{Chapter 2 - Thankful}
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The first week of Faye and Diana's relationship was going great. More than great, perfect even, just like they both knew it would be. So far there had been no fights, no arguments. They were simply enjoying the wonderful feeling of belonging to each other, wondering why they had never surrendered to these feelings before and regretting it took such extreme manners so they'd realized all they needed in the world to be happy was each other.
Faye was finally allowed by her mother to go back in school, and of course, she was already hating being back to school routine. Waking up early, attending boring classes, dealing with lame classmates, stupid teachers talking about subjects she couldn't care less…
When she walked through the corridors, she could hear whispers and rambling, she was the school's sensation. For the first couple of days, she would tell people off, tell them to mind their business. But yesterday she got so pissed off with all the talking and stares that she was getting, that she yelled out in the middle of the cafeteria during lunch "YES! COMA GIRL IS BACK! NOW FUCK OFF ALL OF YOU!"
In return she got Diana kindly asking her to calm down - which she did so, in exchange of an evening of practicing spells together - and an invitation to spend some time at the Principal's office. When her mom told her it would probably be best if she stayed at home for a little longer, she definitely calmed down. It was better to be walking among these boring people than locked up inside her room.
Still, every day she would forcefully drag herself out of bed to walk past the Chance Harbor High School front door, wondering why she was so eager to be back to that place to begin with. But then every morning she would see Diana coming over to her. Her luscious brown hair – some days pushed back in a ponytail, other falling in flawless locks over her shoulders -, her chocolate eyes shining bright, as well as her perfect dimpled smile, and it was always a breath taking sight that was well worth the sacrifice. How can she always look her best in such a lame, intellectual environment? Figures...
"Hey you." Diana greeted her girlfriend with her big grin as she stopped right beside Faye in front of their lockers – which has always been right next to each other, of course.
"'Hey you' back." Faye replied, her eyes darting to Diana's lips instantly. She wanted to kiss her girlfriend so badly. If only they were on a less public place…
The hallway was full of teenagers opening and closing lockers, running to all kinds of directions, talking to themselves... They all seemed really distracted, but not that much. If something out of the ordinary happened - like two girls kissing - they would all stop everything they were doing to stare and gossip about that for sure.
So Faye restrained herself from the urge to lean in Diana's direction and steal a kiss, but she couldn't stop herself from intensely staring at the other girl.
Diana paused for a moment, trying to understand why Faye was staring at her like that "What? Is there something on my face?" Diana puzzled asked, already opening her lockers to check on her mirror.
"Wha-? No, no!" Faye hurriedly answered and added in a dreamy tone "There's nothing wrong with you, baby…"
"Then why are you looking at me like this?" The girl curiously wondered.
"It's just that…" Faye gritted her teeth hissing "Fuck… I really wish I could kiss you right now. I miss your lips on mine since last night…"she said in a lower tone that only Diana that was really close to her could hear it.
Feeling butterflies fluttering her stomach with the girl's statement, Diana got a bit closer to Faye to whisper back "I really wish you could… And I miss you too." she added blushing those perfect round cheeks.
She was so close to her girlfriend in that instant, that her intoxicating sweet perfume almost made Faye dizzy. "Ugh! Not being able to kiss you whenever I want to? Sucks!"
"I know, it really does, but you know we can't. At least not for now. We are ready for coming out just yet. I'm sure this town isn't – or will ever be - ready for this."
"Then let's skip school, go somewhere lesspublic. Like the Abandoned House. We could stay the whole day there, doing nothing but kissing…" Faye suggested getting dangerously closer to Diana, who instantly took a step back.
"You know how I feel about skipping school, Faye." Diana shook her head, gathering her books for the next period. "Besides, we can't hide on the Abandoned House. The girls can show up there."
"And what if they did? We won't be doing anything embarrassing. Come on, we could snuggle all day long then… I know that you loveto snuggle with me." Faye said in her best seductive tone. She definitely knew how to push Diana's buttons.
"Now that's not fair…! But you won't convince me with just that." The girl replied trying hard to not give in to Faye's tricks. Convincing Diana was a hard task, almost impossible. 'Almost' being the key word.
Faye could be quite persuasive whenever she wanted to - especially with those intense green eyes, inviting lips and seductive talk. Not even uptight Diana could ever resist to that.
"Well, then maybe I can convince you with some kissing, perhaps a massage too…" Faye shrugged and raised an eyebrow.
"Faye… we can't…" Diana tried to go against the idea, even though the devil on her left shoulder screamed way louder than the little angel on her other shoulder.
