El & Chloe's Night

Why don't we take a peek in on what El and Chloe are up to that night? I'll return to the main story thread once these two catch up to it. It might take a while.

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After Elsie and Chloe leave the apartment they head down to the ground floor. El was in a melancholy mood, happy for her siblings but understandably hurt on being the odd one out.

"Jesse fucked me today!" Chloe reports excitedly the moment the elevator doors close and the pair were alone. "He made me squirt all over the place and even gave me his cherry. His ass is one of a kind El! He's one of us now! We're finally all together!"

El sighs wistfully. "Was he good?"

"Yeah! We had a blast."

"Yeah. I figured." El is quiet a moment. "We haven't gained Jesse Chloe, we lost Fiona."

"Huh?"

"I know Jesse. I know Fiona. Assuming things go well tonight they will pair off. They'll cut us out."

"Not me!"

El laughs softly. "Maybe not you. But the rest of us for sure." She takes in a long deep breath and slowly lets it out. "That's okay. I don't think I could handle...it. I'm...happy for them. Really...happy. Anyway..." She shakes her head and forces the jealous feelings away. "...at least I can get on with my life now."

Chloe didn't have clue what El was talking about. "Get on with your life? Were you waiting for something?"

El looks to Chloe with her soulful dark eyes. "I was waiting for destiny."

"Destiny?"

El laughs again, this time more genuinely. "I'm a silly girl." Ding! The doors open on the ground floor. Elsie loops her arm into her cousin's and says brightly. "Come on. I'm starving, let's grab a bite to eat and see where the night takes us."

Chloe grins. "Alright!"

Arm in arm the girls head out of the building and toward Fiona's Honda. Chloe notices, as usual, Elsie was turning the head of every man within eye shot. She straightens up, damn proud to be with her ravishingly beautiful cousin. A day with Jesse and now an evening with El? Chloe wasn't really sure what had sparked all this attention but she was loving it.

As they get to the car El glances back toward the building one time, imagining what might have been, before pulling the keys out of her purse. No more waiting for Fiona's apology, that bitter weight was finally lifted today. No more waiting for Jesse, his heart now belonged to another. Elsie's life was her own for the first time she could remember.

"Can I drive?" Chloe asks.

"I'd prefer to live through the night." El quips back. "Besides, Fiona would kill me if I let you."

"You hate driving."

El shrugs. "I've got to get used to it sometime."

"I could get my scooter. We could have races."

"Races?" Elsie laughs at the ridiculous suggestion from her kooky cousin. Chloe marched to the beat of her own drummer that was for certain. "No. I don't think I'm ready for racing."

They get into the car. El starts it up then immediately switches the music from metal to upbeat pop. She buckles up and makes sure everything is just right. She checks about 5 times before finally putting the car into gear and pulling out. Driving with **** caution El begins to cruise.

"Where are we going? What are we going to do?" Chloe asks.

"I don't know.

"I'm kind of bored of shopping. Jesse and I already did that today."

"Not shopping then." El lets out a huff. "And...let's not talk about my brother and sister tonight. This is our night."

"Sex?" Chloe asks with high hopes.

El titters. "Maybe later. For now...let's just explore. I want to practice my driving anyway." El takes the next turn too defensively and gets a blaring car horn for her efforts.

Reflexively Chloe rolls down the window, extends a middle finger, and shouts. "Suck my cock asshole!" The man glowers at the girls and speeds past on the inside lane.

El giggles. "You're in a mood."

Chloe gives El her patented wide toothy grin along with the familiar mischievous twinkle in her eye. "Mama says I need to start...expressing myself. She says I ought to be proud of who I am. She says it isn't good to be bottled up."

"Express yourself." El mutters, turning the words over in her head.

"Yeah."

On the radio a new song begins to play and El begins to nod along to the heavy beat. She cranks up the volume. She liked this song, but tonight the lyrics seem to speak directly to her.

I used to hold my freak back
Now I'm letting go
I make my own choice
Yeah I run this show
So leave the lights on
No you can't make me behave

Chloe and El look at each other and as one both begin to sing along with the chorus. "What's wrong with bein, what's wrong with bein, what's wrong with bein confident? Aw haw haw."

They both begin to laugh then fully start to belt out the lyrics in a loud carefree sing a long. For Elsie it was an anthem of liberation.

The evening sky suddenly looked prettier. The people on the sidewalks and in the other cars suddenly looked friendlier. And the song they sang along to had never sounded better. There was a sharp sting deep in Elsie's heart but it was the pain of growing up and letting go of childish fantasies.

'Fuck destiny.' Elsie thought as she gripped the wheel tighter. 'I make my own way. My life is MINE!'

El steps on the gas and the Honda speeds down the city street.