�Shaz!�
�Sorry� she giggled and began to dance around Gabrielle, humming the tune she�d been singing before.
Gabrielle rolled her eyes. Some thing never will ever change. �Calm down. Stop that�
Shaz stopped and pouted �What�s wrong with you� she paused and jumped up on the bed �Oh wait! I know! I�m In love! La la lalalalalla�
Gabrielle sat down on her bed �I�ll tell you a secret if you calm down�
Shaz stopped jumping on the bed an thought about it for a minute. �Ok� she said with a shrug and sat down with a might bounce next to Gabby. �What�s the secret�
Gabrielle pondered this for a minute, to buy time she stuck her pinkie out �Do you pinkie-swear never to ever tell anyone�
�I promise� Shaz chirped
�Never Ever?�
�Never ever� she nodded, latching her pinkie on to Gabrielle�s �Oh wait� he face darkened �You didn�t kill anyone did you?�
�What?� Gabrielle pulled a face �No! Of Course not!�
The smile was back �Ok, wot then?�
�You can�t tell anyone� Gabrielle repeated. Oh. She was going to regret this. She shouldn�t tell her. Telling her would be the end. Everyone in Liverpool would know. Her life would be over. His life would be over. It wasn�t worth it. But then again maybe it would be worth it. No. NO.. Yes�
�Erg!� she said aloud
�Erg?� Shaz repeated �Erg?�
�No, shut up� Tell her. Don�t. Tell her. Don�t. Tell her. Don�t �I um.. I �erm nerble� had god� Paul�
�Paul?� she repeated, and slid closer �What? Get it out or I�ll start singing again�
Gabrielle took a deep breath. Her pinkie finger was starting to hurt. �Ok. You can never tell anyone. *EVER* Because I will kill you if you do�
�Eep� Shaz Giggled �Promise, now what?�
�I��
�You��
�I had sex�
Shaz blinked and then took a very deep breath, drawing her mouth into a tiny O and making her eyes go wide. She leaned back a little and stayed like that for a very long time without breathing.
�Shaz?�
�You did?�
Gabrielle nodded �Uh huh�
�In Hamburg?�
�Uh huh�
�with� her mouth slid into a shit eating grin �Paul�
�Um. Yes�
She made a really loud shrieking sound then and grabbed Gabrielle arm, still shrieking �You are *SO* Lucky�
Gabrielle was bewildered �I am?� she asked �Why?�
Shaz shrugged and flopped back on the bed �because he is such a nice guy, you know�
�Oh� Gabrielle nodded �Yeah, he was really good about it�
�Right� she nodded �I�m calm now. You have to tell me everything. How did it happen�
Gabrielle blushed, something that only happens on rare occasions �I� well, I was drunk�
�Yeah� she nodded eagerly
�And he was drunk�
�Oh come on� Shaz stood up and started pacing �There�s more to it then that. You mean he hasn�t been in love with you for ages and you only now noticed it and realized you love him to but didn�t want to do anything about it because George is your best friend�
Gabrielle pulled a face �No! You�ve been reading Lady Chattery�s Lover again, haven�t you�
�That�s beside the point� said Shaz with a flippant hand motion
�Yeah. The point it we were both drunk and it happened�
�So you�re not in love?�
She gave her friend a sympathetic look �Sorry no�
�Ok. So what d�you remember�
�Um� Gabrielle blushed again. Damn it. �It was nice�
�Nice?�
�OH fuck off!� she laughed �Bloody Christ you sound like him the morning after�
�Right. So did he kiss you first�
�I� she hesitated. Did he? She couldn�t remember. �I think so, I was changing, it think and he came over an kissed me�
�You were in your nuddy pants!� Shaz squealed
�No� she rolled her eyes again �I was changing me top�
�Oh , right� she continued �Well, then, did it-�
�Shaz� she interrupted her �If you want to know, go ask Paul if he�s free to fuck you tonight. Because I�m sure he won�t say no.�
Shaz rolled her eyes �What time are they getting home?�
�They are home�
�Really!� she started for the door
Gabrielle groaned �Shaz, Get dressed!�
Shaz however was singing �They�re home they�re home, they�re home, they�re, homeeeee� she stopped suddenly �Why didn�t you tell me?�
Gabrielle made an exasperated sound �I didn�t know! They thought I was in London for some fucking odd reason and got in around noon yesterday. They�ve been set up to play the Cavern tonight�
�Why?�
Gabrielle answered by throwing one of Cynthia�s skirts that she had borrowed at Shaz and then walked into her closest to find something to where. Oh. Wow. She�d been so used to wearing leather short things and black that color was almost blinding. And everything was shockingly modest too. She didn�t remember owning so many sweater sets and ankle length skirts. It was amazing. Gabrielle contemplated cutting a good three feet off her skirts with a pair of sheers but that would do no good.
�Why!� Shaz repeated
Gabrielle stuck her head out of the closet and frowned as Shaz started taking her clothes off to change. �Why what?�
�Why are they playing the Cavern?�
�Because they�ve just come in from Germany and Rory Storm�s been back for a while and he wants them to play or something , instead of him� I dunno�
Shaz seemed to accept this �What�re you wearing?�
Gabrielle shrugged and clicked her tongue �Everything I own is fucking prudish�
�You�ve had sex, you aren�t a prude�
�I don�t care� she shrugged and started to undo her sweater, she had a mini skirt that belonged to Cyn somewhere in there, she was sure. A dark green one. �What matches green?�
Shaz was tucking her blouse in. She looked up and pulled I face �I don�t know�. Oh my god� she trailed off. Gabrielle looked down at herself �What?� she asked �Have I torn something�
Shaz was still staring at her. �fucking hell gabby� she whispered �You got really thin�
Gabriel looked down at herself unable to see the change �No I didn�t, I�m the same�
Shaz look up at her face �Yes you fucking did. What *happened* to you. IT looks like someone could fit both of their hands around one of your legs.�
Gabrielle rolled her eyes �You�re a nutter. I�m fine. Look� she waved her arms about in the air �I�m not breaking? I�m fine, you see. I�ve always been a really thin. It�s just like that�
Shaz shook her head �You�re eating before we go, before I start to see yer ribs, d�you know what I mean�
Gabby rolled her eyes and finished changing. She found a brush on her burrow and did her hair so it didn�t stick up and headed for the door. Shaz followed complaining that white and cream don�t match.