Chapter 20: Stephanie – Part I

Stephanie and Bella

“You WHAT?” Bella exclaimed. “When?”

Bella was shocked at what Stephanie had just said. Did she sleep with Zane? Stephanie had been dating the same guy since freshman year. They’d had a few little episodes where they broke up for a month or so, but they always would get back together. For her to just randomly sleep with Zane was totally unbelievable.

“Last week,” Stephanie answered.

“I was trying to corner him and find out what the hell his deal is, and things just ... happened.”

“So you slept with him? What the hell did he say? And what the hell is Anthony gonna say?” Bella asked.

“Fuck Anthony,” she said. “He’s being such an asshole lately; it serves him right if I start seeing someone else.”

“Seeing??? Now you’re seeing him?” Bella asked, again, shocked.

“Okay, not seeing, just fucking,” Stephanie answered with a little laugh.

“You were right, though,” Stephanie continued.

“Zane really does seem to have control of all the votes. The seniors will probably all vote for whoever he asks them to. Maybe not who he asks them to vote FOR, but definitely who he asks them to vote against. So, I figured what the hell, it couldn’t hurt to have him on my side.”

Once again, Bella could barely even think.

Stephanie.

He had gotten to Stephanie. The sweet, pure, ever-faithful Stephanie. The feeling of defeat that had been washing over her since that party just ballooned into a massive thundercloud above her head.

“So, what does he have against me then? What the hell did I ever do to him?” Bella asked.

In the last week, Bella had learned that Zane had threatened Nikki with the same deal he’d given her: have sex with him or get kicked off the squad. She’d also learned he’d already been sleeping with half the squad while getting very cozy with the other half, and now, even Stephanie had slept with him just to keep her spot. Despite all of that, her question was, “What does he have against ME?” Obviously, this was all about Bella. It always was.

“You didn’t do anything. It’s not about you. He’s a guy. He just wants to sleep with all the cheerleaders so he can brag to his friends. He’s a fucking perv. That’s all.”

“That’s just sick,” Bella replied.

“Yeah, well, I guess it’s a guy fantasy. Like having a threesome with twins or that kind of bullshit. Anyway, he seems to have found a way to make it happen AND to make half the girls on the squad think it’s THEIR idea to jump in bed with him.” Stephanie laughed as she said it.

“You sure seem pretty happy about it,” Bella shot back at her, surprised to hear her laughing about it.

“What? It’s a clever scam. You gotta give him credit.” She answered, still with a little giggle in her voice.

“Besides, he was actually pretty good!” she added with a wink.

Bella let out an exasperated sigh. She couldn’t believe that Stephanie had fallen for this. AND cheated on her boyfriend to do it. And LIKED it! Then she thought back to that day in the bedroom. He really was very ... slow, ... tender ... and sweet ... and she HAD been getting caught up in the moment ... right up until he laid his ultimatum on her. What a dick.

The fact that Stephanie had actually cheated on her boyfriend of almost three years barely even cracked into Bella’s train of thought, other than the surprise that she would even consider doing it. She was supposedly one of Bella’s best friends, but Bella clearly never even thought to ask her what the hell was going on with her. It was exactly what Stephanie had expected.

Stephanie’s lie

Stephanie had not, in fact, slept with Zane. Yet. She had figured out that Bella was lying about the whole episode and wanted the real story. So, she lied to herself. Stephanie was smart. She almost had this whole thing figured out, at least a version that made sense to her. She actually was as clever as Bella thought herself to be. By saying that Zane did the same thing to her, and she had succumbed to his blackmail, they could exchange stories.

They continued to talk, and Bella finally told her the truth about what had happened. The whole, honest truth. She had gone in there hoping to gain Zane’s favor somehow but with no plan at all on how to do it. She had never even considered what she would have to do to accomplish that.

Stephanie said that her story was much the same as Bella’s, except that the first thing she did was make him put his phone in a drawer on the other side of the room. There was no way she was letting Zane take nude pics of her, and definitely no video! She enjoyed that little dig, watching Bella cringe.

