Christine had been my best friend for years. She was one of the first people to really talk to me after my mother died while I was in first grade. Now, I was in College and she was at home helping support her mother. Her mother was an alcoholic who would bring home a different boyfriend every couple of weeks.
When we were in school together Christine would stay over as often as possible. I think she wanted to forget she lived in a trailer park where she saw the cops arresting her neighbors more often than she saw her mother. My house wasn't perfect. Living with a widower who worked 50-60 hours a week was almost like being an orphan, except that I knew my dad was working so much to support us. All through school he showed up at every school event I was involved in, even if it meant taking a long lunch or using his vacation time. Christine's situation always reminded me how much harder other people had it.
Of the two of us, Christine was the raven-haired beauty, while I am stuck with boring old mousy brown hair. She always wore the risquΓ© clothes to school, whereas my father made sure I was at least respectably dressed. Everyone thought we were total opposites. They called her every synonym of slut they could, and called me everything from a goody-two-shoes to a prick tease. Except for our hair and clothes we could had been twins.
We bought Halloween wigs one year that looked like each other's hair and hardly any could tell. Suddenly, for a day, boys were trying to talk to me. A couple even tried to grab my butt. Christine said she had enjoyed a day of having no one bother at lunch or while she was studying. It was amazing feeling sexy for once in my life. I told her maybe she could try dressing more conservatively. She told me her mother made her dress like she did in hopes she would land some guy who would take care of them.
I came home for Thanksgiving. Christine stayed over for the whole weekend. We invited her and her mother to Thanksgiving, but her mother already had plans to stay with her latest boyfriend at some lake cabins. Christine and I shared my bed like we did when we were younger. It was like a three day sleep over.
"So," Christine started after we got in bed, "how many college boys have you done it with now?"
"What," I blushed at her, "none of your business!"
"Oh come on. Just because you avoided sex in high school doesn't mean you have to be a prude in college too."
"I'm not a prude," I might have whined a bit too much. "I mean there is one guy, I think he might be interested and we are supposed to go on a date next weekend."
"Ooh," she was mocking me, "so have you seen him naked yet?"
"What, no!" I tried not to sound embarrassed. I mean we only, next weekend will be our first date. He's nice guy, and smart."
"Ew," Christine wrinkled her nose. "He's not one of those fat gamer guys who sits in front of his TV all day eating Cheetos is he?"
"No, he's a smart kid in my trig class. And, he is on the track team, so he is in good shape. He does where glasses but they make him look smart and educated."
"You totally need to jump him. Guys these days are afraid to push for sex anymore because the politically correct people and those bitches who get drunk screw some dude and scream rape. They give us all a bad name. So now we all have to make the first move and still get labeled sluts."
"Well he's a nice guy, I'm sure he will wait for me to be ready."
"Well don't make him wait too long or he will find someone else to do while you are waiting."
"Someone like you?" I finally got my dig in.
"Maybe, you said he was cute right? And, my poor little pussy has been so lonely since school ended."
"Bitch you wouldn't dare." I sat up in bed and shook my fist at her.
"No, I wouldn't. Not to you. But, you need to get on that before some other nerdy bitch, who does put out, grabs him."
"It's only a first date. Sheesh, lemme see if I even like him first before I have him popping my..." I paused a second too long. "I mean doing him. Um, have him doing me."
"Aha," Christine sat up. "I knew it, still a virgin. I thought you and Frank...."
"Nope, he refused to bring a condom with him."
"Okay, that is a good reason. Plus, you wouldn't want to have his captain caveman kids anyway."