How Should Lesbian Stories End?

The Purse

Belle blushed just by remembering how close Aizen's face to her face earlier.

She slightly lowered her head so no one will notice that she’s blushing.

Belle reached out for a can of beer but her hand immediately got a slap from her best friend and sent her daggers.

Seriously, this best friend of mine. I’ll just drink one can, this won’t make me drunk easily.

Even if I want to argue with Alexa, I’m sure I won’t win so I just frown.

One glass of ice tea was pushed closer to Belle and when she looked up, she saw her boss and friendly smiled at her.

Belle blushed and lowered her head again.

Jeez, what is happening to me?

“Ms. Woods it’s great that you finally hang out with us.” Quincy, the team leader said.

“Yeah, thank you for inviting me.”

The night ended with Belle not being able to at least take a sip of any alcoholic drinks. So she just tries to get herself drunk on ice tea.

At 8:30 in the evening, the team decided to end the night to go home and take a rest.

Belle was leaning on the wall outside of the restaurant while waiting for Alexa when she felt a cold breath on the side of her neck and when she looked back, it was her boss and she was so close to Belle again.

“M-Ms. Woods.”

Aizen smiled at her, a playful one, and stared at Belle’s eyes.

“Don’t get your feet stumbled again and blame it on someone if they didn’t catch you.”

Aizen teased and Belle blushes remembering that scene. She straightens herself and looks away from her boss.

“Y-Yes Ms. Woods.”

“Great Ms. Cameron. Then good night.”

Aizen leans her face away from Belle. Giving Belle space to breathe.

“G-good night too Ms. Woods.”

Aizen cockily smiled at her again then get inside her car and drive away.

“Hey, what’s that? Are you and Ms. Woods close now?”

Belle froze hearing her friend’s question.

“W-what are you saying? We’re not. C-come on. Let’s go now, I'm so tired.”

Belle turns her back on her friend and walks in the direction of their apartment. Alexa jog in order to catch up with her.

“Oh yeah. You two are not close that’s why she smiled at you.”

“What the hell Alexa? That’s just a smile.”

“No, that wasn’t just a smile. When she smiled at anyone, it was always a professional smile but that smile that she gives to you, that’s 110% friendly smile.”

“You know you’re overthinking.”

Belle sped up her pace and so Alexa too.

“You know I’m not.”

Belle just rolled her eyes and ignored her friend.

Alexa didn’t give up, she still kept insisting that that smile is something special, and Belle will just pretend that she can’t hear anything.

Talk about immature.

--

“What are you typing?”

Alexa sat beside Belle on the couch and throw a few chips in her mouth.

Today is their rest day, but for Belle, it wasn’t. Because she’s busy, thinking about a new concept for a new manga.

“I’m trying to write a new storyline for another manga.”

“Does Ctrl+Alt will be done soon?”

“Yeah, I think by February, we’ll be done writing it.”

Alexa hummed in response and focus her eyes on the TV.

“Then, what’s that new storyline about?”

Belle sighed and put down her laptop on the center table.

“I don’t know I can’t come up with any.”

“Eh? But you’re typing earlier.”

“That’s just random, I don’t think Ms. Woods will like the new concept.”

“Maybe she will, after all, you too are close now.”

“Here you go again.”

Alexa laughed out loud at her friend.

“Just kidding. So, what it’s really about?”

“About a princess who got lock up on a castle because she was cursed, she was waiting for a prince to get her out of that place.”

“Oh.”

“What do you think of that? Do you think Ms. Woods will like it or nor?”

Alexa pretended that she’s thinking but she’s actually not.

“I don’t know. I’m not a writer.”

Belle just rolled her eyes at her friend, remembering how senseless to talk with her friend about storylines.

Seriously, she never gives me an idea. The only thing she can do was to draw. Jeez, this friend of mine is pretty useless at these times.

--

“Good morning Lyka. Is Ms. Woods busy?”

Belle asked Ms. Woods’s secretary who have her eyes fixed on the monitor of a computer but instantly shifted her eyes to Belle as she heard Belle’s voice. She was about to answer Belle’s question when Ms. Woods’s suddenly appear and speak behind her back.

“For you, I’m not busy Ms. Cameron. What do you need from me?”

Belle looked back in shock and saw Aizen looking intently at her while her hands crossed underneath her breasts.

“M-Ms. Woods, g-good morning. I-I just want to submit a draft for the new concept that I think for a new manga.”

“Does the current manga you’re working at is done already?”

She said and motioned for Belle to follow her inside her office.

“Not yet Ms. Woods but it only has 2 chapters remaining so I want to submit a draft now for a new manga.”

“Is that so? Take a seat.”

Belle did what Aizen said, sitting uncomfortably at the couch towards Ms. Woods.

“Let me take a look at the draft.”

Belle handed Aizen the draft and nervously watch how Aizen’s eyes move from left to right to left to right.

“Can you tell me the summary of this?”

Aizen asked while still keeping her eyes on the paper.

“It was about a princess who was locked up in a tower because she was cursed. She’s living alone on the tower. Her family left her there while waiting for a prince who will end the curse on her.”

“Prince? How can the prince end the curse? Don’t tell me by true love’s kiss?”

Aizen asked while looking at her amusingly and forcing herself not to laugh.

“No Ms. Woods. It was when the guy managed to make the girl speak.”

“Speak? That’s the curse?”

“Yes, Ms. Woods.”

Aizen nods trying to understand what Belle just said and what’s written on the paper. After a few minutes, Aizen look up and met Belle’s orbs.

“I think it was good. But don’t you think it was too common?”

“What do you mean Ms. Woods?”

“It’s just that, there are too many stories already which have the same twist. Waiting for the prince to end the curse, or save the princess, and so on.”

