“So, how was your first day on the job?” River asked.

Twilight settled herself deeper into the couch. “It was pretty good… I mean, it was really nerve wracking, but that wasn’t as bad as I expected. I had a fair bit of fun.”

“I bet you did,” Scarlet said, smirking over her phone. “Who was the guy?”

“Steady Rhythm,” Twilight replied.

“Oh, yeah,” River perked up. “I’ve worked with him a couple of times. He’s really nice.”

“Oh,” Twilight blinked in surprise. “Uh, yeah, he was. But he was a little big for me, though. It took me a little to, uh… acclimate,” she added with a blush.

“You still had fun, though, right?” River asked, her brow furrowed.

“Yeah,” Twilight replied hesitantly. “I mean, I didn’t, you know... orgasm, but I still enjoyed myself.” She chuckled to herself. “Heck, even with the cameras and everything, I think it was still less awkward than with my ex.”

“I hear you,” Scarlet chuckled. “I don’t know how I’m gonna go back to sleeping with regular guys, and not even get paid for it!”

River giggled. “Yeah, right. As if you need any incentive to spread your legs.”

“Fuck you,” Scarlet retorted with a playful smile. “I’m just sayin’, it’s nice when guys actually know what they’re doing, and actually treat you nicely.”

Twilight thought back to the times she’d slept over at Timber’s. “Yeah, it almost feels weird that their still awake after, huh?”

“Yeah, that’s true,” River chuckled.

The girls went back to whatever they were doing on their phones. Twilight managed to catch Olive as she was walking past, pulling her into her lap to pet her soft fur. As soft and comforting as Olive was, she did also make Twilight miss Spike.

“Hey, girls,” Broad said as he walked in from the kitchen.

“Hi, Broad,” Twilight greeted. The other two girls only gave vague grunts of acknowledgment.

“So, Twi,” he continued, taking a seat on the sofa between the girls. “I wanted to give you a heads up that you’ll probably get some more job offers soon.”

Twilight hugged the puppy closer to herself. “Right. Okay. Thanks.”

“You’re welcome,” he said, barely looking up from his own phone. “By the way, you haven’t set up a Twitter profile yet, have you?”

“Uh, no,” Twilight replied, frowning at the mention of the social media app. “Do I need one?”

“Strictly speaking, no,” Scarlet said. “But it helps a bunch with publicity.”

“Alright, I guess,” Twilight nodded as she thought. “What do I need to do?”

Broad shrugged. “Just set up a profile with your porn name and a sexy picture, then tweet out selfies and links to your stuff when it gets released.”

“It’s also a great way to vent when you have a shitty day,” Scarlet added.

Twilight located the seldom-used app on her phone and started a new profile. A quick search through her gallery revealed the new pictures Adagio had gotten of her after the porn shoot.

Some of them were her wearing the ‘school girl’ outfit and posing by the desk, and the rest had a white background, and her wearing the same t-shirt and shorts she was still wearing now. She could pass that off to Sunset as two photo shoots to buy herself some time.

In theory, it shouldn’t be too difficult to get Adagio to help her get more pictures when she needed.

She picked out a picture of her in her ‘normal’ clothes to use as her profile image.

“I can tweet about you to my followers to give you a head start,” River offered.

“Okay, sure,” Twilight said, before she gave a small yelp when River suddenly leaned into her, her hand outstretched to take a selfie.

“Smile!”

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 20
Hey, guys. My first scene’s gonna be up any day now. Follow me if you want an update when it’s live! ;D

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 21
Today was my second day of filming. This time I did a solo shoot. It was still a little nerve wracking, but loads of fun! Here, have a sneak peak. <3

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 21
Replying to @BurstinSun
Thank you so much for the kind words <3

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The Jack Hammer @JackHammerXxx - Jun 22
Hot schoolgirl bangs her teacher for an easy A. New video out featuring the up and coming @Sparky_Selene. Check out the link.

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 22
My first video is live! Bear in mind, this is my first time on camera, so don’t be too harsh. Xoxo

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 24
My new video is out! Check it out and tell me what you guys think. I for one think I did at least a little better than my first. #gettingbettereveryday

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 24
Replying to @Thunderer
Aww, that’s very sweet of you, thanks!

