Prose

Quinn's Night Out

written by: Sweet Insanity

Quinn was restless inside her house. She was alone, the way she liked things, most of the time. Her house was a mess; with clothes thrown randomly on the floor, couch, and bed, unopened mail in several piles and the previous night's dirty dishes stinking faintly in the sink. She knew that the "right thing to do" was to clean, but to be honest she just didn't feel like doing it. She was tired of thinking about the "right thing". Tired of being a slave to others and even her own expectations. All day long she busts her ass trying to be perfect and tonight she wants to take off the handcuffs she places on herself mentally, and think about putting some on physically. Don't misunderstand like most people; Quinn is through and through type A personality. Always doing her best, pushing herself way to hard and has extremely high expectations of both herself and others. And never does anything that a good girl shouldn't do. Tonight she is fed up! Tonight is going to be different!

"I'm breakin' out and you wanna join me! I can tell!" Quinn could always get her best friend Meghan to join in the festivities at hand. Tonight was going to be no different.
"Not on your life sweetie! Brian has been up half the day and if I don't put him to sleep soon he's never going to let me get any. Sleep that is. Not 'not get any'... I mean... see what sleep deprivation does? I can't even carry on a halfway decent conversation! Help!"
"I'm trying to but you won't let me! Come on Meg lets and you me tip a few back and shake our asses a little."
"Wow sweetie. First of all that's how I got Brian, secondly what has gotten into you? It sounds to me like you're stealing my lines! Since when did you start talking like that?"
"Since my best friend is now happily married with a 6 month old and I'm tired of relationships. All I do is put my heart on the line and these assholes I keep falling for either treat me like shit, or cheat on me, or hit me, or a million and ten other reasons to be out and have some fun." Quinn didn't mean for her voice to get so tense or to blurt out what she had been saving for the "her thoughts only" portion of her mind.
"Whoa! He did What?! I know you broke up but I had no idea!"
Quinn was pissed that she showed her cards and wanted to try to lighten things up so she decided to end the conversation. "Yeah well, life's life. Look it's cool you can't come out tonight. No prob. Really and I'm not trying to talk you or guilt you into it. In fact I'd really like to go out alone tonight so even if you changed your mind, the answer's no. Get my little 'nephew' to bed and you go 'get some'."
"Are you sure? I mean Jack is here and he can take care of Brian for a few hours."
"Do you see me giving you the look over the phone?"
Meghan sighed. She knew her friend well enough not to push. "Ok, fine, but be careful tonight!"
"Ok mom. Goodnight" And with that Quinn shut off the phone. She raided her closet for the sexiest strip of black leather that could pass for either a skirt or headband and headed for the door. Tonight was going to be her night!