Reunion

The cool evening breeze blew in through my window, I smiled as I recollected the happenings of the day, I didn't want to open my eyes in case it was a dream, but eventually I did... and I instantly wished I kept them shut. Dammit!!! I looked around, there was no sign of Andre, I was fully clothed and the bedsheets were still on the bed. What the hell happened?!.I jumped up and searched the room again, but what kind of creep would dress me up and put everything back in place? My heart fell, this was not fair.
I walked out into my living room, Andre was still slumped on the couch... in the same awkward position I left him in!!! Its all coming back to me now, I went to get him the aspirin, he took it, we had the awkward stare-down, I pushed him back onto the couch and when I was about to kiss him, he fell asleep!!As if that wasn't awkward enough, I had to go and dream up a whole steamy session of carnal pleasures. I heard someone in the kitchen,it was probably Anne eating everything in sight," Hey, glutton, leave some for the rest of us."
"Is that how what the kids call people like me nowadays?"
That wasn't Anne's voice, It wasn't Maureen's either, it was...
"Hi dad..." I walked over and hugged him.
"Hey doll face," he kissed the top of my head affectionately.
I smiled up at him," So what are you doing here and who let you in? I'm guessing 'not Anne'?"
"Your drunk boyfriend let me in, then he blacked out immediately..." he smiled, then his smile faded,"How is Anne?"
"Find out yourself," Anne said from the doorway,"Hello Nigel."
Anne walked in calmly, she looked radiant, I knew she had heard dad's voice in her room because she had full make up on, and she was wearing a cute T-shirt that showed a vague but tempting outline of her curves," I'll be in the next room."
"No stay!!" they both shouted at the same time.
Wow, where were the dress rehearsals and why wasn't I informed? It was like they practiced their lines accompanied by the 'intimidating parent' look.
"Okay," I answered obediently,"So... who wants breakfast?"
"I do," Andre called out from the living room.
"Get your drunk ass in here, pardon my language daddy," I laughed nervously, this was more awkward than the stare down with Andre. I needed moral support, even if it had a hangover.My dad just smiled at me knowingly.
"So, Nigel... why the surprise visit? You have a business meeting around here, cuz if I remember correctly that's the only way anyone can see you these days," Anne smiled sarcastically.
"Hey break it off people," Andre said as he walked into the kitchen,"Hey Nigel."
"Wait, you guys know each other?" Anne and I asked at the same time. Yaaaay! I was invited to the dress rehearsal after all.
"Yeah we were business partners," Andre joked, but no one laughed, apart from me because I was kissing up,"too soon?"
"I had him investigated and I meet him for a few drinks now and then," my dad stated.
I just looked at him blankly, he always did this and there was no stopping him just because I was an heiress to a multi-billion dollar estate... arrghhhh.
I looked at Andre apologetically but he seemed to be enjoying the awkwardness.
"Really, you treat your daughter like a business asset,what is wrong with you Nigel??!" Anne seemed really worked up.
"Sweety..." I started.
"No, Myra I have to tell him this... I have to ask him What the heck he's doing here after all this time?!" Andre and I are visibly shaken by the anger in her voice.Well someone has been bottling up their feelings...
"You wanna know? You really wanna know everything Anne, why I wasn't around so much towards the end? I'm dying Anne, I have a tumor in my brain and its killing me, I didn't want to worry anyone till I had it under control, but now I have less than a year left... are you happy now the cat is out of the bag?!" Tears ran down my father's cheeks.
We all stared in horror... I want to put the cat back in the bag...

