Chapter 19
Alison grinned as she opened her door to her girlfriend.
"Hey, you," she kissed her quickly.
Emily smiled, "Morning. You sleep okay after… after… "
Alison laughed as she locked her front door and the two began to walk to school.
"After what?" she asked, pretending to be confused.
Emily huffed, "Shush, you know what I mean," she mumbled.
Alison laughed again, "I slept great actually. You? You look tired."
Emily yawned as confirmation, "I slept okay but not enough. I don't know how I'm going to stay awake through my classes," she groaned.
Alison ran a hand through her girlfriends hair before holding her hand, "At least it's the weekend," she offered, "Hey, you want me to cancel on Cece tomorrow? We can always go out with her some other time."
Emily smiled at the caring tone in her girlfriends' voice, "Nah, I'll be cool by then. At least tomorrow I can sleep in," she yawned again.
Alison nodded, "I can sleep over tonight, right? Your mum will be cool?"
Emily nodded, "Yeah, she just said I have to finish that book and I did so…" she shrugged, "Plus it's the weekend."
"Em, if you need help with your homework – "
Emily groaned.
Alison frowned, "What?"
"I just don't get how you're so smart when you missed so much school," Emily grumbled, "It's really not fair you know. You're hot as hell and you're smart."
Alison smirked, "I know."
"And modest," Emily rolled her eyes as they arrived at school.
"You love it," Alison shot back before sighing as the bell rung, "Now get to class."
"You're bossy," Emily grumbled, "You get to class."
"I am," Alison rolled her eyes, "I'll see you at lunch."
Emily pulled Alison close, "I love you," she kissed her cheek.
Alison pecked her lips, "I love you too, sleepy."
Emily rubbed her eyes as the teacher drawled on in front of the class. She rest her chin in her hand before a yawn escaped her and she covered her mouth. She quietly dug her phone from her bag and hid it under the table as she texted her girlfriend.
Say something to keep me awake.
English was cancelled. I'm bored.
Emily groaned, how unfair.
Oh man. That's not fair. I'm the one about to fall asleep in class.
Grumble grumble. Pity party for one, anyone?
Shut up, babe.
I might know how to wake you up.
Yeah? I think anything short of some kind of elephant parade is a pretty sure fail.
Emily sighed as she waited for a reply. She rubbed her eyes again. Her phone vibrated and she quickly hit open to quiet the sound.
"Oh my god," she whispered, slamming her phone shut.
She bit her lip. That was one way of waking her up. She looked around the classroom guiltily and opened her phone again.
Didn't anyone ever tell you not to send out those kind of pictures? Once it's out there, it's out there forever.
Was there a thank you in there somewhere? And I don't need to worry with you, I trust you silly girl.
Emily bit back a smile.
Sure. Thank you.
Beat the elephant parade?
Uh duh. Definitely. Sexy as hell.
The bell rang. She started packing her books ino her bag.
"Hey, Em?"
Emily looked up guiltily to see Hanna smiling at her, "Can I use your phone?" she picked it up from where it lay on the table, "Mine's out and I said I'd message Caleb."
Emily panicked, knowing the picture that she had left on her screen. She quickly made to grab it back, "No, Han, don't!"
"Oh my god," Hanna dropped the phone on the table, "Gross."
Emily blushed, "I told you not to," she grumbled.
"What's gross?" Aria chirped as she joined them, "Are you guys coming to lunch or what?"
"I'm so not hungry, ugh," Hanna shook her head.
Aria frowned, "What, why? Am I missing something?"
"Ali's boobs in your face," Hanna shrugged.
"Han!" Emily led the trio out of the classroom, "Don't tell everyone, jeez."
"I'm still so confused," Aria looked between the two girls.
"I went to use Em's phone and apparently Ali is very into sexting… pictures… boobs… I'm scarred."
Aria giggled, "Oh."
Emily looked at her and shook her head, smiling, "Shut up. I was tired and I told her to say something to wake me up."
"Well, I bet that worked," Hanna snickered as she sat down and unwrapped her lunch.
"I thought you weren't hungry," Emily teased.
Hanna shrugged.
"Hey guys," Alison joined them, kissing Emily's cheek as she sat down.
"Ugh," Hanna pushed her food away, "Maybe I'm not hungry after all."
Emily glared at her.
Alison frowned, "What, I'm not allowed to kiss my girlfriend now?"
Emily bit her lip, "Um. Hanna may have picked up my phone and um seen… your uh wake up call."
