Chapter 14
Several months later
Amy:
"I have been in the love with my lady belle, everyday and I'm still as restless as I've always been – maybe even more."
I'm supposed to be meeting Shane at the new café in town not too far off from Hester High. I haven't been hanging with Shane in so long ever since I started dating my Lady Belle. Well, it's not my fault, really. Although we've been best friend for so long, one would think we'd grow tired of each other, even more so after we started dating. But we find ourselves wanting each other's company even more than we've ever had when we were just best friend. So, I do recognize that I have been a complete dick to Shane for the past couple of months and I am totally sorry (not really…). I have been having the time of my life with my girlfriend, going on dates, hanging out, secret making out sessions, quick hookups in the backseat of my mother's car (which will soon be mine by the way), and I will surely not forget to mention the amazing, incredible, mind-blowing sexcapades that we've been having every day. So I am sorry for trading my gay best friend for sex?
I reach the café and I find Shane almost immediately since he is the only male dressed enough to attend a party made only for class A celebrities. He waves at me and I wave back, almost in dismissive gesture, not really wanting to be here because Karma and I were supposed to meet afterschool today. We were supposed to go catch a movie and when my Lady Belle wants to go see a movie, she usually likes to cuddle because the dark theater room makes her, you know…Ugh! But she is right, I can't ignore Shane because he has been by my side when I needed a friend and didn't abandon me when I had no one. I owe him a great deal and I love him as the brother that I never had. Shane is my ace and my Lady Belle is my love, I have best of both worlds really. I sit on the seat across from him.
"What's up Shane?" I say, "Got yourself any new boy toy lately?"
He rolls his eyes at me, "Girl please! Boy toy that are completely obedient keep becoming harder and harder to find. I can't even catch myself a fish."
"It's hard out there…" I say, I'm glad I am not in the dating pool anymore.
"But anyway, what's up with you? You start dating the girl of your dreams and you just ditch best friends now?" he snarls, "Is that how lesbians do it?"
"Come on Shane, you know that's not how it is." I say, looking anywhere but at Shane.
"How is it then?" he crosses his arms on his chest, "Bitch I barely hang out with you during these past few months."
"Aww Shane, I sit with you at the lunch table at school during lunches." I argue, "We hung just yesterday."
"Yes, but did you see how you two were grabbing each other? It was so disgusting I wanted to barf." He makes a grimace, "I feel like I had to sit trough my grandparents making out, even grosser because they were not homos."
"Hey!" I threw the little napkin at him, "I'm offended."
"Offense is what I was going for." He admits, "Besides, I am missing the daily lesbian dose in my life."
I pout, "I'm sowwy…"
"Hoe don't pouty face me, Karma has gotten you beat at this one."
"Come on Shane, you know that I am seriously missing you too." I reach his hand, "I have been meaning to hang out with you …as soon as I could break free from my Karma."
"When would that be? Two thousand-never?"
"Fine, be upset if you want, I'm not about to beg you to forgive me."
His face softens, "Listen Amy, you are my friend and of course I am happy that you finally got the girl of your dreams, but I just want to make you see that you just can't brush me aside and forget about a friend. I care about you."
"I care about you too Shane and I am sorry if I traded you for out-of-this-world, mind-blowing, amazing sex?"
"I guess your apology can't get any better than that." He says, getting off his seat and opening his arms, 'Now, come here and give me a hug…"
"I get up and walk within his embrace, "I missed you Shane."
"I missed you too." He says.
"So I see you two decided to start walking in the right path by turning straight for each other." We both turn towards the voice that just spew out its hatred, Lauren, "I always knew you two had something."
"Lauren? What are you doing here?" I ask, perplex.
"I work here obsessive doughnut freak, remember?" she says, giving me her attitude as if I wanted to deal with that today.
"Oh, yes, slipped out of my mind." I shrug.
"See, if we had hung out more I would have known not to come here if I knew snaky was working here."
"Now I realized how bad of a friend I have been to you Shane, I am deeply desolate." I say.
"As long as you are sorry," He rolls his eyes at Lauren.
"You guys should really be nice to the employees, because, God knows what may happen to your orders." She smirks, "Bye bitches!"
"Snake…" Shane mutters as Lauren walks off to take care of other customers.