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 25
Shout out to my friend @Dazzlerlust who’s been showing me the ropes around here. Love you, girl! <3 xoxo #baddaysaviour

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 26
New Video for you guys to enjoy ;> Hope you like this one, it wasn’t the most fun to film, but @Heartfelt_Thrust was such a sweetheart the whole time!

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 26
Stay in school, kids, and remember that if someone offers you drugs, you can always say no.

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 27
Quick question: would you guys want to see me do a girl on girl scene?

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - Jun 28
I think I’m gonna take the weekend off. I’ve been working hard this week. ^.^ #getit?

“Urgh, Twi, you really need to work on your jokes,” Adagio complained. “ ‘I’ve been working hard this week’? Seriously?”

Twilight looked up from her phone to frown at the redhead. After a moment’s thought, she smirked. “Hey, I’m simply representing the same quality of writing that I have to work with.”

She got a chuckle out of both Adagio and Starry from that one

The three of them were sitting out on the patio, waiting for their food to arrive.

Twilight looked back at her phone and scrolled through the messages she’d gotten over the week. “You guys were right, it feels pretty good to be called sexy so often,” she smiled.

Looking back at her tweets, she opened the link to her most recent scene. As awkward as it was, she felt it was important to review her work and see how she might be able to improve.

“I really don’t get the whole ‘stepdaughter’ thing,” she scrunched up her nose. “It’s so creepy.”

Adagio shrugged. “I guess it just gets some guys horny. Fuck if I know why, though.”

Twilight watched herself being fondled by a man twice her age. “I felt pretty creeped out the whole time we were filming, honestly. And it was obvious that Thrust felt that way, too.”

“Creepy sure is the right word,” Starry said, sipping her bottle of beer.

“It got really weird after I found out he was actually as old as my dad, like down to the year,” Twilight continued, squirming in her seat. “That’s just so weird to think about.”

“Ew, that’s gross,” Adagio frowned, taking a hit from her vaporizer. She then offered it to Twilight. “Here, try this it’ll make you feel better.”

Twilight took the vaporizer and eyed it warily. “What’s in it?”

“Nothing addictive,” Adagio grinned. “It’s watermelon and strawberry. You’ll love it, trust me.”

Twilight nodded, breathing in the sweet and refreshing cloud of vapor. “Thanks,” she said, passing the vaporizer over to Starry.

“Did you guys see that cockroach yesterday?” Starry asked.

Twilight and Adagio shared a look. “You mean, like, in the house?” Twilight asked, her brow furrowing in disgust.

“Yeah, it was in the kitchen. Broad took care of it, but it totally killed my appetite last night” Starry tossed the vaporizer back to Adagio.

Twilight perked up. “Actually, I might know of something that could help. My friend back home has these plants that discourage bugs from coming into the house. I could pick some up over the weekend.”

Adagio nodded. “That’s pretty smart. And it might liven the place up a little, too.”

Twilight looked back at her phone, and saw herself giving Thrust a blowjob. Even after only three scenes, she could already tell she was improving, if slowly. Her research had clearly paid off, as usual. Of course, normally her research didn’t involve watching copious amounts of porn.

She put the phone away, then blinked. “Huh,” she mused. “I just realized something. I probably should have noticed it sooner, but… I haven’t actually kissed any of the guys I’ve been with here. We just went straight to the fucking. I mean, I obviously know why that’s the case, it’s just kinda weird to think about. I only just noticed it now.”

“I know what you mean,” replied Starry sympathetically. “I usually like to get to know the guys a little bit before we do the scene. It makes the job way more fun.”

Twilight nodded, then turned to Adagio for her input.

“I’m here for cash, not romance,” she said simply.

Twilight and Starry shared a laugh, when Twilight’s phone started buzzing. She fished it out of her pocket, seeing a text from Sunset.

