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For once through the entire marching season, things were beginning to look up for both the girls. Ever since Peridot stopped by Amethyst's house to apologize, the Latina knew that Peridot had refused to stay with Jasper unless she allowed her to be her own person and live her own life, that she wouldn't continue a relationship with someone who did not let her have her friends, so Amethyst and Peridot were able to quickly rebuild their close friendship and would even hang out together. This was music to both of their ears.
Another thing that had changed since the fight was that Peridot and Jasper were now attending couples therapy, once a week, on Saturdays. It was actually conducted by Peridot's shrink, who she had been seeing for her anxiety for quite some time now. Jade was actually the one to mention the idea, and the girls accepted the advice with arms wide open. They knew what was happening and that if they did not get help, things would only get worse.
It was difficult, to say the least, for everyone around them to understand. Even Jake and Valeria, two of Jasper's closest friends, did not understand why they still wanted to pursue the relationship. Though they suggested the idea of therapy to them, Jade and Obsidian secretly prayed that they would realize how toxic it all was and find other people.
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"So, Jasper, tell me. How much do you trust Peridot?" Their therapist, Dr. Spinel, had questioned. She was a young woman of what appeared to be Asian descent, who often wore dresses and large jewelry pieces.
Furrowing her brows, Jasper put a lot of thought into the answer, staring down at checkered pattern of the carpet. "Well," She started, letting out an audible sigh. "I'm honestly not sure."
"Why are you unsure?"
The room was beginning to get hot to Jasper. If she was being honest, she was still uncomfortable with the whole situation. "I mean…" She trailed off as she thought, then shot a quick look at Peridot. The younger girl was sitting across from her, her legs crossed and her face seemed genuinely intrigued to know the answer. "Peridot has always seemed very loyal, I will admit. It was only when she started hanging around...Amethyst, that I began to act up. I felt insecure, I think a huge part of that was the fact that I honestly saw so much of myself in her."
The confession made Peridot raise an eyebrow. Huh. She never really took the time to think about that, but she wasn't wrong. Amethyst and Jasper both had many similarities.
"Interesting. Were you worried that, because Amethyst was so similar to you, that Peridot would leave you for her?"
God, Jasper hated this so much. For some reason, she felt that Dr. Spinel had actually majored in mind reading instead of psychology. With every question and statement Jasper made, she felt like the woman knew whether she had more on her mind or not. "It frightened me a bit, but what really got to me was the way she wasn't like me." Once again, she looked at her girlfriend whose expression now looked stoic. "She's into music, like P is. P always tells me that I'm her first love, but that's a lie." Now, Peridot looked upset at the accusation so Jasper hurriedly continued. "Music was. I mean, god, after the accident, she cried for weeks about the fact that she couldn't march for the rest of the season, and that she couldn't even play her clarinet due to her broken arm. I'm so blessed to have gotten the opportunity to see what this warrior can do. Her talent constantly blows me away but I don't get it. " Her voice cracked, but she continued on.
"I see how much it does for her and it blows my mind. I mean, yeah, I love listening to music but I can't read music for shit. I've tried. I tried three fucking times to find myself in music like she did, just so I'd know what she was talking about. To live in her world and to make her happy. So, when Amethyst came and so effortlessly climbed to the top of their band, I thought to myself about how little we have in common. How this isn't normal."
Breaking her silence, Peridot spoke up, just to utter a simple question. "How is it not normal?"
"Because we're in high school! I'm the quarterback of the football team and you're in the marching band! I should be dating some cheerleader, and you should be dating some nerdy band kid! That's how these things work, but I fell in love with you . I know you think I'm an idiot and my lack of music knowledge bothers you. You deserve someone who understands your world." Jasper leaned over to grab her bottle of water on the coffee table in front of them. Her mouth was starting to feel very dry. There was a moment of silence, the two high schoolers both were now staring down at the carpet, only the noise of a pen scribbling against paper was heard.
A cleared throat. "Peridot, I would like to ask you now. How much do you trust Jasper?"
