Five

Naomi

"Look Kennedy, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I know that you love Jason and you're with him. I don't understand why but he's it for you."

Kennedy rolled her eyes as she pulled clothes out of her suitcase. I really didn't understand why she was with James. He was bad for her. Every time she talked to him her mood would change. It was slight but we had been friends long enough for me to know. I didn't really trust James, not after the night he and Kennedy had gotten into a fight. I stood watching Kennedy get ready for a few minutes before giving on. She was mad and would be for a while longer. I knew once she got some drinks in her system things would be ok with us again.

I walked into the living room and saw the whole gang was there. I could tell from how they were dressed the girls didn't go out often. They were all dressed in jeans and simple t shirts. Not a lick of make-up sat on their face. I had on a long sleeve purple body con dress. I paired with black jewelry and a pair of black booties. Emily turned to look at me and her mouth dropped.

"You look amazing Naomi!" she said with a smile. All eyes turned to me.

"I feel a little under dressed," Mila said as she looked down at her outfit.

"You ladies look fine," I said shaking my head "But if I could make one suggestion, how about some make-up? I can keep it simple."

"Do we have time?" Dakota asked. I looked at my watch and saw we still had an hour left before we needed to be on the road. It would be pushing it but I was a beast when it came to the brush. If I kept my word and did a simple face on all of them it wouldn't be long. I assured them we had time and went to grab my case. I was about to open the door when Kennedy pulled it open. She stood in front of me in a high waist leopard print skirt with a sheer long sleeve top on.

"Just getting my case to do the girls make up."

"Naomi I know you mean well but it would be nice if you weren't always so vocal."

"I know and I'm sorry," I said holding my arms out. We hugged quickly before heading into the living room.

"That does it I'm changing," Mila said when she saw Kennedy.

"Well if you're gonna change I'm changing to," Dakota said.

"So am I," Emily said jumping up from the couch. Dakota, Emily, and Mila all headed towards the door. I turned and looked at Rachel. She shook her head no.

"I'm all about comfort," she stood up and walked into the kitchen "Besides Paul will flip if I attempt to dress up for tonight. Just give me a little glam in the face and I'm good."

An hour and a half later I was putting the finishing touches on Emily. She was the last one to go and the hardest to convince. I figured she was self-conscious about the scars on her face. I didn't ask what happened but it looked like she had been attacked by a bear. Three long scars covered her left cheek. I just finished covering her lip in a dark plum color when I stepped back and smiled at her.

I kept my word and kept her look simple. There was no need for foundation but I did give her a little eye shadow and mascara. I grabbed the small mirror and held it up to her face. Her mouth dropped as she looked at herself.

"I…look…hot!"

"Sam won't be letting you out of his sight tonight," Kennedy said to her. We walked back into the kitchen and I did a quick count. Everyone was there except for Brady and Collin. If we waited any longer wouldn't make it.

"Ok so who's riding with who?" Jake asked. It took less than five minutes for everything to be figured out. I grabbed my clutch and walked over to the front door. I was checking to make sure I had everything when I pulled the front door open. I always had an issue of not watching where I was walking. I took a step forward and slammed into a hard hot body. I expected it to be Brady but when I looked up, I locked eyes with someone else.

He had the same brown eyes that the other guys had. His hair was cut in a crew cut. Normally I found those horrendous to look at it but it looked good on him. His eyes never left mine and his hands were still around my waist.

"What the hell Colin?" Brady asked pushing his way into the front door. Colin let me go and I stepped back. He still hadn't taken his eyes off me.

"So we leaving or what?" Brady asked the group. As if that was the jump needed everyone headed out towards the cars. Somehow Kennedy and I ended up in the car with Colin and Brady, which wasn't the original plan. Colin was driving, I sat in the passenger seat, and Brady and Kennedy were in the back seat. The music was on but playing low. The mood in the car was not one I wanted to be in for the entire ride.

"So Colin, how old are you?"

"I'm 30."

"You're lying!" I said turning to him. Colin shook his head no.

"I'm really 30."

"You don't look 30."

"I don't. Brady doesn't look 31, Embry doesn't look 32, Jake and Sam don't look in their mid-thirties either."

"How is that even possible? I thought you guys were all in your twenties like me and Kennedy."

"Well how old are you?"

"I'm 22 for another few days. My birthday is on Friday."

"Happy early birthday. Got any plans?"

"Just picking my mom up from the airport."

"She's flying in for the wedding?"

"Yea," I said turning to look out the window. The silence crept in again. I turned and saw Kennedy on her phone. Brady was staring at her while she typed away on her phone. I rolled my eyes; she was probably talking to James. I cleared my throat and Brady turned and looked up at me.

"So Brady, do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"What about you Colin?"

"No."

"Well I know what my mission for tonight is."

"Naomi, no missions tonight!" Kennedy yelled at me finally looking up from her phone. "Tonight is just us going out having fun."

"And we will have fun Ken!"

"What exactly are you guys talking about?" Colin asked.

"Whenever Naomi says she has a mission it means bad news for somebody else. She's going to find you both girls to hook up with tonight."

"NO WAY!" Brady and Colin said at the same time. Naomi turned around and looked at both of them.

"Geesh, you guys are uptight. You guys really need a hook up. All of this tension in the car for no reason." I turned back in my seat and checked my phone. We still had quite a long drive ahead of us. I reached into my purse and pulled out my headphones.