Chapter 1 – A Different Side of Holly

Holly knew once she spoke up about what was on her mind, there was no turning back. Her friends knew she was strange, and they were pretty cool with most of the things she came up with, but this? This was different.

She felt butterflies in her tummy. Just come out with it, for fuck's sake.

As it was her turn to play, Holly rolled the dice across the board and finally got the courage to speak up.

“Do you guys think I’m sexy?” Holly said.

She immediately noticed all three of them raise their eyebrows.

After a slight pause, Megan said, “Of course, babe!”

Megan was Holly's best friend and always tried to be nice to everyone.

“You’re just saying that to be polite. I want everyone’s honest opinion,” Holly said.

“Why are you asking?” said Connor.

“I just want to know,” Holly snapped without meaning to.

She noticed the looks of surprise on their faces.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to say it like that. Look, we’re all adults now, and I just want to know what you think. I can handle whatever you say. Please just tell me.”

At that point, Riley spoke up. “I think you’re sexy, babe.”

It was nice for Holly to hear him say it.

“Really?” Holly asked.

“Yes, you’re adorable. I’ve been trying to hit on you for years, you know that,” he laughed.

“Oh, have you?”

She genuinely hadn’t noticed. Was she that backward?

“Yes, you literally turned me down when I asked you to dance at the ball last year.”

“Aww, I’m sorry. I wasn’t feeling well that night. I remember I had two drinks and felt like I was gonna be sick.”

“Pretty sure that was just an excuse. Anyway, it doesn’t matter. It’s not like I’m madly in love with you or anything, but you are sexy, okay? There, I said it... twice.”

“Aww, thank you.”

“I think so too,” said Connor.

“Me too. I wasn’t just being polite. There’s a hot chick underneath those glasses and daggy clothes, babe,” said Megan.

Holly started to blush. It was nice to hear them compliment her like that.

“Thanks, guys. I really appreciate that.”

“So is there a reason you just asked us this out of nowhere?” said Megan.

“Oh, no way! Can’t believe you had that. I was just about to take you down!” said Connor, referring to a card that Riley played. “Sorry, guys, didn’t mean to interrupt.”

“That’s okay,” Holly said, realising it was now or never to tell them why she asked the question.

“Umm, yeah, there kinda was a reason…” Holly hesitated.

Megan looked at Holly with open eyes. “And?”

“Well, umm, I’m just gonna come out and say it. I wanna be a stripper.”

“Oh wow,” said Megan.

“Holy shit! Seriously?” said Riley.

“Seriously,” Holly said, noticing the butterflies had now returned.

“Okay then,” giggled Megan, “so you're actually serious? Like, you actually want to go and work at a strip club?”

“Yes,” Holly said blankly.

“Why haven’t you told me this before?”

“I’m telling you now.”

“Okay, thought you might have told your best friend something like this before announcing it to everyone, but anyway.” Megan appeared a little offended.

“Don’t be like that, babe,” Holly said. “I wanted to tell you; it’s just embarrassing. I dunno, I just decided to come out with it tonight. I couldn’t keep it secret any longer.”

“Okay, I’m sorry, you’re right. It took guts to say that.”

“Can we come and watch?” asked Riley with a big smile.

“Don’t be a dickhead,” said Connor, giving him a friendly push.

“What? I’m being supportive," he said with a cheeky grin.

“Yes, you can come and watch,” Holly said. She absolutely wanted them to come and watch.

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Holly spent a lot of time at home on her own. Her parents both worked weekends, and her older brother was often busy with sports and his friends. She’d go out shopping with Megan from time to time, but other than that she didn’t have a lot of friends and didn’t do much else with her time outside the house.

When she was sixteen, she had a boyfriend who she stayed with for about eight months, but after that ended, she hadn’t been with anyone else. She started exploring different sides of her sexuality at home and watched lots of videos online that gave her ideas. She became particularly attracted to scenes where girls were either naked in public or flashed themselves in front of other people. She wasn’t sure if she’d ever have the guts to do anything like that, but the idea was thrilling all the same.

