Beneath the Surface

Chapter 17

"I soooooooooo do not believe you," Arianna said to me after I told her about the night of Christmas Eve.

We were driving to practice on Wednesday morning.

"No seriously," I tell her. " After I took the wrapper off the condom, he said that he respected me and said if I really didn't want to do it, I didn't have to. So we didn't. We just laid there and cuddled by the fire for awhile. That's it."

"Woooooow. You are such a terrible liar. I don't think you even believe you," she answers me and gives me a look.

I laugh. "Yea. You're right. I can't help it though. It was just literally so amazing. I just. I just can't believe it actually happened...twice I might add."

"Lilly! you little slut!". We both laugh. "I swear to god if you get pregnant-"

"Chilllax. Did you miss the whole condom thing? And I've been on birth

control for a year. I got this."

"I'm just saying. So many people going to want to kill you. Your dad. Your mom. Coach Brent. Me. It will probably just go to the highest bidder." She says trying to be serious.

"Well then I guess my ass is safe because y'all are broke. You can't afford me."

Arianna gets a good laugh out of that one. "Well put some clothes on girlie. You sound like an expensive prostitute."

"It's not my fault I spend the majority of my time with my boyfriend in a swimsuit. I always kinda figured he'd want a piece of dat ass.

"Who wouldn't?" we crack up as we pull into the school parking lot.

"Ugh. Remind me again why we give up our precious winter break to be bossed around by some bald guy?"

"Honestly. I have no clue. But trust me it can't be that bad."

****4 hours later*****

"Ok. We just swam like 50x200's. You can't tell me that wasn't the most horrible thing you've done in your life" I say to Arianna as we get in her car.

"Well I once gave my grandpa a sponge bath when he broke his arms. I'd say that was much worse," she answers.

I gag a little in my mouth. "Ok. I'm not gonna argue with that. But seriously, I bet if you that if he was getting some,like me, he wouldn't be giving us sets like this."

"Omg. That's so bad,"Arianna says unable to hold back a laugh.

"But am I wrong?" I ask her.

"Hopefully we'll never need to find out.

"Yea. We should probably keep the purple out of the pool...theres enough pee in it already."

"True that.". I give her our made up gang sign a we pull into our driveway.

"That goes for you and Arnesto too little missy," she scolds me. Or at least tried to. I mean too little to late, am I right?

I get out of the car and before I close the door, I say to her with a laugh:"no purple? no promises."