Let it go. You have Pearl on the hook already

You decide to let the matter slip. Jane doesn't seem comfortable discussing the topic, and you don't want to pressure her. That, and with Pearl’s consent in your back pocket, all your dreams of finally asking Jane out this summer feel a lot less urgent.

"Sure. My place is fine.”

Jane relaxes and takes you home.

--

On the driveway, Jane drops you off. "See you tomorrow. Um. For our run, I mean," she clarifies.

You save Jane the embarrassment of asking what else she could have meant.

But… our run. You like the sound of that.

"I'll be ready next time,” you assure her, backing toward your door.

Jane waves you bye - you think you catch a flash of a smile in her side mirror as she drives off, but maybe that’s just you being optimistic?

Man. First you sleep with Pearl, now you just got a handjob from Jane. You did not see this as how you’d be starting the summer. You head inside and, after chugging a few glasses of water and cleaning yourself more thoroughly in the bathroom, you head to your room after your phone.

Surprise shopping sprees and handjobs aside, you told Pearl to call you, and it's almost noon already. You didn’t think you’d be out so long with Jane when she picked you up for a run this morning.

Sure enough, there’s a few texts from Pearl, the latest timed from an hour ago.

Pearl: Way to cut and run. I didn't think I'd wake up by myself. (8:22AM)

Then another two from a few hours later.

Pearl: I'm bored. Want to go somewhere? (11:01AM)

Pearl: Answer meeee (11:11 AM)

You know you told Pearl to call, but her messages shock you. Your gothy friend rarely texts you, and seldom does she do so twice or three times in a row like this without receiving a reply. Her style is laconic. Fewer words, not more.

She wasn’t quiet last night, though. The grunting. The moaning. Unf.

Fantasizing about what you got up to last night with her, your arousal builds. Jane may have just jacked you off, but you had crazy sex yesterday with the curvy, busty beauty that is Pearl. Holy shit how did you not see how hot she was till now? You’re friends, yeah, and nothing will change that, but now even the idea of seeing Pearl again is getting you hard. It’s almost all you can think about.