Holly started fantasising more and more about getting naked in front of people, and the desire became increasingly intense. There was a man who came to do the gardens in the front yard every couple of weeks, and one Saturday when no one was home, she decided to do something super naughty.

She made sure the curtains in her room were wide open, then, when she could hear the gardener pruning outside her bedroom window, she walked in there with nothing but a pair of cute panties on. Her heart was going crazy. She had never been so anxious. When she entered the room, he was right in front of her window and noticed her. She pretended she didn’t notice him and went about laying out some clothes on the bed, fairly certain he was watching her. Through the intense feeling of anxiety, something in that moment gave her confidence.

Holly decided to turn in the direction of the window to see if he was still there, her tits completely exposed. When she did, she noticed he hadn’t moved, and he was staring straight at her. She stayed where she was, gave him a smile, and casually put her bra on, then her shirt. He looked very surprised, but in the end he smiled back at her before she walked out of her room. She was so excited after that experience. It was the most fun she’d ever had, and she couldn’t wait to do something like it again.

She decided to go out and buy herself a skimpy bikini, and when she modeled a couple in the changeroom, she liked what she saw. After psyching herself up, one morning she headed out to the beach wearing her new bathers under her clothes. When she got there, she stripped down to the bikini and sunbathed for a while. Then she got up and walked down to the water’s edge where she noticed men looking at her. She’d never really experienced this before, and she loved it.

Holly started doing this a few times on her own and then plucked up the courage to set up at the back of the beach topless. She absolutely loved that. It gave her just the kind of naughty thrill she was after, and she became increasingly daring with it, setting herself up closer to other people before removing her top.

One afternoon, when she visited the beach, she found there weren’t a lot of people around. She’d taken her top off and then decided to get up and walk along the waterline without putting it on. As she walked, she saw a man coming in the other direction with his dog, and when he approached, he said hello to Holly. With her tits out, she talked to the man for a few moments and gave the dog some pats.

This little experience was so much fun, and from then on she found herself looking for quiet opportunities at the beach to do the same thing. She began walking past people with her tits out and speaking to them when she could.

This was something she loved to do, but she wanted more. The more videos she watched where girls did crazy stuff flashing other people, the more she wanted to do the same thing. She just didn’t know how she was going to go about it.

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When she left school, Holly didn’t immediately have any plans to go to uni or any particular career path. Her parents and even Megan tried to encourage her because she was smart and did well at school, but Holly just wanted to take it easy for a while.

She went for a job interview as a secretary at a small office in the city one afternoon, and on her way home, before getting to the bus stop, she walked past a strip club. That’s when it hit her. Sitting on the bus, before she made it home, she’d decided she wanted to be a stripper. Or so she thought, anyway.

The more Holly pondered the reality, though, the more she began to question it. She knew she wanted to do something like that, but what the hell would she be getting herself into? She was probably nothing like the types of girls who worked at those clubs. Maybe she’d end up making a complete fool of herself. Maybe she’d completely regret it once she actually went through with it. And where did one learn to become a stripper anyway?

After contemplating all this, Holly realised she needed to somehow test the waters before diving in headfirst.

So when no one was home, she started filming herself stripping down to her panties. She filmed from the neck down so no one could see her face and then uploaded one of the clips online. She got so many comments on the video that she was blown away. Some of the comments were a bit obscene, but most were very supportive, telling her she looked sexy and that they wanted to see more.

Holly started watching lots of videos of other girls stripping and picked up some moves along the way. Then, after watching a couple of videos back of herself, she thought, why the fuck am I keeping my panties on?

As soon as she had that thought, she hurried to set her phone up on her little tripod again, locked her bedroom door, and put some music on. She then went about doing her sexiest moves and slowly stripped everything off until she was completely naked.

