Opposites Always Attract

Chapter 49

"Right, come on!" shouted Sophie, looking across the table at Sam seriously, "That's the second time in about thirty seconds that you've given each other 'the look'. What's going on?"

The three girls were currently occupying a small table in the corner of the bar, having arrived just half an hour prior, they had already consumed more drinks than they probably should have in a bid to endure a full night with people they'd rather forget. Sophie had been studying Sam carefully the whole time, having been sure she was exchanging knowing glances with Mark who was stood at the bar with Chesney.

"What?" asked Sam, feigning innocence as she took a sip of her drink, "So I looked at him, big deal ... There was no 'look' of any kind."

Katy laughed, nudging the red head in the arm, "Don't play dumb Samantha ... What's going on?"

Shrugging nonchalantly, Sam scratched the back of her neck uncomfortably, "He kind of asked me out ... We've been talking a lot since Spain."

"You sly dog!" blurted out Sophie, grinning across the table at her friend, "So you're gonna be dating Mark now?"

"I dunno." muttered Sam, beginning to feel rather embarrassed, "He's nice and everything..."

Sophie rolled her eyes, "But?"

"But nothing ... I just ..." Sam let out a groan of frustration as she tried to put her thoughts into words, "I dunno he want's like 'a girlfriend' and I'm not sure I wanna be someone's girlfriend."

"Because you wanna sleep around?" laughed Katy.

Giving her friend a mock scowl, Sam punched Katy in the arm playfully, "NO! I don't wanna sleep around ... I guess I'll just see how things go."

"Where's your girlfriend anyway?" asked Katy, turning to face Sophie.

"Can I really call her that at the minute?" questioned Sophie.

"Well where's your ... Sian?" chuckled Katy.

Shrugging her shoulders, Sophie took a large gulp of her drink, "Not sure when she's turning up ... or more to the point, if she'll turn up."

"You think she'll bail on you?" asked Sam with a frown, "Cause I'm sorry but if she fucks you over again, especially after last time then ... you just need to cut ties with her Webster."

"I'm not sure really ..." muttered Sophie, thinking about it for a few seconds before continuing, "I mean she seems legit and everything and I wanna believe her but I'm not willing to put myself out there for her again if she's just gonna fuck me over ... you can't blame me for having my guard up somewhat around her."

Katy let out a sigh, "Soph you know we're not her biggest fans but ... she cares about you a lot and it's easy to see that. She's just not learnt to accept it yet."

"Yeah but also, she shouldn't have agreed to being Webster's date tonight if she was gonna bail." reasoned Sam, "It's one thing to not be completely comfortable with things yet but it's another to lead people on and then let them down."

Pointing her finger at Sam, Sophie nodded her head in agreement, "Excellent point."

"Look I wasn't sticking up for her! If she stands you up tonight, obviously that's unacceptable." explained Katy, "But yano ... I don't blame her for having a hard time with it."

"Neither do I." said Sophie, taking another sip from her glass, "But I wasn't the one who suggested tonight, she was. And she said if it's what she had to do to prove how she feels then she'll do it ... We'll see what happens though."

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"I can't Kerry ... I fucking can't do this." groaned Sian, getting up from the bed and running her fingers through her hair.