The Third Date 01: Clueless of Cotham - Sex Stories

The Third Date 01: Clueless of Cotham

... if you ever want to talk to somebody about this, you can text or call any time."

"Thanks," she said, pulling back, "that would be great actually. Here, put your number in my phone. Then we'd better go. They'll be wondering where we are."

"Actually," she said, as we left the restaurant and turned down the steps to Frogmore Street, "I wanted to ask for your number anyway. Jenny's got a plan. But, look, ignore me if you like, but I think it would be best if youdidn't tell Priya how you felt or even that you're gay. I'm not saying lie exactly, but I'm saying let her come to you."

I wasn't sure how I felt about that. I'd known I was gay since I was 15, and had been out for the last 10 years. I went on Pride marches, but I wasn't in people's face about my gayness. Sure, I didn't wear dresses, but I was still fairly feminine. But I had no intention to go back in the closet and hide who I was. As much as I liked Priya, I wasn't sure anyone was worth that. The more Melissa spoke, the more this just sounded like a recipe for me being hurt.

"Is she worried about her family?" I asked.

"Um... hard to know. You know she's actually mixed race, right?"

"No."

"Yeah, her mum's white. It's just her Dad who's Asian. So they faced a lot of prejudice when they got together, not least from his family I think. His parents live in Kenya. Priya's only met her grandparents on her father's side once, and it was a fucking shitshow by all accounts. So, you'd think that on the face ...

... of it her parents would be a bit more understanding having been convention breakers themselves, but who fucking knows. They are still ridiculously in love though, it's so sweet to see. Priya's always said she's wanted something like that, so I just think it'll take a while for her to let go of that ideal. If you present her with an alternative now, I think she'll fucking reject it out of hand, but if you let the idea grow on her..."

I was torn. Heart saying one thing, head the other. For all she seemed to be encouraging me, that was a massive warning light going off right there.

"So what are you thinking? Just bombard her with lesbian propaganda?"

"Pretty much, yep! Jenny's going to raid the LGBT section of the school library and we're going to force her to watch Carol and Heartstopper."

I laughed. "Mmmm. Cate Blanchett. That'll do it." As if it would be that easy.

"Funny, I'd pegged you in the Cate Blanchett role and Priya as Rooney Mara."

I laughed again.

"Well, this explains all the mixed signals I've been getting from her. One moment she's singing me a love song, the next she's..."

"Wait, what?! She fucking sang to you!" Melissa was actually shouting. "Like, live, in front of you? In the same room? You're shitting me!"

"Yeah, er... is that a big de-"

"Oh my fucking God yes!" Melissa had grabbed both my arms. "Kate, Priyanever performs for anyone. She has such a hang up about performing, I can't even... wow, just wow, and you've known her a ...