you that so you wouldn’t feel bad about losing your virginity in the back of Ernie Miller’s mom’s station wagon.” She ducked in the house now as she saw Liza reach for the coffee mug that was sitting on the table next to her. About two seconds later she heard the mug shatter against the brick wall of her apartment building.
“You bitch!” Liza laughed following Drew inside. “I haven’t thought about that pimple faced creep in forever! Now I am sure I will have nightmares! Have you ever even kissed a guy?”
“You mean besides the assholes who try to slip one in on me when I am bartending? No. I have had no desire, Liza. Does that make me a freak?”
“I think it makes you need to go out and get laid and find out what you are missing, chick.”
They both laughed at that. Liza knew that Drew was done talking about it now as she watched her start digging out her paintbrushes. She didn’t think that there was anything in the world that she could say to Drew that would help her any more than just letting her get it out. She realized that there was just one more thing that she needed to know though.
“Drew?” She said quietly.
Drew set down her papers and looked up at Liza. She was hoping that Liza didn’t want any more details about that night. Drew hadn’t eaten anything yet and really hated getting dry heaves. She was already on the verge of throwing up.
“You aren’t like, into girls are you? You, know, like a lesbian?” She explained when Drew looked confused.
Drew turned and walked to her then. She put one hand on Liza’s cheek then and the other one gently on her butt and watched as Liza’s mouth dropped to the floor. She said, “I have been waitingso long for this moment.” She leaned in then and smacked Liza hard on the open mouth.
“You are right. Maybe I do need to get laid.” She said through half closed eyelids. “But not with a girl, if I ever do change my mind though, you will definitely be my first choice.” Drew laughed then and gave her friend’s bottom a little squeeze.
“Such a….” Liza started then went to the living room to get her clothes. “I’m getting in the shower. Alone, and yes, it will probably be acold one.” She said after Drew raised her eyebrows at her.
Drew didn’t know how she had gotten through that. The countless psychiatrists that her mother had her sit with for months after that night couldn’t even get that much information out of her. Maybe it had just been time to let it all out. She just hoped that Liza wouldn’t feel uncomfortable around her now knowing her deepest, darkest secret.
Liza was feeling a bit nauseous after hearing about Drew’s horrible childhood experience. She took a longer than normal shower just thinking about everything and soaking up the heat of the water to try and get the feeling back into her chilled bones. How the hell was she was supposed to get Drew to fall in love after all that had happened to her? That would be like setting up Elton John with Ellen DeGeneres, some things just weren’t meant to be! If her Nana said it was to be though then she supposed it would all just have to fall into place somehow. With Drew’s eviction it was as good a time as any to get the ball rolling she supposed.
“Well, I have to get back soon.” Liza said as she came out of the bathroom looking like her normal, school teacher self. Tim and the kids are going to be coming home this evening and I have been very bad and need to get the house cleaned up before they get home. What do you say we go grab a bite to eat before I head out?”
“That sounds like a great idea! Believe it or not, I am starving.” Drew smiled. She was glad that they could go back to being their old selves again. Though Drew wasn’t feeling like her old self. She was feeling fresh and renewed. She felt better than she had in a very, very long time.
Though it wasn’t the fanciest place in the world, the girls both knew that they couldn’t go wrong with the Waffle House. There was nothing like sticky syrup, hot melted butter, and soggy waffles to soak up all of the liquor from the night before.