She uploaded this video, and over the coming few days, she got hundreds of likes and comments. She wasn’t daring enough to show her face yet, but it seemed people definitely loved seeing her body.

Posting videos of herself online without showing her face was one thing, though. Rocking up at a strip club and asking if she could get a job there was quite another. Holly desperately wanted to do just that, but she still didn’t have the guts to go through with it.

Going over all this in her head, an idea came to mind. What if she were to strip in front of her friends?

Holly knew she was a little crazy for having the thought, but she was also immediately turned on by it. It was definitely a chance to get naked in front of people without the pressure of being up on a stage being watched by a group of strangers. She went back and forth in her head with this idea, half of her telling herself she was a psychopath, the other half telling her to go for it.

In the end, the half that was telling her to go for it won.

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“So have you actually approached anywhere about this then?” asked Megan.

So far, her friends were being pretty accepting of this crazy idea. Holly was surprised.

“Nope, I decided I needed practice,” Holly giggled. “I’ve been making little videos of myself.”

“Oh wow!” said Riley.

Holly could tell that Connor also liked the idea by his expressions. He just wasn’t as outspoken as Riley.

“Can we see one?” asked Riley.

“Riley!” said Megan. “Stop it.”

“Yeah, calm down, mate,” said Connor.

“No, it’s okay, guys. I was thinking of going one better,” said Holly.

All of their eyebrows were raised by this comment, and they waited for Holly to continue.

Holly was nervous again but realised she had to explain what she meant now. She didn’t know what her friends were gonna think of her, but she definitely knew she wanted to go through with it. Her hormones were taking over any sense of restraint.

“Yeah, so I was wondering what you guys would think if I practised in front of you?”

The look on Riley’s face was an overwhelming yes, but he held back on speaking for a moment.

“Wow,” said Megan. “You want to strip in front of us?”

“Yes.”

“Holy shit, as in, like, how far?”

The boys knew it was time to let Megan speak. They were all for the idea, but realised the mature thing to do was to remain cool and let it play out.

“What do you mean?” Holly asked, knowing full well what Megan meant.

“Well, like, as in, strip… naked, or just down to your underwear or something?”

Holly took a deep breath and said, “Umm, maybe down to my panties.”

“Oh my God,” Megan giggled. “Wow, that’s fucking wild!”

“I’m sure these two wouldn’t mind,” she continued.

“I am very supportive of the idea,” said Riley with a cheeky smile.

“I also have no objections,” said Connor.

Holly laughed and was delighted by their responses.

“Does that mean you do mind, Megan?”

“Umm, no. No, I wasn’t saying that. It’s just a surprise, that’s all. I can’t believe you want to strip off in front of us. I thought you were just a nice, shy girl, and now this is completely changing who I thought you were.”

“Aww, babe,” Holly said, “Do you think I’m a slut or something now?”

“No, of course not. No, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it like that. It’s just out of character, is all I meant.”

“I can still be nice and want to be a stripper, can’t I?”

“Aww, yes, you can, sweetie. You’re right, and I’m not judging you for that.”

“Thanks, babe. I assure you this changes nothing about me. I’m still the same person; this is just something I feel compelled to do. I don’t really know why. I guess it seems exciting, and I could make lots of money.”

“Yeah, you’re probably right about that. If you do go ahead with this for real, promise me you’ll be careful, okay?”

“Of course I will. Thanks for looking out for me. But before I do approach anywhere, I definitely need to practise, and that’s where you guys come in!”

Holly was getting more confident now. The idea was out there in front of the group, and they’d responded fairly well. She was getting horny about the potential of stripping off in front of them and keen to go ahead and do it.

“And promise me you won’t laugh, okay?”

“Aww, of course we won’t laugh, babe,” said Megan.

“You’re thinking of doing this now?” said Connor.

Holly smiled. “Well, maybe, when the game is over… if everyone is okay with it.”

