A/N This is just a cute look at how Lacey and Steve are working on their relationship even with the obstacles. I do believe I haven't touched on their relationship in detail.
Chapter 9
Halloween rolled around a few days later and Lacey grinned at her brother in his ghostbusters uniform that morning before they headed to school. "You look so cute Dusty." Claudia Henderson cooed at her youngest child. Dustin frowned, "I don't want to look cute, I want to look tough." Dustin responded and Lacey laughed, "Tough as nails." She said with a wink at her mom who laughed now. "Guys!" Dustin whined earning him more laughter from his mom and sister.
"Are you riding to school?" Lacey asked and Dustin nodded. "Ok, be safe, I'm going to go mom and don't forget I have that dinner with Nancy and the Holland's tonight and I'm staying at hers." She lied and her mom nodded before continuing to take photos of Dustin. Lacey adjusted her duffle bag on her arm before heading out the door to see Steve waiting for her in his car. He'd fetched her every day since they had started school and she liked to spend the alone time with him.
"Good morning beautiful!" Steve exclaimed before planting a kiss on Lacey's puckered lips. "Good morning boyfriend." She responded while shoving her bag on the backseat. As Steve reversed Lacey sighed, "I had to lie to mom and say we had dinner with the Holland's tonight and I was staying at Nancy's after." Lacey informed Steve who looked at her in surprise, "Where exactly will you be staying then? "He asked, a grin forming across his perfect face while he stared ahead at the road.
Lacey smiled to herself when she noticed his grin, "My parents are away." Steve added and she nodded. "I know." She responded and Steve sent her a sideways glance, grin still in place. "Are you trying to ask me if you can stay over?" Steve suggested and Lacey while looking down at her hands nodded, slightly embarrassed.
She had no idea why she was so nervous to ask Steve this simple question. It's not like they hadn't stayed at his house before without his parents there. One of the first times she did was when she'd lost her virginity to him and there had been plenty more times after that. Perhaps it was because she'd taken a sabbatical from intimacy with him when they got back together over the Summer. She knew he was slightly frustrated about the situation and even though it was her decision it was driving her just as crazy so she knew it had to come to an end sometime.
"Obviously it's ok Lace." He informed her after he noticed she was quiet for a while. He placed his hand on her thigh. She felt the jolt of electricity shoot up her thigh and she looked at him with a smile on her face. He'd parked the car in the school parking lot when Lacey placed her hands on his cheeks and made him face her. She looked at him lovingly before kissing him seductively, biting his lower lip before pulling apart. Steve moaned as Lacey pulled away from him. "We could go right now." He joked and Lacey laughed. "Come on Steve, we're already late." She said while opening her door and getting out of the car.
At the end of the day Nancy and Jonathan joined Steve and Lacey at Steve's car. "Jonathan, I swear, if you don't come tonight…" Nancy was saying and Jonathan laughed, "You'll what?" He asked, jokingly. Tina walked past the group and called out, "Don't forget guys, 19:30." She smiled gleefully before hopping into her car.
"Ugh, you're invited?" Billy interjected after overhearing Tina. The group turned towards Billy and Lacey frowned at him while he turned to Tommy, "I thought you said this party was for cool people?" He joked before sauntering off towards his car with Tommy and Carol following him like puppy dogs. "I can't stand that guy." Jonathan voiced looking back at his friends and Steve agreed, "I don't know who he thinks he is." Steve added and the two boys began bitching about Billy. Nancy and Lacey looked at each other and rolled their eyes while both climbing into Steve's car. "Jonathan, we'll see you around 20:30." Nancy called out to him and he nodded with an eye roll of his own before he walked off towards his car. Steve got in and the three drove to Steve's house to get ready for the party.
Once inside the house Steve showed Nancy where the spare bedroom was while Lacey placed her stuff in Steve's room. When Steve returned he closed the door behind him "I'm sure Nancy won't mind." He added before walking up to Lacey. The two exchanged smiles and before Lacey knew it Steve was kissing her, passionately, hungrily. He hoisted her up so her legs wrapped around his waist. They fell onto the bed and Steve pressed himself into Lacey who moaned quietly. His hand was up her skirt, tracing her panties, ready to rip them off her when there was a small knock on the door. "Uh, Lace…" It was Nancy. Steve moaned and Lacey pushed him off of her. "Hey, Nance?" Lacey responded. "You said you'd do my hair remember?" Nancy asked, her voice sounding quieter than usual. "Sure come in…" Lacey said ignoring Steve's annoyed facial expressions and hand gestures. Lacey quickly fixed herself but Nancy opened the door to see the two sitting on the edge of Steve's bed looking flustered. Well this was awkward.
Steve got up and excused himself as Nancy entered. "Sorry if I…" Nancy started but Lacey stopped her, "Look, it's been a few weeks, I'm sure he can wait a little longer…" Lacey informed Nancy with a chuckle. "Wait you guys haven't been?" Nancy asked, shock showing on her face all too clearly. Lacey shook her head and turned Nancy's to face the mirror. "I think we're both just a little frustrated but we both agreed to …" Lacey advised Nancy who nodded in understanding.
