Once they arrived at Amy's home she was relieved not to find Lauren's car in the driveway. He turned the ignition off and faced Amy as she sighed and looked back at him. "Do you feel like getting drunk?" She was feeling a bit miserable after she let everything sink in.
He smiled a sweet smile. "I'd love to, but I won't be able to drive home after that."
"You can spend the night. It's just me and Lauren this weekend and I doubt she'll be home any time soon. Besides, she'll try to avoid us anyway."
He pondered on her offer, considering being in the same house and potentially the same room as her royal pretentiousness, Lauren. Then again, he was dying to find out what would happen between her and Amy after tonight.
"I have vodka. Ooh, maybe we can make our own cocktails!" Amy's eyes glistened at the idea.
Shane hummed. "Alright." Both of them got out of the car and walked up to the front door. Amy rummaged in her pocket for her keys and opened the door quickly enough. Once inside, she walked towards the kitchen head first with Shane following her and closing the door behind them.
She opened the refrigerator door, taking her time to look for some kind of fruit juice to mix the vodka with. "Shane?" She called for her friend who walked up to her.
"See if you can find something that goes well with vodka. I'm gonna go get the bottle from my room and dump this damn furnace of a jacket." Amy said, leaving the refrigerator door open for Shane as she walked towards and up the stairs. He found orange juice, which always goes well with vodka. He scanned the interior for any other juice that would match the rest of the ingredients. His eyes fell on a bottle of cranberry juice. Ooh, we could make Sex on the Beach cocktails! His eyes smiled and then he scoured the cabinets for long drink glasses as he heard Amy come back down the stairs.
"Find anything?" She asked as she walked in the kitchen with a full bottle of vodka. Shane held up the bottles of juices he found and smiled cheekily.
"We can make Sex on the Beach."
Amy just stared at him blankly, deciding whether to say something or not, but she let it go. "Sure, why not?" She smiled.
After gathering every necessity for the cocktails, Shane poured them two full glasses with a little too much vodka. They both made a face after taking the first sip, shaking their heads spastically.
"Ugh, let's take this to the living room." Amy said as she took another sip and made another face on her way to the couch. She sat down and practically dropped her foot on the coffee table. Shane followed her and sat on the opposite end of the couch, tucking a foot under his leg while watching Amy reach for the remote next to her foot. She turned on the TV and searched for a music channel as she started talking.
"You know, it's like this is all just a dream." She looked to her side at Shane. "And you're literally the only one I can talk to. Not that I would want to talk to Karma about this, because I'm pretty sure she'd try to talk me out of whatever this is." She said a little disappointed as she placed the remote back on the coffee table.
"Oh, honey, everything will be fine, you just really need to get laid!" He said joking around.
"Maybe you're right. I'm afraid I might... you know... not be able to control myself?" She said trying to find the right words.
"Around Lauren?"
"Yeah." She admitted shyly.
"I think I can understand the attraction, I mean, she's like an alpha female strutting her stuff around all day, every day. Not to mention the way she danced tonight." He cocked an eyebrow.
"Don't say that." She covered her eyes with her hand, sinking further into the couch as she removed her foot from the coffee table. "It's just... her bitchiness is making me so... pissed off yet turned on. She gets under my skin every single time." Her legs twitched as the related memories of Lauren pinned against the lockers ran through her mind, making her groan as if she was in pain.
Shane sighed as he felt sorry for his friend. "Drink up."
Amy did as she was told and gulped down her glass along with Shane, both shaking their heads violently at the taste of too much vodka. "So, did you find any potential hook-up?" She asked as she put her glass on the coffee table.
Shane's eyes twinkled as he remembered the guys that were hanging around him all night. "Oh, yes, so many." He smiled as he bit his lower lip. Right at that moment a car pulled up in the driveway and short after that there was a noise of keys scratching against the door. Shane and Amy looked at each other in horror. "Lauren!" They both whispered.
The front door swung open, revealing a slightly drunk and angry Lauren in the doorway. She stood there for a few seconds, taking in the faces in the living room through her heavy eyelids. A smile appeared on her face as she closed the door behind her. "Shane! Amy! What are you doing here?"
Amy smiled quasi-innocent. "I got bored, so I-uh called Shane to come over. Are you... drunk?" Her voice sounded both worried and amused.
Lauren still smiled. "Maybe, but don't tell daddy." She whispered playful.
"Don't worry and join the club." Shane chuckled at Lauren's state.
Lauren took off her white jacket and threw it over the chair she passed as she made her way to the spot between Amy and Shane. She sat down a little too close to Amy, touching her leg with her hand as she turned to face Shane, propping her head on her elbow on the back of the couch.
"So, what have you two been up to?" She crossed her legs and glanced over her shoulder towards Amy while Shane excitedly pointed at Lauren's hand on her leg, and then glanced back at Shane who was now pretending like nothing happened. She's touching me! The adrenaline rushed through Amy's veins as the muscles in her abdomen tightened, swallowing hard at the touch of Lauren's warm hand on her leg and almost flinching when her hand dropped on the couch between her legs.
"Talking. Drinking. How was the party?" Shane asked.
"How did you know I was at a party?" Lauren reacted quickly.
Shit. "Well, you must've dressed up for something, right?" He asked Amy for confirmation as Lauren followed his gaze, looking over her shoulder again while untying her ponytail and resting her hair on her chest. Amy silently shook her head in agreement and Lauren averted her eyes, giving Amy the opportunity to trail her eyes down Lauren's bare neck.
"Well, there was this underground party which was moderately enjoyable." She said while running her hands through her hair.
"Sounds like fun." Amy finally spoke up as she stared at Shane with a secretive smile. "How much did you have to drink?"