TheShimmer Today at 7:44pm
Hey
Stacking boxes in a warehouse all day is really exhausting >.<
The pay is totally worth it, though
Anyway, how was your second photo shoot? Get anything good to share?

“Oh, shoot. I forgot,” Twilight muttered.

“What’s up?” Starry asked.

“Uhh, I was gonna send some pictures to a friend of mine. She thinks I came here for a modeling job, and she’s curious how it’s going,” Twilight replied.

She navigated to her gallery app and found the pictures Adagio had helped her take. She’d already sent Sunset a few of the ‘normal’ clothes set, and hadn’t gotten around getting any new pics.

“Hmm. Looks like I have to send her some schoolgirl themed ones.”

“Ooh, that sounds fun.” Starry dragged her chair over and shimmied up next to Twilight. “What have you got that you can send her.”

Twilight shifted so Starry could see the phone better, then flipped through the pictures, mentally picking out the best ones.

“That one’s pretty cute,” commented Starry at a picture of Twilight sitting on the desk, cross legged and looking over the rim of her glasses with a smirk.

“Yeah it is,” Twilight giggled. She then picked out two more good looking ones. “How’s this?”

“That’s good,” Starry nodded, and Twilight sent the pictures off. “So, why the charade?” Starry added, returning her chair to its previous location. “Embarrassed about your job?” she teased.

“I guess.” Twilight fidgeted. “I’m not sure yet if I want to tell her. Or any of my friends.”

“I still think you should just go ahead and tell her,” Adagio chimed in. “You two are really close, and you said yourself she probably wouldn’t mind it if she found out.”

Twilight bit her lip. “I don’t know. I kinda just don’t want to, I guess,” she said, lamely. “And she’d probably just worry about me,” she added, mostly to herself.

Adagio sighed. “Twi, I don’t mean to cause you any stress, but she might find out anyway. It’s like Steady said; Word spreads fast in small towns. And everyone watches porn.”

Twilight let out a small whimper.

“She’s not wrong, y’know,” Starry added quietly.

Twilight nodded. “Right,” she said quietly.

“So,” Twilight perked up, changing the subject. “You guys have any interesting and, or lucrative jobs coming up?”

Starry shrugged. “Nothing out of the usual.”

“My period’s finally coming down, so my ‘week of anal’ is coming to a close,” Adagio chuckled, taking another hit of her vape.

Twilight paled. “Wait, am I going to have to do that when I’m on my period?”

Starry chuckled. ”Of course not. You can just take time off, or do oral scenes instead. Dagi’s just a tryhard.”

Adagio shrugged. “Hey, I need the money. School year’s starting in a few weeks, so I gotta push myself. Anyway, what about you, Sparky?”

Twilight started blushing, even before she opened her mouth. “I was thinking about trying to get a girl-on-girl scene.” She could feel the other girls’ eyes on her, though she kept her own focused on her fidgeting hands. “It seemed like a fun thing to try. That’s not like… weird or anything, right?” she added, before they could say anything.

“It’s cool,” Starry assured her. “Lots of girls get curious about that sort of thing,” she said, taking a casual sip of beer. “What brought this on, anyway?”

“It’s just… I’ve been watching some porn to see how other girls act in them,” Twilight said. “A-and there were a few things that I had never really thought about before that I really want to do.”

“You mean girls?” Starry asked, smirking.

Twilight nodded. “Well, yes. There was something… I don’t know, appealing about those videos.” Twilight deliberately stopped her hands from fidgeting, finally looking up at the others. “Have you girls ever tried it?” she asked, glancing between the two of them.

“Not really my thing,” Starry shrugged.

Twilight looked over at Adagio.

“They pay less than most other roles,” Adagio shrugged. “I only do one when I have nothing else going on.”

“Wait, really?” Starry chimed. “How much was it?”

“Like, four hundred bucks,” Adagio complained. “I can get three times that for DP or a creampie.”

“You can get twelve hundred dollars for one scene?” Twilight’s eyes widened briefly before narrowing. “Wait, what’s ‘DP’?” she asked warily.

“Double penetration,” Adagio replied. Twilight’s eyes widened in response.