The inquiry was a heavy load. Both of the girls knew the answer would be intense. "I don't." Peridot admitted, biting her lip.
"Would you care to elaborate?"
Unlike Jasper, Peridot was one to consider her words carefully before speaking. Her eyes dotted around, to her girlfriend, to her shrink, to the diplomas hung up on the wall, then at her torn up Converse. After some careful thought, Peridot spoke. "I had my suspicions since before we even began our relationship."
"I assumed that she was only visiting me in the hospital to avoid any sort of legal action. I questioned her intentions, but allowed myself to begin a friendship regardless. I never thought we would end up romantically involved. I felt I had been set up. I guess that was a major red flag, huh."
Now she was starting to peel at the green nail polish on her short fingernails. "For the first few weeks of our relationship, I waited. I waited for the inevitable to come, I waited to be publicly dumped and humiliated in front of the school. It was a risk I was taking, but I loved every second of it. After we finally kissed..." The corners of her lips were beginning to turn up in a soft smile. She looked at her girlfriend, nostalgia etched on her face. "I thought to myself that if she was going to hurt me, it would be all worth it just to spend some time with her. But she didn't, thus the feeling began to fade away and I started to genuinely trust her."
Memories of their young love filled the air and tugged at both of their heartstrings. "When did you start to lose that trust?"
Peridot did not hesitate. "My girlfriend has always been wildly popular at our school. She is the only female on the football team and not just on the football team, she is the quarterback. I know she gets checked out often, by people of any gender and sexuality." Looking down, her manicure was essentially gone. "It did irk me a bit, but I decided to shove those feelings under the rug because I trusted her. However," Jasper knew what was coming. "I noticed she had begun attending even more parties. She started becoming increasingly closer to half the cheerleading squad, one girl in particular."
"However, I continued on for a while, acting like nothing was wrong because I honestly did not know the extent of it. I suppose I've noticed for a while but," She laughed humorlessly. "Initially, I was afraid that if I approached her with concerns, then she would realize she could do a lot better than me."
“So, just for clarification,” Dr. Spinel began, “You were afraid of seeming overbearing or jealous that you hide your worries in fear that she would leave you.” At this, Peridot nodded and laughed weakly at herself. “And you two still have yet to discuss this matter? Or you have dealt with the topic?”
The blonde looked at her girlfriend, then back to the therapist. “We have...” Peridot trailed off and let out a deep sigh. “There has been a couple of arguments about this. A while back, I saw some...concerning text interactions with some girl. I ended things very briefly because of it."
"Babe," Jasper laughed nervously. "We've been through that already. I thought we were moving past it."
"I know." Peridot nodded, letting out a laugh as well. "I'm sorry, I suppose I'm still paranoid. I guess it's stupid."
The therapist reassured Peridot. "You're feelings are valid and you are not stupid, Peridot. It's typical to have some insecurities in relationships. The problem arises when those insecurities lead to something darker, like possessive and controlling behavior."
On the side opposite to Peridot, Jasper was fidgeting in her seat. She was avoiding eye contact with her girlfriend and her therapist and instead decided to dart her eyes around the room, taking note of the decor, motivational posters, and certificates.
Dr. Spinel had worked with enough patients in her life. She graduated high school at the early age of 16 and immediately went into college and began working as a therapist at the age of 20, then finally earned her doctorate at 24. Over the years she has seen some pretty rough things in children, teens, and adults. One thing she has become very good at is detecting when people are hiding things. "Jasper, you seem to have more on your mind. Is there anything else you'd like to tell Peridot?"
It happened in an instant. The words slipped out of Jasper's mouth like word vomit. "I cheated on you."
Those words stuck Peridot like lightning. Her lips parted in an audible gasp and her heart was racing at an allegro tempo. She felt a lump begin to form in her throat and she managed to breathe out. "What?"