"Yes, we can. Meet me in the Janitor's closet in 15?" Faye knew Diana wouldn't say no. She had worked her seduction moves just right and by the look on Diana's face, she was successful on her task.
The bell rang before Diana could answer properly, being literally saved by the bell "Ugh, we have class now." She finished gathering her books, holding them tightly against her chest, and closed her locker.
"Yes, but not together today. No one will ever suspect of anything. Come on, Di… This is our chance." Faye teased, her head motioning towards the end of the corridor, where the Janitor's closet was.
"Faye…" Diana tried to speak, but Faye looked so gorgeous she had lost the ability of speech.
"Don't make me beg for it, Diana Meade. 'You think I'm gorgeous, you want to kiiiiss me… You want to looove me..." she kept her voice down as she started giving her best 'Miss Congeniality' impression.
"Okay, fine!" Diana gave in, shaking her head and softly giggling. "But only the first period! And you better ask for someone's notes later!" She firmly added. "See you in 10."
"I'll be there in 5." Faye smiled wide.
After actually succeeding to persuade her girlfriend into skipping the first period, Faye had to listen to Diana babbling about how dangerous that was, specially her somehow 'mother in law' being the School Principal.
"Calm down, would you? I'll just tell her I was feeling dizzy after Gym class and you skipped Physics class to take care of me…" Faye shrugged.
"First of all, lamest excuse ever, since you're not going to attend Gym class this month, and second, she would be mad at mefor not taking you to see the school nurse." Diana frowned.
"You know what, if she even asks something, I'll deal with her, so just stop worrying, okay? It was worth it, wasn't it?" a wicked smile formed in Faye's swollen lips from all the kissing.
Diana got lost in those full lips for a few seconds before answering "I guess…" she trailed off "But you know you're being a bad girlfriend, corrupting me like this."
"I can't see how releasing you from a lame ass class to come to make out with a hottie like me would classify as bad…" Faye replied already pressing Diana against the door of the janitor's closet, "Which, by the way, we are wasting time in not doing so…" she added giving the other girl no chance to protest, as she crushed her lips against Diana's, silencing the girl for another make out session.
Giving up since her arguments were nothing compared to Faye's, Diana threw her arms around the girl's neck, letting Faye pull her even closer.
"I think I'm starting to like school for the first time in my life." Faye breathed out between kisses.
"I wonder why…" Diana teased back, her fingers tangling in Faye's hair.
As both girls kept their lips occupied, Faye's hands that were tugging Diana's hips, started to move upward inside the girl's jacket, caressing her sides, her thumbs brushing slightly at the curves of Diana's breasts. She couldn't help herself but to cub her hands around them on the next second.
"What are you doing?" Diana asked slowly opening her eyes, her lips barely apart from Faye's.
"Just resting my hands in somewhere soft…" Faye replied with a shrug locking gaze with the other girl, peppering kisses on her lips.
"Oh, is that so…?" Diana asked between light kisses, letting her hands move downward Faye's back, stopping at small of her back, only to tease her girlfriend by hiding both of her hands in the back pocket of the girl's jeans.
"What do youthink you're doing?" Faye playfully asked rising on eyebrow.
"Just hiding my hands in somewhere safe…" Diana answered mimicking her girlfriend, slightly cupping the girl's round buttocks.
Faye had to laugh at how naturally adorable and sexy Diana could be. "I think I'm in love with this corrupted version of you…"she remarked.
"I'm just fighting fire with fire…" She teased with a wink. "Don't get too attached to her, though… She won't be skipping classes to make out with you that often…"
"I doubt that. Soon she'll be begging me to skip classes for our make out sessions. I know she can't resist this…" Faye leaned forward to take her girlfriend's lips in her own in a passionate kiss, her tongue exploring Diana's soft tongue, when the bell rang once again "Fuck sakes! This bell has GOT to be a world champion in worst timing ever!"
Chuckling, Diana gently pushed Faye away "We have English now. Come on, we have to be quick." she said giving one last smack on Faye's lips and hurriedly got out of the Janitor's closet pulling Faye by the hand, right in time before everyone was already wandering through the corridors.
After two make out sessions during that day – one in the janitor's closet, and another at the girl's bathroom a few minutes ago -, it was finally lunch break.
Faye and Diana walked in the cafeteria like they weren't all over each other 2 minutes ago. Diana scolded Faye for messing up her hair, but managed to fix her perfect curls back on, as for Faye, she enjoyed kissing Diana's neck from behind while she did so.
