Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 213

Chapter 213

The twins tried the joke on Gemma. You saw it coming as soon as you both walked into the restaurant and they were wearing very similar dresses in a gorgeous burgundy. Sabrina had followed your request and they both had drapey, flowy garments that left their backs bare but stayed tight and high in the front.

When they both stood to greet you, the one who came to you grinned and said, "Hi, baby," and pulled you into a kiss. You snuck in a brief feel of her breast with your thumb, disguising it as touching her side for anyone who was glancing towards you all, and you felt the little extra bumps of nipple piercings.

She was still smiling when she pulled back from the brief kiss, one eyebrow just slightly raised as her eyes glinted playfully, knowing that you knew she was Katherine.

Meanwhile, Sabrina was pretending to meet Gemma for the first time, making a show of hugging her. Gemma looked at you over Sabrina's shoulder with a look, and you shrugged, and she rolled her eyes and pulled back from the hug and planted a kiss on Sabrina, who was surprised and then kissed her back.

Then Gemma really did hug Katherine. "It's so nice to meet you," Gemma said. "Sabrina was so excited that you were coming down to visit."

"Thanks," Katherine grinned, "It's really nice to meet you too. And God, I swear I'm not hitting on you, but you're so gorgeous."

"Thanks," Gemma chuckled back, and then she leaned forward. "And I forgive you for this morning. Did he hit the spot?"

Katherine blushed and nodded. "Definitely, and thanks."

You got into the booth. Sabrina had picked a Pho restaurant, mid-ish scale, a couple of blocks from her place that she had tried take-out from before. The decor was nicely subdued, and the restaurant itself wasn't terribly busy so there was enough noise in the place to cover your own conversations, but not so busy that you felt crowded.

"How did you know?" Sabrina asked Gemma as you sat beside her while the twins sat on the other side of the table.

"Easy," Gemma said. "I know the smell of your shampoo."

"I used her shampoo," Katherine pointed out.

Gemma shrugged. "Then it was a lucky guess. And I think a mistaken kiss would be the least of our problems, wouldn't it?"

The embarrassed look on Katherine's face as she flushed made the three of you chuckle.

Dinner was... well, it was delightful. You already knew that Katherine was just as personable and bubbly as Sabrina was and enjoyed spending time with her, and Gemma immediately picked up on the same vibe. The conversation mostly focused on the twin's childhood and teenage years as they took turns embarrassing each other, but you and Gemma chipped in some of your own stories. Katherine had lots of questions about Australia, but Gemma was pleasantly surprised it was more about the music scene and a couple of popular Aussie television shows rather than the usual questions about kangaroos and koalas and deadly animals.

The girls all laughed when you ordered chicken wings, which were supposed to be an appetizer, rather than a bowl of pho, and you told them about a terrible first date you'd had back in your first year of university where you'd had the brothy Vietnamese soup for the first time and it hadn't sat well with you. Ever since, your stomach complained when you tried it, so you avoided it.

Gemma commiserated that she had a similar reaction to shrimp, and Katherine agreed on seafood putting her off a bit even if she could eat it if it was the only thing available. Sabrina just laughed, claiming she clearly had the strongest stomach since she could eat anything.

By the time the dishes were being cleared, someone was playing footsy with you under the table and none of them were showing signs it was them. Other than that, the four of you were into your second bottle of wine and just enjoying the conversation. When Sabrina announced that there was a pub she wanted to go to, it was an easy thing to agree with and you all split the dinner and walked a block over to the pub. Gemma walked with her hand in yours, and you felt a little uneven without Sabrina on your other side as she walked just ahead of you and Gemma with her arm looped with her sister.

Lots of eyes turned to watch the four of you as you entered the pub and went and found a table. While you'd been decently dressed for the Pho place, the four of you were a little over-dressed for the new location, but none of the girls seemed to care. The new table was square and you all sat on your own side, but you had Gemma to your left and Sabrina to your right, with Katherine across from you. You picked up the first round, ordering a round of Gemma's current favourite Brambler at the bar and bringing it back. That got the girls talking about cocktails they liked, and what was popular in different places where they had grown up and were going to school.

Throughout the night, as each of you got a round for the table, the conversation flowed and shifted easily. A couple of times every hour a guy came to the table, asking if he could buy one of the girls a drink, trying to flirt or carve them away for a chat, but each time the girls turned him down by indicating that you were their boyfriend. Even Katherine, who checked that that was OK with the others once the guy had left dejected.

"For that sort of thing, absolutely," Gemma said. "You can use him as an Excuse Boyfriend any time you need. But I'm already sharing him with one of you, I don't think I could handle both of you."

That made Sabrina snort a laugh, and Katherine shook her head. "I couldn't handle sharing with Sabrina. A little teasing, sure, but other than this morning we've never gone nearly as far."

"We'd probably get real bitchy, real quick," Sabrina agreed. She leaned over and took her sister's hand in hers. "I love you, twinsie," she said. "And I want to see you happy..."

"With anyone but my man," Katherine laughed. She turned to you and Gemma to explain. "That's exactly what I told her about my first boyfriend."

By the time the fourth round was done it was already past 11 PM and you were all feeling a nice, warm buzz from your slow approach to drinking. No one was drunk, but you were all definitely happy.

"We're crashing at my place," Sabrina declared, holding up a finger. "No excuses."

"OK," you said and turned to Gemma. "OK?"

"Mhmm," she smiled happily.

You ended up walking arm in arm with Sabrina this time as Gemma did the same with Katherine as they chatted happily.

"Love you, baby," Sabrina smiled as she walked next to you. "This is the best night."

"Love you too," you smiled down at her, and leaned down for just a peck.