Those fierce hazel eyes shot to the mediator. Spinel nodded at an indication for Jasper to elaborate. "It was around three months after I asked you out. I just," She blinked rapidly. "I wasn't sure about us! I honestly didn't think things were too serious."
Peridot let out a whine and bit harshly at her lip again, like she does every time she gets anxious or upset. "I wasn't sure if I really wanted you or if it was some guilt thing!" Wow, that stung harshly. "It was at a party. She was the complete opposite of you and...I don't know! Next thing I knew we were kissing and we…" Jasper trailed off.
None of them thought it was possible for the tension in the room to grow but it did. The silence was deafening.
"What did you do with her?" Peridot's nasally voice cracked, cutting through the silence like a knife, afraid to hear all the gory details of what the two women had done that night.
Putting her head in her hands, Jasper did not look up at her girlfriend as she spoke. "We just made out. I swear to God, P. Immediately after that, I knew. I knew that I only wanted you and that I loved you and never wanted to hurt you again." Finally, she was the one to begin sobbing hysterically.
"Peridot, how does Jasper's infidelity make you feel?"
Tears were now falling from Peridot's eyes as well, her voice shaky. "I am emotionally devastated, but I cannot say that I am surprised at all." A sob escaped from her against her will and she had to bite back any more. "It just sucks." She whispered quietly looking at the ground.
Dr. Spinel had pulled out an extra box of tissues, as Jasper had taken the one that was already on the coffee table. "Jasper, was this the only occasion when you were unfaithful in the relationship?"
The question hung in the air but Jasper was quick to answer. "Yes." Peridot shook her head. "I promise you, P. I never cheated on you with anyone else, regardless of what you think." She choked on her tears. "I love you with my entire heart and I've spent all this time hating myself for what I did. I wanted to tell you, but every day you would look at me so lovingly and I couldn't. I didn't want to face it. I'm a coward."
Throughout all the time they had spent together, Peridot had never once seen her girlfriend this emotional and vulnerable. "You're the best thing to ever happen to me and I ruined it. I watched myself lie to you everyday and I just can't do it anymore. I needed you to know. I just wish I could go back in time…" Now she was one hundred percent uncontrollably bawling, crying out obscenities to herself and how much she wishes she would just die.
So, being the good girlfriend she was accustomed to being, Peridot finally got up from the couch and moved over to Jasper, pulling her into her arms. Both of them were a shaky mess, but Peridot had put up a brave face for her lover, trying her best to calm herself, though the tears were still silently falling. The session was frozen as the two were focused on controlling Jasper's mental state. "Shh, it's okay, baby. I've got you. I love you." Peridot held onto the larger girl tightly and gave kisses to her head. "It's okay." She repeated over and over.
It was not okay.
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A few days had passed since their intense therapy session and they were back to their normal selves, walking hand in hand in the hallways and kissing one another before leaving for class. But regardless of how hard they had tried to ignore it, Jasper's confession still hung heavy on their minds.
Peridot didn't want to believe it. She knew Jasper always seemed to stray, but she didn't think she ever really cheated on her. There was a bit of relief that it wasn't Jesica, or any of the other cheerleaders on the squad, but in a way, it only made her more upset. Even if it was briefly, Jasper chose a complete stranger over her. She felt betrayal so intense that it almost made her feel disgusted by her girlfriend as a person.
What made it even worse was that she waited this whole time to tell her. She informed her it happened three months after they began dating. It was a party, and Peridot obviously didn't attend any of them, because she had so much recovery to do after the accident, both mentally and physically. In fact, this particular night, she was in the hospital for a fall, which resulted in a bad flare up. The fact that her girlfriend had the nerve to go out to a party and cheat on her while her girlfriend was suffering because of something that SHE had a part in, hurt Peridot the most. 'How long was she going to wait?' Peridot had to wonder. She didn't want to imagine what would have happened if they never went to therapy, how long Jasper would have kept this secret from her.