“I concede defeat!” said Riley.

Everyone laughed.

“I agree,” said Megan. “Connor has clearly won anyway. I say go for it, hun.”

Holly giggled and couldn’t believe the reality of this was actually going to take place. Holy shit, I’m really doing this, she thought to herself.

“Okay, well, I need a few minutes to get ready first, okay? Feel free to make yourselves a coffee or grab snacks out of the cupboard or whatever. And go sit on the lounge chairs.”

Holly then left the room while the others all looked at each other for a moment, bewildered. This was so completely out of the blue for them, and they were still coming to terms with it. They’d all known Holly for a long time, and she’d never once let on that she wanted to do anything like this. As far as they were concerned, she was fairly shy and conservative. She generally dressed in loose, baggy clothing and never even really tried to look sexy.

When she left the room, she was wearing blue jeans, a loose white top, and a grey cardigan that was too big for her, the sleeves coming down over her hands.

Around twenty minutes later, she returned. The boys had grabbed some snacks, and Megan was sipping at a cup of tea. Connor and Riley were sitting together on the lounge while Megan sat nearby. Holly came to the archway of the lounge room and cleared her throat to announce her arrival.

When her three friends turned around, they could not believe their eyes. Who was this girl and what had she done with Holly?

Holly stood in the archway wearing ripped blue denim shorts and sheer black tights. On her top half, she wore a tight black button-up top with several buttons undone, showing plenty of cleavage. She’d let her dark blonde hair out and looked gorgeous, still wearing her glasses.

Riley wondered why he hadn’t tried harder to be with her before, but seeing her like this made him think she was now out of his league. Connor also thought she looked fucking hot and couldn’t believe he’d never quite noticed it before.

Megan was quite surprised by the sudden change, although she also thought Holly looked amazing. In comparison, she didn’t think she was particularly attractive, and she immediately felt intimidated by Holly.

“God damn,” said Riley, “I had no idea you were so fucking hot.”

Holly giggled and looked a little shy.

“You look amazing, babe. Wow,” said Megan.

“Thanks, guys.”

Holly was so scared in that moment. She’d put it all on the line now. She was wrestling with this crazy new side she’d developed and the established shy version that her friends knew her to be. She’d been giving herself little pep talks as she was getting ready. You can do this, babe. You are sexy. Just go for it.

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She took a deep breath and walked over to adjust the stereo. She then dimmed the lights, queued a playlist on her phone, and walked into the middle of the room, facing the other direction to her little audience.

The song that came on was a modern stripper classic, “Buttons” by The Pussycat Dolls. As soon as it started, Holly began to move her hips. The boys glanced at each other with a smile, then sat back into the lounge with their eyes glued to Holly.

She began swaying her ass side to side in sharp movements in time to the music. She ruffled her hair and shook her head a little. She then slid the sides of her hands down against her hips, her fingers sticking out while she rolled her ass from side to side.

Holly swayed her hair about and started twisting her body around, moving her shoulders up and down in little circles. She was very good at moving in time to the music, keeping her movements sharp and deliberate. Megan was particularly impressed at how good she was.

Holly then turned around in one swift movement, looking at the two boys. Her expression was serious and very sexy. She opened her mouth a little and looked up and down. She then grabbed the open sides of her top and started playfully tugging.

She was definitely still nervous, but now she was in the moment; she also felt a certain degree of confidence. Whatever the case, she was faking it as best as she could. She’d made lots of videos of herself by now and studied lots of erotic dance moves. Most of the comments she’d received from her videos were about her naked body, but she was pretty sure that her dancing was good too.

Holly then started undoing the buttons on her top. The boys looked at each other and smiled again for a very short moment. One by one, the buttons were loosened until Holly was holding her top together with her hands. She then did a little move where she almost opened her top a few times with her wrists in time with the beat of the music. Finally, she ripped it right open and then sensually slid her hands down the sides of her body.

