"Piper? What did he do? You need to tell me everything"
You look up to Alex as she lays by you on the bed, not too close but not far either. Why is she so concirned?
"He didn't do anything luckily.. he just tried to kiss me and-"
"wait... whats that on your arm?"
You look down to see a large but not deep cut and stare at it in shock.
"Its him" you say in a quiet voice.
"What? That fucking douche!" Alex says angrily getting up from the bed and walking around in circles quickly, trying to calm herself down.
"Alex please calm down.. its just when he pushed against me I think my arm scraped across the wall."
"And its that deep!?" she says frustratedly.
You look her straight in the eyes and stand up, or atleast attempt to stand since you're too drunk to move.
"Im sorry, atleast hes gone now. I need to clean that cut its going to get infected. Stay there"
You nod and she walks off to get what she needs and you look around the room, observing the rich paintings on the walls. She had red silk curtains and small white lights attached to the walls. The bed was made of a dark brown wood, it had wavy patterns on the headboard. The sheets were also made of a silky type of material, aswell as the pillowcases. By each side of the bed there were little wooden drawers, which were a similar colour to the bed headboard.
"Having a nice look?" you were interupped by Alex's enterance.
"I guess so" you slur.
she giggles then continues "Heres a glass of water, I think you need it"
"Thanks" you reply taking the water from her.
"Im just gonna clean this really quick for you okay? It might sting a little bit"
She turns your arm gently so its in her reach, then puts some alcohol on some cotton wool and takes a quick glance at you then looks back down. She places it on your cut softly and you dont even flinch.
"Take it like a man huh?"
"I guess so" you repeat.
"You already said that" she chuckles.
"Alright Im done, I'll get you something to wear because you're sure as hell not wearing that"
Alex goes to her wardrobe and gets you a pair of soft pyjama pants and a baggy t shirt, she hands it to you.
"Get changed" she gives a little smile after she says it.
She then heads towards her wardrobe once again and gets something like what she just gave you, she then takes off her top quickly.
"Woah Al what are you-"
"What?"
"Why are you getting undressed infront of me?"
"Ummm, we're both girls. Its not like anythings gonna happen jeez." she rolls her eyes.
You give her a 'whatever' look and continue to get dressed.
For some weird reason you can't take your eyes off her and she catches you staring at her, but just shrugs it off. Once you're both done getting dressed she sits down opposite you and hands you another glass of water. You dont hesitate to drink it all in seconds. She raises her eyebrow at you as you do it.
"Good swallower aye"
You laugh at the small innuendo.
"What do you wanna do, I mean its only 11.."
"I mean Im not really tired.."
"Netflix it is"
Alex heads over to her smart TV and turns it on.
"Get yourself comfortable kid" she looks back at you then gets under the covers to join you.
She goes on Netflix and then switches on American Horror Story.
"Hope your not afraid of horrors" she says as she lightly pushes you and you fall closer to her.
"Im not, I think"
You sit and watch it, you notice you both get closer whilst watching this. Why did you feel so different with Alex? It felt right, It felt normal. It wasn't just a 'friendly' relationship.. even Polly commented on the phone conversation. What was it? were you falling for her day by day? You havent even known her for long.. unless its just a friendship meant to be. Maybe you're destined to be best friends. Maybe you'll find out soon.. You want to get even closer to her but wouldn't she find that weird considering your just friends? You notice yourself getting sleepy but try to stay awake, it's almost impossible. You slowly drop off to sleep, only to hear the TV and Alex's quiet breathing.
You wake up in the middle of the night and the TV and lights are off. The curtains are shut aswell as the door, you turn over and there lay Alex fast asleep. You have no idea why you're here, but just ignore it since well.. its Alex. You go back to sleep with no thoughts, just pure satisfaction.
"Finally, you're awake"
"Huh?" you groan in your morning voice, sitting up slowly and wiping your eyes.
"I made you some toast"
"Al-" you interrupt yourself with a yawn and resume "What am i doing here?"
"That Larry guy tried to-"
"No I remember that part, the rest... my mind has literally gone blank"
"I took you back here because you were wasted, I wanted you to be safe. Trust me your friends know you're here, Ill drop you off back home later" she ensures you.
You nod at her and eat the toast she just gave you. There is a moment of silence until she breaks it.
"You sure do get comfy in bed dont cha?"
"Huh?" you ask getting very confused.
"Dont play dumb with me, you know exactly what you were doing!"
"I actually have no idea what you're talking about" You reply trying to eat at the same time.
"You were all cuddled up to me all night, I had to pry your hands off me in the morning" she laughs.
"Oh right, sorry" you giggle back.
"Its fine"
You're both stopped mid conversation by a phone call, you check your phone.
Polly; AKA IDOT Calling
You answer.
"Hello? Piper?"
"Hello?"
"Are you still at that Alex girls place?"
"Yes, but uh Im coming back soon. Don't worry about it"
"Okay, see you soon."
"Bye"
You put down the phone then get up to stretch, your top slightly lifts up showing little skin. Alex stares and then shakes her head trying to stop looking.
