Six

Kennedy

When we finally pulled up at the hotel I let out a huge sigh of relief. I couldn't wait to get out and stretch my legs. Colin pulled into a spot right next to Jake's truck. When we stepped out I could hear the laughter coming from them. It was a stark difference from the ride we had.

"Who died?" Jake asked as the group rallied up.

"Alright ladies, say good bye to your men and hello to an awesome night. Are you ready Mila?"

"Of course," she said smiling and moving her hips a little "Where are we going again?"

"Nice try," Naomi said rolling her eyes "The agreement was the guys would go to a different place so I'm not telling until we get there."

"Well I was thinking and if this is my bachelorette party I should be able to change the rules. And I say this is officially a joint bachelor/bachelorette party!"

"Yaaaay!" Emily yelled. All the other girls nodded their heads in approval. I turned and looked at Naomi. She shook her head no.

"That's not fair to me or Kennedy. Everybody is boo'd up and we're solo."

"I'm not boo'd up," Leah said. Naomi looked at the group then turned to me. I shrugged since I didn't care where we went anyway. She kissed her teeth before sighing.

"Whatever. The first stop of the night is the Christy's. According to yelp it's a nice bar with an old time feel. We might even see a live band. All of the stops are in walking distance of the hotel. Let's get checked in, put our bags down, and meet back up in ten minutes. I didn't reserve a room for the guys."

"I'll see if they have suites available," Nessie said with a smile. The guys grabbed the bags as we walked into the hotel. The hotel Naomi picked was amazing. We stood around in the lobby while Nessie and Naomi handled things at the front desk. As I watched the couples interact, I couldn't help but to miss James. My face scrunched up as I thought about him. Maybe Brady was right.

Thinking about Brady, I started to smile. I looked up and saw him laughing with Colin about something. As I watched him the same feeling that I got on the beach crept back up. As if he knew I was watching he turned and looked at me. A smile spread across my face quickly. Brady smiled back at me and was about to come over when Nessie and Naomi came over.

"Alright we're all set," Nessie said with a smile "We have the Luxury and Grand Luxury suites to ourselves!"

We took the elevators up and stepped out. Nessie unlocked the door and we stepped inside. The suite was amazing. It reminded me of the movie the hangover. It was big and spacious. There was a long couch in front of a glass coffee table, a huge flat screen sat on the wall across from it. A bar with three stools was against the wall and the far wall was made with windows. I walked over and looked over downtown Seattle. I could have stayed there all night had Naomi not started calling out orders.

"Alright you guys we have 15 minutes before we lose our reservation. Let's go."

"Shouldn't we figure out where we're sleeping?"

"Nobody sleeps at a bachelorette party Leah. Come on," Naomi said walking back to the door. When we stepped out onto the street my body shivered a little. Had I known we would be walking to the clubs, I would have worn a jacket. I felt a bump and turned to see Embry standing next to me. His jacket was off and he was holding it out to me.

"You look cold," he said with a smile.

"I am a little cold. But don't you need it?"

"Naw, I was actually burning up with this thing on. Take it," he said holding it open. I smiled at him and slowly slid my arms in. The jacket swallowed my small frame. Embry stuck his hands in his pocket as we slowly fell in behind the rest of the group. As we walked I could hear all the laughs around me. The couples were all hugged up. Leah and Naomi were walking and laughing together. I looked over at Embry. His face was void of emotion as he walked. I couldn't tell if he was enjoying himself or not.

"What's your poison?" I asked him. Brady turned and looked at me.

"No poison can take me out."

"Huh?" I asked him confused "I mean drink. What is the drink you like to have?"

"Oh," Brady laughed "Beer."

"Beer? But that's so safe," I said shaking my head. "Tonight I'm getting you out of your comfort zone."

"I'm pretty set in my ways Kennedy."

"You say that now. But we'll see," I said quietly. We finally reached Christy's. When we stepped inside there were a handful of people in the bar. Couples sat around the bar and two girls danced together on the dance floor. There was no live band. Instead there was a DJ on a small stage. Naomi and Leah led us over to the rows of booths on the left side of the bar. After looking at them it was quickly decided that we all couldn't fit into the booths. Instead we walked over to the bar. The girls and I all sat down and the guys stood behind the chairs. I noticed Brady was standing behind me and Colin was leaned on the bar in between Leah and Naomi.

The bar tender came over with a huge smile on her face. "How are ya'll doing tonight? What can I get you guys tonight?" she asks. Jake goes to say something when Naomi holds her hand up stopping him.

"What are your drink specials tonight?"

"We have out mix in a dish drink four bucks all night. Then we have our three dollar wells. And for the next," she paused and pulled her phone out "hour and half we have two dollar shots of hennessy and grey goose vodka."

"That's perfect. Can you get us started with sixty shots of grey goose and a liter of cranberry juice and apple juice?" Naomi asked as she pulled her bank card out of her clutch. The bartender nodded before she started pulling out small shot glasses and setting them up. Naomi turned and saw everyone looking at her with their mouths wide open. I wasn't surprised when she put the order in for the shots. Naomi would get us at least ten shots each back home.

"Naomi, are you crazy?" Jake asked her.

"Chill out Jake," Naomi said pulling her phone out "That's only four shots for each of us. That isn't much by the way. As big as you are getting drunk on shots isn't going to happen."

Nessie leaned over and whispered something into Jake's ear. He sighed and shook his head but didn't say anything else. It took her about five minutes to make the shots. Naomi passed one to each of us. Claire went to drink hers and I put my hand in front of her mouth.

"The first shot is always a toast. Everybody grab your glass," I said as I waited. Once everyone had their drink I stood up from my chair. "Frist off, congratulations to Mila and Embry. The love is so real and so sweet between the two of us. It's kind of sickening. Here's to a night that we won't remember with a group of people I'm sure I'll never forget!" I said with a cheer as I held my glass up. Everyone clinked glasses and quickly took the shots down.

A chorus of groans went around. I watched the guys shake their head and the girls all poured shots of juice in their shot glasses. The DJ changed the music and Mila let out a whoop. She quickly passed shots to the girls and one to herself. She grabbed Embry's hand and pulled him over to the small dance floor. Naomi took another shot before jumping up from her seat. Pretty soon everyone in the group was on the floor, other than me and Brady.

"Are you going out there?" he asked me. I turned and looked at him.

"No I don't dance," I said laughing "I need to have a little more drinks before I get out there." Brady smiled and held up one eyebrow. He grabbed two more shot glasses and sat one in front of me.

"Well, lets drink up."