Secrets

ten

It's the morning after the night before.

"So, where's your girlfriend?" Dom says, springing into the kitchen.
"She's in bed, and she is not my girlfriend!" Zosia insists, pouring two glasses of water.
"Okay, but I see the way you look at her... She looks at you the same way you know" he says as he sidles up to Zosia.
"I don't know what you're talking about" she says, turning her face away from him.
"Oh yes you do!" he says, poking her just to annoy her.
"Don't be stupid Dominic" she says coldly, picking up one glass and walking away.
"Where are you going?" he asks. "Ohhh!" he says, realizing. "You're taking a glass of water in for your hungover girlfriend" he teases, smirking.
Zosia glares at him, the thought of throwing the water over him is tempting, but she knows better and rolls her eyes as she carries on into her bedroom.

She see's Carmen in her bed, still sleeping. She looks so beautiful when she's sleeping. 
Zosia decides against staying with her, she wouldn't want to look weird.

~

"Your girlfriend's not up then yet?" Arthur pipes up as he walks in to the kitchen. 
Dom almost spits his mouthful of coffee all over the floor.
Zosia looks at him from her seated position on the kitchen counter.
"I expected this from him" she states, looking at Dom. "But not from you Arthur" she says, looking back at him, her voice highly serious. 
"What had she been crying about last night then? Run out of mascara?" Dom teases.
"Well she had enough mascara to wear it all down her face" Arthur adds.
"Shut up, both of you!" Zosia exclaims. "It's deeper than that, stop being such.." she says, thinking of the right word. "Idiots!" she says, almost despairingly.
"Ooh touchy!" Dom says, about to laugh, but then he see's the look he receives from Zosia. "Sorry Zosh.. What was it then?" he asks.
She shakes her head.
"It's none of your business" she spits, her arms tightly folded.
What would have been silence is taken over by the sound of a toilet flushing.
"Anyway" she says, hopping off the counter. "I'll just go and get something from my room" she lies, knowing that Carmen is obviously up now.
"Okay then" Arthur says, humouring her.
"See ya" Dom says, smirking. "Smitten kitten" he adds between fake coughs.
He ignores Zosia's evil glare.

~

"Good morning" Zosia says; her voice soft and gentle as she slowly enters her bedroom where she see's Carmen sat on the edge of the bed.
"Morning" Carmen replies.
"How are you feeling? Hungover?" Zosia asks, sitting beside her carefully. 
"How do I feel?" she repeats the question, her eyes squinted, she rubs the side of her face with her hands before running them through her messy hair. "Like saggy breasts" she says in such a serious way Zosia can't stop herself spluttering before covering her mouth with her hand. "Old, unattractive, deflated, disgusting, rough" she adds. "I'm so glad you find this amusing" she says sarcastically, but she actually smiles when she see's Zosia giggling.
"It's just, I wasn't expecting you to say that.." Zosia states, "like saggy breasts" she says through a fit of giggles.
"Anyway" Carmen says, properly opening her eyes and taking a deep breath. "I don't actually feel that bad. The only thing I really get with hangovers is a headache, and that's all I've got.." she adds.
"Well that's good" Zosia says, smiling.
"I want to do something to make me feel good" she states.
"Like what?" Zosia questions.
"Shopping" she answers, grinning at Zosia. "Come with me?" she asks.
"Uh!" Zosia exclaims, raising her eyebrows looking at Carmen as if she's waiting for her to say something.
"Please!" she adds with a smile on her face, taking Zosia's hands and shaking them. 
"I suppose so" Zosia agrees, smiling. "You better get ready then" she says, patting Carmen's knee.


~


"Come on Carmen!" Zosia moans. They've been in the same shop for half an hour now although it seems like longer.
"Alright keep your hair on" Carmen says, smiling. "I've finished now anyway" she adds, flouncing out of the shop leaving Zosia hurrying behind her. "I'll take you to my favourite shop" she says, and bites her lip.
"Whatever" Zosia says rolling her eyes, smiling even so.

Carmen's grip on Zosia's hand tightens as she speed walks up the street and walks her into Ann Summers.
"Oh" Zosia says.
"Is that a good oh?" Carmen questions, taking her to the dress up section.
"It is if you get that costume" Zosia says, eyeing up an outfit named 'All Hands On Deck Sailor Costume'.
"Ahh" Carmen giggles. "You like that one? Then sure, I'll buy it, and I'll get you that one" she says, picking up the 'Law and Disorder Erotic Police Costume' for her.
"That's hot" Zosia says, her eyes shining.
"I know" Carmen says, grinning. 

Within the next ten minutes Carmen has managed to take well over £100 worth of stuff to the till; including dress up costumes, door jam restraints, bondage tape, wrist to thigh restraints and pvc stockings.
"That'll be-" the woman behind the till starts.
"Wait, and these please" Carmen says, adding 'stress boobs' to her pile of stuff.
"Carmen!" Zosia remarks, her eyes widening and looking at the woman behind the till before giggling.
"You've got to have stress boobs, I don't suppose you'd let me use yours for stress?" Carmen questions teasingly, making Zosia blush and giggle; something she never though she'd see Zosia do all at once.
"I don't think I need to ask, but, did you ladies find everything you were looking for today?" says the till woman, smiling.
"Yes, thank you" Carmen answers, smiling.

Carmen pays and stumbles out of the shop with all her bags. 
Zosia stands next to her just outside.
"We're going to have sex tonight right?" Zosia asks, bluntly, narrowing her eyes at Carmen's suddenly shy smile.
"If you like" she replies, giggling slightly. "What about the boys though, won't they be in?" she questions.
"What about them? Not like they've never heard people having sex before" Zosia says coldly before a huge smile appears on her face as she looks Carmen in the eye.

They speed off hand in hand down the big bustling high street, adrenaline levels increasing with the anticipation of what's to come..