stood up and walked away without a word. I pulled my covers up over my head, hoping t hat my body hadn't betrayed me and sent him loud and clear how much I wanted him, when I needed him to think differently. I decided right then and there that I needed to talk to Stacey about it and clear the air.
***
I ran into the living room, hoping th at Brandon was already gone. I looked around and saw that it appeared everyone was gone. I could not see anyone in the living room or kitchen. I looked over at Stacey's door and saw that her door was closed. Taking a deep breath and hoping that I didn't interrupt something I really didn't want to see I quietly walked over to her door and knocked. In my head the knock was loud enough to wake the dead, but in reality it was barely audible.
"Yes?" I heard Stacey ask from her room.
"Hey it's me, can I come in?" I yelled back through the door.
"Yeah come on in" she yelled back.
I slowly opened the door and saw her and Vickie sitting on her bed next to each other, both with a book in their hands. I release the breath I hadn't realized until that point that I was holding and closed her door behind me.
"What's the matter Randi?" Stacey asked me, seeing from my expression that something was wrong.
"I need to talk to you about Brandon" I said, looking over at Vickie, whose head was still down looking at her book. "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting anything."
"No, we were just reading. We joined a lesbian book club and they gave us this trash to read" she said, throwing her book down onto the table next to her bed.
"Okay. So, I have something to tell you and I don't want you to get angry at me" I told her, bracing myself for her anger.
"What would I possibly be mad at you for that has to do with Brandon?" she asked, sitting up straighter.
I looked over to Vickie, "Um, well he sort of kissed me this morning before he left" I said, wincing at having to say the words out loud.
Stacey's eyes went dark, "Did he make you do something you didn't want to do? I will kick his ass Randi, no matter how long you guys have been friends. Did he rape you? You better tell me the truth" she sai d, her voice starting to rise.
It was at this point that Vickie's head finally lifted up from her book, a concerned frown on her face.
"No, nothing like that Stace, jeez. He kissed me, but not forcefully. I might have actually kissed him back" I said.
She nodded slowly, "Okay so you just kissed him, that's all?" she asked.
"Yes, and I feel horrible about it, I'm so sorry" I said, getting down onto my knees next to her bed and put my head into her lap.
Stacey was silent for a moment and when I looked up at her, I saw that she was staring at me with an odd look on her face. "Please say something" I told her.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you freaking out about this?" she asked.
"Look, I know that you are with Vickie now, and I respect that and I love that you are so happy. But, you were with Brandon first and I could never break the girl code" I told her, tears starting to stream down my face.
Stacey laughed, "Is that what you are so worked up about?" she asked.
I looked up at her and nodded, "Yes, please forgive me. I will never touch him again" I said.
"Wait, you slept with Brandon?" Vickie asked.
Stacey put her hands out, "Okay let me explain everything to both of you. This is all a misunderstanding" she said.
"What do you mean?" I asked her.
"Okay first, Vickie do you remember when we first met and I had told you that I was hung-over from partying with my roommate and her friend the night before?" she asked, looking over at Vickie.
Vickie nodded, "Yes, I remember that" she said.
"Okay, well that is the night Brandon came back home with me. But, Randi, you have it all wrong. I didn't sleep with Brandon that night" she said.
"What do you mean? You guys invited me in to, you know, join you" I said.
Vickie's mouth opened wide, "What the hell Stacey" she said, obviously shocked.
Stacey
***
I ran into the living room, hoping th at Brandon was already gone. I looked around and saw that it appeared everyone was gone. I could not see anyone in the living room or kitchen. I looked over at Stacey's door and saw that her door was closed. Taking a deep breath and hoping that I didn't interrupt something I really didn't want to see I quietly walked over to her door and knocked. In my head the knock was loud enough to wake the dead, but in reality it was barely audible.
"Yes?" I heard Stacey ask from her room.
"Hey it's me, can I come in?" I yelled back through the door.
"Yeah come on in" she yelled back.
I slowly opened the door and saw her and Vickie sitting on her bed next to each other, both with a book in their hands. I release the breath I hadn't realized until that point that I was holding and closed her door behind me.
"What's the matter Randi?" Stacey asked me, seeing from my expression that something was wrong.
"I need to talk to you about Brandon" I said, looking over at Vickie, whose head was still down looking at her book. "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting anything."
"No, we were just reading. We joined a lesbian book club and they gave us this trash to read" she said, throwing her book down onto the table next to her bed.
"Okay. So, I have something to tell you and I don't want you to get angry at me" I told her, bracing myself for her anger.
"What would I possibly be mad at you for that has to do with Brandon?" she asked, sitting up straighter.
I looked over to Vickie, "Um, well he sort of kissed me this morning before he left" I said, wincing at having to say the words out loud.
Stacey's eyes went dark, "Did he make you do something you didn't want to do? I will kick his ass Randi, no matter how long you guys have been friends. Did he rape you? You better tell me the truth" she sai d, her voice starting to rise.
It was at this point that Vickie's head finally lifted up from her book, a concerned frown on her face.
"No, nothing like that Stace, jeez. He kissed me, but not forcefully. I might have actually kissed him back" I said.
She nodded slowly, "Okay so you just kissed him, that's all?" she asked.
"Yes, and I feel horrible about it, I'm so sorry" I said, getting down onto my knees next to her bed and put my head into her lap.
Stacey was silent for a moment and when I looked up at her, I saw that she was staring at me with an odd look on her face. "Please say something" I told her.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you freaking out about this?" she asked.
"Look, I know that you are with Vickie now, and I respect that and I love that you are so happy. But, you were with Brandon first and I could never break the girl code" I told her, tears starting to stream down my face.
Stacey laughed, "Is that what you are so worked up about?" she asked.
I looked up at her and nodded, "Yes, please forgive me. I will never touch him again" I said.
"Wait, you slept with Brandon?" Vickie asked.
Stacey put her hands out, "Okay let me explain everything to both of you. This is all a misunderstanding" she said.
"What do you mean?" I asked her.
"Okay first, Vickie do you remember when we first met and I had told you that I was hung-over from partying with my roommate and her friend the night before?" she asked, looking over at Vickie.
Vickie nodded, "Yes, I remember that" she said.
"Okay, well that is the night Brandon came back home with me. But, Randi, you have it all wrong. I didn't sleep with Brandon that night" she said.
"What do you mean? You guys invited me in to, you know, join you" I said.
Vickie's mouth opened wide, "What the hell Stacey" she said, obviously shocked.
Stacey
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