"The New Girl"
Let's just get right to it!
Rated T for Teen.
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Spencer breaks my intensity, "Hey, I never heard this song before, listen."
And I do because that song, that song is for me and only me and it's perfect!
But we kissed! It was an awkward kiss but still a kiss! And we're going to a club! We're going to dance! She's going to wiggle and thrust and rub! Oh shit! Should I pretend to be sick? No! I have to go! I have to see if she dances differently with me! I have to know what her body language is telling me! I just have to know!
Confident face!
But, not for long, as it quickly changes to insecure face…
Chapter 9: Save the Last Dance
Emily POV
I look in the mirror. I decide to go with dark skinny jeans that cuff at the bottoms, black platform heels that wrap up my exposed ankles. Underneath I've chosen the lace trim cheeky panty. I don't think I'll be comfortable in a thong because I'm not all that fond of them. I like some coverage back there!
Choosing a bra was easy; I just matched it with my panties, black and lacy with a little push up so Maya will know where to look. I smile at my boldness; it's easy when you're looking in the mirror, not sure how easy it will be when she sees me in person! I'm wearing a black midriff button down shirt that ties at the bottom and opens at the top putting my push up to good use! Cleavage never hurt anyone! It only helps, so I hear. I smile again, this time kind of like, I know she's gonna notice and I know I'm gonna like it! But then I feel a little scared. Why? Because I'm asking for her attention and if I get it I'm not sure I'll know what do with it!
The doorbell rings. I check my hair, my makeup, my bracelets, my rings, my earrings, and my necklace then grab a purse that just fits my ID, money and cell phone. I definitely do not look sixteen so it's a good thing my mom had to work late today. I do one last check in the mirror, take in a breath and let it out. I'm ready. I think. I descend the staircase to answer the door.
When I open it her back is to me. A shimmery sleeveless black cross back top with no indication of a bra strap just silky smooth toffee skin, delicious! Black pants with black platform heels sort of like mine. Her straight as a pin shiny hair tosses back and forth as she turns around. Her shirt has built in cups and shows her belly too. I like it. But she's so tiny. I'm wondering, am I too much for her physically?
"Wow, Em, you look incredible, incredibly sexy," she eyes me a few times. "I'm glad I wore heels otherwise I might be too short for you to dance with," she winks.
Am I breathing? I'm not sure.
She reaches out to touch my arm caressing it with featherlike touches up and down, "Are you ready? Cuz that outfit you're wearing sure says you are." Wink. Melt.
My head falls, staring at the ground unable to make eye contact with her for fear I might lose myself on her lips outing myself on my doorstep! That's not how it's going to happen! I won't let it!
"Maya, you look amazing. I love your eyes." Did I just say love?! Damn it!
"Thank you. And I love your," she pushes my hair past my shoulder, "necklace."
She smiles a flirty smile with a cocked eyebrow. The push up was so worth it!
"Thanks, we should go though, before my mom gets home and locks me up forever."
"Well, how will you get back in the house wearing that?"
"That's what this bag is for. I have a more modest shirt and flats."
"Smart girl," she eye sexes again. She does like me! I know it! But I've never done anything with a girl before. I'm not sure how to flirt back. Be yourself Em, just be you. But not panicky you…
She takes my backpack from me so I can close the door and she carries it to the car climbing in the backseat with me instead of sitting in the front.
"Hey Spence, you don't mind if I ride in the back with Em do you?" What!
"Nah that's fine, I'm actually gonna talk to Alex til we get there. Are you okay with me ignoring the two of you until we're in Philly?" she snarks.
Maya and I look at each other and giggle. "No, not at all," she says. I'm in heaven!
But I don't know what to talk about so I look out the window until I hear,
"Hey is everything all right?" It's her sweet voice.
I breathe in, "Yeah, why what's up?"
"You got kind of quiet is all."
"I'm just kind of wondering about tonight?"
"What about it?"
"What's it like?"
"It has a long bar and a huge dance floor with some side levels to dance on. Only a few people can fit on those."
"Have you ever danced on one of the side levels?"
