I'm not a professional writer, I do this for fun. I'm sure there are spelling and grammar issues. And for added fun it's Canadian English, halfway between British and American. Some of those typos aren't mistakes, eh!
This story is high up on the Implausibility Scale. If you want realism then this isn't for you. This is not meant to be literature, it's more like a comic book. The characters are over 18.
Chapter Two: Game On.
I slept in, which was unexpected. With apparently an actual girlfriend wanting me to call her this morning, I figured I'd be up and going at first light. Nope. Mom knocked on my door and said she was off to work and that I should make dinner before she got home. I groaned, then sat bolt upright, thinking 'I have to call Moe!'
I had enough awareness to holler downstairs and ask my Mom what to make for dinner, and she said "Just throw a frozen lasagna in the oven." Then she was gone, and I was alone in the house.
I picked up my phone to call Maureen and was overwhelmed by a sudden fear. Was last night a prank? Did Moe's friends put her up to that? Was it some kind of dare? In the end it didn't matter, she was the girl I'd always desperately desired and I couldn't help myself. I called her.
"Dale! Hey, did you just wake up?"
"Yeah, my Mom woke me up when she left for work."
"Same here. So, can you come over?"
"Uh, yeah, sure. I gotta get dressed and have breakfast first."
"Okay. Let me know when you're on your way."
"Sure."
"Bye."
Wow. That was an unusual exchange. Moe sounded happy, excited, and actually friendly. And this was the girl who was my nemesis for the last 4 years. Apparently because we didn't know how to talk to each other? My life has turned from the usual boring routine of video games and SciFi novels to... this. Whatever this was. After a quick shower I got dressed. I picked out a pair of cargo pants and a black dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. I wanted a better look than the stuff I usually slouched around in. I wolfed down some breakfast and brushed my teeth.
When I called Maureen again, she told me to come over. Right. Wow, a date. I guess. Or something like that. I didn't have my own car, and both my parents' vehicles were gone. Damn. If I'd gotten up earlier I could probably have dropped Mom off at work and had the van for the day. I knew where Moe lived now, but it was a long walk. That was too slow, so I dragged out my bicycle. I also figured I had to be back by 4 at the latest to get dinner in the oven.
Off I went, and 15 minutes later I was at Moe's house. Not too sweaty, I hoped. I locked my bike to the fence next to the driveway and she met me on the front porch.
"What happened to the van?"
"My Mom drove it to work, and Dad took the car. It was bike or walk."
"You should have said something, I'd have picked you up," she said, gesturing at the car in the driveway. "Come on in."
This felt so weird. I was at Moe's house. And she was being friendly. Inviting me in. Smiling. I kept expecting her to switch to the Angry Girl I'd known for the last four years. But that didn't seem to be happening.
She led me inside. It was nice, a typical suburban two story home. Her family had a very different sense of style from my own, as the place was a shambles compared to my house. Nothing bad really, just stuff everywhere, books and piles of things cluttering the place up. My parents were neat freaks and minimalists when it came to belongings. Very Marie-Kondo-get-rid-of-excess kinda thing. Moe's house was... different. It looked more comfortable, more lived in. My house felt sterile by comparison.
Maureen asked me if I was thirsty or wanted a snack or anything. I said water would be great. I gulped my drink down in a hurry. I was nervous as hell. So. There I was. Alone with her. With Moe. She still intimidated the crap out of me, but damn she was hot. She was dressed in loose black shorts and a long sleeved blue top. The kind with an extra large neck hole, so it would slip off one shoulder. Seeing that bare shoulder was so sexy. And it made me wonder if she had a bra on underneath, because there wasn't a strap showing.
Moe walked up to me and put her arms around me, smiling as she did. My blush deepened, I could feel it radiating heat off my face. Some reflex brought my hands to her waist, gently holding her. Holy fuck she felt nice, so soft and warm and alive. And no, there wasn't a bra under that shirt, not the way those tits moved when she walked. She hugged me, then pulled back a bit, leaned in, and kissed me.
And just like last night, I was hard in seconds. And my dick was severely cramped in my pants. I reached down to adjust myself. She giggled when I did that, and pulled us close together again for another kiss. She released me and took my hand to lead me back into the living room. Fuck, I was so nervous. And so horny. This was crazy, how was this even happening?
We sat on a loveseat, where I couldn't sit far enough away that she couldn't touch me, or vice versa, had I had the nerve to do so. And we talked. Well, at first she talked and I struggled to respond. But she didn't seem bothered by my inability to communicate. She started out with the weather and stuff. Our talk progressed from there as I got used to being so close to her. Then she made a joke, and I laughed. It was one of those nerd jokes that most people don't get, and it surprised me. It was my kind of joke.
But hey, since she was going into computer science, she must be a nerd of some sort. That kind of freaked me out, because I always thought that nerds were goofy or weird looking. Like me. And she definitely was none of that. Something she said triggered a random thought, things Myron and I called loose wires in our heads, and I made a bad pun. Which she followed up on.
"I'd never be board around you."
"I saw what you did there."
"Ooh, that's a cutting remark."
"I had to brace myself a bit for that one."
"Oh so you know the drill then?"
"Uh huh, nailed it."
We went back and forth like this with tool puns, until we were both nearly crying we were laughing so hard. When we calmed down we continued to talk. It was easier for me then, because we had a connection, our sense of humour. She told me about how she was so interested in me back in grade 9, how she was crushing on me. And how jealous she got every time she saw me looking at her friends. How at first she was just trying to get my attention, and when that didn't seem to work, she got angry. And then it escalated to a more or less constant thing for her. Angry at me for not noticing her, angry at me for looking at her friends, and then eventually just angry, mean, and bitchy towards me, all the time. And she said she was sorry for what she put me through.
"Last night I said something to Ruth-Ann, about how none of us got to go out with you. She started asking me what I meant, and her and Katie kept pestering me until I admitted I liked you. I think that's what made her drag you over and force you to talk to me."
"I'm really glad she did."
"Thank you, that's sweet."