“You two haven’t done anything stupid lately?”

Linda was visiting Sara again. Sitting at the same bed from the day before her dreadful date. Sara again in front of her desk, facing Linda’s direction. Linda was wearing casual clothes, with a pleated skirt. She had her hair tied up and her glasses on.

“Nope. More lovey dovey than ever. We are taking it easy now, though.”

“A shame you can’t ‘take it easy’ on your own bed, though.”

After the confusion they went through, Linda and Lorraine decided it wasn’t a good idea to avoid difficult events and tried to make things right. So Linda introduced Lorraine to her family as her girlfriend. And, as expected, it didn’t go well. Linda’s mom exploded, saying that she wouldn’t accept it and making it clear that Lorraine wasn’t welcome in her home. As they left the house, Lorraine thought she would need to comfort a crying girlfriend. Instead, Linda just sighed and said how relieved she was that there was nothing to hide anymore.

With Lorraine’s family, it went the exact opposite. Linda was received with open arms by her parents, although some weird looks crossed their faces at first. She found out Lorraine’s brother had prepared everything, so it went smoothly. She didn’t think they would ever reject her, though, as they easily integrated her in the family. Lorraine’s mom soon started to say how much of a nice girl Linda was, and how lucky they were by having her in the family now. And Lorraine’s little sister became rather fond of her. Sometimes even fighting with Lorraine for her attention. Lorraine never fought back, developing complex feelings about it. She didn’t know which girl she should be jealous about.

Linda started to spend less time in her own home and more on her girlfriend’s. She went back to sleep, since Lorraine still shared a room with her little sister. And that was the root of their problem. Lorraine’s family was nice. But they were too present. There was always someone home, and even at sleeping time, Lorraine never got a room for herself. They would probably do something if the girls asked for some space for them alone, but they never had the courage to ask. Even the hotel who would let underage girls book a room by themselves that Lorraine told about was a lie.

So, when they tried to find some way to spend some romantic time together, she remembered how her best friend had busy parents that were often out for days. Sara asked Linda to have a sleepover with her many times when they were younger. So this time, Linda asked for a space to have private dates with her girlfriend when Sara’s parents were away.

“You did agree with it.”

“I agreed with you having dates on my room. Yeah. I never said anything about you two having sex on my bed. Although, I should have imagined.”

“Don’t you think that’s kinda hot? Knowing two pretty girls had a love encounter on the same bed you sleep?”

Sara glared at Linda with a serious face.

“Well, at least it’s Lorraine. I know I won’t find any...surprises on my bed, then.”

“That’s rude. You’re already presuming it’s her who cleans up...Well, you’re right. Still...We’re friends, right? What’s the problem?”

“Being friends doesn’t mean I have to sleep on your body fluids. By the way, Linda, since when you can say things like that so easily?”

“Yeah, I’ve been thinking about that too. Lorraine is turning me into a pervert.”

“You’re actually way worse than her.”

The room’s door opened interrupting their conversation and Lorraine went in. She brought a tray with a chocolate cake above it. As well as small plates and tableware.

“Sorry I let you alone.” Said Sara. “I know pretty much nothing about this kind of thing.”

“It’s okay. I'm already intruding on your home. Although, it would be nice having my girlfriend with me.”

“What could I even do to help?” Asked Linda, sitting straight.

“Just staying being cute as always would be enough.” Lorraine said while arranging a piece of cake to Sara.

“This one is even better than the last one.” Sara said, after eating a bite of the cake. “Your future wife will be a lucky woman.” Linda smiled proudly. “Whoever she might be.”

Linda pouted.

“Why are you two messing with me today?”

“Because your pouting face is cute.” Lorraine answered. Then she asked: “Want some cake?”

“Later maybe. Now I want you to come here.”

Linda stretched her arms in Lorraine way. When the girl approached, she hugged and pulled her to the bed, kissing her lips. She turned and found herself on top of Lorraine, kissing her again. Her black hair became between them. Linda removed the hair, giggling.

Sara looked at the scene with the side of her eyes, trying to pretend she wasn’t paying attention. Then Lorraine asked.

“Why this know?”

Linda caressed Lorraine’s face and planted another tender kiss on her lips.

“To make Sara jealous of our love. She adores lesbians, you know.”

