A/N: Yay update. Okay this chapter is basically filler, just partying and them getting to know each other. There is a little femslash going on in ths chapter, but it only comes up in this chapter. The situation makes me laugh and this whole chapter was pretty fun to write.
The song in the middle is Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can have without Taking her clothes off. Its by Panic! at the Disco. Its a good song and it has an awesome Harry Potter music video on Youtube. I love it and the twins always make me laugh.
I'm updating earlier than I planned because I have work all weekend and an all day concert inbetween work. No free times the next three days, so I figured I would give you all something to get through it with. Be nice and let me know what you think.
Oh and I own nothing since I forgot to mention in the last chapter. For those of you who don't know, J.K. Rowling owns Harry Potter! I know it still shocked me to that I don't own it...
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Chapter Two
Maybe it's time to change
And leave it all behind
I've never been one to walk alone
I've always been scared to try
-Sick Puppies
Nervous, but excited. That is how I felt when Pansy came back to the room and told me that we could head down. I followed her out of the room, listening to her at talk. She was explaining to me again that she would stay by my side the whole time unless I wanted to off on my own. I doubted that would happen.
We walked down the stairs and I could hear music playing. I felt like I could not breath and I kept playing with the bottom of my dress to keep my hands busy. Pansy noticed.
"Walk with confidence. Don't let them see you weak." She said to me as we walked towards the ballroom. She had shown it to me earlier when her brother was setting up with a few of his friends. The ballroom was in the back of the house and was big. It was as wide as the house and the ceiling was one big window and was very high up.
Outside the ballroom was a patio. It had a two foot stone wall around it, with an opening the led to a path. The path led to the beach and the bonfire pit.
"The party is really going." Sierra said, walking out of the ballroom over to us.
"It's only been going on for a half hour." I said looking at the clock, noticing it was after seven thirty.
"Not quite. It started at six." Daphne said, sipping on her drink. "Pansy likes to make a late entrance." She said and they all started to walk back into the ballroom. I followed closely behind Pansy. The first person who walked up to us was her brother, followed by four of his friends that I had seen earlier.
Miles Bletchley, Terence Higgs, Steven Vaisey and Ukeme Urquhart.
I knew them because they all played on the Slytherin quidditch team. They talked for a while, but soon it became quidditch. I am assuming that it was because I was there, but it soon became about Harry.
"I was surprised at how good he was. I was actually hoping to see him fail." Miles said and the guys laughed. Pansy handed me a drink.
"He did get Cho Chang for a while." Steven said, nodding his head across the room, to where Cho was standing. I moved slightly to make sure I was out of her view. I tried to hand my drink back to Pansy telling her I did not drink. She pushed my hand back and took a sip of her own drink.
"It was only a matter of time before she went for him. I'm surprised she chose Cedric over him to be completely honest." Ukeme threw in. "She likes guys who's name means something. I'm surprised it took her so long to go to Malfoy." He added, while Pansy and I made a quick slip away.
"I know you may not drink, but it's easier to handle us after a few drinks. Besides, it will help you loosen up. Just do not be that girl that loses control." She said and I took a sip of my drink, noticing Blaise Zabini walking over to us.
"Great party." He said to Pansy, before looking at me, shock on his face for a second. Apparently not notified that I would be here. "Ginny Weasley?" He asked, not quite sure. I flashed him a smile.
"She's my new friend." Pansy said and Blaise looked at me the same way Tony had, like he was trying to read me. I took a big sip of my drink. It was strong, but I already guessed that it would be.
"So you've decided to come play with the snakes." He said, stepping closer to us, towards me. "Are you really up for it? We like to bite when we play." He said with a sexy smirk. I have come to notice that their smirks look a lot different when you are not Harry Potter.
"I like biting." I said, doing my best to imitate how they spoke to me. I apparently pulled it off since he looked impressed.
"Can't wait until Draco gets here." He said but as Pansy opened her mouth to speak, Marcus Flint walked up with Jason Bole and Simon Derrick. They were on the Slytherin quidditch team as well, with a little more than rough reputation.
"Tony told me your new friend was hot. Failed to mention she was a Weasley." Marcus spat with disgust and Pansy rolled her eyes, telling them to move along. The three of them were equally attractive, but in a bulky, may be a future wife beater kind of way.