Underneath her top, she revealed she was wearing a black lace bra. She quickly turned to face the other direction again and then removed her top completely, throwing it across onto the lounge room floor. At this point, she went straight for the bra strap, playfully fiddling with it as she looked back across her shoulder at her captivated little audience.

She then turned back around, giving a clearer view of the shape of her lovely breasts in the lace bra. This time, as she shook her head from side to side, her long hair brushing over her shoulders and chest, she went for the button holding her shorts together. Once that was undone, she slid down the zip before turning around again.

She stretched out her arms and started bending and straightening her knees in time with the music. Holly was really getting into it now, and most of her nerves had been replaced by the sheer excitement of the moment. Her heart was still pounding, of course. The adrenaline was high, and her hormones were going wild.

Holly then stood straight with her legs close together and did a sharp look back over her shoulder with her mouth wide open in a cute, playful expression. She looked away again as her hands came to the sides of her shorts. As she swayed her hips, she began to pull them down, slowly revealing a black G-string underneath her sheer tights. It had a small triangle of lace between the straps, and as the shorts came down, Holly gave everyone an amazing view of her gorgeous ass.

The shorts fell to the floor, and she kicked them away. She then moved her legs apart and bent right over before coming back up in a little jump. At that point, she stumbled, but quickly came back in time with the music.

Megan could not believe her eyes. She could hardly come to terms with the fact that this was Holly. This whole persona was not like anything she’d ever witnessed from her best friend before.

The boys were getting really excited now. They continued exchanging little glances between each other, but not for long, as their eyes quickly reverted to watching Holly’s every move.

Riley was starting to get horny with the sight of Holly’s ass in a G-string, and the crush that he’d always had on her developed into an intense physical attraction within the last ten minutes. Connor was loving the show too, but he saw Holly as more of a friend and was struggling between that and watching her perform like this. He was definitely impressed by her confidence and how well she moved to the music, though, as well as her gorgeous body.

As the song came to an end, Holly put her arms out to the sides, moved her legs apart and stood still in a star pose, still facing away from the group.

Megan, Connor and Riley all cheered for her. Riley was desperately hoping the show wasn’t going to end there.

Holly was breathing heavily in a state of complete nervous excitement. She was having the time of her life and knew right then that this was what she wanted to do for real. Not that it wasn’t real in front of her friends; it definitely was. She’d pushed through all her shyness to perform a very provocative striptease in front of her peers, and she was very proud of herself.

Next on the playlist, “In Da Club” by 50 Cent. As the heavy bass notes started, Holly swung her arms to the front, and, keeping her legs wide and straight, she slowly lowered her fingertips to the floor. She stayed like that for a few moments, fully bent over, slowly shaking her ass at her friends. Her glasses fell off while she was facing the floor, but she quickly picked them up and put them back on.

Riley was losing his mind and very excited that Holly had launched into a second striptease. She was now firmly locked in his mind as the sexiest girl he’d ever laid eyes on.

Holly now began removing her tights, shuffling them down her hips in time with the music. The process of getting them off was awkward, though, and she stumbled getting her foot out of them. This was something she’d need to work on. Unfazed, she giggled at herself and continued her dance.

Once the tights were off, it wasn’t long before Holly moved to her bra strap. Still facing the other way, she unclipped it and held it together with her hands. She teased by moving the straps up and down in time with a sexy little walk on the spot, showing off her lovely ass cheeks as they clenched and released.

She then slid her arms free of the bra, fumbling slightly as she caught it on the way. She didn’t really care, though. She knew she could work on this stuff, and she was sure that tonight’s audience wouldn’t be judging her too harshly.

She flung the bra across the room in a random direction and placed her hands on her tits.

“Wooo!” yelled Riley.

Holly giggled and loved the reaction.

Connor gave a little clap while Megan remained silent.

