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The L Word

Chapter 6

Let's Watch A Movie

Preparations for movie night were underway. Since her last three attempts had been successful, Raven allowed Chelsea to pop the popcorn. Chelsea had also gotten chips while Raven picked up the sodas.

"You think Gina eats a lot?" Raven queried. "I just want to make sure we got enough snacks."

"As long as she doesn't eat as much as Chantel, we'll be fine." Chelsea answered.

"Yeah. Remember that heifer came over to my house and took down a whole box of Pop-Tarts by herself?" Raven recalled.

"Like the time somebody destroyed a whole carton of orange juice in a day at my house." Chelsea shot back.

"Hey! I told you that I have a vitamin C deficiency that requires mass consumption of orange juice!" Raven replied.

"Vitamin C deficiency my ass! Just admit that you REALLY love orange juice."

(Knock at the door – Chelsea goes to answer)

"Hey, Chels!"

"Hey, Gina… we still got another hour before we start." Chelsea said as she motioned for Gina to come in.

"I know." Gina said. "I thought I'd come over to see if you need a hand."

"Thanks, G but I think we are all set." Raven answered. "But you're welcome to hang out if you want."

"Thanks!" Gina was grateful for the invitation. "So what are we watching tonight?"

"Well, we picked The 40-Year-Old Virgin. I don't know what Eddie picked for the other one." Raven said.

"He probably picked something like Saw or something freaky like that." Chelsea said with a shudder.

"Oookay." Gina said with an eye roll. "He likes the horror flicks?"

"He used to be really into them but he's grown out of them. Every now and then one catches his eye." Raven responded.

"So things went well last night I take it." Chelsea was the first to break the silence about Gina's date with Eddie.

"He is great. We talked about everything; family, school, music… I'm telling you I really like him."

"Well don't tell him I told you this…" Raven confided. "But I could swear he was glowing last night… after that kiss."

"That was probably from the tingle I got." Gina said. "I've got to be careful with him. He is very, how can I put this, disarming. I swear I was going to kiss him on the cheek but I just couldn't help myself. You know what I mean?"

Raven looked over at Chelsea, who shot her a look back. "Yeah. I know what you mean."

"So how are y'all doing? If you don't mind me asking." The second part of Gina's question let Raven and Chelsea know where she was coming from.

"We are in love and loving every minute of it." Raven proudly declared.

"I've never been happier." Chelsea added. "She is my Mr. Right."

"Have you told your parents?" Gina asked.

"Yeah, back in March. Chelsea's parents were great about it. My brother was cool. Called Chelsea "the prettiest boyfriend I ever brought home." My mother was understanding. My father was lukewarm at best." Raven said.

"Raven, can I ask you a question now that we're friends?"

"Sure."

"The night you threatened to break your foot off in my ass…" Gina started.

"When was this?" Chelsea asked incredulously. Raven just looked at her then turned back to Gina.

"Did you really have a hot date with Chelsea?" Gina finished her question.

"It was our one-month anniversary. And I was… focused… that night." Raven said with a smile, remembering the wonderful evening Chelsea had planned for her.

"Must have been some night." Gina said, observing Raven's facial expression.

"A lady never kisses and tells." Chelsea said. "And neither does Raven."

"Hey!" Raven exclaimed as Chelsea and Gina laughed.

The three women continued for the next 45 minutes talking about various subjects until they had lost track of time. The knock on the door startled all three of them as they screamed. Raven answered the door.

"I know women scream in delight when they see me, but isn't that going too far?" Eddie said.

"You are a legend in your own mind. Get in here with those." Raven said as she took the pizza boxes from Eddie.

"One veggie and one with everything, just like the old days." Eddie said. "Hey Gina."

"Hola, mi hermoso." Gina said as she stood up. They kissed each other on the cheek.

"So what movie did you bring?" Chelsea asked with anticipation.

"Unfaithful."

"Un-who?" Raven said. "Unfaithful?"

"What? You don't like it?" Eddie asked.

"No… I mean… Yeah I like it. I'm just surprised you picked that." Raven replied.

"Hey… tastes change and people change."

"And women don't want to watch Man-Eating Zombies from Mars." Chelsea said.

"That too." Eddie said with a smile. "So are we gonna get this show on the road or what?"

"Let's get comfortable and do this!" Raven said as she and Chelsea took their position on Chelsea's bed. Gina and Eddie looked at Raven's bed before Eddie spoke.

"You sit on the bed." Eddie said before pulling a chair along side. "I'll sit here."

Raven grabbed the remote and the first movie, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and popped it in. The four of them grabbed slices of pizza and their drinks and settled in for the movie. They were laughing, eating and having a great time. Just as the first movie was ending, Raven piped in with a question for the group.

"Ok y'all. What age did you lose your virginity?" Raven asked.

"We've had this conversation before Rae." Eddie said. "You were 17, Chelsea was 18 and I was 16."

"Early bird catches the worm, huh?" Gina asked Eddie.

"Right place, right time, right girl at the time." Eddie said. "If I had it to do all over again, I'd have waited."

"Me too." Raven said, glancing sideways at Chelsea.

"Me three." Chelsea replied. "That leaves you Regina... what's your middle name?" As she intended to call Gina by her full name.

"Alejandra. It means Defender of Mankind." Gina said. "My full name is Regina Alejandra Arroyo Melendez."

"That is beautiful. You should go by Alejandra." Eddie seemed fascinated by her middle name as he put additional emphasis on it when he said it.

