Jess was lying on her bed beside Mia, staring at the ceiling, lost in her thoughts, when Mia pulled her out of them.
"Jess?"
"Yeah?"
"Did you read it?"
"Read what?"
She pretended not to know. She could practically feel Mia rolling her eyes.
"You know, the book?"
"Erm, I don't exactly remember. Which book are you talking about?" She smirked.
"Ugh, stop playing around. You know exactly what book I'm talking about."
Chuckling, Jess replied, "Yeah, but I want you to say the name."
"I'm not saying the name," Mia grumbled.
"Then I don't remember it," Jess retorted.
She sighed. "You're too much."
"Thanks."
"Wasn't a compliment," she said, exhaling. "The book's name is The Queen's Slutty Succubi. Are you happy now?"
Giggling, Jess said, "Sure am, but what were you thinking sending me a book like that? My mom has been suspicious since she found it."
Mia immediately sat up, eyes wide with shock and horror. "Your mother saw it?"
'She's cute when she's flustered,' she thought.
"I mean, are you surprised? My mom goes through my things all the time. There's no way I was going to be able to hide it."
Her shoulders slumped. "Sorry, I didn't think..."
"It's fine. Other than thinking I'm now a lesbian, she was surprisingly cool with it. I am eighteen after all, and next year I'm going to college."
Mia breathed out a sigh of relief before a blush brightened her cheeks. "Ahem, so... what did you think?"
Jess paused and thought for a second. "I don't really know what to say. It's a cool book, not really my scene though."
"Oh, you didn't like it?"
"Well, I can't say I did, but the smut scenes were especially intense and steamy though. Haven't orgasmed that hard since my first time masturbating."
"Jess!" Her entire face was red now.
"What?" she asked. "We're both girls, nothing to be shy about. I bet you masturbated to that scene too."
"No, I didn't," Mia protested.
"Haha, the fact you know which scene I'm referring to means you at least contemplated it, right?"
She shook her head. "No. Believe it or not, the plot was far more intriguing for me."
Jess didn't believe that for a second. Nobody in their right mind would see a title like that on a book and think, yeah, this is definitely a book that has a plot.
"You're a horrible liar," Jess said.
"Think what you will, but that's the truth."
Jess smiled, and a mischievous thought flashed in her mind.
She didn't take time to contemplate the implications of said thought. She immediately put it into action. Still lying down, she wrapped her legs around Mia's waist.
"Jess, what are you doin—"
Mia couldn't finish the sentence when Jess used her hips to flip Mia onto her back, and she was on top of her. Jess took Mia's hands and pinned them to the bed.
"Jess, get off me," Mia cried out.
"Not a chance. Not until you tell me which scene got you the most hot and bothered."
Mia gritted her teeth. "And why would I tell you that?"
Smiling coyly, Jess said, "Because we're best friends."
Mia ignored Jess and tried to unpin herself, but Jess was stronger. Never once had she won a fight against her, despite being older by a few months. It wasn't fair.
"Ugh, Jess, let me go."
"No."
"Pretty please."
"Forget it."
"What would it take then?"
"I just told you. Tell me which scene in that book made you the wettest. You can be as descriptive as you want."
Mia exhaled through a blush. "You know I could just kick you. My legs are still free."
"I left them like that on purpose," Jess said with a smug grin.
Raising an eyebrow, Mia asked, "And why would you do that?"
"To have an excuse to use my special technique, nipple twister," Jess threatened jokingly.
"She wouldn't," Mia thought, but when she looked at Jess, who was eyeing her chest like a creep, she knew her best friend was crazy enough to do so.
She looked away from Jess, her face red with embarrassment. "It was the scene where the succubi flipped a switch and took the dominant role, shocking the Queen when she made her kneel before her like a commoner instead of the regal queen she was. I-it was the hottest scene in the book. Happy now?"
She stole a glance and saw a thoughtful expression on Jess. Sensing her eyes, Jess looked down at her and smiled. "Is that what you want to do to me? Make me kneel and lick you?"
"What? No! Is that what you took from what I just said?"
"No, I was just teasing. You're cute when flustered."
Mia's heart sped up from those words. 'Jess thinks I'm cute?'
"You know, how come we never kissed?" Jess asked out of the blue.
Mia was shocked. She thought she was hearing things. "W-what?"
"It's something I just thought about. We have been friends like since forever, and for whatever reason we have never kissed. Why is that?"
Mia was certain she wasn't hearing her best friend right. Isn't it obvious? Friends, especially ones who grew up together, don't do that.
Mia found her mouth dry as she tried to find the right words to say. Without even realising it, her eyes wandered to Jess's lips, full, painted red, and at the moment very inviting.
Jess's chuckle brought Mia back to the present. "I was kidding. You should've seen the look on your face."
Mia managed an awkward smile as Jess let go of her wrists. "Ha-ha, very funny. Now get off of me," she said with a very sharp edge, which Jess immediately noticed.
Her friend's expression went from mischievous to concerned in an instant. "Did I take it too far?"
Now Mia felt a little guilty. "No, it's nothing you did. I just... ugh... can you get off me, please?" This time her tone was softer.
Jess wanted to press further but decided against it. She got off Mia and settled on the bed, cross-legged. "So why did you want to know if I had read the book?"