"Oh, honestly Sophie, you hardly know her! I can't believe you can just go with someone who.."
Sophie held the phone from her ear and rolled her eyes. At least Sally Webster was consistent.
"Are you done mum? I…"
"No, Sophie I'm not done! First we got Rosie out until all hours of the night at work and then at Jason's, now you're off with some barmaid that you barely.."
"Ugh, mum! I'm just hanging out, she lives 2 streets over. I'm not some teenager you know!" cried Sophie, exasperated.
"Well young lady, I'm going to treat you as old as you act.." Sophie sighed an irritated sigh. Why is her mom being so protective? "She's met Sian before, hasn't she?" thought Sophie. Well this meeting would have to happen and soon she decided.
"Okay mum, I'm getting off now. If I'm not home tonight then see you tomorrow. Tra-la!" she rushed, hanging up on her mother. Sophie walked out of the bathroom of Sian and her father's flat and walked back into the living room. Sian had plugged in her iPod and was busy pouring more drinks for herself and Sophie.
"There you are! I was about to send in a search party," said a winking Sian.
"It's not what you think! Haha I phoned old Sal to tell of my whereabouts. She of course gave me an earful."
"Oh poor you," smiled Sian. "Here." Sian handed Sophie a glass filled with yellow juice and ice. "Here's to new friends." Sian held her glass out to Sophie's and Sophie responded by clinking glasses, all the while looking into the blonde's eyes. "Is that what this is? Friends then?" thought Sophie. She couldn't help but be a little disappointed, after all the drinks and talking, she felt she could really get to like Sian. A lot.
"Oi Powers. What's in this?" asked Sophie scrunching up her face.
"Oh it's not that bad, Sophie. It's grapefruit and about half a bottle of voddy," giggled Sian.
"Are you trying to get me drunk young lady?" Sophie asked flirtier than she meant to sound. "Friends, Sophie. Friends." her inner voice reminded her. "Friends that flirt..?" she argued back with her brain. "Boy I really am drunk haha." She started laughing out loud much to Sian's amusement.
"What Sophie, what's so funny?" asked a smirking Sian, moving closer. Sophie's heart began beating so hard, it was nearly out of her chest.
"Oh you know.. things," she laughed trying to remain calm but was sure her bright red face and shaky laugh were betraying her. Just then Sian's iPod shuffled onto a club type song, which immediately cut through Sophie's awkwardness. Sian smiled really big at Sophie and pushed her down onto the couch. Sophie was in a daze but still managed to not to spill her drink. She placed it on the table trying to gather herself.
"I'm going to give you a lap dance Sophie." Sophie leaned back into the couch and let Sian climb on her lap. Sian, who was smiling like mad, reached and pulled at her own shirt and lifted it over her head and off. Unsure what to do or say or feel, Soph let her. She wanted to touch Sian's slightly tanned skin the more she showed of it and did just that. She gently placed her hands up Sian's sides and on her hips as she gyrated slowly to the pulsating beat on Sophie's lap. "I've never been with a girl before.." Sian purred in Sophie's ear as Sophie was cupping her butt. Almost as if Sophie heard a record skip, she put her hands down at her sides.
"Oh yeah? Really?" stuttered Sophie. For some reason, Sian's statement brought Sophie out of the lust induced haze she was in. "Is that what this is? Is this all this is? " she asked herself. "You know I don't really hook up with girls casually, I mean it's just not what I do. The girls I've been with I've either known for a while or there was like a build up, you know…" Sophie could hear herself rambling and stuttering all over the place. Sian stopped "dancing" and sat on Sophie's lap. Sian looked into Sophie's eyes and didn't see lust like she had a few seconds ago, instead saw nervousness. Sian sat there for another few seconds, then stood up and sat next to Sophie.
"You know, I slept with Ryan." Sian said with a sigh.
Sophie swallowed hard and forced a smile. "Oh I was wondering what that was all about earlier." She reached for her drink that she felt was a mile away and drank it so fast, the ice hit her in the face when the liquid ran out. Why was she basically saying no to this right now? I mean this is the sort of thing that turned Sophie off, the forward aggression but it was fine until she said it was her first time with a girl. She looked at Sian who was looking at her glass. "This is a bad idea. I mean look at how she was with Ryan and they slept together, is that how it would be with us?" pondered Sophie, remembering their encounter with Ryan.
Sian was reaching out for Sophie's glass. "Should we finish the bottle?"
"Uh actually I'm feeling kind of tired Sian.. I.."
"Yeah me too actually, let's go to sleep," Sian said reaching for her shirt that was on the floor. She quickly put it on as she walked the glasses into the kitchen and put them in the sink. Sophie could see Sian's outline in the dark kitchen as Sian paused for a minute standing over the sink. "I'm doing the right thing. I'm doing the right thing. I'm doing the right thing," she repeated to herself over and over.