Alison blushed, "Hanna! You don't just go picking up people's phones!" she shook her head.
"How am I the bad guy here? You're the one flashing your tits all over the place!" Hanna shot back.
"All over the place!?" Alison growled, "It was to my girlfriend, Han. That's not exactly all over the place."
"What if the teacher had picked it up?" Hanna asked, "I mean, ew."
"Ew?" Alison looked offended, "I am not ew, thank you very much."
"Whoa guys," Spencer approached, "What the hell are you guys yelling about? Would you keep it down?"
Hanna and Alison looked around, realising the rest of the café were starting to look at them.
"It's nothing," Alison mumbled.
Hanna snorted.
"Fine," Alison crossed her arms, "Since you want everyone to know, I'll tell her. I sent Emily a photo of my boobs on her phone, which should be private but Hanna decided to pick it up and take a look."
"Oh," Spencer sat down, "Fair enough."
"Fair enough?" Hanna asked, "That's your response?"
Sencer shrugged, "What, you've never sexed with Caleb?" she asked, "I's 2015, I's not exactly scandalous, Han."
"This place is a little quiet for you, isn't it?" Alison looked around the restaurant her friend had bought them to.
Cece shrugged, "I guess. I'm over bars."
Alison was surprised, "You? Cece Drake, over bars? Since when?"
Cece shrugged.
Alison frowned, "You're quiet too…" she observed, "Is everything okay?"
"Sure," Cece smiled, "How about you, Em? Ali still getting you into trouble?"
Emily had noticed Cece being quiet too but didn't feel it her place to push it, "Of course," she answered, "She learnt from the best," she grinned.
Cece laughed.
"Hey, babe, could you get me some water?" Alison asked.
Emily nodded; she got the point, "Sure, you want anything Cece?"
Cece sighed; she knew what Ali was doing, "I'm alright, thanks Em."
Alison smiled as her girlfriend walked away before turning back to her friend, "What's going on, Ce?'
Cece shook her head, "You know you're the only person who can do that."
Alison nodded, "I know," she smiled, "I put the same front on, remember? It makes it kind of easy to see through it. Tell me what's going on."
Cece hesitated, "Um. I met someone."
Alison grinned, "Hey, that's a good thing, right?" she frowned, "Why are you acting weird then? Does he live far away? Are you moving?"
Cece laughed, "No, I'm not moving. Why would… " she shook her head and took Alison's hand, "I'm not going anywhere, silly."
Alison shrugged, "It would just suck if you did," she mumbled, "Anyway, so what's so bad about…" she paused, "Is it a him?" she asked.
"How do you do that?" Cece growled, "God, Ali," she sighed.
"It's totally a girl, isn't it?" Alison grinned, "Um, you do realise I'm dating Emily, right? A girl… Why the hell you making it into such a big deal, Ce? Is it someone I know?"
Cece shook her head, "No, you don't know her, Ali," she smiled, "I've just never dated a girl and… " she leant closer to her friend, "She's sorta experienced and I'm sorta not… not with girls. And she's coming over tomorrow, to stay, you know… and… "
Alison smirked, "Are you asking me for advice on sex?"
Emily nearly dropped the drinks she was holding, clattering them onto the table clumsily.
"Um, sorry, I'll go away again."
Alison laughed at her girlfriend and tugged on her hand, "No, sit. You can help."
Emily frowned, "Um, no I really don't think I can. I don't know anything about – "
Alison pulled her into her seat, "You know more than me."
Emily looked incredulous, "Ali, I've never been with a guy, what the… " she paused as it dawned on her and she looked at Cece, "Oh my god, you're seeing a girl?"
"Don't sound so excited you," Alison poked her girlfriend.
Emily grinned, "What? Just saying if you want to send me the video," she shrugged.
Alison rolled her eyes.
Cece groaned, "Oh my god, you're such a…"
Emily shrugged, "Hang on, is this your first girlfriend?"
Cece nodded.
"Cute!" Emily exclaimed, "What about her, has she – "
"Totally experienced," Alison explained, "That's why she's so nervous, babe."
"Well, it's totally better with girls, trust me," Emily winked.
"You've never been with a guy, remember?" Alison laughed at her girlfriends' excitement.
Emily shrugged, "Oh yeah," she thought for a moment, "I still know though."
Cece bit her lip, "Okay so like… when you guys got together, Ali was really inexperienced right?"
Emily nodded, "Sure."
"Was that like… a turn off?" Cece asked.