"Let us have a little fun with her." Simon said, but Blaise stepped in. He said they should all go do shots and then they were gone. I felt relieved and happy that Blaise seemed to like me.
"Don't mind them. Their opinion matters very little to anyone. I couldn't care less." She said, walking me around the room a little until someone wanted to talk her. She would usually just keep talking to me, telling me to keep drinking, but making sure I am only taking small sips.
Montague and Adrian Pucey walked over. They did not stay long once they realized who I was, but none of them seemed to matter to Pansy.
Millicent Bullstrode walked up with Tracey Davis. Millicent ignored me and I was okay with this. Tracey awkwardly talked to me a little bit while Pansy spoke with Millicent.
"Are you still dating Harry?" She asked me, for the first time sounding interested. I did not know whether I should be honest or tell them that I was still with him.
"Millie have you met Ginny?" Pansy cut in and I was saved from answering the question.
"I'd prefer not to." She said, looking at me with distaste. She walked away, Tracey following her. Pansy rolled her eyes.
"I think you'd be a better friend than her anyway." She admitted quietly, handing me another drink as I finished my first one. "I think your doing a great job." She told me and I smiled, taking a sip out of my new drink. It tasted better this time, but still strong. We talked to a few more people, coming across more people who did not know anyone named Ginny, so I just did not mention my last name.
Others knew who I was, but most fell in line with Pansy. You could tell a lot of them were having a hard time, but maybe it was fear or respect for Pansy that made them all try. Blaise walked up with his arm around Daphne's waist, both a little more tipsy.
"Guess who I ran into out by the bonfire." Blaise said a smirk on his face and Pansy crossed her arms. "He doesn't know she's here yet." He threw in and I was sure he was talking about Draco Malfoy.
"He will get over it. You two like her so he is going to be the odd one out." She said, somewhat snappily. Blaise only laughed.
"Doesn't mean he will be nice. May even bite hard if he's really irritated." Blaise said and Pansy sent him a warning look. I began to take bigger sips from my drink because I was beginning to feel nervous again. Blaise looked over and noticed Draco walk inside the house. "I'm going to do some more shots. Tonight may be fun." He said and Daphne said she would stick around with us.
The two of them started conversations with me, but I could not help but notice him making his way through the crowd. I finished my second drink, as did Daphne. Pansy handed both of us another drink from the tray floating around the room. I did not notice him walk up to us though.
He was just there.
"Some party." He said looking directly at Pansy, who was smiling.
"Have you met my-" She began but he cut her off.
"New friend?" He finished for her, glancing at me for a moment, before giving Pansy a hard stare. "I was surprised when your brother told me you had a new friend." He said, clearing his throat. "Can you imagine my surprise when he told me her name was Ginny?" He said, obviously not thrilled and Pansy just shrugged.
"Ginny is so sweet." Daphne said bubbly with a small smirk. Draco stepped over so he was standing in front of me, looking at me closely.
"I thought you had good taste, Pans. Guess I was wrong." He said simply and I rolled my eyes. I can speak my mind if that is what they want, especially to this jerk.
"She has excellent taste. She decided not to marry you." I snapped back with a smirk that I felt could rival his own. I do not know if he thought that, but he sent Pansy a glare and she looked impressed.
"Ooh the Weasel can bite." He said as I took another drink with a small smile. A tray came towards us with shot glasses of fire whiskey on them. "So you think you can make it in our world?" He asked, picking up two shots from the tray, handing one to me. His eyes stared into mine and I could not say no to the shot. He was challenging me and I could not back down. I just could not. I took the shot out of his hand. We both did our own shot, our eyes meeting again afterwards.
It took everything I had not to cringe at the taste, but I held a straight face. He smirked.
"Do I impress you?" I asked when he smirked and I was practically horrified when he picked up two more shots. He handed me one again and he did not hesitate to take his, so I quickly took mine. By the time I finished, he was already smirking.
"I think amuse is the word." He said, walking around me. "You certainly clean up nice." He said circling me and I felt like I was his prey. "We will just see how well you fit in here." He said, before nodding at Pansy and Daphne, walking away.
"Well we were impressed." Pansy said, Daphne nodded in agreement, my heart pounding in my ears. I smiled at them, but the shots were definatly catching up to me. I noticed my drink was empty and I was not sure I could handle another one.
