"So how long have you known Steve?"
"Two years. We've only been dating for about six months, though."
She must have seen the fear wash across my face because April instantly smiles and leans back, popping a pill in her mouth and washing it down with a large gulp of Jack Daniels.
"Relax. I know about you two," she says, ruffling my messy blonde hair, at the same time tucking a wisp of unruly red hair behind a multiply pierced ear. "And don't think you're the first he's cheated on me with."
"And you're fine with this?"
April shrugs. "I guess I'm just used to it by now. I would mind more if I actually liked him as more than a friend."
I snatch the alcohol bottle from her and raise an eyebrow before taking a quick sip.
"And you don't?"
"No, not really. I mean, he's okay as a person and I wish he'd have a little more respect for me, but he's not the kind of guy I would want to be dating."
"Oh yeah? And what kind of guy would that be?" I ask, leaning in suggestively.
April does not miss my action and she responds by giving me a seductive smile and pressing her forehead up against mine, letting her long hair fall like a scarlet curtain around our faces. She doesn't respond with words, but her reaction is far better than any verbal response I could have asked for. She brushes her ruby lips to mine hungrily and I respond vehemently, deepening the kiss and pushing her down on the thick beige carpet of her apartment.
When we finally come up for air, April doesn't say anything. Instead, she pushes me off of her, brushes my hair out of my eyes, and resumes drinking from the whiskey flask in front of her.
Maybe it's the heat of the apartment. Maybe it's the drugs making my head spin, or the alcohol racing through my veins. Or maybe it's simply the atmosphere of April's flashy, high-class apartment. But whatever it is, all thoughts of Laura and Steve fly out of my mind, leaving only room for April.
"So," she interrupts my thoughts. "Do you like dating Steve?"
"Sure. I guess so. I mean, he's fun, but he's not someone I'd ever consider getting into a serious relationship with."
April nods understandingly. "But you do… I mean, you like girls, right?"
Time for a little game of seduction…
"Depends on the girl…"
April smiles that bright smile I'm growing to love, and is about to respond but the ringing of the doorbell in the distance cuts her off.
I quietly groan in frustration as she gives me an apologetic look and bounces up to answer the door.
Before I even have a chance to process what's happening, Steve is standing in front of me, and April is by his side biting her lip nervously. And if there's one thing I can say about April, it's that she is never. ever. nervous.
Subconsciously, I raise a hand to my mouth to wipe off any remains of blood red lipstick before going over to Steve and wrapping my arms around him tightly, kissing him firmly on the lips to destroy any suspicion he may have after finding his two lovers alone together in an apartment. It doesn't take long for the kisses to deepen and before I know it, Steve is on top of me on the couch, pulling my tee shirt over my head, and April is shuffling out of the room, unnoticed.
If Steve acknowledges April's presence at all, he sure doesn't show it. He doesn't give any regard to her at all, and I quickly understand April's distaste for the man.
In all the many times Steve and I have made love, I've never not enjoyed it. But as Steve lay on top of me that night, kissing me and slowly working his way down my body all I could think about was the beautiful, sexy woman with the long red hair in the other room. And how much I'd rather be with her.
A/N: Sorry this chapter's so short. It's just some background info, leading into some important stuff that will happen in the next chapter. But I promise, I'll try to make the next one longer! Don't forget to let me know what you think…reviews make my world go round.