Meddling Kids Strike Again

"I didn't take any pictures!" Jasmine sputtered in disbelief, her face going so red that her ears started to change hue as well. She stumbled over her words some more and corrected slightly, "I didn't take any pictures of you. That's gross and weird. And I'm not even, like, like that."

Jazz was feeling defensive, like biting back, but she held her ground a little. She didn't want to force a bad situation to get worse. "I'll just leave, okay? You can keep the camera. Get the photos developed to prove it. Just..." She didn't know how to finish her sentence. Yeah, the black bar definitely made it worse. Drew attention to the fact that Maddie was topless in front of her. Jasmine thought to the brief glimpse she had gotten of the other girl before the censor had gone up. No wait that was weird. Don't do that. She shook her head. "Can we just. Do that and call it even?"

And Jasmine's heart was back in her throat. Fortunately Madeline had put her damn shirt back on, so that bit of distraction was gone. But now she had to really think about what to say to her next question. She couldn't just blurt out a name; that would backfire hilariously badly. And who knew what Maddie might do if she did say one of her friends' names. She couldn't get them in trouble.

Jasmine's eyes cut down to the floor, uncertain. She just needed to lie. Admit that she had lied but lie again. It'd be more believable that way. But what lie? She racked her brain, biting down on her lip like she as trying to make a decision. Because she was.

"Okay fine. I did know this was your room, Maddie. And maybe I... am kinda... that way." Oh god why was that the thing she jumped to. Jasmine buried her face in her hand, too embarrassed to actually look at the other girl right then and there. What if this got out? What if Eric heard and believed it? She'd never live it down.

"I didn't take any pictures of you, I swear. But I was... I dunno. Stupid. Just stupid. Sorry. Sorrysorrysorry."