Inner Desires

7.

"Why do I always have to be the designated driver?" Zach complained playfully as he and Hanna pulled up at The Rainbow Garden.

"You know how difficult it is to convince Terhi not to drink. Kim's car is being repaired and I... well, I just love the way you drive" she giggled.

"Haha! Come on, admit it! You just want me to drive so you can make the club run out of vodka orange."

"Guilty!"

Zach shook his head jokingly as he stepped out of the car.

"You European girls are dangerous! You're even worse than sponges!"

"Oh my god, this reminds me" Hanna started "The other day, when you disappeared with that blonde guy" she coughed meaningfully "Terhi was already quite tipsy and she looked at me from top to bottom and said 'God, if I keep drinking, I might end up raping you!' It was so cute!"

But the way Zach stared at her made Hanna's laughter stop. She raised an eyebrow, wondering what was going on.

"What?"

"You find that cute?"

"Yeah... well, I know rape is something horrible that shouldn't be taken as a joke..."

"No, I don't mean that" Zach interrupted "That phrase sounded a lot like flirting to me."

"And what's the problem?"

"What's the problem?" he repeated, frowning "Maybe your lesbian friend is hitting on you?"

"It's not such a big deal. Why does everyone have to turn something completely innocent into a scandal?"

"Ha! Something innocent, good one" Zach chuckled sarcastically "Hanna, you've known Terhi longer than I have... and you still haven't realized that she's the opposite of innocent?"

"So what?"

"What part of she's hitting on you do you not understand? That girl is clearly into you!"

"Zach, I'm not stupid" Hanna said calmly "I know that she likes me. And Kim probably does too."

"You know?! And you don't mind it?"

"No, not at all, why should I? It's really flattering to think that not one, but two women can be interested in me."

"I thought you were not into women..."

"I'm not. I just feel appreciated and desirable."

"Right..." Zach raised his eyebrows skeptically.

Hanna rolled her eyes. Why was it so hard to understand? She liked having her friends around and was not going to let the fact that they were into women ruin it. Besides, she honestly found the way Kimberly and Terhi flirted with her sweet. She knew she could tell them if they were going too far.

The other two were already waiting for them downstairs at the bar. Terhi took a sip of her drink, her lower back resting against the counter. She and Kim had taken a taxi together, and Zach would be driving them home for the third week in a row. It was going to be a good time, her intuition was telling her. There were not many pretty girls in sight yet, but the night was still young. Besides, if there were no victims for the evening, Hanna was already a gift for her eyes. She could be certain that she wouldn't be bored with her. Sometimes she even had the impression that her new friend didn't exactly mind her constant flirting. Maybe the moment had come. Seeing how much she had loosened up in the past weeks, maybe with a few glasses she'd be ready...

She saw her and Zach coming in and felt her own lips curling into a smile. After a long gulp, she made her way through the crowd to greet them, followed by Kim.