A Better Boyfriend (GirlxGirl)

Thirty-three- Scarlet

I had no doubts that Destiny would love my story. That wasn't why I was shying away from showing her it. I was worried because the main characters were too much like me and her. she would probably sense it from a mile off.

It was probably telling that my agent had thought the main characters should end up together.

Maybe Destiny and I would be good together, too.

God.

What was I even thinking?

What had gotten into me?

I was so lost in thought, I had almost forgotten the fact that Destiny's arm was around my shoulders, until she released me.

"When you're worried, you get this small line on your forehead. Right there," Destiny said, gently touching it. "What's bothering you, sweetheart?" she asked me.

Too much. Too much that I couldn't talk to her about, either.

That was the thing, Destiny and I were best friends. We were supposed to be able to talk to each other about anything and everything, but this was different.

I didn't want to compromise our friendship.

I would keep this to myself.

Shaking my head, I felt a small smile work its way onto my face.

"Nothing is bothering me. I'm okay," I said. I lied. She didn't need to know I was lying, though.

Destiny gazed at me, an unreadable expression upon her face.

"No, you're not," she said.

No, I wasn't.

I should have known better than to try to keep the truth from Destiny. She was getting better at reading me as the days went by.

"Okay," I said, my voice going a little higher with nerves. I touched a hand to my chest. "Yeah. You can read it."

"Good. That wasn't so hard now, was it?" she asked me.

Well, as long as she didn't realise that the main characters were based off the two of us, I was sure nothing could really go wrong.

Destiny's eyes flickered with something else momentarily, but I wasn't sure what it was.

"I'm going to go to sleep," she said.

"Alright," I replied.

"Don't stay up too late, Sleeping Beauty," Destiny said light-heartedly, before she made her way up to her bedroom.

My mind was filled to the brim with thoughts. I wasn't sure when I would be able to get some decent shuteye.

I licked my lips, feeling nervous for not the first time in my life. It certainly wouldn't be the last.

"Destiny," I spoke, following after her.

She met my gaze- my serious expression- and her lips parted, as though she was about to say something.

She soon closed her mouth again, seeming unsure of what to say.

Honestly, she wasn't the only one.

I eventually settled on smiling.

"I hope you sleep well," I said.

"You too," she replied with a kind voice. The corner of her mouth twitched upwards in a smirk. "Anything else on your mind?" she asked.

Her. Her all the time. Her all twenty-four hours of the day and night. She occupied every single space in my mind recently, and it didn't bother me one bit.

It was probably strange how I was so calm about the way that I had been feeling of late, but it was also sort of thrilling, keeping this little secret to myself.

"You," I blurted.

I expected her eyes to widen in surprise, but she just grinned.

"You getting as nervous for my driving test as I am?" she asked me.

Thank goodness for these circumstances. They made it seem as though my nervousness wasn't strange at all.

"You care so much about me," she said with a simper.

"I-" I cut off. I wasn't sure where to go with that utterance.

"It'll be fine, Scarlet. I promise. Then, we can go to meet our friends, and everything will be cool again," she said.

Would it be?

I was pretty sure I would continue to feel the way that I did, whether she ended up passing or failing her driving test.

"I can't wait to hang out with you tomorrow!" she said with a beam.

We had spent the past few weeks hanging out together, but I was glad she wasn't getting bored of me.

I felt a smile dance on my own lips, then. Her happiness was catching.

The curve of Destiny's smile caught my eye for a moment, and I noticed how smooth and rosy her lips were.

In that moment, I craved something more than I had ever craved berry cider.

I craved her.

I craved her a lot.

This was bad.

I shouldn't be feeling this way.

I was thankful that Destiny's room was dimly lit because my expression was most definitely giving too much away right now.

"You know, I reckon I could be a better gentleman than Chase," Destiny thought out loud.

I didn't have any doubts about that.

Whoever got to be Destiny's girlfriend was going to be one lucky girl one day. That much was for sure.

"You want to borrow something to sleep in?" Destiny asked me.

"I-"

I cut off again.

It felt surprisingly intimate, sharing her clothes, but it was something the two of us had done from time to time, especially when we had sleepovers.

I was basically living here now, though, and wearing her clothes...

This was a different level, but my heart continued to warm with each passing moment spent in Destiny's presence.

"Sure," I said.

She handed me a t-shirt and some shorts.

"This is my favourite t-shirt so..." she trailed off. "Be grateful."

I was.

"Thank you," I said.

My heart was pounding.

She was so close to me.

She took off her own t-shirt that she had been wearing all day and threw the bra in the corner of the room along with it.

My gaze fell to her chest, but I wasn't going to be like some perverted teenage boy. I fixed my gaze on her face.

"Sorry, I guess I'm used to you being asleep by the time I get ready," Destiny said, pulling a new jade green t-shirt on.

In that moment, I wasn't sure whether I was jealous of the fact that Destiny's chest was larger than mine, or whether I wanted to hold onto it, as I kissed her with an intensity that I had never kissed any of my previous boyfriends with...

I could almost hear my heartbeat in my ears.

Fuck. How was I going to get to sleep now?