Chapter 2
Ace went up to Cheryl and gave her a long kiss.
"So Jessie, where did these bums find you?" Billy said.
"Get this. She was hanging out with our brothers." Eyeball said.
"Who's your brother?" I asked Billy.
"That fat pussy Vern." He said.
"Want a beer?" Ace paused. "or are you too good?" He smiled.
Ace handed me a bottle and everyone looked at me. Please. Like I've never drank before. I thought. I drank just about the whole bottle with a couple of gulps.
"Not bad."I said and threw the empty bottle on the ground.
"Yeah! Alright!" Eyeball said as he put his hand on my shoulder and handed me another bottle.
"So why were you hanging out with Vern and those fags?" Charlie said.
"I'm Gordon's cousin. I'm stuck here for a while."
"Where are you?" Fuzzy asked.
"Los Vegas."
"No way! You lived in Vegas. I'm going to go there someday. What's it like?" Charlie asked.
"It's very flashy and is full of drunks and dancers. It's great. You can so whatever the hell you want without having anyone on your case."
"Sounds totally boss!"
"It's is."
After a while of hanging out with the Cobras, Ace and Eyeball drove me home. When I got into the house Gordon grilled me about where I've been and what I've been Doing with Ace and them.
"What do you think I've been doing?" I said with an attitude. "We both know what I think you did. But I'm hoping you have some decency."
"Gordon! You really think I would do something like that?!"
"Yes, yes I do."
"Ouch. That was low. How could you think that?"
"Your mom told my mom what you did in Vegas. And you've always seemed like the type who would."
"Gordon Chester Lachance!!! How dare you say something like that! I wasn't doing stuff like that to everybody in Vegas. And I certainly wouldn't do that with any cute guy that just happened to talk to me!"
"Oh come on Jess, you so would if you thought he was 'cute' enough."
I slapped Gordon across the face. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I mean, yeah I'm a really big flirt but I wouldn't go whoring myself around town! Gordon glared at me holding his cheek. I ran upstairs, into my room, and slammed the door.
"That Gordon! I can't believe him!" I said aloud and plopped down on my bed.
About an hour later, Aunt Amelia called me down for dinner. When I ran downstairs and sat at the table, Gordon and I did not say a word to each other during the whole meal. My aunt and uncle suspected that something was wrong, but didn't confront us.
After dinner I had gotten a phone call from Eyeball. He asked if I could hang out tonight and was picking me up around 10:30. I knew I would have to sneak out because my aunt and uncle would never go for it. I had everything planned out. But unexpectedly, Gordon came into my room.
"Don't you knock?" I said rudely.
"Shut up. Listen, what I said today was really screwed up of me."
"Yeah, I thought so."
"Well, I'm sorry. I was being an asshole."
"Yes, yes you were."
"I'm apologizing over here!"
"I'm sorry, I'm getting ready to go out." I said, looking in my mirror and putting on my make up. I was wearing tight blue jeans, and a snug white shirt that said 'Lollipop' on it with red letters. Lollipop was like my favorite song. I ran my fingers through my light brown hair.
"Out? Where?"
"Somewhere."
"With?"
"With Eyeball okay?!? Jeez, what are you my parole officer?!!"
"You can't go out with Eyeball."
"And your going to stop me Lachance?" I said, putting on my favorite red lipstick.
"I'm not trying to tell you what to do, I'm just trying to protect you from those assholes, Ace and Eyeball."
"Thanks Gordon, but I can take care of myself."
"Jess, I'm just looking out for you okay? I'm really sorry about what I said earlier."
I sighed, and turned to look at him.
"I know Gordon, I'm sorry too. But I'm still going out tonight."
"I figured you would."
Just then I heard a car horn beep.
"I guess that's him. I better go."
"Yeah well goodnight." Gordon said and walked out of my room.
"Oh, goodnight." I whispered. I guess the dork isn't too bad after all. The car honked again.
