A day of shopping and fun.

Tiffany and Linda arrive at the mall and they head straight for Carrie Khan. The store is busy with shoppers running back and forth grabbing whatever they see marked down. Tiffany feels dread thinking about having to enter that crowd. The last time she went shopping was with her mom about half a year ago when she had to remind Tiff that it’s been half a year since she’s done any shopping.

“Oh my God, look at that one!” Linda exclaims and runs off.

“Ah! Wait, Lin!”

But Linda disappears into the teeming throng. Tiff steps in place worried about what to do. Then she sees a perfectly **** rack of pants and she decides to go for it.

* * * * *

Tiffany and Linda meet up after each managed to scrounge up a selection of clothes. They lay out their finds on a table with Tiff’s coming up short to Linda’s.

“Not much but you did find some pretty cute things. You didn’t get any underwear?” Says Linda.

“I didn’t really see anything in my size.”

“Maybe I can find something. What are your sizes?”

Tiffany is **** but she whispers her answer to Linda.

“Damn, you really are bigger than me. Nice tits and a dick. You really have it all Tiff!”

Tiff shushes her.

“Here.” Linda takes a stack of clothes and hands it to Tiffany. “I grabbed some stuff you’d look good in.”

“Oh, thanks.”

“Go on in and start trying them out. There’s a few other things I want to look for.”

Linda leaves and Tiffany enters the changing room. She starts with a tan pullover she picked out and pairs it with a moss green skirt. She looks herself over in the mirror and feels nice, but she wonders if it’s a good look. She grabs her phone and decides to send Linda a selfie. A moment later she gets a response.

Linda: Nice! I like it a lot on you

Happy with the response Tiffany tries out more clothes and asks what Linda thinks. She goes through a few other things from hers and Linda’s piles getting generally positive feedback. Next she grabs a bright red long sleeve top she picked out. She puts it on finding it a little tight. She snaps a picture and sends it to Linda.

Linda: Hmm. I don’t think that’s your best color

Tiffany takes it off and digs through her pile. She finds a low cut sleeveless ivory button down top which she pairs with a black tweed mini skirt from Linda’s pile. She poses and takes the pic.

Linda: <3 <3 <3 OMG That looks so hot on you! Pair it with that camel blazer and stockings and you’re good to go!

Tiff quickly jots that down for later.

* * * * *

The two finish their shopping and take their hauls to Linda’s car. Then they return inside to have lunch. They enter one of the restaurant and are soon seated in a small booth. As they look over the menus Tiffany notices Linda happily bopping and humming to herself.

“What are you so happy about?” Asks Tiff.

“I just think we had some pretty great finds.” Linda says then chuckles to herself.

“Thanks again for inviting me Lin. I don’t come to the mall that often.”

“Oh really? Gotta get you to come more often then.”

“Yeah. I’d like to. I should now that I have more free time…”

“So what does Tiffany usually like to do with her free time?”

“Huh? Why do you mean?”

“This’ll be on the test.”

“The test? Oh! Um…” Tiff tries to come up with something interesting and attractive that would leave a good impression. “I…like to…read.”

“Cool cool. What girl wouldn’t like a well-read partner? What do you read? Classic literature?”

“Yeah, I really love…Bach?” Tiff closes her menu and buries her face in her arms. “Lin, you can guess what I read.”

“It’s fine. Everyone enjoys a little smut.”

“Hehe, yeah…” Tiff laughs nervously. Then she tries again. “Okay, so…I’m not really that interesting. I just I like to read, watch TV, movies, play games…”

“Hey I like most of those things too! Isn’t that interesting? We could go watch a movie, or we maybe go to the arcade later!”

“Did I pass?”

“Yep! Just be honest with yourself. Don’t worry about sounding boring or nerdy. As long as you have something in common then you have an in.”

“And I guess it doesn’t hurt that we can do those things here?”

“Making use of location and opportunity. That gets you extra credit.”

Their server comes by and they place their orders. As she looks over the menu again Tiffany sees the most delicious looking decorated strawberry milkshake she’s ever seen. She ogles its figure having never desired something so much in her entire life. She wipes her mouth and quickly adds it to her order.

“Oh my God…” Linda says finding the shake too. “I’ll have a chocolate one!”

“Sorry miss. We’re all out of chocolate for today.”

“Oh. Uh, just water then. I almost forgot about my diet.” Linda chuckles.

Moments later their server arrives with their drinks. Tiffany’s eyes light up as her shake is placed in front of her. She slips her straw in and starts sipping. She pulls back before a brain freeze can get her and delights in its creamy goodness. Then she sees that Linda has her eyes glued to the shake.

“Lin~, do you wanna share this with me?”

Linda snaps out of it. “Oh! No, I shouldn’t…”

“Are you sure? I don’t mind at all,” Tiff says sliding the shake towards her. Linda lets out a rising hum as she weighs her options.

“You know what? One little treat isn’t gonna set me back!” Linda quickly slips her straw in and takes a strong sip. “MMMMM! This is so good!”

Their food soon arrives and Tiffany leaves the shake in the middle so they can keep taking sips. They continue to small talk as eat their lunch.

During a lull they focus on their meals. Then they both lean in catching each other’s eye as they sip from the shake. Tiffany can’t help but blush as usual. Linda wiggles her eyebrows causing Tiff to giggle. They pull back and laugh. Then together they go back in and finish their milkshake.

* * * * *

Tiffany and Linda decided to go watch a movie after lunch. It’s the finale of a well-known action series. Through a series of twists and revelations the movie promises to deliver a powerful satisfying conclusion. But Tiff and Lin won’t witness any of it as they’ve fallen asleep.

