Hey, anon! Sorry I haven't been on here much. I guess tumblr support finally let me out of the time-out corner since I can see my posts in tags now. Maybe I won't have to use a new account but here it is just in case. Anyway, here's a preview for chapter 19:
“Girl… Come on. Fill us in on the deets. I’m going crazy over here.”
“Okay, okay! Just give me a second to think.” Two pairs of eyes are trained on her and it’s a little nerve-wracking. Would Eddie mind if she talks to them about it? Some things should clearly stay private—like his monster porn collection—but what about the rest? Does he have similar conversations with his friends? Is she brought up? Are they going to know what happened earlier?
‘Uh-oh. I feel like I’m going to burst. Can’t think about that… And it’s too late to back out now on this end. They’re both invested already.’
“I’m not really sure what this is. We’re technically not dating. He hasn’t asked me out or anything… Actually, we haven’t even talked about it. Who knows if he’s even into any of that? Relationship stuff, I mean.” She says pensively, ignoring how Charlotte gasps and clutches her chest.
“So, you’re not going out, haven’t talked about going out, and have no clue if he would even want to go out. Maybe you two are just friends?”
“Nat! She said they’re technically not dating. That’s like dating without putting labels on anything. Read between the lines.”
“No, ‘not dating’ means not dating. If there’s no actual date, then it’s just hanging out with someone.”
“That’s the thing…” Chrissy stares at the two and pulls both knees up to wrap her arms around them. Thankfully the rug is extra fluffy with some cushion to it. That spanking from earlier left her backside a little sore, so moving around gives a not-so-subtle reminder that they’re not just friends. “I just don’t know anymore. It’s confusing sometimes. Like, we’re definitely more than that. I’m really nervous about all of this.”
“Hold up! If you’re more than friends, but not going out, does that mean you’re fun buddies?”
“No!” The captain turns a bright shade of red, waving her hands frantically. Of course this would go in that direction. She’s been pretty vague about what’s going on, so it’s not too hard to see how Charlotte got there. “It’s not like that.”
‘Wait… Are we? I’m not sure what counts.’
“Well, maybe? We’re into each other. That’s obvious. I like him a lot.” There. That little tidbit is finally out in the open. No more dancing around it. Pretending they’re purely platonic friends is silly, especially after today. “I guess you can say we’re just seeing where things go? It’s sort of similar to being in a relationship, minus actual dates or putting a label on it like Charlotte said.”
“And you’re okay with that?” Natalie arches a brow, tilting her head to the side. It’s been pretty clear that she’s not the biggest fan of the recent developments. Particularly because of who it’s with.
‘I can tell she doesn’t like him. This isn’t going to be easy. It’d be nice if everyone could get along, but that’ll take time.’
“For now, I guess? It’s just… when we hangout, I’m happy and we always have a fun time. He makes me feel good. It’s so different from being with Jason. There’s no rules or pressure or having to worry about making him mad. It’s nice. Since this started, Eddie’s been a great friend. But now things are… changing. Stuff happened and I’m all mixed up about it. I don’t think we can go back to the way it was anymore.”
Charlotte’s eyes go wide and dart over toward the junior to confirm if she also heard that. “Chris… Did you… Did you guys get it on? Is that what you’re saying?”
Chrissy grabs onto the strings of her sweatpants to play with. Anything to use as a distraction from the pounding in her chest. She’s overly aware of both girls giving their full attention to this lame attempt at an explanation. “N–No, not yet. It didn’t go that far. I mean, it feels sort of like things could maybe head in that direction? Possibly?”
“It didn’t go that far? Then how far did it go?” The curiosity laced in the redhead's whisper makes this a bit more tantalizing to drag out. They’re dying to know. Did the ‘prude’ do something scandalous for once?
Letting out a shaky breath, she steels any resolve left to bare part of her soul in front of them. This is going to cause a complete meltdown. “Well, we kind of kind of made out earlier… and he… spanked me.” She bites down on her bottom lip and slowly looks up from the strings, almost afraid of their reactions.
Natalie sticks a pinky in her ear and twists it around before yanking it out. “Sorry. Didn’t hear that last part. Now what did you say?”
It's not edited yet, but the full chapter should be out by tomorrow! I'm just finishing up some parts and cleaning it up a bit. Thanks a lot for asking. It makes me super happy to see interest in my writing 😁
