“You alone?” I asked.
“Yes.” She replied as she sat down next to me.
“What happened?” I asked.
“She left.” Amanda said. “We had a long talk…” She paused and took a deep breath. “First, I just need to say that what you did tonight was totally fucked up! Neither of us would’ve agreed to this if you had told us what was going to happen.”
I lit a fresh cigarette. “I can see that now.”
She was quiet for a moment. “Now that I got that out of the way, you should know; that girl is completely in love with you.”
I couldn’t make sense of it or really figure out what to say. Finally I just said what I was thinking. “So, she’s in love with me, but she left and you stayed?”
“I didn’t stay for ‘that.’ I could just tell you were upset, and even though you’re being a total dick tonight, I didn’t want to leave you by yourself.” She answered. “I’m sure you had good intentions, but this was a terrible thing you did.” She trailed off.
“Yeah… Well, thanks for sticking around.” I said.
“Sure. You’re a nice guy John. You just need to pull your head out of your ass sometimes.” She paused before finally looking back at me. “So, what are you gonna do now?”
I finished my beer and put the empty bottle on the table. “Order another drink.” I looked up to meet her stare. “Want one?”
“Sure.” She smiled warmly.
We had been out there alone for about five minutes. I turned to wave down Alexis when I saw Renee walking thru the bar toward the back patio. Phase 3: COMPLETE.
“I didn’t wanna go home yet.” Renee mumbled awkwardly as she stood beside the table Amanda and I were sitting at. I knew she would come back. Competition…
“We were just about to order some more drinks.” I said, breaking the silence. “Do you want one?”
“God yes!” she said as she sat down at the table. Her eyes were puffy and her nose was red. She had been crying. Alexis came and we all ordered more drinks. “So, we can hang out now, right?.. I mean, now that it’s not all weird anymore?” she asked.
I knew that during their half hour conversation, they had bonded somewhat. I was counting on that. When Amanda came out to the patio alone, I knew she was hoping secretly (maybe even subconsciously) that Renee was out of the picture and that she and I could start fresh. I also knew that women never completely trust each other and by that rationale, Renee would come back because she would wonder if Amanda was going to use her absence as an opportunity to make a move. It was all about psychology.
There was no getting around the next part. For quite a while, it was really awkward. I did my best to keep the mood light, but it wasn’t easy. I kept ordering more rounds and clinking their glasses in the hopes that alcohol might relieve the situation. Good ‘ol alcohol…
After about an hour, the mood had lightened significantly. What I hadn’t anticipated was how much of the conversation would revolve around Renee’s feelings about her relationship with her boyfriend Henry. Amanda was almost like a counselor to her. She was asking questions and making suggestions. Over time, it became clear that the two of them were actually really starting to get along. At one point, Renee was talking about how their relationship was lifeless and devoid of passion, and her eyes began to well up. Amanda actually rubbed her back for a moment. Again, the reality of the situation was exceeding all of my plans!
Finally, it was 2AM. The bar was closing and just as I had hoped, neither of them knew what to do. I could only imagine that they were both kind of hoping to end up alone with me… Not because I’m any prize, mind you. I just understand how much pretty girls hate to lose. When I paid the tab, I asked the girls if they felt like leaving yet. Neither of them did, so I bought a six pack from Alexis and suggested that we keep hanging out, but that we move our party down to the beach.
We walked about half way down to the beach to where the hotels keep all of their beach chairs in stacks. It was the exact same spot that Marie and I had had sex almost two years earlier. (See Seven Months With Marie: Part 1) I pulled three beach chairs down and laid them out very close together and the evening continued.
We had two beers apiece. During the thirty or so minutes it took for us to put them down, the three of us just talked more and joked around. All three of us were pretty buzzed by then and both Renee and Amanda would make the occasional reference to the strange situation that the three of us had been involved in. I even told them about a couple of close calls where they almost ran into each other. All of that talk was making everyone feel more at ease and also a little frisky.
Once the last sip of beer had been taken, I looked at my watch. “Shit.” I said.
“What time is it?” Amanda asked.
“2:35” I answered. “We should probably head out…”
No one said a word for a while. I was counting on this too. I had actually chosen to meet up at that particular bar for several reasons. One of them was how far it was from where everyone lived. I waited patiently for it…
“Can I just ride home with you?” Amanda asked. She lived next door so it made perfect sense. I looked over to Renee and could immediately see that she didn’t like the idea of Renee and me leaving together. Her disappointment wouldn’t last long though.
