It had been nearly a week since the girls had their "date night" with the boys, and Chelsea was still beaming over her new found crush Alec. He hadn't exactly told Chelsea that he wanted to be her boyfriend, although Raven kept telling her otherwise. She hadn't felt this good about a boy since Ben, and it excited her that she felt this way again. Chelsea thought she would never love again, but Alec was bringing out new feelings in her that she hadn't experienced in a long time.
Raven and Chelsea and Eddie were asked to come to one of Alec's parties that night, and Chelsea was ecstatic. This time, she was worried about what to wear and how she should act and everything. Raven told Chelsea not to worry, for she had plenty of outfits to wear and she would always look glamorous in anything she put on. Chelsea was not so sure.
"Rae…..do you think I should wear this top?" Chelsea asked as she held up the navy blue sweater that dropped in a V neck.
"Chelsea for the last time, yes! Just remember to wear a white tank top with that because you are getting pretty close to heavens edge there!" Raven said as she pointed to Chelsea's cleavage.
What was weird to Chelsea was that Raven was allowed to wear the revealing tops but not her? How come she could look sexy and not herself? Whoa I am making myself act weird right now and over what…a boy! Seriously Chelsea this is a party….not a romantic dinner, she thought to herself.
"So…." Raven started to say, as Chelsea was snapped out of her train of thought; "have you talked to Alec since we all went out?"
"No the last time I talked to him was when he invited us to this party. I called him all week but I just got his message, and then he called me back and told me about tonight….so no." Chelsea became a little distracted as she wondered why Alec hadn't called her all week. Ben called her everyday basically stop it Chelsea! Don't ever say his name again! she said to herself. Why was she still thinking about him and bringing him up all the time? She just wanted all the images and memories to go away.
"Raven…" Chelsea started to say before sitting down.
"Yeah Chels?" Raven replied as she looked over at Chelsea from the bathroom.
"Do you think it's weird that Alec didn't call me all week? I mean he kissed me but then doesn't call me back? What's that about?"
Raven came out of the bathroom and looked at Chelsea. She was looking depressed all over again. This boy was acting a little too personal with Chelsea and was starting to have an effect on her. He takes her out on a romantic trip and then makes out with her and gets her hopes up and then doesn't call? Raven was trying so hard not to hate him but it was getting tough.
"Chelsea I am sure he just got busy with his surfing and what not. Plus, guys tend to be a little shy so I'm sure he just wanted you to make the first move and call." Raven said as confidently as she could. She didn't want Chelsea to get the idea of what she was thinking. This was her best friend's happiness she was talking about.
The party was to start at 10 and the clock read just about 8:30. Raven and Chelsea both knew it would take them a long time to get ready so they decided to take turns in the bathroom to primp.
Raven decided to go check up on Eddie, seeing as she had some time to wait for Chelsea to find the "right outfit" to wear.
Raven walked down the long hallway into Eddie's room. She found him laying on his bed looking up at the ceiling while listening to his ipod. Eddie noticed Raven standing in the doorway and lifted his head so he could see her. As he took out his earpieces he said "Hey Rae! Why aren't you getting ready?" Eddie noticed Raven was still in her Juicy sweats and white hoodie and wondered why she wasn't all glamorous yet.
"Chelsea and I are taking turns getting ready for the party so I thought I would come in and visit you while I was waiting." Raven said as she ran over to Eddie's bed and jumped on the bed. Eddie became nervous as Raven scooted into his chest as she laid on his bed, and began to trace the outline of his shirt. Why does she always have to do this to me? Eddie thought to himself as he tried to keep his composure as he caught a whiff of Raven's shampoo.
"Eddie I have to talk to you." Raven said as she propped herself up on her hand and looked at him.
"Sure Rae….what about?" Eddie became nervous as he thought Raven was catching on to all his staring and ogling at her.
"I think this Alec guy is totally playing with Chels! I mean we all go out on a date and then Alec gives her the whole your beautiful thing and then kisses her and doesn't call back! He better not be messing with Chelsea because I swear if I catch him doing that he's going to wish he never messed with her at all!" Raven became angry as she sat up on the edge of the bed and faced the window.
