Chapter 24

One of the best sounds in the whole wide world was the sound of the school bell.

That beautiful sound ringing in your ears, signaling that it’s time to go home, was something most people look forward to.

When the bell rang, I took my bag and put my notebook inside. I was looking forward to seeing  Lucy and give her a ride home. It’s been like that since the first time we’ve talked. Always giving her a ride home and before, I was very irritated. I didn’t want to waste my gas on her, I didn’t want to do anything with her. And it’s funny how things changed as time went by. I’m willing to give her a ride everyday whenever she wants to.

Before I made my way to the field, I put my stuff in the car so that I wouldn’t have to carry anything else since I’ll be helping Lucy with her bags. They’re practicing more than the usual, getting prepared for the second round of the cheerleading competition. Knowing that she’s tired, I want to carry her bags and drive her home. They’ve been working their asses off for the competition.

I spotted Lucy’s bags sitting on the bleachers along with the other bags. She soon saw me and directed me to get her bags, which I did and dang, they were heavy. I don’t know how she can carry these. She was strong… But not strong enough to beat me at any game.

When the practice was over, she ran up to me as fast as she could, pinching my cheek as her way of greeting me every time we saw each other. “Hey, Ambs, can you pass me my water?” I reached out for the water bottle from her bag and gave it to her.

“You stink,”

That was a lie.

She smelled good still, even when her sweat mixed with her perfume. How can someone smell so good even if they’re sweating?

“You must be smelling your own self,”

“You really do stink,”

“We both know that’s a lie,”

“It’s not-” She eyed me with one eyebrow raised. “Yeah, it’s a lie.”

She snickered, putting her water back in the bag. “Let’s go home.”

I helped her with her bags, only letting her carry her towel and her jacket. She even suggested if I could carry her too. I would’ve said yes, but I told her I wouldn’t let my body contact with her sweaty body. With a pout, she enveloped me into a tight hug, rubbing her cheek on mine. Satisfied with my grunt, she pecked my other cheek, probably leaving a lipstick stain.

Instead of sitting in the passenger seat, Lucy laid down on the backseat. I checked her from the rear view mirror and I could see how tired she was by her body language. I really do hope that they’ll win again so all the sweat and tears they’ve shed, every energy they’ve wasted on practice would be worth it.

“A massage would be great right now,” She said, weakly.

“If you want, I can give you a massage,”

“You’d do that?” She stared at me in disbelief.

“Yeah, why not? I always massage my parents when they’re tired, and Lexi. Even when she’s not tired, she’ll force me to and I’ll always end up giving her one,”

“Amber, you are amazing.” She pushed herself up with every ounce of energy she has left just to give me a hug from behind and a big kiss on my cheek. The hug was a bit firm, making me choke a little on my saliva. I checked myself at the mirror and there were two kiss marks on both side of my cheeks. Using the back of my palm as a tissue, I made sure to spread it all around my cheeks to make it look like a blush.

I parked my car in front of their house, carrying the bags as I trailed behind Lucy who opened the door, Lena was walking down the stairs.

“Hey, Lesbo! So our assumptions are right, huh? Lesbo is definitely a good nickname for you,” She greeted.

I rolled my eyes, mouth twisting into a smile. “Nice to see you too, Pet,”

I dropped one of the bags on the sofa like Lucy told me to do, following her upstairs afterwards.

“Please do not make any funny business! My room is just right next to you guys!” Lena called out.

“No promises!” Lucy replied.

“You heard the boss. ‘No funny business.’ Better keep your hands to yourself, Luce.”

She pushed me on the door, arms were locking me in place. She was so close that I could feel her warm breath. With a sultry voice, she said quietly, “I absolutely don’t have a problem with that. Cause your hands would be all over me once you start massaging me.”

It sent shivers down my spine. Like I was under a spell, I didn’t realize that I was leaning on the door too hard. When she opened it, my back hit the ground, staying still while she walked over me on the way to the bathroom.

“Can’t you guys wait til you’re inside?” Lena said, popping out of nowhere.

I lifted my head to see her standing in the hallway with her mouth curled in disgust. “She opened the door while I was leaning on it,”

“Always a bitch.” She muttered.

I nodded in agreement. Lena closed the door while I got back up on my feet and went straight to the bed. My back hurts a little bit, thinking that I need a massage too. I unlocked my phone to find something to read to cure my boredom while Lucy was in the bathroom.

After awhile, the bathroom door opened. Lucy had a towel wrapped around her hair, wearing a large shirt and shorts. “Please give me a massage asap.”

I pursed my lips, patting the space beside me. Her mouth broke into a sweet smile walking toward to the bed and let herself fall. A few strands of her hair were shown as the towel rose a bit.

“What made you dye your hair?” I asked curiously.

“My blonde hair looked so plain and boring.” As she removed the towel, I touched the blonde parts.

“I think you look amazing with blonde. Actually, any colour would look good on you,”

“We both know that’s true. What about you? Have you ever thought of bleaching your hair and dying it blonde?”

“If I’m gonna dye my hair, I want to dye it ginger and make my hair curly,” I twisted a strand of hair. Having straight hair was boring. I tried curling it before, but minutes after, the curls were gone.

“Ooh, like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman?”

“Yes!”

“Ooh! I’d definitely pay you a hundred per night,” Lucy grabbed my waist inside my shirt, caressing my hips with her thumbs.

