MARRY ME

His hand slipped under my dress, carressing my thighs, demanding more than I was certain I was ready to give.

But it was Elian Dunst, my best friend and the guy I had been in love with for many years.

And so, I pressed into him, allowing my protruding, hardened nipples press into his chest, inviting him to do with me as much as he pleased.

And he did, his fingers dug into my skin, caressing and groping the soft spot between my thighs..

While one hand rose to fondle one breast and nipple, his other fingers rode up my dress and slipped past my thongs into the opening of my clitoris and then he pushed two fingers deep at first, and then three, each drive faster than the last one.

Right there, in the open garage, Elian Dunst made me cum like I had never experienced before.

We drove to a hotel near the club and with hurried intention, Elian paid for a room - by the time we got to the hotel room, we could not keep our hands off each other.

Elian expertly kissed and savoured my body like a long awaited snack, and then, he made love to me.

***

By the time I woke up the next morning, I felt heat flush all over my body, Elian Dunst had taken my virginity.

Or rather, I had given it to him, and in a way, it excited me to think that he saw me that way.

He had desired me, kissed me, nibbled on me, like I was the most delicious thing he had ever tasted.

But also, he had been drunk. I shut my eyes in embarrassment.

Just then, I heard the shower turn off and adjusted the sheets over myself, suspecting he would certainly be half naked.

But to my surprise, Elian was fully dressed, so, why was he in the shower?

He walked out of the bathroom, looking tired and hung over. For some reason, panic rose up my throat.

I had expected it to feel a little weird, but we were friends, surely we could shrug it off as nothing, without feeling awkward.

But it was not nothing to me, I was in love with Elian Dunst.

Elian sat on the bed opposite me, his forehead laced with worry.

"I'm so sorry about this, Lia. I-- i never should have taken advantage of you the way i did last night" he said.

I swallowed, okay, it was just guilt. I could work with that. It was understandable after all.

He was not looking down on me and suddenly realizing we were of total different statuses.

"It's fine, Elian, i--"

"No, it's not, Lia. I have a girlfriend, and you know that." Boom! Low blow.

" I know you didn't want this either. Could we just pretend this was nothing? And let's just keep it between us, okay? I was just drunk."

"I'll make it up to you, i promise." He said casually and got up.

I felt the light in my eyes dim and swell with tears, but struggled hard to keep them hidden.

I had anticipated it, dreaded pondering on the possibility of saying it to him first, because i wanted to believe that somewhere in all that we had experienced, there was a glimmer of hope.

But hearing him say it, punched a hole in my stomach, and a large boulder living in my chest plummeted.

The hurt I felt was insurmountable, words could not fully describe it. Yet, I plastered a fake smile on my face and endured the one hour, thirty minutes drive with him back home, when all the while, I really wanted to just throw my guts up.

A week passed and we didn't see each other. I thought, we were both busy picking colleges anyway.

Although, Elian's was certain, Aviation school was his choice and I, really wanted to study event management and was even willing to take on extra jobs to support with tuition fees.

However, things became different. My body began to change, suddenly i was tired, I started eating too much and gaining weight.

It did not help that my mother herself had fallen ill and was moving between hospital and working at Elian's house.

It was shocking that Elian's family refused to give her time off to get treatment, or honor her request for an advance pay.

So I took on even more jobs, so mother would have to work less, and that did not help how I looked and felt.

My parents worried that I was sick and over working myself, but I chucked it down to being heartbroken, and a desperation to hold onto reality.

But it did not stop me from being the butt joke at school.

"Hey, alopecia girl, gaining weight??" Some girls would mock when they passed by me at school.

"Hey poor girl, are those eye bags??" The jokes didn't end, and this time, Elian was not around to defend me. I mostly sighed and rolled my eyes at them.

At an event at Elian's house where I was expected to wait on guests, my uniform had become a tad bit too tight.

"What is it? Why aren't you out there yet?" My supervisor queried after I had walked into the event late.

"The uniform is a bit too tight." I complained.

"It's the same size you've always worn. No excuses, get out there!" She ordered.

And i did, but while working, one of the guests got the better idea to grope my ass and when I turned around in shock, my pants tore.

It elicited laughter and humored those who were close enough to see me.

Meanwhile, Elian had been at the other end of the room all evening with his elite girlfriend, doing his best to avoid eye contact with me.

"What is wrong with you?! You are embarrassing me!" The supervisor grabbed my arm to drag me inside.

But as soon as she did that, a glass clinked and Elian's voice came over the mic.

"Everyone, tonight is a special night - for me and for everyone present. I would like to use this opportunity to ask the most amazing girl in the whole world...a girl who knows me beyond words and loves me even more than i love myself."

My heart slowed---

"Georgina, would you marry me?" Elian turned to his girlfriend with an engagement ring.

It was like someone slapped all the wind out of my lungs, and I collapsed.