Chapter 9
After Ryan had left the Roberts' residence, Marissa had finally made her way over to the house. She quietly made her way up the stairs, noticing that the lights were off, and walked over to Alex's bedroom door. As she was about to knock on it, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Marissa jumped at the contact, and almost screamed, but then saw it was her best friend.
"Geeze, Summer! Scare the crap out of me, why don't you…" Summer brought a finger up to her lips, motioning for Marissa to be quiet.
"Alex and Jodie are sleeping. Let's go to my room." Marissa, not quite comprehending what Summer had said, nodded as she was being pulled away from Alex's door and into Summer's room. Summer got into her bed, wrapped herself in the blankets, and motioned for Marissa to join her. Marissa shook her head and sat in one of the beanbag chairs that were on the ground.
"So, what's with you these days? You're acting so...strange." Marissa tensed up and Summer saw but didn't say anything. She gave Summer an unconvincing smile and tilted her head.
"W-What do you mean?" Summer hung her head down and laughed to herself somewhat before looking back at Marissa.
"I mean, you being out of sync, like, totally not you..." Summer could tell that Marissa was trying to come up with something from her clouded eyes. "Like this, getting all nervous when I ask you a question..."
"What are you talking about? I'm not nervous." Marissa forced a laugh. "I'm always like this." She then got off of the beanbag chair and walked over to Summer's dresser and began focusing on the picture frames that were there.
"Marissa..." Summer unwrapped herself from the blankets and walked over to her best friend. She placed a hand on Marissa's back and looked towards the pictures as well. "You know you can tell me anything..." Marissa nodded slowly, still not looking at Summer, but rather at a picture of them together.
"I know..." She smiled and then faced Summer, who smiled in return. Summer, knowing that Marissa wouldn't talk about what was bothering her any time soon, removed her hand and looked back down at the pictures.
"Are you gonna sleep over tonight? Marissa looked over at the smaller girl.
"D-Do you want me to?" Summer was confused at why Marissa was so insecure about everything.
"Of course I do, why wouldn't I? You're my best friend!" Marissa shook her head and thought for a moment.
"I don't know... I'm just being weird but I think I have to ask my mom." Summer gave Marissa an incredulous look.
"Are you freaking serious? You're not 10, Marissa." Marissa rolled her eyes at the age reference. "C'mon. We can all go out to breakfast tomorrow, it'll be soo much fun!" By now, Summer was grabbing onto Marissa's arm jumping up and down which caused Marissa to giggle.
"Okay, okay. I'll sleep over. Just stop hurting me."
"Yay!" Summer quickly let go of Marissa's arm to throw her arms around the taller girl's body into a hug.
Later that night, when the girls were settled in and sleeping peacefully, someone sneaked into Summer's room and was making their way into the bed. Marissa woke up from the weight shifting.
"The hell?" She sat up accidentally bonking heads with the midnight intruder.
"Ah, fuck. Marissa?" Marissa squinted into the dark, trying to figure out who it was.
"Jodie? What the hell are you doing here?" Marissa spoke quietly trying not to wake up her friend. Jodie stood next to bed and put on a mischievous smile, to which there was no point since Marissa couldn't even see her that well.
"Well, I just thought that Summer might've been lonely by herself on this giant bed of hers.."
"Riiight." Jodie lost her smile and then cocked an eyebrow at Marissa.
"Wait, why are you here?" Marissa just gave her a strange look.
"She asked me to stay the night, I am her best friend after all."
"Oh, right." The two girls exchanged awkward glances before Jodie spoke again. "Well, how about you go to Alex's room and I stay in Summer's room, and then it's a win-win situation." Marissa froze and then slowly looked back at Jodie.
"W-What are you talking about? Why would I want to sleep in Alex's room? And why should I let you stay in here." Marissa lost her nervousness to become protective of her friend. "How do I know you're not gonna try anything on her." Jodie rolled her eyes at Marissa.
"Oh, c'mon, I know about you two. And it's so obvious that you still like her." She then looked at the body lying next to Marissa's sitting form. "And as for Summer? Don't worry, I wouldn't want to try anything with her unless she was awake to do it back."
"I don't know..." Jodie rolled her eyes at Marissa again while the other girl looked back between her friend, Jodie, and the open door leading towards Alex's room.
"C'mon...You know you want to." Marissa was still weary of Jodie but the thought of her being able to be with Alex in the same room, let alone the same bed, was all too appealing.
"Fine." Jodie jerked her hand arm back in victory while Marissa got out of the bed. She grinned lecherously as she took Marissa's place next to Summer.
"Have fun!" She waved and smiled before laying down completely. Marissa watched her carefully, making sure she wasn't putting hands where they weren't supposed to be, and then left Summer's room, closing the door behind her.
Marissa took her time getting herself to Alex's room. She was rather nervous of what would happen when Alex woke up and saw her there, and not Jodie. Alex wasn't really happy with her when she left the Bait Shop so what if she got angry.
By the time Marissa got to Alex's room, she was really having second thoughts about this. 'I can't do this.' She peered into the room and saw Alex sleeping with her face facing the door. 'But she looks so beautiful and I miss her so much...' Marissa studied Alex's sleeping for a bit longer before moving closer. 'Ah, screw it.' She carefully got into the bed, trying not to disturb the other body. She lay on her side with her back to Alex, knowing that if she lay on her back, she would probably just stare at Alex all night and not get any sleep.
She tried not to think of the closeness of their bodies and what she felt for Alex. Marissa closed her eyes and sighed quietly to herself, blocking out all thoughts of the other girl. But soon found it rather hard, for the other girl now moved closer and had an arm wrapped around Marissa's waist. Marissa smiled blissfully as she remembered all the times she wanted to be held by Alex in her sleep when she was gone, and now she was, so she couldn't help but smile.
Marissa rid herself of the thoughts of what would happen in the morning, she just wanted to enjoy the moment they had together, even if Alex was sleeping, she just missed her dearly. So, Marissa moved around to find a more comfortable spot while Alex just held onto her tightly, and soon, Marissa found herself sleeping the best she had in over a year.