I tapped my foot on the cold floor.
'Liv, will you hurry up?'
Liv stepped out of the closet holding two dresses in front of her.
'This one? Or this?' She held each up in turn.
The first was black and boring. The second was blue and intricately detailed. It looked like a prom dress.
'It looks ridiculous,' I said.
'Ugh, fine!' She threw both to the floor and dived back into the wardrobe. It was a walk-in, and easily as big as my room at home. The rest of her room was equally ostentatious, a huge white room with high ceilings and a king-size bed.
I sat on her dresser chair and sighed. Her half-dozen previous outfits were strewn across the floor. Each was perfectly FINE, and I'd have worn them all in a heartbeat. But Liv didn't do fine. It had to be perfect.
'Eden, have you seen that red top I just bought?'
'I'll have a look,' I said, taking a mouthful of wine.
The top was on a hanger at the door.
'Got it,' I said. I handed it to her through the door and returned to the dresser. A minute later Liv emerged and snapped her fingers.
'Shift.'
'Please?' I said, standing.
'Thank you,' she said, sitting and checking her face in the mirror.
What she needed to check, I didn't know. Her makeup was perfect. Of course, it was. Liv had done it herself. She continued to interrogate herself, drinking as she did so.
'Zip me up, will you? I can't reach.'
'Sure.' My fingers fumbled with the tiny zip and Liv giggled. She was more than a little drunk, and I was quietly worried about how she'd handle the club. I'd keep an eye on her.
As I stepped back I looked up and caught Liv's eye in the mirror. She held my gaze for a moment, then returned to whatever she was doing.
'Milly just text, they've already set off and they'll meet us there.'
'Panic over,' Liv said. 'We don't need to rush now.'
'Rush? I've been ready for half an hour!'
'And I'm nearly done,' Liv said indignantly. 'You're in such a rush, you don't even like most of them.'
'Yeah, well...' It was true. We'd organised a college reunion for the summer, and I couldn't fathom why. Leaving home for university had been a blessing because I'd made new friends. Except Liv. Wherever I went, she was never far behind. Although she was always behind.
'Nearly there.' Liv frowned. 'Come here, you've got something in your hair.'
I grabbed my hair defensively and combed through it. 'What? Where?'
'You won't be able to get it. Come here.'
She grabbed my chin and held it in place, combing her fingers.
'Hang on, sit down. I can't see.'
I sat down and gasped softly as she pressed her chest against my face. Her fingers combed through my hair, which should have hurt, but I was struggling to focus. The top was the right choice, actually. It really suited her - uh, eyes.
Liv dusted her fingers off and threw whatever it had been away. She didn't move, though, and didn't let go of my face. Instead, she squatted beside me, right in front of my face.
Her breath was warm and fruity from the wine.
'Liv-'
'We don't have to go, you know.'
'But we've booked the tickets.'
'Shut up, they're refundable,' Liv said.
I was very flushed all of a sudden. She was still staring.
'We could open another bottle of wine and just...chill.'
'Netflix and chill?' I said, jokingly.
'If you want,' Liv shrugged. 'But first...'
I nearly screamed. She cupped my face between her hands and leaned it close. Her lips just brushed mine, tickling as she spoke.
'Do you want to go out?'
'No,' I said meekly. 'I want to stay.'
'Good.' I could hear the smile in her voice. And then she kissed me.
It would have been a lie to say I'd never thought about it. About her. And now it was happening and I couldn't believe it.
She wasn't rough. Not like anyone else I'd kissed. She was soft, and the way she held my face made me melt between her fingers. As she kept kissing me, my fingers began to tingle.
I reached up and cupped her tits. Lightly, but she moaned as she kissed so I touched them more. They filled my hands and felt as good as they looked.
'You have great tits,' I struggled to say.
Liv laughed a bit but just kept kissing me. Except now she massaged the base fo my skull with her fingers. I went wild. I wanted her to do that forever. I'd do anything for her so long as she kept going. But she didn't ask for anything. Just kept kissing me, so I kept touching her.
I broke away. Liv didn't stop for a second. She kept kissing my face and my neck, leaving a trail of lipstick. Her hands began wandering too, around my chest and hips.
'We really should go,' I said. 'They'll be worried.'
'Oh, fuck them,' Liv said.
'No.' I stood up. 'Let's go.'
'Make me,' Liv said, biting her lip.
I all but stamped my foot. I dropped down and grabbed her under the arms, pulling her to her feet. She was confused for a moment, then shook her hair about her shoulders and smirked.
'You'll have to try harder than that.' She sat down, cross-legged.
'Get up!' I said, and pulled her up again. The bed was right behind her and she stepped back, tumbling over it. Unfortunately, my arms were still attached to her and I went falling right on top of her.
Hair was in my face and mouth and it felt like her face was buried in my tits somewhere, but I wasn't quite sure. Maybe I'd had more than I thought...
Liv was giggling and I fumbled my way around until I was facing her.