Turning Larissa (GirlxGirl)

Chapter Thirty Six

Larissa didn't stick around for too much longer after we kissed, and I was worried that she would have second thoughts about going on a date with me. However, she gave me a goodbye kiss before she left, which gave me hope.

She needed to leave to go to the solicitors to finalise taking Brandon's name off the mortgage, and Tom had agreed to come keep me company for a few hours. I was sure that Larissa only asked him so that he could make sure I was taking my medication on time, but I didn't mind.

Tom arrived about half an hour after Larissa left, which gave me time to take a shower and get dressed.

"What are you doing out of bed?" He asked when he walked through the door.

"I was bored," I laughed, turning on the TV.

"Fair enough, but if Larissa asks, I argued a little more," he said, sitting next to me. "You feeling alright?"

"Yeah, just a bit of a headache now. The drugs are numbing everything else."

"I hear you gave everyone quite the scare at the hospital," he said, raising one eyebrow.

"Yeah, everyone's a little touchy about it. They didn't really find it funny," I laughed.

"That's because they love you. Rob said Larissa turned grey when you said it."

I nodded and pretended to be ashamed of myself, but Tom saw straight through me, and laughed.

"Are you two good now?"

"Actually, we're better than good," I grinned. "She's actually agreed to go on a date with me."

Tom looked shocked at my revelation. I kept forgetting that Tom was best friends with Larissa's dad, and I should probably stop talking about her around him.

"You know, Jack asked me about you two at the barbeque."

My eyes widened.

"What did he say?"

"Well he asked about you, and if you had a boyfriend, and I told him you're a lesbian. He said he thought Larissa would be better off gay than with some idiot like Brandon," he said, and I laughed. "And then when you were both sitting on the grass, he told me that he thought you liked her."

"Why?" I asked.

"Because he's not blind, and he could see how you looked at her."

"Yeah, apparently now that I've got actual feelings, I'm not very good at hiding them," I laughed.

"Yeah, but neither is Larissa. And I could see that she likes you too," Tom smiled.

I didn't know what to say, but I couldn't hold back what I'm sure was the goofiest smile ever.

"So where are you gonna take her?"

"I haven't even thought about it yet," I sighed. "We're going out on saturday, so I've got time to plan it."

"Okay, well just remember, this could be a game changer, so make sure you do it right."

"Yeah, thanks Tom. Obviously, I wasn't nervous enough before," I frowned.

He just laughed at my comment, and focused his attention on the TV. My full attention, however, was now focused on a million possible first real dates, and all the scenarios in which they could play out.

Tom was right, it could be a game changer. I knew that dinner and a movie was not good enough for Larissa, although she would probably be happy with that.

I decided that it would be a good idea to ask Alice for help, as she and Larissa were good friends. I text her to ask if she would come over later, and got a reply straight away. Alice promised to come here when she finished work.