Gurl Next Door by Madison McCall (read the beginning after the end novel .txt) 📗

“How?”

“A little birdie told me,” I replied and we both chuckled.

“I’m not totally surprised; in a small town everyone always seems to pretty much know everyone else’s business.”

“I want to assure you that I found out accidentally, and was not prying,” I said.

“It’s no big deal.  By the way our other next-door neighbor Annabelle goes there as well.”

“I know.”

“Oh, so you’ve met her?”

Nodding I said, “Yes, she’s very nice.”

Pausing he said, “Well I guess I’d better head to work.”

“You’re just now going to the office?” I asked.

“Yeah, today I only work the afternoon shift.  Such is the life of a part-time employee and college student.”

“Okay, have a good day at work,” I said as I opened my door and started to climb into my vehicle.

As I shut the door, he walked up to the car window and it was apparent that he wanted to talk to me so I rolled down the glass.  During that second before he began to speak, I was struck once again by what an attractive and dashing man he was, something I had not historically noticed about other guys.  But then again, I was not one of the guys anymore.  I felt uncomfortable with my feelings on a mental level but everything inside me told me they were right, which unsettled me.  But then again, who wouldn’t feel that way if they’d just been turned into a girl a couple of days ago, right?

“Thanks again Dana, and let me know if you need anything okay?”

“Okay.  See ya round,” I said.

Chapter 13

After returning to the house I finished reading the email I got from the school which told me when classes started, etc.  I texted mom and shared the news with her and she was excited for me.

It was about 2 p.m. and I had just finished lunch and was trying to figure out what I was going to do the rest of the afternoon when someone rang the doorbell.  After walking to the front, I pulled the door open there was Annabelle.

“Hey girl, can I come in?”

“Sure.”

As she entered, I closed the door and said to her, “Come on into the kitchen.”

We sat down at the bar and I asked, “Oh, would you like anything to drink?”

“No that’s okay.  Guess who came into the café for lunch today?”

Shaking my head, I said, “I give up.”

“Take a guess,” she said.

“Annabelle, remember I’m new here.  I could count everyone that I know on one hand,” I said as I held up my right hand and wiggled my fingers.

“Oh, I guess that’s true.  Anyway, it was Cole Murray.”

“Oh yeah?”

“He told me about how you had helped him jump start his car and I could tell from the way he was talking that you were what he was really wanting to jump,” and then she giggled.

I smiled and then said, “Annabelle!”

“Anyway, so tell me all about it.  I want to see if your story is the same as his.”

Rolling my eyes upward and then back down I said, “There was nothing to it.  His battery was dead, and I drove my SUV over and helped him start his car.  That’s it.”

“I know, that’s exactly what he said too.  But I could tell from that twinkle in his eye he was digging you.”

“Annabelle, you couldn’t tell any such thing,” I exclaimed.

Laughing she said, “I know, I’m just kidding.  But I wouldn’t be surprised if he asked you out.”

“Why?”

“Because he asked me if you had a boyfriend.”

“He did not!”

Holding up her fore and middle finger she said, “That’s the one thing I’m saying that’s true.”

“And you’re not making that up?”

She shook her head and said, “I swear.”

I sat there silently and then shrugged my shoulders and threw my hands out and said nothing.

“Is that all you’ve got to say?  A super cute guy like Cole may be asking you out and you aren’t even excited?”

“I don’t know what to say, it’s completely unexpected.”

“You’re sure cool, calm and collected.  Personally, I would be super excited, and would probably be making an appointment to get my hair done, picking out a dress to wear and deciding what shoes would go best with my outfit.”

“Annabelle, I want to ask you a question.”

“Sure.”

“If he asked me out and if I accepted would you be okay with that?” I asked.

“Sure, why wouldn’t I be?”

“From the way you talk about him it seems that you kind of like him.”

Sitting there silently for a bit she finally said, “I do have to admit that he is pretty cute, and I wouldn’t have said no if he’d asked me out.”

“Look, you’re pretty cool and the closest thing I’ve got to a friend in this town and I have no intention of messing up our friendship over a guy, so if you aren’t cool with that all you have to do is let me know.  As far as I’m concerned, you’ve got first shot at him, okay?”

“There’s something I wanted to talk to you about Dana,” she said.

“Is this about the other night?”

She nodded.  “Dana, I don’t regret what we did the other night, do you?”

I shook my head.

“Good, I do think we’d had a little bit to drink and one thing led to another and we explored a side of ourselves that well ….”

She stopped talking and it seemed she was looking for right words, so I interjected, “Is typically unexplored?”

“Exactly.  I want us to remain friends, but I don’t think I’m ready to enter into a romantic relationship with you.”

I smiled and said, “It’s fine.”

“Not that there’s anything wrong with you because you’re very pretty, and if that was something I was going to pursue you would definitely be at the top of my list.  However, I’m a girl that likes guys and that’s the path I want to pursue right now.  You know what I mean?”

I nodded.

“You’ve got to admit Dana, there’s nothing hotter than when a guy is laying on top of you fucking you as hard as he can.  Don’t