Love is Deaf? Part 3

Ashley’s heart was racing with anticipation. Here she was, dressed up with all the fixings for her senior prom, and she couldn’t have been happier.

Finishing the final touches on her best friend Katie’s make up, the two decided that they were finally ready for the big dance. Ashley’s boyfriend Josh, and Katie’s date Alex would be on their way by now and the girls were definitely ready for the night ahead.

It had been a few weeks since Katie and Josh had picked out her dress, and the taboo idea of a threesome had not been mentioned since. Even still, it loomed in all three teen’s minds, a well-disguised elephant in the room whenever they were around each other. But that didn’t stop the teens from having fun when they were together, and tonight of all nights, they were sure to make very special.

“You look gorgeous, sweety,” Ashley signed to her best friend Katie, as the two were now completely dolled up. Katie smiled and returned the compliment as the two girls waited anxiously.

They didn’t have to wait long, as Ashley soon heard her father call out for them from the front of the house. “Girls! Your suitors are here!” Ashley relayed the information to her deaf friend, then lead her by the hand out to the living room. Appearing around the corner, she saw her boyfriend of four months smile, his face shouting out how beautiful she looked.

Alex had a similar reaction to Katie. Alex knew a little sign language, and as he had been hanging out with the group for quite a while, he was an excellent choice to take Katie to the very special dance. That being said, he was not a very attractive boy, and although Katie was far from shallow, she figured that she was one of the hottest girls that Alex had ever talked to, let alone snagged a date with. While she considered him a good friend, she was afraid he would be forever friend-zoned as she had no romantic interest in him. She explained to Ashley countless times about how she hoped the dance would not give him any false hopes to the contrary.

Josh’s tuxedo matched Ashley’s dress perfectly. If anyone had seen Josh alone, without his matching date, they would have thought he was stuck in the 50’s, but together, they were as cute as could be. Alex went with a plain black tux, renting it from a local shop before Katie had even picked out her dress. Both boys quickly walked up to their respective dates, wrapping a small, yet beautiful bouquet of flowers on their wrists.

The girls giggled at the ceremony, then quickly dashed to the kitchen, where the boy’s flowers were waiting on ice. They reappeared, then proceeded to pin the slightly-more-masculine flowers onto the boy’s chests. Ashley had a little trouble getting the pin through, but after a few seconds, filled with her mother taking dozens of pictures, she had it on right. After a couple of group photos, the teens all rushed to Josh’s car before Ashley’s parents could hold them any longer. Helping the girls into the back seat, the boys jumped to the front. As he turned the ignition, Josh gave a little hidden wink to Katie through the mirror, reminding her of the last time they were both in this car. Before any parental objections could be made, the group was off.

“Did you tell your parents the plan?” Josh asked Ashley.

“I told them I was staying over at Katie’s tonight, but I’m pretty sure they knew I was lying. They didn’t seem to care,” Ashley explained, signing to Katie as she talked. In truth, the four teens, along with four others from the school, had all pitched in and rented two hotel rooms. Right off of the freeway exit, there was a brand new four-star Hilton hotel, and the two rooms they rented had a separation door that could be opened to join them. Between the eight of them, it was going to be a lot of fun.

The teens drove toward the interstate entrance, where practically all of the small town’s commerce was located. In the same parking lot as the hotel, there was a matching luxury restaurant that doubled as a card-table casino in the back. Unless one wanted to travel almost an hour on the interstate, The Oak Grill was the finest restaurant around. Josh had had to get reservations months ahead of time to beat the rush of prom night in the small town, and the group was very excited to go eat.

Finally arriving, the teens piled out of the car as they rushed toward the door. Being greeted by a heavily accented host, they were soon shown to their table, which was in fact a corner booth in the back of the dining area. Walking to the back, the group recognized a good 80% of the diners there as kids they went to school with. “I guess creativity is out,” Josh commentated as the group found their seats.

The corner booth was quaint and out of the way just enough that the group was happy with the privacy. They slid into the booth with little trouble, Josh ending up in the middle of the two girls, Ashley to his left, and Katie to his right, as Alex sat on the right of her. The waitress handed everyone a menu and announced she would return soon with drinks.

“Well, this restaurant is pretty packed, huh?” Josh started the small chitchat.

“No kidding,” Alex said as Ashley translated over the table for the boys. “Seems like everyone and their brother decided to come here.”

“It really is the only fancy option,” Ashley pointed out. “Look! There’s Grace and Justin, and Tyler and Grace B.” Her hand pointed a few tables over to where the two Graces, who were close friends despite their name confusion, were with their dates for the night. It was these four kids with whom the group would be splitting the hotel rooms with.

Grace Heigl (just Grace to all who knew the difference) was a tiny, blond-haired European girl who had a sweet face and a soft voice. She was only a junior, but was already captain of the cheer squad, trumping all seniors, and mostly hung out with seniors around school anyway. Her flatter chest matched her petite body frame, as she only stood five feet tall, and weighed in at 95 pounds on a good day. She was very preppy, and had been dating her jock boyfriend Justin for quite some time now. They both were nice enough, but few would claim to be their friends when they were not around.