Starry piped up, “Oh, and creampie means—”

“I know what that one is!” Twilight nearly shouted, her face going red.

Starry burst into laughter at her outburst, Adagio joining in with a chuckle.

“You know,” Adagio said. “I did a few girl-girl scenes with this one director, Ruby Saddle. She was pretty great. I could see if Broad can get you a job with her.”

Twilight squirmed in her seat. “I-I guess that’d be, uh, good.”

“Trust me, you’ll like her,” Adagio continued. “She does more high quality stuff than most of the other directors. Great catering, especially.”

Twilight blinked at her. “Food is important,” she nodded absentmindedly.

Just then, Twilight’s phone buzzed, startling her. “Oh, Sunset replied.”

“So what’d she think?” Starry chirped.

“She said, and I quote, ‘Damn, girl, you look hot.’” Twilight looked up, blushing. “Huh. I mean, I was expecting a compliment, but… Wow.”

They each turned their heads in unison at the sound of a car pulling up at the house.

“Pizza’s here!” Starry cheered. “Twi, could you do me a favor and get it for us?” She pulled some cash out of her pocket, holding it out for Twilight.

“Uh, okay.” Twilight took the proffered cash, then stepped off the patio to greet the delivery girl. Hopefully, her blush wasn’t too obvious.

“Hello,” she waved as a blond, uniformed girl approached her with a couple of pizza boxes.

The girl stopped in her tracks and tilted her head. “Oh, hey. You’re new here, right?” she asked, sounding puzzled.

“Huh?”

She giggled sheepishly. “Sorry, it’s just that I deliver to this place pretty regularly, and I’ve never seen you before.”

Twilight fidgeted with the bills in her hand, wondering why the girl hadn’t handed over the pizzas. “Oh, well, yeah. I got here a little over a week ago. I’m only here over the summer, though.”

“Cool. Uh, mind if I ask your name?” she smiled brightly.

“It’s Twilight.”

“Twilight, huh? That’s a pretty name. I’m Cherry,“ she said, before seemingly remembering what she was here for. “Oh, right. Here are the pizzas,” she handed them over, taking the cash from Twilight.

“So,” she continued as she dug around for the change. “There’s this party tonight, and I was thinking that if you’re interested, you, a-and you’re friends,” she nodded at the patio behind Twilight, “would be welcome to come.”

Twilight started. “Oh, that’s…” she trailed off, narrowing her eyes in suspicion. “This wouldn’t happen to be the kind of party that has alcohol in it, would it?”

“Uhm, yes?” the girl answered, looking a little nervous now.

“I’ll think about it,” Twilight replied flatly.

“Oh,” the pizza girl said, sounding disappointed. She finished counting out the change, then quickly scribbled something on a small piece of paper. “Well, if you do decide to come, text me for the details, okay?”

Twilight took the change along with the small piece of paper. Cherry had written down her phone number. “Sure. Thanks.” She smiled, giving the girl a wave before turning back to the patio. She couldn’t help but notice both Adagio and Starry were sporting large grins.

As soon as she deposited the pizzas on the patio table, Starry spoke up.

“Careful what you wish for, huh?” she giggled.

Twilight placed the change on the table in front of her. “What do you mean?”

“Well, you started thinking about doing a girl-girl scene and then that happens,” Starry waved a hand towards the now empty driveway.

Twilight looked behind herself at the driveway. “I’m not following.”

Both girls stared at her, then exchanged a glance.

“Twilight, you do realize that girl was hitting on you, right?” Adagio said with a raised eyebrow.

“Wait, she was?” Twilight gaped. “But all she did was invite me to a party. And she invited you guys, too.”

“Only so she wouldn’t be too obvious. Plus, she gave you her number!” Starry added, struggling to hold in her laughter.

“So, are you gonna go?” Adagio asked. “You did say you were curious about lesbians, and like a boon from the gods, one shows up in our driveway.”

Twilight fidgeted with the piece of paper Cherry had given her. “Maybe.” She felt an old, familiar anxiety hit her at the thought. “N-not by myself though.”

