You woke up feeling strong arms wrapped loosely around your waist. You didn't need to turn around to know that it was Kendall. In her sleep, she must have cuddled you since you remembered sleeping on the opposite side from hers. You didn't mind feeling her holding you tight; you actually liked it. You felt protected. However, you didn't want the girl to freak out so you carefully got out of her grip while trying to not wake her up in the process. You checked your phone and sent some text messages before heading to the shower. Today, was your last night in the city since you and Kendall were leaving to the Grand Canyon tomorrow where you planned to spend a night there too. When you got out of the shower and went into the room, you spotted an already awake Kendall gazing back at you.
"Hey, your phone has been ringing nonstop, you should check it out," she informed lazily. You grabbed your phone and saw some text messages and missed calls from Michelle. You grinned and called her back.
"Hey there," she greeted chirpily.
"Missed me?" you playfully asked and the green-eyed girl chuckled at your words.
"Not really," Michelle humorously replied. "I was calling to see if you wanted to hang out today... you know, go to that strip club you wanted to visit so much."
"Sure, but we need to be there early. I have a reservation for dinner so—"
"Yeah sure, I told my parents I'd be back before 5, so it's okay. Those clubs are open all day, so it's not a problem," she interrupted you.
"Alright, I'm gonna have breakfast and I'll text you later, okay?" you smiled. You couldn't help but notice Kendall's curious orbs studying you while you talked on the phone.
"You'd better text me or I'll personally go and find you myself," Michelle half-joked and you giggled. You said goodbye to each other and glanced over at the brown-eyed girl who was still curiously looking at you.
"Who was that?" she asked while sitting on bed.
"That was Michelle. The girl you met yesterday at breakfast, remember?" the tall girl nodded.
"What did she want? Are you guys hanging out?"
"Yeah, about that... uhm, would you like to go with us to a strip-club?" Kendall seemed shocked at your invitation.
"A s-strip-club?" she stuttered and you timidly nodded. "With you and Michelle?" you nodded again. It was unusual to see Kendall insecure and hesitant about something since she was always so sure about herself. It was weird and you were certain that not many people knew this side of her; and for knowing it, you felt honored.
"Do you want to go or not?" you insisted.
"Okay," she croaked.
...
You were waiting for Michelle at the lobby of the hotel with Kendall by your side. You could tell that the girl was not amused but she was the one that agreed to do this after all. You observed as the elevator doors opened, revealing the emerald eyes you had seen yesterday. She smiled from ear to ear as soon as she spotted you.
"Hey there," Michelle wrapped her arms around you, giving you a small hug. "Hi, Kendall," she acknowledged the taller girl who only nodded in response.
"Are you guys ready for this adventure?" you playfully commented.
"Really, Y/N?" The girl with emerald eyes rolled her eyes. The three of you went on your car to this famous place that was usually frequented by tourists. Going to a strip-club in Las Vegas was rather common and, as usual, you were curious about it. If your parents found out that you were in your way to a strip-club, your mom would have already taken a plane and brought you right back to your hometown. She was that dramatic. "So, I'm curious, where did you guys meet?" Michelle asked as you stopped in a red light.
"We met at Yosemite Park," Kendall replied.
"Basically, I saved her from kidnappers and serial killers," you joked even though you were absolutely relieved that you were the one who picked her up and not other person.
"Thank you about that," you saw through the rear view mirror that she was smiling at you. "How did you two met by the way?"
"Well, there was some alcohol involved," you jested and the tall girl made a face when you mentioned that. "I was at the club the other night and this girl here couldn't resist my charm, so she approached me," you explained and, shortly after, you received a playful smack in your arm.
"That's not what happened," Michelle laughed. "We were at the club and we were pretty much the ones that weren't dancing, so we started talking and then we had a coffee and then we exchanged numbers," Kendall only nodded and looked outside the window quietly.
