Tori's house was what I expected and more somehow. Situated between several glamorous houses in the Hollywood Hills was Tori's. She'd taken me down a back route; pointing out random spots and telling old stories as we drove. Jett was giddy with excitement in the back seat the whole way there. He asked the cliché line of 'are we there yet?' several times as we passed the large houses.
Tori's house was a beautiful sight. It was built nicely with a very modern edge to it. Under the setting sun, it gleamed a bright white. Palm trees ran along the edges outlining the house. The large house in general, gave a feeling of calm, love and warmth. From the road I could just make out the front porch which made up of a stone floor, a bench, and many plants. I could picture Tori out there at night; watching the stars or working on a school project. It was totally Tori in every way.
I was impressed by the house as well as in shock that I was actually here after months of knowing her, although I wasn't going to let on. "Nice crib." I rolled my window down to get a better look, letting in the warm summer air.
Tori blushed slightly. Her eyes darted between myself and her house frequently, watching to see if anyone was watching her. "Thanks."
"So we really can't go in?" Jett pushed his face forward into the front beside us as he pleaded.
"I'm sorry, kiddo. Not today." Tori poked his nose as he scrunched his face up at her in disapproval.
"So, which one's your bedroom?"
"You can't see it. It's at the back of the house, overlooking the pool."
"Nice."
"Can't we at least go in the pool?" Jett tried again.
I turned around fully to face him. "It's late and I need to get you home. It is so past your bedtime."
Jett sighed loudly, crossing his arms over his chest. "Fine." He finally gave up.
"Thanks for the lift home." Tori grabbed at the car handle. "Text me when you get home?"
I stopped her. "What, no kiss?" I cocked my eyebrow up at her.
Turning quickly she kissed my cheek before hopping out of the car. I didn't take my eyes off her until she slipped through her front door, waving to us one last time before going completely out of sight.
The house was silent when we arrived home. Night had set in finally, and the world was filled with shadows and darkness again. Jett had fallen asleep by the time we'd arrived. His little body was curled up against the door, breathing heavily.
"Oh Jade, Jett! Thank God you're both okay! You had us worried sick!" Grandma rushed frantically out to the car upon hearing my door slam. She pulled me into a tight hug, her vanilla smell engulfing me fully.
"We're fine. I took Jett to the beach for a while." I let her hold me for a few moments before brushing her off.
She gently placed her warm hands around my face. "I'll always love you, you know that right?" Tears were forming in her eyes as she spoke.
I nodded; breaking the eye contact. "I know."
"You love whoever you want to love. You hear me?" She watched me nod again. "Ignore your father, he's a fool."
"Thank you, Grandma." My lips pulled into a small smile at her. "So, where is he?"
"Gone." She wiped her teary eyes. "He packed up all his stuff and left about an hour ago. Who knows where he's gone. God forgive me for saying this but frankly I don't care where he's gone or if he ever comes back!"
"How's Mom?"
"She'll be fine. This has been a long time coming, Jade. But I'm sure you know that." She held me close to her again. "Listen, we're staying the night, but after that you need to be good for your Mom and help her out with Jett. She's going to struggle for a while, but you know your Mom and you know she will be fine. Us girls are tough, it's in our blood." She smirked at me slightly. "Now help me get your brother up and into bed, I'm sure he is totally worn out from today."
"He's not that light anymore, that's for sure." I commented as we lifted him carefully out of the car.
"When he's settled I want to hear all about your girlfriend. Your Mom says she is very pretty!"
I smiled in gratitude at my Grandma. I knew today was going to be a sweet memory that I can look back upon, although part of me might feel sad, it was certainly something I wouldn't ever forget.
...
"Hey, did you get home okay? What's going on at your place? Are your parents still fighting?" Tori said quickly as she answered the phone not giving me a moment to answer before asking the next question.
"Yes, nothing and no."
"Are you okay?" Her voice softened, empathy thick in her tone.
"Yes."
Silence.
"There's a party tonight. One of my friends from outside school is having a pool party. Do you wanna go?"
"It's already past ten?"
"What, past your bed time is it Vega?" I mocked.