Eddie was worried about the same thing too. When he was at the beach the other day, he saw Alec out on a boat with Parker and two other girls. He didn't want to tell Raven or Chelsea about it, because he thinks both guys are playing them. Raven and Chelsea didn't deserve that pain, and Eddie was going to make sure that they all had a good time tonight.
"Eddie you and I just have to keep an eye out for Chelsea! Oh and you have to save a dance for me tonight, seeing as this is like our first party party!" Raven giggled and got up off the bed as Chelsea peeked in the doorway.
"Hey Raven the room is all clear for you." Chelsea was wearing her dark blue jeans and a pair of Raven's brown stiletto boots, along with the navy blue sweater without the white tank top. Chelsea never dressed this scandalous before which surprised both Raven and Eddie.
"Chelsea, I see you went without the tank top!" Raven said as she got off the bed and made her way over to the door.
"I know! I just wanted to make Alec sorry for not calling me." Chelsea said as she giggled and walked out of the door. Raven looked back at Eddie with a worried look on her face. They both were thinking the same thing.
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The three friends walked out the front door a little after 10. They didn't want to show up early or on time, because they wanted to make their own entrance; plus, Raven took way longer than she thought getting ready. She had decided on a strapless black cocktail party dress along with her new diamond studded sandals that she bought at a new store the other afternoon. Eddie was wearing dark jeans, along with a dark lacoste long sleeved shirt.
After walking a while, sounds of the party were starting to be heard throughout the street. The music was blaring down the road, and laughing and yelling could be heard as well.
"Ok guys are you ready to go party it up!" Raven yelled as they made their way up the driveway.
"Hell yea we are!" Eddie yelled back.
Chelsea laughed as the three of them opened the front door and walked in.
The scene was unlike any other party scene. The house was crowded as anything with people coming out of all corners. Red plastic cups were decorating the couches and the lights were dimmed low for the dancers and those who were making out in the living room. Chelsea became a little nervous, for this was not her usual party scene. Eddie got picked up by some attractive beach girl and he was already engrossed in conversation along with a plastic cup already in his hand with a drink. Raven stood by Chelsea until she could see Parker in the kitchen.
"Hey Chels I just spotted Parker so I'm going to go say hi!" she yelled, trying to get her voice over the sounds of the party.
"Ok Rae!" Chelsea yelled back, "I am going to see if I can find Alec!"
Raven disappeared into the kitchen, as Chelsea watched her go up and kiss the boy of her dreams. Parker returned the gesture and picked Raven up on the counter and put his arm around her. He continued to kiss her and Parker's crowd handed her a red plastic cup as well. Chelsea decided to make her own fun and went to look for Alec.
Making her way through the crowd was definitely a challenge. She had walked over make outers and those who were passed out from the excessive beer pong game that was going on. She had to find Alec so that she could have some fun at this party.
Out of the corner of her eye, Chelsea spotted Alec sitting on the couch with two girls on either side of him. She didn't know what to do. She wasn't half as good looking as those girls. She knew Alec wouldn't be interested in her, so she quickly made her way to the kitchen to find someone to talk to. On the way she bumped into one of the girls that was sitting with Alec.
"Shit I'm sorry hun!" the girl said as bumped into Chelsea.
"It's fine, don't worry about it!" Chelsea replied as she looked over the girl. She was wearing way too low cut jeans, along with a white tube top, and to add it all up, she had a back tattoo; something that Chelsea knew every guy thought was sexy.
"Hey you're the girl that Alec went out with right?" the girl asked her.
"Ummm yeah, I'm Chelsea. How did you know about that?" Chelsea asked curious.
"Oh because he hasn't shut up about you since this party started. Oh I'm V."
"V…..that's an interesting name. Does it stand for something?" Chelsea asked.
"Well it was Eve but I thought that was too typical so I took off the e's and was left with V." she said as she laughed and looked into her cup.
