Alex and Rachel said nothing for what seemed like forever, but in reality it must have been only a couple of minutes. Rachel removed a shinny object out of her pocket. Alex was growing annoyed with the girl and was ready to go back inside. She had agreed to talk to the girl, hadn't agreed to share her space with her. She wanted to be alone.
"You want some?" Rachel offered as she took a huge sip of the liquid inside the container. She sighed as she felt the burning sensation.
Alex raised an eyebrow, "What is it?" Rachel shook her head. Instead of answering she tossed the flask at Alex. Alex quizzically looked at the flask. She had only drank once in her life and that was a party they had gone to a few months ago.
"Just drink it." Alex took one more questioning glance at the object in her hand before removing the lid. She quickly poured the liquid down her throat. Within seconds she spit it out..
"What the hell is that shit?" Alex asked wiping her mouth off angrily.
Rachel chuckled proudly, "It's my best friend Jose. We go back a long way."
Alex watched Rachel chug the tequila down like a champ. It worried her to see her friend, and she used the term loosely, drinking like this. It seemed to be a reoccurring act as of the late. Rather than lecturing the girl beside her, she grabbed the flask from her and chugged the liquid down quickly. She coughed loudly but that didn't stop her from drinking more.
Rachel's eyes widened, "Damn, go easy there. There is still plenty." She pulled out a second flask.
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About half an hour later, while they still sat ...
gSo Alex why Paige? I mean there are plenty of girls in this school, but why Michalchuk?"
Alex pondered the question for a bit. Her thoughts were becoming cluttered, but at the same time she was thinking more clearly if that made any sense. "I dunno actually, but I do know I've wanted her since I first saw her.."
"Cliché much? Rachel took another sip of the half empty flask. The pair had managed to finish the first flask and were on the second one now. Life was good.
Alex chuckled, "Well it's true. She kept getting my attention over and over."
"That's cause she wanted to get in your pants." Both girls laughed.
"True, but it was more than that." Rachel passed her the flask and she gulped it. "She doesn't want me though."
Rachel turned to look at the brunette. The words sounded foreign to her. "She doesn't want you? She said that?"
Alex shook her head taking another sip of the tequila. "Nope she didn't have to. I just know it. Even if she did want me. She has a strange way of showing it." Her voice lowers a bit. "She keeps hurting me." Alex passes the flask back to the blonde. "And anyway why am I talking about my relationship with Paige with ... you of all people."
Rachel chuckled, "Touché."
"You know it's only fair you gotta tell me something. I am telling you stuff." Alex stated.
"Ok... I'm really afraid of... the dark." Alex's expression showed that she wasn't really pleased with the response. "Ok... I'm afraid of opening up again so I keep hurting the one person that I really care about before she can hurt me."
Alex's expression softened, "Off the record since we're supposed to hate each other or whatever." Rachel laughed loudly. She had almost forgotten that she had punched the girl. "I think you have nothing to be afraid of Rachel. She cares and she won't hurt you."
Rachel blushed, "Maybe."
"Nope not maybe, definitely. Now bring on my new friend Jose. I'm getting lonely without him."
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An hour later...
Alex and Rachel laid on the ground staring at the dark sky. The moon was no longer showing as brightly as it had when Alex had first arrived outside.
"So this is what drunk feels like?" Alex asked happily.
Rachel nodded, "Yup this is it. It's great isn't it?"
"We have something we're supposed to be doing."
Rachel shook her head at the brunette. "Well since it's..." She pulled out her phone. "It is now 1:45 I would have to say that we are supposed to be sleeping."
"I'm not sleepy though, but I'm not feeling..." Instantly leaned to the side and emptied the contents of her stomach. Rachel sat up, reached over to her roommate, and patted her on the back. It was the least she could do since it was partly her fault. "I think I drank too much." She continued throwing up a bit more. Each time it caused the blonde to cringe.
"Come on we're going inside."
The brunette didn't argue she slowly got up and followed the blonde's lead.
The pair finally reached the building. Rachel wanted to take Alex back to their room, but knew in the morning that probably wouldn't be the best of ideas. She would probably end up with a matching nose if she woke up anywhere near her. She opted to the next best idea, which she knew wasn't much of a better of idea. Before entering the building Rachel turned to the brunette who appeared to have bounced back quickly. She was playing with the bricks on the building. The brunette turned out to be quite an interesting drunk.