From over the phone I could tell she was rolling her eyes playfully at me. "No." She scoffed.
"I could hear that eye roll."
"Could not."
"Could too."
"Not."
"Whatever. Are you coming with me or am I going to have to go alone? I don't want to be home right now and I'm bored of watching reruns of Celebrities Underwater." I flicked the TV off as I spoke.
"Pick me up? Now you know where I live." She laughed but I could tell she wasn't totally convinced.
"I'm not going to drive. I want to get so drunk I forget all the shit that's going on right now. I'll get a lift off someone and we'll come get you. Be ready in half an hour."
"Okay, see you in a bit. I love you."
"Te amo."
Tori gasped in excitement. "You've been learning Spanish?"
"It's no biggie. Hasta luego bebé."
...
We arrived outside Tori's just after eleven. She was sat on her porch, headphones in and blocking out the rest of the world. Her face lit up when she saw me peering out of the back window of the car, ushering at her to hurry up. She half ran, half skipped towards the car in excitement.
"Mario, you remember Vega?" I said over loud music as Tori entered the car. She'd changed everything since I saw her a few hours ago. Her hair was tied up in a half up half down do and was naturally curly from where she'd obviously washed it a couple of hours ago. She'd gone for light make up and a pale green tank top with denim shorts on. Her bright pink bikini straps stood out against her tan skin but somehow she made it all seem to look good. She looked gorgeous.
He turned the music down slightly. "Yeah sure, you were both at my party a while back, right? The cute one with the cheekbones?"
"Yeah, that's her." I smiled proudly. Although I was out to my family, I still wasn't ready to tell my friends but that didn't mean I couldn't feel proud that she was mine.
"Thanks for picking me up, Mario." Tori smiled shyly.
"It's cool. Do you want a drink?" He watched Tori nod through his mirror, throwing a can of beer into the back. "Nice reaction." He laughed as she caught it with one hand.
She took several long gulps, wiping her mouth and chin with her hand before turning to face me. "You look hot." She mouthed, chewing on her bottom lip as a smirk pulled across her lips.
"You too." I placed my baby finger over hers.
"Oh, turn this song up! I love it!" Tori hiccupped enthusiastically.
"Alright but it's in Spanish?" Mario turned the music up so loud the car was vibrating from the bass.
"Tori's fluent in Spanish." I shouted to Mario. "What is it?" I turned to Tori who was already singing along to every word.
"Forever Baby." She replied without missing a beat. "But the Spanish version."
"No shit." I laughed, sipping on my drink.
"This should be our song."
"Why? I can't even understand it."
"I am yours and now you are mine, forever baby." She sang in time with the Spanish words. "All the things we want to do, never gonna let go of you! Meant for me and I'm meant for you, forever baby!"
I raised my pierced brow at her. "It's mega cheesy."
"That wasn't a no though?"
I rolled my eyes at her, downing the rest of my drink. "Fine, it can be our song. I guess I'll have to learn it though."
"Yay." She squealed; going straight back to singing again.
The car felt dark as shadows of the pitch black sky engulfed me; the only light was streetlights that flashed by as we drove fast. I watched as several other cars passed by us on the street. It felt like the car was pulsing with life as we drove; loud music blasting from every speaker. The car smelt of beer mixed with Tori's sweet perfume. I watched her as she stared innocently out the window, watching the world go by.
The party was raging when we arrived. The spirit was high and the music was deafening. Once we'd stepped out the car we could see beer bottles all about on the lawn with people in clusters sitting around outside either making out, talking or dancing. A few drunk people were stumbling around, picking up the empty cans to see if there was any drops of alcohol left in them before throwing them back down and starting all over again.
"Looks good, Mario. Where are your parents this time?" I questioned as he lead us inside. Inside was hotter than out and everything felt sticky as we moved our way through crowds of people towards the kitchen.
"Florida, visiting some family for the week." He shouted over really loud music; the type that moves through your body. "Help yourself to drinks and have fun."
"Thanks, we will." I watched as he headed to a corner deep in the party to a circle of people passing round what looked like a joint. "Ever done pot, Tori?"
She shook her head. "My Dad's a cop."