"I have. But I think tonight I'll enjoy it more." Why? Oh! I can feel myself blushing! I'm so hot!
"Em?"
"Yeah."
"Tell me about your swimming." Swimming? I can handle that!
"Well, I start intense training Monday and then I get a break for Labor Day which is nice so I don't have to worry about staying up late at our sleep over."
"Oh right, the sleep over. That will be the second time we sleep together in a week." She winks. I turn into a pudd…Happy Snowman!
"You slept with Spencer over the summer for a few days in a row when you just met."
"Yeah but it's not the same."
"Why not?"
"It just isn't," she cocks an eyebrow for an extra second.
I push myself deep into my seat not having a clue what to say next!
"Em, you're gonna love it. You can dance or not. You can drink or not."
"Are you gonna drink?" I ask.
"Maybe just a little. But I prefer water when I'm dancing. I need to keep hydrated."
"Yeah, hydrated." I don't want alcohol to decide anything about Maya for me. I want to decide with all of my senses intact. I want all of her senses intact too, if in fact, she is into me. Oh please be into me!
"So, Em can you dance?"
"What? Do I look like I can't?" I laugh.
She laughs too, "No, I didn't mean it like that. I just meant do you really feel it, the rhythm, I mean."
"I'm okay I guess. It's not like Rosewood has a lot of club activity going for it. So I only dance in my room really."
"I'll get you to move."
"What?"
"I mean, I'll keep you in the rhythm, make sure your hips move the way they're supposed to." What is she saying!
I hear Spencer say, "I've gotta go Alex, we're almost there and I need to concentrate. Bye, I love you." I so badly want someone to say that to. I so badly want that someone to be Maya.
"Okay guys, I just need to find a place to park, keep your eyes open."
"Turn right at the next street, there should be spots there if you still remember how to parallel park," Maya chides Spencer.
"Ha ha, I can parallel this thing, I think."
Spencer does a pretty good job only going over the curb once or twice but who's counting!
"Come on you guys! Let's go before the line starts getting too long," Maya is the first one to jump out of the car.
We walk together headed to the back of the line and in no time at all we're in and it's so loud. Maya grabs my hand and I grab Spencer's as she leads us to the dance floor. She starts dancing and I'm just as mesmerized as everyone else so much so that I can't move. And before ya know it we're separated. It's me and Spence. And Maya's dancing with other girls and guys like it's nothing. She's just dancing and they're into her. Damn it! I don't like this! It's not how I envisioned it! Maybe I should drink!
"Emily, relax!" Spencer yells over the music, "Just move!" I want to! I want to move with Maya!
But to move with Maya I need to actually move! So I do. I don't know what comes over me! I'm free! I'm me! Girls are dancing around me! Guys are dancing around me! And now Maya's dancing around me! Wait! What!
She's in front of me and now Spencer's behind me. Maya puts her back to me, drops to the ground and lifts her ass up with the rest of her body following. I'm so hot! I'm breathing so hard! But I keep moving, barely. She turns around right when Spencer gets pulled away to dance with someone she looks like she knows. It's just me and Maya. She's facing me. Then she drops. Then she slithers up my body slipping her hands around my neck. She curves her back thrusting towards me rolling her body against me. I don't know what to do! It's like everything is in slow motion.
As the track changes, she presses her body against mine and sneaks her lips against my ear, "Let's make sure those hips are moving the way they're supposed to."
She guides me side to side in rhythm with hers until she begins to thrust towards me bringing my hips forward to meet with hers. My eyes are locked with her beautiful eyes the whole time.
I breathe into her ear, "Am I doing it right?" Wow! I said that!
We pause. She looks into my eyes and I swear she's gonna kiss me but she doesn't and I'm relieved.
Instead she rises up through her toes her lips under my earlobe tickling my neck, she asserts, "You're doing just fine."
She twirls taking my hand leading me to a bouncer who gets us on one of the side platforms. It's just the two of us. People are watching or are they? I can't tell! Actually I don't even think they care but I do! I'm not sure I can be this close to her with so much focus on just us! I can't lose myself in her! Not now! Not here!