There was no one for her to vent to. Jade and Obsidian were still working on restoring the trust they had for Jasper, her parents would forbid her to go out with her if they knew, and of course, she couldn't dump all of her problems onto Amethyst. So, she was alone with her thoughts and her only outlet to express her emotion was music, which still gave her a sour feeling because she was still using a temporary clarinet, as hers was in the shop.
She tried to shrug those feelings off. Jasper apologized and Peridot thought there was nothing else she could do. It's not like she could change the past. They were going to therapy to work on their issues, because they both wanted the relationship to work.
The state marching festival was in only a few days. It was Monday and state was on Saturday, meaning Peridot would be skipping couples therapy, which was to be rescheduled to Sunday. She was just beginning to inform Jasper, when she stopped her.
"I know, babe. We're both going, remember?" Jaser grinned at Peridot and pulled out her phone. "I have it marked on here and everything."
With a raised eyebrow, Peridot took note of the fact that Jasper did indeed have it marked in her calendar. "You're going?"
"Of course, babe! This means so much to you and I'm so proud of you for qualifying." They were both sitting on Jasper's giant king sized bed and Jasper grabbed her tiny girlfriend, lifting her onto her lap. "I wouldn't miss it for the world." She purred sweetly.
"Oh," Peridot murmured lamely. She wouldn't deny that her heart twinged at her girlfriend's words and she could appreciate the fact that Jasper was trying. "W-Well you know it's going to be a long day. We perform at 2:45 and results aren't announced until 8:30PM."
"Don't worry about it!" Jasper wrapped her arm around her. "I'm going to be there to support you, no matter what."
Smiling softly, Peridot slowly nodded. "Y-Yeah! Of course."
The well-toned hand reached up to ruffle through the blonde hair. "I know sometimes it seems like maybe in the past that I...didn't support you, but I'm serious. You all deserve this so much. I'm seriously so excited to see the performance. I’ll be screaming from the stands."
Letting out a dreamy sigh, Peridot leaned down to give her girlfriend a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks, J."
"And I know it hasn't been that long that we’ve been in therapy but…" Jasper began. "I feel like we really are moving forward in our relationship, like we can move on from the past. It's almost like we got a fresh start." She entwined their hands together as she spoke. "I have a really good feeling about us and it makes me so happy."
Resisting the urge to cringe, Peridot laughed nervously. She felt the complete opposite. Jasper's confession of her betrayal left Peridot with a heavy heart. Ever since that session, she lost hours of sleep at night, tossing and turning, listening to sad songs and crying her eyes out. It was the last thing she thought of when she drifted off to sleep, and the first thing she thought of when she awoke the next morning. Thoughts of not being good enough flooded her mind constantly and she hated it more than anything.
Everything has been so different lately and it's been driving Peridot wild. For once, things seemed like they were okay. It’s like the fight had changed Jasper and she had reverted back into her old ways, being the silly and sweet girlfriend she had been when they first started dating. She hadn’t shown any of her true colors since the altercation happened, not once appearing controlling or harsh, and it was definitely a good thing, yet Peridot had the feeling that it wouldn’t last.
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It was a Wednesday night and everything was going well, other than the overwhelming feelings of sorrow, loneliness, and insecurity that Peridot dealt with everyday now, thanks to Jasper's confession. However, there were only a few days left until state and she could hardly contain her excitement, yet that added on to her list of things to stress about, which took some of the fun out of it.
She was practicing her music, like any good musician would, and marking time whilst she did. It was going really well and she felt confident in her abilities to succeed at the festival, but she needed to ensure everything from her part would be perfect.
Onto her desk, her phone began to vibrate and she reluctantly pulled her clarinet away from her mouth, sighing in annoyance until she read who it was. Amethyst. She felt her heart skip a beat and she let the phone ring for a few more times, trying to not seem as easily available. Finally, she swiped to answer and held the phone to her ear. "Hello?"
" Hey!" Amethyst greeted enthusiastically. " Wanna smash ?"
Peridot nearly dropped her phone as her heart rate began to accelerate. She must've not heard correctly. "What?"
