Play things by ear.

“I don’t think we can plan it. I think it might be something that happens naturally,” I tell Maddie. “I have a night off next weekend. We could head out together and see where things take us. If nothing comes of it, we’ve always got each other.”

“Nice to see I’m your consolation prize,” Maddie teases me.

“Very funny. You know that’s not what I meant. You’re the one that said next time remember,” I tell her back. I know she just likes to tease me as best she can.

“I did and there will be. I suppose you’ll have to do if it’s just us two,” Maddie plays along.

“Well, that’s very kind of you.”

After getting off the phone with Maddie I realise that I am starting to feel exhausted as well. Min has worn me out as much as she ever does. Adding in Holly as well to the mix, I’m all but shattered. Drifting off to sleep I smile at an incredible weekend I’ve had.

The next few days are a welcome respite as I recharge my batteries. I keep healthy habits for a couple of days at least. I study, I’m in my second year of university now and the workload is a step up from the first year. I exercise, I’ve been doing a martial art for a few years now and working on getting the next belt in my style. I eat as healthy as I can, not ultra-strict but I stay away from the bad stuff and no take-outs just yet. I also try and get as much sleep as possible which I truly do enjoy. I’ve always been a night person which is why I enjoy working in nightclubs so much, besides the girls. I can sleep late in the morning and do my study online and my martial arts in the evenings.

I would have liked to see Min sometime that week. Besides the crazy sex, I find myself really wanting her company. We’d always been very good friends but I also had some deeper feelings for her that were getting stronger the more time I spent around her. I think it’s because I never knew what she was going to do from one moment to the next. I just thrived on her chaos. It was also forbidden.

When I’d dated Maddie, she’d been very normal, which isn’t meant to be a bad word. The complete opposite of Min. I always knew how Maddie would react. She was pretty which had attracted me first but I think the thrill of the chase was more exciting than actually dating her. I’d got bored when it was all plain sailing.

I’d gone into my relationship with Holly not meaning for it to be a relationship at all. I’d had enough of them after Maddie and just wanted no string attached. Of course, we’d been great together sexually. Completely in touch with each other but also petrified of devolving feeling for each other. When we’d inevitably done that we rebelled against the other causing fight after fight for the most stupid reasons. Of course, the make-up sex had followed and it had been even better than the last time. We became dependant on each other being non-functional and it had taken Holly forcing a clean break for her own mental health for the pair of us to get past it.

I’d tried to hear how things went with Holly and Jessica getting back together. I’d left her a couple of messages to see and when I’d finally tried ringing her, she’d answered saying, “now’s not a good time. I really can’t talk at the moment,” and then hung up. I’d see her at work on the weekend and get the full story then.

I spoke with Min almost every day but couldn’t get a chance to see her. She’d told me her mum was annoyed about how much time she’d been spending out lately. She’d been in a bad mood about her staying out overnight and Min was staying home and helping out around the house while she cooled down. She didn’t think she would be able to go out this weekend coming either. Min thought if she spent a weekend at home her mum would move on and get over it. I apologised that it had been my fault she was getting in trouble for staying the night with me but she wouldn’t hear it. She would have gone out anyway and often stayed the night at Maddie’s house. Her mum would be annoyed at her even without me.

With Min on house arrest and Holly a p.o.w. it looked like it would be up to me to make my own entertainment for the weekend. I’d told Maddie we could go out on my night off. I wasn’t working Saturday. Did I want to wait until then or should I try and create some fun in the meantime?