"The worst of kind..."
"Tell me about it."
"Hmm hmm…" I shake my head.
"Anyway, since when had she started working here?" Shane asks, "Remind me to not drink anything that they bring to this table because I already ordered."
"About two months ago this week, just about recently." I say.
"Who would even considering hiring her with that attitude?"
"Theo's parents own this shop." I state.
"That explains about everything then."
I nod.
"What is your Karma doing at this moment?" Shane asks, "You guys have been together for so long now, it's weird not to see you guys together."
I hear my phone vibrates off the table, I see it is Karma calling me, "Speaking of the Devil," I answer, "Hey Lady Belle…no, I'm with Shane, remember? At the new café that Theo's parents own…I miss you too…I miss you more…Not true, I do more…" I giggle and I look over at Shane who sticks out his tongue feeling disgusted, I roll my eyes at him, "Baby, do you want me to get you something from the shop? No? I thought you said you were hungry?" I turn bright red, hiding my face from Shane, "Baby…stop it…you know I can't say that…not in front of Shane," Shane leans forward, "No…don't make me…I know you are not using the sex card on me…two weeks?! Karma…don't you dare hung up on me…Karma…" she hung up, that woman.
"Trouble in paradise?"
"Don't…not now Shane…" I grit my teeth in a thin line. That girl…
"You could have just said what she wanted you to say,"
I shot him a glare asking him to shut up.
"Two weeks? Huh, apparently you won't be visiting panty Ville in a while."
"That woman," I seethe, "How is she going to play that card on me for not wanting to say…?" I look at Shane expectantly awaiting the thing that is putting me on sex probation for two weeks. I stop and say nothing.
He shrugs, "Fine, sooner or later, I'll find out. I'll find out what's cockblocking you."
"It's nothing…" I snap, "Just drop it Shane…"
Shane holds his hand up, "whoa! I mean, if that's what you're like when they take sex away from you for two weeks, I don't want to be around you when you burn down the earth for eliminating doughnuts for a week."
"Fuck you Shane!" I seethe.
"Look Amy, if you are really going to be that bothered by it, is it only what this relationship is about? Mind-blowing sex?"
"What do you mean?"
"You guys are each other's soul mates, what if you do not have sex with each other for two whole weeks; you'll expand the relationship on a deeper level."
"We are each other's soul mates and we can go two weeks without sex Shane." I stand defensive.
"OK, prove it to me. Don't try to go to Karma's later and apologize because, Lord knows, she will forgive right off the bat, and soon your clothes will be flying in every direction."
"Who says I was going to Karma's?" how the fuck? Am I that transparent?
He raises an eyebrow, "OK, let's make it a deal then. Don't have sex with Karma for two weeks. If you win, I'll wear the ugliest outfit I can find in my closet."
"You don't own any ugly clothes Shane."
"Fine, you'll pick the ugliest clothes you find and I'll wear it for a whole day at school. But, if you lose, you'll have to tell me what has you on pussy probation for two weeks."
I think for a moment, not having sex with my Lady Belle is going to be a challenge. Every time I am around her, I seem to be getting a boner and boy, am I glad I am not a dude. If I was, I'd be embarrassed constantly for the growing erection every time Karma Ashcroft walks within a room. On the upside, it would strengthen the relationship a bit. I mean I don't know what it would strengthen, I've talked with Karma a lot of times and we've had deep conversations, way before we were dating though. I mean, isn't it logical now, that we get to know each other physically, instead of emotionally? No? Fine, on the other upside though, I'll be in control and Karma will be perishing. It would be payback for putting me on sex probation in the first place.
"Shane Harvey, you've got yourself a deal."
His eyes widen in surprise, "You are doing it?"
"I'm no pussy, even though I have one, but I'm no pussy."
"You're serious about this huh?" he cocks his head to the side, "OK, we'll see how that goes." He looks at his watch, "It is now four twenty-four, in about forty five seconds, you'll be on probation for two weeks."
We both count down the minutes
"…Ok…start…now!" he says.
Now I got to find a way to get my mind off sex and Karma. But, it was not going to be that easy – not at all. Just when I am about to think of something that is not Karma, she barges in the shop.
"Looks like your belle is here," Shane sings, "This is going to be fun."