Emily's brow furrowed as she thought, "No way. I mean, for one thing she's Ali and nothing is a turn off," she grinned, "But I kinda liked it," she admitted with a wry smile, "But I don't think it has to do with how much experience someone has had with girls or boys… I mean everybody's different, right? Everybody likes different things," she shrugged, "Hey, does she know you've never been with a girl before?"
Cece's cheeks turned pink, "Not exactly."
Emily sighed, "Well, tell her!"
"I don't know, I thought that might be a turn off… you know, if she knows I've been with guys. Don't some girls find that gross?" Cece asked.
"Some do," Emily agreed, "But if she's like that it's better to know now, right? I mean, you don't want to lie to her forever, right?"
Cece thought about it, "Well, sometimes you're better off with – "
"A really good lie," Emily drawled, shaking her head, "You two have really gotta let that go," she sighed, "Seriously, tell her it's your first time with a girl. If she's worth your time, she'll be cool with it. Trust me, most girls love showing another girl how they like it."
Alison coughed, "Uh, maybe that's just you, Em."
Emily stuck her tongue out, "No way. Plus, sex is meant to be fun, you shouldn't go in feeling all pressured and stressed."
"God, I can't believe I'm getting advice from teenagers," Cece muttered, "But I mean, thanks," she smiled.
Emily shrugged, "Well, hey if you want any practice you know, OW, babe," she rubbed her arm where Ali had poked her particularly hard, "That hurt. I was just gonna say – "
"Oh shush," Alison shook her head, "I know exactly what you were gonna say. You were going to oh so generously offer your body as – "
"Ali!" Emily poked her, "I totally wasn't," her cheeks burnt red, "I was going to say she could look at some um porn."
Cece watched the couple's interactions curiously, "Yeah, I really don't think your girl would offer me her body, I mean she's kinda smitten with you, Ali."
Alison rolled her eyes, "Trust me, she would. If it wasn't me, you'd be her second choice," she bit her tongue the moment she said it, "Did I just say that outloud?"
Emily ducked her head, her cheeks deepening in their crimson shade as she kicked Alison under the table, "Yes," she said through gritted teeth, "God."
Cece came to the realisation and laughed openly, "Hey, well, you're only human, Em," she grinned, "And I am irresistible."
"I'm going to get us some more water," Emily said in a small voice, making her escape quickly.
Cece blinked, "Oh come on, she doesn't have a crush on me, does she?" she asked incredulously, "You guys are tight as."
Alison shrugged, "She might. And just because we're tight doesn't make us blind."
Cece tilted her head, "But it doesn't bother you?"
Alison rolled her eyes, "She's not in love with you, Cece. It's just a crush. I trust her like a thousand per cent. She loves me. I'm not gonna get jealous over some school girl crush."
"Right," Cece nodded, "So, hey, weren't you nervous… with Emily? I mean, she's way more experienced than you so how did you… you know, know what to do?"
Alison bit her lip, "Um. I may have used the internet for a little research… Actually, the written stuff is way more informative than the visual stuff. Plus, it's way easier when they know it's your first time… and you know, what you taught me, confidence. I mean, this girl obviously likes you right? And you are irresistible," she shot her friends earlier line back at her, "So just do your thing. Tell her to tell you what she likes and doesn't like. Come on, isn't that one of the funnest things about a new relationship, exploring the other person?"
Cece nibbled her lip, "I don't know. I never had particularly… fun, explorative relationships with guys. They just do their thing…"
"See, girls are way better," Alison grinned, "They have better orgasms, they want to please both sides and they last more than two minutes like your average frat boy."
Cece laughed, "Right, yeah. I guess."
"I never see you this nervous, Ce," Alison frowned, "Don't be. If she makes you feel bad for not being experienced, ditch her. If she's cool with it, then invite her next time. I totally wanna meet her."
Emily slid back in beside her girlfriend, still avoiding eye contact with Cece.
"I gotta go to the bathroom," Alison stood up and rolled her eyes as she saw Emily start to get up, "Stay," she pushed her down, "She's not going to bite," she whispered and kissed Emily's lips quickly.
Cece watched the brunette look everywhere except for her amusedly, "Em, look at me."
Emily bit her lip, sighed and looked at her friend reluctantly.
"I don't care if you're attracted to me," Cece smiled, "You can't help having a crush."
Emily shrugged, "Sorry," she mumbled.
Cece sighed, "Don't be. I'll take it as a compliment," she grinned, "Now, stop being so shy. You're my friend, right?"
Emily nodded, "Sure."
"Good," Cece smiled, "Because I have a ton more questions."