I wasn't sure whether to play into James' game or not in fear of him getting the wrong idea, but my need for survival of this night as well as my self preservation kicked in.
"A screamer? Why would I be screaming?" A started getting nervous and we hadn't even made it to the front porch yet. Three more steps and I would be inside the house. Two more steps, I would have at least witnesses if he tried to fuck with me. One...more...
"Because of this!" He grabbed my sides and started tickling me. I couldn't help but to squirm and laugh because I mean, nobody can be tickled and not laugh. It's nearly impossible.
He continued tickling me until I practically fell through the door. I saw Bella first. She had a drink in one hand and her other arm snaked around a guy's waist. I assumed this to be Edward. He was standing against the wall, looking more like a greek god than anyone had any right to. He may not be the type of guy I would like to pursue, but that doesn't make him any less attractive or drool-worthy.
"Took you long enough," Bella said, smiling. She removed her hand from around greek Godward's waist and stretched it out to me. "Come with me and we'll get a drink." I knew that was code for "I have something really exciting to tell you so don't you dare decline", so I took her hand and followed her as we snaked through the crowd of people.
As soon as we got into the kitchen, we found Rosalie. She was alone, surprisingly.
Bella leaned up against the kitchen sink next to Rosalie and said "I'm glad you're both in here at the same time. I need best friend help, stat." She was breathing heavy.
"Good grief, Bella, you look like you're about to have a freaking panic attack. What's got you spooked? We JUST got here, not even five minutes ago." Rosalie said as she munched on chips, her mouth half full.
"Seriously," I added, "I haven't seen you this worked up since you and Jake had sex in the boys locker room and you swore Coach Eric saw you two. What gives?"
Bella sheepishly looked down shuffled her feet.
"Wait a second!" Rosalie screeched. "You're about to have SEX aren't you? I'd know that dog-in-heat look on anyone. It's always the same! Isabella Marie Swan, you're gonna fuck that boy, aren't you?"
"Shut the hell up, Rosalie. I don't want everyone in the whole damn house to know. Hell, I don't even know what's gonna happen." Bella was speaking in a whisper now.
I smacked Rosalie in the arm and glared at her for her lack of sensitivity. "Not everybody is as open and careless about their sex lives, Rose."
Rosalie rubbed the spot on her arm as Bella started talking. "I don't know guys, this is just different. I'm not saying I'm going to jump in bed with him right this minute but I feel like that's where this is headed. You know me, I don't hop in the sack with just anybody..." she trailed off.
"You don't. The last time guy you had sex with, it took three months for you to agree to date him and another four months to even let him get to third base," Rosalie said.
She really knew how to make a person feel good about themselves.
"I know that, Rose. But, when you said you just wanted to have fun and not think, that really got to me. I mean, we're far from home, just us. We're at a party with gorgeous guys that are totally into us. Why the hell not let loose and do whatever we want? If I want to randomly hook up with a guy I just met, then dammit I will and nobody will tell me otherwise!" Bella smacked her hand on the counter for extra dramatic effect.
I didn't want to burst her bubble, but I wasn't too sure about Bella's little speech. It wasn't like her to randomly hook up with guys she barely knows. That wasn't what was getting to me though. It was the fact that I got seriously weird vibes from these guys all day. If it had been anybody else, I would high five and "hell yea" right along with Rosalie but I just couldn't stop the nagging feeling in the back of my mind.
"Alice, what are you thinking?" Bella asked, snapping her fingers in front of my face. I didn't wanna tell her my true thoughts, but I knew if this ended up badly, I would regret it. So I told her the closest thing to the truth I could come up with.
"I think you should do whatever you want." Okay, maybe not the complete truth, but I wouldn't escape Rosalie's name calling and bitching out all damn night if I said anything close to what I was thinking. Bella should do what she wants but I just wish it didn't involve putting her vagina anywhere near the guys we met.
Bella wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged me. "Thanks, Alice. I love you guys so much." She pulled back and looked at me and Rosalie both. "I'm not going to rush in there right now and strip naked for him or anything, but If you notice me gone all of a sudden, don't dare call me or come looking for me. I will not have this night end in a twat blocking phone call." She took a drink of whatever Rosalie had made her while she was talking.
Rosalie handed me a similar drink and I mustered up the best fake smile I could before taking a drink, followed by a slight cough.
Damn, this shit was seriously strong.