"Hey, there's Spencer!"
"Spencer!" I yell.
She turns to look encouraging us to dance.
Yeah, dance, that's all this is, it's dancing. We're not fucking! We're dancing!
The track changes and we keep dancing and we laugh and we smile and we dance and we dance and we dance!
But with this much dancing it's making me thirsty, "I could use some water!" I shout over the music.
We signal to Spencer to meet us at the bar. Once we all get there, we order three waters.
"Ya know, you guys can drink, I can't cuz I'm driving."
Maya looks at me and I think she must see me pleading with her not to, "I think we're fine Spence. I wanna remember the fun we're having."
I smile so big it lights up the room, "Yeah, me too."
"Okay, ready to get back out there?" Spencer asks.
We follow her to the dance floor and lose ourselves in the music. I actually feel really comfortable with myself. I feel like I can be me. Maya's looking at me. She's smiling. She's touching. She's moving her hips from side to side and it's so hot! I can't take my eyes off her and I know she notices. It's like she wants me to watch her. She wants me to study her movements. She wants me to know how her body works and what it can do. It can do a lot!
But I can feel myself start to panic. I'm not ready! No one can know! The music is so loud! The people are so many! The air is feeling heavy! The room starts to spin! I have to get out of here! Where's the exit? There!
I head towards it. Maya is calling for me but I don't look back I keep heading for the exit! It's within my grasp! But she grabs me before I can leave!
"Emily! What is it!"
"Maya, please I need some air," I can't look at her.
"Em, let me at least go with you. I don't want you out there by yourself."
I nod my head and open the door running into the alleyway. I stop. I breathe and I breathe and Maya is right there with me.
"Emily, please tell me what happened in there."
A tear falls from my eye as I turn to her and say, "Maya, I loved being here tonight. I loved the music, the people, the atmosphere. No one cares who dances with whom. They don't care!"
"That's good right?"
I wrap my arms around me, my lip quivers, and I say, "Maya, I'm…."
But before I can speak lightning strikes! Then thunder booms! Giant rain drops begin to fall!
"Emily! Let's go!"
We run to the main street as best we can with these damn high heels on, but with another flash of lightning and another crack of thunder the sky opens up!
Maya grabs my hand! She runs to the nearest shelter, an awning over a store front! She pulls me under and off the sidewalk against the locked doors! But the rain came so fast! We're drenched! Water is dripping from our hair! We're breathing heavy! I have one hand on her hip and the other against the door facing her with my back to the rain!
Our breathing is the same. We say nothing as it begins to level off. We're looking into each other's eyes. I wanna kiss her so badly.
"Em, I want you to."
"What?"
"I want you to."
Her hand slips behind the nape of my neck. My body trembles.
"But Maya…"
"Shhh it's okay Em," she nuzzles my nose with hers, "I can keep a secret."
Her other hand rests on my hip while her thumb caresses my exposed skin ever so lightly. Her fingers press into me pulling my body towards her. I can feel myself willfully leaning towards her lips. But I hesitate. It's a first kiss! I don't want to mess it up!
"Emily, just close your eyes."
I close my eyes.
"Dance with me, let me lead you."
I let her lead me.
"I want you to," she purrs.
My lips part to breathe. And I feel it. I feel her bottom lip between mine. I feel her upper lip above mine. I feel a slight pressure from her mouth. I pucker, applying a slight pressure to her lips.
Mmmmm, vanilla but kind of minty too, so yum!
Her lips part more, making mine part more for a firmer lip lock. And I know she's going to sneak her tongue into my mouth and I want her too!
CLAP!
We're startled by the thunder which vibrates the glass she's leaning against! It makes our hearts pound through our chests! It makes us laugh! We're laughing! I'm relaxing! She can keep a secret! She knew! She knew this whole time!
But then a nasty streak of lighting lights up the sky! And a horn wails behind us! Scaring us half to death! It's Spencer! Oh my god! Did she see? Oh no! She can't know! I'm not ready for anyone to know!
Except for Maya!
Extreme Happy Face!
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To Be Continued…
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