Chapter 12
"Wow Ber," Cassie watched me enter my bedroom wearing my dress. I'd spent so long picking it out, I wanted it to be sexy, but not showing too much skin, I needed to not to be red, red was going to be everywhere, and I wanted to stand out. I'd picked the colour blue, it was baby blue that shimmered, the corseted top made my boobs pop in the right way, the skirt part floated out, it reminded me of a costume I wore trick or treating as a child, well that dress had a mermaid tail attached, I kept looking in the mirror felling oddly girlie. "Like serious wow."
I'd made sure my hair was pinned up perfect, make up made me have a classic pin up girl look, my hands brushed down my stomach, "I feel like tonight's the night…" I glanced as Cassie put on her dress, we decided to get ready together, Maxxie would come to my flat, and then we'd go to Tom and Sid to be pick up first, before Tony and Michelle with Jal. I couldn't believe I spent most of last night listening to Michelle complain about Tony's odd behaviour. It was like the last month all I was getting from people was how Tony was acting.
Why was everyone telling me about Tony, I didn't care, not since the trip to London, I couldn't believe that out of everyone, he was the one not liking Tom. Maybe it was because he was the new guy, people paying attention to me and him, and not him and Michelle. I shook my head finally focused back on my reflection as Cassie stood beside me in her dress. She wore a simple white dress, it made her tiny frame look smaller, her slip on white ballet flat with her hair curled, make up making her seem like a new age Marilyn Monroe. "How you going to do it?" Cassie asked me placing a hand on my shoulder as we both looked into my full-length mirror.
"Well I was hoping he'd put his penis into my vagina, and it go in and out, maybe some good foreplay before had, condoms, lots of protection," I giggled feeling Cassie laugh too.
"No, where? When?" she asked, she turned picking up my camera, "Smile," she snapped the photo before I had a chance to do anything, I blinked trying to return my sight.
Cassie looked to the photo, "wow, you look like a fairy," she handed me the Camera before striking a pose, and I snapped the photo.
"I don't know, I thought we'd come here, or I'll go to his place after the dance," I played with my hands, I stood beside Cassie, I pointed the camera as we both pulled a funny face snapping the photo. "I've never done this before," I added placing the camera into my clutch purse, I was so nervous about tonight, but I knew that if felt right, I was finally going to lose my virginity to the guy that won over my heart.
"It's ok," Cassie pulled me into a hug, I felt myself smile, I had spent so long being friends with Cassie, I felt good about confiding in her. "It's a good thing you're not doing it with Tony," she sounded confident, "I mean he doesn't have the right to spread lies about Tom…"
"What you mean spread lies?" I felt weird as Cassie turned around looking worried. "Cassie, tell me."
"Well it's Sid, last night, he told me, that Tony was saying to everyone that Tom was a cherry hound, and that Tom's only after one thing, so Chris went a little mad…" her voice trailed off, I turned to look to my phone, I slipped it into my purse with my camera.
"I can't believe it!" I snapped the purse close, I could feel my pulse burning under my skin, "I just…"
Cassie rushed to my side, "Don't worry, Sid told him off, he said to Tony to be a good friend, and leave you alone…" her voice calming, I went to open my mouth, but the sound of the buzzer caught me.
I got to the intercom, I pressed the button slowly, "Hey Ber, Limo's here…" Maxxie sounded excited, and I knew that for now, I was going to put on my happy face, I wasn't going to let Tony get to me, and I was going to enjoy tonight, remember it and forget I'd ever consider Tony Stonem my friend.
The limo stopped the last time, I sat with Tom looking him over in his suit, he kissed my cheek with a smile, "you look so beautiful," he whispered softly into my ear, I broke into a light blush break over my cheek.
Sid was sitting with Cassie; it was stranger seeing him without his trademark beanie hat on, and his hair washed and clean. "You're hansom tonight," I kissed him, I didn't want to remember what me and Cassie talked about. He kissed me back as I relaxed letting the kiss get deeper.
