#okay yeah!

Madison laughs, hopping onto the counter dragging her fingers along the smooth marble. “I was bored,” She admits, “And spending time with you makes me happy!” She takes her red solo cup off the table throwing back the last of her drink, before turning towards the frat boys with a sweet smile handing off her cup to them to throw away. Becca feels a ping of jealousy in her chest, prying her eyes away from the flirty smile and the batting of Madison’s lashes at the frat boys, it’s bad enough she had a crush on her in the first place, must she flaunt herself to guys in front of her. Becca groans stepping away from the counter pulling open the fridge doors finding her hidden chocolate bar in the butter drawer.

She tears open the wrapper closing the door behind her heading towards the back door of the Kappa house, sliding out into the cool night air disappearing from the party towards the bench swing towards the end of the property. She settles into the seat thinking to herself as she watches the stars shoot across the word settling on the shooting star.

“I wish Madison liked me back..” She says softly, her voice vulnerable and weak as she glances over her shoulder to make sure no one followed her or was watching her. Using one foot she pushes on the ground to start rocking the chair, taking a bite of her candy bar.

“Have you seen Becca?” Madison whispers in Chris’ ear, getting a few looks from passersby. Her hands resting on her shoulder for support as he whispers back to her.

“No, I think Logan said last he saw she was slipping out the back door, why?”

“No reason, silly!” She boops him on the nose, before pushing off of his shoulder walking towards the backdoor. A spring in her step as she grabs two cups on the way out of a frat boy’s hands giving them a sweet encouraging smile. He smiles back before stepping out of the way, a hand running through her raven black hair.

Madison makes her way outside, shivering to herself as the cold of the night blows against her. “Becca!” She starts to walk towards the patio holding the bench swing, knowing it’s Becca’s favorite place to think or be alone. She bounds up the steps, her heels clicking every step of the way before sliding up to the swinging bench where Becca sits reading a book under the light of the streetlight. “Becca! I brought you a drink, Chris said you were out here.”

“Madison, I’m out here to be alone,” Becca replies, placing her bookmark into the book. She turns her head to look at her, “Can you leave me alone?” She asks, Madison looks in thought for a moment before summoning a smile to her cherry red lips.

“Of course!” She hands the drink to Becca, “I love to be alone too. We can be alone together.” Madison walks around the length of the swing bench before taking her seat right beside Becca, bringing her cup to her lips taking a sip. “It’s nice to be alone, you can think.”

“What do you even have to think about?” Becca asks absently, as she closes her book. “Also, by alone I meant by myself, you being here defeats the purpose.” Becca drags her fingers over the cover the book in her hands and Madison looks down catching the title. Introduction to Law Studies. Becca quickly tucks the book next to her out of Madison’s sight.

“Why would you want to be alone when you can spend time with me?” Madison asks earning a blush from Becca that she hides digging her face into her knees, Madison leans forward placing the cup onto the ground before turning her attention back to Becca, settling her legs under her body. “I think about a lot of things. The earth, you, home, Logan sometimes.”

“Are you still seeing Logan?” Madison couldn’t define the way her voice came across, almost relieved? But not relieved at the same time, she pushes her lips together in a pout before fixing a smile to her face. “Shouldn’t you be with him, right now?”

“I don’t need Logan, I’m here with you Becca!” Madison snuggles up to Becca, wrapping her arms around Becca’s slender form, leaning her head against Becca’s enjoying the warmth of Becca’s body against her own in the coolness of the night. “This would be a perfect date, huh?”

“What?!” Becca nearly chokes over her words shooting her gaze to Madison. “What did you just say?”

“A perfect date?” Madison’s forehead wrinkles with confusion, as she cocks her head to the side moving her hand to Becca’s cheeks that are burning red under the light of the stars and moon. “Are you feeling okay? You’re really warm and acting weird.”

Becca bats away Madison’s hand grabbing the drink Madison gave her and taking a long drink of it. Madison watches her with concern, her eyebrows raised as she scoots away from Becca her hands falling on her knees as she looks down from her.

“Are we okay Becca?”

“I...I don’t know Madison. I have to tell you something,” Becca takes a deep breath. “I think I’m in love with you.” Her mouth falls shut and silence follows her declaration, Madison’s face lighting up in shock and Becca’s with a shame she’s never felt before wrapping her arms around her body. The stare at one another, Becca’s eyes filling with tears that she dares not to let spill from her eyes. “I’m sorry I had to tell you, it’s been eating me alive. Fuck.” She growls to herself, running the back of her hand against her eye.

“I don’t know what to say, Becca, you’re my best friend,” Madison whispers.

“I know.”

“How long have you liked me?”

Becca recoils from the question, her mind thinking back to the day she met Madison. She remembered being moved into the dorm room that her family’s money let her pick out hoping to god her roommate wouldn’t suck and two seconds later the door opens and Madison steps in carrying a large stuffed elephant, a gift from her mother when she was a kid, Madison could never live without it. She remembers the nervous laugh Madison had when she explained about the elephant and placed it neatly on her bed, patting the top of its head. She remembered when Madison’s parents left and she cried saying goodbye and so did she, she wondered why her family didn’t care. Alexis didn’t seem bothered, her mom told her she was proud of her, and her dad said don’t blow through the money he gave her.

She remembered that night when Madison laid in bed crying, her sniffling kept Becca up before Becca finally snapped and asked her what was wrong, she remembered Madison crawling into her bed with the elephant and snuggling up to Becca and the two girls spent their first night in a dorm sharing a bed cuddling an elephant.  She knew from that moment, that she had a crush on Madison. Two years of hiding it finally caught up to Becca’s repressed emotions.

“Since the night we laid in my bed cuddling Mr. Topsy,” Becca whispers.

“That’s a long time.” Madison states.

“Do you hate me?”  Becca asks.

“Never.” Madison shakes her head, “I could never hate you. Becca, look.” She grabbed both of Becca’s cheeks in her hands forcing her to look at her, the pair pause for only a moment before something came over the both of them, Madison’s lips found Becca’s the two sharing a long kiss, Becca’s hand falls onto Madison’s back.

“BECCA! Someone Darrien smashed our TV! Get your dad on the phone we have to sue him for property damage since he’s refusing to pay for it.” Claire’s voice broke Madison and Becca apart as they awkwardly step away from one another.

“WAIT, BECCA! I’LL PAY FOR IT! DON’T CALL YOUR DAD! PLEASE.”

“I need to deal with this.” Madison nods in response to Becca’s statement. “But, we should talk tomorrow when we haven’t been drinking.” She stuffs her hands into the pockets of her black jeans, her eyes on the floor before finally meeting Madison’s eyes, a hidden emotion behind her gaze fills her heart with hope for the both of them as she flicks her tongue over her lips. “If you want to.”