Then, she turned around to face her friends with her hands still covering her boobs. Holding them tight, she moved her hands up and down with the beat, giving them a little squeeze in between. She repeated this action a few times, pointing her head to the far left and then the far right.

Completely in the moment now, a little voice could be heard in the back of her head. Go for it, babe.

Holly slowly brought her gaze to the centre with a serious, utterly sexy look on her face. She scanned her eyes from Megan to Connor to Riley, then back to the middle at no one in particular. With a final couple of squeezes, Holly took a deep breath and released her hands wide open and then up in the air. As she did, she opened her mouth and closed her eyes for a brief moment, communicating how amazing it felt to have her tits free.

Holly’s tits were full and naturally rounded, with a gentle downward curve and small pink nipples that pointed slightly outward. They were a little larger than average in proportion to her small body.

“Wooohhooo!” came another excited yell from Riley, absolutely in heaven getting to see Holly’s fantastic bare breasts right before his eyes.

Connor was smiling and having a good time. Megan’s expression was a little harder to read.

Holly danced around some more, showing off her tits with all eyes glued to her. She was feeling so excited now, and the thought of taking her G-string off occurred to her. She’d said she was only going to strip down to her panties, but now she’d come this far; she felt a little rush at the mere thought of removing them.

Basically, she couldn’t help herself. Now that the idea had crossed her mind, she wanted so badly to be nude in front of the others. The song was coming to an end, though, and she hadn’t queued any others.

As the song ended, Holly relaxed and couldn’t help having a little giggle at herself. She faced the group with her arms folded under her tits and said, “So is that enough or should I do one more?”

“Moooorrrre!” said Riley with the biggest smile he’d ever had.

“Yeah, go for it if you want to. I’m not complaining,” giggled Connor.

Megan didn’t say anything.

“Megan?” asked Holly.

“Yeah, of course, babe, whatever you like,” Megan replied.

Holly wasn’t sure what was going on with her, but she wasn’t objecting, and the boys obviously wanted more, so she decided to go for it.

She queued one more song, Rihanna’s “S&M”, and turned up the volume.

Holly didn’t know the song quite as well, so her moves were more spontaneous. She was basically just having fun with it now, knowing that a small piece of black fabric was all that stood between her and exposing herself completely.

After she danced around for a bit, she turned toward the wall, looked over her shoulder with a smile on her face, and grabbed the sides of her G-string. She gave it a little tug and looked at the boys with a clear expression that said, “You want me to take these off?”

Both of them cheered this time, and Holly started to pull down her knickers, revealing the top of her ass crack. She continued shaking her bum as she pulled them down further, finally letting them fall to the floor, then kicking them away.

More cheers came as Holly shook her ass around to the music. She felt an amazing rush now she was fully nude, and caught in the moment, she did not regret it for one second. She jumped to face the front again and covered her crotch with her hands. It wasn’t long, though, before she uncovered herself and moved her hands to her hips, revealing her light honey-brown hairy pussy.

The boys didn’t make a sound this time, but Holly saw that their eyes and mouths were wide open.

Riley was very horny now, and Connor also couldn’t help his cock getting stiff at the sight of beautiful Holly in the nude.

As they stared at her continuing her impromptu provocative moves, they suddenly noticed her smile drop. She wasn’t giving a sexy look this time. She looked kind of worried and was looking in Megan’s direction. As the boys followed her gaze, they noticed Megan wasn’t sitting there any longer.

Holly continued to dance for a few moments longer, but she couldn’t stop thinking about why Megan left. Before the song was over, she gathered up her clothes and ran out of the room.

The two boys looked at each other, absolutely gobsmacked. They were in a complete state of arousal but now didn’t know what to make of Megan leaving and Holly running away. The song finished not long after, and they both sat there in silence, having no idea what to do or say.

After a little while, Connor said, “We should go and find Megan, and see if she’s okay.”

“Yeah, you’re right. Good idea,” said Riley.