On the other line, Amethyst snickered and repeated herself, enunciating every word. " I said, do you wanna smash?"
So she had heard her correctly. She tried to calm herself down and not give away the fact that she was flustered. "Um, Amethyst, I believe you dialed the incorrect person. This is--"
" I know, Peri. I meant to call you." Amethyst replied before she even had the chance to say so herself.
"And you are asking me…" Peridot began, "I-If I would like to...to…"
"Smash." Amethyst finished for her, trying to concern her amusement. "So, what's the verdict, Peridetto?"
Running her hands through her hair, Peridot began pacing the room. She was trying her best not to let her excitement shine through. "Well, if you truly mean it...I would have to get ready-"
"I'm talking about Super Smash Bros, bro. Don't get your hopes up." Amethyst teased and Peridot could see her grin through the phone. She got her.
"Oh!" Peridot squealed. "O-Of course! What else would you possibly be talking about?" She swore she was getting second degree burns by how warm her face was getting. "Wait, when would you like to play together?"
"In a couple of minutes, I can pick you up if you want." Amethyst yawned audibly over the phone. "Is that cool?"
"Actually, I am in the middle of practicing for state. It is in a few days, after all." Peridot replied lamely, though she desperately wanted to go over to Amethyst's house to play games and talk.
"Uh, exactly, Per. We got a few days! Besides, knowing you, I bet you've been practicing nonstop. You need some chill time to ease your nerves."
Sighing into the phone, Peridot gave in and convinced herself that Amethyst was right. If she practiced consistently, then what was one day off going to do? "Alright, fine. But I should warn you to be prepared to be beaten into the ground."
The other girl on the line cackled and replied, "Suuuure, be prepared for some teabagging." At that, Amethyst exploded into even more laughter. "I'll be on my way in about ten minutes, so see you in twenty." With that, she hung up and left Peridot on her own.
As soon as the line cut out, Peridot quickly dropped her phone and ran off to her closet. She was dressed in black basketball shorts and torn up band t-shirt from middle school. Admittedly, she looked very unkempt, with her hair sticking out in random places, which was typical for a normal day spent at home. However, she now had plans and she had to rush to make herself look halfway decent.
After some searching, she pulled out a tight sea green low scoop blouse, with buttons going down the top and she stared at her selection of bottoms her brow furrowed. She had pulled out a signature, form-fitting pair of high-waisted black skinny jeans, ones that her girlfriend raved about the way they hugged her hips, along with a pair of low rise, blue ripped skinny jeans, but she already made the decision to wear the former option.
Cringing at herself in the mirror, she began to come her hair and attempt to style it until she finally got it to where she didn’t look as much like a slob and was just beginning to glare at her eye bags and dark circles in the mirror when she heard her phone begin to vibrate against her bed. Times up.
She didn’t even bother disassembling her clarinet, nevertheless putting it back in its case, instead leaving it on her bed and slipping her wallet and phone into her back pockets. With one last glance at herself in the mirror, she grabbed a stick of gum and popped it into her mouth and headed downstairs to inform her parents that she was going out.
Once out the door, she saw Amethyst’s beat up car and jumped in.
“Hey girl!” Amethyst greeted, eyeing Peridot up and down. “You mind if we get some grub? I’m starving.”
“No, no, of course not.” Peridot assured, “What were you thinking of eating?”
Smirking, Amethyst had to resist the urge to reply ‘ you’ because she had already made one flirtatious, dirty joke earlier. That’s probably the socially acceptable limit for someone who has a girlfriend. “I dunno, what about Chinese?” She suggested and at her companion’s nod, she began to drive off.
After picking up their food, they arrived at Amethyst’s house and went inside. Peridot took a seat on the couch as Amethyst docked her Nintendo Switch and made sure everything was working fine. “Lemme guess, ya want the green joycon?” Amethyst inquired, as she showed off the small, bright green controller.
“Wow, you know me so well.” Peridot teased and her heart fluttered at that fact.