“Of course not. No one should go to a party alone after being invited by a stranger,” Adagio said, opening one of the pizza boxes and grabbing a slice. “I bet Ocean would be interested.”

“Yeah,” Starry piped up. “She’s doing a scene right now, but you can ask her when she gets back.”

“Yeah,” Twilight smiled. “I haven’t really done anything like that since I got here. It’d be fun to have a night out.”

They all dug into the pizzas, enjoying the less than healthy food.

Sparky @Sparky_Selene - June 28
Going to a house party isn’t my favorite way to relax, but who am I to say no to a night of fun? Also, I’m told that’s what Friday nights are for ^.^

Twilight and Ocean got to the party rather late. That was entirely due to Ocean’s insistence that they not hurry.

“The party started two hours ago, Ocean!” Twilight whined, looking up at the house in front of them. There was no question about whether or not this was the right place. Even from outside, the music was loud. “We are so late!”

“Chill, Sparky,” Ocean said, pausing to take a hit on her vape. “It doesn’t matter if you’re late to a party like this. Everyone knows that.” She led the way up to the front door. Which was already open.

Coming a little closer, Twilight could see a man hunched over on the patio outside. He didn’t seem to be doing well, though Twilight couldn’t quite tell what was wrong. Until she heard a horrible retching sound that was almost drowned out by the music.

“Hey, girls. You here for the party?” came a man's voice from the doorway.

Twilight looked up to see a young man. Presumably, he had been keeping an eye on the one currently vomiting in the front garden.

“That’s right,” Ocean said, pulling Twilight with her to the entrance.

“Well, c’mon on inside, and have a drink,” the man beckoned them past. “But, uh, don’t drink as much as this guy, over here. He had a few too many,” he explained, nodding his head at the poor boy throwing up his dinner.

Inside, the music was excessively loud. They entered into a fairly packed living room. Twilight could count at least ten people in this room alone.

The two of them were almost instantly spotted by another man, who walked up to them. “Hey, ladies. You want something to drink?”

“Just point me to the beers, honey,” Ocean replied before glancing back at Twilight. “Why don’t you go find your girlfriend. I’m gonna go mingle.”

“She’s not—” Twilight started, before she realized that Ocean was already leaving, and wouldn’t be able to hear her over the music.

She looked around, hoping to see the familiar girl. She couldn’t recognize her in the dim lighting, though, and instead, simply stood there awkwardly. She was then startled when she heard her name from behind her.

“Hey, Twilight!”

She turned around, and was relieved to see Cherry approaching her with two plastic cups.

“Glad you made it!” she called over the music, handing one cup over to Twilight.

Instead of taking it, though, Twilight simply eyed the cup suspiciously.

“I didn’t put anything in the drink, if that’s what you're wondering. The punch was already spiked when I got here,” Cherry said with a wink.

Twilight blushed. “Oh, no, it’s not that. It’s just that I don’t really drink.”

Cherry’s eyebrows raised in surprise. “Oh” . After a couple of seconds she shrugged. “More for me, then.” She took a large gulp of the punch. “Hey, I see an empty spot on the sofa. Let’s grab it.”

Twilight looked over to where she was pointing. They made their way across the living room, squeezing together in the small unoccupied space on the corner of one of the sofa’s.

“Sorry, I’m not really used to these kinds of parties,” Twilight said with an awkward smile, as they got themselves settled. She and Cherry were crammed together, though Cherry seemed perfectly at ease with the physical contact. More so than Twilight felt.

Cherry gave her a curious look. “Really, now? How old are you, if you don’t mind me asking.”

“Eighteen, What about you?”

Cherry set one of the cups on the coffee table, Then placed her free hand on the back of the couch, across Twilight’s shoulders. “I’m twenty-two. It’s a bit of an age gap, I suppose.”

Twilight chuckled, thinking back to the older men she’d been working with in the past week. “I’ve had to deal with worse. So, are you in college, then? Or have you already graduated?”

“I’m in college, still. I’m going for an MS in Chemistry. And I also deliver pizzas some evenings,” she chuckled

“Chemistry, huh?” Twilight smiled. “I’m actually planning on taking a minor in chemistry. I’m still deciding between maths or engineering for my major, though.”

