What if I could be Mrs Darcy?

2

"Could I BE wearing nay more clothes?" I laughed again. John knew exactly how to make a Chandler voice

"Let's just give Ross an applause for not killing everyone in this episode" I said

"And for drinking the fat" he said taking a handful of popcorn

"He did not drink the fat. That's gross"

After some time discussing we finished the chapter and I looked at John triumphantly

"He did not drink the fat"

"Fine" he answered defeated "Do you ever go commando?"

I didn't expect that question but I had it coming since Rachel had said it "No, it's gross, and uncomfortable. do you ever go commando?" I added out of curiosity

"Sometimes, only at home" he must have seen my uncomfortable face because he changed the subject "So what do you usually do at home?"

"I play with the Nintendo not with Barbies don't look at me like that. And there's also a pool, but it's too cold now"

"You have a pool?" he said excited

"You can see it from my balcony"

We stepped out and looked at my garden, I didn't like to brag, but it was one of the most beautiful ones in the quarter

"It looks great" he said excitedly "I don't even know where to look. The pool, and the diner, and you have a swing bench!"

"Remember to breathe" I said laughing

"Can I move in here?"

"Maybe when I know you better"

"But we're best friends" he continued not letting me a second to talk "Okay let's know each other more. Let's play questions and answers"

At the word play my face immediately lightened up "Okay, wanna play skittles?"

"Explain please"

"We have a bag of skittles and for each color you have to answer a different question. For example green is answer a truth, red is a would you rather, yellow never have I ever "

"Oh that's cool let's do that"

We got a bag of skittles and sat on my bed to play

"I have purple" I said as I put it into my mouth "Shoot something you want to know"

"Describe yourself in five words"

"Mmmm sportive, nerdy, independent, friendly and...." I didn't know what to answer, nobody had asked me that before and I wasn't the type of person that evaluated herself a lot "and I guess empathic"

"Well nerdy I could tell, no offense, but you always get good marks and your shelf is full of books"

"Yeah I like to study, big surprise. And I love books, I always have. Okay your turn" I added

"And that's a green"

"What do you do when you are alone and no one is watching you?"

"No, it's not masturbate just in case you were wondering. Fine yes I do" he said after I gave him an I don't believe you look "But it's not the main thing, I'm not an addict" he added "I read and write"

"Why in secret?"

"That's another question young lady"

We continued the game and I found out we had a lot in common. We both liked reading, cooking, sports, the same series and most importantly, we both listened to old songs. It was one of the first times in my life that I didn't feel left out because of my likes

"Hey when do your parents get home?" he asked out of the blue

"They don't, I mean they do, but they are hardly ever home. Right now they are in some thing at the other side of the ocean doing big stuff"

"Oh so you're normally alone"

"Well yeah, but I do a lot of stuff to keep entertained. I mean I play volleyball, and I read, I do stuff"

"Well you can come over any time or give me a call if you feel lonely"

"Thanks that's so sweet"

"But you don't have a brother or something?"

I stood some minutes in silence calibrating what I was going to say next. I tried to put it as delicately as possible "I had a brother, but he's not here anymore. He died five years ago"

He looked at me with a sad face and I added "It's nothing to be sad about. It happened a long time ago, and it's fine really. I'm not some kind of sad story" I noticed the uncomfortable silence between us.

That's why I don't like to tell people about it, because they think that you need their pity, but I don't. I went to therapy for some time, it's true, but I was fine now.

I waited for him to say something until he barged out loud "So in that you time is there touching?"

I couldn't help a snort of laughter "Well yeah" I finally admitted "But I'm not some kind of addict like you"

"Ever done it?" he continued asking

"If you must know, I kind of aren't"

"Kind of?"

"Okay no, yes. I mean I did it once" his face was more and more shocked because I had started to talk very fast and it was difficult to understand me "I mean once with Will, but he left me like the next day. So yeah I'm not a virgin but I haven't done a lot of stuff. Let's just say I'm a prude" I concluded

He took some time to dramatically absorb all the information "That is a lot to take in" he said laughing "Your could have just said yes once"

"I usually talk too much"

After some time he had to leave so I walked with him because he lived near Sophie

"I didn't know we lived so near each other" he said breaking the silence "I've never seen you around"

"I don't go out much here, only Sophie lives in this part of the town"

He nodded and we walked in silence until he said "About your brother are you really okay?"

"Yeah. I mean I went to therapy for a while because of that and other reasons that I'm not going to bore you with" he tried to talk but I continued "I'll tell you later on. It's not something that I go telling people. I know that you're my best friend but give it time"

"Okay fine" he changed the topic and we walked all the way to his house laughing

When we said goodbye he gave me a kiss on the chick and I couldn't help blushing

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I rang the doorbell to Sophie's apartment and she let me in to a little girl reunion we had organized. I recognised Bob and Charlie on the sofa and other girls from our group. I sat next to my two best friends and Sophie joined us

"So where have you been all day? Your parents come home?" asked Charlie

"No. I've been with my best friend" I said proudly

"I have been here the whole time" said Bob and Charlie at the same time

"My best boy friend"

"Oh my god you've been with John haven't you?" asked Sophie excited

"You finally talked to him?"

"Hallelujah" said Charlie sarcastically. Everyone knew that I had been trying to talk to him "It was about time"

"Well I didn't talk to him, he was the one that started the conversation. So we went to my place and talked and stuff"

"What stuff?" Asked Bob, probably the most horny of us

"We watched friends guys. We are just best friends"

Everyone gesticulated saying you are going to end up being more than friends but I waved them off

"Is it possible to like someone just knowing them one day?" I asked Charlie whispering