Ace went up to Cheryl and gave her a long kiss.
"So Jessie, where did these bums find you?" Billy said.
"Get this. She was hanging out with our brothers." Eyeball said.
"Who's your brother?" I asked Billy.
"That fat pussy Vern." He said.
"Want a beer?" Ace paused. "or are you too good?" He smiled.
Ace handed me a bottle and everyone looked at me. Please. Like I've never drank before. I thought. I drank just about the whole bottle with a couple of gulps.
"Not bad."I said and threw the empty bottle on the ground.
"Yeah! Alright!" Eyeball said as he put his hand on my shoulder and handed me another bottle.
"So why were you hanging out with Vern and those fags?" Charlie said.
"I'm Gordon's cousin. I'm stuck here for a while."
"Where are you?" Fuzzy asked.
"Los Vegas."
"No way! You lived in Vegas. I'm going to go there someday. What's it like?" Charlie asked.
"It's very flashy and is full of drunks and dancers. It's great. You can so whatever the hell you want without having anyone on your case."
"Sounds totally boss!"
"It's is."
After a while of hanging out with the Cobras, Ace and Eyeball drove me home. When I got into the house Gordon grilled me about where I've been and what I've been Doing with Ace and them.
"What do you think I've been doing?" I said with an attitude. "We both know what I think you did. But I'm hoping you have some decency."
"Gordon! You really think I would do something like that?!"
"Yes, yes I do."
"Ouch. That was low. How could you think that?"
"Your mom told my mom what you did in Vegas. And you've always seemed like the type who would."
"Gordon Chester Lachance!!! How dare you say something like that! I wasn't doing stuff like that to everybody in Vegas. And I certainly wouldn't do that with any cute guy that just happened to talk to me!"
"Oh come on Jess, you so would if you thought he was 'cute' enough."
I slapped Gordon across the face. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I mean, yeah I'm a really big flirt but I wouldn't go whoring myself around town! Gordon glared at me holding his cheek. I ran upstairs, into my room, and slammed the door.
"That Gordon! I can't believe him!" I said aloud and plopped down on my bed.
About an hour later, Aunt Amelia called me down for dinner. When I ran downstairs and sat at the table, Gordon and I did not say a word to each other during the whole meal. My aunt and uncle suspected that something was wrong, but didn't confront us.
After dinner I had gotten a phone call from Eyeball. He asked if I could hang out tonight and was picking me up around 10:30. I knew I would have to sneak out because my aunt and uncle would never go for it. I had everything planned out. But unexpectedly, Gordon came into my room.
"Don't you knock?" I said rudely.
"Shut up. Listen, what I said today was really screwed up of me."
"Yeah, I thought so."
"Well, I'm sorry. I was being an asshole."
"Yes, yes you were."
"I'm apologizing over here!"
"I'm sorry, I'm getting ready to go out." I said, looking in my mirror and putting on my make up. I was wearing tight blue jeans, and a snug white shirt that said 'Lollipop' on it with red letters. Lollipop was like my favorite song. I ran my fingers through my light brown hair.
"Out? Where?"
"Somewhere."
"With?"
"With Eyeball okay?!? Jeez, what are you my parole officer?!!"
"You can't go out with Eyeball."
"And your going to stop me Lachance?" I said, putting on my favorite red lipstick.
"I'm not trying to tell you what to do, I'm just trying to protect you from those assholes, Ace and Eyeball."
"Thanks Gordon, but I can take care of myself."
"Jess, I'm just looking out for you okay? I'm really sorry about what I said earlier."
I sighed, and turned to look at him.
"I know Gordon, I'm sorry too. But I'm still going out tonight."
"I figured you would."
Just then I heard a car horn beep.
"I guess that's him. I better go."
"Yeah well goodnight." Gordon said and walked out of my room.
"Oh, goodnight." I whispered. I guess the dork isn't too bad after all. The car honked again.