"I'm going to go step outside. I need air." I said, letting them know I would be fine by myself. I walked through the crowd and out the door Draco had come in a few minutes before. I walked outside, the cool, summer night air feeling amazing.
I looked around and noticed Blaise sitting on a bench, waving me over. I stumbled a bit, but I made it over to him unscathed.
"I witnessed you take down two shots with Draco." He said, pulling out a cigarette and trying to hand me one. I politely turned him down. "Your out here because those shots were about to kick your ass. It will help." He said, handing it to me again. I sighed and took it from him. He lit it with his wand and I coughed like a fool after the first drag.
He showed me how to inhale and I hate to admit, but I did feel better. Not a habit I was going to start though.
"Is he always like that?" I asked after a few moments, leaning against the wall behind me.
"Most of the time, yeah." Blaise said, taking a drag from his cigarette. "He'll warm up to you. He may not be your best friend, but he will stop treating you like dirt. At some point." He said with a shrug. We continued to talk for a while, well after we finished our cigarettes. It was helping me a lot from feeling the effects of the alcohol, although I am pretty sure I am drunk, or close to it.
"Draco really hates me, doesn't he?" I asked after it was silent for a while. Blaise lit himself another cigarette before answering me.
"No. He's just difficult to understand." He said, before looking around real quick and lowering his voice. "He would kill me for telling you this, but it may help you." He said and I waited patiently for him to look around for platinum blonde hair. He then spoke when the coast was clear. "He likes to pick fights to see how far he can push people. I am still not sure if it is intentional or just habit. The point is, it's hard to know when he is really pissed off or just fucking with you." He said, his voice low. The door on the other end of the patio opened and a drunken Draco stumbled out.
"How will I know?" I asked quickly before he realized we were over here.
"His eyes. They become very dark grey when he is extremely pissed off." He said quickly, obviously noticing Draco, who seemed to have done a few more shots since I last seen him. He finally noticed us, stumbling over.
"What if he's upset?" I asked quietly and quickly. Blaise gave me a strange look.
"I've been friends with Draco since we were young kids." He said quietly, "Never seen him upset. He keeps things to himself pretty well." Blaise muttered as Draco walked up to us.
"I see Blaise finds little red amusing." Draco said, leaning against the wall by us.
"Draco…" Blaise said with a warning tone, but Draco paid no attention to it.
"Come off it Blaise. The only reason she fits in is because Voldemort possessed her." He slurred and it was definatly a stab at me. It hurt, but I knew it was because he was drunk. I could tell by the way he slurred when he spoke, although he handled himself well.
"I fit in based on my own personality." I said, standing up. I was prepared to walk away if I needed to. Apparently, he did not want me walking away because he pushed himself off the wall.
"Tell me, what was it like to have him controlling you?" He asked and I bit my lip. He was just trying to upset me, feeling threatened by me being in his territory. "Not to mention, didn't you attack that mudblood Granger. Isn't she your best friend?" Draco said and Blaise finally stood.
"That's enough." He said and I could feel my ears and cheeks turning a light shade of red. He obviously noticed, thinking I was upset so he continued. Too bad I was getting pissed.
"All the friends you have are probably just your friends so they don't have to worry about you-" He was still speaking but I did not care and I could not control it. I smacked him with all my might across his face. The slap was loud and Blaise's jaw dropt immediately.
"Let's not talk about things we don't understand." I snapped at him after he regained his balance from stumbling backwards. I stormed away and went back inside. It only took me a second to find Pansy and tell her I needed to get going.
"Everything okay?" She asked and I nodded.
"Yeah. It's getting late and I need to get back." I said and she nodded, pulling out her wand and waving it. The oversized purse with all the stuff she was giving me appeared at my feet. I smiled. "Thanks. Send me an owl. I'd love to hang out again before school." I said as the patio door opened. Pansy turned to see Draco walking in. His cheek was red and he looked drunkenly pissed. Pansy stared in shock at him, but I made sure I was gone before she turned around. It was not until I was outside that I remembered I had a forty something minute walk ahead of me.
Plenty of time to sober up.
Let's get these teen hearts beating faster!