My mouth curved into a smirk. “I didn’t know you’re the only one I need to be a millionaire. Who would’ve thought that I’ll be having a sugar mommy,”

“Su-… Sugar mommy?! You’re gonna make me your sugar mommy?!“

“I mean a hundred per night? You can pay for my tuition,”

“Great. Me, a gorgeous woman, has a crush on this woman who’ll just make me her human bank. Unbelievable. How come I have a crush on this weirdo?” She muttered to herself while I chuckled at her. She handed me the body oil and laid on her stomach. I pushed the shirt up to her shoulder but it kept going down. I kept pushing it up and she sensed that I was having a hard time to keep it from going down, she took off her shirt, leaving her bra on.

I poured a good amount of oil on my palm, rubbing my hands together together. I took a deep breath first, quite nervous. I’ve never given a massage to anyone before except my family and Lexi. When my hands touched her back, her breath hitched and her body stiffened. I wasn’t sure what happened, but I guess my hands were cold.

I glided my hands starting from her lower back up to her shoulders , keeping a firm pressure. Her bra was in the way and I couldn’t massage her properly. “Lucy, uh…”

“Do you need to remove my bra?”

“Yah, it’s getting in the way,” I mumbled shyly. “May I?”

“Of course,” I hesitated for awhile, not used to unclasping other bras. My hands fumbled with the hook. “What an expert you are,” She teased.

“I’m not used to it, okay?” I snapped.

“I’ll do it myself,” She reached for the hook, but I slapped her hands away.

“I can do it,”

“Looks like you need to practice how to unhook bras like a pro,” she chuckled.

“Quiet you.” Gulping, I unhooked it and push it away from her back. I continued running my hands up and down, twisting my palms carefully in circular motion.

“You’re very good at this,” She admitted.

“Thanks to YouTube for having massage tutorial videos,” I said, grinning.

“Perfect! Why spend 35 dollars if I can just ask you to massage me? I can finally save money,”

“You’re gonna make me your slave?!” I pushed my thumbs all the way down with much force, leaving a trail of red marks.

“Why not?” She laughed evilly. I spanked her head, causing her to laugh even more. “I can always give you one too if you like. I might not be as good as you, but I can watch some videos too,”

My mouth perked up. “You might not be able to keep your hands off me,”

“True. But I would be delighted.”

“I don’t know if I want your hands all over me,”

“Oh Amber, you wish these hands were all over you,”

That made me shut my mouth and my face flushed. “I am concentrating here,”

“And you’re definitely blushing,”

“You have no proof.”

“Want me to turn around?” I can feel a smirk forming on her lips.

Just the thought of her turning around to face me was enough to send butterflies in my stomach and that caused me to panic.

“Alright alright, I am blushing! Happy?” I pushed her head unto the pillow when she slowly lifted her head.

A laugh echoed throughout the whole room. “Thank you for this, Amber.”

“Hey, no prob. Happy to help all the time,”

“What about my front? Aren’t you gonna massage it as well?” She teased.

“Yep, hang on,” I clasped the hook and made her turn over.

Her smirk turned into a pout. Totally destroyed whatever she’s planning about.

The massage lasted for around 20 minutes. I told her I couldn’t stay longer because no one was at home. My parents were on a business vacation for a day. They’re not at home til tomorrow evening. I couldn’t invite Lexi over; her relatives came over from Scotland and she has to be there.

Lucy had to go to a party as well. One of the cheerleaders birthday was today and they’ll be celebrating at a club.

I got home before the sun went down. The place was quiet, I decided to play some music. We have speakers built in every corner of the house, in every room. That’s one of the things that I loved about our house. I only activated the speaker in my room, I didn’t want my neighbors to complain if I activated all speakers.

Although, that will make Lexi come here. And speaking of her, she was looking out from her window. She motioned for me to open mine and I did.

“Having a party without me?”

“Yes, and I’m having fun,” I said with a monotone voice.

“By fun you mean boring?“

“Lex, is there any way for you to sleep here?”

“My little cousin will be sleeping in my room, Ambs. What about Lucy? Invite her,”

A sigh escaped my mouth. “She’s at a party,”

“That sucks. I’ll be here if you need anything, okay?”

“Okay.”

“Hey, Amber, who’s that?” She pointed at something behind me.

“Lexi, don’t scare me, it’s not funny.”

“No, I’m serious. Look.”

“Lex,” I warned.

“Just look, Amber!” She panicked.

I spun around so quickly and jumped in fear when I saw myself in the mirror. I clutched my hand on my chest, breathing heavily. “I hate you!”

“Goodluck sleeping tonight, Amber!” She said as she laughed evilly.

This sucks.

To distract myself, I browsed a movie to watch online. There’s nothing I can find on Netflix. I stumbled across the movie Mannequin. It was made in 1987, I’ve always loved old movies.

During the movie, my mind kept thinking of ghosts. What if I heard a noise? What if someone called my name? What if-

I screamed so loud as the doorbell rang 3 times. I groaned out loud, thinking that Lexi was scaring me.

I turned on all the lights on the way down. I unlocked the locks on the door and twisted the knob.

“I swear Lex, you’re scaring m-“

It wasn’t the person I was expecting to see.

Outside, there was Lucy wearing a beautiful black dress, all glammed up. With a beautiful smile, she then spoke,

“Ready for a sleepover?”