nicky winked
Lorna shook her head "Someone has too and if you want another one you'll make that pizza."
"Fine, Fine, but only because you told me so nicely." She said as she licked her lips putting back on her apron and hairnet before reentering the kitchen.
While making Alex's prom Pizza Nicky wondered if her idea of asking Lorna to the prom would work, now that Christopher was out of the picture and what had happen moments ago she was sure Lorna was into her. Like the girl of her dreams had returned not one but two kisses as well as a now forming hickey on her shoulder, if that wasn't a sign she didn't know what was.
As Lorna returned to waiting tables and now sat at the register ringing up orders she couldn't believe what had happened. She not once, but twice had kissed her best friend and wanted more. Although since Nicky came out to her a couple years ago she never thought about her that way. Well at least not until last summer after Nicky had taken Lorna out on her new Harley.
The minute Nicky had gotten her new bike Lorna was the first person she had called to take for a ride through the city. It was by far the most romantic and thrilling thing Lorna had ever experienced, a pattern that seemed to play out a lot when she hung out with the blonde. After that day she had begun to see Nicky in a new light, sort of wondering if they would make a good couple. Although much of the student body had always circulated rumors about the cheerleader and biker girlfriend, and they always seemed to put on a show, it had never gone farther than a flirting and a few stray touches. Had she wanted more? Minutes before she kissed her she had been crying over a guy that wasn't even a second thought to her now. Now all she could think about was that first kiss and how she wished it had lasted longer, still not believing what had happened. She began to blush as she felt the heat rise in her center longing for more than a kiss. She was soon brought out of her haze as a certain giggly blonde cheerleader waved at her.
"Hey there Lorna."
"Hey Chapman, how's it going?"
"Pretty good, just came to pick up something before me and Alex study for the chem test."
"Oh, nice, um yeah she called earlier and said she's be here soon." Lorna said with a sly smile.
"Ok, guess I'll wait for her here then, so how are you doing?"
"Pretty great actually, umm, Chapman can I tell you something?" she said looking over nervously
"Sure?" Piper said with an endearing look.
"So like as you probably know Christopher asked Angie to prom, and well I was really sad because I thought he was going to ask me, but while I was in the locker room getting ready for work," she paused as if almost unsure.
"Uh huh, go on."
"Well I was really sad and like Nicky was changing and I just needed a hug and I grabbed on to her, and she was only in her bra." She paused again.
"Okay?" Piper said puzzled
"And well after she comforted me I had accidently got my mascara all over her boobs and tried to wipe it off and one thing led to another and we made out."
"Seriously? Is that a good or bad thing?"
"I don't know we kissed again right before Alex placed her order and it just all felt great and natural."
"So?"
"So, what do I do now? What does it mean?"
"It means you like her and well we all already knew she liked you so see how it plays out."
"But are we like friends? Or like dating?"
"Ask her."
"I would, but I don't want to be awkward." Lorna said with a frustrated sigh.
"Just ask Nicky."
"Ask me what?" Nicky asked placing a couple of carryout orders on the counter next to Lorna.
"If you think Lorna looks better in red or blue?"
"Definitely red, but why do you wanna know?"
"We were talking about prom dresses." Piper said thinking quickly.
"Why?" The smaller Italian girl blurted out.
"Well mostly because it looks great against your skin, because you have a fair complexion. Also it sorta accents your eyes really well too and it'll go better with your lipstick." She said as she furrowed her brow. Had Lorna still been thinking about prom? Of course she had, Lorna had spent most of their study periods staring at catalogs of dresses since their senior year started.
"Thanks Nick." Lorna said as she smiled her signature grin that melted Nicky's heart.
"So Nicky, are you going to prom?" Piper asked curiously, Lorna staring attentively at the messy haired girl.
"I don't know Chapman, still not sure I have the balls to ask anyone, why are you asking?"
"Asking what?" the question shot from the doorway near the register.
"I think Chapman here was about to ask me to prom." Nicky said teasingly
"Oh really?" the leather-clad cutie asked raising an eyebrow.
"No I was just asking if she was going." The preppy blonde stated nervously
"I'm just pulling your leg Chapman, but I'm real close to asking a girl real soon." She said with a wink Lorna turned to blush while ringing Alex up, then handing her promposal pizza.
"Thanks."
"No problem, Vause."
"So Pipes ready to cram for that chem test?"
"Yeah, Bye guys." We're the last words they heard before the door shut.
"Well, Kid shifts over." Nicky stated taking off her apron as she threw her already taken off hairnet and tossed it in the trash.
"Hey, Nick wanna play pinball before we go?" Lorna asked nervously. She had noted that the older girl had spent much of her time that week playing pinball by herself, when they usually played as a team. Which when the rumors about them began to circulate.
"Sure thing kid." Nicky said rubbing at her neck. Had Lorna caught on to her plan?
As they made their way to the locker room they found Tricia and her girlfriend Mercy getting ready to fill their now empty positions. After changing and exchanging banter with the couple they went to the "Arcade" if you could call a pinball machine, a fast and furious racing game, and a broken claw machine an arcade. As Nicky went to get tokens for the game Lorna stood in front of it. She had always been perplexed on how to play and spent hours watching Nicky play, now Nicky was going to show her.
A week ago when Nicky and Alex made their deal, Nicky after making a high score on the pinball had finally figured out how to ask Lorna to prom. However, it was taking longer than expected to knock out all seven high scores. However in a week of giving up her breaks and spare time to play she had manage to get 6 out of 7 scores to spell out "You go to prom with me". All she needed was to beat out Maritza's high score and replace it with "Will" and her question would be complete.
Once she was back at the machine she wrapped her arms around Lorna and place both her their hands on each button. After feeding the machine a token and releasing the ball, she guided the smaller girl with every tap of the button filled with determination. It was almost as if they were invincible after 10 minutes they were already on their way to beating Maritza's high score. Five more minutes pasted as they continued playing they had made it well past the high score and were now on the way to breaking a new record until a loud crash from the kitchen threw them off. Lorna reluctantly removed herself from Nicky's grasp as she went to check the cause of the loud crash. Now was Nicky's chance, as quickly as she could she wrote the word will and completed her question.
As she saw the smaller girl round the corner she called out to her, "Yo, Morello look what someone made the scores say." Moving out of the way so that the shorter girl could see the words "Will You Go To Prom With Me" written in big orange letters on the screen.
Lorna began to cry happy tears as she sobbed out a "Yes." Before Nicky cupped her cheek and leaned in to kiss the smaller girls tear stained cheek, then kissing her gently on the lips.