Not My Life | gxg

Chapter Thirteen

Bethany met Alex on the way into the bathroom as he was just coming out, he had the same happy smile playing about his lips.

'It's good news, isn't it?' Alex said happily.

Bethany opened her mouth, although she wasn't entirely sure what she was going to say. It didn't matter, though, because Alex continued into his room and shut the door. She lingered there for a moment, unsure if she should follow him. But no, if he wanted to talk to her about it, he'd have stayed. When she was washing her hands, she splashed water on her face, grateful for the cold that took her breath away on impact.

There was a gentle knock at the door, followed quickly by Kita's voice. 'Bee, you finished?'

Bethany leaned over to the door and flicked the lock, allowing Kita to slip into the room.

'Desperate for a pee?' Bethany asked.

Kita smiled. 'No, just checking on you, you've been a bit quiet.'

Bethany leaned heavily against the sink. 'Alex doubted my mum. I don't think I really believed he'd actually think she'd have an affair. I'm the one who's been super angry with her. I've been a really big bitch, actually.'

'You think Alex assumes your dad only hasn't been in contact because he suspected you weren't his kids?'

Bethany thought about it for a moment—they'd spoken about it, and Alex was more logical than that.

'Surely not,' she said and then tipped her head back as if hoping to gain strength from the ceiling, but there was nothing there except one spotlight that never worked and a questionable stain that, at the right angle, looked like a dragon.

Kita was suddenly there, a much more comforting sight than the ceiling, so Bethany lowered her gaze.

'I don't really have much in the way of advice because I can't imagine what any of this is like. But would you like a hug?'

Bethany smiled. 'I'm never going to say no to an offer of a hug.'

Kita hooked a finger in the band of her school skirt and used it to pull Bethany into her. It was a simple gesture but made Bethany's heart flop pathetically. She hugged Kita like she was a lifeline and was already feeling slightly better when Kita kissed the curve of her neck, making her shudder.

Bethany leaned back so she could look into Kita's face; they were so close that Bethany could feel the gentle tickle of each of Kita's breaths. And then they were kissing, so hard Bethany's lips immediately felt swollen. Kita hooked the back of Bethany's knee up, her hand moving up her thigh until her fingertips brushed against the line of Bethany's underwear. Her own hand ended up under Kita's shirt. It was like this each time they kissed now; they skirted the edges of sex, teasing the border closer and closer. But this definitely wasn't the time or the place.

When there was a knock at the door, Bethany made a small noise of surprise; Kita's hand came up to press against her mouth to catch the sound, protecting the secret Bethany was not very good at keeping.

'Bethany, you okay, you've been in there ages?' Lucas's voice asked.

Kita shook her head. 'I'm in here,' she said quickly, sounding completely normal. Bethany wasn't sure her own voice would have worked. 'Bethany must be downstairs. I'll be out in a second.'

'Oh, okay, the food's on its way; she should hear the door down there if she's still there when it arrives.'

'Yeah, cools.'

Lucas's retreating footsteps died away, and Kita's hand fell away.

'You are a really good liar under pressure,' Bethany said hoarsely.