"So?"
"He would just know. It's like he has special powers and can read my mind."
"Well he hasn't read your mind about me so I'm sure he won't read your mind about pot either." I grabbed at her hand to pull her towards the circle.
She let go of me, standing still instead and pushing her hair behind her ears sheepishly. "How about we get some drinks first?" She looked nervous for the first time tonight so I caved.
"Fine." I turned in the opposite direct to head outside again. "It was hot as hell in there anyway."
Tori took two cold beers from the fridge, popping the caps off with her teeth before handing me a bottle as we walked outside. The party was just as lively out here as it was inside. People mingling in every area, including the pool. Several cans were floating in the clear water alongside a few people on floats.
My mouth dropped open as I took the drink from her. "You are always surprising me, Vega."
"My Grandpa taught me when I was like ten. He also taught me how to play poker and how to pick a lock too. My Dad wasn't too impressed."
"No kidding." I took a long sip of my drink, enjoying every last taste of the cool liquid. "He teach you how to drink beer too?" I eyed up her empty bottle in her hand as she giggled.
"Nope. That one I learnt from you."
"You sure aren't the same girl I met a few months ago." A smug look consumed my face as I finished off my drink. "Reckon you can down another just as quick?"
"I know I can." Tori span on her heel to face the house before turning back abruptly, her eyes wide in shock.
"You look like you've seen a ghost." I waved my hand in front of her face.
She blinked a few times as a girl walked up to the two of us. "Oh god." Tori groaned before forcing a fake smile on her face.
"Oh my god. I thought it was you but I just could not see you at a party like this!" The dark haired girl said directly to Tori.
"Ariel, hey! Long time no see!" Tori hugged the girl briefly. "I did not expect to see you here."
"I can say the same about you. I mean Britt did say you'd ben hanging with this wild girl all summer and that you'd been drinking and doing crazy shit like that. Which I said to her was so not true. Like you are so not like that! But she said she'd hardly seen you and I just did not believe it until like right now!" Ariel spoke quick, her words slurred from the alcohol.
Tori shuffled awkwardly away from me slightly. "You spoke to Britt?"
"Well yeah. Seeing as you ditched her we've been hanging out." Ariel flicked her long hair over her shoulder obnoxiously. "So, who are you here with? A guy?" She bat her eyelashes at me with a cocky look on her face, her dark eyes piercing through me. It took all my willpower not to smack her stupid face.
"The wild girl." I stepped towards Tori, standing tall. I could tell I was easily a few inches taller than this Ariel girl and I used it to intimidate her. I placed my hands on my hips and tapped my foot against the ground as I watched her panic trying to reply to me.
"Oh." She mumbled, flicking her hair again. "Well, it was nice seeing you." She turned back to Tori, her eyes being the last part of her to turn from me. "See you in school next month."
"Yeah, bye!" Tori waved to her as Ariel walked away from us.
"Ariel?" I let out an exasperated sigh as she was out of sight.
"A girl from my school. I don't like her much."
I flicked my hair over my shoulder and bat my eyelashes at Tori. "Oh hi Tori. So nice to see you Tori. Didn't expect to see you here, Tori! Oh and look you're with that wild girl."
Tori cracked up, hitting my arm as she laughed. "She wasn't that bad."
"She was. Now I really need another drink. Come on let's go before we bump into her again."
With every drink I downed reality was slipping away and the mess that was going on around me faded away into bliss and happiness. The alcohol buzzed around my body hand in hand with the loud music. I clung to Tori like I was never going to see her again, finding any excuse to touch her or hug her; much to her pleasure.
"Follow me." I whispered in her ear, taking her hand and dragging her into the house. We pushed past several people before finding a small spare bedroom at the end of a long corridor.
"I like drunk Jade." Tori slurred, pushing her lips onto mine. She stumbled over her own feet and into me as our lips touched, knocking us both back against the wall. We hit the wall with a thud, neither of us breaking the kiss. She smirked into the kiss, pushing my arms against the wall with her hands. She ran her fingers up my bare arms onto my hands and linked her fingers with mine. I squeezed her hands, biting at her bottom lip. She instantly put her hand around the back of my neck after placing my hands around her waist. Alcohol mixed with Tori's sweet taste invaded my senses as her tongue entered my mouth. She broke the kiss, placing her forehead on mine and taking in a deep breath.
