Ruby and Belle had come over for takeout dinner with Emma and Regina, a gooey chicken bacon ranch pizza with extra spinach on half of the steaming hot meal. The hostesses were curled up together on the plush dark purple loveseat. Mal was lounging out on one end of the larger sofa with her legs tucked up underneath her. Regina was leaning on the same couch, sitting on the floor with Emma situated between her legs, the blonde's back towards her girlfriend. After they were done consuming the cheesy pizza, Belle and Regina clambered up from their seats and gathered the paper plates and napkins. Emma and Ruby had gotten up, sluggish from the heavy meal, and went in the kitchen to help their girlfriends clean up.
"Did you bring the alcohol for us tonight Ruby?" Emma asked curiously. Dumping the plates and napkins in the trash, she whipped back around to face Ruby.
Rolling her ocean blue eyes Ruby answered sarcastically, "No that gigantic box I brought in was full of candy and sex toys."
The artist snickered, slugging Ruby on the top of her arm lightly responding with, "Okay smartass. I was just making sure."
"Ow!" The lanky brunette shouted, rubbing her shoulder like it actually hurt. "Yeah, I got everything you asked for, but you owe me about $40," Ruby said, informing her best friend of the damage to her wallet.
Emma's eyes expanded hugely and she huffed, "What the hell do you mean $40?" Her feminine voice going higher, "I only asked you to get a bottle of rum and some raspberry flavored vodka bottles!"
"Well…." Ruby drew out her answer, hanging her head, "I might've gotten three six packs of the raspberry vodka bottles," She mumbled, chewing on her nails.
Staring at Ruby incredulously and running her pale fingers through her wavy blonde hair, Emma shook her head slightly. "Who are the extra bottles for, huh? We already have red and white wine, plus hard apple cider!"
"Geez Ems, calm the hell down just gimme $30 and I'll absorb the other $10, okay? Ya happy?" Ruby held her pale hands up as if she was trying to stop her fellow art major.
The blonde smiled gratefully, throwing her arm around her friend and giving her a side hug. "Yes, yes I am."
There was a sudden, loud pounding on the door causing them all to jump. Mal exhaled loudly, sluggishly dragging herself out of her seat and trouncing to the door. Flagging it open revealed Killian, smelling of a fragrant designer cologne, with his buddy Graham at his heels, "Hey Mal…" the EMT greeted her with a toothy grin, "are the ladies home? We were supposed to hang out tonight. Maybe drink a bit." He supplied as he held up a bottle of Captain Morgan's.
"Greaaat more rum," the older blonde said sarcastically, blowing her hair out of her eyes as she rolled her azure eyes.
Killian chuckled at the older woman, "I missed ya Mal."
"Yeah, whatever." She opened her arms, waiting for her hug from the rugged man. He extended his arms and gathered her up, picking her up off the ground. After he was done swinging her long legs from side to side he set her back down, then he and Graham walked through the door.
The women in the kitchen had twisted their heads around briefly to see who was at the door. As soon as Emma and Regina saw Killian they strutted right over to him, both embracing him in a hug, enveloping him with their arms, "Wow!" the EMT exclaimed loudly. "What'd I do to deserve this?"
Both women giggled lightly, Emma answering, "We're just glad you're here Killian." A bright toothy smile spread across her heart shaped face.
"Yes, we missed you and your cheeky humor." The dark brunette chimed in with a matching grin, lightly hanging onto his arm with an tan hand.
Turning to his friend, Killian introduced his coworker to all of his friends, "Ladies, this is Graham. Graham these are the ladies." He made a great sweeping motion toward all of the females with his arm. Shifting towards the blonde artist and her girlfriend he said, "You remember Emma and Regina."
"Ladies." He nodded as his unkempt mane jostled toward the blonde, "Emma." Then the man gingerly grasped Regina's hand, bent his head down and placed a feather soft kiss to it. "Regina." He murmured quiet enough so no one except the brunette and he could only hear.
"Hey mate!" Killian immediately blurted, getting irritated with his coworker's brash behavior. "These stunning women are not available!"
