a few parties that our former classmates had invited us to when they saw that we were back in town. I even let her drag me to a salon to have my hair done, her early Christmas present to me.
I hadn’t so much as had my hair trimmed since months before we moved to Morgantown and it was so long it reached my waist. Amber and the lady she took me to convinced me to cut it, but I refused to go any shorter than my ribs. I ended up with low lights and a few purple streaks spread throughout my hair by the time they finished with me. I had to admit I loved it and Amber said it only accented what she called my Rocker Chick look. I had always laughed at her description, but even I had to agree with her assessment with my hair like this.
Christmas came quickly and brought me yet another Amazon gift card from Amber and a ten-thousand dollar savings account from Dave and Emma. I nearly collapsed when Dave handed me the piece of paper and I saw the balance.
“I can’t accept this!”
David rolled his eyes, “Of course you can, you don’t have to spend it, just let it grow and add money to it when you can.”
I had thrown my arms around both of them, sobbing uncontrollably at their kindness.
Logan called me every few days, and we rang in the New Year together over the phone. My stomach was in knots every time I spoke with him, but I refused to let it get to me. I would have to tell him the truth soon, I knew that, but I wasn’t going to let it ruin my time away from everything.
The days following New Year’s flew by and soon Amber and I were packing our things and saying our goodbyes. Emma hugged me tight as we stood in the driveway, “You need anything, anything at all, you call me ok?”
I nodded as I got in the car and we were off. We had gone no further than the end of the driveway when Amber turned to me.
“Want to tell me what that was about?”
I tried playing dumb, “What was what?”
She rolled her eyes as she turned her attention back to the road, “Don’t play me Chloe, I heard what mom said and I know you were crying that night she was in your room so spill.”
I bit my lip as I debated what to tell her. I decided to go with the lesser of the two evils. “My mom is trying to find me. She came to your house searching for me. It wasn’t exactly a happy occasion.”
“Why didn’t you tell me? What did she want?”
“I have no idea, she wouldn’t tell them, just wanted to know where I was, and we didn’t tell you because I know how you worry when it comes to her.”
She sighed, “You’re right, I do worry about that crazy bitch after everything she put you through. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to know what’s happening with you. You know I care about you right?”
“Yeah I know, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. I just didn’t want to bother you with it.”
“Chloe you’re such a dummy. You can bother me with anything. Except your sex life with Logan… I draw the line there.”
I laughed as she merged onto the interstate. “Or my nonexistent sex life with Logan you mean.”
Her head spun around in my direction, “WHAT? You mean you two haven’t done the deed yet?”
“No we have, but it was when we got together. We haven’t done anything since, it just doesn’t feel right.”
“How can sex with Logan not feel right? He’s my friend but I’m not afraid to say he’s smoking hot. I bet he’s great in bed! Is he? Tell me! Oh wait, don’t tell me. Ahhh, I have to know.”
I laughed as Amber fought with herself, “You done yet?”
She giggled, “I can’t help it! I want to know, but then he’s my friend too so I don’t want to know. Oh I give up! Just spill it already!”
“It was… it was nice.”
She raised an eyebrow, “Just nice? Oh God, he’s bad in bed isn’t he?”
I shook my head. Being with Logan had been nice, but he wasn’t Drake. Truthfully, I didn’t think anyone could top him, not that I had much experience in the matter, but still even I knew Drake was amazing. “No he’s not bad, honest.”
She was silent for