Soccer Queen
by Andrew ( anr )
Chapter 10

They tumbled out of the car when it stopped in front of the mall. Mrs. McCall called out "Have a nice time, girls" as they walked across the parking lot. Becky was waiting for them at the front entrance, with the boys surrounding her, Ted holding her hand. As well as Jim and Jack, there was another boy with them. He was smaller than the other boys, and the girls too, and wore glasses. Jim introduced him as Alex.

As Jack approached David and Jim grabbed Samantha into a tight hug, Gail looked at the only other boy. *Great. My brother gets a hunk and I'm left with the geek.* She pasted a smile on her face and walked up to Alex.

"Hi, Alex. How old are you ?"

Alex stared at the ground as Gail spoke to him. He glanced up quickly and said in a soft voice "Hi, I'm 14. What's your name, and how old are you ?"

"Gail. I'm 14 as well"

They stared at each other in silence. Alex had used up all the conversation ploys he could think of, and Gail was not really interested in starting a conversation with someone whose head only reached her shoulder.

After giving Jack a kiss hello, David looked round at what was happening. He noticed that his sister looked uncomfortable with her date. *God, I'm going to suffer for this,* he thought. *But I'd better get us moving or it's going to be torture for Gail.*

"Don't you intend to feed us, guys ?" he asked.

After a few moments of confusion, with the boys turning red with embarrassment, they headed for the food court. Gail turned to David and said "Thanks, sister" in a quiet voice.

When they got there, they had to wait for a table for eight, which allowed Gail to start feeling sorry for Alex and to start talking with him. He was actually very intelligent, and knew a lot about a lot of subjects.

When he was talking about something other than himself, he became more animated. Gail found herself responding to his sharp intelligence and quick wit. She found that the more they talked, the more she could ignore the difference in their heights.

Their table was finally called, and they moved over to take their seats, the boys on one side of the table and the girls facing them.

David was getting a bit tired of salads, so ordered a pizza. *Besides,* he thought, *I'll need the energy tomorrow. Oh, that reminds me ...*

"Jack, I've got an early morning tomorrow. What time are the tryouts for the team, Samantha ?"

"10 am. It's not *that* early. We'll make it."

That started a discussion about what time they all needed to be home. It turned out that Alex had the earliest curfew at 11 p.m., but the rest could all stay out until 12. To be fair to Alex, they decided that they would end the night at about 10.30, to allow everyone to get home.

After dinner, the girls trooped into the ladies. As they were entering the room, Gail looked at David with surprise. He just shrugged his shoulders and rolled his eyes. Gail nodded and stayed silent.

All makeup repairs and other business taken care of, they walked back to the table. The boys stood up as one, and each held out their dates' coat. As they walked out of the mall, Jim suggested a dance hall that allowed teens in.

In order to fit into Ted's car, all the girls had to sit on their dates' knee, apart from Becky who sat in the centre at the back. She immediately started a long story involving herself and Ted which had everyone in stitches; Ted just sat in the driving seat, with his ears burning.

David was glad that his mother had suggested he wear s panty- liner, though at the time he had been horribly embarrassed. It prevented Jack from feeling something he shouldn't on his knee. David was still suffering, though, from the pressure on his penis. To prevent anyone from getting suspicious, he kept a happy smile on his face, though it was a strain.

They soon arrived at their destination, where Ted parked the car in the lot. After much contortion, they were all standing beside the car as Ted locked the door.

Walking over to the entrance, they joined the queue. After a wait of about 15 minutes they had finally been admitted, with the boys paying the $5.00 cover charge. Inside, the music was loud and the dance floor was already beginning to fill.

Tables and chairs were set round the dance floor, most of which were already taken. After much searching, they finally found an empty table and they all crowded round.

Jack immediately pulled David onto the dance floor. *God, I hope I don't break a leg dancing in these heels,* David thought.

Looking round at the girls on the dance floor, David tried to copy their movements. At first he had little success, but perseverance eventually paid off as he loosened up and began moving to the music.

Gail and Alex were the only ones at the table when they took a break. As Jack went to the bar to purchase drinks for himself and Davina, David sat down by his sister.

"Why aren't you dancing ?" he asked her.