You finally arrived at the nightclub which was nothing discrete as it had a big poster on the entrance with a girl on a pole in neon lights. You paid the admission ticket and the bouncer outside let you in right away. The place was packed with all types of people: old men, young boys and girls, couples and lots of tourists. The girls on this club didn't go fully nude but they did go topless. The dancers seemed to be used to the big crowd and to people throwing money at them. Michelle went directly to the bar and ordered herself a drink; you on the other side, stuck to water since you were the one driving.The three of you sat by the tip rail where an attractive brunette was performing. She was wearing a very short skirt that left little to the imagination and that showed her long athletic legs. Her breasts were covered by a see-through bra that made her nipple piercing noticeable. You felt the performer's eyes on you and you couldn't help but blush. Seductively, she walked to the nearest pole to where you were and started dancing exotically.
"I think you have to give her a dollar or something," Michelle muttered and you nodded understandingly. You took a dollar from your pocket and the dancer kneeled in front of you. Her pelvic area was literally right in front of you; you nervously grabbed the elastic of her skirt and you pulled it softly so you could place the dollar there. The brunette winked at you and then went to another customer to do the same thing she did to you. You glanced at Michelle that was smirking and giving you a thumbs up while Kendall was looking at you disapprovingly. To be totally honest, you didn't felt comfortable looking at all these girls dancing and performing. You knew it was their job and they were used to it, but you felt like you were intruding in their privacy. However, it was a total new experience that you'll probably not repeat again.
After being there for some time, you made your way back to the car so you could go back to the hotel. Thankfully, Michelle was sobering up as you were arriving to building; you didn't want her parents to think you were a bad influence. You were pretty sure that their daughter didn't tell them that you were taking her to a strip-club either. It was really sad that after tonight you were no longer seeing those green orbs again. You parked your car and went to the lobby and Kendall told you she was going to be upstairs changing so as to give you some space to talk to Michelle.
"So this is it?" you rasped.
"Of course not. Girl, I'll be on your fucking ass 24/7 and you'd better answer my texts," you wrapped your arms around the dark-haired girl and she hugged you back tightly.
"I'm going to miss you," you confessed. "I know we have known each other for like two days but I swear that you are already special to me. Blame it on the alcohol," she laughed at that.
"You are special to me too. It's difficult to feel strong connections nowadays and that's why I want to keep you around," you grinned and hugged her one more time.
...
"So Michelle, huh?" Kendall stated in a monotonous voice. You eyed her suspiciously as you stopped in a red light. You were rather excited tonight because you had your 'date' with Kendall. "Do you like girls?" she asked while looking fixedly at you and that made you nervous. Coming out was nothing new to you; every new person you met that held a proper conversation with you, eventually found out about your sexuality. But coming out, even though it wasn't new, it still made you feel nervous. You and Kendall never discussed sexuality or love for that matter; you never mentioned if you found a girl hot or even if you were crushing on someone. But you guessed that she noticed either way.
"Yeah," you admitted.
"Did you hook up with Michelle?" the brown orbs found yours and you had to look away because they were way too intense for you to handle right there.
"I didn't," you shook your head. "Why are you asking me this?"
"I think she likes you," Kendall looked down. You didn't reply and kept driving. You thought about Kendall's words. Michelle was attractive; very attractive. And if you weren't crushing so hard on the girl on the passenger seat, you'd have probably felt something for the green-eyed girl.
You finally arrived to The Stratosphere. The building was huge; the height of it was unthinkable and at the top of the structure, there was something like a fun park with extreme rides which was so crazy. You took the elevator to the floor where the restaurant was and just by the look of the whole tower, you could tell that it was going to be amazing.
The waitress took you and Kendall to the table you had reserved which was right next to the huge glass panels that allowed you to contemplate the city from above. You sat there at a total loss of words; the view in front of you was breathtaking. You could tell that Kendall was feeling the same way because her mouth was slightly open and her brown orbs were as in awe as yours.