"I'm so drunk." I laughed as I breathed out, my heart beating at a hundred miles an hour.
"Me too. I'm drunk on alcohol and drunk on love." She paused for a moment, stepping back from me and locking her eyes on mine.
"Wanna be high too?" I questioned bravely, leaning in to kiss her again.
She kissed back, several small kisses at a time. "Fuck it." She said in-between kisses.
"What?" I let go of her again. Cocking my eyebrow at her.
"Fuck it. Let's get high!" She clarified with a devious smirk.
"For real?" My eyes lit up. She was always surprising me and showing me new sides to her and I loved that about her.
She nodded; her eyes sparkling. "Being bad feels so good sometimes. It's just a plant anyway. It can't be that bad, right?."
"That's my girl." I kissed her once more; checking myself in a nearby mirror before entering the party again.
We joined the circle; sitting down with crossed legs. Tori sat as close to me as she could, her leg resting on top of mine. I watched as her eyes darted nervously around the circle of people. I knew most of them or knew of them whereas Tori was as always the new girl to the group.
"Nice of you to finally join us, West. Want some?" Mario leant across the circle to pass me the joint.
I smirked. "Miss my company then?"
"You know it."
I put the joint in my mouth, taking a long drag before blowing the smoke out slowly. The smoke blurred in front of my eyes as I took another drag. I turned to Tori who was watching me with wide, curious eyes. "Your go."
She took the joint from me looking naive and nervous. Her eyes fell onto the foreign object between her fingers, watching it as the burnt end slowly began to burn away closer to her fingers.
"Suck it, take it back, hold it a few seconds and then blow it out. Okay?" I moved her hands towards her mouth, watching as she did exactly as I said.
"I love this song, it's so us." She whispered before putting the joint to her mouth. She did exactly as I said. Her eyes closed shut as she placed the joint between her lips, taking back and then blowing out the smoke as she sang along to the words of 'Dirty Little Secret'.
I smirked at her as I watched in awe. "You did good." I was shocked she hadn't coughed or choked on it. "You sure you've never done this before?"
"I swear!" She handed the joint back to me with a wide, goofy grin on her face. "God this song sounds so good right now, doesn't it?" She carried on singing along inbetween taking drags.
As we finished the joint it got harder to hold back laughter. Tori's reaction to getting high for the first time was entertaining to most but even more so to us who were high. Even Tori was in fits of giggles, laughing at everything and anything. Time felt like it was slowing down totally, the rest of the world zoning out like it was just us two.
We'd headed outside to the pool area, laying on our backs with our feet dipping into the water. Tori's hands snaked through her long curls, flicking them behind her head and onto the concrete tiles as she lay down; giggling to herself the whole time.
"I feel so good. Like so chill." Tori chuckled, turning her head to face me.
"Good." I replied facing her. "Where did you get that glitter from?" I rubbed at her face slightly.
"I don't know. Some girl gave me some on the way out here. Does it look good?"
I nodded. "Yes." I lay there for what felt like forever just watching her. She was raising her hands above her face, making out shapes in the stars and telling stories about them whilst still giggling.
"What time is it?" She asked, trying to pull herself up.
I pulled my PearPhone from my pocket. "Four A.M."
Her mouth dropped open. "Wow it does not feel like that late! I swear it was like midnight not that long ago!"
"Pot messes with you like that." I laughed at her, eyeing her body up and down. Her body looked so perfect in the moonlight. Her long, tan legs were hung over the edge of the pool, splashing the water with her feet. Even though she'd moaned that her hair hadn't gone right tonight, I couldn't disagree more with her. Her natural hair was so beautiful; long and full of life as it hung over her bare shoulders and trailed down her back. I hadn't been able to take my eyes off her all night. "So, do you wanna finish what we started earlier in the bedroom, my dirty little secret?"
Tori blushed as she pursed her lips together. "Don't I always?"