Hang-over in shining armour

Dinner and drinks last night with the guys turned out to be less awkward than I expected it to be, Maureen babbled on and on about some banker she bumped into at the (suprise!!!) bank. He's a divorcee with a 6yr old daughter who's birthday is next week... notice how that sounds like something a broken record would repeat over and over again, thats because Maureen kept drumming it into our ears, everytime there was a little awkward silence, there she was,"Did I tell you guys about the banker I met at the bank? He's a divorcee with a 6yr old daughter who's birthday is next week." Well as you must have noticed by now my opening statement was just me and my wishful thinking. It was AWKWARD, Maureen was obsessing over her 'banker in the bank', Anne was staring at Andre and I creepily and Andre(our usual designated driver) was throwing shots down his throat like he had been born to do it. I ended up driving everyone home, which was quite unusual because the cup for 'most wasted' usually goes to me.
Its a warm sunday afternoon and I did not have a hangover,I was tempted to drink all the beer in the frigde till I was in a drunken frenzy, but drinking alone sucks and Anne was fast asleep. I picked up my phone and began to dial Clark's number, but who was I kidding, after making him walk a block with nothing but a hand towel covering his 'very vital' vitals, he'd be a fool to pick up my call, even if it was for a booty call. I raked a frustrated hand through my hair, here I was wide awake and fully dressed, with no hangover to nurse and no one to call. I suddenly missed the old Andre, he would have known what to do, he would have...
KNOCK, KNOCK... I flew off the couch at the sound of knocking, I mean in this era of doorbells who knocked?
"A minute!!" I screamed a little too loud.
I walked over and unlocked the door, I felt a little flutter of happiness in the pit of my stomach, at least I wouldn't be bored, the flutter stopped when I saw who it was.
"I asked him where he lived and he said it was here, you're Myra right?" The cute blonde in front of me asked sweetly as she tried her best to steady a drunk Andre.
"Yeah, and he stays here, with me..." I answered possesively," Over here Dre." I cooed softly as we both led him to the couch, with tremendous effort.
"Have you met Kim?" He smiled sweetly at me.
I couldn't help smiling back at him, as I was about to answer him he said to Kim,"She's my bestfriend and she thought I was gay can you believe that, after..."
"Umm, okay Kim, I can take it from here," I interupted abruptly, I really didn't want to know what he and Kim did,"Thank you for bringing him home."
Kim obviously got the message because she was out of my house faster than I could imagine.
I walked over and locked my door, then I went to the kitchen to get him a glass of water, to my suprise he was sitting upright on the couch and cradling his head in his hands. I knew he was having a killer headache so I went to my room to get him some aspirins,"Here you go kiddo, now I know why you don't drink as much as the rest of us."
He smiled weakly as he gulped down the water and later remembered to put the aspirins in his mouth. It was cute. Ever notice how you never have feelings for someone till you know they have feelings for you, well this is a serious case of it. I feel like I just met Andre, I see him in a new, totally sexy light.
"I'm sorry about this, I could leave..." he began to stand up but was too unsteady to make it all the way.
"Sit down Dre, infact lie down, trust me, i'm the hangover expert," I pushed him all the way down and sat on a side stool so I could be near him,"What kind of bestfriend would I be if I let you go home in this condition?"
He smiled weakly,"You mean that?"
"Yes I do."
He propped himself on his elbow and stared at me, did I tell you last night was awkward? I take that back, this was more than awkward I tell you.I just stared back and when I couldn't take it anymore(7 minutes later, yes people we played eye wars for 7 long as minutes) I pushed him on his back and planted my lips on his. Apart from wanting to do this since the last time we kissed,it was the only thing I could think of. He responded instantly, our lips played a game they both knew all too well. At their own accord my fingers began unbuttoning his shirt, I think I popped a button or two(well it was for a good cause), he practically tore off my t-shirt, apparently its nearly impossible to take off each others clothes at the same time.
"Lets take this to your bedroom, Anne could walk out any minute," he whispered on my lips.
Apparently horniness beats drunkeness because he lifted me off my feet and carried me into the bedroom,thats all for now folks, I have some work to do...

Invade or evade...