As soon as they got their lunch, they walked to their usual spot back in the cafeteria. Of course Cassie and Melissa were already there, since their classes had ended 10 minutes ago.
"Hey guys! Where have you been?" Cassie asked as Diana and Faye sat down in front of her Melissa.
"Busy fixing our hair and makeup…" Faye vaguely replied giving a knowing stare at Diana, who's cheek turned red instantly.
"Diana, are you okay? You seem a little flushed." Cassie carefully inspected the girls face.
"Ahem… Yeah, I'm fine." Diana replied as she pushed her hair back, letting a purple mark on her neck on display.
Melissa was distractedly eating her salad, but gasped once she saw the mark on 'Miss Goody Two-Shoes' "Is tha- Is that a hickey?" Melissa asked, her mouth hanging open.
"What?" Diana frowned and quickly used the back of her iPhone as a mirror to look to her neck "Oh, my god, Faye…!" Diana silently yelled and kicked Faye under the table "I asked you to not leave a mark!" she mouthed.
"Ouch! I'm sorry about that, I got a little carried away…" Faye shrugged, but not losing her proud smile.
The girls looked incredulous, impressed by how fast Faye had managed to make Diana loosen up a little, with school make out sessions and everything.
Diana not pleased, picked up her purse, excused herself and got ready to leave, not even looking at Faye, her cheeks burning in embarrassment.
"Di, where are you going?" Faye spoke softly when she got up and stopping the girl by the arm.
"Fix up your mess. Where else?" Diana tried to keep her chin down and cover the hickey with her hair as much as possible.
"Want my special help?" Faye raised her eyebrow in a seductive tone "I wasn't hungry anyway." She lowered her tone so only Diana would hear "Not for food I mean…" she added biting a smile on her lips.
"No, Faye. You stay." Diana simply said, hurrying to the nearest bathroom. She knew just what spell to use to make the hickey go away, but she would never risk doing magic in public.
"Uhh, busted!" Melissa mocked when Faye sat back down pouty, crossing her arms against her chest, and asked "So what, you two have been sneaking around school? I gotta say, they don't make many make out places in this hell hole…"
"You know, you two should be more careful… You're not the only horny teenagers around here" Cassie completed Melissa's phrase and advised "That's exactly the kind of thing that would piss Diana off, getting caught."
"Oh and you would know that because of your various make out sessions with Diana, Cassie?" Faye rolled her eyes "We just got together. It's natural we wanna be around in a more… Intimate manner, what can I do. I don't care about what people would say, but Diana cares, so…"
"How sweet. One week of dating, and you're already whipped…" Cassie put on her bitchy tone and took a sip of her soda.
With that, she definitely hit Faye's nerves. She wasn't whipped. Maybe a little, but it was for Diana to be the only person to know, not for some blondie to make fun of her for that "No I'm not, but enough about me,... I heard you got sick of dreamboat Adam - who wouldn't? - and moved on with Jake. How is he doing, by the way? Did he try to rape you yet?"
"Faye…!" Melissa reprehended. "Can't we have a lunch off of you two bickering over stupid things?" she gave her bad look between Cassie and Faye and the girls surprisingly calmed down.
"Fine…" Cassie mumbled and went back to her soda, avoiding eye contact with Faye.
Faye rolled her eyes "You're right. I'm just on the edge…" she stopped when she heard Cassie clear her throat, mocking her once again, but admitted "More than usual. It's just frustrated not having a decent amount of time with my…" she paused, the word still sounding strange when she used it with someone who wasn't Diana "…girlfriend. You know Diana, she's always worries a lot. Now all she worries about is that our parents will catch us, or someone at school... It sucks." Faye vented her frustrations. Lately it was rare she would get to spend some alone time with Melissa, or even Cassie for that matter. She was always around Diana, and she wasn't one to complain about that, but as small relationship problems, such as this one, started to appear, she missed talking to someone about them.
"Well, you have the Abandoned House." Melissa suggested.
"I thought about that, but Diana shut down my proposal immediately. She feared one of you could walk on us there." Faye rolled her eyes. Why did Diana even have to be so uptight and so paranoid about 'getting caught'? They weren't even having sex or anything. So what if their friends walked on them doing something so dangerous and –woah-pause-shock-alarm- kissing?
Melissa listened carefully, and all of the sudden she had an idea. "Well, I'm sure you guys can figure out something. I'm gonna get more desert. Cassie, help me out." She got up and led the girl by the hand.