“I was gonna ask if I could ride home with you.” I laughed.
“Dude, that’s like a half hour drive! There’s no way I’m driving that far like this!” she whined.
“We could split a cab.” I said. “It’d be like fifty bucks though…” Then I looked over to Renee. “Oh, shit! You live even further than we do. That would be like, seventy bucks probably…”
“I don’t have seventy dollars.” Renee stated with her eyes wide.
This was the moment I had been waiting for. I looked down at the sand between my feet and feigned deep concentration. “Shit…” Finally, I lifted my head up and said “Look. All of our cars are here. We could just get a hotel room with two beds. I’ll just sleep on the floor. That would cost less than all of us taking cabs home, plus we wouldn’t have to come back for our cars in the morning.”
Renee and Amanda both looked at me and then at each other. I wasn’t sure how they would feel about sleeping in the same room together, but if I had offered to get two rooms (or god forbid, three) the entire night would’ve been pointless. I waited with my fingers crossed. Finally Amanda said to Renee “It would be cheaper….”
Renee looked over to me and said “They’ll probably give you a cot or something if you ask for one.” They were in! I knew that neither of them wanted to leave me alone with the other and it paid off!
“Okay, then. We’ll just stay here.” I smiled. I kept in character by saying “Sorry we have to share a room. I just can’t really afford three rooms.” I actually could’ve, but it would’ve put a major dent in my finances… White lie?
“No worries.” Amanda smiled.
“So, we’re officially gonna stay in the hotel?” Renee asked.
“Yep.” I said.
“Awesome!” Renee exclaimed. “Because, I’ve wanted to go swimming for like, the last twenty minutes, but I didn’t want to get my car wet driving home.”
Now, I have no idea if Renee actually wanted to go swimming or not, but I do have a theory… I think that despite everything that had happened that night, the competition was far from over. In fact it was just ramping up. Renee knew that she had an incredible body. She knew that showing it off would possibly make Amanda feel inferior, giving her the upper hand… That’s just my theory… Anyway-
Renee stood up in the sand and unbuttoned her jeans. There was no one else that we could see on the beach in either direction, and even so, it was very dark and we were drunk. She pushed her jeans down and looked to Amanda and me. “Are you guys coming?” she asked as she stepped out of her jeans and tossed them on the deck chair she had been sitting on.
“I might in a little while.” I said as she grabbed the hem of her baby tee and pulled it over her head. She had stripped down to her bra and panties. There it was. That amazing body of hers.
I looked over at Amanda and noted how she reacted to Renee’s beautiful form. It looked like Renee’s plan had worked. Amanda was clearly blown away and also a bit intimidated. “I’m good.” She said.
“Okay.” Renee smiled. She then turned to me and said “Don’t take too long, okay?” as she began walking toward the surf line.
Once Renee was out of earshot, Amanda leaned back next to me in her chair and said “Well, I can see why you like her so much.” She was clearly sarcastically referring to Renee’s thin waist and large breasts.
I played dumb. “Yeah, she’s a really sweet girl.”
“Don’t be an idiot. You know what I’m talking about.” She laughed as she rolled on her side to face me.
“What?” I continued to ham it up.
“Come on..” she paused. “She’s built like a porn star!” she laughed.
I laughed before squinting my eyes and looking down to the beach. “Is she?” I asked. Amanda laughed again.
“All I know is, I don’t have tits like that.” She smiled scooting a little closer to me.
I turned to face her. “Don’t be ridiculous. You have beautiful tits.” I smiled. Our faces were less than a foot apart. She smiled back.
“You’re sweet.” She said. She had lowered her tone and was a bit more serious.
“I know.” I whispered.
Her face moved closer to mine. “I’m sorry I called you a dick earlier.” She said even more quietly.
I inched closer to her. “How sorry?”
She closed the gap between our lips as she whispered “Really sorry.”
We kissed slowly and gently. We let our tongues dance around each other’s lips and would break away to smile before going back in for more. Amanda kept stealing glances down the beach to make sure Renee wasn’t coming back. For ten minutes or so we playfully kissed and licked each other’s lips. I was getting really into it when her eyes popped open and she began to pull away. “She’s coming. She’s coming.”
“I thought you were coming down.” Renee said as she dried her face with her tee shirt. Amanda and I had gotten back to our positions in our seats and as far as I could tell, Renee had no idea what we had been up to.
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