“Heh...I mean, it’s pretty obvious, Peri.” Amethyst also felt her cheeks heating up as she grabbed a blue joy con and made her way over to sit on the couch next to her friend.
"It surely is a tragedy that there is no purple joy cons available yet." Peridot smirked, proudly showing off that she knew Amethyst's favorite color as well.
They began their Smash session and trying to eat their food at the same time, which was being shown as being pretty unsuccessful, but they made it work.
"Are you excited for state?" Amethyst asked, as her Pac-Man character spammed Peridot's Samus with fruit.
"Yes, I am as a matter of fact!" Peridot proclaimed excitedly. "I honestly am so happy that we even qualified. To be honest, I think I've lied to you about this before but I didn't really have a marching season last year. The accident happened early into the season and I was unable to march due to…" She groaned as her character was flown off the stage and lost a stock. "Well, you know," She stopped and looked at Amethyst, then focused back on the same. "Due to not having a leg."
Amethyst finished off Peridot's character with a fire hydrant and the battle ended, resulting in Peridot sighing and shaking her head. Putting the joy con down, Amethyst looked at her and was intrigued. Peridot's never really opened up to her about how any of this happened and she's never bothered her about it because she assumed it was a sore spot. "Really?"
"Yeah. I had only gone to one football game." Peridot began, looking down at the neon green controller. "I never would have imagined that attending a football game would be so much fun." At this, Peridot smiled faintly. "Forgive me if this sounds stupid but...before that day, I felt like I hadn't ever felt like I belonged, like I was good at anything, and even felt like I had no friends. But during that night, I knew I had found my place. I had found where I belonged."
Amethyst smiled softly at Peridot in support. "Jade was driving me home. I guess there were some parties in the area because of it being the first game of the season, I suppose." She let out a dry laugh. "I mean, I wouldn't know. That's not my thing." Peridot was trying her hardest to not let her emotions show through, but she hasn't thought about that night in a while. "Long story short, we got hit and my right leg was crushed beyond repair. I woke up with it gone."
"Oh god, I'm so sorry." Amethyst began, "That must've been terrifying."
"It was." Peridot looked down at her prosthetic leg. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to burden you with my traumas. The point I was making was that it was devastating losing my leg, sure, but it was absolutely soul crushing that I missed out on state." She let out a long, loud sigh. "So yes, I am beyond thrilled for state."
Amethyst reached out to squeeze Peridot's thigh comfortingly. "You deserve this chance, Peri. I'm really happy that I get to experience it with you."
"I am still in awe that this is finally happening. Not only that, but I essentially have a solo, I get to play with my favorite people," Peridot's green eyes shot up at Amethyst and she gave her a grin. "You especially. From the field, I'll get to look up and see my parents and my girlfriend! It's like my life is finally coming together!"
They continued on chattering as the Super Smash Bros theme playing in the background and the character selection screen glowed in front of them. After playing one last battle for good measure, they turned on Hulu and put on Gravity Falls, a show they both enjoyed greatly.
Though Amethyst's couch was small, they made it work. They were already side by side, Amethyst with her feet on the coffee table in front of her and Peridot leaning against the arm rest, knees up to her chest to avoid taking space. But as they continued watching and talking, Peridot grew a boost of confidence and sprawled out her legs, laying them across Amethyst's lap.
Their eyes met. "Is this okay?" Peridot asked shyly and before Amethyst could even get a second to reply, she became panicked. "I mean, I know my prosthetic can get heavy sometimes and I'm probably violating our boundaries and oh god--"
Placing her finger against the blonde's lips, Amethyst shushed her. "You're good, homegirl."
And so, they laid like that as they watched their show and made commentary on it with each other. At one point in an episode, Amethyst placed her hand on Peridot's thigh, rubbing up and down mindlessly. Neither of them said a word about it, other than exchanging a soft smile.
It was so relaxing for Peridot. She was here, watching her favorite show alongside her best friend, her tummy full of delicious food and no cares in the world. There was no worries about state, her broken relationship, or the constant overwhelming feeling of not being good enough. She felt so content in this moment and wanted to savor it for as long as she could.