Sian came out of the kitchen and reached out for Sophie's hand. "Come on then," she smiled at Sophie. Sophie reached out and followed her to Sian's room. Sian quickly changed into jammies and asked if Sophie wanted something to sleep in.
Thinking it would be awkward either way, Sophie said "No, I'm okay thanks. Let's just sleep."
Sian shrugged and opened the covers for Sophie. She climbed in bed next to Sian.
"Goodnight Sophie, was fun tonight," she said through a yawn.
"Oh yeah for sure," Sophie said. She watched Sian close her eyes and took one last look at the blonde. Sophie resisted putting Sian's hair behind her delicate ears and instead closed her own eyes to let sleep take her over.
Sophie was in the middle of a dream about running and when she tripped over a curb she jerked herself awake. She looked around and didn't recognize her surroundings until she felt a warm body next to her. Sian was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to her and Sophie still thought she was dreaming. Sian smiled a bit in her sleep, and Sophie had the urge to kiss her forehead, but again resisted. "Ugh," she thought. Instead she ran to the bathroom to splash water on her face. When Sophie returned to the bedroom, Sian had already left the bed for the kitchen and a cold bottle of water.
"Morning," Sian said between gulps. "Want one?" she asked as she held up the water.
"Oh god yes please," Sophie smiled at her. Sian handed her a bottle and they stood there chugging water for a good minute when suddenly Sian grinned playfully.
"Sophie, your zipper is open," she said pointing down at Sophie's pants. Sophie looked down in horror to see she hadn't zipped up after her trip to the loo. Sian got close to Sophie and slowly stuck two of her fingers in the fly of her pants. Sophie instinctively moved her hips away from Sian's hand and backed into the kitchen counter.
"Haha quit it," Sophie half whispered, half gasped. Sian was smirking like crazy and Sophie again had the urge to grab Sian and kiss her wildly, when suddenly Sian's face got serious almost like a light bulb had gone off over her head.
"Where's my phone?" Sophie watched Sian leave the kitchen in a hurry. "Where is it Soph, do you remember?" Sophie walked into the living room and started looking near and in the couch for Sian's phone.
"Do you think it's dead?" asked Sophie still lifting up cushions and moving purses around.
"Oh here it is! I forgot I had plans with some old mates from my hometown. They were coming to get me to watch United at a pub in town. Weird when the match is in the middle of the week, aye?" Sian rambled out. It was obvious both Sophie and Sian were still feeling the effects from last night's drinking binge, seeing as Sophie was having a hard time not swaying as she was listening to Sian. She watched as the blonde girl plugged in her phone. She decided instead of just staring at her, to start gathering her belongings to head home.
"What time is it anyway?" Sophie asked reaching in her purse for her own phone which was surely on its last bit of battery if it was still even on.
"Half past nine.. Oi I missed their calls and texts!" Sian said loudly. Almost too loudly for the girls' aching heads. Sophie went back to the bedroom to get her socks and shoes as she heard Sian's side of the conversation with her friends. Sophie bent over to tie her shoes and could feel a slight pukey feeling coming on and a bit of the spins, so she sat up slowly and waited for it to pass. She took the time to look around Sian's room and noticed not much in the way of decor but a bunch of boxes in the corner and a personal computer set up on a makeshift desk.
"Sorry Soph, I gotta jump in the shower, they'll be here any minute!" Sian hurriedly said coming into the bedroom and grabbing some clothes. Sophie was about to say it was okay but Sian was already in the bathroom with the door closed. "Do I leave now? Do I wait? Ugh what is wrong with you Webster? You normally are full of confidence, snap out of it," her inner voice chided. Sophie decided to wait in the living room for Sian. For what though she wasn't sure. To say goodbye? To sort of brush over what had happened or hadn't happened? Sophie decided she was going to take a nice long nap when she got home.
Sophie grabbed one of the half full water bottles from the kitchen counter and sat on the couch taking in the Powers' living room. One of the tables at the end of the couch held a frame with a collage of pictures. Some of a taller man with a stern face, who Sophie assumed was Sian's dad Vinnie, some of Sian as a younger girl, and one pic in the corner with Vinnie, a lady with a vacant look in her eyes, a way too thin Sian and a boy with a similar stern face as Vinnie's. Sophie picked up the frame to study the picture further when suddenly a half dried but fully dressed Sian walked through the living room looking for her shoes.
"Oh good you're still here Sophie. I work on Thursday night you should come see," a grinning Sian said as she put her shoes on. A honk sounded from outside. "Sorry Soph I gotta run, just close the front door, it'll lock on its own. Had fun last night, see you soon!" Sian reached over and grabbed her phone and her charger and ran out of the door.
Sophie barely had a chance to say anything in response and instead looked around the empty house. "Right Webster, move it," she said aloud to herself as she gathered her belongings and walked outside into the grey day that was common in Weatherfield. She did not want to be there when Vinnie got home, as he looked like a tough customer. Sophie had much to contemplate and much to mull over but first…the hungover walk home and that long nap she had promised herself.