They searched through the house, unable to find Megan, and finally checked outside, where they found her sitting in her car.

“I’m just gonna chill here,” said Riley. “You go and see what’s up with her.”

His suggestion made sense as Connor was the more sensible of the pair and the girls found it easier to talk to him. Riley sat down on the front step while Connor walked around and got in the passenger seat next to Megan.

Connor immediately noticed Megan had a tear running down her face.

“Aww, what’s wrong?” he asked. “I mean, you don’t have to tell me, but if you want to, you can.”

“I dunno, I’m just being stupid,” said Megan.

“What? I’m sure you’re not. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s okay.”

Megan didn’t answer.

“It’s warm out here tonight,” said Connor, trying to fill the space.

“I mean, I’ve just never seen her act like that before,” said Megan.

“I know, that was pretty full on.”

“You seemed to be enjoying it.”

“Well, yes, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t.”

“But she’s our friend, and she’s my friend, and I’m never gonna look like her, and she’s gonna go off and meet new people, and I’m just gonna be the nerdy girl she went to school with.”

“Ohh, wow, okay,” said Connor. “You’re worried she’s going to suddenly get popular and leave you behind?”

“I don’t know. Something like that, I suppose.”

“It’s just more than I was prepared for, you know,” Megan continued. “I love her, and she never told me anything like this, and now all of a sudden she’s taking all her clothes off in front of everyone!”

“I understand; it is a lot to process.”

At that moment, Holly appeared at the front door.

She was dressed in her usual daggy clothes again.

When she saw Megan and Connor in the car, she gave a shy little wave to Riley, then walked around and got in the back seat.

The three of them sat in silence for a few moments.

“Well, I think you guys need to talk, and I’m gonna go hang with Riley for a bit,” said Connor.

“Okay,” said Megan in a quiet voice.

Holly stayed in the back seat.

“I’m so sorry, Megan. Did I offend you?”

“No, it’s not that,” said Megan. It was obvious by her voice that she was quite upset.

“I know that was crazy. I shouldn’t have done it in front of you guys.”

There was a long pause as Megan tried to get her emotions together.

“You were absolutely amazing,” said Megan.

“Aww, babe, thank you.”

“I mean it, you were fucking incredible, and your dancing was great.”

“I really appreciate that, Meegs. I’ve been practising a lot.”

“Why the fuck didn’t you tell me about this?”

“I dunno, babe, I wanted to. It’s been building up inside me, and I just decided that coming out with it in this way to all three of you was the way to go. If I’m being honest, I just got excited about performing in front of someone, and that’s what pushed me to mention it. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner; I really am.”

Megan sighed. “No, it’s me. I’m being selfish. This is obviously something you’re attracted to, and you had the guts to go through with it in front of us, and now I’m making you feel bad for it.”

“I completely understand, hun. I just sprang it on you out of nowhere. I should have talked about it first.”

Megan then turned around and took Holly’s hand.

“I love you, you know that… as my best friend, of course.”

Both girls now shed a little tear.

“Of course, Meegs, I love you too.”

“Don’t leave me behind, okay. I always knew you were gonna go off and be successful and meet new people after school. You’re smart, and you’re beautiful, and please just don’t forget about me.”

Megan’s feelings ran deeper than Holly knew, but she wasn’t about to make that clear any time soon.

“I would never do that, babe. And besides, I’m still a shy nerdy girl and probably always will be. Whatever I end up doing with my life, I’m not gonna be some big socialite that doesn’t have time for my close friends.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I’m really sorry I ruined the end of your performance.”

“You didn’t; it’s okay.”

“I fully support you in this. I want to help you find a job when you’re ready, and I will be in the front row at all of your shows!”

“Aww, thanks, babe! Well, maybe you guys can help me practise a few more times before then.”

“I’m all for it, and I can definitely speak for the other two as well.”

They both laughed, and Megan gave Holly a little kiss on the hand.