"Except for me!" Mal exclaimed from her seat on the larger couch. "However, you aren't my type, sorry Graham." She apologized halfheartedly, shrugging her shoulders.
After the guys and ladies settled on the floor of the living room, they discussed playing a drinking game while they played uno. The rules were elaborate and a little hard to keep track of, so in all the chaos of discussing which rule had been broken and who needed to drink, the girls ended up getting extremely intoxicated. Ruby climbed out from in between Belle's outstretched legs, crawled over to the tv on her hands and knees and shut it off since they weren't watching the supernatural show that was on. They no longer needed a game to encourage them to drink, instead motivating each other to simply by socializing.
They scattered throughout the living room into pairs or groups and talked amongst themselves. Ruby and Emma were talking about art, as usual. "So who's your favorite artist Emma?" the skinny woman inquired.
"We go through this every time we drink!" Emma huffed, "Painter? Sculptor? What kinda artist Ruby?" The towheaded woman shot back as she swung her arms around, emphasizing her frustration.
"Sculptor!" Ruby threw her hands up in frustration, like Emma was supposed to read her mind or something.
"Michelangelo." Emma answered in a drawn out, gravelly voice.
Belle and Regina were talking fashion models, "Okay, now that I know you like women, which model do you think is the hottest?" Belle pressed the dark brunette to answer.
"Hmmm, that's a good question." Regina blushed then tapped her chin with her index finger in thought. "Current, old or any model?"
"Ummm, Old."
A split second later Regina dropped her hand and blurted, "Chrissy Teigen, without a doubt."
Eyes getting wide in surprise Belle, "That was quick! Not even going to think about it huh?"
Tapping her chin again Regina concurred, "You're right, I need to think about it." She nodded her head and continued, "Give me a minute or two." Belle giggled, amused at Regina's drunken seriousness. "No I'm sticking with Chrissy Teigen." She answered as she slurred a little bit.
Killian and Mal were talking about his job and her knowledge of the law concerning the medical profession as Graham sat back and listened intently, "So tell me Mal, what happens when you attempt to revive a patient who is DNR (do not resuscitate) and you bring them back and they try to sue?" Killian asked, genuinely concerned.
"I'm not exactly sure. I'm studying criminal law not medical. Sorry Killian, but I can look into it if you're really worried about it." The dishwater blonde offered her services.
Graham spoke up in a scratchy voice, "So you study law huh?" He asked inquisitively, aiming the question at Mal.
"Yes I do." She said matter of factly in a proud tone.
Wringing his hands nervously he questioned, "Can I ask you a couple of legal questions, if you don't mind."
She took a deep breath in and blew it out like she was annoyed at the request, but secretly loved the fact that people ask her advice. "Okay, but you'll owe me a favor."
"Name it."
Smiling from ear to ear, "To be determined at a later date."
As the two of them mulled over the law, Killian scooted over to Ruby and Emma, listening in on their discussion. "I'm telling you, Da Vinci was an insane genius!" Ruby remarked, talking with her hands and emphasizing the 'insane' part. "Oh, hey Killian," she quickly replied, glancing at him for a split second.
"Hey, you guys talking art again huh?" He rolled his ocean blue eyes and he let out a gut busting guffaw. "You ladies do know you always talk, or should I say argue, about art when you start drinking, right?"
They both simply nodded as they continued to discuss intensely. "OKAY! Geez Emma, I get your point!" Ruby blurted out of nowhere conceding, holding her hands up in surrender. "Let's agree to disagree."
Letting out an exasperated sigh Emma answered reluctantly, "Fine." Finally turning to Killian, the women gave him a friendly grin. "So…", the blonde began, "How's work and things?"Killian went on to tell them about how one of his coworkers resuscitated a patient that had a DNR and he had been told about it, yet he brought the patient back anyway.
Before Ruby could ask any questions she was summoned by her girlfriend. "Darling? Ruby? RUBY!" Belle belted out, gradually getting louder with every word.
Snapping her head towards Belle, Ruby finally answered shouting back, "What babe?!" You could hear the strain in her voice.
