AUTHOR'S NOTE: Everyone in this story is at least 19 years of age. Everyone.
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By the end of the movie, it was clear that Derek and Megan were hitting it off, and that a romance was budding. Afterward Megan suggested we all drive out to Linmarne Park so Derek could see the view of the Belle River from the bluffs there. She said, "Look, the moon is out tonight, and it's soooo beautiful in the moonlight, isn't it, David?"
"Well," I said, "I guess I don't know; I haven't been there at night before."
"You haven't been there at night?? Whaaaat?? *Everyone* in Bellewood has been there at night, oh my god. Are you kidding?"
"No, I really haven't."
"Ohhh my god. I can't believe that. Oh, you poor boy. Born and raised here and never been to LP at night."
That remark cut a little, because everyone from Bellewood knew that Linmarne Park was a fine location for things like family reunions during the day, but at night, it was a well-known "lovers lane" kind of spot. In fact, to Bellewooders, the phrase "LP at night" was redundant, because whenever it was referred to as "LP", its nighttime function was understood. So basically I had just confessed to never having parked with anyone out there, and Megan had unintentionally (I think?) rubbed in that fact by calling it LP. At any rate, Derek didn't necessarily know it served that purpose at night. So as far as he knew, we were just going to take in some local scenery.
So out we went... to LP... Once there, we parked and then hiked a short trail out to one of the bluffs where we could sit at the top and look down over the Belle River. It was a clear night, and the moon beautifully illuminated not only the river, but the bluffs on both sides. The three of us sat and chatted, about BC, and Western, and school in general, about Derek and Megan's pasts, about possible future get-togethers that would involve boating up near Rippenburg, where Derek's relatives lived. By now Derek and Megan were holding hands, but they weren't kissing or otherwise getting amorous in front of me. We just chatted like any three friends.
When we reached that natural point where everyone involved knows it's time for some kind of transition, Derek said, "Well... David, why don't you give me your keys, and enjoy the view a little longer. Megan and I can go warm up the car for you."
Megan laughed and said, "Warm up the car?" then went "mmmm" in a sort of mock disapproval. "And just what do you mean by *that*, mister?"
"Just what I said: warm up the car."
"Mmmm hmmm."
"You know, so our chauffeur doesn't have to get into a cold car when it's time to go."
"Haha. 'Our chauffeur'. Stop it, haha."
"David, gimme your keys."
Again, I thought it would be taken in the right spirit if I said, "Um.. yes, sir." They both laughed. Then Derek took Megan's hand and said, "Now you. Come with me." As she got up, she said, "Yes sir!" and laughed. Then, as they made their first steps along the trail back, Derek said, "I'll text you when we're ready to go, chauffeur."
"Yes, sir," I answered, and heard them chuckle again. Once their voices and footsteps had faded, I sat alone, atop the bluff, overlooking the Belle River, there at the edge of Linmarne Park.
Alone. At LP. Waiting for my friends. With a hard-on caused by my friends, that I wasn't allowed to touch. Like a loser.
I had no idea how long I'd be waiting, but I decided I'd better be patient and expect it to be quite a while. I knew very well that Derek wouldn't be using my keys to "warm up the car" with anything involving the ignition. So I sat, in the silence of the midnight moonlight, listening to the trickling water in the bottom of the gorge, and imagined Derek and Megan having sex in the back seat of my car. While I waited, basically not allowed to move from where I was. Naturally the mental images of the two of them making out, then undressing, then groping and kissing each other who-knows-where (anywhere and everywhere, maybe), then fucking, moaning and gasping, Megan's hair bouncing up and down, her mouth held open in pleasure... all of it made my dick throb and leak all over the inside of my underwear.
Then I thought about how I'd be calling Lila tomorrow, and she'd want to hear all about the entire evening, so of course I'd be telling her about this humiliating scene, of sitting a trail's distance away from my own car, and waiting, more or less at Derek's orders. Conforming to Lila's definition of a "good friend" (as it applied to *me*, that is, not Derek), waiting so Derek could fuck his new girlfriend in my car.
Then I thought about Megan. How sweet she is, and how considerate. Yet, what was she doing right now? Also fucking in the back seat of my car, aware that I was sitting out here at the bluff, alone, like an idiot, waiting. Why was she okay with that? Was it because she'd just figured out something she didn't know before? That I was a loser? And it's okay to use losers? It's okay to spend time with your boyfriend in the back seat of a loser's car, while said loser sits by himself and waits and knows he shouldn't come back before he's summoned?