"Hey I'll go get you and Alec a drink, why don't you go sit and catch up with him?" V said as she nudged Chelsea onto the couch.
Chelsea hit the couch and landed right on top of Alec. She was so embarrassed but decided to turn around and face him anyways. Alec was surprised at first but then noticed it was Chelsea and was extremely glad to see her.
"Hey Chelsea! I'm so glad you made it." He said.
"Me too. I didn't know if you had wanted me to really come, seeing as you didn't call me back all week. I thought something like bad happened between us." Chelsea said as she was handed a red plastic cup by V.
"I'm sorry….I just had a lot of stuff to get done and everything so I totally forgot to call you back. But at least you're here now so let's forget all about it." Alec said as he got up from the couch and wobbled a bit. He stuck his hand out and pulled Chelsea up to her feet.
"Come on girl lets do some grinding!" he said as he pulled her closer to him. Alec was definitely under the influence, but the attention Chelsea was getting, was making it not matter to her. She decided to chug her drink down. What the hell! She said to herself as she felt the warm liquid cascade down her throat. Her head started to spin just a little as she moved into him.
Alec and Chelsea pushed their way through the crowd into the kitchen, wear the music was playing. Chelsea noticed Raven and Parker grinding on top of one another as the music continued to play. Parker was pushing up Raven's skirt, almost causing her panties to be popping out. Chelsea wouldn't say anything; she was with Alec and Raven was having a good time, so she was going to leave it at that. She still didn't like the boy however.
Alec pulled Chelsea close and swayed to the music. She grabbed another cup off the counter and downed another drink. It felt good to be so crazy. She had never drank or gotten drunk before in her life and she was prepared to do it tonight. She just finished her second drink as she grabbed another cup and downed another one.
"Chelsea….we go sit on the couches now right ok?" Alec asked drunk as a skunk.
Chelsea and Alec wobbled their way over to the couches and grabbed a few more drinks along the way.
Meanwhile:
The kitchen was getting crowded with everyone dancing. Raven felt a little tipsy from all the Smirnoff that Parker had given her, and she was noticing him starting to push his hand up into her dress. She didn't mind at first but now he was starting to get higher and higher with every beat of the song.
"Hey Parker….watch the hand okay?" Raven said as she moved away from him.
"Come on Raven it's no big deal…..I won't do it anymore. The party is going to be over soon so one more dance okay?" Parker asked as he made his way towards her.
"Actually I promised Eddie I would dance with him once so I better give him the last dance." Raven said. She started to walk out of the kitchen when Parker grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
"What now you're blowing me off with some punk ass bitch? I thought you were my girl Raven!" Parker tightened his grip on her wrist as Raven quenched in pain. He had never acted this way before; Raven was starting to become very scared at this new found attitude of Parkers.
"Parker, Eddie is my best friend and I promised him a dance so back off." Raven yelled at him as she ripped her wrist from his grasp. That had actually hurt worse then when he was holding onto it.
"I'm sorry babe. You know how alcohol gets to me!" Parker said as he stroked her hair back. Raven was still pissed from what had just happened, but knew that Parker had never acted like that before so it must be the alcohol.
"Whatever Parker!" Raven said as she made her way out of the kitchen. She walked into the living room and spotted Eddie leaning against the wall watching the football game on T.V. She creeped up behind his back and pt her arms around his waist, causing him to jump.
"Eddie I believe you owe me one dance!" Raven said into his ear as he turned around.
"I believe I do!" Eddie said as he held his hand out. He thought it was strange how Raven handed him her left hand instead of her right, however he saw the bruise on it forming, but he wasn't going to interrogate her for it; at least not tonight.
He led her back into the kitchen towards the hall and pulled her towards him. The music turned to a slow song as Raven pulled herself into Eddie's chest and put her head on his shoulder. She felt so safe and secure at that moment. She even felt tingles go up her spine as Eddie put his hand on her lower back and started to sway to the music. She never wanted the dance to end.
