She paces in her living room. Her hands twist at her sides and she worries her lower lip between her teeth. Her eyes dart between the floor and the clock on the wall, each tick sending a jolt through her spine. Any second now...

She starts to feel stupid, a sick feeling churning in her stomach. God, what was she thinking? He is going to think she’s a freak, even more of a freak than she already is. Who asks their best friend to sleep with them? That’s certified loser behaviour.

She is snapped out of her spiral when she hears a knock on the door. Her head whips towards the door and for a millisecond she’s frozen, rooted in place with panic. She quickly rushes to the door when she hears a second knock. She opens it with a slightly too wide smile stretching her lips.

“Hi! Sorry to keep you waiting, come on in.”

She takes a deep breath, smoothing out the tension in her shoulders and trying to will her hands to stop shaking.

“Thanks for coming ‘round. It’s nice to see you again. I feel like we’ve both been so slogged with assignments this semester that we’ve barely seen each other.”

She lets out a soft chuckle, busying herself with getting some water for them both. Her mind races. What should she do? Should she just forget about this whole stupid idea? He doesn’t have to know why he was originally asked here... They could just chat and catch up like normal. But then she would have to face Alexia and her cronies again, have to listen to their cruel jabs. No. She is going to do this. She is not going to be a virgin anymore

With a huff and a plastered smile, she turns back to him and passes him a glass of water.

“Here you go. I... I uh... I had something to talk to you about, if that’s alright.”

He just nods with a soft smile, encouraging her to tell him. His brow is furrowed and his lips are twisted into a soft frown of concern. She feels a soft flutter of warmth in her stomach and begins to feel the tension dissipate. This is him, he’s not going to judge her. If he says no, he’ll be nice, he’s her best friend.

With that thought encouraging her, she sucks in a deep breath, her heart hammering in her chest. She looks up at him and gives him a small, shy smile.

“I... I don’t want to be a virgin anymore...”

She starts, a pretty pink flush painting her cheeks and she ducks her head nervously, unable to meet his gaze, the tips of her ears burning red.

“Help me. Please.”