I got more win, a better kiss, a hotter touch, a better fuck
Then any boy you'll ever meet
Sweetie you had me
-Panic! At the Disco
A week since my birthday passed. I had a stern talk with my mom when I returned home that night. She said she had been worried sick and I told her I was not going to be running off unless it was to school. It sometimes drove me crazy that she kept thinking I would just wake up and leave one day like the trio had done, leaving her with nothing. Not returning home and not contacting her to let her know everything was okay.
I did not hear from Pansy all that week and I began to wonder if I had gone too far by slapping Draco. I did finally wake up one morning and went downstairs for breakfast to find an owl in the kitchen.
"You have a letter." My mom said, obviously not thrilled she had an owl sitting in her kitchen. I recognized her owl immediately, letting it hop on my arm, rushing back upstairs, ignoring my mom asking who it was from. I rushed into my room shutting the door and tossing the owl a treat.
Ginny,
I heard about you slapping Draco! I would have to from what Blaise told me. Well he heard it from the three of us the next morning when he was hung over. He can be a dick, but he really is not usually that bad, it was just the alcohol. For years, it has been the four of us and he does not like change. It will not be easy but he will come around, he just needs to be bitter for a while. I did not write right away because I wanted to let both of you cool off for a few days.
I am having a couple of girls over tonight. It will be fun and I want you to be here. Respond to me and let me know you can make it and be here by three. Cannot wait!
Pansy
I was practically jumping up and down when I read the letter. I also realized that it was almost noon, so I quickly rushed back down to the kitchen. My mom is always in the kitchen. I quickly asked her if I could stay at a friend's house. She hesitated. With Hermione gone, she automatically assumed it was Luna. Although she liked Luna, she did notice she was a bit off and it worried her when I spent a lot of time with her at her house.
"It's a friend from school. She has been on vacation all summer." I said quickly and I notice a small smile appear on her face. The little things like my having friends made her happy. Sometimes I think the chamber incident traumatized her more than me. "Please." I added in a pleading tone and she caved.
"Alright." She said and I was already practically upstairs, sprinting for the shower. It was nice that I did not have to share my shower with anyone anymore. I was the only Weasley child still at home.
It was half passed one by the time I was done showering and dressed. I had torn threw all the new clothes, trying to find something perfect to wear. First thing I did was dig threw my drawer with my bras until I found the one I wore last time. I found out that the spell Pansy performed was to adjust the bra perfectly to the wearer's chest. Unfortunately, I am only sixteen and cannot perform magic outside of school.
Since it was August out and still very hot, I looked for tank tops. She had given me plenty. At first I worried I would not be able to wear any of the clothes because I cannot do magic. I found out rather quickly that shaking out the clothes to unfold them made them pop back to normal size.
I was thrilled.
I quickly found a green tank top, deciding that I would wear my hair down. Daphne had made my hair look fuller and I suddenly started to like my hair down with its natural waves and small curls.
I was thankful when I found that Pansy had given me a lot of muggle clothes, although not all of them were. I found a cute, black skirt that went very nicely with the shirt. It was a short, flowy skirt, but obviously not that short. After I was dressed and realized, it was after one-thirty, quickly packing a bag with all the stuff I would need tonight and tomorrow.
I sat in front of my mirror of a while, doing my make up just how Pansy told me. My hair was dry by the time I finally finished getting ready and it was finally after two. I shoved my purse inside my overnight bag and tossed it over my shoulder. I looked around my room, my eyes landing on my broom. I quickly grabbed it and rushed downstairs, knowing very well my mom would not let me leave before eating lunch.
I walked into the kitchen to find a sandwich on the kitchen table, a drink floating over to the table. I quickly thanked my mom and she sat down, watching me eat. Mom's can be so weird.
"New clothes?" She asked and I nodded, eating my sandwich.
"My friend outgrew them." I said shrugging my shoulders. "I felt weird at first, but she was going to get rid of them anyway." I said, finishing the first half. Usually she asked me more questions about my friends, but she just seemed happy that I had a girl friend. I quickly finished the rest of my sandwich, kissing my mom on the cheek and rushing out the backdoor. My mom watched me take off, shooting straight up, before flying off in the direction I needed to go. I tried not to wonder whether my mom was happy that I was dressing girly because she hoped it would reunite Harry and me. Sometimes it was really hard not to think that because my mom really wanted it.
The flight was a lot shorter than the walk, thankfully. I landed right on the path up to Pansy's house. Fixing my hair, before walking up to the door and knocking. I was surprised to see Astoria answer the door. Pansy and Paige walked up behind her.