"But, you still haven't eaten that one..." Cassie protested, but Melissa pulled harder.
"I'm gonna get another one then. Come on!" in a second they were at the distance, whispering and eventually looking back at Faye.
"What the hell are these witches up to?" Faye whispered to herself as she narrowed her eyes back at them, but forgot about that the second she saw Diana gracefully walking back to their table.
During that week, the girls had had three circle meetings to finish the final details for the Thanking Ritual that Diana had been studying so long for. She taught them all the details they needed to know and they practiced the chanting, so no word would be forgotten when the time came.
They were going to perform it on that Saturday. Diana had learned that Saturday was a day for communications, new beginnings, protection and bindings, according to some writings on her mother's Book of Shadow about daily correspondences for magical workings.
Besides giving thanks for having Faye back, nothing better than have the blessing from the Goddesses themselves in this new beginning - not only for Faye - but for them both, since now they were walking a joined path. Luckily enough, the Ritual was going to be performed on the exact same day they bound their circle, four years ago. What started as just a Thanking Ritual, turned into a huge celebration for them all.
When the day finally came, Faye helped Diana out on collecting all their supplies over the Abandoned House, considering it was of their best interest. At night, Cassie drove by Diana's to pick them up. She had picked up Melissa first, leaving Diana and Faye for last, because Diana was obviously freaking out over the last details and making sure she wasn't forgetting anything.
They all went in Cassie's car, since their excuse to their parents was that they were having a sleepover at her place. Packing Cassie's car with the supplies for the ritual inside their bags, they headed to the nearest beach, in a spot they used to do some rituals in the past and knew was almost deserted.
They arrived to the desert beach a quarter to midnight, the moon already shining high above the dark sky, moonlight reflecting over the vast ocean ahead. Cassie pulled over by the improvised parking lot, and they all got at of the car with the supplies for the ritual inside their bags.
Cassie got their ceremonial dresses out of the trunk, and handled to each girl. As she and Melissa took separated paths to change into their dresses, Faye walked after Diana, following close behind.
"Faye, some privacy, please." The girl asked over her shoulder as she stopped behind a heap of rocks.
"Oh, come on! We have changed in front of each other since ever!" Faye protested, but was met with Diana's serious stare. No way she was going to win that battle. "Ugh, okay. Fine! I won't look or anything… I'll be just changing behind your back."
Diana scuffed, "Yeah right, 'cause I can trust you with that." Turning her back to her girlfriend, she quickly took her jacket and shirt off, the freezing night breeze breaking chills all over her skin.
"I mean it!" Faye replied taking her leather jacket and shirt off, turning her head immediately afterwards to sneak a peek at her girlfriend changing.
"Uh huh…" was all Diana replied as she took off her boots and jeans.
They took off their bras and panties as well, and stood completely bare naked under the moonlight, which gave Faye some wicked idea. They would have to wait for the summer to do that, but it wouldn't hurt to suggest it now...
"You know what? We should totally come over here to go skinny dipping together on summer..."she suggested, giving another look into Diana's direction, just in time to see the girl bending over to collect the ceremonial dress. That ass, though…
Diana's eyes grew wide at the suggestion "What? No! Even in the summer, the water would be freezing…" she tried reasoning, as if this was the only problem she found in Faye's idea.
"You are such a pussy…What if we heated the water a little? Would you least consider?" Faye used her sweet tone to try to convince Diana.
"Maybe…" the girl vaguely answered, not wanting to give Faye any hopes but also not wanting to sound too uptight.
"Well, that's a progress." Faye honestly said, glad she still had time to work that idea on Diana's mind.
Both girls finished putting their dresses at the same time, as Diana turned around to look at Faye doing the last buttons. Their dresses were all the same and Diana had to almost beg that Faye would do the buttons till the end, not leaving any cleavage behind. This was a sacred ceremonial after all, not a party.
The white thin lace was almost transparent and combined with the silk lining. It revealed every curve of Diana's body as Faye's eyes wandered, and even though the long sleeves and straight neckline didn't leave much skin left, she could still contemplate her girlfriend's beautiful body.
As they headed back to Cassie's car to drop their clothes and meet with the girls, Diana broke the silence "By the way, you're such a liar. I know you looked."
Faye looked at her, offended "Well unless you have proof I'll deny it. Shame on you, Diana, for making accusations on such a sacred day!" Faye held her chin up, a playful grin escaping her lips.