"Wow, starting the party," Michelle giggled getting into the limo; Jal was behind her as I couldn't see anyone else with them. "Tony's not with us, I dumped him again," Michelle, answered my question before I could ask it. "He's being such a tosser." Her voice didn't sound hurt about the break up, I knew that it was something that happened once a month.
"Are you ok?" Tom asked, he sounded concern, he wasn't used to the Michelle Tony make up break up show, so I let him worry for Michelle.
Michelle sat down, Sid passed her a champagne glass, "I'm fine Tom, just sick of feeling used," she glanced to me, and the face, Sid had given me the look when he'd gotten into the limo, now Michelle was.
"Well lets get this party started," I popped open the champagne out the window before the limo started to drive again, I told the drive to take his time getting us to the college. I kept smiling pouring the bubbling drink into glasses, and I kept that smile.
Michelle raised her glass, "A night to remember!" she held the glass high, and everyone followed her suit, we said the same, and drunk up our glasses, even refilling the glasses. I took my camera out snapping photos, passing the camera round so everyone could take their own photo, and I felt better about Tony not being here, I was so over his moods and even happier that with Tony being dumped he'd not turn up at the dance at all.
Pulling into the car park of the college, I watched as everyone got out of the limo, I glanced over Michelle's black dress, as simple as it was, it was the fact she'd always look 'shaggable' Jal on the other hand was wearing a purple dress I'd pick out for her, it flattered her curves, and made her look amazing.
I felt Tom wrap his arm around me, we all walked into the hall together, the place, as predicted to be over the top with heart and red and black streamers, I kept looking to the floating cupids, and my eyes going to Tom as he kept laughing at the décor of the gym. Music was the corny kind that no one would admit to liking, but it was a laugh to dance to. I glanced around to see that Chris was standing in a weird suit, it was the kind where a tux was drawn onto a t-shirt and his black jeans had the t-shirt tucked in. I could tell from where I stood that he was poring vodka into the punch, and wouldn't be the only one, who knew, but the end of the night it would be a evil concoction of every kind of alcohol in it. "Would you like a drink?" Tom asked me with a smile.
"Please," I felt him kiss me, and he glanced as him and Sid walked over to the punch bowl, I could see him stopping, and then I felt my stomach sink, Chris was talking to him, but what I could hear from here it didn't seem like talking.
Sid now stood between Tom, then staring at Chris, "Tony is full of shit Chris," Sid shouted, and I rolled my eyes looking away.
Jal inhaled, "What did Tony do this time?"
"He said that Tom was a cherry hound," Cassie answered Jal's question and I closed my eyes.
I opened them looking to the girls, plus Maxxie, he gave an awkward smile, "So, who wants to dance?" he wanted to change the subject, he reached out taking my hand pulling me to the dance floor as Good Charlotte's Girls and Boys come on.
I laughed grabbing Cassie's hand, who grabbed Michelle, finally taking Jal's hand as we all stood on the dance floor among our college classmates.
It wasn't long before the songs we suggested came, on, Chris and Tom was not going to fight; Sid dancing with Cassie was now my personal hero. I was dancing with Michelle and Jal as Tom wasn't much of a dancer, but Maxxie was getting him to move with Chris and Anwar.
"Wanna spliff?" Chris whispered to the group, I couldn't help but grin, I glanced over to Michelle and Jal, Jal shook her head to say no, Michelle did too.
"I'm up for it," Tom said feeling excited, it was still new to him, but then he was so funny when stoned, he was a lightweight when it came to the spliff that Chris supplied. "Come on Berie," he used the pet name he'd made for me.
I nodded, as me; Sid, Cassie, Tom, Anwar and Chris went to the bike shed. I felt Tom putting his blazer on me to stop me getting cold, I took the smell of his aftershave in, I could feel him wrapping his arms around me as Chris sparked up.
"I'm sorry mate, about this mix up," Chris inhaled, exhaled, then repeated handing the spliff to Sid to his right, "I just get a little protective to Amber, she's my baby sister really."
"Christopher, I'm three months older than you!" I snapped taking the spliff from Sid, I kept my eyes a playful glare, and Chris laughed.
