Black Rose

Chapter 17

Ariel's POV

When we went inside we decided to go to the game room. Jimmy made us each knock back 3 shots of tequila before mixing us some drinks and we started playing pool. I don't know where Matt and Brittany were. I pretended to suck at pool and after loosing twice I decided to bet on the next game $300 Jimmy and I against Brian and Zack. " Are you sure kitten I won't go easy on you just because your cute" Brian teased. " Dont go easy on me Brian, when I take your money I want it to be because I whooped you a** not because you handed to me" I shot back. " Alright you can break since your a girl" Zack smirked. Now its time to play. I broke scattering all the balls and sending four into pockets. " I guess were solids" I smirked.

Brian and Zack stared while Jimmy giggled like a kid. I continued to clean the table while the others gawked. " Eight ball side pocket" I said and the ball sailed perfectly into the pocket. " No f***ing way! " Zack yelled. " You hustled us" Brian shook his head in disbelief. Jimmy and I high five " Your a f***ing pool shark" he laughed. " I want a rematch double or nothing" Zack said. " Your money, I don't mind taking more" I told him. " This time I break" he said. " fair enough, looser breaks" I gave him a smug grin. Jimmy was laughing hard. Zack broke the balls scattered but none went into the pockets. I let Jimmy have a turn next to be fair. He sunk one were striped before Brian Went Sinking 2 solids. Then it was my turn. Once again I cleaned the table winning the game. " So boys how does it feel to get beaten by a girl twice" I was tipsy and gloating. " I love this girl" Jimmy laughed when I handed him his cute of the money. Brian walked over to me wrapping his arms around me " I don't know if I should be angry or turned on" he said. " You hustle the s**t out of me but that was freaking hot!" He leaned down and kissed me and I smiled into the kiss throwing my arms around him. "You guys got to do all that here" I heard from behind me. We broke apart and I looked over my shoulder Matt was sitting in the corner. How long had he been there? " Hey, I didn't realize you were here How long have you been there?" I asked him.

" Long enough to watch you hustle the crap out of the guys" he smirked. I laughed going to the bar and getting some more drinks and putting on some music. I sat watching the guys play sipping my drink when Matt sat down next to me.

" Where did you learn to play like that?" he asked.

My mom was a bar fly, she had a drinking problem so I had to hang out in bars a lot when I was a kid so she could get drunk. The guys taught me. When I was in high-school they helped me hustle the new comers and I would split the money with them, it was pretty fun." I explained shrugging. " Where's Brittany?" I asked him. " She went home" he shrugged. I poured us another drink. " You don't seem too messed up about her being gone" I observed. " I'm not" he shrugged again. " So why invite her then?" I asked. " Its complicated" he said. I sighed looking directly at him and said " It shouldn't be" I grabbed my drink and headed over to the guys. Matt joined us a minute later and our conversation forgotten.

We were all hammered. I was sitting on the floor between Brian's legs leaning my back against the couch. I reached over and grabbed the guitar " Jimmy play something for me please" I gave him my best puppy dog face but since I was drunk I probably looked hilarious. Jimmy laughed at me " I'll play one if you play one next" he said. I squeeled, I loved hearing them play. I clapped as Jimmy played for me bouncing excitedly. When it was over he handed me the guitar. " So this is a song I wrote so don't laugh" I told them I normally don't play my own work for others but I was drunk and didn't care. I took a deep breath and played the strings and belted out my lyrics perfectly. When it was over all the guys were looking at me mouths hanging open. " What?"

"You were awesome! you write that?" Jimmy spoke first. " yes I normally don't share my own stuff" I confessed.

" Well you should" Zack chimed in.

We all continued to mess around on the guitar and laugh. I must have fell asleep and Brian carried me upstairs because when I woke up I was in his room snuggled on his chest.