Tug of War 46.4 (Patreon)

"W-what are you talking about?" Timothy asked, afraid, approaching Alyssa and trying to get his phone from her hands. The girl, however, was faster than him and walked away just in time. She then began to read aloud the message, whose sender was none other than Matthew, Mrs. Bennett's grandson. 

Hey, babe! I'm just writing to say that I really loved meeting you and can hardly wait to see you again. You are such a beautiful, special girl… I hope we are gonna spend a lot of time together! Anyway, are you sure you can't go to the party tomorrow? If you change your mind, I promise you that I will make sure you have a great night! 

"Oh my gosh!" Gabriella cried out when Alyssa finished reading the message. "Here you are, Ti-Ti, playing victim and saying no one is interested in you, when in truth you totally have the boys eating in the palm of your hand, you naughty girl!"

"It's not like that, Ella!" Timothy said, defensively. "I... I met Matt just a few hours ago, okay? He is my neighbor's grandson, and was at her house when I went there to visit her today!"

"Oh really?" Chloe frowned. "But it seems like you two already are very close, huh? You're even calling him Matt..."

"Chlo is right" Alyssa stated. "I don't like it, Ti-Ti… not at all! You are not supposed to hide things from your besties. We have the right to know what is going on between you and this guy. So why don't you start talking?" 

Timothy then had to recount for the second time that night his misadventures at Mrs. Bennett's backyard. He once again tried to omit some embarrassing details, but the girls were even more persuasive than his stepmother in making him talk about everything.

"Gee, this is so awesome!" Gabriella exclaimed  in the end. "He's totally into you, Ti-Ti! He even gave you a flower… how romantic! And the kiss… I bet you loved that, didn't you? Tell us, is he hot?" 

"W-what?" Timothy blushed, not believing he was having a conversation like that. "Umm... I think one could say he is, like, an attractive guy."

"Really? Attractive guy? As if dressing like a grandma wasn't enough, have you now decided to talk like one too?" Alyssa mockingly asked. "Girl, sometimes I don't understand what I had in mind when I allowed you to start hanging out with us. But since you don't want to talk, let's just check his Facebook profile."

And so they did, and they definitely liked what they saw…

"OMG, he surely is hot as heck!" Chloe exclaimed, not hiding her enthusiasm. "Would you care to explain why didn't you accept his invitation to go out on a date right away, Ti-Ti?" 

"I... umm... this is, like, not so simple, okay?" 

"Why not?" Gabriella asked. "Weren't you complaining that no guy calls you out?" 

"I wasn't exactly complaining, Ella, and you know it very well!" Timothy gritted his teeth. "Gosh, don't you girls see the problem here? I don't think Matt knows that I... umm... that I'm trans! That could end pretty badly!"

"Nonsense!" Alyssa snapped. "It's not like you are going to sleep with him on the first date, right?"

"Looking at his strong arms and large chest, I wouldn't be so sure… Who knows how long our little Ti-Ti will manage to resist!" Chloe said, and everyone but Timothy laughed. 

"In any case" Alyssa continued. "I think you're just making excuses, girl, since you don't have a lot of experience with guys. But this is clear that you want to go out with him… so I'm gonna help you out..."

Just then Timothy realized that Alyssa was still holding his phone, and he felt his blood run cold as he watched the girl start typing. He knew very well what she intended to do, after all… 

"Wait, Lyss! Don't do that, please!" he tried to reach her again, but was held by Chloe and Gabriella.

"Truest me, this is for your own good" Alyssa said. "It's already done, anyway! Listen to what I wrote to him…" 

Ohhh I loved meeting you too, Matt! You were, like, so sweet... you made me feel so good, especially when you hugged me :) Gosh, I don't know what I was thinking before... I guess I was just nervous? Of course I accept to go to the party with you! I'm counting the seconds to see you again! hehe What time will you pick me up? XOXO

"Sounds good, huh?" Alyssa asked, smiling, clearly proud of herself. Timothy, on the other hand, was so shocked that he almost passed out. 

"You shouldn't have done it, Lyss!" he said in a weak voice. 

"Why not? Oh, look! He already answered me... I mean, answered you!" 

It's great to hear that, babe! Really, you have no idea how happy I am right now! :) Is 7 PM ok? 

"Tell him I can't go! Tell him I can't go!" Timothy begged, but instead of listening to him, Alyssa typed:

Sounds perfect! But you won't mind if I make you wait a little bit until I get ready, huh? You know how we girls are! Tee-hee! But I promise I'm gonna wear something very, very nice for you! XOXO

"That's it, Ti-Ti!" Alyssa said triumphantly. "Your first date ever is set up! Aren't you totally excited? Now we just need to pick something nice for you to wear, just like you promised Matt. You know what that means, right? We are going shopping tomorrow!"