"This is—"
"Beautiful," Kendall finished your sentence. You nodded in agreement. The waitress appeared with two menus and after a few minutes of deciding what to eat, you both ended up ordering the same thing. Kendall moved her hair to her side and her perfume invaded you, making you feel lightheaded. It made you remember of that morning when you woke up tangled in her arms.
"What?" she looked at you with a raised eyebrow when she noticed you were staring.
"Nothing," you replied. "So, what kind of pictures do you like taking?" you asked her in hope of starting a deep conversation that at least led to some personal information about her.
"Uh, just stuff," she dryly responded. As you tried not to roll your eyes at her expected answer, you felt your phone vibrate. You pulled it out only to find a message from Michelle. You smiled widely as you saw the picture she had sent to you. She was making puppy eyes and she had written 'I miss you' below. You sent her a quick picture of your view because you were excited and you felt like sharing it with her. "Who are you texting?"
"Michelle," you couldn't wipe the smile off your face.
"So I wasn't mistaken," she mumbled lowly but you heard it.
"What do you mean?" you frowned and the taller girl only sighed.
"That there's something going on between you two," you chuckled because she was so wrong. Only if she knew...
"We are not involved in any way. I just think she's a great person," she looked at you suspiciously but kept her mouth shut.
"So, did you like the strip-club?" you asked teasingly. Kendall playfully rolled her eyes and smiled.
"I loved it," she stated sarcastically. "You must have loved it, though. Specially when that dancer put her, uhm, private parts, on your face," she taunted with an evil smirk on her face.
"Oh my god! Kendall!" you gasped. "And for your information, I didn't enjoy it and I wouldn't go back there either," you explained and she nodded weirdly happily. You both kept chatting and observing the city; nothing major about her life came up but it was always nice to hear her talk.
...
Back at the hotel, and after a wonderful evening, you jumped into the huge bed, exhausted. Kendall didn't waste anytime and joined you too. After giving a call to your family and avoiding telling them about your little escapade to the strip-club with your two new friends, you turned to the side to see if the tall girl was asleep. However, you found deep brown orbs studying you.
"Are you ever going to tell me who you talk to on the phone?" Kendall asked. You sighed and decided to tell her that you simply talked to your family and that you sent photos to them of every place you went because it was getting ridiculous to keep that information from her. It's not like it was going to change anything.
"My family," you sighed, feeling the tiredness on your body.
"Really?" she questioned surprised.
"Yeah, who do you think I was talking to?"
"Your girlfriend," she murmured shyly. "Because, well, the 'I love you's', the fact that you never mentioned me which made sense, because really, what kind of girl would like her girlfriend on a road trip with another girl? And also because you didn't mention that just hours ago you were at a strip-club and also the fact that you were staying in such luxurious hotel, I mean, it sounds stupid but it made sense in my head."
"I don't have a girlfriend," you chuckled. "Besides, hours ago you thought me and Michelle had something going on," she kept quiet. "But yeah, it makes sense. I didn't tell my mom about you because that would mean that I broke a few rules like for example, talking to strangers and telling them I'm all on my own and worse, giving them a ride, or even worse, sleeping in the same bed with them," she giggled at that.
"I see..." Kendall eyed you. "And what are you going to tell her?"
"I don't know."
"You could tell her that I was in your class and that we ran into each other by chance—"
"She knows everyone in my school," you interrupted.
"Well, what if I'm a friend of a friend?" Kendall suggested.
"Well that could work," you smiled at her.
"Good, because I'd really love to meet your family. I'm sure they are lovely," you smiled at that. Kendall was so weird and changeable; one minute she was giving you compliments and laughing with you, and next minute she was cold and distant. You'd like to know what was going on on that pretty mind of hers. "Good night, Y/N."
"Night," you mumbled sleepily. Before falling asleep, you remembered that in the morning her arms had surprised you by being wrapped around you. You were craving for them to do that again. But there was nothing you could do, at least not for now.