God Bless the guy who gets Raven Eddie said to himself. All thought ceased his mind as the two friends danced to the last song of the night. When the song finished, Raven lifted her head and hugged Eddie.
"Thanks for the dance Eddie!" Raven said as she pulled away.
"Anywhere and anytime Rae!" he replied.
As the part goers started to leave, Raven caught Parker approaching her from the living room.
"I'm going to call you later baby! Don't let him get fresh with you." Parker said as he placed a hard kiss on her lips. Raven was still upset by what happened earlier and cringed when she felt his lips on hers. He ruined the amazing moment she had just had with Eddie.
As Parker walked out the door, Raven noticed Chelsea was nowhere to be found. Eddie and her decided to split up and find her. Raven walked into the living room and found Chelsea passed out on the couch with Alec. Chelsea was holding onto a plastic cup, with at least 5 others surrounding her. Raven just had to laugh. Chelsea never drank and she knew tomorrow she would definitely be feeling those beers.
Raven walked up to Chelsea and picked her up by her arms. Chelsea tried to fight her off because all she wanted to do was sleep. When she opened her eyes she noticed Raven holding her up.
"Raven! My best friend in the whole widest world…..you are so awes…..I love you……make summer par…."Chelsea stammered with every word she said, not to mention the cascading beer smell escaping her breath.
"Ok Chelsea, Eddie and I are going to take you home." Raven said as she started to walk her to the front door to meet up with Eddie.
"Aww Rae….you walk….home…..too." Chelsea finished as she started to feel her eyes close. "Sleepy time for me." With that, Chelsea was passed out. Eddie caught her other arm just before she hit the ground, helping Raven keep her up.
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The walk back to the house was the longest walk that Raven had ever experienced. Chelsea was passed out and Raven could barely keep her up anymore. Eddie noticed Raven struggling and quickly propped Chelsea up on his back, letting Raven take a break.
"Thanks Eddie! I never knew how heavy she was." Raven panted.
"It's the dead weight from all the alcohol." Eddie panted back. "Don't worry I have her the rest of the way."
"Aww thanks Eddie." Raven said as they slowly made their way up the driveway and into the house. As soon as Raven opened the door, she could feel the effects of her drinking cause her to slow down. Her eyes felt like 20 pound weights and she quickly felt the cold floor against her face.
Eddie heard the loud thump behind him and looked back to see Raven passed out on the floor. He chuckled to himself as he thought two drunken ladies. What else Eddie? He laughed and finished walking up the steps.
Eddie made his way into Raven and Chelsea's room and softly laid Chelsea on her bed. He pulled the covers up over her and turned off the light by her bed. He quietly left the room to go and get Raven.
She was right where he had left her; on the floor passed out. Eddie picked up Raven without a struggle and walked back up the stairs. He made his way back into the room and walked over to Raven's side and placed her gently on the bed as well. He slide her into her sheets and was about to pull up the covers when he noticed the bruise on Raven's wrist had become darker. That mother fucker Parker! He cursed to himself. How the fuck could he hurt someone like Raven? Eddie could feel the hot tears sting his eyes as he continued to look down at her wrist. He would fix it all in the morning.
Eddie smoothed down Raven's hair and looked down at her. She looked beautiful and peaceful. He wanted to watch her sleep but knew he had to get back to his room. Eddie then gently picked up Raven's hurt wrist and placed a gentle kiss on it, as he saw a small smile creep across Raven's mouth. He quietly made his way out of their room but not without looking back.
I'm always here for you Raven. I wont let anything or anyone hurt you again….I love…..he paused for a second.
Nervous by his new thought, Eddie walked out the door and quickly climbed into his bed and turned off the lights. Darkness was all that calmed his thoughts and reassured him.
I promised a long chapter so here it is! How do you guys like this one? Please be gracious on the reviews this time because I really love hearing what ya'll have to say. I'm going out of town this weekend for a college visit but I would love to check my computer at the hotel and see the numerous reviews I will get…right? Lol. Anyways I hope to post a new chapter by Monday or Tuesday! Please review! And if I don't review by then, have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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