The Gay Girl's Guide to Ruining Prom by Siera Maley

Author:Siera Maley [Maley, Siera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SM Books
Published: 2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

9

There was a note waiting for me on the kitchen counter when I got home the next day. It said: We thought you might sleep in at Chelsea’s and miss us; we’ll be back from church just after lunchtime. Hope you had a good time with your new friends! Love, Mom and Dad.

I sighed as I set it down, thinking of my morning, of shyly catching Chelsea’s eye across the breakfast table in between conversations with her parents and her friends, and then of the long goodbye we’d had on her front porch. She’d tasted like the syrup we’d had with our pancakes and again it had been hard to stop.

I wanted to call Skylar and tell her everything, but part of me knew that it wasn’t a good idea. I’d pictured my new first kiss with Chelsea so much differently than the reality. I’d imagined something closer to what had almost happened back in her bedroom at her birthday party, minus the overdone attempt at being suave. There’d be a moment I’d let her seize so that she’d think she had all the power. But a part of me had lost control last night. I’d expected it to be technically good, given our shared experience. I hadn’t expected passion.

But Skylar couldn’t be avoided, regardless. So I collapsed on my bed and spent way too long crafting a short text to her.

“Things are still going well with Chelsea. We kissed.”

Skylar didn’t bother pretending she hadn’t been waiting with bated breath. Her response was nearly instant, and gone was the tension from our earlier talk at my locker. For the sake of the mission, it seemed that for now we were going to move past our fight. Still, I could sense the nerves behind her text: “How was it?”

That was a loaded question if ever there was one. I decided it was best to spare the details. “Fine. I mean, she’s had plenty of practice.”

I swallowed hard when I saw her response. “You didn’t, like…feel anything, right? You know she’s playing you?”

I set the phone aside and laid back, resting my hands over my eyes. I couldn’t take too long to respond or she’d know something was up.

I was going to lie, I knew. It was the first time I consciously acknowledged it. Some part of what Skylar had said in the parking lot had been right. Chelsea’s story had gotten through to me and I was starting to crack. I was starting to let myself think that maybe we weren’t pretending.

I squashed the thought in my head before I could mull it over further and snatched up my phone. “Of course not! I’m not stupid.”

“I’m sorry. I’m just worried.”

“And I worry that you’re going to say something to Alex to make her hate Wes. Or to make her hate me even more.” It felt like a good idea to change the subject. I waited intently for her reply, and finally, it came.

“We can just focus on Chelsea for now. Wes and Alex aren’t going anywhere.

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