As the movie enters its big climax Tiffany is the first to wake up. She feels a weight on her shoulder and sees that Linda has rested her head on it. Tiff watches her sleep soundly and feels a bit embarrassed. She doesn’t want to wake Linda, and she doesn’t know what else to do, so she puts her head back and pretends to sleep.

Soon enough Linda wakes up. She notices the position she's in and quickly straightens herself. She looks over at Tiff still seemingly sleeping. Linda smirks. Then she reaches for Tiff’s far shoulder and softly pulls her towards her. Tiffany is worried about what she’s doing but focuses on not reacting. Tiff’s head then lands on Linda’s shoulder. Tiff has no idea what to do so she continues pretending.

“Tiff~ Tiff~ Wake up you little sleepyhead.”

Tiffany opens her eyes and groans. She straightens up and sighs at being played.

“Aw Tiff, you dozed off. It was so cute how you were sleeping on my shoulder.” Linda giggles.

“Yeah. Well…same to you.”

“Huh?”

“I was pretending to sleep. You were on my shoulder first.” Tiffany chuckles.

“Ah! Um!” Linda starts turning red. “So why didn’t you wake me up, huh? Did you like having a cute girl sleeping on your shoulder?”

Tiff smirks. “Is that why you did it?”

“Damn it.” Linda admits defeat.

Tiffany looks at the silver screen. The sun sets as the heroes walk away from a cemetery.

“We missed the whole movie. Do you wanna get out of here?” Tiffany asks.

“Yeah, let’s go do something else.” Linda smiles and they leave the movie theater.

* * * * *

The two are now at the arcade and are playing a two-player retro space shooter. They are completely engrossed in the action shouting out warnings and support at each other.

“Watch out!” “Get him!” “Nonono!” “Nice one!” “It’s too fast!” “Good job!”

But then comes the big boss of the level. A giant space station that takes up half the screen. It continually fires in seemingly every direction leaving little safe space. Small ships regularly fly out of the big station and aggressively chase down Tiffany and Linda’s crafts. The two struggle to gain any ground until Tiff manages to blow off the station’s frontal shield. Its big red weak spot is exposed and it shifts all its fire to in front of the spot in order to protect it. Even more small ships fly out to attack Tiff and Linda.

“Cover me! I got this!” Linda exclaims.

She flies into the maelstrom of fire and Tiffany shoots down any ships on her tail. Linda is in a heightened state of focus as she weaves back and forth avoiding every shot from the enemy. The station shifts to fire erratically but Linda excellently maneuvers around each shot and never loses sight of her target. Linda pushes in once more and the red spot cracks. The station is engulfed in a series of rapid explosions, then it falls away as Tiffany and Linda are declared victorious.

“Goddamn! That was amazing Lin!!” Tiff says ecstatic.

Linda pulls herself from the cabinet and pants a bit.

“What can I say? No one knows how to handle a joystick better than me!” She brags.

They stare at each other for a second amused and then burst out in laughter.

* * * * *

Tiffany and Linda are now heading home after a pretty fun day at the mall. Tiff reflects on the day. She really enjoyed hanging out with Linda but she keeps coming back to how the day started, and how they got here. Just a day or so ago she thought she had completely destroyed their relationship. But then they managed to reconcile and have a fun day out on top of that. Tiffany hopes she can continue having good times with Linda but worries there could still be rough patches ahead.

Linda pulls up to Tiff’s house and parks. She unbuckles and turns to Tiff.

“So Tiff. There’s gonna be a get together at the beach tomorrow, and I wanna invite you.”

“Oh, the beach.” Tiffany feels a little nervous at the thought. She hasn’t been to the beach in a good long time. “I’m not sure. I wouldn’t want to intrude.”

“You’re not intruding Tiff. You already know a lot of them from high school. There are also gonna be some others you haven’t met, but I think this would be a good opportunity for you.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah! You can get to know some of our old classmates and some of their friends. You already have a bit of trust built up with them from school. They know you’re shy, kind, sweet, and a good person over all. They can only grow to like you better the more sociable you become, and they’ll come to accept you for who you are. And that includes if you ever want to tell them.”

“I…don’t know.” Tiff says rubbing her hand.

“Before you make you decision,” Linda digs into the backseat until she finds a small bag. “I got a little present for you!”

Linda dangles the bag in front of her. Tiff hesitates at first but then takes the gift. From the bag she pulls out a yellow two-piece swimsuit.

“Tada! I saw it and knew it would look amazing on you! I wasn’t on sale but I couldn't pass it up. Its just the right size and the color looks really good on you. It's got a short skirt ruffle to accentuate your natural cuteness, and provide a little extra cover.”

Tiffany holds the swimsuit with apprehension. She goes over in her mind reasons to not wear it and definitely not go to the beach in it. But then she thinks about Linda. She thinks about how she bought it just for her. About how nice and helpful she’s been even after the trouble Tiff caused her. She knows that Linda cares for her and wants to help her out. What kind of person would she be to not accept the invitation?

“To be honest Lin. Thinking about putting this on and going to beach…there’s a lot that scares me. But also, I know I won’t get anywhere if I let that stop me.”

“So do you wanna go?” Linda asks eager for her reply.

“Yeah, lets go!”

“Hell yeah! We’re gonna have so much fun tomorrow!” Linda throws herself at Tiffany to hug her.

“Yeah, it’s like what they say, ‘Time to show some skin’. Or, ‘It doesn’t hurt to show a little skin’…There’s a saying like that right?”

“Yeah, something like that.”