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Stella and Gee part 2!
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Sep 27, 2016 08:38AM
Arlington made a face. "Ugh, I'm sorry. That sucks." She hated hearing that people were treated like that, especially when they didn't deserve it.
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Bree shrugged. "That's why I was a little surprised when you spoke to me. No one ever does anymore..." Bree sighed. Im so pathetic... She thought.
"Well, that's a stupid reason not to talk to someone." Arlington said decisively. "Seriously. They don't know what they're missing."
Bree felt a familiar feeling creep into her chest. "Really?" She asked Arlington softly. Not knowing what else to say or do, she picked up a random Harry Potter book off the floor and clutched it like a teddy bear.
Arlin nodded. "Yeah! You're super nice. And I think you're funny." She didn't add the 'and cute' that was running through her head, but it was true. She thought Bree was cute.
"Thank you... Really. Thank you," Bree said, trying to stop the fluttering of her heart like butterflies. For a flash, Bree remembered Sophie, and the exact way that Arlington almost mimicked what Sophie had done, with what she was saying and doing...
Arlington grinned. "No problem!" she said, smiling. She finished off her slice of pizza, picking up one of the suspense books and reading the back. "So, read-a-thon?"
Bree grinned. ¨Yeah. Iḿ gonna re-read some good old Harry Potter,¨ she said, picking up the first book off the floor. ¨What about you?¨ she asked , nodding towards the suspense book Arlin had picked up.
Arlin looked up from it. "I've never read this one, thought I'd give a try." she said. "It looks good, at least." She laughed, knowing that Bree had more than likely already read it.
Bree grinned. "It's pretty good. It's called Tresspass. I forget who it's by, but it's a good read." Bree set an alarm on her phone for 4:45, so she could take Arlington home. ((Yes I made that book up. You can do what you want with it xP))
((Awesome :)))Arlington nodded, opening the book as she settled back in the beanbag. She was quickly absorbed into the book, which was no surprise, really. She loved books, and it generally didn't take her long to get into one. Unless it was an awful book.
Bree sat back, having the sudden urge to lean against Arlington. She urgently dismissed this feeling, and opened her book and began to read. As she delved into the Harry Potter book, she smiled at certain parts that were cute, having read the books multiple time. ((After this let's just have about an hour pass. It was 2:45 when they started reading. It would be preferable if it were 3:45 now. Just an update on where Arlington is I guess... Thanks XP))
((Okay!))Luckily for Arlington, Tresspass was a short book. She was nearly done with it by the end of an hour. She was leaning forward in her seat, eyes practically glued to the page before her. She would have jumped if you dropped a pencil.
Bree was lazily reclined in her beanbag, one leg bent, and the other straight. Since she'd already read this book a thousand times over, she looked up tiredly, eyes wandering around her room, only to land on Arlington. Not saying anything, Bree just smiled, not bothering to get rid of the fluttery feeling in her chest this time...((It can be 4:45 now if you like xP))
((I was kind of waiting for you with that one!))Feeling eyes on her, Arlington pulled herself out of the book, looking over at Bree. "What?" she asked, a little bit of a blush tainting her cheeks.
Bree started blushing, too. "Nothing," She said quickly. "Uh, sorry..." Bree looked back towards her book, trying desperately to envelop herself in the book so that she could think about some thing other than Arlington...
"It's okay." Arlington smiled, before going back to her book. She found it hard to concentrate, though, as her mind was on Bree.
About an hour later, Bree's phone alarm went off. Bree snapped her head up from her book and hurriedly turned it off, yawning. "Jeez," she laughed, stretching, "That wore me out for some reason." She laughed, the laugh then turning into a yawn.
((ahhh sorry I'm late!))Arlin blinked, putting the book down. She had less than a page left, though she didn't really need to read the whole thing. It had all been resolved. "Is it time to go already?" she asked, a little reluctantly.
((It's totally fine! I've been pretty busy too xP))Bree laughed and felt her heart melt a little at Arlington's sad expression. "Yeah, unfortunately. My parents will be home at six and you said you needed to be home by five right? We don't want your parents thinking I'm a bad influence or something. If they think I'm a good person then maybe we can hang out again." Bree finished, with a smile. She could feel her cheeks getting hot, and she hoped she hadn't embarrassed Arlington for the thousandth time...
Arlin nodded. "Yes. We should! I think they'll like you, honestly, they're really great." She closed the book, sighing, and stood up again, straightening her skirt. "Ready, then?"
Bree stood, placing the book on her bed. "Yup," she said, retrieving her keys from her pocket. "Lets go." She said with a smile, leading Arlin down the stairs and put to her car.
Arlington grabbed her backpack from where she dropped it on the way out. She was disappointed to leave; Bree was a lot of fun and she liked hanging out with her. She hopped into the shotgun seat, waiting for Bree.
Bree got into the car and started the ignition, backing out. "Where do you live?" She asked as she backed out of the driveway, looking carefully behind her as she did.
((gonna make up a street name))"Over on Little Tree Street." Arlin answered, smiling to herself at the street name. "It's about ten minutes from here, I think."
((Go for it xP))"Alright," Bree said, knowing exactly where that was. It was a neighborhood over from where her cousin had lived, so she knew where to go. She turned onto Main Street and kept driving. "So what are your parents like? They sound pretty accepting." Bree asked, slightly jealous.
