I finish getting ready for the party before Alice does. That's okay, she looks gorgeous in anything. When I'm lost in thought, she walks out in a black mini skirt with a purple off the shoulder crop top. She's wearing the choker I bought her for our birthday last year and large, silver hoop earrings. She also had on black, strapy, wedge sandals. Her hair is down with a small braid on each side connecting in the middle. I'm guessing she chose that hairstyle so her choker and hoops could easily be seen.
"You look handsome!" I look down at what I'm wearing.
"Really? I just threw this on." You liar.
I actually spent 10 minutes deciding what to wear. I'm wearing a nice pair of dark blue jeans with a button down, teal shirt and I have the first few buttons undone, exposing my chest. I tamed my shaggy hair for this party and you can see my Batman gauges. I don't have huge gauges, just small ones. I don't particularly want saggy earlobes.
"How do I look, lady killer?"
"You look absolutely fantastic."
"Aw, thank you, Sam." She stands on her tip toes and kisses my cheek.
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At the party, there are multiple different forms of pot and tons of alcohol. I get us a couple of punch bowl, margaritas and pour it into solo cups.
"Thanks, Sam." Alice smiles at me, warmly.
"You're welcome."
We join our friends and some other people who are on their way to lala land. Zander comes up with a "brilliant" idea.
"We should play, Truth or Dare. If you choose dare, you have shoot whiskey right before your dare is stated."
"Why, Truth or Dare?" I ask.
"Because it's sexy..." Summer slurs the S.
I nod and Alice asks to start.
"Okay, Dan, truth or dare."
"Uh, truth"
*scoffs* "You think you're safe, man?" I say to the scared shitless friend of mine.
"Is it true that you may or may not be into both sexes?"
"Ummm....I am attracted to both, but prefer men."
I didn't know that, cool.
Now, it's Dan's turn.
"Sam, truth or dare."
"Dare" I reach out for the whiskey and take a big swig.
"Kiss one of the girls here."
I don't kiss anyone.
"Sam, you have to kiss someone."
"Okay, um..." I lean over to kiss Alice on the cheek and she moves to where our lips smash together.
She kisses me back and my face flushes. I stand up and clear my throat.
"I'm gonna get some more punch."
Alice looks pissed when I walk away. I hear Kelly ask Alice a stupid question.
"How does it feel to kiss someone with lip piercings?"
I smirk to myself and gather my thoughts.
"What the hell was that?!"
Alice stomped up to me and was yelling at me in front of everyone.
"I don't know, you are the one that turned your head."
"Oh, so, I repulse you?! Good to know!"
I put my hand on her shoulder trying to calm her down. She smacked my hand away. I realized she must have had more to drink without me looking, because she was swaying.
"I think I should take you home. You're plastered." I start pulling her towards the door and she punches me.
"Ow! What the f**k!"
"You're a d**k!"
I put my arms under her butt and swing her over my shoulder. She's punching me in the back the whole way to the car. I can hear everyone making comments around me as I carry my sloshed best friend out of the house party.
"Hey, sexy!"
I turn around. Kelly is jogging up to me with Alice's purse and jacket in her hand.
"Don't call me that, please. Thanks for bringing her purse."
"Kelly, make him put me down. I don't wanna go home with him. He'll punish me!" Alice said from my back, her words slurring like she forgot how to talk.
"Don't believe a word coming out of her mouth. I wouldn't hurt her."
"I don't think that's what she means, Sam." She waggled her eyebrows and laughed before walking back into the party.
I was blushing all the way home. Mainly, because Alice was being grabby, but also because of Kelly's comment.
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I got home and flung a passed out Alice over my shoulder walking her up to her room. I laid her down, took off her shoes and tucked her under the covers. I pulled her makeup wipes out of her bedside drawer and gently wiped off the makeup. She never really needed it anyways. I stood up to go to my room when she grabbed my wrist and whispered something barely audible.
"What?"
"Don't leave me Sammy. I don't wanna be alone. Not again."
I sigh and take her hand off my wrist.
"Let me change and get a separate blanket."
I leave the room for a few minutes to change into a pair of gray sweatpants and come back to find Alice laying above the covers in her panties and a long t-shirt. In fact, I think it used to be mine.
I ask her if she needs anything and she shakes her head. I lay my blanket on the floor just before she gestures for me to join her on the bed. Reluctantly, I climb in bed with her and let her cuddle me. There's a blanket between us, of course.
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Before I know it, Monday morning comes around and we have 4 days until our birthday. Alice has been practically ignoring me since Saturday morning. I go through my first 3 classes in a blur and it's lunch time. I go to sit down at the usual table and I get a snide comment thrown at me by Jason, Alice's so-called boyfriend.
"She'll never want you, loser." He mumbles to me under his breath.
"Excuse me, dumb f**k, what did you say?" I swivel towards him, anger on my face.
He stands, stepping closer to me.
"I said, she'll never want you, loser. Why would she when she's with me?"
"She may not want me now, but when I own a corporation and you're a mechanic, who's she gonna want, then?"
He hurls his fist at my face and I catch it mid punch.
"Were you gonna punch me? Gotta be faster than that, Jason."
I swing my other arm and give him a strong right hook to the jaw. He stumbles back.
"See?"
He just tackles me to the ground, I may be fast, but he's more built.
"That fast enough for you, huh?"
He's wailing on me and I end up flipping him over to where I'm on top. I have stamina and agility along with height on him. I punch him multiple times and then stand to kick him repeatedly. I bend over and grab the collar of his shirt just as the principal comes running up to us.
"Break it up! Mr. Aggies, put down Mr. Marks!"
I throw him across the room, hear a loud smack as his unconscious form hits the ground, collect my things, and wink at Alice as I walk out of the cafeteria.
"You said to put him down, so I did."
"I'm calling your father, young man."
"Go ahead."
After 45 minutes, my dad shows up and he's furious.
"Are you aware that the fight went viral, Sam?"
I shrug and he talks to the principal. We head out the doors and I see Alice waiting for me to take her home.
"I'll talk to you about this when we get home, Sam! Alice, honey, how was school aside from the incident? How's Jason doing?"
"It started out well. Jason is being monitored at the hospital, he has a concussion and a couple cracked ribs. His jaw is also broken."
She glares at me.
"You know what, Alice?"
"What, Sam?"
"If you're gonna keep being a slut, then you shouldn't be surprised when someone beats up your boy toy! Ride with Dad. I don't wanna talk to you."
With that, I got in my car, started it, and sped out of the parking lot.
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They got to the house at least an hour and a half after I did. I guess they were getting pizza. It was an excuse to talk about everything and give me time to cool off before the big lecture. I was in the living room watching Law and Order:SVU when they walked in and were being extremely loud.
I leaned my head back and rolled my eyes, sighing before I spoke.
"Can you BE any louder?!"
My dad calls me into the kitchen for dinner and then interrogates me while I make my plate.
"What was the fight even about?"
"He's a d**k, Dad." I said around a mouthful of pizza.
"That's not a good enough excuse. I saw you two talking in the video before he swung. What was said?"
I shrugged taking another bite of my pizza and hopping up to sit on the counter. I quickly scan the kitchen, dining, and living room. No sign of Alice.