When the other two girls emerged, they all put their clothes there on the truck, taking their bags with them through the path to their secretive spot on the beach. They were all shaking, as they walked in the cold breeze of the beginning of winter, the wind touching their skins through the thin lining of their dresses. As soon as the ritual began, the rush of power running inside of each would keep them warm through the whole ceremony.
As they arrived there, Faye breathed deeply, taking in the salty smell of the sea, while the other girls prepared the ritual. Cassie took the sacred gems out of her bag, Melissa gathered the herbs and Diana made a circle on the sand with a stick while Faye took the candles, placing them in the spot where each one of them would stand.
When the moon was right above them, the girls entered the circle, each stood up positioning on each quarter (cardinal point) – Diana on North, Melissa, East; Faye, South; and Cassie, West.
Then Cassie positioned the sacred gemstones that were the offering to each Goddesses on the center of the circle, one at each cardinal point, starting from north, going clockwise, Melissa did the same with the herbs as well.
Diana then handled each girl their candles. It was time to call the quarters to cast the circle and begin with the Ceremonial. She lit her green one, the scent of pine mixing with the ocean breeze. She then held it high in front of her, facing up to the sky and chanted:
"Hail to the guardians of the North, mighty Earth who feeds us, our home and mother, welcome to the circle."
Diana passed the lighter to Melissa on her left afterwards. The girl took it and lit her yellow candle, the lemony scent spreading across the circle. She held her candle high, faced up the sky and chanted:
"Hail to the guardians of East, blessed Air who cools us, the breath of life in all, welcome to the circle."
It was then Faye's turn. Melissa offered her the lighter, but Faye didn't take it. She held her red candle upright and cupped a hand swiftly around the wick. Within seconds a flame appeared out of air inside her hand, the spicy scent of cinnamon invading their nostrils.
"Show off..." Melissa whispered giving the lighter back to Diana, receiving a wicked smile from Faye in return, right before the girl looked away, faced the sky and started chanting:
"Hail to the guardians of the South, sacred Fire that sparks life in all, our protection and father, welcome to the circle."
Lastly, it was Cassie's turn. She took the lighter that had gone back to Diana and lit her blue bayberry scented candle. She held it high in front of her, looked up to the sky, and chanted:
"Hail to the guardians of the West, Water of life, where all are cleansed and reborn, welcome to the circle."
With the circle now casted, all girls put their candles to the ground right in front of them, and joined hands.
Being the circle leader, it was Diana's task to start the ceremony. They all lifted their joined hands towards the sky right before Diana started saying out loud "Hail to Thee, spirits of our ancestors and Goddesses. We come here today to be thankful for Thy blessing in returning our sister to us and to celebrate life."
"Blessed be." Diana and the other girls greeted in unison.
With their last words, the flames on their candles shone ten times brighter, giving them to signal to say their prayers. Each one of them would get to name one thing they were grateful for and make each Goddess a request. It could not be a selfish request, like wealth or eternal life. They were proving in front of the Goddesses they were pure at heart witches. Being North, Diana was first and the prayers would go clockwise on the circle.
She took her candle from the floor and held it with both hands. Then closed her eyes and let the words come from her heart "Hail to Thee, Goddess Diana! Goddess of Witches, Goddess of the Moon, Protector of Women! In this sacred night I am thankful for Thy protection, and may we never leave this dimension again." Diana opened her eyes, looking at Faye, clearly making the request because of the recent events. Diana's candle flickered before blowing out, confirming her Goddess had accepted her request.
Next was Melissa's turn, she did exactly as Diana, holding her candle high, her voice getting stronger as she said her prayers "Hail to Thee, Goddess Persephone! Goddess of Spring, Queen of the Underworld! In this sacred night I am thankful for our friendship, and may we always rely on each other with Thy blessings." Melissa's yellow candle also flickered and blew out. A rush of energy flowing through the girl's body, making her close her eyes and smile.
Faye was next, holding her candle up to the sky, the sea breeze waving her hair as the words started leaving her mouth, in tune with the waves crashing against the rocks "Hail to Thee, Goddess Hera! Goddess of Love, Goddess of Women, Queen of Heaven! In this sacred night I am thankful for getting a second chance to spend the rest of my days with the ones I love" as she spoke those words, her eyes flew open for a second, locking on Diana's "And may our powers grow to protect us as long as we are deserving of Thy blessing." Faye's candle flames started fading in star shapes before blowing away. She asked for power and was already being given as requested.
