How Many Spaces?
They never talked about their relationship, just let it be what it was. A secret, a guilty pleasure, a bad habit, for the both of them. It was part of the game again; knowing something the rest of the world had no idea of. There was never any discussion; both guessed the other wouldn't be ready to sacrifice everything for them.
Jarred into wakefulness by the penetrating ring tone, Ellie leapt up from her bed and up-ended her bag searching for the cell phone. Eventually she unearthed the red covered phone and pressed the 'accept call' button without checking the caller ID.
"So, I'm totally bored, and this party is so dead."
Ellie recognised Paige's playful voice even over the phone. "Hey Paige." Ellie smiled in spite of herself.
"I know it's kind of late, but I was wondering if you want to check this party out?" Paige asked.
"You just told me the party was dead," Ellie was confused. "Besides, you woke me up."
"Oh Ella-belle, I'm sorry!" Paige apologised instantly. "I'm so sorry, I didn't even think! Oh hun, go back to bed."
"Paige wait," Ellie sighed, smiling. "If I were to go to this party, how would I get there?"
Paige squealed with excitement.
Ellie put her hair in the familiar twin plaits, and heavily lined her eyes with black eyeliner. A black lace shirt and short tartan skirt were lifted from the pile of clean washing and quickly donned. Thigh-high fish net stockings were unrolled and put on, and her school boots slipped on. Ellie grabbed a short leather jacket and her small backpack just as a car rolled up out the front. A note already scribbled for her mother, Ellie left it in the kitchen should her mother awake before Ellie returned home.
Quietly she opened the front door and went speedily down the walk. Dylan and Paige sat in the front seat. The blonde was gorgeously made up, wearing a sparkling purple halter with a flowing black skirt.
"Thank God you could come," Paige said as she slid into the backseat next to Ellie. "I can't leave for long because I promised Teri I'd stay until she left, but seriously," Paige shook her head.
"So why am I coming?" Ellie asked, looking sceptically at the other teen. "You didn't invite me out here in the first place."
Dylan pulled up outside the party, lights on and music blaring. The three teens exited the car and Dylan eagerly went toward the party.
Paige stood close to Ellie in the shadows outside the gate. "I didn't invite you before because I knew you wouldn't even consider coming unless I totally put you on the spot." Paige smirked sexily as she locked her arms around Ellie's neck. Sighing, Ellie leant down and kissed Paige.
"So, who else is here?" Ellie asked after breaking the kiss.
"Who else matters?" Paige giggled as she led Ellie into the party.
The music was loud and bad, and teenagers were stumbling drunkenly through the already trashed house. Pillows were strewn and torn, and broken glass bottles crunched unpleasantly under Ellie's boots. Paige stepped delicately over the glass, her nose wrinkled in disgust. Her strappy sandals delicately picked their way over the smaller pieces.
"Wow," Ellie said, seeing Ash and Craig all over each other in one corner. Her skirt was pushed up and Craig's hands furiously ravaged her.
Paige turned to see what Ellie was looking at, and wrinkled her nose once again. "Euw. Get a room, guys." Paige muttered. She walked toward the kitchen, holding Ellie's hand through the crowd. Teri was standing by the fridge, a huge beer cup in one hand, and a taller guy was standing before her.
"Can I get you a drink?" Paige asked, taking a clean plastic beer cup from a stack.
"No, thanks," Ellie smiled, shaking her head. She looked around nervously, feeling incredibly out of place.
"Ok," Paige nodded, trying to put the girl at ease. Turning on the tap, Paige filled the cup with water and took a mouthful. "So, our two week anniversary is on Tuesday." Paige said quietly, standing very close to Ellie. "Do you want to go see a movie, or something? Get a milkshake?"
"Sure." Ellie smiled. "My treat."
Paige grinned, losing herself in the glowing look Ellie gave her when she forgot they weren't alone.
At that moment Hazel stumbled into the kitchen and saw Paige and Ellie standing together. Slowly Hazel made her way toward Ellie and Paige.
"You two together again I see," Hazel said drunkenly.
"Leave, Hazel, before you embarrass yourself," Paige said, glaring at the intoxicated teen.
"Oh, sorry, am I interrupting something?" Hazel giggled to herself, before pushing Paige and Ellie aside to get a handful of water from the tap. Without warning Hazel vomited noisily into the sink.
"Oh that's disgusting," Ellie grimaced, standing back from the heaving Hazel.
"You can't talk," Hazel muttered, spitting the last of her vomit into the sink.
"Excuse me?" Paige asked nastily.
"Lesbians burn in Hell, you know. You're really pathetic." Hazel slurred. Paige slapped her in an instant, and grabbed Ellie's arm.
"Let's get out of here," Paige said, dragging the shocked Ellie from the kitchen. Dylan was sitting in the garden smoking a cigarette; Paige hauled him up off the ground. "We have to go now." She ordered.
"Alright," Dylan said, dropping the cigarette and rubbing it out with his foot. "I was getting bored anyway."
The drive home was quiet, Paige holding Ellie's hand in the dark backseat. Paige was trembling from rage, and Ellie's face was totally unreadable. Paige longed to know what Ellie was thinking, but couldn't bring herself to speak.