Sara rolled her eyes, turning her head away. Lorraine, however, sat on the bed and looked at the girl with a serious face.

“I didn't know that. If you want, I can introduce you to some girls…”

“No, wait.” Sara interrupted Lorraine. “You're misunderstanding. I'm not a lesbian. I just like lesbians.”

Lorraine considered Sara’s words in silence, until she finally says.

“Yeah, I don't get it.”

“Forget it. And Linda it's just messing with us, anyway.”

“Was she always like that, by the way?”

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“Pretty much, yeah. Although the pervert side is new.”

Linda sat on the bed with haste.

“Come on. That's rude! That was just a pay back.”

“I feel kinda jealous.” Lorraine said, pushing Linda’s body towards her with a hug. “You saw way more sides of my girlfriend than me.”

“You two have all the time to make memories now. You have all of Linda's time to yourself.”

“And Sara never saw me without clothes on.”

“Actually, yes, I did.”

“Hmm…” Linda reminisced for a moment, before saying: “You're right. You never saw things as detailed and close as Lorraine, though.”

“You know, I kinda liked when you would get flustered just by thinking about these kind of things.” Lorraine said, smiling and giving Linda a kiss.

“That reminds me” Sara turned her chair to better face her friends. “When I asked Linda when exactly she fell in love with you, she said ‘sometime between the first time I saw her and the day she kissed me’. Like you know, she’s an idiot. How about you, though? Remember when you fell in love with her?”

Lorraine gave a gentle smile and looked at her girlfriend's face.

“Yeah. I remember exactly when it all started. I'm sure it wasn't mutual at the time, though.”

Linda looked at Lorraine with a surprised expression.

“You never told me anything about it.”

“Yeah...never had the chance. We’ve been pretty busy lately.”

“Sure, sure.” Sara said as the two girls started giggling. “But I’m curious. What’s the story behind it?”

“I'm Interested, too.” Linda followed.

“Well…Might as well do it. It's not that interesting, though.”

“Okay. I still want to hear.” Linda said, cutting a piece of cake and putting it on a plate.

“Just be aware that it might look like a silly reason. It's still important to me. It happened on our last year of middle school.”

“Wait. Did we go to middle school together?”

“Not a very good start, huh?” Sara said smiling.

“ It doesn't bother me that she don’t remember. I was just a plain timid girl in middle school. It makes sense that not one would notice me.”

“You? Plain and timid?” Linda was almost laughing, but Lorraine ignored her reaction.

“Anyway. We had a math assignment to do that year. It wasn’t that important, but doing bad at it would still make our grades fall. And grades were important to me. I felt like they were the only thing about me that stood up, and mom always praised me whenever I had a good grade.”

“Wait. Sorry to interrupt, but… You really want me to believe grades were the only thing you stood up?” Sara asked. “I mean… Come on, you're Lorraine Jordan.”

“I was a late bloomer. And I did try to be a new person when we finished middle school. Just believe me. I was a bigger nerd than Linda ever was.”

Linda pushed Lorraine away, although with a smile in her face.

“Anyway… there was two girls who always called me when we needed a group. I didn’t had a lot of friends, so it helped, even though I knew their reasons well enough. That assignment needed four peoples, though, so they asked another of their friends. A quiet girl, always with a book in hand. To tell the truth, I didn’t think anything of her. She looked just like another bland girl like me.”

“Well, thanks. I'm sure I thought the same about you!”

“You probably did, since you didn’t even remember me.”

“Well, point taken.”

“Anyway, we planned to meet and work on the assignment together. But every meeting we tried ended up cancelled by some reason. Don't worry, those reason were always because of my two friends… I don't remember their names, actually… And once it was my fault. You were always okay with it. So , in the end, we came close to the deadline. And for the first time in my life I saw myself without anything to present to the teacher. We marked up a last meeting at the library. It was our last chance and I wouldn't let it go this time. But not one showed up. I was desperate. I even started to cry.”

“I’m sure that’s a rare image.” Sara said, with a serious face.

“I saw it before, though.” Linda said with a smile on her face.

“So both times she cried, it was because of you?”

“I...I’m sorry…”

Lorraine laughed.