It was Saturday, a very busy day in the event planning sector, I was up by 5am, even though I was meant to be at the office by 8am. I'm a woman and I wanted an allegedly gay guy, so I was gonna have to dress to kill, so I needed the extra time. By 7.35, I still hadn't figured out a match, everything I picked either screamed 'ravish me here right now' or 'here Andre, look at me'... In frustration I picked a pair of trousers, a camisole and a cropped jacket, then I shoved my feet into a pair of gladiator sandals.
I walked into the office slowly, there were butterflies in my stomac and I felt lightheaded, I knew I couldn't face him yet so I ran to Maureen's office and knocked on the door shakily.
"Door's open," she called out casually.
I opened the door and walked in hurriedly,"Maureen, could I stay here for a while, I want to, eeerrrrrm..."
"You're avoiding him aren't you?" She asked in a concerned tone.
I nodded like a child, O Lord this was highschool all over again, why couldn't I just walk upto him and talk to him about it all? (Cuz, ummmn, highschool never ends.
"How could you not know he had the hots for you all these years? I mean I just met you guys and I knew, hell even Anne knew," she giggled.
"Hellllllo, Andre told me he was gay!!"
"Gay schmay, he looks at you like he's lost in the Sahara and you're water, he puts up with your girl drama, he's always picking your side even when you're obviously wrong and when you tell him to pretend to be your boyfriend in clubs and pubs, his face lights up like a christmas tree. How blind are you?"
I just stood there, I had never noticed all this,I just thought it was bestfriend benefits, plus I was too stuck up and caught up with my issues to even notice that much. I looked at Maureen nervously, she just cocked an eyebrow amd waited for my answer,"So you set him up, yesterday in the bathroom?"
She smiled smuggly,"Yeah, I told him I could prove he was straight, he protested, I called him chicken and he kissed me, I love how he feels the need to prove himself when you call him a chicken."
"Are'nt you just..."
"Maureen, can I chill in here for a second I..." Andre walked in, he stopped talking when he noticed I was in the room.
"Oh would you look at that, my cell is ringing,I've got to take this," Maureen walked out hurriedly.
"Should we call her back to get her cell?" I laughed nervously.
"No, lets allow her to figure that one out so she can beat herself up about it," he smiled back. I wanted to kiss the smile off his face, I wanted to kiss him till he couldn't use his lips for anything else, I wanted to...
"So, you're early today,"he commented.
"Yeahhh, rough night, you know how it is when I break up with Clark?" I almost hit myself in the face, what the hell was that?
"Yeah," he frowned slightly.
"So..." we both said at the same time.
"You go first," I said hurriedly.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, why not?" I answered impatiently, I really wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Ok, here it goes, I'm really sorry about yesterday Myra, I was ouy of line and I was angry, I really took it to the extreme trying to get you to believe I was gay, it was only cuz everyone thought I was back in college and when you did too I just played along, I told myself I would tell you the truth about everything, how I felt, but I thought you would hate me..."
"Andre..." I began, but he cut me off.
"No listen, I know you don't feel the same way and I understand, I just hope we can still be friends?" he asked.
"Ummmn, yeah, why not," I gave my best fake smile.
"What were you gonna say?" he asked innocently.
"Just what you said, about being friends," I answered, my heart sank as we hugged briefly thenhe walked out of the room, bumping into Maureen who was eavesdropping. he smiled at her briefly and went to his office.
"What is wrong with you?!" Maureen bellowed,"you screwed up".
"I know and I'm killing myself when I get home today, what was I thinking?" I bit my lip nervously.
"Don't beat yourself up, Anne and I will do that for you after work today, now go make me some money, Gretchen's bridal shower isn't gonna plan itself," she shooed me out of her office.
The day sped by fortunately, I avoided Andre with all my might and I think he did th e same. We finally saw eachother in Maureen's office where we all met after work, I would be the greatest liar/actress of all time if I could act normal for this one, ladies and gentlemen, introducing the greatest liar/actress of all time...

Skeletons in the 'closet'

We stood there staring, none of us had the strength to say a word, neither did we have a clue of what to say, we just stood there mesmerized in the awkwardness of the moment. Anne broke the silence with a great big fart,"Ahhh, Anne thats disgusting, a smile twitched at my lips,but I didn't want to cheat on the intensity of the moment with my laughter.
"Good one Anne,"Clark smiled as they did some sort of secret handshake that ended with them making farting noises with their mouths.
We all burst into laughter, forgetting the situation that lay before us for a split second,then suddenly it hit me like a stray bullet,"So how long has this been going on?"
The room went quiet, I could hear imaginary crickets...we all burst into laughter again.
"Its not what it looks like,"Andre spat out through the laughter.
"I was choking," Maureen added.
"Ya and you were using your tongue to get her to stop and your hands on her boobs thats for the choking too?" I asked Andre, instantly feeling betrayed, I mean I was his bestfriend and if he wasn't really gay, I deserved to know. The laughter had died down and I walked out leaving them entwined in their compromising embrace. I knew Andre was right behind me, but I ignored him and walked into the kitchen pretending to look for a bottle of chilled water.
"You won't find any chilled water outside the fridge," he suggested.
"Stop it!" I snapped.
"Stop what?" He shrugged.
"Reading my mind, you have no right you know, if u can't tell me any of your secrets don't read my mind," I glared at him.
"No one has to read your mind Myra, you're hungover and you're doing that cute thing you do with your mouth when you're thirsty," he smiled weakly.
"Just leave me alone Andre, I really can't be near you right now, I can't believe you didn't tell me something this big, I thought we were best friends," I shook my head repeatedly as I opened the fridge and pretended to search for water even though it was right under my nose. He just stood there and I could feel the intensity of his gaze burning into the small of my back. I grabbed the bottle and walked upto him, close enough for him to see tears glistening in my eyes,"I really don't know what you were scared of, that I wouldn't accept you if you were straight or bi? For God's sake Andre..."
He grabbed my face and cradled it between his arms as he jammed his lips on mine, I was so shocked I kept my mouth closed,(it was my first kiss all over again,hey cut me some slack,I was a high school geek)he gently yet forcefully pried my lips open with his tongue and thats when my mouth came to life, our lips moved over eachother hungrily, it was so unreal, I'd never felt this way over a kiss, just as I was getting really into it, he pulled away and looked into my eyes(more like into my soul),"Hows that for something big?"
Then he just spun on his heel and walked out, scattered hair rumpled clothes and all, all I could do was stare after him yearningly.
Maureen walked in, fully dressed, a pang of jealousy washed over me.She was closely followed by Anne and Clark, who was still clad in my bed covers.
"If I had known that kissing Andre would finally get him to tell you how he feels, hell I would have done it a long time ago... he's a good kisser, but he does use too much tongue right?" Maureen cooed,"Too soon?"
"Waaaaaaay too soon Maureen,"Anne smiled.
"Oh my bad,I'm outta here,"She hugged everyone in the room before walking out, yaa of course including me, pang of jealousy gone.
"Wait, he kissed her?"Clark actually looked threatened.
"Shut up Clark," Anne smiled at me as she went to her room.
"Did he..."
"Shut up Clark," I dragged my covers off him," and get out."
I felt so fulfilled as I locked my bedroom door and flung his clothes two stories down,"Your clothes are waiting for you downstairs Zeus, now lets see you work that body."
I can hear him screaming and banging but I'm lost in my own world,my whole adult life I'd been looking for a man that understood me,knew who I really was and appreciated me and all of my adult life, I thought he was gay...

Take em off

I woke up this morning and God knows I felt nothing like Pdiddy, Oh by the way thanks for giving me high hopes, Kesha.I had a horrid hangover and there was some guy in my bed,no not Andre, I checked.I walked into the bathroom sluggishly, trying to patch together the happenings of the previous night... "Oh shit!!!" I exclaimed,"Clark, ewwww, get up..."
"Stop shouting babe,it sounds like someone is playing guitar hero... ON MY EARDRUM,"he raised his voice slightly.
"Well I don't give... get up!"
He stood up carefully and let the covers drop dramatically, the words froze in my mouth and a new set took their place,"Get back on that bed before I change my mind."
He smiled wickedly and caught me as I flung myself on him...
Well guys, have you met Clark? He's my on and off 'Greek god' of a boyfriend. Why are we on and off? Well lemme just say, when there's more steam in the bedroom than from a steam engine, you've got yourself a problem folks. We have so much chemistry (and a whole lot of biology if you know what I mean)going on, but I wanted more, I wanted someone who actually remembered my birthday or at least knew what I did for a living, I don't know much about relationships but I know this much, that person ISN'T Clark.
"Well, that was..." I begun.
"Mind blowing,great, artistic...,"he interjected as he leaned in for a kiss as our lips met briefly,I caught my breath, then I pulled away and looked into his dreamy blue eyes.
"I was going to say uncalled for."
He sat up and propped himself on an elbow,"Well you called for it and if I recall you also called out my name."
"Stop having word sex with yourself Clark..."
"Hey, barbie... well h e l l o Ken," Maureen barged into my room wearing my lion king robe.
"Maureen!"I gasped as I bunched the covers upto my chin,"A little privacy would help."
"Ha!!! You two have lost the right to privacy after what you did last night, in the bar, in my car and on your doorstep,"with that she walked into my bathroom and picked my toothbrush,"you've also lost your toothbrush rights."
I shooed her away, I had alot more where the toothbrush came from. Once she was out I jumped out of bed and lurched for the nearest piece of clothing, in the process I fell over.
"Babe, I've seen you naked tons of times, why the rush?"he laughed.
"We all have, Lord grant me some amnesia,"Maureen walked into the room closely followed by Andre.
I just lay on the floor tangled in my clothes.
"Sorry, Anne used the other bathroom and its probably condemned for life, nice wax by the way,"Andre smiled.
"Andre!!!" Clark and I gasped.
"What?? I meant your legs, he hurriedly followed Maureen into the bathroom.
"I didn't condemn the bathroom, stop making me... oh hi Clark," Anne walked into my room absentmindedly.
"Hello Anne,"Clark smiled sweetly, I could see he had made himself comfortable.
I just shook my head warily and threw on a T-shirt as they chattered on. I smiled briefly at the thought of my crazy friends, what would I do without..."HOLY SHIT!"
"I didn't do it," Anne called as she ran to see what I was so upset about, Clark Bunched the covers around his waist and wobbled over. You as curious as I think you are...? Hehehehe...

Maureen

Sooooo, Maureen, what can I say, she's my boss. I met her through a friend, actually Andre. He knew a guy who knew another guy who owed him one, so we got jobs at an upcoming event planning agency. Our boss was two steps away from 'CRAZY'. OK, that's just sugar coating it, Maureen is plain crazy. So one day, Annie came to pick me from work so we could head out to have dinner at the new Chinese restaurant in town, with Andre of course. Since it was after office hours, we made a whole lot of noise... believe me we didn't know we were attracting loads of attention. Then we saw her approaching, she had this stern look on her face, we were shit scared.
"Whats all the chatter about, huh?"
We stared back at her, fear written all over our faces, Andre summoned the courage to squeal an answer at her,"Ummmn, sorry Maureen, we won't do it again."
"No seriously guys," a smile spread across her face,"I heard something about weed, anyone got some?"
We stared at her some more but this time it was plain suprise gracing our faces, Anne cleared her throat an d answered,"Are you a cop?"
With that, Maureen burst into laughter, she laughed so hard we all started laughing without knowing what we were laughing at.
"What are u guys laughing at?" she snapped.
Our faces were as straight as Angelina Jolie's body from side view.
"Gotcha!!!" she started laughing again,"Well I was laughing because my family has serious issues with law enforcement of any kind, daddy got kicked out of the army, my brother has been in and out of juvie since he was old enough to go to juvie and me, I just hate that hot traffic lady on 24th street."
We all started laughing, she was hilarious!!!
I smiled at her,"Do you want to join us, we're going to that new chinese place near the mall?"
"Hell I was gonna join you whether you asked or not... I hope they have booze, cuz I need to unwind, those chinese brats need from uptown want us to do their birthday party again," she walked off to her office and gestured for us to wait.... we've been friends ever since.