In a way, I suppose you could say that it all began when I first met my friend Amy. To be honest though, there were signs even before that. A few times when I'd been hanging out with a cute girl, or when I'd been watching television, I'd find myself paying attention to the sway of their hips or the warmth of their smile. It must have started when I was a teen, and grown closer and closer toward the surface of my consciousness as I aged. None of this would have been abnormal at all, were it not for the fact that I'm a girl.
All through high school, I was a bit shy. I had a few friends who were really close, and I knew some others. Still, I mostly kept to myself and didn't go out much. One of my few regular social experiences was hanging out with my friends at my house or theirs, and the occasional birthday party or special event.
If I had to choose a best friend, it wouldn't be very hard to decide. Amy and I met in high school and we hit it off right away. She and I share a sense of humour, and we're both really easy-going, which matters a lot in long-term friendships. We've been through all sorts of stuff, from the time that we snuck out at night, to sharing all of our secret crushes, to going on vacation together. We really are the definition of best friends.
One of the few differences between us was that she had had sex, and I hadn't. All through high school, I had never had a boyfriend. I had dated a guy for quite a while after I graduated, but it had fallen apart when I realized that I mostly dated him just so I'd be dating someone – which isn't the best way to start something long-term.
A lot of people would assume from my appearance that not having a boyfriend was a conscious choice. Surprisingly, I never really got any interest from guys. I always wondered a little about why that was, since most people said I was pretty and I had what people in popular culture seemed to imply was an ideal body: I was always slender but not skinny, an average height of about 5'7", and puberty had brought me a pair of perky C breasts and a shapely bum. I didn't have any odd features, just deep brown eyes to match my long brown hair and olive skin.
In the end, I figured that it was because I was a bit weird and – even more so – that I was shy. Not going to any parties during high school has been known to reduce your chances of getting a boyfriend.
Amy, on the other hand, was a lot more outgoing. Although she didn't have the 'ideal body' according to society, I found her quite beautiful. She had medium-length blonde her, a broad forehead, and a small nose. Her face was well proportioned, and her green eyes matched her face nicely. Her breasts were a little bigger than mine, to be fair, but not by much. She was also a little shorter than me, perhaps 5'5".
Regardless, I was pretty happy with my life – even if I didn't have much success with boys. I had a good family, some nice friends, and I did well in school.
That day, like many others, I was spending with Amy. She and I had planned to hang out at my place, go out for a walk in the forest, and than have a sleepover. The day began just as we had intended, with Amy coming over just after lunch. Then, something unfortunate happened.
"What are you guys planning today?" my mom asked us.
"Why?" I asked, suspicious of her intentions.
"Well you better not be planning anything outside; it's supposed to rain all day and night."
"Well we'll just do whatever works" I said dismissively.
As we made plans for the day, however, my mother's predictions became unavoidable.
"It's raining...a lot" Amy stated, ignoring the fact that it was obvious.
"Yeah, it sucks" I replied just as dryly. "Want to play Jenga?"
Amy giggled "sure."
The game got old pretty fast, and so we found other things to pass the time indoors. We ended up entertaining ourselves with the cat, and talking about random things that were going on in our lives.
It was getting really late, so we decided to get ready for bed. We brushed our teeth and then went to the bathroom one at a time, each getting changed into our bedtime clothes.
As always, I went to bed in a pair of loose-fitting short-shorts and a tank-top. I noticed that Amy was wearing a baggy t-shirt and a pair of exercise shorts with a pull-string, which showed off her smooth legs – but I tried not to think about it too much.
I jumped onto the bed, and Amy plopped onto the air mattress.
"Time for girly-talk!" I exclaimed. "What was the strangest place you've had sex?"
"I would have to say in the school stairwell" she replied, blushing.
I laughed, a bit surprised.
"Really?! I always wanted to have sex in the forest..."
"Oh, we had sex in the forest too" she added.
"Where haven't you had sex? On a roof?"
She chuckled. "Yeah."
"How long does it usually last?"
"Pretty long...about thirty minutes on average. The longest was fifty minutes, and the shortest time was only 5 minutes, but that was only because we were afraid of being caught."
I had no idea how long sex was supposed to last. Now I had an idea of a timeframe.
"Woah" I replied, trying to imagine it. "How was your first time?"
She shrugged, "It was okay I guess. It hurt a little bit but we used lube."
My thoughts suddenly shifted.
"I wonder how lesbians have sex. Is it possible for a girl to lose her virginity to another girl?"