"Who was that?" Alex asks trying to ignore what she just did.
"Polly, my best friend. You probably spoke to her last night"
"Oh right, Its nearly 12 so I'll drop you off soon. Your clothes are there, get changed soon."
Alex goes into the other room, and you start to get changed. You take off the clothes she gave you to wear for the night and slip on the clothes you wore last night, although its a little well... strange to wear in the daytime your only going home so you dont think much of it. When you finish getting changed you fold up the clothes you took off and wait for Alex to come back in. A few minutes later she enters the room again and grabs her keys off the top shelf.
"Come on then Pipes."
Pipes. Hm, you like that.
You follow her out of the house and into her car, she turns the radio on low and the heaters on since its pretty chilly outside. The whole journey is quite silent, a few things are brought up here and there. After around 10 minutes you arrive home, you both say your goodbyes and she walks you to your doorstep.
"I know you were drunk for the majority of the time you were at my place, or hungover but I had a good time." she says before you enter.
"Im glad I met you Alex, I really am. I had a good time too." you say back.
She gives you a bright smile, and gives you a tight hug.
"Text me later Pipes"
"I will"
She walks away and gets back into her car, before driving off she waves through the window then sets off. What is it with her that makes it so hard to see her leave? Are you just getting close as friends? Again, you shrug it off and head to your door. You reach over to open it before someone opens it quickly before you.
"Jesus Polly you scared me"
"Sorry, I saw you get out of her car. How are you after last nights event?"
"Um, Im okay I guess. It was a little overwhelming"
"I was so god damn angry, I went up to him and I couldn't stop yelling every harsh word under the sun.. Im never gonna speak to that trash again!"
You laugh at Pollys anger and enter the house, and go straight to your room. You get undressed and pull out some comfortable baggy trousers, and a large hoody. Once you are changed you head to the living room with your bed quilt and pillows, although you already have a TV in your room its warmer in the living room. You set the quilt down and switch the TV to Netflix. Polly comes to join you on the sofa, sitting at the bottom of it with the quilt on her. Its a top to tail kind of thing. You turn on Family Guy and watch it for a while with Polly and after a bit you hear a knock on the door. Polly gets up and answers it.
"Alright mate" Pete says in his Australian Accent.
"Hey, pete. What are you doing here?" Polly asks.
"I brought you two a maccies"
"Maccies?" You say while pulling a confused face.
"McDonalds Piper, a McDonalds" he replies smiling.
"Ohh right"
"Yeah I thought I'd just drop this off because I was heading somewhere and I thought Id get you guys something since you'd be a bit hungover. Hangover food.. mmm." Pete says.
"Thanks so much Pete" Polly smiles at him as he hands it over.
"I better get off, enjoy girls." he says whilst closing the door.
Polly hands you the food and you both go back into the position where you left off, top to tail. You both lie down exhausted whilst you eat your food. You look outside for a second or two and notice its raining.. again. You continue to watch your programme and eat until you recieve a text.
AAALLEXXX: Hey x
You: Hey x
AAALLEXXX: You okay? x
You: Yeah just a little hungover, how about yourself? x
AAALLEXXX: Yeah Im fine, just miss you.. x
You: aww, al I miss you too x
AAALLEXXX: I know its only been a few hours but I can't stop thinking about you for some odd reason, I can leave you alone if you want? x
You: noooo! ofc not x
AAALLEXXX: Haha ;) x
You: hehe :P x
AAALLEXXX: When am I next gonna see you Pipes? x
You: whenever you want, I dont have any plans.. x
AAALLEXXX: Eh, Ill think about it. I have to go now, seeing some friends. Bye x
You: Okay, baii :) x
It seems friendly, so you just take it as a friendly conversation. No feelings, you're just friends. Unless she likes you. You don't know much about Alex, what or who she likes 'relationship' wise but you're a very accepting person, you have doubts about her. The way she came up to you and just started talking so confidently.. Your thoughts are interrupted by a knock on the door. Again. You get up and answer it since Polly is asleep, the TV is only on low volume so she doesnt wake up, she must have changed it. You open the door and blink once, twice.
"Hey.. Alex." you say raising an eyebrow slightly.
"Hey"
"Um I thought you were going to see some friends"
"I am, soon. They're just getting ready at the moment and I found this in my room. I think its yours" she says as she hands you your bracelet.
"Yeah thats mine" you chuckle and continue "come in for a while if you want?"
"Yeah okay" she says following you into your room.
"So.." you say quietly.
"I need to tell you something" she says whilst taking off her glasses.
"Go ahead" you say looking her in the eye.
"I know we've only known eachother for a while, and I shouldn't really open up to you this early but I really trust you Piper. I really do." she tries to avoid eye contact.
"Im glad you trust me. Carry on.."
"Im different to you, theres alot of people like me but Its hard for us to tell people this. I feel this is something that you should know before we get closer as friends.."
"What is it Al?"
