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Roberta lay on her back, staring up at the stars above her, feeling the softness of the grass beneath her, listening to Scott's gentle breathing next to her. His hand was warm around her own and she felt safe lying there with him. It had been two weeks since they had first been together and neither wanted to stop now they had started. They spent as much time together as they could, forgetting their other friends for one another. Roberta rolled onto her side and watched him, his eyes closed, his blonde hair blowing a little in the breeze. He was perfect. His eyes slowly flickered open and a soft smile crossed his lips.
"Hey gorgeous," he leaned over to press a soft kiss upon her lips.
Roberta replied with only a kiss, her eyes closing as she sunk into it. To her, they were in the only people in the world at that moment, she couldn't hear her friends walking along the sidewalk beside her, calling her name when they saw her. She only pulled away from the kiss when a dark shadow fell over Scott and her. And there were her friends, looking down at her, frowning.
"Hey guys! What's up?" she sat up, hand still encased in Scott's.
"Where were you?" Teeny demanded, her hands on her hips.
"What?"
"You were supposed to meet us at the mall, to help me shop for costumes. It was supposed to be just us girls. And you didn't even turn up Roberta!"
"Geez Teeny I forgot, it's not a big deal. Chill out!"
Chrissy could barely look at her best friend as she choked out the words, "Was it also 'no big deal' when you blew me off yesterday to go get my pictures done for my grandparents?"
"Or when you forgot about me seeing my dad last week?" Samantha said quietly, her voice steady but seething with silent anger.
Scott sat up abruptly, "Lay off her. She's been busy these past few weeks."
"Yeah screwing you Scott! Stay out of this," Teeny hollered.
Both he and Roberta turned bright red at her words and Chrissy suddenly seemed very interested in her right shoe. She watched an ant crawl past her and down one of the cracks in the sidewalk. She couldn't believe Roberta's recent behaviour. She hadn't been there for any of her friends since she started sleeping with Scott, they had all needed her help and she had managed to alienate them all. And she hadn't noticed how much weight Chrissy had lost. In her mind she was still fat but it would be nice for her best friend to notice she had gone down a dress size in a week. Sam and Teeny had noticed. Subconsciously Chrissy's hand went to her stomach and she had to control every urge within herself to retch. This was about Roberta.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Roberta finally dropped Scott's hand, standing slowly, "Look guys I'm sorry about this but it's not like I meant to forget. I wanted to do all that stuff with you but I've needed to spend time with Scott too. It's hard balancing you both. I'll try harder from now on, I wont keep blowing you all off. I'm here for you." She smiled weakly.
Samantha raised her head, shaking her hair back from her face, "well maybe it's too late for I'm sorry. Maybe we're not going to be here for you now." And with that she waked away, Teeny following, a step behind.
Chrissy's eyes locked with her best friend and in them Roberta could see she was troubled and upset, "Whats wrong Chris?" she said softly, reaching out for her friend, "Talk to me."
Brushing her hand away Chrissy let the tears roll down her hot cheeks and ran after her two real friends, leaving Roberta alone. Except for Scott..
***Authors Note.. sorry its not very long. I've been so busy I haven't had time to write. I'll try to keep up with this more regularly! Thank you everyone for your reviews! Keep 'em coming!**
Roberta lay on her back, staring up at the stars above her, feeling the softness of the grass beneath her, listening to Scott's gentle breathing next to her. His hand was warm around her own and she felt safe lying there with him. It had been two weeks since they had first been together and neither wanted to stop now they had started. They spent as much time together as they could, forgetting their other friends for one another. Roberta rolled onto her side and watched him, his eyes closed, his blonde hair blowing a little in the breeze. He was perfect. His eyes slowly flickered open and a soft smile crossed his lips.
"Hey gorgeous," he leaned over to press a soft kiss upon her lips.
Roberta replied with only a kiss, her eyes closing as she sunk into it. To her, they were in the only people in the world at that moment, she couldn't hear her friends walking along the sidewalk beside her, calling her name when they saw her. She only pulled away from the kiss when a dark shadow fell over Scott and her. And there were her friends, looking down at her, frowning.
"Hey guys! What's up?" she sat up, hand still encased in Scott's.
"Where were you?" Teeny demanded, her hands on her hips.
"What?"
"You were supposed to meet us at the mall, to help me shop for costumes. It was supposed to be just us girls. And you didn't even turn up Roberta!"
"Geez Teeny I forgot, it's not a big deal. Chill out!"
Chrissy could barely look at her best friend as she choked out the words, "Was it also 'no big deal' when you blew me off yesterday to go get my pictures done for my grandparents?"
"Or when you forgot about me seeing my dad last week?" Samantha said quietly, her voice steady but seething with silent anger.
Scott sat up abruptly, "Lay off her. She's been busy these past few weeks."
"Yeah screwing you Scott! Stay out of this," Teeny hollered.
Both he and Roberta turned bright red at her words and Chrissy suddenly seemed very interested in her right shoe. She watched an ant crawl past her and down one of the cracks in the sidewalk. She couldn't believe Roberta's recent behaviour. She hadn't been there for any of her friends since she started sleeping with Scott, they had all needed her help and she had managed to alienate them all. And she hadn't noticed how much weight Chrissy had lost. In her mind she was still fat but it would be nice for her best friend to notice she had gone down a dress size in a week. Sam and Teeny had noticed. Subconsciously Chrissy's hand went to her stomach and she had to control every urge within herself to retch. This was about Roberta.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Roberta finally dropped Scott's hand, standing slowly, "Look guys I'm sorry about this but it's not like I meant to forget. I wanted to do all that stuff with you but I've needed to spend time with Scott too. It's hard balancing you both. I'll try harder from now on, I wont keep blowing you all off. I'm here for you." She smiled weakly.
Samantha raised her head, shaking her hair back from her face, "well maybe it's too late for I'm sorry. Maybe we're not going to be here for you now." And with that she waked away, Teeny following, a step behind.
Chrissy's eyes locked with her best friend and in them Roberta could see she was troubled and upset, "Whats wrong Chris?" she said softly, reaching out for her friend, "Talk to me."
Brushing her hand away Chrissy let the tears roll down her hot cheeks and ran after her two real friends, leaving Roberta alone. Except for Scott..
***Authors Note.. sorry its not very long. I've been so busy I haven't had time to write. I'll try to keep up with this more regularly! Thank you everyone for your reviews! Keep 'em coming!**