Libertine

Chapter 17

Right on time, Tina showed up in her beat-up Corolla. Kendall had been waiting for her on her porch with her bags by her side, enjoying the sun for a moment after being cooped up inside for so long.

Tina honked and gestured as if Kendall hadn’t heard the rotten engine of her car as soon as it turned the corner three hundred meters away. She wholeheartedly laughed as she rushed to the blue car. She jammed all her things in the backseat and slouched on the passenger seat.

Tina had Con Calma by Daddy Yankee blasting through the speakers. As soon as Kendall buckled her seat belt, she jammed the accelerator and raced away from the house.

‘’Woot! Party time! This is gonna be epic!’’ Kendall shrieked with her hands in the air.

Tina followed the same way.

The girls got to Tina’s house in fifteen minutes. It resembled Kendall’s in structure and look, all the houses in this neighborhood looked the same since they were all built around the same time. Kendall was sure that Tina’s parents could afford a better and bigger house, but they’d rather spend that money on travels like the one they were one right now.

If I ever have that much money, I’ll probably be the same. Travelling is so wonderful.

As soon as they were over the threshold, a little ball of orange fur made its way to them to greet its welcome. Pumpkin was Tina’s household cat. A rescue kitten stumbled in their garden when it was two weeks old. They hadn’t had any pets in years, not since their dog died about five years ago. Tina said it was like fate. She didn’t have to argue too much to keep him, her mom was immediately on board and her father found himself outnumbered. Pumpkin was now three years old and seemed very content with his life. He was very cuddly and clingy for a cat, but Tina was all the more delighted for it.

‘’Hello, my little Pumpkin.’’ She said in a sweet baby voice. ‘’Look who’s here.’’

She picked him up and gave him to Kendall who immediately showered him with kisses and cuddles.

Kendall always liked cats and had been harassing her parents for one for years to no avail. So, in the meantime, she was stealing her best friend’s cat attention. Pumpkin meowed and purred under her.

‘’I’ve missed you, little boy.’’ She cooed at him.

After a few minutes, she released him.

‘’Ok. Cuteness overload. Let’s get this girls’ night going!’’ Kendall shouted.

‘’Hell yeah, you go dump your stuff in my bedroom and bathroom. I’ll get our first drinks ready.’’

‘’Fine by me! Woot! Woot!’’

Within ten minutes, Tina’s bathroom and bedroom looked like a Sephora and Forever 21 shop had exploded in it. Brushes, color pallets, mascara tubes, lipsticks, tank tops, hair sprays, and hair ties were covering every inch of the counter and bed.

Tina had a sound system in her room so since there was no one else in the house, she had decided to blast her 2000’s girl dance soundtrack. Both their solo red cups were getting refilled by a wonderfully sweet sangria mix. This worriless attitude was like a second breath to Kendall. It felt really good to be so carefree for a day.

Nine o’clock rolled around and the rest of the girls started to show up. They had been pre-drinking too except for Sandra who was the designated driver. Delicious, caloric finger food was spread out on the dining table and Hilary was pouring cocktails, mixing tequila, triple sec, and sour mix.

This is gonna hurt tomorrow…

The night started with gossips and boy talk. Reminiscing about the blow jobs contests and other dirty deeds they had done so far. Fanny confessed that she broke in the office of her English teacher who she hated because she was giving her a hard time for her mild dyslexia. She and her boyfriend at the time broke in one day they knew she wouldn’t be there and had s*x on her desk.

‘’Best revenge story ever!’’ Hilary squealed.

The night evolved into one of the best Card Against Humanity she ever played. Turns out that a bunch of liberated girls mixed with too much tequila, vodka, and rum playing the game was even dirtier than men playing it.

Tina won the game by a few points over Hilary.

‘’You dirty b***h!’’ Kendall laughed.

‘’Hey, I got creative! That’s it!’’ Tina replied with a faux-modesty tone.

Kendall glanced at the clock and saw that it was 23:30 already.

