My Dearest Readers,
Thanks again for your comments! First off this installment is a bit longer than usual, however when I first wrote it, it was much longer. But I didn't like the direction I took, so I quickly revised it. (As you read you'll understand why I left off where I did. :D) I'm actually really pleased with the great ideas my laptop gave me, and I'm excited about how it turned out. I hope you, my dear readers, enjoy it as much.
D.S.
Chapter Five: Women, Weights, and Voyeurism.
"You're serious?" Brian responded, shocked out of his mind. Why would Emily even consider hanging out with him and his friends? Not that he minded. He just thought a girl like Emily would have a million other better things to do on a Friday night.
"Dead serious! I mean, if it's okay with you and your friends. It's the two guys I always see you with right? Do you think they'd mind?" She asked honestly.
"Well, no. I don't think they would." Wow. He let the thought sink in. Emily Stine, the girl of his dreams, playing games with the guys. Once again he felt his heart picking up pace.
Emily smiled at him. "Good. Here..." She continued, fishing a pen out of her pocket, and wrote down her number on his arm. "Call me and let me know where at and what time."
"Yea sure! I mean, okay cool." The rain seemed to stop and he awkwardly waved goodbye as he took off for home.
They are never going to believe me, he thought to himself.
"Dude, Emily fucking Stine is coming to my house?" James repeated for the third time.
"I mean, only if you're cool with it." Brian responded, but mostly out of courtesy. He knew James wouldn't object.
"Dude. I need to shower." James said sniffing himself. Then he panicked as he looked around his room.
"Shit, I gotta clean this place up. No way that a chick would be cool with this mess." He added as he swept his eyes around his room in the basement.
Brian was happy it was at James' house for the privacy, it was just going to be them tonight. But James had a point. It looked exactly how a nerd's room would look like. Messy. The tell tale sign that a guy never got laid.
Thankfully Travis and Brian didn't need to shower, they had came fully prepared.
"You go ahead with the shower, we'll clean up this place yea?" Brian offered. It was the least he could do.
"Word bro. I owe you. Well, actually you owe me. If I help you get laid you gotta hook me up with another ballet chick man."
"Just go already!" Travis responded, pushing James upstairs.
It didn't take long for the place to become spotless, nor for James to finish his shower. Brian, nervous as always, had to work up the courage to actually call Emily. He didn't know why, she gave him her number after all.
Finally he was able to punch in the number, then his palms began to sweat as it rang. He managed, in between stutters, to spit out the address to her.
Then they waited.
"I wonder what it's gonna be like, you know. Hangin with a girl?" Travis spoke up.
"Completely epic." James sang out, attention on the TV.
They were killing time, playing some Call of Duty when all of a sudden the door bell rang, making them all jump. They sat for a second, looking back and forth at each other then sprinted for the front door, causing James to slip and curse loudly as he banged his shin on one of the steps.
Brian, smacking his friends back shooed them both back downstairs. It wasn't a date or anything, but still he wanted his space. Reluctantly they returned to the basement.
He paused for a brief second and took in a deep breath before finally opening the door.
"Hey Emily." Brian said with a smile, taking in the sight of her. She wore her usual flip flops and denim shorts that showed off her toned legs. Her hair was pulled back in a pony tail and she had the usual amount of makeup onβnothing like a clown, but only enough to keep you guessing if she was wearing any or not. Her shirt was well fitted, seemed to accentuate her breasts and waist.
"Hey. Thanks for the invite." She smiled back and he swore her eyes danced and twinkled as well as she did.
"Anytime. Trav and James are already downstairs, but I have to warn you...They can be a bit, out there."
"What? You think I can't handle hangin with a few guys?" She teased him as she followed him down the stairs.
Travis and James took their eyes off of the screen as Emily entered their domain, taking her in just as Brian had.
"Um, nice to meet you, I'm Emily." She said with a small wave and smile, breaking the silence after a few minutes. Funny, Brian thought. Did she seem a tad bit nervous herself?
The two boys nodded in unison, still glued to the sight of the beauty and their very lucky best friend. They finally went back to their game.
If Emily had been nervous at all it melted away as she became comfortable. She noticed a Katy Perry poster on the wall.
"Is that how you guys like women?" She said pointing at the poster. "Way to make me feel inadequate."
"No you're totally hot." James blurted out, which earned him a dirty look from Brian, and a laugh from Emily.
"Thank you, but stop being nice, if I was a guy I'd do her. I'd probably do her even now." She said with a wink. All three guys jaws dropped at her admission.
"Oh an actual record player..." Emily exclaimed, still taking in her surroundings. "You guys mind if I play something?"