CHAPTER THREE
“Okay my turn my turn.” Sarah shrieked, throwing her hand in the air and waving it about nearly spilling her drink all over me in the process.
“I have never been caught having sex.” She giggled looking around to see who was going to down their drink. Me and Nadine downed a shot each.
“Okay spill.” Nicola said pointing her finger at me.
“My mum caught me when I was 17. Not much to tell, rather embarrassing and I’d like to forget about it.” I said shuddering at the memory.
We’d been drinking all night. Not only did we have the wine and the 2 bottles of vodka that Cheryl bought, we also had Bacardi and WKD’s that Sarah had bought. Everyone was well and truly past the point of being tipsy including me. I knew that if I stood up it would hit me just how drunk I was which is why I’d forced myself to forget I needed the toilet, I was scared if I stood up I’d just fall back down and I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of Cheryl. We’d all had so much fun all night, Cheryl really was an amazing girl and she seemed to relax after a few drinks and the other girls got on great with her. I just sat there staring at her getting lost in her gorgeous brown eyes and cute little dimples. She was even sexier when she was drunk... she was a very sexy flirty drunk.
“Don’t think we’re letting you off that easily.” Sarah said, giving me a sly wink.
“Okay my turn... I have never had sex with a girl.” Nadine said looking directly at me and grinning. Everyone in this room knew that I was gay, everyone except Cheryl.
I downed my shot, and was very surprised to see someone else down a shot too. Cheryl. Maybe she was gay or bi, I was definitely eager to find out. Thank God we had Sarah in the room.
“Okay now you have to spill.” Sarah said gesturing towards Cheryl.
“Not much to tell really, I was drunk one night and it happened... I love my cock though.” Cheryl slurred, she was obviously really drunk.
My heart sank when I heard her say it was because she was drunk and that she loved cock, but she still did sleep with a girl, regardless of how drunk she was she still did it, which means she could do it again. I don’t usually fall this hard with people I’ve only just met but with Cheryl it’s different. There is something about her that captivates me. It’s like an obsession and she’s my fix. I can’t help but stare at her, she’s so beautiful. She has this hold over me and she doesn’t even know it.
“Would you ever sleep with a girl again?” I asked Cheryl, the alcohol egging me on. There is no way I’d ask if I was sober.
“I dunno, you never know what’s going to happen in the future or what’s around the corner.” Cheryl replied. Oh I was happy with the reply, at least she’d given me a little bit of hope.
“Me next... I have never slept with a boy.” I said. Everyone bar Cheryl knew I was gay, I guess I said this so that she would find out.
Everyone downed their shot and Cheryl looked at me.
“You’re a virgin?” Cheryl asked me. She looked shocked at the thought.
“No, I’m gay. I like girls.” I said okay maybe it was a bad idea for me to bring this up. Then again Cheryl didn’t look that shocked now she knew I was gay.
“Cool.” Cheryl replied back. Cool, that was all she said was cool. It didn’t seem to phase her well if it did she certainly never let on.
“Okay I’m bored with this now, how about a game of Just Dance on the wii?” Nicola piped up. Thank God for that suggestion. It was probably just me who was uneasy that I’d just came out to Cheryl, nobody else seemed to be bothered by it, even Cheryl. It could just be the alcohol. What if she wakes up in the morning and doesn’t want to be around me. These thoughts were swirling around my head and I was starting to feel sick.
“I’m just going the toilet.” I said suddenly feeling bile rising up my throat. I jumped up and ran upstairs to the bathroom.
No sooner had I dropped to my knees I threw up in the toilet. I rested my head against the cold tiles letting the coldness soothe me. Then I heard a tiny knock on the door. I thought I’d imagined it at first, I got up and swilled my mouth out with mouthwash to disguise the sick smell that I’m sure would linger on my breath. I opened the door and almost screamed when I saw Cheryl standing behind it.
“I did knock.” Cheryl whispered. She looked down at the floor and was playing with her hands. Maybe she was nervous, but what could she be nervous about... was she about to announce her undying love for me.
No Kim that’s just what she does in your dreams. Whatever it was that Cheryl wanted to tell me it was obviously making her nervous. She kept sighing and opening her mouth to speak.
“Is everything okay?” I asked her, I kept my voice low as not to startle her.
“I... I’m sorry about before, you know when I asked if you were a virgin. I didn’t mean anything bad by it just cos you said you’d never been with a boy I didn’t think it was cos you were gay. I’m sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable.” She rambled on to me.
“Hey its okay don’t get yourself worked up over it. I’m not bothered and you live with us now so it’s about time you know, you’d of found out sooner or later, Sarah can’t keep her gob shut when it comes lesbian sex jokes.” I said to Cheryl and was happy to see a little smile form on her mouth.
“Are you sure I never made you feel uncomfortable cos you ran out of there as soon as I’d said it.” She said to me. She looked upset by the whole thing and all I wanted to do was give her a hug, but maybe that wouldn’t be a good idea.
“Honestly babe, stop worrying. That was just me drinking too much alcohol, I ran out because I was about to be sick.” I explained to her.
Whether she believed me or not I don’t know. Yeah I had felt uncomfortable but only because I was scared that Cheryl would no longer want to be around me but that was my fault, I’d just come out to her. It wasn’t so much something she’d done.
“Okay... hug?” She opened her arms a little as she asked me, maybe it was just one of those peace offering hugs. Whatever it was I quickly said yes and embraced her. She wrapped her arms around me and hugged me tightly. I brought my own arms up and wrapped them around her, burying my head in her hair. She smelled so gorgeous, her perfume filling my nostrils. I could have stayed like this forever, it was amazing feeling her arms around me. I doubt Cheryl would know the effect she was having on me. Little tingles were shooting all around my body as she held me, even when she pulled away and broke contact she kept her hands on my arms gently stroking the skin leaving goosebumps were she’d touched. She let go of my arms and leaned in close to my ear...
“If you were the girl around the corner I wouldn’t say no.” She whispered, her breath on my neck sending shivers down my spine. She pulled back completely and looked in my eyes, her eyes full of... lust. She turned around and walked off downstairs leaving me standing on the landing in shock. Had she just said what I think she said? Earlier downstairs when I asked if she’d ever sleep with a girl again and she said you never know what’s gonna happen in the future or what’s around the corner, now she’s just said if I was that girl around the corner she wouldn’t say no. Did that mean she liked me or was she just drunk...? I need to find out.
“Cheryl wait.”
