KRISTEN:
I didn't want to be here. The party was loud and the scent of beer was everywhere, making me want to gag. This wasn't my usual scene. But my best friend Alice had begged me to go with her just this once, and there wasn't much I wouldn't do for her. I reluctantly agreed, and she'd squealed with excitement before planting a huge kiss on my cheek and then running off to her room to get ready.
I shook my head with a laugh at her antics, trudging to my room to do the same. The day we met at freshman orientation in high school we'd become fast friends despite our many differences.
She had jet black hair which she kept pin-straight that fell down to the top of her jeans. Large green eyes with thick lashes battled for attention with her pouty pink lips. She was a few inches taller than my 5'8" and had curves that could stop traffic from miles away. Her skin was the kind of color that looked like she tanned year round but she was just blessed genetically.
In contrast, I had shoulder-length, naturally blonde hair that I liked to dye different colors when I got bored. I had bright blue eyes that I loved, and long eyelashes that you could only see when I put on mascara. I was also curvy, but leaned towards the chubby side rather than the fit figure that Alice had from years of volleyball. And I was the kind of pale that would just straight-up burn in the summer, then go right back to being white wherever freckles didn't pop up.
She was the friendly party girl, and I was the quiet but sassy one. We were both intelligent, and had similar points of view on many things, but there was no denying that we were an unlikely pair.
I loved that girl like no other, and we'd been roommates since the day we left for college six years ago. We'd both graduated by now, found jobs we were successful in, and had great lives. We both dated occasionally, but neither of us had managed to stick with anything serious.
I couldn't speak for Alice, but I knew the reason for my perpetually single state. Coming back to the present, I side-stepped a guy who looked like he'd been drinking for days to join Alice at the benches outside where I'd left her so I could grab us drinks. I came out the side door and Alice turned, giving me a giant grin. My heart thumped in my chest, and a longing I'd come to get used to filled me. I disguised the feelings with my own smile, handing her the bottle of water she'd requested.
I looked around and noticed that all the seats had been taken by now, and I resigned myself to be the only one awkwardly standing behind my friend, quietly sipping my own water.
Alice noticed the lack of seating at the same time I did and patted her leg, inviting me to take a seat on her legs. I could feel myself flush slightly and shook my head.
"Just sit, Kristen." Alice's words were quiet, and a quick glance around the group made me see that no one was watching us, lost in their own conversations.
"No Alice, I'm fine standing here."
She studied my face before saying, "Fine then, I'll sit on your lap."
Before I knew it, she'd stood up and grabbed my arm, pushing me into her seat. Suddenly she was sitting on my lap, arm around my shoulder for balance while she played with my currently pink hair. I looped my arm around her waist automatically, inevitably pulling her body closer to mine. My breasts were pressed into her side and I cleared my throat to get rid of the lump that'd suddenly formed there.
Alice bent down to say quietly in my ear, "I don't know why you're so self-conscious about the way you look or how much you weigh. Which I know is the reason you refused to just sit on my lap. You're perfect the way you are." She turned back to the group like everything was normal.
Her words made me want to burst with appreciation and love for my best friend, while the feeling of her breath in my ear made my pussy clench with desire and turned my nipples into hard points that I was glad were hidden into her side.
I'd kept my growing attraction to Alice to myself, and it was getting to the point where I wasn't sure how much longer I'd be able to do it. I tried to relax while Alice carried on conversations with the people around us, but it was impossible to do while her fingers sifted through my hair, brushing the nape of my neck and making me melt with every pass.
My fingers crept under the hem of her shirt of their own volition and began to caress the skin there. Her skin was softer than I'd imagined, fascinating me and making my mouth dry. She turned and looked at me, the ends of her long black hair brushing my arm and giving me goosebumps.
"Kristen?" I looked up at her, her green eyes were unreadable as she said my name quietly. Fear spiked through me, and I began to draw my hand out from under her shirt, the loss of her warm skin more devastating than I'd expected.
"Sorry, Alice," I mumbled, looking down and shifting away from her slightly. Her hand tightened in my hair, not letting me get very far. A small moan left my mouth, the sound escaping with the zing of electricity her tight grip created. My face flamed with embarrassment and I jumped up, knocking Alice off balance so I could escape. I heard her say something to the group before I got inside.
I was really beginning to panic now, and I realized that she'd driven us here. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and fumbled with it, trying to unlock it to call for an Uber or something, when a hand grabbed the back of my dress and pulled, stopping me.
"Kristen, just hold on a second. What's the matter with you?" Alice's voice was loud to me, although it was probably at a normal volume.
What's wrong with me? I almost just ruined our friendship because I'm so attracted to you I could burst, I thought to myself in anger.
Out loud however, I just replied, "I'm not feeling well. I'm calling an Uber, so you can stay and have fun."
"That's ridiculous. I'll take you back home, Kris." She'd walked around in front of me and I couldn't help but to look up at her. Her face was filled with concern, and I bit my lip contemplating my choices.
"Are you sure? You wanted to come here so bad, I wouldn't want to ruin that for you."
"I wouldn't be able to have fun here if I know you're at home miserable anyway. I'd rather just leave with you."
I nodded reluctantly and followed her out the door. The ride home was silent, and for the first time I felt awkward around my best friend. I was afraid she was going to say something about what happened before I freaked out, and maybe even distance herself from me because of it despite her taking me home and being nice and all.
She parked in the driveway of the house we rented together and turned off the car. When she didn't move to get out, I looked over at her questioningly. She was already looking at me, eyes bright with questions that I was afraid to hear. I opened the door to escape and tried my best not to look like I was running away as I hurried to the front door and unlocked it. I heard her car door shut just as I opened the door, and I left it ajar for her before rushing up to my room and climbing into bed to bury myself under the covers until the shame was gone.
ALICE: