What love is

Chapter Three
The phone call

We stepped out of the tub and dried off, then went into the bedroom wrapped in our towels. She went to her dresser and stood in front of the mirror and took her hair down, I couldn’t get over how different she looked! She’d always kept her hair in a bun and this was the first time I’d seen her with it down. She was so pretty. I walked over and stood beside her as she sat down and began brushing it. I didn’t realize it was so long, it came down to about the middle of her back and the lighting in the room really brought out the color, it was reddish brown and it looked as if it had never been dyed.

“You should leave your hair down.” I told her and took the brush from her hand and began brushing.

She smiled in the mirror looking at me and said “Oh really, Why, do you think it looks better this way?”

“Yes, I think your hair is pretty, and you should show it off.”

“Well thank you Melissa, that’s kind of you to say. You know, you’re a gorgeous little girl yourself.”

“Well Todd and Michael don’t think so”

“Todd and Michael?”

“Yeah, you know, April’s brothers? They say I have big green snake eyes, and lips like a fish!”

“Well I think they need glasses, they obviously don’t know a beautiful girl when they see one?”

Suddenly, I started giggling as I remembered a sleep over at April’s house.

“What’s so funny?” she asked smiling.

“I was just thinking about one time that I spent the night at April’s house and I woke up to go to the bathroom. On the way back, I noticed Michael’s door was open and I peeked in. He was asleep with the light on laying on his bed naked, and I ran back to April’s room and woke her up and dragged her to see him.”

“Melissa! You did that?”

“Yeah, and April said “Oh, he does that a lot, he plays with his self and falls asleep that way.” We tiptoed in and we looked at his thing and I whispered to April “eww, its ugly, it looks like chicken skin!”

“Melissa! … HA HA HA HA chicken skin? HA HA HA HA!”

“Then I noticed the toy gun he kept shooting at us with all night laying on the floor. You know, the ones that shoot those suction cup darts? I picked it up and aimed at that ugly chicken skin pouch and April whispered “I dare you!” So I shot it!”

“Oh my god Melissa!… That was so mean!”

“Yeah but it felt good paying him back, and that’s what he gets for annoying us all night! We got in big trouble for it though.”

“Oh Melissa, HA HA HA HA, Oh sweetie…you could have really hurt him! … oh well, I guess its a good thing it wasn’t a pellet gun?”

As she calmed down from the laughter, her cell phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Sarah.

“Oh sweetie, would you excuse me for a few minutes while I speak with her?”

“Ok, I’m going to go to my room and get dressed.”

“Alright, thank you.”

As I went out of her room I closed the door behind me, and hurried down the hall to my room. I remembered a trick that April had shown me once at her house when she spied on her big sister. I turned on my stereo and slowly turned the tuning knob. It worked! I was picking up Monica’s cell phone! I knew I wouldn’t remember everything they said, so I grabbed a blank cassette and popped it in and hit record.

“…having her a big party, but the rain has ruined everything for her!”

“Well poor little rich girl! I don’t want to sound mean, but have you seen the news? The rain is ruining everyone’s party!”

“Yes, I’ve seen the news Sarah, and don’t make fun of her just because her mom has money! Melissa don’t have either of the two.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, its Laura’s money, not Melissa’s. And all Laura cares about is her goddamn real-estate business! She don’t give a shit about Melissa!”

“Well that’s sad ‘n all, but I really don’t see how she’s having a harder life than we had? Or have you already forgotten where you came from?”

“Oh come on Sarah, you know I haven’t forgotten! … Its just that,… I don’t know, when I look in her eyes I can see us, Its like I can see the emptiness inside her. I mean, she’s just like I was, just like you were. She don’t deserve that! She’s a beautiful little girl, I just wish you could see her! She has long golden brown hair, big pretty green eyes, full pouting lips … she’s a doll!”

“Yeah, well she sounds really cute Monica, and I’m sure she’ll get over her poor little rained out party, and get on with the rest of her little carefree life soon enough.”

“Oh Sarah, If you could just see her you wouldn’t be so cold hearted. I used to feel the same way about rich kids until I met her. I’m really worried about her.”

“Worried about her? Why, did she break a nail?” *giggles*

“Oh stop it … No, I mean she runs around here in that tiny bikini and she don’t realize how she looks, and the fucking perverted maintenance man has an eye for her! … Remember what Frank did to us?”

“ … Ok Monica, … Just … don’t remind me about Frank, ok? You‘re right, she don‘t deserve that… No one does. You need to talk to her, tell her that she just can’t run around like that when he’s there. Tell her about Frank if that’s what it takes!”

“I’ve talked a little about it and I made her promise to keep her distance from him.”

“Is he there now?”

“No Laura fired him a few weeks ago, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t come around anymore.”

“Well just be sure Melissa knows what’s up with him. Is she easy to talk to?”

“She knows a lot for her age, she’s in that stage where she’s curious about sex and full of questions. Its hard talk to her sometimes, I mean, you can never tell what she’s going to ask and I try to answer her but, …I don’t know…I just get tongue tied or something and the words just …seem to …come out all …”

“Monica! She’s not getting you all worked up is she? Running around half naked, torturing you with every move she makes…” *giggles*

“Sarah! …No, its just that …”

“Its ok to have a fantasy Monica, just don‘t act on it, there’s nothing wrong with dreaming.”

“What are you talking about Sarah? She‘s eleven years old, I‘m not a pervert, I…”

“She turns you on don’t she Monica?” *giggles*

“SARAH! I know what you’re doing and it’s not going to work, ok?

“You’ve thought about it haven’t you Monica? Admit it, You want to be her night fairy don‘t you? … Remember when Kristy used to sneak into our rooms when Frank and Della were asleep?… Can Melissa keep secrets?”

“…Sarah …I…”

“ You want her bad don’t you?… Remember when Kristy came in your room that night and I was there with you, and she took off her clothes and got in bed with us and…….”

“Dammit Sarah! … you’re really beginning to piss me off! … I’m going to hang up if you don’t stop it!”

“NO! NO! WAIT! Don’t hang up, I’m only teasing!”

“Well its not funny Sarah!”

“Ok I’m sorry! Just having a little fun that’s all, you know me Monica, I‘ve always liked teasing you.” *crunch, crunch, chomp, chomp…*

“Lets just talk about something else, ok?… And must you snack while you‘re on the phone? Its annoying … and rude!”

“Sure baby, I’m sorry. Hey hang on a sec, Jessica just came in.”

“Do you need to go?”

“… No, she just asked if she had any messages. Oh and she knows that we’ve been friends since we were kids. I told her that we had sex a month or so ago, but our relationship has always been open. She said she understands and she’s cool with it. And I told her that I was ready to be committed to her.”

“Well good I’m glad you two are hitting it off, but you lied to her Sarah, because its been two and a half months ago!”

“Has it really? Oh I’m sorry baby, no wonder you‘re getting so upset with me teasing you? I’m sorry Monica.”

“Hey I told you, don’t worry about me, I’ll be alright. I‘m glad you two are happy.”

“Oh honey I’m sorry, I feel so bad, … do you have the tingle gel I gave you?”

“yeah I have that, in fact I’m looking at right now.”

“Well slap some on girlfriend and we’ll get it on over the phone!”

“Sarah! You know I don’t do that on the phone!… Besides, Melissa could walk in.”

“So, let her try a little tingle gel. Only tell her its ‘magic fairy gel’ or whatever?” *giggles*

“Sarah!!”

“Well, don’t you wish we had it when we were eleven years old?”

“Have you been drinking!? What’s gotten into you?”

“Okay, okay, Monica. I was just kidding!”

“Well if you’re through kidding I have an idea; are you and Jessica going to be busy next weekend?”

“I don’t think so why, what do you have in mind?”

“Well I was wondering if maybe you and Jessica could swing by and pick up Linda if she’s not busy, and we could have a party here? I’m sure Laura wont mind, and I know Melissa would be thrilled!”

“I don‘t know if Linda would want to come or not, I think she got that new job she was trying for and she’s been hard to get in touch with lately? But I could ask Susan; she’s always up for a party?”

“Susan? Hmmm…I don’t know, she’s not really my type, ya know? Has she lost any weight?”

“MONICA! That’s a mean thing to say! She’s not that fat, and besides, you’ve been with her before.”

“Yeah well I was drunk before too Sarah, … has she lost any weight?”

“Ok Monica, I’ll ask Linda first; and no she hasn’t lost any weight, in fact, I think she might of…well, never mind. … Okay, so we have a plan, sounds great, and like I said I don’t think we’ll be busy, but next weekend is a long way off yet.”

“Yeah that’s true; well anyway, just keep it in mind and we’ll talk about it later, OK? Hey its almost noon and I need to get dressed and check on Melissa so I’ll call you later on, alright?”

“Ok Monica, I’ll let you go baby, love ya!”

“Love you too Sarah, tell Jessica I said hi.”

“I will…bye.”

When they hung up, I hit rewind and then play to see if it actually recorded? It did, and I listened to it over and over thinking Oh Monica, you are such a lezzbo! It’s really true!
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