Once they had finished up the girls joined Steve downstairs. He was wearing dark jeans with a black shirt, black jacket and black ray bans dressed as none other than Tom Cruise in Risky Business and Lacey stared at him for a while taking in how handsome he was. Lacey had dressed up as Lana, the prostitute Tom Cruise's character hired for the weekend in the movie. Nancy was dressed as Sandy before the makeover from the movie Grease.
When they arrived at the party it was chaos. Once they entered the house they heard chants of Billy's name while Motley Crew's Shout at the devil blared through the speakers. They stood around watching the party unfold before cheers echoed from outside. Lacey saw Billy enter from the outside area. He was wearing jeans and a leather jacket, showing off his tanned, toned chest. He was also puffing on a cigarette and while Lacey watched him take some toilet paper that had been hanging from the ceiling to wipe his face off of what looked like beer, he spotted the three of them standing there and made a beeline for Steve, Tommy and Carol following after him.
"We've got ourselves a new Keg King Harrington." Tommy jeered, gesturing his head to Billy. Steve took off his glasses and stared Billy down. Nancy rolled her eyes and pulled Lacey with her to find a drink, leaving the boys in an alpha stare down. Lacey turned her head to try and see what was going to happen with the boys but was distracted by a toga clad guy shoving his cup into a punch bowl. "What's in this?" Nancy asked curiously and the kid shouted, "PURE FUEL!" before gulping down another cup. Nancy grabbed two red solo cups and filled them up with the liquid, handing one to Lacey.
"Here's to being stupid teenagers for the night!" Nancy cheered Lacey's cup and the two girls downed the drink.
They both got another cup of the drink when Steve found them in the kitchen. He watched the two down the drinks again and saw Nancy go off into the crowd. Lacey reached for more of the alcohol but Steve stopped her, "Slow down okay?" He asked and Lacey frowned before dipping her cup into the bowl. "Isn't this what you do at parties?" She asked him before sauntering off into the crowd after Nancy.
Steve looked at the punch but decided to get a beer instead. He found the keg outside and poured his cup half full. He took a sip and looked at his surroundings. He usually revelled in parties but it wasn't the same anymore and now that he seemed to be dethroned of Keg King, people seemed to look straight passed him but he was going to try and get through the night without letting that get to him.
Nancy and Lacey had been dancing for a while now in the living room when Steve joined them again. They were all dancing now and Lacey felt relieved that Steve had started to enjoy himself until Billy and Tommy joined them this time. Billy started to creep in on Nancy much to Lacey's dismay. Nancy frowned when she felt Billy behind her and turned around and eyed him suspiciously. "Can we help you?" She asked, sarcastically. Billy let out a laugh, "I'm just having some fun darling." He responded, with a sultry smirk on his face. He moved over to Lacey and Lacey felt his body heat radiate on her back. "Come on Billy, let's leave these losers." Tommy asked while looking around for Carol.
Steve felt his blood boiling as he watched Billy grind on Lacey. He was trying to think of a way to handle the situation without violence because he knew if he threw the first punch he'd have to deal with others too which he didn't feel like doing right now.
Lacey eyed Steve out to see how he was reacting but she noticed that he was in deep thought, not even concentrating on what was happening so she took it in her own hands to get Billy the hell away from her. She turned to face him, "Can you stop?" She asked him, anger seeping through her words like poison. She glared at him as he put her hands on her hips, "Come on, we're just having fun, aren't we King Steve?" Billy mocked, staring at Steve while his hands were still on Lacey's hips.
Jonathan had arrived at the party at this moment. When he arrived a kid in a toga was throwing up outside and people were making out everywhere. He was dressed in his own clothes, not one to get dressed up. When he entered the party he saw the commotion. Lacey had just slapped Billy across the face causing the party goers to stare. Steve had grabbed her wrist as she was about to slap him again and punched Billy in the face. Nancy had just seen Jonathan and rushed over to him as Billy lost his balance over Steve's punch. Tommy got involved and tried to hit Steve but Jonathan grabbed Steve by the shoulders. "Come on, let's go." Jonathan called and the four bolted for the door. "YOU'RE DEAD HARRINGTON!" Billy roared through the crowd, stumbling as he tried to make his way to the group who were already out the door. Nancy jumped into Jonathan's car and Lacey and Steve got into his.
They sped out onto the road and Lacey looked back where she saw Billy angrily shouting on the front porch of Tina's house.
Lacey and Steve's ride back to Steve's house had been quiet. Lacey watched as Steve's knuckles turned from white to red after punching Billy in the face. Her own hand was still stinging but she massaged it with the other.
Once inside the house Jonathan and Nancy went to the spare room and Lacey and Steve went to his room. Lacey closed the door behind her and walked up to Steve who was still quiet.
"Thank you." She said, placing a delicate kiss on his lips which soon turned into Steve pushing her against the wall, their lips crashing into each other, the two of them not wanting to come up for air but needing too, eventually falling onto the bed, tangled into one another, nails scratching, toes curling, his moans, her moans before they both collapsed into each other and fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