Waving Ruby over, the tall, skinny brunette traded spots with Regina. So Regina was now sitting in between Emma's long ivory legs this time with her back to her and Belle was sitting in between Ruby's lengthy alabaster legs.
Graham and Mal had moved into the kitchen and were sitting on the chairs surrounding the table, still pondering different aspects of the law, "So what's your interest in the law anyway Graham?" she inquired, raising a thin blonde eyebrow.
His eyes were shifting from right to left and back again as if he was scared or nervous before he responded. "Ummm well, I've always been interested in the law I just didn't have the means to go to college." He hung his head in shame and defeat as he explained his situation to the tall older blonde. Mal has always been able to read people pretty well and she definitely didn't like the vibe she was getting from the man sitting across from her. She decided to let it go, for now. At one point Killian had wandered over to the table and sat down without being noticed and listened in on the duo's conversation.
Back in the living room Ruby and Belle had started making out like two loved up teenagers. Hands roaming, whimpers and moans escaping their mouths they finally pulled away from one another, both breathless and panting. Ruby quickly stood up and announced, "Okay everyone listen up." She began like she was a ringmaster in Barnum and Bailey, "We need to figure out our sleeping arrangements because I know we aren't going to be walking all the way across campus at…." Checking the clock on the microwave, she continued, "3 in the morning."
"Aye, Graham and I are gonna take a cab back to the station and sleep there," Killian supplied, rubbing his bloodshot, tired crystal blue eyes.
Ruby nodded her agreement with Killian's plan and continued her very vocal announcement, "Mal? Are you gonna be nice and let us sleep in your bed just for tonight?"
Letting out a loud, whiny groan Mal replied, "What do you mean just for tonight?" She squinted her eyes like she was trying to look into their very souls, "You spent almost a month here while these two klutzes…" waving her arm emphatically at Regina and Emma, "were recovering, am I right?"
Ruby tsked, placing her hands on her hips as she spat, "Yeah! What of it? It's not like we never changed the sheets and things!" Her temper was beginning to get the best of her.
Rolling her gorgeous aqua eyes, Mal let out a very tiny chuckle, almost imperceptible before saying, "Calm down woman! Geez, I'm just giving you shit!" Seeing the lanky brunette relax a bit, the older woman knew that things were good with them. "Yeah I suppose you can take my bed and I'll take the fold out bed in the biggest couch." She huffed dramatically, knowing full well that the couch bed was kinda hard to sleep on. There was a metal bar that attempted to support the middle portion on the mattress that murdered your back if you didn't know how to lie on it.
"Wow, I thought I was gonna have to pay you so we could stay in there." Ruby her temper abating then she giggled lightly, "Thanks Mal!"
Trying to hide a smile of her own Mal said, "Whatever." Knowing that everyone in the place knew she was kidding, with the exception for Graham.
"We all know where you two are gonna be sleeping…" she proclaimed to Regina and Emma. "Or should I say 'involved in extracurricular bedroom activity'." Ruby teased Regina, making her face turn beet red.
As the boys were leaving, Killian and Graham bid all of the women goodnight. Once again, Killian's friend captured the darker brunette's olive toned hand, lifted it to his mouth and kissed it wetly, "Goodnight Regina . It was truly a pleasure to meet you again."
Regina snatched her hand away from the stranger. "Ew!" She wiped her hand off on her shorts, her face scrunched up, disgusted by his overzealous approach towards her.
Killian's back had been turned during the whole incident so all he heard was an 'Ew!'. Spinning around lightening quick he bellowed. "Oy mate!" flipping his coworker around he firmly grabbed the collar of his shirt and slammed him against the wall closest to the door, threatening and intimidating Graham. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?! I told you they were all taken and you had no chance at all!
Pushing Killian away forcefully, Graham roughly straightened out his thin carnelian T-shirt, stomped off towards the door, "I thought we could be friends!" The man's accent becoming thick with rage, "Fuck no! You guys are all stuck up bitches!" His face becoming more and more splotchy red by the second, "Well fuck all of you!" Throwing his fist at all of them, "I'm out!" He said as he flung himself out of the dorm.
"What the hell was that all about?" Belle blurted, voicing her inner dialogue.