For some reason, Bella thought it made sense at the time, but it sure didn’t now. She still hadn’t even seen the video. She never knew he was taking video. Stephanie couldn’t stop thinking about that video either, and not because of Bella.

Stephanie was surprised to hear Bella say that she had actually been enjoying what Zane was doing. He really knew how to work his fingers and his tongue. She was lying back, letting the feelings just wash over her, when she suddenly realized how the situation had gone so far out of her control. She couldn’t believe he had gotten her to that point. That’s when she knew she had to get out of there fast, and that’s what she intended to do.

The next thing she knew, his dick was in her mouth and blasting a load of cum down her throat. She still couldn’t remember how the hell he managed THAT.

Stephanie was fascinated by Bella’s real story. This was a lot different from what she told her and Nikki that first time. It sounded to her like Zane was simply taking advantage of finding himself in bed with Bella, naked. If she were him, she probably would have done the same. Except for the whole threatening her unless she fucked him part.

Stephanie left, still thinking about Bella’s story. Still thinking about Zane.

Lunch with Zane

The next day, Stephanie once again caught Zane before the lunch period began.

“Hey, Zane! Come sit with me!” she said, back to her bright and cheerful personality.

Zane considered for a moment. Anything Stephanie or Nikki did was suspect, simply because of their closeness to Bella. This couldn’t be good. Zane liked Stephanie, though, so he cautiously accepted her invitation, and the two of them picked a quiet table off to themselves.

After a bit of small talk about school and life in general, Stephanie drilled down to what she really wanted to know.

“Did you really threaten to get Nikki kicked off the squad, just like Bella, if she doesn’t have sex with you?” she asked.

Zane dropped his head and let out a heavy sigh.

“Which one of them told you that?” he asked and paused.

“First of all, I never threatened Bella with anything. She made that up. And I didn’t threaten Nikki either. All I said was that maybe I should make you the same offer. I never said what that offer was.”

“Yeah, have sex with you or get kicked off the squad,” Stephanie said.

“I never said that. I just made the same offer. Nikki and Bella decided the rest on their own,” Zane replied.

“Why?” Stephanie asked.

“Did you see the way she was acting for the last week? Following me around, making crude remarks anytime I tried to have a conversation with anyone. Practically calling all of the other girls sluts for even talking to me. She was just being a cunt, and she needed to shut the fuck up. Everyone is starting to hate her, and if you don’t believe me, get to practice early and then see what happens to the conversation when she shows up. It’ll be dead silence.”

“So, you’re not just trying to get her into bed?” She asked.

“Nikki? No. I’m not. I was just trying to get her to cut the shit and keep her from making all her friends hate her.”

Stephanie paused for a moment, leaned back in her chair, and then said, “You should just go with it and fuck her anyway,” she said. “She deserves it.”

Zane was taken aback. Did Stephanie actually just say that? She seemed to be very amused by the whole thing. What the hell was happening here?

“What?” He asked.

“Just fuck her. If she’s stupid enough to believe all of Bella’s freaking drama and think you can follow through with it, then just fuck her. Why not? You’ll never get a better chance.”

Zane sat there staring at her in disbelief. Stephanie just laughed, enjoying his confusion, and she was having fun.

After a moment, Zane questioned her.

“Okay, who are you, and what have you done with Stephanie? Shouldn’t you be yelling at me and telling me to leave your friends alone?”

“Pffft, some friends. All they ever think about is themselves. If they’re too stupid to figure out they’re being played, then I’m not gonna do it for them. I say screw it, take advantage of it and fuck ‘em both.”

Zane just sat there with his mouth open, staring at her. He didn’t know what to think.

Stephanie also just sat for a moment, smiling and thinking to herself. She’d had a moment of insight when she was talking with Bella. These girls were not her friends. Not real friends. Sure, they had lots of fun times together, but when it came right down to it, none of them knew what was really going on in each other’s lives. When it came down to the real drama, it was always me, me, me. She made some decisions that night, and now she felt even better about all of them. A great, big, satisfied smirk lit up her face.