Yours Truly

Chapter 13

Lily and Carina weren't planning on it, but they decide to spend the next couple of hours with the other three girls at Amanda's house, partially because Carina's leg was still bothering her and because things were finally good and well between all five of them. No more silence, no more tension, no more distance, no more anger or sadness. Things were great again, especially between Carina and Lily.

All five of the girls spent the time talking and joking around with each other with the main topic of discussion being Carina and Lily because obviously they live to tease them. It made Carina blush like mad, but Lily loved it. Instead of being mortifyingly embarrassed like the way she used to get, she was now enjoying it because their friends had good reason to tease them. After all, they are cute as hell as a couple and she was going to take pride in that.

Lily starts to rub her tired and itchy eyes after a while after letting out a sneeze. "Do you wanna go get your car now so you can head on home?" Naomi suggests as she notices Lily's symptoms acting up.

"That's probably a good idea," Lily answers, her nose stuffy and voice nasally.

All of the girls nod and get up from their seats (minus Crippled Carina) and begin to exchange hugs and goodbyes. Lily gives Amanda a warm hug, thanking her for helping Carina and letting them stay over even though they weren't technically invited. Desi heads over to Amanda and picks her up off of the ground in a bear hug, swaying her side-to-side while the smaller girl laughs loudly. She's probably laughing to hide the fact that she's suffocating underneath Desi's strong grip. Then Naomi and Amanda throw their arms around each other before Naomi gives her a quick kiss on her forehead.

Amanda's the little lady of the group, but she's loved so deeply by everybody.

Lily's about to lift and carry Carina back up to take her to Amanda's car so Amanda can drive her home while the other three girls go their separate way, but Desi offers instead. Lily wasn't going to say no to that because she really was starting to get tired and didn't want to risk Carina. Besides, she trusts Desi with her life. One time in gym class during their freshman year, Lily twisted her ankle while they were running and Desi immediately carried her down to the nurse's office without even being told to do so. Her protective and caring nature runs deep so she knows Carina is in perfectly good hands.

They all head outside and Desi sets Carina carefully in the backseat of Amanda's car. Lily waits patiently off to the side with a smile as she watches Desi ruffle Carina's hair, telling her to take it easy. Then Naomi heads up to her and gives her a friendly hug goodbye.

Lily walks up to the car next. She leans her body inside of the car and smiles at Carina. "Are you going to be okay with your leg tonight?" she asks.

Carina chuckles softly as she reaches up to pull the collar of Lily's sweater down towards her to rest their foreheads against each other. "Yes, Lily, for the billionth time I will be just fine," Carina reassures her lightly. "It's just a little sore right now but it doesn't hurt that much to not be able to walk or anything. I'll be up on my feet tomorrow for sure."

"Okay," Lily whispers, "sorry for worrying so much, love."

Carina tilts her head up and kisses her tenderly. "Don't be sorry. I love it," she grins, her brown eyes shining happily.

"YOU GUYS ARE GROSS!"

Lily and Carina look through the windshield of the car to see Desi with a disgusted look on her face as she stares at them. "Lily is sick and nasty as hell and y'all are still kissing?"

Lily laughs as she sticks her middle finger up at her friend. "Shut up, Desi!" she then turns her attention back to Carina and tucks a strand of her soft hair behind her ear. Lily's face suddenly gets serious as she looks deep into Carina's brown and gentle eyes. "I missed you and I'm sorry. I hope you know that it never was my intention to hurt you in any way."