the girl on the bench

Chapter 20

I start packing an overnight bag. I'm spending the night at G's house tonight in anticipation for her birthday tomorrow. I start packing the lingerie I bought for the occasion but then I decide to wear it tonight instead. I slip on the black lacy matching set and then slip on some track pants and a G Flip t-shirt that I bought recently as well to surprise her. "All ready for your big night?" Alex says to me from my doorway. "I think so... do I look alright" I ask her turning around to face her. She laughs when she eyes my t-shirt. "Well seeing as I can see your thong when you bend over and you're wearing her t-shirt, I'd say you're ready" she says. I glare at her. "I can't believe you're hooked again" she says to me as I continue packing spare clothes and underwear. "Is that a bad thing?" I ask. "No... it's just..." she trails off. I turn and look at her willing her to continue. She looks at the floor and says, "I hope she's a good one, Soph. I can't bear to see you heartbroken again. And you're so into her. You know?" I smile at her words. She cares about me. "Oh I know what you mean!... I have to take the risk, Alex. We haven't had 'the talk' yet anyway. But besides that, I don't think anyone will top what Lila did to me so..." I say to her scoffing at my last words. "I know. Just find out her feelings before getting too invested. Ok? I'd love to spend more time with you but not if it means I have to console your broken heart again" she says trying to make light of the situation. I smile at her and walk over to hug her.

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I head over to G's house around 8pm. She told me she doesn't want to celebrate her birthday and she just wants to drink with her friends and family at the pub and that's it. For someone in the public eye, she doesn't like too much attention on herself. She greets me at the door and wraps me into a hug. "Happy almost Birthday" I say into her hair. "Are you wearing G Flip merch?" She asks me and I nod in response. She laughs and pinches my ass cheek. She leads me past her roommates who I briefly greet hello and takes me to her retreat. "I want to play you 'unapologetic' before it's released tomorrow" she says sitting on the couch and grabbing her guitar. I smile and drop my bag near the stairs and head over to sit down across from her. "Glasses to hide my nose..." She starts singing her Bonds song. My heart skips a beat when she starts singing and I've got goosebumps from her voice. When she finishes she riffs with the guitar and I clap at the mini performance.

She puts her guitar back down on the couch and laughs. I crawl over to her and sit on her lap. I start kissing her and she lays us down on the couch. Her hands move over my ass. She feels my bare skin and pulls away from me. "Are you wearing underwear?" She looks at me incredulously. I laugh and pull down my pants and pull up my top revealing my lingerie. Her mouth drops. "Fuck me! You, me, bedroom, now!" She says and makes me laugh.

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The next morning I wake up and head to the bathroom. When I get back to her bedroom she's lying on her back with her hands behind her head. A smile spreads across her face. I smile back at her and straddle her. I kiss her neck and whisper in her ear "Happy Birthday". She laughs and says, "Thank you". I trail kisses down her body stopping at her nipples. She puts her right hand in my hair and strokes my head. I bite her nipples through her bralette and she grips my hair. I trail my kisses further down her body and kiss her through her underwear. "Happy fucking birthday to me" she says making me giggle.

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We lay back in bed together and I remember her present. I scurry to my bag and take out the neatly wrapped box. I place it on her chest and kiss her cheek. "For you, from me" I say. She cups my face, leans up and kisses me. She smiles at the box and shakes it gently. "Open it" I say laughing. I'm so nervous. I hope she likes it. She opens the wrapping and surveys the box. "Are you proposing?" She asks to make me laugh. "Shut up and open it!" I say. When she opens the flap on the box, her eyes light up. She looks shocked and pretends to faint. I laugh at her knowing that she likes it from that reaction. "Is this a pinky ring?" She asks me smiling infectiously. I nod. She tries it on and admires her hand. "Like it?" I ask still not 100% sure of her reaction. "Like it?" She repeats, "I love it!". I laugh. "Come here" she says as she pulls me on top of her and kisses me.