"Yeah, they're pretty great." Arlington said. "I mean, they kind of have to be? Otherwise they'd be hypocrites." She laughed at the thought. "Or at least my mom. She's bi."
"That sounds really nice," Bree said with a half-smile. "You're lucky. "So your bi mom married your straight dad? And... She's still bi? Not straight?" Bree shrugged. "Sorry if these questions are offensive, I'm not used to being out, so I'm still kind of new to this sexuality thing."
Arlington nodded. "Yep. It doesn't matter who you date or marry, she's still bi." She grinned. "It's okay, really, I had a lot of the same questions."((suddenly glad i know a lot of people in this community, lol))
((Yeah xP it's always nice to have a little lgbt knowledge))"Well, it definitely sounds nice to have parents that wouldn't be homophobic," Bree said with a roll of her eyes. The more she talked about sexuality with Arlington, the more comfortable she became with it. "My parents would probably kick me out if they ever learned what I was..."
((Yep!))Arlington nodded. "It really is. I love them, honestly." She shook her head. She would never be able to understand that. What kind of parent would do that to their child? "Well, that stinks." she said, not quite knowing what else to say.
"Eh, it's alright," said Bree, waving her hand in the air to dismiss it. "My parents are just really religious. Hardcore Christians, y'know? So I don't really blame them. They're just doing what they think is right." She thought back to junior year, when she came very close to telling her parents exactly why she didn't have any friends, then backed out because they practically shoved a cross in her face for even mentioning it...
Arlington nodded wisely. "Ah yeah, sometimes that can be a little... Out of hand? That's probably not quite right, but it's the best I can do." She shrugged.
"Well, they can be," Bree admitted, keeping her eyes on the road. "But I know they're just doing what they believe. I can't really get mad at them for that," Bree sighed. "So, what about your love life?" she asked hesitantly scared, instantly scared that she'd crossed the line.
"I get it, but that doesn't make it right." Arlin shook her head to get the anger at Bree's parents out. "What love life? It doesn't exist." She joked, "But seriously, I'm single as can be."
"Same," Bree laughed. "Well, I'm not surprised. That I'm single, I mean. Who'd want to date me?" she asked jokingly, not really even expecting an answer.
Arlington had to stop herself from saying I would, instead shrugging, "You're really cute, though." she said, "And sweet. Seriously."
"Thanks," Bree said with a smile. She looked over at Arlington for a moment, tracing her features with her eyes. She quickly faced front again. "Really, thank you. It feels so good to have a friend."
Arlington just smiled, a little nervous when Bree looked at her instead of the road. She let out a breath when Bree's gaze moved back to the front. "No problem!" she said cheerfully. "I like meeting new people."
Bree pulled onto Little Tree, about ready to bang her head on her steering wheel for being so stupid. "Which house is it?" She asked, looking around the neighborhood.
Arlington leaned forward to point out the window. "It's that one, the blue one." she said. She settled back into her seat, sighing. "Thanks."
Bree pulled up to the sidewalk next to the house. "Your welcome," she said, putting the car into park. "Thank you for coming over. This has been kind of amazing."
Arlin nodded. "Yeah, it has. Thanks for having me! I had... A lot of fun." She grabbed her backpack and clambered out of the car, waving at Bree.
Bree grinned and waved back. "I'll see you at school tomorrow?" She called, knowing the answer would be yes, but still getting a fluttery feeling in her chest.
Arlington nodded, yelling "for sure!" And waving one last time before she turned and ran into the house. She wanted to see if her mother was back, she would like to hear about Bree.
Bree grinned as she put the car in reverse. "I have a friend..." she said aloud as she began to drive. "Well, shit. Who knew?" Bree scoffed to herself. Never in a million years would she believe that she would get another friend ever again...((Do you want to skip forward to dinner time with both of their families? Just to get an insight of what life is like in the homes...))
((sure! Do you want to start that first?))"I'm back!" Arlington called as she stepped in. She deposited her backpack in her first-floor bedroom and went hunting for her mom, who was in the kitchen, by the smell of the place.
((Sure! I'll just skip to 6:30 or something XP))Bree was reclined in her bed, finishing up the Harry Potter book she'd started with Arlington around. At the thought of Arlington, Bree smiled. She looked up when her mother knocked softly on her door. "Hey mom," Bree said, standing up. "Dinner ready?"
"Yeah, we're just waiting for you, hon. Come on down, okay?" Said Bree's mother. Bree nodded, and her literal birth giver left the room. Bree exhaled. This is gonna be an interesting dinner... she thought as she left her room and closed the door behind her.
((Okay!))Arlington helped her mom with dinner, which, luckily for Arlin's poor cooking skills, was just spaghetti. Soon enough, the whole family - which was just herself and her parents, with her brother off at school - were gathered around the table. "So how was school?" her dad asked. Arlington nodded as she thought of her answer. "It was good!" she said, "I met this girl, Bree, she's really sweet."
When Bree got to the table and prayer was said (Bree could never express her discomfort for fear of crosses shoved in her face), her dad started telling how work had been that day. Bree quickly zoned out until she noticed her mother staring at her. "Sorry, what?" Bree said somewhat stupidly. "I said, how was your day?" Bree's mother emphasized, looking annoyed. "Um, good. I, uh... Met someone today. Made a friend." Bree's mom dropped her fork and her dad stared at her. "You have a friend?" her dad asked in shock. Bree's mother slapped him on the arm, and Bree's dad realized quickly how he'd worded his statement.
