Style - Experimentation

Chapter 18

Bebe's question made Kyle think for a moment, "I don't know... I don't think things are going to work out between me and Stan. But, I still want to help you with Wendy. I can still go to prom with you and help you win her over."

"You would do that?"

"Of course. Just tell me what to do and I'll do it."

"Perfect, I plan on talking to her today, using some charm and mentioning us going to prom. I think she's getting more and more jealous. At this rate, I think she might even try to get with me at prom. Once she makes her move I'm going to give her a choice. Me or Stan. Hopefully, she chooses me..."

"Okay, let me know how your conversation goes tonight."

"I will!"

The bell rings and they both go to their classes.

-

Kyle gets a text late at night.

Bebe: Kyle! Wendy just fingered the fuck out of me when we talked! She totally still wants me. I couldn't get too many words out at the time but I think I got my point across. She looked at me with a cute look when she left. I think this plan might work.

Kyle: TMI? Also, I thought you said you were gonna give her a choice between you and Stan next time she made a move? Why didn't you?

Bebe: It happened pretty fast, and I hadn't mentioned us going to prom yet. I should be able to pull it off next time. Fingers crossed!

Kyle: good luck!

Kyle laughs at his phone. Bebe had a funny way of oversharing when she texted him. He did the same when they were in person though, so he couldn't be too concerned with it.

-

On Friday Kyle notices that Stan was acting weird. Stan wouldn't look at him and he was talking a lot less than usual.

Kyle slaps Stan's back, making him flinch. "Dude. Are you okay? You're quiet today."

"Sorry. I just have a lot on my mind. Are you excited about prom tomorrow?"

"I guess so. Bebe is definitely a lot more excited than I am. I think her excitement is rubbing off on me."

"Right... Bebe..."

"What about you?"

"I'm a little nervous I guess... Wendy and I have a lot planned for prom, I just hope it all goes well."

"I'm sure you'll be fine, you two have been together forever, things will work out."

"I hope so..." Stan puts his hands in his pockets and looks at the ground as he walks.

-

The morning of prom arrives. Kyle digs his nice suit out of his closet and puts it on after his shower. It was prom, there would be tons of pictures, so he needed to look nice. He combed out his hair to try and smooth it out, but it only made his hair more frizzy than it was before.

"Moooommm! How do I do my hair? It just keeps puffing up!"

His mom comes into the bathroom, "What do you want it to look like?"

"Just not as poofy? I just need it to look normal for prom..."

"Let me try something..." Kyle's mom straightens and then re-curls his hair, parting it on one side and trimming it a bit.

"There... Now it's a more fluffy type of curly, instead of frizzy. What do you think?"

Kyle looks at himself in the mirror and gently touches his fluffy hair. "It looks so nice... How did you learn to do this?"

"I've been doing your dad's hair for years."

Kyle turns to his mom and pulls out his puppy-dog eyes. "Can you do more? Like light makeup maybe?"

"Sure."

Kyle's mom uses foundation to smooth out his face and adds a bit of blush and contour. Making everything look natural.

"Woah...."

"Good?"

"Yes! I look like a model... You're good at this!"

"What can I say? It must be a Jersey thing."