"Yeah, but you're shorter than me, so still little," he joked while sparking up another spliff to pass the other way, Anwar taking it hungrily, I kept giggling now.
Tom took the spliff from my mouth, I kissed him after exhaling, he brushed his hand down my waist, but glanced to Chris, "It's ok, if I was a cherry hound, I would of pissed off right now," he didn't sound bothered by Tony's rumour, I watched as everyone passed the spliffs around.
I took one off of Sid again, this time looking to Sid, "What made him do it?" I asked feeling the need to know more, and he just shrugged.
"I don't know, he's being Tony," he hugged Cassie close to him, she was careful with the spliff, and Sid sighed, "Cassie, I won't let you over eat," he said like a routine, thing was with Cassie, we all knew she was still having problems with eating, but she smiled taking a pull from the spliff.
I giggle, "Well I am pretty sure he was just trying to be an arse wipe," I then held my stomach, "Crap," I laughed louder. "I'll see you inside, I gotta take a wicked wiz and I am going to take forever to get this dress up," I added looking to Tom, "Don't worry, you can look forward to that later…" I wiggled my eyebrow before walking away feeling good about myself for once.
My hands took forever to dry under the crappy hand drier, I felt myself getting impatient as I finally wiped the finally bit of wetness onto the arse of my dress then down my thighs. I glanced into the mirror feeling my smile was making me feel excited, I glanced down to my dress knowing I put on the sexiest knickers on, I knew that I wasn't going to regret it, the condoms in my clutch purse were flavoured as well as ribbed and extra safe. I opened the rest room door seeing him.
"Tony!" I snapped looking into his eyes, he was wearing a simple t-shirt and jeans, his hair was messed up, and I could see he'd been waiting for me. "I don't want to talk to you…" I added stepping away from him, only a few more feet and I was back at the dance, but I felt Tony's hand catching my arm.
He pulled me to face him, I could feel my heart pounding, it felt wrong to be alone with him, and I needed anyone to come and see me, take me back to Tom. "I just want to tell you my side." He spoke softly, he kept his eyes on mine, the blue would always catch me off guard, and I should be storming away, calling him every name I could think of. "Please, I ask for two minutes."
"Fine, two minutes starting now," I glanced to the clock on the wall behind him, I knew that if I was gone too long someone would come looking for me, or so I'd hoped.
Tony moved us from the centre of the hallway, he touched my arm as I moved it away from him, my arms crossed my chest keeping my eyes fixed, dead, and I wasn't being charmed. "Amber, I don't like Tom," he started.
I laughed, "Ok, I don't want to hear anymore," I turned to walk away feeling him pull me back to face him.
Tony's eyes looked desperate, "Why do I have to like him, he just randomly comes into your life, and you act like he's the most trustworthy person on the planet, you don't know him!"
I pressed my hand against my temple, my eyes avoided his, "Tony, I don't trust you, and I may not look it, but I can judge people myself," I now turned to walk away, "I thought you was my friend," I turned to say to his face, I kept serious, "but that's it, you're Tony fucking everything with a vag Stonem," my hand wave in the air, "So I trust him a lot more than I can trust you!" I turned to walk towards the door, my hands pushing it open.
"I love you Amber!" Tony called after me, I paused on pushing, I felt my chest tighten as I swallowed hard, my face twisting. I turned back to see him standing there, I quickly walked to him, I didn't care that I was in heels, I didn't care I felt I was going to trip on my dress, but I got to Tony.
My face inches from his, I brought my hand up feeling it crash across Tony's cheek, I put everything I had behind the slap, my eyes blinking back tears, I wanted to cry out of pure frustration. "Fuck you Tony," I said in his face, he looked completely shocked that I would slap him, but I didn't know what he was expecting to happen from this. "How dare you say this to me, how fucking DARE YOU!" I felt my fist now hitting him, I punched and slapped him, I turned to run, I ran from Tony, I wished I'd done more but for now I was pissed off, I wanted to find Tom, I felt like tonight was completely ruined.