"She's our age, why can't we stay?" Paige complained, before looking at me and smiling.
"Ignore her. She's mad because our sisters get sick of us." Astoria said with a shrug. "You're friends with Aria, aren't you? Your both sixth year Gryffindors." She said and I nodded.
"Yeah, we're pretty good friends at school." I said and she smiled, nodding.
"Yeah, she told us not to fuck with you." She said and I was rather surprised by her bluntness. "You seem pretty cool though. We're probably going to see her tonight, so I'll tell her you said hi." She said, before Paige dragged her out the door, flashing me a smile before saying bye. As I said, I never had problems with them.
"Sorry about that. I guess Pansy and I were not much better when we were younger. I think we grew up a little faster than them though." Pansy said and I nodded, although I think they do not act that childish. I actually think she only sees it that way because she is the older sister. She told me that the rest of the girls would be arriving soon. She barely got the sentence out when Daphne walked through the door, thrilled to see me.
Stephani Vaisey and Tracey Davis walked in next, shortly followed by Millicent and then Sierra and Savannah. The twins waved and smiled at me as they walked up. They walked up, both telling me how happy they were that I could make it. Millicent rolled her eyes. I did not find out until then that we would be going swimming.
I felt like an idiot when Pansy had to lend me a swimsuit. Actually, she lent me five and told me to keep them.
We spent a while down at the beach, her brother down there with a few of his friends. We all had a blast and not one of his friends gave me a problem about who I was. Then again they are all three or so years older than me, maybe in the twin's year. They most likely do not care.
By six, Tony's friends began to leave and he headed up to the house.
"I gotta get the fire going." He had said and most of us were confused, mostly me. "Pansy has put me in charge of making sure you guys have a blast tonight. That includes making sure the drinks keep coming." He had finished with as he headed up to the house. Pansy decided that was a good time to head in so we could all change and dry off.
I headed downstairs after I changed back into my clothes, carrying my bag with me. I got down to the kitchen, where Tony was mixing drinks. He turned when I entered the room. He picked up a drink and handed it to me.
"You look radiant as usual." He said and I smiled at him.
"You've only seen me twice." I said, taking a sip from my drink. Strong but much more fruity than the other night, which made me happy.
"And both times you looked amazing." He said, before pointing out the door down to the fire where everyone else was sitting. "For once, I'm jealous of Pansy. I'd like to have you for a friend." He said, smirking and I could feel myself start to blush so I just smiled and walked out of the kitchen as he started to make drinks. I walked down to the bonfire, taking a seat between the twins. On the side with Sierra was Millicent then Daphne, while Savannah had Stephani and then Tracy. Pansy was across the fire from me.
"Have we decided on the game yet?" Tracy asked and Daphne spoke up.
"We will play 'I never' to get things going a bit." She said and I nodded. I have played it once before but Pansy still explained the rules to me. Someone would say something they have not done and if you have done what they have not, you drink. Make sense? Daphne started, but not before Millicent cut in and cast an honestly charm around the circle.
"I've never kissed Harry Potter." She said and I glared at her, the only one to drink. Obviously. Daphne looked to Pansy to go next, who smirked towards me. I knew what was coming.
"I've never slept with Harry Potter." She said everyone's eyes on me. I drank. They giggled. I blushed. Thankfully, they stopped trying to call only me out. Tracy's turn.
"I've never kissed a girl." She said. Pansy, Daphne and Stephani drank. I was happy not to drink.
"I've never had a threesome." Stephani threw out. Pansy and Daphne drank. Weird.
"I've never slept with Draco Malfoy." Savannah said, while Pansy, Daphne, Stephani and Sierra all drank. That question gave me a good one.
"I've never regretted the person I woke up next to." I said, because it was true. Although I have only been with Dean and Harry, which probably is a lot less than any of them. Millicent drank. We laughed and she sent me a glare. The game continued a few times around the circle, but thankfully I did not have to drink that much. At least compared to the rest of them.
"This is boring." Pansy said after a while. I figured maybe because it was her turn and she had nothing. Either way it was a mutual agreement and Daphne decided she wanted to play truth or dare instead. Turns out there is more drinking involved in their version.