‘’Hey! You girls want to order anything? I don’t know when those pizza places close, but we might as well order now and eat later.’’

‘’f**k yeah! I’m hungry again!’’ Sandra bellowed from the hallway as she just came back from the bathroom. ‘’I want an all meat one!’’

‘’Ok, so that’s one. What else?’’ Tina was already on the Skip the Dishes app, scrolling through the menu despite being tipsy borderline drunk.

‘’I want a veggie one, please.’’ Said Isabelle.

‘’Veggie one, got it. That’s it?’’

‘’No. Order an all dressed one with extra olives. Make all three pizzas large with cheese-filled crust.’’ Kendall ordered.

Tina selected it all on the app and ordered.

‘’And gone. Twenty minutes to delivery!’’ She announced while struggling to get up.

‘’Great! Now, let’s do tequila shots!’’ Kendall demanded.

They played Never Have I Ever with the shots when the doorbell rang. As fate would have it, the Skip The Dishes courier was a cute guy who was probably in college. Hilary was the one to answer the door, but all the girls were behind her. Any inhibition had gone out the window two minutes into the party so once all the girls had taken a look at the delivery guys, gasps, moans and grunts escaped mouths like water from a cloth.

‘’We’re having a little girls’ party, do you want to join?’’ Tina spoke seductively.

Kendall shushed her and tried to pull her away back in the living room, but Tina resisted. And now Sandra who was blushing asked him if he had a girlfriend which had Hilary giggling while she tipped him. The guy himself didn’t seem to mind, he had an amused smile on and winked at the girls at he wished them a good night.

‘’I’m in love! He was so hot!’’ Tina fell on her knees in an overly-dramatic gesture.

‘’Agreed! He was fine as hell.’’ Hilary acquiesced as she carried the pizzas to the dining table.

One great thing about a bunch of drunk girls in a girls’ only party is that the attention span doesn’t last longer than food. As soon as the top of the pizza box was off, the pretty boy had been forgotten and the girls threw themselves at it like lions on a prey.

‘’Alright, now that the pizza is out of the way, I hope you all saved a little space because it’s cake time!! Birthday girl, get your ass on this couch!’’ Tina announced.

The rest of the girls cheered loudly, and Sandra put a plastic, pink princess crown on Kendall’s head while she took her assigned spot. Tina appeared from the kitchen with what looked like a homemade chocolate covered birthday cake. She put it in front of Kendall who looked at it in amazement. She knew what in was: her favorite, yellow cake with fudge frosting.

‘’Did you make this?’’ She asked Tina with an astonished look.

Tina nodded eagerly and Kendall mouthed thank you. She made a wish and blew the candles while the girls clapped and wished her a happy birthday. They cut the cake and stuffed their faces. Sandra got up and plugged her phone to put on Britney Spears Best of.

As soon as the music blasted, it was like the party went back into full swing. Bodies dancing, shaking, twerking while Womanizer was playing. Kendall took a break to refill her cup with an orange juice and rum cocktail which was actually more rum than anything and went back into dancing like it was the end of the world.

She barely heard the doorbell ringing, but she was too far gone to pay any attention. When the music was abruptly cut off, she almost fell on the floor. She turned around to yelled at whoever stopped her fun to put the music back on but was shocked to see her brother standing there.

‘’Sorry to crash this amazing birthday party girls, but I need to speak to my sister.’’ He nodded towards her.

Kendall’s brain struggled to process what was happening, so she just followed him back to the foyer. He turned and considered the drunk girl in front of him.

‘’How drunk are you?’’

‘’Very.’’ She honestly answered.

‘’Sorry to crash your party again but I think it’s best if you come back home tonight. Dad is at the hospital with your mom. She… she went into an ethylic coma while she was at a bar. Dad’s filling all the paperwork to have her go to rehab.’’ He spoke quietly and seriously.

Kendall sobered up as he finished talking. It felt like she had been on train tracks and that the train was finally there to squash her. It was inevitable, yet you were still hoping that it would never come. She sighed loudly.

