She Said, She Said: an Honor Society novella by Michael Cep

Mina awoke in her own bed. She wasn’t quite sure how she ended up there, but she knew she wasn’t alone. Actually, her bed felt a little crowded. She was squished in between Tricia and Carrie who both were still sleeping. Each had a big smile on her face.The three girls shared drinks, truths, and ended up sharing an amazing sexual experience the night before. And all three of them were still naked, lying on top of the covers, which meant they hadn’t even been coherent enough to get in the bed. But coherent or not, the one thing Mina did remember was Carrie’s revelation about her liking Mina a lot, but not wanting to go public with anything. She also remembered Tricia saying the same thing, but not quite in the same words. Tricia had mumbled something about wanting to do things together outside, like movies and things, but to keep the sex private.

Mina could not believe that she had gone from total virgin, with men and women six months prior, to now being caught in what seemed to be a lesbian love triangle. She also couldn’t believe that they all ended up in bed together. But more importantly, she couldn’t believe how badly she had to go to the bathroom, and how badly she did not want to wake the girls.

It was a typical Saturday for Mina. She awoke late, fixed herself a latte, and sat in the living room watching some gossip show. She loved those types of shows, but something in her head kept telling her that life was about to become even more scandalous than the “trash sheets-turned- trash TV” shows were.

Tricia entered the living room in a thin silk robe carrying a coffee mug with steam rising from it. Mina knew it was a latte, as that was Tricia’s Saturday ritual as well.

Tricia sat down extremely close to Mina and let her robe open a little, revealing a toned thigh and an equally toned abdominal section.

“Morning.” Tricia said in an overly sultry tone. Her eyes lingered on Mina as she sipped her warm beverage, making Mina more than a little anxious.

Mina answered her, shifting around in her seat a little bit, careful not to look at Tricia’s freshly washed skin, no matter how much she had wanted to. Instead, she kept her eyes on the TV, only glancing at Tricia as she pretended to be interested in what was outside the window across from her.

After a few minutes, the girls were joined by Carrie, making things a bit less awkward and a lot more awkward at the same time. Obviously having someone else in the room broke the silent tension between Tricia and Mina, but added a bit more when considering that Carrie probably wouldn’t be happy about them sitting so close. After all, Carrie had expressed just as much interest in Mina the night before as did Tricia.

Carrie looked over at Mina and Tricia with a bit of surprise on her face, but she didn’t say a word. She sat on the love seat near the sofa where Mina sat, only looking over when she was interested in what was outside the window. The same window Mina was interested in when she snuck a peek at Tricia.

No one said a word the whole time. They sat in silence drinking their beverages, watching the show, and ‘accidentally’ catching each other’s gaze when they were looking out the window. Mina happened to be the one catching the most gazes, while Tricia and Carrie seemed to only look at each other when they caught the other looking at Mina.
Monday came not a moment too soon. Mina usually hated her schedule on Monday but time away from her two roommates was just what she needed. She needed time to think about what she was going to do, if anything, concerning her new love situation. Unfortunately she wouldn’t be getting too much alone time to do that, she realized, as her Slidekick vibrated in her pocket.

The message was from Tricia, asking Mina if she wanted to go get some coffee in between classes. They both had an hour between their second classes and their was a cozy little coffee shop just off campus. Not too many students seemed to go there, and Mina figured that was why Tricia wanted to go there: alone time with Mina.

As she had promised, Tricia was sitting in a booth with two cups of coffee in front of her. Mina went to her friend and sat down across from her. Tricia then got up and sat beside Mina. Tricia’s almond body wash immediately filled Mina’s nose, making her want to kiss Tricia. The thought quickly left her mind when she remembered that she really had no reason to believe she was into girls. Well, except what happened the last Friday.

“Mina, you look so cute in your blouse. I always loved that purple on you.” Tricia said as she rubbed Mina’s back, inching her way to Mina’s perky butt.

Then without a word Tricia leaned in and kissed Mina on the cheek and then on the lips. And at that moment, Mina forgot about her sexuality and made out with Tricia. No one except for the employees were there, and at that moment, Mina couldn’t have cared less if the gossip rags would have been there too.