Gail looked close to tears as she explained that Alex didn't know how. David then looked across at Alex and said "Alex, you treat my sister nice. We've come here to dance, so dance with her."

Alex looked up at the beautiful sister of his date and replied in a trembling voice "I've never danced before. I don't know how."

"Look, dummy, there are no formal steps. Just move your body to the rhythm of the music. Gail can show you."

Hearing David stick up for her as never before, Gail decided that she preferred having a sister to a brother. She stood up and grabbed Alex's hand. Pulling him onto the dance floor, she demonstrated what to do. Eventually he began a shuffling movement, but his face was still crimson with embarrassment.

Gail leaned into him and shouted over the music "Relax! You're too tense!"

Slowly, Alex relaxed and lost his feelings of embarrassment. As he began to move more rhythmically, Gail also began to enjoy herself. *He's actually quite cute,* she thought. *And he's very intelligent. Maybe I'll enjoy myself tonight after all.*

Meanwhile, David and Jack had been sitting at the table drinking their cokes and kissing. *I'm starting to get used to kissing a guy,* thought David. *But what do I do if he tries to go any further ?*

David worried at the problem as they sat there. Eventually, Samantha and Jim came back for a rest, and David and Jack returned to the dance floor.

As they stepped onto the floor, a slow song came on. Jack swept David into his arms and led them round the floor in a waltz-like motion. *He's a good dancer,* thought David.

By 10.30, they were all tired and were ready to call it a night. Crowding into Ted's car, they drove Alex home first. As he was getting out of the car, Gail grabbed him and pulled his head towards her. She gave him a very deep kiss, which really surprised him as no-one had ever done that to him before.

"Can I have your phone number ?" she asked. "I'd like to see you again."

After they had exchanged phone numbers, Alex walked to his house, feeling like a million bucks. The rest got back into the car, and Ted drove back to David's and Gail's house.

Once there, David, Gail and Samantha got out of the car and stretched. Realising that he was the only one who did not know how to contact his boyfriend, David asked Jack for his telephone number.

The exchange of numbers completed, he reached for Jack and wrapped his arms round Jack's neck. They kissed for what seemed to David to be hours, and only separated when lack of breath forced them to.

Samantha and Jim were also sharing a steamy clinch. when Jack and David separated, they also leaned back from each other.

"Call soon," requested Jim.

"OK, but you can call too, you know" Samantha replied with a note of complaint in her voice.

As the boys got back in the car and drove away, David turned to Samantha and asked her to come in. They all ran up to the house and David reached into his handbag for the key.

When they entered the house, Mrs McCall looked up from the paper she was reading. "Good evening, girls. Did you enjoy yourselves ?"

Gail ran over to her mother and started whispering in her ear. Mrs. McCall laughed and whispered back, which caused Gail to break into giggles.

David looked at them nervously. He just *knew* that they were they were laughing at him. It wouldn't do any good to ask, either - they could keep a secret better than anyone else he knew.

He turned and entered the kitchen, calling out "How about something to eat ?" as he pulled three bottles of coke from the fridge. This idea was accepted by acclaim, with David grabbing three bags of crisps from the larder.

"What flavour ?" he asked Samantha.

"Potato chips!" she shrieked. "I love it. Make mine ready salted."

Gail opted for cheese and onion, and David threw a bag at each of them. They retired to David's room, where they sat on the bed and drank their cokes. The main topic of conversation was what had happened that evening.

*I think my sister is falling in love,* thought Gail. *What a difference a week can make.*

The three had fun talking about the boys, makeup and hair- styles until just before 12, when Samantha said she had to go home. Hugging her two friends, she called out a cheerful "See you tomorrow, Mrs McCall," as she ran out the front door.

After Samantha had left, David and Gail got changed into their night gowns and brushed their teeth. When they were ready, they hugged each other goodnight and went to their separate rooms.

As David lay in his bed, he reflected on the events of the day. He had enjoyed dressing up to go out with Jack. Even kissing another boy was becoming routine. *I wonder what else I'll have to do, and how far I can go,* he thought.

Just before he fell asleep, he looked forward with antici- pation to the tryouts for Samantha's football team tomorrow.

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