End of the night

With Pearl captivating your attention, the rest of the rave passes in a blur. It can't last forever.

At the end of the night, you all pile into your old green truck. It's a tight fit, but not as tight as it was coming up. Yutong's getting a ride home with someone else.

"It's okay, I know him from robotics club," she explains, the skinny guy from earlier standing to the side very sheepishly.

Pearl rides up front with you, while Jane, Sully, and Indy cram into the back. Jane's thankfully wearing the sports bra again, at least, and Sully and Indy behave themselves until you drop them off at Sully's house. Jane bids you a goodnight and exits too, scootering off her house, which is only a few blocks away.

You drive to drop Pearl off next, but when you pull up to her darkened house, she waits on the curb without shutting the door.

"Did you forget something?" you ask, looking around your truck.

Pearl rolls her eyes. "Turn off the truck."

Confused, you do so.

"Now get out of the truck."

You get out and circle around to join Pearl, more confused.

Pearl snatches your hand and drags you to her front door.

"What about your mom?" you stammer.

"You had too much to drink," Pearl tells you, matter-of-factly. "I'm being responsible."

You didn't touch a drop of **** all night, the rave's bar was locked down too tight, and Popple Quench and Pearl were too much on your mind to solve the problem.

But a cover story like that means you don't have to leave Pearl's side. It's genius.

You text your dad the "bad news" at the door, while Pearl muffles her house keys so they don't clink. Quiet as a cat, she slinks in through the front door, and eases it shut and locked behind you.

The two of you creep upstairs, struggling to suppress your giggles.

When you reach her room, Pearl informs you, "I need a shower."

She leaves you alone in her room. You're too scared to turn on the lights. And, guessing you'll be spending the night, you start undressing. Your clothes reek of sweat. Down to your boxers, you sit in the dark and wait. The hum of Pearl's shower and muted splashing is the only sound in the house.

An indeterminate time later (your phone died shortly after texting Dad you were staying at a friend's house), the shower cuts off. A long silence follows till you hear faint footsteps padding up the hall.

Pearl ghosts into her room, the door scarcely staying open long enough for her to slip in. In the dark, you can see her light hair, still wet, and the white towel wrapped around her middle.

You make room for Pearl on the bed. She steps over, but wrinkles her nose at your boxers. She kneels at your feet and quickly tugs them off. "Scoot in," she says, dropping her towel to the floor.

You move up against the wall under the covers, and Pearl slides in after you, wiggling her slightly wet, naked back up to your front. Her butt slides up flush against dick - which instantly hardens against the small of her back.

Decisively, Pearl takes your arm and pulls it over her soft stomach. "Cozy?"

"Not much room," you say, your heart racing, "but... I don't mind."

"Me neither," says Pearl.

A long silence passes between the two of you.

Under the covers is hot. Pearl's body is hotter. Feeling Pearl's skin on your shaft? Feeling her breasts nestled against your arm, while your hand's splayed over her squishy stomach? You're wide awake.

Several minutes go by, but your pulsing erection shows no signs of abating. But Pearl is so still, you question whether she fell asleep the second her head hit the pillow.

"Hey P-"

"Yeah?" she interrupts instantly.

"-earl," you finish. "I was going to ask if you're awake."

"I'm awake."

Your cock flexes against her back at the sound of her breathy voice. "Earlier, when we were..." god, how do you phrase this?

"Yeah?" Pearl seems to know what you mean.

"It was a crazy party. I'm kind of having trouble winding down," you say.

"Uh-huh."

"I know you're tired, and you just took a shower, but..."

"But?" asks Pearl.

"Did you mean what you said?"

"What did I say?"

You feel weird saying this. "You said.... as much as I want...?"

Pearl is quiet for a minute. "Oh, yeah," she finally says. "Um. Yeah, sure. Do you want me to take care of it, or...?"