Chapter Four
That night after Alice got home, she went over to Drake's house. She knocked three times like always, and Grammy came to the door. Grammy gave her a once over.
"You're not that Mindy girl are you?" Grammy asked in a disgusted tone.
"No, I'm looking for Drake. Is her home?" Allie noticed the other woman's face become an evil smile.
"Honey, he's never leaving this house. Come on in. He's in the kitchen." Alice smiled a thank you and walked in the kitchen's glass doors. There she saw Drake washing dishes. She quietly went behind him and covered his eyes. He put the glass down and pulled off his gloves fast. Then he put his hands on top of hers.
"I wasn't expecting you here. I didn't know you knew where…" Drake stopped talking when e felt the big fake blue diamond that he gave to Alice. She realized that he had thought she was someone else, Kylie.
"Paige was right. I can't believe you. That's my… our thing. Kylie used it didn't she? Tell me, what the hell happened to you?" Allie pulled away from him.
"Allie… Allie! It's nothing. I'm sorry I didn't come and get you, but guess what I'm grounded forever because I got caught coming home." She shook her head in realization.
"You have no idea why I'm really mad, do you? You think it's over some party, but that's not it. You never get it."
"Allie, I get it just fine. You're pissed because I kissed Kylie. Paige told you that, right? But did she tell you that me and her made out too?" Allie's face dropped at what he was saying.
"Why?" Allie asked in a whisper. "It's always girls like Kylie or Paige." Her voice was rising. "Those are the girls you've always gone for, but what's wrong with me?"
"Alice, it's always me, why can't it be your fault for a change?" Drake ran a hand through his hair. She could tell he was getting frustrated. "You get all upset when I have a girlfriend, but how do you think I feel when I see you with another guy. You're the one that wanted to be just friends."
"Yeah, but that was in eighth grade. I thought by high school you'd take the opportunity. I'm sorry, Drake." Allie walked over to him and hugged him. He held her close and kissed the top of her head. He hated it when she was mad at him, and if her didn't find a way for his mom to let him leave the house on New Year's Eve, she'd be mad at him again. So if he didn't get out to see Allie for their traditional New Year's kiss, she was certain to hate his guts for a month or five.