Friends and Alibis

"I hate you both so much!" I hissed for the hundredth time that day. Both Jimmy and Brian were pulling me by my arms into the next shop with me struggling against their hold. But what can a small girl do about two men who are both twice her size? That's right.

"Ow, May! Did you seriously just bite me?" Brian said with a scowl after he let go and started rubbing his upper arm. Ah, that was going to leave a wonderful bruise.

"Indeed I did." I answered and I had to contain my laughter. To be honest, that wasn't the first bruise from my teeth on Brian. Growing up, we were like brother and sister and we sure as hell acted that way. Beating each other up, but only jokingly, included. Of course I had to find a way of defending myself.

"May, don't be mean. If he wants to get it on with a girl they'll think he either tried to rape someone or he is into that stuff." Jimmy laughed. "So either he'll be getting nothing on or he'll have bruises from a whip... Okay no, you're good, May." He mused and Brian scowled.

"Anyway..." Brian said and shoved me into the next shop. I hadn't noticed we had started moving again but just as before Jimmy and Brian left me standing in the middle of the shop while they went exploring. And just by the look of their faces; they were having fun. Although I thought that it was weird that they didn't ask what size I would need.

This time around they took longer but I guess that was because it was underwear and not 'normal' clothing. Anyway they shoved me into one of the cubicles just the same.

I stood in the cubicle with the door open, facing both of my friends with a pout.

"Do I really have to?" I asked.

"If you don't do it yourself, I'll change you into that." Brian said with a challenging smirk plastered across his face, pointing to the stack of bra's, panties and what seemed like something I don't even want to explain. At least they were paying.

"Fine." I huffed and closed the door.

I stripped down all of my clothing and put on the first pair they had gotten me.

"How'd you get the right size?" I laughed and poked my head out.

"Please, we're ladies' men." Jimmy said with mock hurt.

"Let us see!" Brian beamed from beside him.

"Nope." I said and closed the door again to change into another pair.

I heard a loud sigh from both of them but I continued to try everything on. Just as I was trying on the last set my phone started ringing but as I reached for my bag my hand fell into a big nothingness. No bag and no clothes.

"JIMMY! BRIAN!" I screeched but the only thing that came back was the sound of someone laughing and someone talking.

"I swear to god, if you took that call..." I started and swung open the door, revealing Brian on my phone and Jimmy doubling over with laughter. But as soon as they noticed me standing there, their eyes widened, the laughter died and with it Brian's voice.

"What?" I asked, confused at their sudden change of behaviour.

"You look hot as fuck." Brian finally brought out and Jimmy nodded in agreement.

"What are you..." I started but then I noticed that I was feeling a bit chilly. "OH MY GOD!" I yelled and stumbled back into the cubicle, my face flushing crimson.

"Jimmy! Clothes! NOW!" I yelled outside. Jimmy only dared to open the door wide enough to only fit his arm with my clothes into the cubicle. I would've probably punched him in the face if he had swung it open completely. I ripped my belongings from his hand and crashed the door closed again. I was too mad at both of them.

I was dressed in my normal clothes in no time and stepped outside the cubicle, still scowling at both of them.

"Never ever do that again." I said as calmly as possible but feeling a headache growing inside my head. A bad one at that.

Brian and Jimmy both tried to apologize but I cut them off, massaging my temples. "Just take me home. Please." I added the last part quietly.

Both did as I said and as soon as I was in my apartment again, I crawled beneath my duvet and tried to shut off everything that was running through my head.

"Hey, you alright?" I felt someone touch my shoulder through the blanket on top of me and I wanted to shoot up but the thumping pain in my head refused to let me react.

"May, talk to me." The voice came again and this time I looked up from where my face was pressed into the pillow to see Zack sitting beside me.

"What are doing here?" I asked genuinely surprised, my voice coming out hoarse.

"I actually wanted to take you out for dinner to catch up, just the two of us. But Brian called me saying you didn't feel too well and I decided I'd come here to look after you." He told me tenderly.

"You don't have to." I said just above a whisper, my head falling back into its former position.

"But I want to." He insisted and laid beside me in my bed, pulling me into his chest.

"I missed you, May." He said kissing the top of my head and with that, I drifted off to sleep.

Notes

also sorry for the long wait (11 months wow) but I didn't feel good and didn't have enough energy to continue the story