Beyond the Lighted Stage by Lazarus Jake

Author:Lazarus, Jake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-One

Roxy

Roxy stood naked in her closet after at long last changing out of her soaked sundress and hastily showering. She had eagerly accepted Elwood’s invitation to join him for dinner after things wrapped up at Taylor’s restaurant. She was all too willing to just go straight to his house with him, but he had insisted on dropping her off at her place. She was nearly overwhelmed with confusion. She had no way of knowing if he had meant to kiss her, or if it was just a byproduct of the water gun thanks to Penny’s friend. She also could not figure out what it meant that he had not just taken her back to his house, opting instead to drop her off. These questions were leading her to a crippling case of indecision. She could, quite literally, not even decide what to wear. She ultimately growled in frustration and retrieved her phone. She dialed Taylor before she could talk herself out of it.

“Hey honey,” Taylor greeted her. “I figured you’d be showing Elwood your o-face by this point.”

“I need your help,” Roxy wailed. “I’m so confused.”

She proceeded to bring Taylor up to date, trying to ignore her friend’s frequent chuckles as she bared her soul.

“First off,” Taylor said sagely. “You need to relax.”

“But I don’t understand…”

“Relax. That’s an order.”

“I’ll try,” Roxy replied glumly.

“Good. Now, let’s take these things in order. First off, he was totally going to kiss you. Penny and I watched the whole thing. That’s probably why that fucking fuck-head Arnold shot Elwood, because he was butthurt that Penny was ignoring him. Second thing, he dropped you off so that you’d have your car. Plain and simple.”

“What does that mean?”

“He knows you, honey. He knows you’re special. And he knows you haven’t been with a lot of guys. He wants to make completely certain you don’t feel trapped or pressured. I think it’s kinda sweet.”

Roxy gasped and said, “Does that mean he wants to…”

“Of course he does. And so do you. But he knows you might not know you want to, so he’s making sure you don’t feel like things would be super weird if you slam on the brakes because you’d be dependent on him for a ride.”

“What makes you think I want to? Not slam on the brakes, but the other thing.”

“I’m not stupid, Roxy. Everyone at the restaurant knows you want to climb him like a tree. Just like they know he wants you. You could barely keep your eyes off him, or your hands. Now, as to the reason you called. I suggest you just wear something comfortable. You can opt for pretty lingerie, but if things get that far I honestly doubt he’ll even notice. Besides, and I know you don’t believe me, but you look cute in everything. And I promise you Elwood feels the same way. Just be you, and I promise things will go great.”

“Do you really think so?”

“Of course. And if you decide you don’t want to show each other your cash and prizes tonight, that’s fine too.

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