"My father is the only person that calls me Alejandra. I just love the way he says it, with passion like it's the last word he will ever speak. Kind of like you did just now." There was a thick pause after Gina spoke as she locked eyes with Eddie.

"So how old were you Gina?" Raven asked.

"I was 16, young and dumb. Wrong person, wrong time, wrong everything." Gina was addressing everyone, but her soft gray eyes never left Eddie.

Raven elbowed Chelsea. There was a discernable heat beginning to build between Gina and Eddie. Raven's first thought was her vision coming to fruition.

"All right! Time for the next movie!" Raven announced as she got off the bed to change DVD's.

"Time for a potty break. Excuse me." Gina excused herself and left the room for the bathroom.

"Whoa!" Chelsea whisper-yelled. "Muy caliente!"

"If that wasn't YOU over there, I would say that last exchange was hot." Raven added.

"She wants you bad!" Chelsea said.

"You think so?" Eddie said.

"She looks at you like that again and I'm gonna fuck her!" Raven whisper-yelled.

Chelsea looked at Raven flatly. "You gone make me catch a case in here. Aren't you?" Eddie looked at Chelsea then at Raven in mock worry.

"No more Barbershop for you. You can't handle it." Raven said.

Gina emerged from the bathroom and movie night resumed. The first 45 minutes of the movie was business as usual until Gina noticed Eddie shifting in his chair trying to get comfortable.

"Eddie." Gina whispered. She scooted over to one side on the bed and patted the mattress next to her. "It's ok." Eddie took his shoes off and sat upright on the bed with his hands in his lap, wanting to maintain his gentlemanly behavior. Seconds into his new position, that behavior was put to the test as Gina rested her head on Eddie's shoulder. The movement and the subsequent re-positioning earned raised eyebrows from the other bed.

This climate remained unchanged for another 20 minutes or so until a very low, soft rumble could be heard from Chelsea's bed. Chelsea had fallen asleep and was snoring, very light and very cute. Raven looked down at Chelsea's head nestled in her lap and smiled, then looked over at Gina and Eddie who were still in the same position as before, intently watching the movie.

Raven's eyelids began to get heavy but she was still hanging on to consciousness. The movie came to the point where Diane Lane's character and Olivier Martinez' character had a rough sexual encounter in the hallway of an apartment building. Eddie felt Gina shift slightly and heard an almost imperceptible "Shit!" escape her lips. Whoa! Did that turn her on? Eddie thought. Oh God Gina! The last thing you need is to get wet. Damn! I could see Eddie doing that to me! Gina thought to herself. Chill, girl. Raven and Chelsea are in this room and this is only your second date.

"Everything okay?" Eddie asked. Oh shit! Don't get hard! Not now! Think… Rosie O'Donnell in a teddy! George Bush in a leopard thong!

"Mmm hmm." Gina replied. Damn! He is so sweet. If his lips touch me anywhere, it's over. "You okay?"

"Yeah." Eddie answered without looking down. "I'm fine." He turned his head to look at Gina. She was looking up at him with an angelic, wide-eyed look that brought his manhood back to attention harder than before.

Raven was nodding in and out of sleep. She was coming out of one sleep episode just in time to look over and see Eddie and Gina's lips meet. My vision! Raven thought to herself as she tried to look asleep.

Their kiss was slow but intense. Their lips slowly parted at the same time as their tongues intertwined in an erotic, methodical battle for control. After several seconds of kissing in that position, Gina climbed on top of Eddie, straddling him as they resumed kissing.

Raven was now fully awake but pretending to be asleep. She had a front row seat to the sudden change in Eddie and Gina's very young relationship. When she saw Gina put her hands behind Eddie's head and slightly buck her hips and Eddie's hands disappear underneath the bottom of Gina's t-shirt, she knew they were on an inevitable, unstoppable course that was going to lead straight to Gina's bed.

In her mind the only thing she could do was hope was that they didn't lose their good senses and try to have sex on her bed with Chelsea and her less than six feet from them. Raven decided that she would close her eyes as she pretended to sleep and give them as much privacy as she could until her vision could play itself out.

The kissing began to intensify, with Eddie beginning his exploration of Gina's neck. She began to lose herself in the sensation.

"We… shouldn't be… doing this." Gina stuttered in a whisper.

"I know." Eddie mumbled into her neck before planting one more kiss and gently pushing Gina back. "I don't want to force…"

Gina put her index finger up to his lips to silence him before pressing herself into him and begins kissing him again. Gina could feel Eddie throbbing underneath her and it was driving her insane.

"I want you Eddie." Gina was direct and to the point. She then ground herself down into Eddie when she spoke next. "I want that." Eddie let out a small grunt.

"We can't here. This is Raven's bed. And they're right there." Eddie whispered.

"I tell you what…" Gina started. "Why don't we leave the lovebirds alone…" (plants a soft kiss on Eddie's lips) "and go back to my room and get… comfortable."

"Lead the way." Eddie replied.

The two of them eased off Raven's bed. Eddie picked up their shoes as they made their way to the bedroom door. When Gina opened the door, light from the hallway spilled into the room. With her eyes closed, this was the notice to Raven that Gina and Eddie were leaving the room. Her vision was complete. The next question on her mind was, "Are they gonna finish what they just started?"


Eddie and Gina are headed back to Gina's room. What happens next? I think you know. Even if you do know in your mind, you'll read about anyway. Chapter 7 is next. Thank you for coming this far. PLEASE REVIEW!