“It wasn’t your fault that time, actually. Although...the last one was.” Linda started to open her mouth, but Lorraine continued. “That time, you were the only one who show up, actually. You had a smile on your face and arrived apologizing for being late. When you saw me crying, you hugged me, saying you wouldn’t let me alone. It was so sweet… I guess I fell for you right there. Later, you told me that even though the other two had cancelled, I never said anything, so you thought I could still be waiting. And that you didn't even need to do the assignment either, so you actually didn't care about it. You went there just because of me...And I didn’t even knew your name at the time.”

“That's so sweet. It doesn't even look like something I would do.”

“In fact” Sara said with a malicious smile. “Are you sure you're not confusing her with someone else?”

“I’m sure...I...kinda...stalked her after that, so I never lost sight of her.”

“That's sweet.” Linda said, squeezing her girlfriend's hand. “And kinda creepy...but, wait…”

She went silent for a few seconds before talking again.

“I think I remember that day now...kinda. But, as far as I remember, the girl I was doing the assignment with did everything alone.”

“Oh, you were no help at all. In the end, I asked you to just help me find the books and things like that.”

“You fell for me, even though I did nothing.”

“That's not true, darling. You did give me courage. And being by my side was important. I didn't had much confidence. Your hug also gave me strength. And...I thought you were so cute.”

“So you liked girls that time already?” Sara asked.

“Oh, that’s something I never doubted in my life. But I never thought my feelings would ever be reciprocated. The girl I fell in love with was always fantasizing about pretty boys, after all. So I was happy just longing for her from far away… until it got to me and I started to feel bitter about love in general.”

“You know, I was kinda happy knowing I was the one who changed you. Knowing I was the cause for you being like that doesn't makes me happy.”

“All worked right at the end, though.” Lorraine said, smiling. “And that makes me really happy today.”

The two girls gazed at each other, and Sara had to cough to bring their attention back. They looked so much as a cliched couple that it was getting annoying. But it was also adorable.

“It was a sweet story.” She said. “So don’t mess it up. It’s a nice love story to carry through life. If it ever ends, don’t let it be in a way that will stain all you’ve been trough.”

“I don’t want it to ever end, though.” Lorraine said, raising her girlfriend’s hand and kissing its palm. “By the way, Sara. You were the one who helped us the most. I never thanked you properly. Really, thanks.”

Taken by surprised by the sudden words, Sara blushed. Flustered, she raised from her place and tried to hide her face.

“I...I just said Linda was being stupid, as always. She’s really happy with you, and I don’t want her to ruin that.”

Sara took the plates and put on the tray with the remaining cake.

“I’ll wash it, don’t worry. Then I’ll go sleep on my parents room. So...have fun you two.”

Before crossing through the door, without turning to them, she added:

“By the way. I know I’m the only one home now, but you two could try not to make so much noise. Specially Linda.”

Then she left. That was her little revenge. Linda and Lorraine stood on the bed, blushing while facing the closed door.

They squeezed each other's hand and laughed together.

***

The two girls lied naked on the bed. Their fingers entwined and their eyes facing each other. Linda had her hair down and her glasses still on. Lorraine had developed some kind of fetish for having sex while her girlfriend wore them.

Silently, they just smiled at each other. Lorraine thought they really looked like an annoying couple. Too cliched to be truth.

“Think we were loud this time?” Lorraine asked. She was playing with Linda’s blonde hair with her right hand.

“Don’t worry. I’m sure Sara is with her ear on the wall listening to everything all night long. Maybe she’s recording it.”

“I hope so...I would love to hear your voice like that again.”

“You don’t need a record for that.”

Linda placed her hand on her girlfriend’s cheek, and, inclining forward, gave her a soft kiss on her lips.

Once she finished and opened her eyes, she saw tears on Lorraine’s eyes.

“W-what?” She asked, startled. “Did I say something wrong?”

“Linda… I love you.”

Linda smiled.

“Is that all?”

“Sorry, I'm stupid.”

“We both are.”

“I want to keep having a lot of stupid fights with you for the silliest reasons through all our lives.”

“Heh? You want to fight more?”

“Yeah...Because...While we're fighting, it means we’re still together.”

“Are you, like, proposing to me in some twisted way?”

Lorraine smiled and squeezed Linda's hand.

“So…” Linda said. “We both are going to be stupid together forever. I swear.”

The two girls held each other’s hand tight. Closing their eyes and letting they drown in a peaceful slumber.