Dylan halted the car outside Ellie's house, and silently Ellie climbed out of the car and walked up the path. "I'm going to walk Ellie to her door," Paige said quickly, following her girlfriend.
Ellie got a hand on the doorhandle before Paige held her arm.
"What?" Ellie said quietly, not turning around.
"Hazel is a hopeless drunk. She won't remember anything on Monday, except maybe the part where I slapped her." Paige said, trying to comfort the redhead. "Don't be mad. Please."
"I'm not mad," Ellie sighed, turning to face Paige. "I'm fine, really."
"No, you're not fine Ellie Nash. But if you won't talk to me, that's ok," Paige smiled ruefully, taking Ellie's hand. "I understand. Do you want distracting?" Paige asked, one eyebrow arched.
Ellie blushed. "Maybe."
"Well," Paige looked down playfully. "Do you want me to stay tonight?"
"I'd rather come to yours," Ellie whispered. Paige grinned.
"I'll just tell Dill. Grab a bag, we'll wait right here, ok?"
"Ok," Ellie smiled shyly and went inside. Paige skipped back down to the car to tell Dylan the plan.
A minute later Ellie came outside with a backpack over one shoulder, and closed the door quietly behind her. She did her little run down to the car and jumped in beside Paige, barely able to contain her excitement.
"I just have to be back really early in the morning, ok?" Ellie said as Dylan drove toward the Michalchuk house.
"Sure thing, hun," Paige nodded.
Reaching their home, Paige and Dylan walked quietly upstairs taking care not to disturb their sleeping parents. Dylan went to his room immediately, and Paige and Ellie went silently into Paige's room.
Paige closed the door behind them and immediately grabbed Ellie around the waist and planted a soft kiss on Ellie's lips. Butterflies and nervousness swam in Ellie's stomach and she was so painfully excited. Gentle kisses became passionate, and Ellie kicked off her shoes near the door as Paige unlaced her sandals. As soon as she could Paige locked her lips with Ellie's again as they tumbled onto the bed, giggling and kissing.
Instinctively Paige lifted the hem of Ellie's shirt to find more pale warm skin, pressing her trembling hand against Ellie. At Paige's touch Ellie froze, unable to move for fear of breaking the contact. She eventually slid her hands up the back of Paige's halter as the blonde rolled on top of Ellie, straddling her. Paige's skirt had pulled up as a result, almost exposing her underwear. They broke the kiss and Ellie's heart almost stopped at seeing so much of Paige's lightly tanned legs.
"Is this going a little fast?" Paige asked. She was panting slightly and her face was definitely flushed.
"I don't think so," Ellie replied quietly. Normally alabaster skin was fire engine red.
"Great," Paige grinned as she kissed Ellie once again.
Trembling only a little, Ellie placed a hand on the back of Paige's thigh, and slowly made her way up under the skirt until her hand rested on Paige's butt. Paige felt entire armies of goose bumps march up and down her flesh as Ellie's soft little hands touched the outside of her underwear.
Still holding Ellie's lips firmly with her own, Paige began to unlace the front of Ellie's shirt. Feeling her heart pounding in time with her crotch, Ellie moved her hands to slide underneath the back of Paige's halter and easily unhook the girl's bra. Paige pulled back and gasped, eyes wide in pleasant surprise.
Ellie gave Paige a smirk of her very own, which unbeknownst to her sent happy shivers up Paige's spine. Blushing, but somehow managing to give off her most sultry smile, Paige lifted her shirt above her head and threw her bra across the room. Ellie couldn't help but stare at Paige's newly freed chest, so pale and pink compared to the rest of her. Paige rolled up the hem of Ellie's shirt to reveal a beautifully pale stomach. Encouraging the redhead to sit up a little, Paige removed Ellie's shirt entirely, and held Ellie up with one hand while with the other she unhooked Ellie's bra. Removing the item of underwear, Paige kissed Ellie's neck as Ellie lay back down. It was barely a second before Paige's mouth touched Ellie's breasts and Ellie gasped so loudly that it was almost a moan.
Giggling with excitement Paige kissed Ellie's mouth while their hands fumbled over each other's bodies. Barely able to contain herself, Ellie placed a hand on Paige's inner thigh. Feeling Paige melt against her skin, Ellie gently pulled down Paige's sexy underwear and hesitantly traced her way down until she found Paige's clit. At the first touch Paige shuddered alarmingly, her kisses just halting every now and again as Ellie moved her finger in circles, slowly at first, but faster and faster as Paige's quiet moans and gasps grew more frequent. After less than two minutes Paige shuddered and moaned as she came, and Ellie watched her, fascinated and hotter than ever.
Paige eventually stopped and lay next to Ellie, breathing heavily. She was covered in sweat and didn't appear to mind at all. Ellie was staring at her, completely transfixed. Paige began to kiss her again and after a second had her hand up Ellie's skirt and inside her undies. Ellie had never known anything like this, and fought to contain her moans of pleasure. In the end she had to clamp her teeth on Paige's neck as she came to stifle her sounds.
There they lay, both sweaty and panting, until they eventually fell asleep.