Riley turned herself, facing the blonde, and away from the man. She closed her eyes and took a sharp breath. Opening her eyes, she mouthed to the blonde 'I'm so sorry' and without warning, Riley kissed the blonde. Riley slightly frenched the blonde, but quickly pulled back, knowing she might get a red cheek or a black eye right after. The blonde's eyes were half-lidded, and she was completely breathless. Riley turned to the man and looked up at him.
"She's always breathless after that," Riley half-smiled, inwardly cheering as the man walked away in defeat. Riley quickly turned to the blonde and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Really sorry about that. Guys, or anyone would leave right after I say that the person is my girlfriend. Drunkies usually end up being hard to get away. Sorry for the unexpected kiss, completely unintention--" Riley's explanation was cut off when the blonde pressed her lips against her. The two were on the verge of a make-out session, but in all conscience Riley pulled away and subtly huffed. A smile slowly crept across her face, but she intended for it to not show.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," The blonde began to apologize for her sudden action. Riley chuckled and waved it off.
"There's no problem, as long as you don't hurt me or hate me," Riley cooly answered, extending her hand to the blonde.
"My name is Riley; call me Kenn," Riley introduced herself. The blonde looked at the hand then to Riley.
"My name is Kimberly; you can call me Kim," Kimberly replied back, taking Riley's hand and gently shaking it. Riley felt a weird numbness drive up her arm, but she quickly waved it off as she released her hand from Kimberly's.
"So, you come here often?" Riley asked, waving for the bartender to get Kimberly a drink. Kimberly didn't know whether to feel glad or guilty with the kindness of this stranger.
"I'm new here. I moved here with my cousin from Mavory a couple of days ago. We decided to come here tonight, but I seem to have lost sight of her when we walked in," Kimberly explained, stirring her drink, stealing glances from Riley who smiled.
"That happens a lot when you come to Twilight's Water. It seems to be full 24/7, but I only come here with my friend on Fridays when there's a bunch of people," Riley explained back, taking a sip of her drink. Her phone began to vibrate in her jacket pocket, and as she pulled it out, it was a text message from Willow. It read "Kenn, we have a band practice tomorrow morning so we should go before you get a hangover". Riley looked over at Willow and shook her head. She turned to Kimberly and sighed.
"I'm sorry for leaving like this, but I have to go. I'll talk to you some other time," Riley smiled, as she finished her drink and got off the bar stool.
"Oh, um nice meeting you Kenn," Kimberly smiled, watching as Riley nod back to her.
"Nice to meet you too Kim," Riley replied back, giving Kimberly a slight wave of goodbye. Kimberly glanced at her drink, realizing she didn't even ask for Riley's phone number so they could actually talk.
Riley walked out the club with an excited Willow to her side. There was a light drizzle in the air, but the two dismissed it.
"Nice one, you kissed her," Willow chuckled, causing Riley to chuckle. The two began to slowly walk back Riley's house.
"Well, the drunkie asked for it, I just did it to keep him away from Kimberly," Riley simply explained, looking completely unfazed from what just happened. Willow lightly laughed and patted Riley on the shoulder.
"Someone's in love," Willow sing-songly responded back, getting a raised eyebrow from Riley.
"Well it isn't me," Riley bluntly answered, causing Willow to think twice.
"Are you implying something?" Willow suspiciously asked, looking at her best friend. Riley twitched her nose, and took a step away from the redhead.
"Not at all, loved and lost, I don't want to get in a relationship now," Riley explained, causing Willow to nod in agreement.
"That's true, but she did kiss you back," Willow grinned, causing Riley to partially smile.
"Sure she did, but that could have been an impulse not by love," Riley retorted back, turning at the block. Willow skipped along, poking Riley with questions that both amused and annoyed her.
Riley arrived home and headed up to her room, plopping down on her bed. She sighed and looked up at the ceiling, humming her guitar tune. A few words crossed her mind and she reached for her notepad at the bedside table, as well as a pen. She began to write words, and then phrases, becoming lyrics.
I wanna tell you I
Have a feeling inside
That I always tend to hide
My sweet little lie
Riley thought to herself and pondered whether this related to anything that happened that night. She sat up and reached for her guitar at the foot of the bed, playing the tune.
The next Friday...
The two best friends arrived at the practically packed 'Twilight's Water' which showed no sign of capacity decline anytime soon. The two took a seat the bar and looked around the club.
"For one, I have never seen this place completely packed like sardines in a can and two, do do do do..." Willow smiled.
"Hey Kenn," A familiar voice turned Riley's head to the source.
"Blondie, I mean Kim," Riley shook her head.
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