Her eyes began getting heavy and she closed her eyes for just a moment, just to let them rest, but had fallen fast asleep in no time.
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Peridot awoke and she had no idea what time it was. She knew it had been a while because the TV had timed out and it was silent, other than the soft sound of Amethyst's breathing. Somehow, as they both drifted to sleep, Amethyst had laid down and had her arm and leg around Peridot.
She took note of how adorable the girl looked while sleeping. Somewhere in her mind, she knew she shouldn't have fallen asleep with her like this. Oh, how livid Jasper would be if she found out, but she still couldn't bring herself to care. Even her parents must've been upset and trying to contact her because she knew it had to have been late. She had no idea when she would have a chance to be laid up with her like this, so she nuzzled into Amethyst's arm, closed her eyes, and decided to go back to sleep.
As soon as she was beginning to fall back asleep, Amethyst began shifting. Still, she kept her eyes closed, hoping the saxophonist would do the same.
Amethyst yawned was trying to get a hold of herself. She didn't even know she was as tired as she was. It took her a moment to realize she was laid with Peridot, who was still fast asleep. But when she noticed her in her sleep trance, she smiled and admitted the petite girl in her arms, who had fallen asleep with her glasses still on and they were crooked. Suddenly, Amethyst was overcome with emotion. "I love you."
As soon as the words slipped Amethyst's mouth, it broke her sleep trance. She suddenly realized she was sleeping with Jasper's girlfriend and she knew would be toast is she ever found out. Reluctantly, she tried to pull away from Peridot as quietly as possible, trying not to wake her.
Finally, she escaped and walked over to grab a bottle of water and returned to sit on the other side of the couch, still trying to be careful with not waking her sleeping friend. She reached over to grab her phone and realized the time. It was 12:09AM.
"Fuck," She murmured to herself and turned to look at Peridot. She hesitated, but decided to shake the girl awake.
Of course, Peridot wasn't really asleep. She had been trying to until Amethyst woke up, then she had just been pretending, hoping she would fall back asleep with her. That didn't happened. So, Peridot brought out her acting skills and waited a few shakes before she opened her eyes.
"Girl, we fell asleep. It's late. I gotta get you home." Amethyst smiled, "But good morning, sunshine."
"What time is it?" Peridot sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"It's past 12. We gotta go."
Peridot reached over and grabbed her phone, where it was flooded with texts and calls from her parents, as well as some from Jasper. She sighed and quickly texted her that she was sorry for the lateness and that she had lost track of time and taken a nap, that she would be back home soon. "How long were we sleeping?"
"I dunno," Amethyst replied, shrugging her shoulders. "Long enough for you hair to get rumpled." She snickered.
The two girls headed out to Amethyst's car, when they noticed there was another car in the driveway. Her mother must have came home, saw them, and didn't want to disturb them. She knew she wouldn't hear the end of it from her.
They began the ride to Peridot's house and the car ride was relatively quiet, as they were both pretty tired. Once arrived at the destination, Peridot unbuckled her seatbelt and got her house keys ready.
"Hey ya go, princess. We've arrived at your castle." Amethyst teased, flashing Peridot a grin.
With a playful eye roll, Peridot let out a chuckle.
She then leaned over, across the shift stick and cup holder, to embrace Amethyst in her arms. "Thank you. I had such a fun time tonight and I appreciate you inviting me and helping me relax."
They sat there for a few moments, holding one another tightly until Peridot pulled away and jumped out of the car. Amethyst waited until she was inside, then sat in her car with her heart beating rapidly. Wow, she really did love her.
When Peridot greeted her parents and had to endure a lecture, she went up to her bedroom and barely had enough energy to change into something more comfortable. As she laid in bed, there was only one thing on her mind: Amethyst loved her and hearing her say those words filled her heart with joy. That was the last thing on her mind as she drifted into a deep sleep.