Cherry nodded. “Cool. I don’t really see the appeal of the math heavy courses, myself. If I’m being honest, chemistry is fun, but what I really love is drawing.“

Twilight perked up. “Oh, I’m so jealous. I have no creative talent at all. Most of my friends can play an instrument, and some of the stuff they’ve done is amazing.”

“Have you ever tried to play?” Cherry asked.

Twilight nodded, blushing a little. “One of my friends tried to teach me guitar once. She was really patient with me, but I just couldn’t get the finger movements right, and it turns out I’m really tone-deaf on top of that.“

“That kinda sucks,” Cherry frowned. “Still, there’s loads of different creative outlets out there. Honestly, I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have drawing. I once broke my arm and I nearly went stir crazy before I decided to try drawing with my left hand.” She chuckled. “Everything I drew looked terrible, but at least I was drawing again.”

Twilight giggled. “I have kept myself busy with some engineering projects, though. That’s the closest I have to a creative outlet.”

“You do engineering projects for fun?” Cherry raised an eyebrow. “That sounds pretty impressive.”

Twilight blushed. Her hands started to fidget with the bottom of her shorts, making her wish she had a drink to occupy her hands. “Yeah, I guess it is, kinda.”

Cherry took a large sip, finishing her cup, then replacing it with the one she’d gotten for Twilight. When she leaned back into the sofa, Twilight couldn’t help but notice that she was closer, their thighs firmly pressed together. She blushed, but let it happen.

“So what brings you to Miami?” Cherry asked.

“Work,” Twilight replied. She wasn’t sure whether she wanted to go into detail about that with Cherry, though she was sure what she’d ask next.

“What kind of work?”

Twilight looked away, blushing. “Sex work,” She answered too quietly for even herself to hear over the music.

“Come again?” Cherry said, leaning in closer.

Twilight cringed inwardly before leaning closer to Cherry’s ear so that she could be heard. “I’m doing porn.”

She pulled away so she could see Cherry’s face. She wasn’t surprised to see confusion.

“Really?” Cherry asked, her face scrunched in disbelief.

Twilight nodded. One of her hands started to fidget with the armrest of the sofa.

“Woah, that’s not what I was expecting,” Cherry chuckled. Twilight shrugged and gave her a crooked smile, having no real response. “So, you have, like, lots of sex then?”

Twilight scrunched up her face. “Not exactly. I’ve only been here a week, and in that time I’ve done three scenes, and one of them was a solo scene. It’s more sex than I used to have, but it’s not exactly loads.”

“Right, right,” Cherry nodded, taking another sip of her punch. “So, do you only do guys, or?” she left her question hanging.

“I’ve only done scenes with guys so far, but…” she hesitated briefly, feeling a blush rise in her cheeks. “I’m, uh, thinking about branching out, if you know what I mean. Though, I’m a little nervous about that.”

Cherry smiled widely. “Well, I’m sure I could help you out with that, if you’re interested.”

Twilight nodded dumbly. “I-I’m interested.” Her mind was distantly aware of the fact that she was, in fact, being flirted with, and the fact that she was flirting right back. Even if her own efforts were a little weak.

Cherry placed her cup on the table, then shifted on the sofa. She folded one leg up of the sofa and turned to face Twilight directly. Twilight mirrored her movement, so they were both facing each other.

“So, Twilight,” Cherry said, her voice noticeably more sultry than a moment ago. “Have you ever kissed a girl?” She leaned closer, bringing her hand up to gently hold Twilight’s cheek.

“No, I haven’t,” Twilight said, leaning closer to match Cherry. She felt goosebumps spread from the point where Cherry’s hand touched her skin.

“Would you like to?” Cherry continued. Twilight could feel the blonde’s other hand on her waist. The touch was gentle, and almost encouraging.

Twilight tried and failed to stop a goofy grin from spreading across her face. “Yeah, I would.”

Cherry smirked, moving her hand from Twilight’s cheek to the back of her head as she closed the distance between them.