"Im a lesbian.. I don't like guys.. I guess I realised it earlier in life but didnt really take any notice of it. I hope you still accept me, because I really enjoy your company. I feel like we have a lot in common. I dont want to lose you. Since we became friends my life has beco-"
"Alex, don't be silly! Of course I still accept you. Its what makes you.. you. I know there are people that are ignorant and follow the croud and say its wrong but I have a mind of my own. You're completely normal Al, dont worry about it." you reassure her.
"Oh my god Piper, thankyou. I was really scared to tell you since I thought It'd be the same reaction as most people.."
"I was actually thinking about you earlier on. This situation, If you were different"
"Oh really?" she smiles.
"Yeah. But know I am being truthful with you, I accept you."
You both smile at eachother for a few seconds and hear a noise, you both check your phones.
"Its mine, I have to go now. Thank you for this Piper."
"No problem, Ill walk you to the door" you reply.
You both get up and she follows after you, you go outside and walk her to her car and both look at eachother. You both hug and many thoughts cross your mind, you love to feel her warm body against yours, her arms wrapped around your waist, the way she feels with you. It feels normal, it feels right. You've felt like this with boys in the past but never with a girl.
"See you whenever" Alex waves.
You wave her back and step back inside to see Polly still asleep, you dont bother to wake her up since she gets moody if you do. You head into the bathroom and take a long shower, after last nights event you need to be relaxed. After you'd finished in the shower you go to your bedroom and put on some skinny jeans, a white t shirt and some black shoes. You head outside with your phone, keys and put on your coat and go for a long walk. You need to clear your head, get some fresh air. You need to forget about the whole 'Larry' situation and the whole 'Alex' situation. Its really starting to bother you that Alex had been there the whole time and you didnt know.. she came to save you. If she weren't there what would've happened? Alot worse could've happened and its very unlikely someone would of pushed him off considering everyone was either drunk, passed out, or in a different world. You can't stop thinking about her. You haven't stopped since the day you met her. You find yourself happier around her, more confident. You ask yourself 'have I felt like this with anyone else before?' and to be quite honest, no. You haven't. She was inevitable. Unavoidable.
As you head down an alley your phone rings. You pull it out of your pocket and stop walking.
'Unknown Number'
You look down at it and re-read it again and decline. Then you continue to walk again. A few minutes later you recieve another call, checking it again it is 'Unknown Number' you decline the call like last time. You walk towards a nearby bus stop and sit there for a while since its raining like crazy. Your phone rings one more time and you read it again 'Unknown Number' you get frustrated and answer it.
"Hello!" you say in a cocky tone.
"Hey, is.. is this Piper?" the voice says.
You recognise this voice, your eyes open wide and adrenaline fills your body. Your heart pounds heavily with anger, sadness, fear, a large mix of emotions.
"LARRY? WHAT THE FUCK! WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME YOU FUCKING DOUCHE" you shout down the phone. Luckily you're the only person around so your not embarresing yourself or anything.
"Piper please don't be mad, Polly told me what happened. Im so sorry I didnt mean it I really didnt. Yeah I like you but I was drunk. I didn't get to tell you the proper way, please forgive me" he pleads down the phone.
"Dont be mad? Dont be fucking mad? Do you have any idea how you made me feel, I think you've scarred me for life.. for you to just come onto me like that. Force yourself on me. I fucking hate you, don't you dare try to make any contact with me ever again." you calm yourself down by saying that, by finally telling him how you feel. How it made you feel. You felt a flush of relief.
"But Piper I-"
You hang up, those are the last words you ever want to hear from him.
You call a Taxi since the weather is too horrible to walk back in, you'd need another shower if you did anyway. You dial the number and ask for one, waiting around 10 mins it finally arrives and you get in. You tell the driver your destination and he takes you there. You sit in the back seat and look at the surroundings around you. God, how you admire new york. Your thoughts fill your mind again, how you're going to decide how you feel about certain people.. you have no idea.
When you arrive home you see Polly on the sofa, looking down at her phone smiling.
"Pete huh?" you say, scaring her since shes so concentrated on her phone she didn't even hear you enter.
"Wha- No" she says completely denying it.
"Im not stupid, you guys are cute together anyway."
"Ugh fine. Yes It's him now leave me alone.."
"Pollys got a boyfriend, Pollys got a boyfriend!" you repeat over and over again in a childish manner.
"You're so immature Piper!" Polly starts to get annoyed.
"Ohh calm down" you say as you walk towards the bathroom.
"You know what why are you so involved in my life I actually cant beli-"
"Oh shush Im only kidding" you say as you throw a tampon at her "I think you need this"
"Im not on my period!" she yells.
"By the mess of your sheets this morning, I think you are."
"That was an accident!"
"Oh my god." You start to chuckle and break into uncontrolable laughter.
"What?" she says looking concirned.
"I wa-" you start to laugh even louder.
"What Piper?!" she shouts.
"I was kidding oh my-goh-god"
"Oh fuck" she says as she runs upstairs as fast as she can.
"Dont forget your tampon!" you yell still laughing.
"Fuck. Off." you hear back.
You laugh for another 20 seconds or so and decide to clean the kitchen, laughing here and there remembering what happened. 'Jesus Christ' you think.