"Hey Alex." Alex turned her focus away from the brick she was now trying to remove. "You probably won't remember this in the morning, but off the record."
Alex chuckled at the phrase, "Haha that's what I said to you."
"That you did. Off the record." Once again the brunette chuckled. "Never-mind."
"No tell me." Alex crossed her arms obstinately.
"She loves you, you know?"
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Paige had finally fallen into a light sleep and the incessant knocking on the door didn't please her. She was going to kill whoever was on the other side of the door. She jumped out of bed and put on the nearest article of clothing. She put on the sweats that were at the foot of her bed. She had taken them off at some point because she wasn't able to sleep. Paige reached the door to find blue eyes piercing into her.
"Gable... what the hell!" Paige yelled.
Rachel said nothing but pointed to the brunette that was sitting on the floor. "You did not get her drunk!" Paige grabbed the collar of Rachel's shirt causing Alex to laugh loudly.
"It's funny how the tables turn. Gable did this to me." She got up from her seated position and pointed her nose. She began to start tapping it hard. "It doesn't hurt anymore hehehehe..."
Paige released her grip from the other blonde.. "I'm sure it doesn't." Paige said under her breath. Rachel still remained quiet. "Just get the hell away from me Gable. You've done enough damage."
"No more than you my friend." Rachel scuffed.
"Oh and what's that supposed to mean?"
Rachel shrugged her shoulders. "Why don't you ask her." She sashayed down the hall.
"Paigey... my nose still doesn't hurt." Alex giggled drunkenly.
"Stop that." Paige grabbed her hand a little more rough than she had intended.
Alex hiccuped loudly. "Ouch that huwrt Paige."
"I'm sorry." Paige put her arm around Alex and pulled her in the room. "We gotta get you to bed, sweetie." Alex shook her head stubbornly. "Yes we have to. It's 2 in the morning and you missy have class in 5 hours."
"Uh uh. I'm not going to class. I'm being a bad girl."
The image of Alex being a bad girl amused her, "Why would you do something like that? That's not you." Alex shrugged her shoulders.
"Alright missy time for you to get some sleep." Paige walked them over to her bed. The brunette turned to her shaking her head. "What's wrong now? Please tell me you don't have to pee."
Alex giggled, "No I don't have to pee pee, but I can't sleep in these. They. Are. Dirty."
Paige groaned before walking to her dresser to pull out a pair of boxers and shirt. "Do you think you can manage getting these on yourself?"
Alex nodded proudly, "But you have to turn around Paigey." Paige turned around giving the brunette the privacy she needed. A minute later she heard the girl jump in the bed. She was right. She managed to get her pajamas on better than any drunken person Paige had ever seen.
"Wow that's impressive."
"Uh huh." Alex was very proud of her accomplishment. She was in fact a big girl now.
Alex crawled into bed, getting herself comfortable, but then realized she was the only one in the bed. The blonde had still been standing in her same spot. She hadn't moved an inch. "Come on Paigey you have to get some sleep too."
Paige knew it was a bad idea. "Ummm... I think I'm going to sleep over there." She pointed to the small love seat in the corner of the room.
Alex wasn't hearing it. She jumped out of bed quickly and dragged the blonde to bed with her. "Nope you're sleeping with me." Paige sighed deeply.. She really did not like the idea especially with Alex waking up in the morning. There was no point in arguing with the brunette. She had already made up her mind. She would deal with the repercussions in the morning.
Alex crawled back into the bed followed by the blonde. She laid her head on the blonde's shoulder without notice startling Paige at first, but it didn't take long before she warmed up to the closeness. She instinctively wrapped her arm around the brunette. Alex snuggled closer in the embrace.
"This is how it's supposed to be, Paigey. You don't have to be scared anymore."
Instantly she felt tears trying to escape. Alex's words were so sincere. She knew the brunette was right. She tried to hold the tears back, but a few tears escaped despite her best efforts. She was angry with herself for messing everything they had worked so hard for up within seconds and also because even in the girl's drunken state she had said exactly what she needed to hear.
She heard Alex let out a deep sigh. She knew she was close to falling asleep. She leaned forward and placed a light kiss on the brunette's temple before laying her head back down.
"Paige?"
"Yeah Alex?"
"Is Rachel right?"
Paige's insides tightened up. She worried about anything that came out Rachel's mouth. "About what?"
"Do you really love me?"
Before Paige had the opportunity to respond she heard the brunette begin to lightly snore.