Grace Blum, or just Grace B to distinguish the two, was a senior. She was a black girl with long, silky black hair. She was a gorgeous macchiato mulatto tint, standing at 5’9 to match her slender-athletic build. Developing this build from the numerous sports she played, including basketball, volleyball, track, and tennis, this girl was breathtaking. She had a very attractive chest, hosting D’s or Double D’s, but unfortunately, wore sports bras most of the time. One benefit to her sport’s attire was the volleyball shorts, which every teenage boy knew was the best invention ever made in womens’ sports. Showing off her amazing ass to the world was not her focus when Grace B. suited up for her games, but it was definitely a well-appreciated side effect. But through all this, she was actually a very reserved girl, holding up her family’s morals throughout high school, leaving her innocence intact. Tyler, who was white himself, was thought as a very lucky guy for snagging the girl to the dance. They were complete opposites, Tyler actually being thought of more as a dick, while Blum was as sweet as they came. The two seemed to hardly talk at school, and everyone pinned the acceptance on the girl’s kindness, rather than interest. That being said, Tyler was doing all he could to seduce the gorgeous hottie into his agenda.

Josh and his posse debated whether to invite the kids over, but decided to let them enjoy their dinner in peace, that they would be seeing them plenty at the hotel tonight.

“What about Grace B?” Ashley asked, not signing, as she directed her comment to Josh alone.

“What are you talking about?” Josh inquired, lost at where Ashley was going with this.

“Remember what we were talking about? And I said no to you-know-who,” she tip-toed around the threesome conversation for Alex’s benefit. “But I said we’d ask someone, right? I’m sure she could help us out. We’ll all be at the hotel tonight, it’d be fun!”

“Baby, while I LOVE that you seem excited about that,” Josh whispered to Ashley, as to not alert Alex or Katie, “you do realize that she’s a good-girl, right? Plus she’s here with a date. And PLUS we have to stick around Katie tonight.” Ashley had made a promise to Katie not to leave her alone with Alex too long, as the awkwardness of language barriers and interests might have proven too much.

“If you’re too scared to get a little risky, then it probably won’t be fun anyway,” Ashley said, a teasing look of disappointment on her face, urging Josh to at least try.

“You want me to just flat up ask her? Fine. At the hotel tonight, I’ll just waltz up to her, ask if she wants to join the two of us, get slapped, then come back to you as you’re laughing your ass off,” Josh foretold the situation. “But then when I fail, I get to pick the next girl, and YOU have to do the asking. Deal?”

“Deal,” Ashley gave a cheshire smile. Soon after, the waitress came to take orders, dropping off drinks for everyone. Ashley asked the girl where the bathroom was, then turned to Katie to see if she would accompany her. Looking at the boys who surrounded her, she attempted to scoot in the booth a bit, then shook her head, communicating that she didn’t need to go very bad, that she would just powder up as they left the restaurant. Ashley shrugged and marched toward the corner the waitress had pointed at.

Not a second had passed, that Katie’s hand moved to Josh’s thigh. Josh’s face shot up, finding Katie wasn’t looking at him, but was grinning from ear to ear. No one at the table said a word for a few minutes, when finally Josh pipped up. “Soooo Alex, you excited for tonight?” Katie simply moved up Josh’s leg higher.

“Oh! Oh, yeah man. It should be a lot of fun,” Alex replied. “What about you? You ready for a lot of dancing?” Katie’s arm kept creeping up, now making contact with Josh’s now hardened dick.

He exhaled briefly, subtly turning it into a cough. “Well, uh, Ashley isn’t that big of a dancing fan, so I figure I’ll get her to dance for maybe one or two songs, then wait for the slow dances,” he explained. Katie’s hand was now stroking his dick, ever so slowly, through his pants.

“Oh shit. You know I don’t even know if Katie likes to dance? Where’s Ashley when you need her…” he looked across the restaurant in hopes she would come back. Katie picked up pace now as she seductively grabbed and released, stroking Josh until he was going crazy.

“You know, if I don’t know the words I’m trying to say to her, I usually just text them out on a phone and show her the screen.” Katie was now trying to unzip his pants, to grab his dick in physical form, but Josh swatted her hand away, knowing he couldn’t handle much more of this.

“Oh, that’s brilliant dude,” Alex agreed, getting his phone out. Josh pointed at Alex for Katie’s benefit, and she quickly understood. Both of her hands were soon visible above the table again, and she was reading Alex’s screen.

She nodded, then made out the words “I lobe to!” Alex smiled, hoping to keep her on the dance floor all night.

Ashley soon reappeared, stopping by the other group’s table before she returned. Josh could see her hug the two girls in friendly greeting before chatting with the couples. She pointed over to where Josh and company were sitting, and all four of them waved their hellos. Continuing her conversing, Ashley laid her hand on Grace B’s shoulder, laughing a little. Only a few moments later, she was waving her goodbyes, returning to the booth where they were sitting.