“That was amazing.” Mina said as she caught her breath.

Tricia’s chest heaved underneath her skintight halter. Her eyes had that “I want to fuck you right now” glaze over them, and her voice dropped at least one octave. There was no doubt that Tricia was feeling exactly what Mina was feeling. And it was those feelings combined with a disdain for calculus why Mina and Tricia missed their class that afternoon.

Carrie waited for her two friends to show up for calculus, and only because the teacher had a strict policy on tardiness did she go in when the bell began ringing. She was a jealous girl by nature and the fact that this was the first class either girl had missed certainly didn’t help. Carrie had a gut feeling that they were off together doing who-knows-what. But she tried to shake the thought so she could concentrate on her class. After all, if she didn’t help them study they would never pass a test. Carrie was a natural at math, but as a trade-off she always needed Tricia’s help in English composition.

Still, she couldn’t help but let her mind wander to Friday night, and to the thought that Mina may be turning her down to be with Tricia. Sure, Carrie had always been a little hostile with Mina but she explained to her why. She told Mina that she wanted to be with her, but she could never let it go public, and to hide her feelings she just acted as if she didn’t like her.

“Besides, why would Mina choose Tricia over me?” Carrie said to her cell phone as she composed a text message.

When class let out Carrie had still not gotten an answer from Mina. Carrie had asked her in the text if Mina wanted to talk a little that night. Carrie just really wanted to know where things were going to go between them. Actually, she needed to know, or she’d be a wreck for the whole semester.

Tricia and Mina were lying together in Mina’s bed when they heard the door open and shut. Carrie had gotten home and the last thing the girls wanted to do was be caught. Mina especially, as she knew Carrie would be upset if she were to find her in bed with Tricia.

Mina jumped out of bed and put her robe on and headed out into the hallway to greet Carrie. Tricia got dressed and sat at Mina’s desk pretending to be working on something.

“Hey.” Mina said.

Carrie eyed her suspiciously, wondering what Mina had been up to. Mina could tell Carrie was upset but she didn’t acknowledge it.
“Where were you guys during class? And why didn’t you answer my text?” Carrie asked.

Mina walked towards Carrie and led her to the living room. She didn’t want Tricia to hear what she had to say. Most likely because Mina knew Tricia wouldn’t have liked what she had to say.

“I was feeling sick so I came back to go to sleep.” Mina lied.

“That is funny because someone told me they saw you and Tricia in town. They mentioned you two were cozy, but nothing about you looking sick.”

Mina smiled. “I got sick after drinking many coffees. Tricia brought me home to look after me. She is in room studying.” Mina explained.

Carrie didn’t seem to believe Mina but she didn’t push the issue. She instead asked Mina if she wanted to hangout together. Mina said yes, but that she wasn’t sure if Tricia was going to be with them. Carrie tried her best to look disappointed, but deep down she was thrilled. A night alone with Mina meant Carrie could try her best to convince her to further their relationship. And her powers of persuasion were best when in a one on one situation.

Tricia went out for the evening with some friends from her class. She had planned on going out with Mina but she mysteriously became ill. Poor girl just seemed to be getting sick throughout the day. But lucky for her as soon as Tricia left Mina felt all better.

Carrie had conveniently found a movie that had a mature rating for sexual content, and again, she had made margaritas. She even opened the sofa bed so the two could get comfortable.

Mina came from the kitchen with the pitcher of margaritas and a bowl of popcorn. Her hair was pulled in a ponytail that hung down between her bare shoulder blades. Her tank top was barely there, showing cleavage and midriff, and she wore a pair of boy shorts under her silk robe. Carrie was dressed about the same except she didn’t have on a robe. She figured that would be a good excuse for her to get under the covers with Mina.

“Ok, start movie.” Mina said as she placed the drinks on the coffee table.

Carrie poured a drink and drank it fast before pouring herself another one. She then poured Mina a drink as well.

“I wanted to talk to you about umm…” Carrie squirmed a little bit as she tried to tell Mina that she wanted to talk about their future. Or talk about if they even had one.

“I know what it is. I like you a lot, but you can’t tell people you like me, right?” Mina asked.