We wasted no time. Tori walked into the room with her shorts already below her knees and hanging around her ankles. She walked seductively to me, grinning the entire time and knowing full well she had me in the palm of her hand. She pulled off her shirt in one swift movement, revealing her pink bikini and flawless tanned skin. She grabbed my arms and pulled me towards her and at the contact of our skin, a mixture of emotions shot straight into my system: desire, lust, and excitement. Everywhere she touched me I felt a sizzling burning feeling, and my breath kept coming in shorter as more seconds ticked by. Soft, warm, drunken kisses were planted all over my neck as she pushed my hair away from me, her hands caressing the back of my neck.
She undid my pants, and I let her undress me totally. I shimmied out of my pants as she pushed me onto the bed. She tore my shirt off a little more clumsy than she'd taken her own off as I undid her bikini top. She giggled at her clumsiness before beginning to kiss me again; lower and lower until she got to my under wear. She kissed my belly, my waist, and she gently started to play with the edge of my under wear. Her fingers slipped between the elastic, dipping in closer and causing my hips to buck in a rush of pleasure and excitement. Her fingertips tickled as she teased me.
I brushed my fingers across her bare shoulders, feeling every curve that made up my perfect girlfriend. Pulling her back up to my level and into a gentle embrace, my lips caressed hers with a burning passion. A shiver ran down my spine as our bare bodies connected. I needed her. All that separated us was her excited breathing blowing gently on my chest. I paused to look at her, Tori's caramel hair framing her perfect face. Running my hands down her curvaceous body, I looked deep into her chocolate eyes and knew that I loved her more than anything I'd ever loved before.
Tori stroked my cheek and kissed my lips; slowly she started to move her lips on mine again. Our lips moved in time with each other as Tori raised her hands up to my hair and tangled her fingers in it, digging her nails into my head with pleasure. Her other hand she pulled up to my face and cupped my cheek. She moved from her lips to my neck thrusting herself onto my thighs. She placed her hands on my lower back slipping one hand down my bare skin and exploring every part of me she could reach. I was in a total daze and all I cared about was how good it felt kissing Tori.
"I love you." Panted Tori through the hard kissing and touching.
That did it for me. I pressed my whole body against hers, slowly running my hand over her bikini bottoms. I started kissing Tori's jaw line, moving from her throat, down to her collar, then kissing her breasts. I touched her body so gently and passionately as I worked my way down. My fingers hooked onto her bottoms as I pulled them off slowly. I looked up at her one last time before placing my lips gently on her centre; earning a long awaited moan from Tori. I moved my mouth and tongue exactly how Tori liked it, my entire tongue focused on pleasing her over and over again. Tori's back arched as the pleasure intensified; her hands gripping at the sheets. My tongue making circle of eights over her; as her fingers dove into my hair, pulling at my head to be as close to her as possible. Feeling her legs begin to shake I teased my fingers either side of my mouth, finally entering her as she begged me for it.
Tori's breath was beginning to shorten; like there wasn't enough oxygen in the room. "Oh god, I'm so close." She whimpered as she pulled at my hair again. Her legs were shaking the bed as she let out loud moans, her whole body jolting as she orgasmed in my mouth. I waited until she had stopped moving, her breathing calming down totally before moving back up to her level.
"I love the way you taste." I smirked, wiping my mouth clean. "And I love doing that to you."
"I love you doing that to me." Tori replied, breathless.
"Want to know a secret?" I whispered playfully into her ear, nipping at her lobe as she giggled.
She nodded eagerly. "Always!"
"You're the first person to ever make me orgasm."
Tori sat up, leaning over me slightly and pushing hair out of her face. "Seriously?"
I nodded, going shy. "Yep. I always thought I was like broken or something. Only I've been able to do it before I met you."
Tori looked proud and shocked all in one. "Well then, let me work my magic." She smirked, leaning down and kissing softly down my body.
I raised my studed eyebrow up at her. "Don't ruin it." I moaned.
A/N - Okay so I just found out this fic is the 11th most followed Jori fic which is incredible! Can't thank you guys enough for that. I am loving reading your guys reviews too, really makes my day and motivates me to update sooner! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! x