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He had obviously been around, judging by the things he’d done to me sexually.Until now, I had pushed the thought to the back of my mind, but I suspected that there could be more. I kind of expected that if he had done this with me, he could be doing it with someone else.
Maybe he’d already moved on, and he was really trying to let me down gently that night.
Will’s voice broke into my thoughts ashe pulled me in for a cuddle. “Come on, girl, we have work to do.” Then he pushed me in the direction of the class.
Chapter Seventeen
COMPLICATIONS
After college, Will drove me back to his place to run through one of the pieces and for me to collect my car. I had slept on his couch last night. Actually, I didn’t sleep. Instead, I lay trying to block out the noisy lovemaking going on in Will’s bedroom.
Coming out of his room in boxers to get some OJ, Will looked all cute with his bed hair, and with a shiny ‘I’ve-fucked-her-senseless’ look in his eyes. Seeing I was awake, he gave me a sheepish grin of embarrassment. I blushed at the sight of him.
Looking over in my direction, he smiled, and I covered my face with my hands, signaling that I had seen andheard too much already. He made a wicked ‘muwahaha’ noise at me, ran over, and planted a kiss on my forehead. Grinning, I swatted him away, before he disappeared back into the bedroom again.
I was mortified, and itwas awkward getting ready for college together, blushing each time we made eye contact. We didn’t mention it all day during our rehearsal time, but aswe were driving back, he obviously got a pang of guilt about it.
Traveling along in silence, he suddenly mumbled, “Sorry about last night.” I decided to tease him to get my own back, like I would have done with my best friend Jack.
“Huh? Oh… you mean the loud grunting and fucking, or not including me in it?”
Will’s mouth dropped open, his jaw hanging. I wanted to squeal at his reaction, it was so funny. His head snapped around to look at me. “Wh… what?”
Deadpan, I fought to keep my face straight, determined not to laugh. “Well, I heard everything, but it was like being invited to a party and being told not to eat, drink, or dance.” Will was dumbstruck, and I could see that he was freaking out, but trying to act cool at the same time.
It was too funny, but Istruggled and kept my face passive, and Will cleared his throat. “Um, Lily,Saffy’syour best friend,” he mumbled awkwardly and almost inaudibly. I pinched myself to stop from bursting out laughing, it was hysterical.
“Yeah, and your point being?”
Will was really struggling by then, and I looked intensely, but still deadpan at him, saying, “You know, Will, we do usually share everything.”
His head swung around again. “You do?” His eyes went wide, and he was openly freaking out now.
Shocked eyes ticked over my face. “Watch the road, Will,” I prompted, and his head snapped back to face the front.
“You know, Lily, I’ve never had a, a… ménage. I don’t think…” I burst out laughing. Will’s jaw dropped. “You were shitting me? Lily! Oh, thank God!” His hand shot up to his chest and slapped his sternum. “I hate you… that was so mean, girl.” He chuckled.
Slapping his hand against his chest again. “God, you wereso serious.” I giggled hystericallyat how gullible he’d been. “I truly shit myself there about how to deal with you.”
Will swiped his hand at me, but I think he could have backhanded me hard, and it wouldn’t have registered. I was too busy curling up on the seat, screaming with laughter.
“I get it, Lily. I’ll get you back one day. Just because you don’t get involved with anyone, doesn’t mean I can’t get my own back one day.”If only he knew.We were both still chuckling as we passed a poster advertising our gig.
A bald guy in flip-flops and baggy shorts was wearing a sandwich board, which said, ‘Live Music’ at the corner of an intersection. It had the bar we were going to play at and had our names on it.
Inoticed another hobo-type guy on another corner of the same intersection with a billboard advertising the name of the bar with a gigantic yellow arrow pointing in the direction of the venue.
We both looked at each other and screamed, “That’s us!” We screamed again, and I stamped my feet on the car floor with excitement.
By the timewe arrived at Will’s we were both feeling relaxed after laughing so much. We spent an hour together on the arrangement for one of the pieces we were doing tonight. Afterwards I went home to get ready for the performance.
As soon as I got home, I filled the bathtub with bubblesand laid back. I pulled the bubbles through my fingers, watching them disperse with the movements.
My mind drifted again to how much better things were going for me and I hoped that wouldn’t change now that Alfie had reappeared on the scene.
Seeing him today unnerved me. I didn’toutwardly react to him at all in front of Will, but the feelings I thought I had dealt with involving him still came rushing back.
The sight of him had taken my breath, and I had wanted nothing more than to wrap my arms around his neck and pull his mouth down to mine.Saffy interrupted my thoughts by knocking on my bathroom door, asking softly, “Hey, Lily, are you decent?”
