Here's a short one for ya! Yeah, it's just what it sounds like (drama).
"Alright, tell me. What happened to Mikey?"
Mira and Ashley were eating at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant one night for dinner, when the topic of relationships came up. Mira was still happily going steady with Baxium, and both had been a little too nervous to make any further moves yet. Ashley, however, maintained her single lifestyle despite the clear chemistry Mira sensed between her and their upstairs neighbor.
"What do you mean?" Ashley asked, feeling a tad uncomfortable at the mention of him.
"I mean," Mira started as she reached for her drink, "that I know you guys had fun at the party and you told me about your vague memory of making out with him and how you found his number the next morning, so what's going on there?"
Ashley shuffled in her seat and busied herself by fixing her updo. "There's nothing there," she said simply. "It happened and now nothing is happening. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't have my number, which is good."
"And why not?"
She huffed, bringing her arms down and giving her friend a look of defeat. "Why are we talking about me? I wanted to hear more about your last date with Bax! Do you guys think you're gonna get farther than the face rubbing?" she asked with a humorous tone.
"Hey, the nuzzling is cute, alright? Don't make fun of him for it."
"I'm not! It's just different and cute. But not exactly something you can turn into something else, if you know what I mean..."
Mira took a drink and set her glass down. "No, I don't. But I don't think I want to."
They paused the conversation when their food was placed in front of them to eat. Both had jobs that demanded a lot from them physically, and both had worked up an admirable appetite from their day. The conversation wasn't forgotten, though.
"No, but really. Do you even want to do anything more with him? Or is this just gonna be a lightly physical relationship?" Ashley asked, eyeing her friend with a curious expression.
"I don't know," Mira replied, her voice a bit higher than usual from the awkwardness she felt. "Why are we even talking about it?"
Ashley shrugged. "I just wanna know how things are going. And, you know my nosy ass, I wanna know how that works," she added with a smirk.
"For that, I'm never telling you," Mira said before she continued eating.
"Honestly though," Ashley went on. "I want you to be safe, but I also want you to be happy. If it's bothering you at all you should talk to him about it for sure. Or me, you know, when we aren't in public."
Mira eyed her. "When did I say it was bothering me?"
"You didn't! But I know you aren't an asexual person so I thought it was a possibility. It's not like you'd bring it up if you were feeling some type of way about it."
Though she had a point, Mira was still slightly uncomfortable with Ashley's casual discussion about it. The feeling was worse since Mira realized that she wasn't sure Baxium had even made much of a move on her. He would sometimes put his hand a little too low on her back, or pull her in close to him in a loving embrace, but without the cues she was used to looking for it felt more like he wasn't interested in her in the way she might have liked.
Mira left the restaurant with Ashley that night having thoughts and doubts about her relationship with Baxium. Was she just an emotional rebound?
Am I gonna take this too far? Who knows.