"You cannot say anyone's name. If you do, you have to drink and if your name is said you have to drink." Daphne explained to me. I thought about it for a moment. That could be a lot of drinking. "You can skip a dare, but you have to do a shot of fire whiskey. I'm sure you remember how rough they are." She said and I nodded vigorously. She laughed and Pansy started.
"Stephani." They both drank. "Have you ever gotten someone drunk so you could sleep with them?" She asked, trying to keep a straight face.
"I tried to get with Blaise before I knew he was with Daphne." She admitted and Daphne rolled her eyes, taking a drink. Stephani's turn. They went around the circle before it finally landed back on Pansy. She was the first to chose dare.
Eventually I ended up with two dares, which I took two shots to avoid. I lost track of the game a bit, before I realized Pansy was dared to kiss me.
I expected her to take the shot, but instead she got up and walked around the fire. She knelt down in front of me, leaning forward, her lips touching mine. The only thing was, she held the kiss for longer than I expected. I guess I did not know what to expect to be honest. She returned to her seat.
"Ginny." Pansy said and we both drank. I told her truth. "Millicent thinks your boobs are fake. Are they?" She asked, and Millicent glared. I said no and then sent a glare to Millicent who returned it. "You people need to pick dare more." Pansy said, before it was my turn. I dared Daphne to finish her drink. Daphne dared Millicent to do two shots. She skipped it and only did one. She then sent daggers with her eyes towards me.
"Ginny." We both drank and I chose dare because I was really given no choice. She then dared me to flash the group and since two shots had done me pretty well, I set down my drink. Besides, she thought my boobs were fake. I lifted my shirt, covering my face. Unfortunately, I heard a guy's voice.
"This seems like a fun party." Blaise said and I quickly put down my shirt, noticing him walking up behind Daphne. I could only guess how red I was, but thankfully, it was dark.
"I need a drink." I said, excusing myself from the group and heading up towards the house. I walked into the kitchen, pouring myself a drink, but setting it on the counter. I leaned against the counter, facing away from the door. I began to mumble to myself, calling Millicent a stupid lesbian.
"Who's a lesbian?" Pansy asked, walking into the kitchen, "I hope your not thinking I'm a lesbian after that kiss." She said with a laughed and I shook my head.
"I'm just cooling off. Millicent really pissed me off." I said and Pansy told me that it was out of line for her to do and the rest of the group was now being really cold towards her.
"You know there is nothing wrong with kissing girls." Pansy said, throwing me off by how she jumped subjects. "It doesn't mean your gay, but that you see the world more than just black and white. I am straight but I do not mind fooling around with girls. Why not? If there joining they must think your just as attractive." She said, walking closer to me.
"I guess that makes sense." I said slowly. I began to look for my drink, but before I knew it, she was right in front of me. She placed her hands on the counter on either side of me. She gave me a light peck, followed by another. Then she gave me a longer kiss, waiting for me to warm up to it. It felt weird, but she seemed determined to prove some point. I finally gave in, closing my eyes and kissing back. It was a lot less awkward with my eyes closed.
She deepened the kiss, pressing herself against me, running her tongue over my lips, parting them and entering my mouth. I relaxed a little after I stopped thinking about how it was Pansy kissing me.
"That's hot." A male voice said and I recognized it immediately. Pansy pulled away and we turned to see Draco standing in the doorway. "Oh, don't stop. That was a real turn on." He said with a smirk, walking over to the counter for a drink. I turned bright red and quickly grabbed my drink as Blaise walked in.
"Oh, am I interrupting?" He asked, looking at me. Draco jumped in, of course.
"No, I interrupted Pansy and Ginny. Hot make out on the kitchen counter." He said, laying out the exact picture for Blaise who was laughing.
"She's wild. I was walking down to the fire and she flashed me." Blaise said, smiling at me. That is when I noticed Draco's eyes glace down towards my chest, before he realized I seen him looking.
"I'm going back down to the fire." I said, taking a sip from my drink. "By the way, I flashed you because Millicent thought my boobs were fake." I said and he laughed. I then turned to look a Draco. "How does it feel to know a Weasley turned you on?" I asked, making direct eye contact with him. Blaise laughed even harder and Pansy covered her mouth to keep from laughing. Draco did not look pleased, but he was not pissed. Just not thrilled that I just called him out. I did not need to take shit from him.
I also did not need to trip out the door, but I did that one.