"We love you Bells, now take your happy ass out there and seduce that man til he's following you around and begging to go to bed" Rosalie said, smacking Bella on the ass, shooing her out of the kitchen.
I took another sip of my drink, trying to hide my distaste for it. It wasn't that it was disgusting, it was just some very strong shit. It was hard to do anything besides sip at it every few minutes.
"What about you, little miss? Everything with James going okay?" Rosalie said, polishing off her drink. It made me gag a little bit because she had made her drink after handing me mine. I can't imagine how she drank it all that fast if it was as strong as mine. She must really be needing the alcohol to take effect.
"Yeah, everything is fine. Nothing new or exciting seeing how I've only been here for a total of maybe seven minutes now." I hadn't intended to sound like a smart ass in my answer but I wasn't thrilled to be here. Something told me, though, we'd more than likely be here all night.
"What crawled up your ass?" Rosalie asked me with a raised eyebrow.
"I didn't mean for that to come out so rude but I just don't think I'm going to have as much fun as you guys are. I'm not getting plastered in case I have to drive somewhere and I sure as hell am NOT sleeping with anybody. My chastity belt is locked and secured for the night." I sipped more of my drink. The more I sipped, the less potent it became. I must be getting used to the taste because it's not as bad as it was before.
"You can leave if you want, Alice. Nobody is making you stay here." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"Rosalie, quit. I'm not leaving. We don't leave each other. EVER. We never have and I'm not starting now, especially since we're so far away from home. I'm not saying I hate it here. I'm just telling you I'm not partying all night. I'm exhausted and more than likely I'm going to find a spare bedroom to fall asleep in."
"Whatever you want, but at least try to have some fun. Don't mope around and wait for sunrise. Mingle." She smiled big and winked at me, then left the kitchen.
I instantly poured my shit drink out in the sink. I went to the fridge and rummaged around in there until I found a Pepsi. I grabbed it and shut the fridge door, popping open the can and chugging half of it, not even caring that some had dribbled down my chin.
"And that's where I'd say that the rest is history. You walked in then," I patted Jasper's shoulder and smiled.
He grinned big in return. "I came in the kitchen to get a beer and as soon as I saw you, I instantly knew I had to wait around to see who this little girl was, chugging a beer like a freshman frat boy in college." He winked at me.
"It was Pepsi!" I said, "I don't drink beer, let along chug it like a dude in college. Those boys are ridiculous."
"Okay, so after you chugged your Pespi, we walked out to the living room. Danced around a little bit, then met up with James, Edward, Emmett and your friends outside on the back porch. We chilled out there for a bit, then I went inside to use the bathroom. What happened after that?"
"Um, well I complained of being thirsty and said I was gonna go get a drink. Rosalie said I could have the rest of hers because she was feeling pretty good and didn't wanna pass out before everybody else. I took a drink and loved it, then chugged the rest. Rosalie said Emmett made it for her and I asked him to make me another. He and James walked inside together and I didn't think anything of it til just now actually. Emmett walked back out, but James didn't. Emmett had a whole pitcher of the stuff and I basically chugged the pitcher by myself."
Jaspers eyes went wide at my last statement.
"What? It was good. It tasted like juice. I couldn't detect any alcohol in it whatsoever. It went down so smooth." I explained and Jasper just nodded his head, encouraging me to continue talking.
"Anyways, so after I drank all of that pitcher, things started getting funny. I noticed I was starting to sway a little bit and I could hear myself slurring my words but I didn't really believe I had drank THAT much. It was one pitcher and if I couldn't taste the alcohol, I assumed there wasn't that much in there. I just figured it had to have been whatever I had from Rosalie when we first got there. Shit was nasty."
"It was Gin mixed with Sprite. I ran into Rosalie before I walked into the kitchen. I asked her what she was drinking and where she got it and that's what she told me it was. It was basically half a cup of gin with like three shots of Sprite," Jasper said, shuddering at his own words. "I don't know how ANYONE could drink that down. Even sipping it is unbearable for me."
I nodded my head in agreement and continued. "After I came to terms with my being tipsy, I hobbled over to tell Rosalie that I had to pee. She offered to go with me but I assured her I could go by myself. I don't remember even walking back into the house."
Jasper's rose up to pinch the bridge of his nose and he closed his eyes.
"Then I found you naked in the bathroom floor."
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