“Everyone says hello, and that they’re looking forward to tonight,” she announced, signing out at the same time. “Apparently, Justin has a lot of alcohol he’s bringing, so we are set for a very fun night at the hotel. She turned to Josh, continuing, “Hopefully a VERY fun night, right sweety?”

Josh grinned, sighing at the love he had for his amazing girlfriend. The moment was soon interrupted however, as the waitress brought the food. Plates were shuffled around, and soon, everyone had their own feast in front of them.

Taking their time to eat, as they had an entire hour and a half before the doors to the dance even opened, the group chit-chatted about nothing in particular. Before too long, everyone had finished or requested a to-go box, and Josh was paying for the meal.

Exiting the restaurant, the group decided to check into the hotel before the dance, and simply give the other group of kids their respective key at the school. That would prevent a late night battle with the front desk, and allow them to store their dinner’s leftovers in the small fridge.

The Hilton being right across the parking lot, they simply walked there. It was a quick check-in, and soon, they had two keys for each room.

The rooms were on the second floor, which was easy enough to access from the elevator. The kids hurried up to their room, which was absolutely spectacular. Usually staying at Motel 6’s or at best, Red Lions, the group was shocked to find this place in their smaller town.

“This is our hotel room? Wow, this place looks great!” Ashley announced to herself.

“Yeah, too bad it’s going to be destroyed by tomorrow morning!” Alex countered with a grin.

The girls put the leftovers in the mini fridge that was sitting in the corner. Josh went to the dividing door that separated the two rooms, but found it easy enough to open. He pinned the door open against the wall so it wouldn’t swing itself shut, then flung himself onto the nearest bed. “This is gonna be a great night, huh Ashley?”

The two couples quickly dropped off their things and made their way downstairs once again.

Now feeling completely ready for the night, the four teens hopped into the car and were soon on their way to the school. Arriving just shortly after the doors had opened up, there was still a line to get in. They easily found a place to park, then proceeded to walk to the entrance, where they eventually had to wait in line there.

“Well this sucks… It’s cold out here!” Ashley said shivering in her shoulder-less dress.

“Line seems to be moving pretty fast,” Josh was on his toes, attempting to look over the crowd. “Here, take this.” He wormed out of his tuxedo’s jacket, placing it around his girlfriend’s shoulders so her arms were covered.

“Like out of a damn movie,” Alex commented, smiling at Josh’s chivalry. “Can you ask Katie if she needs mine?” he directed to Ashley, who in turn translated. Katie replied that she was fine, that it would only be a few minutes longer.

Slowly but surely, the line died down. Finally, the group found themselves at the front of the line. Two teachers, Mrs. Holmes and Mr. Kelly were taking tickets at the entrance. Students either had paper tickets or they had their names in the virtual database, and the teachers could look up their names to see if they had bought the tickets.

“What a gentleman, giving his jacket to his sweetheart,” Mrs. Holmes smiled as she saw Josh and Ashley walk up. Looking at the computer, she was easily able to find the tickets purchased. “Josh, you are clear to go in. You two have a wonderful time.” Next in like was Alex and Katie. They were also waived in without a problem.

The school lights were dimmed, almost completely off. They only gave off enough light to see. The halls were additionally lined with small lamps made to look like candles. There was fake snow everywhere and cardboard cuttings of old 1920’s cars were everywhere.

“This looks fantastic!” Ashley exclaimed, using her hands to speak as well. “Oh, but let’s go get our pictures taken before there’s a huge line!” As she said this, the group saw Grace, Justin, Grace B, and Tyler. They rushed up to their counterparts and gave them both keys to the adjoining room at the hotel. The group smiled, thanking them, and were soon off.

The group raced to the gymnasium where the photo shooters were stationed. Entering, they saw they had beaten the majority of the school there. There were three picture options, all with different lines. Josh figured since it was all included with admission, they might as well get one of each with the lines as short as they were.

Entering the first line, the theme to the picture was a bootlegger theme. An old 1930 Cadillac Roadster was actually brought in, placed in front of a background displaying two old police cars racing after it. It was a convertible car, so the students would take their places in the seats and get their pictures taken “running from the law.” The group hurried to the Caddy when it was there turn. Josh jumped into the driver’s seat, Alex on the passengers. The girls elected to sit on the back, their butts resting on the top of the seats, rather than actually using them properly. The photographer liked the pose and snapped the picture, telling them that the black and white prints would be passed out the following week at school.

The next line was a more romantic theme, hosting a wooden boardwalk stage leading to a dimmed background of an ocean pier. As the group waited in line, Katie had an idea. Moving her arms too quickly for Josh to decipher but a few words, he had to wait until Ashley would translate.

“She says what we should do is have a picture of both of the girls with each guy. Me and Katie would go with Alex here, and then the next one would be us with Josh,” Ashley reported.

That seemed fine to the rest of the group, so Josh stepped back as the group made their way to the front of the line. He smiled as Alex lifted the tiny Katie up in the air, cradling his date. Ashley merely held up Katie’s feet for comical effect as the pictures were taken. They laughed as they returned to Josh.

Finally in the third line, there was a park bench. The background was darkened with night, but one could still clearly make out all of the 1930’s adages.