‘’I’m sorry.’’ Carl said with a pitiful look.

‘’Don’t. Not your fault.’’ She slurred. ‘’I’ll be gathering my things. They are all in Tina’s room.’’

‘’I’ll help you.’’

‘’Thanks.’’

Kendall walked back in and grabbed Tina aside. She told her everything and Tina hugged her. She told Kendall that she’d deal with the other girls, but Kendall insisted to announce her early departure herself. She didn’t tell them about the family situation, just that something has happened and that she had to leave. The girls surprisingly understood, Kendall put that compliant attitude on the drink.

Ten minutes later, she was on the passenger seat of Carl’s mustang and he was driving her back home.

‘’So, Dad’s probably gonna be back in the middle of the night and we’ll go together to the hospital in the morning.’’

‘’Mmh.’’ Was all she said, still too drunk to form coherent thoughts.

‘’Did you have a good party?’’

‘’Yeah, it was amazing in fact.’’

‘’You shouldn’t have drunk so much. Make sure you drink lots of water before going to bed.’’

‘’Fine.’’ She grumbled.

He chuckled.

By the time they arrived at the house, Kendall had passed out. She was so out cold that she didn’t wake up when the car stopped. Carl had her door opened and was shaking her gently when she regained consciousness. She looked around, confused and alarmed about where she was. Her eyes landed on her brother and she let out a relieved sigh.

‘’Oh, it’s you.’’ She mumbled.

‘’Yeah, it’s me.’’ He replied mockingly.

He helped her stand up and walk back inside.

‘’You smell nice.’’ She told him as he fumbled to open the door while holding her.

She leaned into him, grabbed his shirt to bring it closer to her nose, and took a big breath in. She ran her hands on his chest without realizing what she was doing. He finally opened the door and walked them inside. He flicked on the lights and turned her towards him. She didn’t give him time to reply as she tightly hugged him. She let out an appreciative groan.

‘’Your body’s so firm. You’re so fit. I bet girls are fighting over you, wanting to get into your pants like a bunch of bitches in heat. God! You’re literally a s*x Greek God. It feels so good to touch you.’’ She giggled.

She didn’t pay attention to what she was saying. Just blurted out everything that popped into her head.

‘’Kendall, you’re drunk. Let’s get you a glass of water and to bed. We can resume this later when you’ve sobered up.’’

‘’What’s this?’’ She giggled again as she unwrapped her arms from around him and looked up at him.

He raised an eyebrow at her question as if the answer were so obvious.

‘’Oh, you think I don’t know that you have a crush on me. I was wondering when you’d make the first move.’’

‘’I… I…’’ Words were failing her and her brain had just called it quits.

He was looking down at her with a wolfishly smirk.

‘’This can’t happen. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said anything.’’ She finally blurted out while trying to walk away.

‘’Why not? We’re not blood-related. Plus…’’ He bent down to bring his mouth to her ear. ‘’I know what you’re doing with Dad…’’ He whispered evilly.

Oh my God!

She stood there, completely stunned.

‘’I’ve known for a while,’’ he continued, ‘’and I don’t care. But I know that you’ve wanted me too. What I’m saying is, we could have some fun too once you’ve sobered up.’’

She was still staring at him with wide eyes.

‘’Are you saying you have a crush on me too?’’

His grin widened.

‘’Of course I do, sis.’’

She didn’t even think, she jumped up, wrapped her legs around him, and grasped his lips in a fiery kiss. He responded right away but put her back down after a little while.

‘’Nothing big can happen tonight, you’re too drunk for that but there’s something I can’t wait for.’’

‘’What is it?’’ She pouted, disappointed that the kiss was already over.

‘’I’ve been obsessed with your breasts forever now, I just want to suckle on them for a bit. Will you let me do that, sis?’’

‘’Uh-huh.’’ She nodded, her mind lost in a cloud of lust.