A Fluffy Interlude
“Good moooorning!”
Sage groaned and leaned her head against her locker. She hadn’t thought caffeine hangovers were a thing. She was sadly mistaken. “Honey, I love you, you’re wonderful, but it’s too early.”
Adeline snickered. “Regretting that coffee, huh?”
“So much. God I slept for fifteen hours straight last night. My head is pounding because I slept too long.”
“That feels like it’s not a thing, but I guess I believe you.” Adeline took Sage’s hand and stroked her thumb over the other girl’s knuckles soothingly. “Are you gonna be okay?”
Sage took a deep breath in through her nose and took her head off of her locker, turning to offer Adeline a tight grin. “Just a headache. Nothing serious. I’m wonderful.”
“Oh my god, get a room you lesbos.”
Adeline’s hand tightened around Sage’s, and the blonde put a steadying hand on her arm.
“Hey, Pasey. How about you shut the frack up. Or I’ll give you a lesbian scandal.”
“DId I hear lesbian scandal?” Riesling walked past them to her own locker, barely even paying attention to the conversation, eyes glued to her phone.
“Yep! I told Pasey that you and I were making out on his locker yesterday.” Sage waggled her eyebrows at the boy as he made a distgusted face.
“You did not!”
“Oh yeah? Riesling, c’mere.” Sage motioned the other girl over, a smirk plastered to her face, fully prepared to mime a furious make out session against Pasey’s locker, maybe even venturing over to Luke’s, since he was next to the other boy looking just as revolted.
“Okay, I get it! Leave my locker alone! Dang.”
Sage grinned and waved sarcastically as they moved further down the hallway on their way to first hour, then turned back to Adeline looking worried. “Are you good? Does it bother you that I was ready to fake make out with Riesling? Because I swear, it’s just as weird for me as it is for you. She’s not even not-straight, so. Also I just hate touching her in general. We don’t even hug. I’m sorry. Are you okay?”
Adeline huffed out a laugh, looking a little shaken. “Sometimes I forget that Pasey is an utter ass. I’m fine. I mean, I’m glad that you would… makeout with Riesling to defend my honour? But it’s fine. Well, it’s not fine, but, you know. You’re cute when you ramble.”
“Oh my god, you’re so ridiculous. I love it.”
”I’m ridiculous? Which one of us jumped at the opportunity to make out with Riesling even though all the guys caught us doing was holding hands?!”
“Adeline, if it makes you feel better, Sage and I genuinely hate touching each other past high fives and kicking each other in the butt. I want nothing to do with stealing your girlfriend. Like, she’s all yours. You can keep her forever.”
“Is that your way of giving her your blessing to date me? Because that was the lamest thing I’ve ever heard.”
Riesling grinned and shoved Sage. “Just go to first hour and try not to get a detention for hugging your girlfriend for too long in the hallway, okay?”
“Yeah, because god forbid we actually date each other.”
Riesling tapped her nose and walked off in the direction of her own first hour class, flipping Sage off when the blonde girl blew her an obnoxiously loud kiss.
“You two have one of the weirdest relationships I’ve ever witnessed.” Adeline confessed.
“Awe, babe.” Sage turned back to her and simpered. “Are you jealous?”
“Of Riesling?” The brunette gave her a flat look. “She’s literally from Indiana. Why would I be jealous of her?”
“Because she’s my closest friend at this school, even though we hate each other.”
“What about Ella?” Adeline asked as they started off to their first hour together.
“Ella and I have always had a more platonic relationship. Or at least, it appears that way to the casual observer because Ella has long hair, and Riesling cut hers in eighth grade, so obviously she’s a lesbian.”
“Of course. What else could she be?”
“Straight. Very very straight. Like, depressingly straight.”
“You say that like you want to date her.”
“That’s so gross, never say that again.” Sage protested with a bout of laughter. “I can’t believe you said that. Ew. Betrayed by my own girlfriend.”
“That’s how I show my affection. I just softly betray the people I love.”
“Oh god, that’s awful.” Sage broke out into giggles. “Seriously, Addy, it’s too fucking early for this. My head still hurts.”
“Awe.” The other girl cooed sympathetically. “Maybe if I kiss it, it’ll feel better.”
“Maybe if you’re thinking about kissing me, you should take me on another date first.”
“Maybe it’s not technically me taking you on another date if you took me on the first one.”
“Touchè. By the way, are you doing anything tonight?”
“Are you asking?”
“I might be. There’s someone I want to introduce you to.”
“Sage, honey, I’m not ready to meet your parents.”
“Oh, belive me, I’m not ready for you to meet my parents. No, it’s someone else. My brother. I want you to meet hiim because he was secretly dating his boyfriend for five months before they told me, so I want you to meet him as soon as possible to get my revenge.”
“... By being the better sibling by introducing us immediately?”
“Exactly! I knew you’d understand.”
Adeline laughed. “I am actually busy tonight, but I’m not tomorrow, if that works for you?”
“Great! That’s... great. Um we’ll probably meet at that cafè we went to on our last date, actually. Does that work? Do you know how to get there?”
She grinned. “I’m sure I can figure it out, darling.”