"Why?" Lauren turned her head towards Amy but not her eyes this time.
"Stop being so suspicious of everything we ask." Amy moved closer to Lauren as she hung her arm over the back of the couch and softly poked Lauren between her ribs.
"Hey!" Lauren flinched at the ticklish sensation, trying to sound indignant through her giggle.
"I'm guessing Amy wants another drink and she's wondering whether you're up for another one." Shane said, drawing Lauren's attention to him.
"What are you having?"
"Sex on the Beach." Shane said, shifting his eyes between Lauren and Amy who was looking intently at Lauren's bare neck.
"Sure, pour me one." She said as Amy's gaze connected with Shane's. Shane quickly got up and took the glasses on the coffee table with him, making his way to the kitchen. Lauren sighed heavily and leaned against Amy while closing her eyes. "Don't get any ideas." She mumbled as she rested her head on her arm. Amy twisted her head towards Shane with a painful look, mouthing 'HELP'.
Shane looked at the two blondes and smirked, mouthing 'SORRY' back at Amy. "Are you sure you want another drink?" Shane asked Lauren as he poured the vodka in only two glasses.
Lauren lifted her head and looked at Shane. "Ofcourse!"
"Alright, but the first one to fall asleep will get a moustache drawn on their lip." He grinned as Lauren just lifted an eyebrow unimpressed and felt a hand in her neck.
"Loosen up, Lauren." Amy said as she massaged her thumb below the nape of Lauren's neck. The small blonde moaned lightly in response, straightening her back and slightly bowing her head. This wasn't the reaction she was used to and she even surprised herself when she touched Lauren.
Shane looked both shocked and surprised at Amy's move and couldn't believe it actually worked as he caught a glimpse of Amy's semi-confident expression. As much as he enjoyed the intriguing spectacle, he finished pouring the drinks and made his way back to the couch, carrying three cocktails and gently placing the two alcoholic cocktails on the coffee table before he took his seat on the couch again. "There you go."
"Thanks." Lauren said with her eyes closed as Shane eyed Amy in surprise. Amy flashed her eyebrows and then removed her hand so she could reach for her drink, eliciting a disappointed whine from Lauren. Amy took a quick swig of her drink as Lauren placed her hand back on Amy's leg, supporting herself as she grabbed her cocktail and gulped down half of her glass. After placing her glass back on the coffee table she groaned and pointed at her neck for Amy to return her hand.
Amy smiled as she cocked an eyebrow at Shane. "What?" She asked teasingly as she mirrored Shane's position, tucking a foot under her leg.
"Rub my neck, please." Lauren stated almost childlike.
Please? Amy looked surprised at Shane who looked just as surprised, and placed both hands in her neck. Lauren closed her eyes and let out a long moan as Amy started to massage her neck and shoulders. "You're so much better than Tommy." She droned.
Amy's lips twitched when she heard her say his name and tightened her lips. Shane saw Amy's disappointed reaction and couldn't help but ask Lauren about her current relationship. "So, how are things with Tommy?"
She opened her eyes to look Shane dead in the eyes, giving him a dull gaze and sighing as she tried to find the words to speak while Amy ran her thumbs up her spine into her neck. "Oh." She let out a moan of pleasure and hummed, closing her eyes for a split second. "I don't feel like talking about him after tonight."
"What happened?" Amy asked, wondering if their kiss had anything to do with it as she frowned.
Lauren closed her eyes again, considering trusting and telling Shane and Amy what had happened. "I kissed someone at the party."
Amy stopped massaging her and stared at Shane with guilt in her eyes. "Lauren, you dirty girl! Who did you kiss?" Shane asked curious as he eyed Amy from time to time.
A smile formed on Lauren's lips as she remembered the kiss. "I don't know, it was a masked party, but this person made me feel so much more than whenever Tommy kisses me."
Amy bit her lip as she smiled and continued to massage Lauren's neck. "Does Tommy know?"
"No. It was just a kiss." Lauren almost snapped at her. Clearly she didn't want him to know.
"It doesn't sound like it was just a kiss." Shane countered as blue eyes met his. She rolled her eyes at Shane and huffed, reaching for her cocktail as Amy removed her hands from her neck and chugging the rest of her drink. She stood up to walk to the kitchen and place her empty glass on the counter.
"It was just a kiss." She repeated as she walked towards the stairs to leave for her room. This was the Lauren they were used to.
Shane and Amy looked at each other with raised eyebrows. "I guess we struck a nerve." Shane said carefully and drank the rest of his drink. "And what the hell was that with the neck massage?" He backhanded her lightly on her leg with an impressed smile.
"What? I don't know. It just happened. I told you I wouldn't be able to control myself!" She said.
Shane laughed. "Well, you better keep it in your pants and stop watching The L Word, it's obviously not doing you any good."
"Shut up!" Amy started to laugh as well. "Dick." She grabbed her glass and downed the remains of her drink.
He feigned a shocked expression and then smiled. "Alright, as much as I like drunken Lauren, I hate sober Lauren so I think it's time for me to go."
"What? No. Can you even drive?" Amy protested as she put her empty glass back on the coffee table.
"Oh, stop." Shane said. "Lauren's probably asleep already and you should do the same."
"You can't leave me here with her!" She panicked as Shane got up and ready to leave.
"Calm down, you'll be fine." Shane tried to soothe her with a smile. "Just go straight to bed."
Amy sighed as she watched Shane walk to the door. "Okay, drive safe."
"I will. I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?" Shane looked back at Amy as his hand rested on the doorknob.
Amy nodded with a smile and waved. "Good night, Shane."
"Sweet dreams." He smiled naughty and left through the doorway. Amy stood up and walked up to the door to lock it, leaving the room for her bedroom.