Twilight closed her eyes as their lips met. She felt Cherry’s tongue poking at her lips and opened them for her. The noise of the party faded from her mind as she embraced Cherry further, her arms coming up to rest on the girl’s hips. Cherry leaned deeper into the kiss, eliciting a soft moan from Twilight.

Cherry slowly pulled back from the kiss, grinning at her. “So, how was your first kiss with a girl?”

Twilight felt herself smile again as she answered. “It was good. Like, really good. I, uh, wouldn’t mind doing it again,” she added with a blush.

“Oh, yeah?” Cherry smirked. “Funny. I was thinking the same thing.”

Cherry leaned back in for a second kiss, and this time, Twilight was feeling a little more bold. She pressed herself closer to the other girl, bringing her arms up and around the back of her neck. She pushed her tongue forward, exploring the blonde girl’s mouth.

After a few seconds, she pulled away, grimacing. “ Urgh. I could kinda taste the alcohol there.”

Cherry giggled. “Sorry about that.”

Twilight shook her head. “Don’t worry about it.”

“So, how far do you want to take this?” Cherry asked. As she spoke, she started to gently caress Twilight’s waist with one hand, while the other started playing with a lock of her hair.

Twilight’s eyes closed. Cherry’s touch on her exposed midriff felt electric. Far better than any foreplay Timber had ever attempted with her.

“I-I don’t really know,” Twilight replied. “But I don’t think I want this to stop.”

Cherry smiled. “Oh yeah? Well, how about you come back to my place?”

Twilight stiffened, biting her lip. “I… I don’t think I’m ready to go that far, yet.” She looked away blushing, though she made no move to pull away from her embrace.

Cherry pulled away suddenly “Oh! Sorry,” she said sheepishly. “I guess I just kinda assumed that with a job like yours you’d be more…” she bit her lip. “Never mind, that was dumb of me.”

Twilight giggled at her sudden change in attitude. “I get what you mean, but to me work is just, well, work. This is… different. More meaningful.”

Cherry chuckled. “I’ll take that as a compliment,” she said.

Twilight giggled. “H-how about a coffee?” Twilight inwardly chided herself for her awful wording, then tried again.” I mean, like, w-would you like to get coffee with me someday? Like, maybe tomorrow, if you’re free?” Twilight tensed as she waited for the response.

Cherry smiled softly, but Twilight could immediately tell she was about to get refused. When the other girl pulled away slightly, Twilight’s fears were all but confirmed.

“Sorry, I’m not really looking for a relationship right now.”

Twilight forced herself to keep up her own smile. “O-okay. I understand.” She drew back her hands and looked away.

The wonderful moment they had shared was clearly over, and the noise and atmosphere of the party returned to Twilight’s senses. She looked at anything other than the girl next to her, having no idea what to do now.

“I’m gonna get another drink,” Cherry said. “Do you want anything, like, water or something?”

Twilight shook her head. “I’m good,” she said, barely keeping her voice even.

Cherry stood up and disappeared into the kitchen. As soon as she was out of sight, Twilight stood up to leave.

Her first instinct was to just leave the house right away, before she remembered that she’d actually come here with Ocean. So, she instead searched around until she saw her in a hallway, making out with one of the boys.

The two seemed really into it, so Twilight elected not to bother them, and instead wrote out a quick text message to tell Ocean that she was leaving.

Once she was outside, the fresh air helped her calm down a little. She hugged herself closely. The shorts and crop top she’d selected, with Adagio’s help, felt far to revealing for her in that moment.

She felt hurt at being rejected. Truthfully, she realized that any kind of relationship with Cherry probably wouldn’t have lasted. Still, the idea of exploring her new feelings with the friendly blonde had really appealed to her.

Once she had walked a short distance away, she went through the motions of calling up an Uber, then waited in the dark, late evening. She could still faintly hear the sounds of the party, even from a block away.

While she waited, she tried not to cry.

Author's Note

FYI I've never been to a house party myself, so I was kinda just guessing here. Actually, that also holds true for pretty much everything that's happening in this fic.