"So," her roommate elongated from the kitchen when she entered, "How'd it go?"
Annoyed, the witch said, "You want to know if I asked him about the cage, don't you?" Terry ran up to her favorite person and Amy picked her up to stop the pooch's whimpering, "Did you miss mama?" And kissed the dog on the head before placing her back down.
"Well, no duh I want to know," Margo finished to emptying out their dish washer, "This is like the second most exciting thing going on in my life right now."
"I'm glad you've been entertained," she said sarcastically, "because I'm about to spoil the ending. I don't want to do it anymore," she said frustrated.
Margo walked over to Amy and with concern in her voice asked, "Did something go wrong?"
"No," Amy looked down in shame feeling like she'd just unfairly cut her roommate, "I just," Amy took a deep breath, "I don't know how I'm going to explain this whole stupid thing to him," she sighed, "or how I'm going to apologize to him."
Margo looked puzzled, "Wait, so you are going to make him a confidant?"
Meekly Amy said, "I'd like to," she nodded, "Yeah. I just feel like I've over complicated something simple to do the impossible," Amy took a seat at their small round dining table and put her elbows on it. "I just don't know how I let things get like this."
"Hold up," Margo took the seat across from her, "So, you do want to tell him about magic?"
Without eye contact Amy responded, "Yes."
"But, you don't want to ask him to wear the cage anymore?"
Amy attempted to stare Margo in the face, but looked everywhere else instead, "Yes."
"So then, why do you want to tell him the secret?" she asked with a knowing smile.
Amy looked at her roommate red-faced. She felt like she was back in the 9
th
grade telling Margo about her crush on their old friend, "I mean," she shrugged, "I know he can be awkward and shy and obviously he's got his..." Amy giggled, thinking about Cyrus' sheepish post orgasm face, "you know."
Without missing a beat, Margo said, "Little quick dick," and the pair busted out in laughter.
"Oh my god," Amy said through laughs, "How can you be so mean?"
"Hey," Margo pointed a finger at Amy, "You laughed too, so you're going to hell with me." Terry started yapping, as was her habit anytime the two got too jovial. The laughter was calming down until they made eye contact and just couldn't help but laugh just a bit longer.
"But seriously," it suddenly occurred to Amy her cheeks hurt from smiling so much yesterday and now, "I really like spending time with him and just bouncing back and forth with him, laughing and," she sighed, "I don't know."
"How about being eaten out?" Margo asked nonchalantly, reintroducing her roommate to embarrassment.
Amy bit her lip before saying shyly, "That's pretty nice too," Amy folded her arms, "But it's more like he just gives me a certain vibe. Like I know I can trust him."
"Okay, but then why do you have to tell him about the cage? If I were you, I'd consider maybe skipping that part altogether."
"I don't think I can. It doesn't feel right."
"I mean, you could just avoid that part."
"I know, but," Amy closed her eyes and let out a deep breath, "I just feel so bad about lying to him already. He wants to get to know me by asking questions that just come up naturally and I hate that I have to tell him I'm a jeweler and having to come up with bullshit just to seem like I know what I'm talking about. He asks really specific questions, too."
"I know, that's one of my favorite parts of going out with him. I can't really talk about my job with many other people outside of my practice like him. I think it's just a part of his talent for his own profession. Still, it's nice to bitch to someone who isn't just nodding their head."
Amy could tell that was a jab at her, but she stopped trying to understand the complexity of Margo's world years ago. "Hey, by the way," Amy began to stutter as she looked for the right words to a question, she never thought she'd ask anyone, especially Margo.
Margo looked at Amy with puzzlement to tell her this was not a mind reader kind of moment, "Just ask whatever you want to know."
With her eyes closed, Amy asked, "Does it bother you that I want to be with your friend-with-benefits? Like as my," it was time she admitted it to herself out loud, "boyfriend?"
"Amy," Margo said in a reassuring tone and reached her hand out to her friend's wrist, "I don't own Cyrus. He's his own man and if he doesn't want to sleep with me to be with you, fine by me. He's still going to be my friend after all, just like you. Besides, it's not like I haven't lost him to a new girlfriend before."
Amy smiled back at her friend, "That was an incredibly awkward thing to ask, so thanks. You're the best."
"Does it bother you that I went out with Cy after your first date?"
"Oh, uh," Amy was caught off guard by how kindly Margo had asked the question, as she lacked her usual edge when talking about sex, "I mean, I don't mind, I guess."
"Are you sure?" Margo crossed her arms, "Now seems like a really good time to be more honest than usual."
"Well," Amy elongated as she tried to think of words that matched her thoughts, "It's not just last night. I know you two have been seeing each other since high school. I mean, sometimes I'd be in my room and hear you guys coming in after a date laughing before you went to do your thing. I know I put that silencing charm on your door, but it's pretty obvious you guys were having sex when you went to your room."
Her roommate snickered, "Yeah I definitely put that charm to good use. But anyways, you know I'm not about to apologize for sleeping with a guy while you had zero interest in him, right?"
"I wasn't looking for one. It's just weird is all. Like, you're my best friend in the whole world and everything I've seen says that you're supposed hate me or something for wanting your guy."
"Once again, Cyrus hasn't been my," Margo made annoyed air quotes, "'guy' since we broke up two months after graduation. Look, I won't say I'm never jealous, but it's not because of petty bullshit like a guy wants to sleep with someone else. Up until recently, I wasn't even sure I'd want to be exclusive with someone again."
"You mean because of Yenessa?"
Margo was caught off guard by the observation and she could feel it on her face, "What? Is it that obvious?"
"Well, I mean," Amy shrugged, "you two have been seeing each other after she left you in the sex department, so I just assumed you two were," Amy leaned her head to the left, "you know, dating."
The taller woman chuckled at how her roommate was ignorant of her devious revenge plans with Brando insight. Margo decided to continue, dancing around those details, "Well, I wouldn't call it dating since we don't really go out, but she and I have certainly had," she paused and her voice softened for the next few words, "fun together."
What the fuck came out of my mouth?