Chapter Five – Girls Night In
Dian Nguyen and Cherise Aimes were
not
happy campers. Cherise had planned a night out dancing at the Palais Nightclub she and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Tim, had frequented. She'd done herself up real nice, short mini, heels, sexy sparkling top, the make up and the hair just so. The night prior, Dian had asked if she could tag along, her parents were out of town visiting relatives and she was bored, she wanted to dance with some cute guys and have a night on the town. The two 20-year olds had been best friends since Chelsea's cousin Dian had moved to their town from LA over a decade ago. Tthe idea of her cousin coming along for some fun sat very well with Cherise. She told Tim to pick them up at Dian's house and they decided to watch a movie and have a snack before going out.
"More Fritos?"
"Thanks". Cherise took a handful from the bag and took another mouthful of Pepsi. "The Princess Bride" was nearly over and Tim was over 90 minutes late.
"He's not coming, is he?"
"Nope."
"He stood me up."
"He did."
Cherise was pissed. She'd needed a night out, she was overly tense and was working very hard to save money for her own place. She and Dian both had jobs at the local Dunkin Donuts but serving coffee didn't pay much and the money was tight. Still, she treated herself every once in a while to alleviate the stress.
"He's cheating on you, you know that, right?"
Cherise whirled around to face Dian. There was a small look of sadness of Dian's lovely features as she told her cousin what she'd known for a while.
"How do you know?"
Dian sighed. "My brother said that Tim told him he's seeing Diana Lee."
"That bastard. That motherfucking
bastard
." Cherise couldn't help it, the tears started to flow. Dian hugged her best friend / cousin close and let her cry it out.
"Was he your first?"
"Uh-huh."
Dian sighed. "Well, at least you've had a first. With my parents, I might as well be in a convent." Cherise knew that her Aunt and Uncle were very strict with their daughter, not like the socially-liberal Aimes family. Her Aunt didn't seem like an Aimes at all, really.
"So ...?"
"So what?"
"So -- how was he?"
"Oh --
that
. So-so." Cherise laughed. "Poor Diana -- not that I have any basis for comparison, but if that's as good as he gets, she's going to be wearing out her vibrator!"
"Isn't Diana supposed to be a friend? Bitch!" Dian spat. "She's getting what she deserves!"
Cherise patted Dian's tiny hand. "Don't sweat it. I doubt it's her fault, Diana's not the brightest bulb in the pack. He probably fed her some line and she fell for it. Tim's no great loss, I'll find someone else."
Dian looked at her watch. "Hey, it's still early for a Saturday. You still want to go? The Palais will likely still be busy, lots of sexy guys willing to buy us drinks and I don't have a curfew wtih the folks being away and all. Your Mom's gone to her Club meeting, so she won't expect you back tonight, so you still want to go?"
Cherise scrunched up her face. "Nah -- to tell you the truth, after this, I've kind-of soured on the male species for a while."
"I guess, but it's a shame. You look so hot, too bad no one is going to get to see it."
"Thanks. You really think I look hot?"
"Babe, you always look hot. Don't you know that, you're one of the hottest-looking women I've ever seen."
"Oh, knock it off."
"No, really. My brother always makes excuses to be around when you come over. Lots of guys are going to be lining up when they hear you've dumped Tim."
"Haven't done it yet."
"You will."
Cherise sighed. "Yeah, probably. But hey, you look pretty good yourself there, cutie. The boots and skirt new?"
Dian stood up and did a little spin. "Yeah, the skirt was on sale and I've always wanted a pair of kicky GoGo boots. I splurged, so you like 'em?"
"Yeah. So tough break guys, the two hottest chicks in town are staying in!" Cherise stated emphatically.
"I don't mind, I like the company!" Dian beamed.
"Thanks hon, but I do regret one thing."
"What's that?"
"All this work and I'm not getting fucked tonight."
The wheels in Dian's mind began spinning. The petite Asian had never voiced these thoughts, but she knew if she ever would, now was the right time. She took Cherise's hand and led her to her bedroom. She opened a bureau drawer and handed her cousin a glossy magazine.
"Hey, what is this?"
"Look and see."
"It's some kind of girlie-girl porno mag. Where'd you get it?"
"Mom needed some help cleaning last month and I found it in my brother's room. He doesn't know I have it. So, what do you think. Pretty sexy, huh?"
"I don't know, why are you asking?"
"Well, I don't have a date and yours stood you up, and you're horny and I'm horny, so ... " Dian gestured to the magazine.
"Are you saying you want us to have girl-on-girl sex?" Cherise literally fell over when she heard this, Dian helped her friend up and back onto the bed. "This is insane. Not only have I never done it with a girl -- but we're