Cassie's candle illuminated the circle along with the moon as the girl started "Hail to Thee, Goddess Athena! Goddess of Wisdom,Goddess of Warfare, Protector of Truth! In this sacred night I am thankful for our circle, and may we always stay true to our hearts." Before Cassie's candle faded away, all their candles illuminated again and blew out at the same time, confirming the end of the ceremonial.
All girls lifted their joined hands to the skies once again, and intoned in unison "We bow to Thee, Diana, Persephone, Hera, Athena, and thank Thee for Thy blessings — the Cauldron of Night full of life, and death, and life again; Thy magic give us wings. Blessed Be."
As the ritual was about to end, they had to cast out the quarters by thanking the guardians for coming. They started counterclockwise with Cassie, ending with Diana as she said:
"Hail to the guardians of the North, thank you for attending this circle. Go in peace and know you are always welcome here."
With that, Faye broke the circle in the sand using her foot, and the ceremonial was over. The girls walked to the sea, soaking their feet in the cold salty water and leaving their candles next to the rocks touched by the waves.
With the ritual completed, they headed back to Cassie's car. As they got to where the sand ended, they could no longer feel so connected to the earth, but they could still feel their bodies humming with such a powerful energy flowing through them.
Faye finally spoke then "Well, that was quite a rush." She commented already by Diana's side.
"That was something else. Oh, by the way…" Melissa added, spinning around to face the three girls "Happy anniversary, girls! I love you all." She said cheerfully, getting closer and opening her arms to group hug them.
"Aw, I love you too!" Cassie and Diana said at the same time, bringing them closer.
"Yeah, yeah, I like you all a little…" Faye rolled her eyes but also joined the group hug.
They separated after few seconds, taking a few steps forward when Diana asked "We're changing our clothes back, right? It's not like we can get to your house dressing like this." she said to Cassie.
"Yeah, we are." Cassie answer and decided to enjoy all the extra magic she felt she had right now, snapping her fingers together, as the girls instantly changed back into their previous clothes.
"Well, look who's the 'show off' now…" Faye teased and held Diana's hand, walking her to the car.
Cassie "Shall we go? We still have to go back to the Abandoned House and pick the rest of our stuff." Cassie simply said, exchanging a devilish look with Melissa.
The girls nodded, and they soon got on their way back.
Cassie pulled her car next to what they made the Abandoned House parking lot, not shutting off the engine when they stopped.
"So, this is your stop." Cassie said, looking at Faye and Diana in the backseat.
"What? Aren't we just getting our stuff and heading back to your house to..." Diana started question, certain they would still follow their evening plans and have a sleepover at Cassie's.
"Well, change of plans." Cassie simply said, sharing a grin with Melissa who sat beside her in the passenger seat.
"What do you mean change of…" Faye now questioned, but was interrupted by Melissa.
"You can thank us later. Now get your witch asses off this car and enjoy your night together. A little bird told us there might even be a surprise waiting for you in the attic." Melissa said, giggling and looking back at Cassie.
"Look, we appreciate the offer, but what if Mrs. Chamberlain calls, we could get in…" Diana pondered, this time interrupted by Cassie.
"No worries, Diana. We'll handle everything. We'll come around noon to pick you up for coffee at the Java Brew. I'm trying to get a part-time job there." Cassie added
"Oh imagine that! The queen bee serving me a latte… Yep, life is good." Faye teased receiving a fake smile from the blonde girl in return.
"Very funny… Now, scoot." Cassie said, opening the door locks, giving them both a threatening look, which Melissa quickly mimicked.
Diana and Faye looked at each other and then to both girls, not quite sure how to react to the sudden surprise "Alright, I guess a night to ourselves wouldn't be such a bad idea..." Diana looked at Faye, who was already smiling wide at the idea, but she still wasn't completely sure they should be doing this.
"It's a great idea!" Faye said not hiding her enthusiasm as she tried to push Diana out of the car already.
"Wait, wait! If anything happens, you call us and pick us up immediately, right?" Diana looked at Cassie and Melissa and ignored Faye's excitement for a second.
"Of course we will. Now go, enjoy." Melissa assured her and gave them a warm smile. "You two deserve it."
"Yes, we do." Faye said Faye finally pushed Diana out of the car.
"Thanks, guys" was what they both said at the same time, and Diana completed right after "You're the best."
"We know…" Cassie smiled and winked as they shut the door, then she started moving her car as she yelled "Have fun!" already heading back to the highway with Melissa, proudly leaving behind their two beaming - and very thankful - best friends in love, to a night they would never forget.
TBC