“I think it would be better if you slightly change the twist.” Aizen added and handed back the paper to Belle.

Belle nods, getting a little bit sad because the draft was not approved.

“Thank you for checking it, Ms. Woods. I’ll get back to work now.”

Belle was about to walk out of the office when Aizen stop her and cupped her chin then raise it so their orbs will meet.

Belle blush at Aizen’s move.

“You know, I thought frowning will make you less pretty. But looks like I’m wrong.”

Belle blushes even more and looks down to avoid Aizen’s orbs.

“I-I’ll go now Ms. Woods.”

Belle nervously said without looking at her and leave in an instant.

The hell. Why is she always hitting on me? She acts so differently if we’re in front of other people but when we’re alone, she’s- she’s-

“Ms. Cameron? Are you okay? Your face is red.”

Belle look back at Lyka and smiled at her and mumbled yes, reassuring Lyka that she was okay then walk back on her cubicle.

I hope she doesn’t suspect that the reason why my face is so red is that I’m blushing because of Ms. Woods. Jeez.

--

“So how the proposal goes?”

Alexa asked while busy munching her food.

I sighed remembering that my idea was rejected and suddenly losing my appetite.

“She didn’t approve of it.”

“Really? That’s new! Mr. Henry woods never reject your ideas but your first-ever proposal to her daughter got rejected? Whoa.”

“Yeah. Maybe the concept was really too common.”

“Then what’s your next game plan?”

Belle leans her back on the chair, completely losing her appetite.

“Ms. Woods said I should change the twist so that’s what I’m planning to.”

 “Don’t worry you can do that. You're Belle Cameron after all. Anyways, are you still going to eat your food? If not let me have it. Don’t waste it. There are too many people getting hungry in the street.”

“Such a pig.”

Belle whispered in the air and pushes her plate closer to Alexa.

As if, finishing my food or if she finishes my food, the people she’s talking about that getting hungry on the street will be full. She sure is dumb.

Belle spent another 3 days and nights, trying to think of a better twist.

“M-Ms. Woods please excuse me.”

Belle said in a low and soft voice as she entered the office, a few pieces of bond paper was in her hand.

“Ms. Cameron. Glad to see you today. What do you need from me?”

Aizen said smiling at her and put down her pen.

“Ahm. I finished revising the concept. C-can you check it now?”

“Really? Then mind telling me what you changed on it?”

“Ahm. It was still the same with the princess but instead of a prince, I made it as a servant.”

“Servant? You mean a guy working at the castle where the princess supposed to live?”

“Y-yes Ms. Woods.”

Aizen nods, thinking for a moment.

“I think that the concept was still pretty lame. Don’t you think too? Don’t be upset with what I’m saying Ms. Cameron, I’m just stating my honest opinions.”

“Yes, Ms. Woods. I won't. Thank you so much.”

For the whole two weeks, Belle revised the draft for 4 times and they all got rejected. She’s now tired revising the draft only for it to get rejected again and now planning to drop the concept about this cursed princess.

Belle heaved a long sigh and dragged her foot all the way back to their apartment.

“Hey, you’ve been sighing like every minute.”

“Yeah, sorry about that if it bothers you much.”

Belle said and kept her eyes glued to her shoes.

“Come on Belle, if it’s about the concept of the manga. I’m pretty sure that you can think of a better twist so stop sighing and frowning already.”

“No, I'm actually thinking of dropping the cursed princess idea and just think of another concept.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

“Then, how about we drink tonight since we don't have work tomorrow?”

“Are you sure of that? You know that I can easily get drunk. I don't want you complaining again about how heavy am I even if I'm really not heavy.”

“Yeah. Don't worry about that because we'll drink in our apartment.”

“Oh.” is the only word that Belle managed to mumble then Alexa pulled her to a 7-11 store to buy canned bears and chips.

Their turn on the cashier is now close so Belle looks for his purse to pay her part but she can’t find it.

“Hey what’s wrong?”

“I think I left my purse in the office.”

“Oh come on.”

“Yeah. I’ll just get it back. Pay for everything, for now, I’ll pay you back when I get my purse back.”

“What? You’re going back to the office at this hour? Why don’t you wait for tomorrow to retrieve it?”

“There's no work tomorrow, remember? And also, what if I didn’t lose it in office and somewhere else instead? Better get my ass looking for it earlier. And our office is pretty close here and I think it was still open.”

“Then just take care!”

Belle walks then runs and walks then runs back to their office. When she reached the entrance of the building she’s catching up her breath.

“Ms. Cameron, did you forget something in the office?”

One of the guards of the building asked.

“Yes. Is it locked already?”

“Not yet Ms. Cameron. I think Ms. Woods and Ms. Young was still in there.”

“Okay, thank you so much. I’ll go now.”

Belle didn’t walk in haste now going to the elevator, just at her normal pace.

The building was barely light up now, I think the cleaners and the guards except for Ms. Woods and our team leader are the only remaining people in this building.

To shift her mind from thinking and imagining paranormal things and scenes she seen in horror movies, Belle sings a song in a low voice while waiting for the elevator to arrive on the 5th floor.

As soon as the elevator made a ‘ding’ sound. She walked outside, slightly getting her pace faster on the way to their office. When she arrived at the office there are only 2 fluorescent lamps open.

Where could be Ms. Young?

Belle walked onto her cubicle and look for her purse and found it lying on the floor.

Found you.

Belle happily started walking back to the elevator when she heard a loud moan coming from Ms. Wood’s office.

The hell what’s that? Is that a ghost?

Belle walked in slow and careful steps approaching her boss’s office. The light at the office is still open and the door was slightly ajar so she takes a peek and her eyes instantly widen in surprise. She covered her mouth in order to stop herself from saying something that will catch their attention.

What the hell.