Yes, in spite of the title, this is a story of a lesbian relationship. Reading the shorter, chapter one is essential in understanding what transpires in this longer, chapter two.
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The tall blonde had just been asked if she had fun at the Mardi Gras party. She turned around to Emily who saw the squarish jaw and sensuous lips. Her eyes held Emily's as she nodded with a tiny grin and said, "Yeah." She paused a few seconds before going on, "Yeah, I had a great time."
Emily was absolutely stunned. It was her! She was Zorro! Emily had been seduced by a woman pretending to be Zorro! Before she could react, the tall blonde walked towards Em on the way to the door. As the woman came close, Emily could have sworn she heard the whispered words,
"Hola, SeΓ±orita."
Emily stood there speechless and unable to move but her mind was racing a million miles an hour. The dinging of the little bell at the door penetrated her consciousness enough for her to decide she needed to talk with the blonde.
"Here, I'll be right back," she said to Carol as she dropped her gown on the counter and raced out the door.
The blonde was walking away quickly so Emily shouted out, "Uh, Megan, wait up."
The woman stopped and slowly turned back to face Emily. "How'd you know my name?" she asked as she slid her hands in her sweatshirt pockets.
"Uh, Carol used your name in there and uh..."
"Oh, yeah, right. What's up?"
"Uh, I believe we met before, you know, the other night..."
"I'm sorry, but I don't know what you're talking about," she lied.
"And you just spoke to me in Spanish there in the shop!"
"How could I? I'm not Latina and don't speak Spanish."
"You were Zorro on Halloween! I know it. I recognize your voice and your face."
"You must be mistaken. I was Charlie Chaplin."
"No, you weren't. Here. I can prove it."
"How?"
"Show me your hands, dammit."
"How will that prove anything?"
"You've got calluses, that's how. And Zorro had calluses."
"I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong person," she answered as she turned away. Emily reached out, grabbed one arm, pulled the hand free and forced it into a palm-up position.
"See?! I knew it. You were Zorro at the big party the other night."
Megan slowly looked at Emily and finally cracked a small smile. "OK. Guilty as charged. Now may I go?"
"No! I wanna talk first. Wait here. Please. I'll be right back." Emily raced into the store, checked in the gown and ran back to see, much to her relief, Megan still standing there.
"So, why'd you do it? You know..."
Megan looked at her for a long time, pursed her lips and eventually nodded her head as if she had made a decision. "Well, as you can probably determine, I'm a lesbian. I went to the party dressed as a guy, you know, Zorro, just for a change of pace. And when I was there, I saw the perfect girl. She was beautiful and was dressed as a flamenco dancer. And I decided I wanted to have her. The rest, as they say, was history."
"So, do you randomly pick up straight chicks and seduce them?"
"No, that was the only time. No, really. Honest. I've never done it before."
"Why then?"
"I told you. You're beautiful. Your dress, your hair, the makeup, all of you was perfect. I wanted you in the worst way, but I figured you'd run for it if you knew I was a, well, if I was female."
"I see."
"You seemed to enjoy yourself..."
"You have no fuckin' idea. Don't let it go to your head, but those were the best orgasms of my life."
"Well, thank you, I guess."
"But you didn't get to have one..."
"Oh, I did, too. I replayed it all in my mind many times as I used my favorite vibe not more than ten minutes later."
"So, you must live here on campus?"
"Nope, I'm in a mother-in-law cabin behind one of the prof's houses just a block from The Drag."
"So, uh, where does that leave us?"
"Nowhere. We had a hook-up, you had fun and I enjoyed making you come. End of story."
"It doesn't seem right. Didn't you feel anything while we were dancing? I felt like I would melt in your arms."
"No, you felt like you'd melt in Zorro's arms, not some chick's arms. You're straight, aren't you?"
"I've always thought so, yeah."
"So, then you must be. And that means you wouldn't be interested in the queer lifestyle, now, would you?"
"I've never thought about it. I've never done anything with a girl, well, except for some kissing when I played Truth or Dare in high school."
"Like it?"
"What? Truth or Dare?"
"No,
SeΓ±orita,
the kissing."
"Uh, it was OK, kinda nice, not gross. They were just... kisses. By the way, I'm Emily."
"OK. Hi, Emily, nice to meet you."
Emily started to laugh. "You sound like we just met! After Saturday night, I think we can forget with any formalities."
"Uh, hey, look, I really need to run. I have a training session at the climbing gym in ten minutes and if I don't show, they still charge me, so I gotta go."
"Uh, could we get together sometime? You know, as friends?"
"Are you sure it's such a good idea? I mean, little straight girl hanging out with the lesbian?"
"I don't give a shit what people think. You're interesting and nice and I'd like to get to know you better."
"OooKaay. But remember one thing. What happened the other night will not be repeated. Got that?"
"Yeah, I do. But I'd still like to maybe get a coffee some time and talk."
"Alright. But nothing more. Open your phone and I'll put in my number." Once she had, Megan said goodbye, turned and jogged off towards the climbing gym.