I turn around to find Karma heading to our table, I swallow hard, wishing that I wasn't feeling the way that I am feeling right now. Yep! It is not going to be easy at all. The horny teenage boy's tail within me already stood at attention.
I turn to face Shane, "All bets are off…"
"What? Seriously you didn't even try." He says, "This is sad Amy, very sad, leaning on to the pathetic side."
I roll my eyes, "Fine…" I nearly sneer.
"Hey guys," Karma sounds so sexy, "Princess, I need to tell you something."
"What is it?" my voice is hoarse.
"Come here," she pulls me up in a hug, Lord have mercy on me, "I'm sorry I hung up on you. I didn't mean to be upset. You know sometimes I act stupid. Forgive me princess."
"How could I not forgive you Lady Belle?" I say.
"I don't know why I put you on probation when I can't even handle it either. It's like I'm punishing myself." She says.
I stay silent.
She then breaks off and kiss me on the lips, I lost all control then and I push in my tongue, asking for entrance and she grants it, moaning in my mouth as she does. No, Fuck Shane I can't do this.
She breaks away, "You know, if we leave now, we can catch that movie…" She giggles. Oh this sexy sound of her coquettish laughter.
"Really?" I say, forgetting my bet with Shane already.
"Yes, and you know what I am wearing?"
"What are you wearing?"
She drops her mouth to my ear, "You remember the red thong that you took away from me on our first date?"
I swallow, "Yeah…"
"I bought the whole lingerie yesterday." She softly bites my ear, "Corset…"
Fuck you Shane Harvey! "Let's go…"
Shane coughs, "aren't you forgetting something?"
"What?"
"Oh I don't know, a bet, perhaps?" he grins.
Shit! "We can start any other time but today." Come on man, I'm off probation and it's a corset – a fucking lingerie corset and Karma will be in it.
"Tut! Tut! Tut! A bet is a bet honey…"
"What bet?" Karma asks, not comprehending the situation at all.
"Me and Shane made a bet after you put me on probation." I speak between my teeth, my eyes shooting daggers at Shane.
"What is the bet about?" She asks, "Amy, what is the bet about?"
I sit back down and she grabs a chair from the nearby table and brings it up to ours, "We bet that we, me and you, wouldn't have sex for two weeks."
"Fuck me!" Karma blurts.
"Yeah, no, that's not going to happen for a while sweetie." Shane smirks,
"Fuck you Shane." We both say.
"Don't be selfish bitches; at least I'll be getting me some."
"Baby, what are you getting out of this?" Karma asks, "If it is worth it then I'll understand."
I scratch my neck and then I mumble, "I don't want to say that which shall not be mentioned in public."
"What?" she asks.
"If I win this bet, I won't have to tell him that which shall not be mentioned in public." I say.
She snaps her neck, "Are you for real? You are keeping me off sex because of that?"
"What you mean that? You know how I feel about saying that in public?"
"Amy, it is not as embarrassing as you make it seem."
"Oh really? Why don't you say it then?" I say.
"OK," she turns to face Shane, "Here's the thing…"
"What are you doing?"
"Didn't you ask me to say it?"
"Oh please, I want to hear this…" Shane laughs, "What is it Karma?"
Karma looks at me then back to Shane, "It's…"
"Stop!" I shout, "That's it, this conversation is over. We are going through with this bet."
"You are; I didn't say that I wanted to be part of this bet." Karma points out.
"I'm the one you fuck Karma, unless you plan on fucking somebody else, I don't know how you are not going to be part of this bet."
"All I know is that, you made the bet, you handle it. And I am going to have sex with or without you." She gets up, "Goodbye Shane!" She says.
"Of course you wouldn't take part in this bet; you'd be the first one to break anyway." I say, feeling too confident, and I'm so not sure I should feel too confident at all.
"Oooh!" Shane sings.
"Excuse me?" Karma turns back to me, "You say what?"
"You're excused…" I shrug.
"Oh no you didn't," karma shakes her head, "My princess you didn't…"
"I just did."
"Oooh hell no, baby, it's on." She walks out with a determined look on her face. If she is that certain then that means I can pull this shit off too. Karma is not going to win this bet. She will break; I will make her break, right?