"Waverly, wake up. Come on, baby." Nicole whispered in my ear, shaking my shoulder gently.

Her lips pressed against my temple softly, her hand giving my shoulder a light squeeze before sliding to my back. She rubbed my back a few times, kissing my cheek this time.

I let out a quiet groan, not wanting to wake up, but also wanting so desperately to kiss her. I opened my eyes and looked at her, smiling as soon as I saw her face.

Nicole smiled back, her hand moving all the way down to the small of my back. "Good morning, my love." She muttered, kissing my cheek again.

I closed my eyes, smiling. "You missed," I teased.

Nicole chuckled as her lips disappeared from my cheek and reappeared on my lips. I kissed her back, giving a sigh of content. She pulled away after a few seconds, and smiled at me as she ran her fingers through my hair. I rolled over onto my back and stretched, letting out a yawn as I did. The shirt I was wearing revealed my stomach when I raised my arms above my head, which prompted Nicole to tickle my bare skin lightly with her fingers. I reacted immediately, putting my arms down to push her hand away, smiling.

"Stop! Don't do that!" I squealed as her hands moved to my sides and she tried to tickle me again.

Nicole chuckled, her hands stopping in their place. "Okay, okay."

Instead, she took her place on the bed next to me and rested her head on my chest, wrapping her arms around my waist. I immediately reciprocated, wrapping my arms around her and running my fingers through her hair.

"This is nice," I muttered, allowing my eyes to drift shut as we sank into each other, becoming comfortable.

Nicole nodded a bit, giving off a sigh. "Yeah... it really is."

"I love you," I told her. The words felt so good to say in person, like I'd been holding them in for years.

Nicole tightened her embrace. "I love you, too."

Just hearing her say it back my heart pound, even though we'd said it almost a million times at this point.

Nicole chuckled, smiling. "Your heart's pounding, Wave."

I laughed in surprise, having not expected her to hear it, even though her ear was against my chest. "I know. That's what you do to me..."

Nicole lifted her head and looked at me with a smile. "That's a good thing, right?"

"Of course it's a good thing. Why wouldn't it be?"

Nicole shrugged, kissing my jawline instead of answering my question. I didn't mind, though. I closed my eyes, enjoying the feeling of her lips on my skin. She pressed her lips against mine, and I kissed her back.

I grabbed at Nicole's shirt, pulling her against my body as she slipped her tongue into my mouth. I wrapped my legs around her waist and she moved her hips a bit, grinding against me. I moaned, now running my fingers through her hair.

We were completely lost in each other, tugging and pulling on each other's clothes... at least until there was a knock on the door. We pulled apart and Nicole stood up, fixing her shirt as she walked over to the door. She opened it and smiled when she saw Robin standing there with her friend Jeremy.

"Hey, you two. Come on in," Nicole spoke, stepping aside to let them into the room.

I sat up, fixing my shirt as best I could so that they didn't see anything. "Hey, guys!" I greeted cheerfully, smiling brightly as they entered the room.

Robin noticed me fixing my shirt and smirked. "Hey, Waves. Did you have a good night?" He asked, tilting his head to the side while his smirk turned into an impish grin.

I rolled my eyes at him, my smile never going away. "Yes, we had a lovely night. Thank you, Robin."

"You're welcome," Robin replied, plopping himself down on the bed, right next to me.

Jeremy sat down on Nicole's computer chair, smiling happily at the three of us. "So are we going to Doc's tonight?" He asked, looking excited.

Nicole chuckled. "Jeremy... Doc is with Kate, remember?" She teased, nudging his shoulder.

Jeremy blushed, glancing at Robin, who also had a light blush over his cheeks. "Yeah, I know. I don't.. I'm not into Doc anymore. I just thought it'd be a fun party."

"Hey, don't worry. We're going and we're gonna have a great time, okay, Jer?" I told him, offering a warm smile to go along with my sweet tone.

Jeremy nodded, smiling back at me. We made plans to go out to breakfast and after Nicole and I got dressed, we headed out, going to the diner that wasn't too far from the school.

I paid close attention to the boys the whole time we were out, and they seemed pretty close. They sat next to each other, opposite from Nicole and me, their shoulders touching the whole time we were eating.

"So, what did you two get up to last night?" I asked after we'd all finished eating, taking a sip of my coffee.

Jeremy blushed, giving a shrug. "Oh, you know... We just watched some movies. I was happy to let Robin sleep over," he replied, though the redness of his cheeks told me that they did a little bit more than just watch movies.

I smiled, nodding slowly, watching Robin's face. His cheeks turned bright red and he chuckled awkwardly as I looked at him. "Sounds like fun," I replied, choosing not to tease them.

Robin nodded, smiling a bit to show me that he was grateful for that. "Yeah, it was. I had a good time."

Jeremy's eyebrows went up and his eyes lit up as he looked over at Robin. "You did?" He asked.

Robin looked back at him and nodded again, smiling. "I did."

Nicole took my hand under the table and caressed the back of my hand with her thumb, making me smile. We stayed sitting there for a little while longer before leaving, going to walk around the city for a little bit before we decided to head to Doc's party.

When we got there, things were already in full swing, and all of Nicole's friends seemed very excited to see her.

"Hey, Nicole! You made it!" A gorgeous woman called out, walking over to us with a shot in each hand.

Nicole smiled widely. "Hey, Rosita. How's it going?" She asked as Rosita held a shot out to her, which Nicole took.

"Oh, you know. It's going. Doc and Kate are fighting again, so thank goodness you guys are here." Rosita clinked her shot glass against Nicole's and they both tossed the alcohol back, swallowing it quickly.

Nicole grimaced, letting out a sharp breath as she shook her head. She stuck her tongue out in disgust, showing she didn't like the taste of what she'd just drank.

"Oh, Rosie, this is my girlfriend, Waverly. Waverly, this is Rosita, Doc's roommate." Nicole spoke, finally introducing us.

I smiled brightly at Rosita and shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you, Rosita." Her hands were soft and she had beautiful long dark hair that was pulled back into a high ponytail.

Rosita smiled back, chuckling softly. "Likewise, Waverly. You have a gorgeous smile, by the way." She complimented, winking at me as she slipped her hand out of mine.

"I'm Robin," Robin spoke from behind us, reaching out to shake Rosita's hand as well.

"Rosita," she replied. "Thanks for coming, you guys. Drinks are over there," she informed us, pointing in the direction of a table that was absolutely covered in drinks, whether they were alcoholic or not. "Nicole, you gotta come with me, I promised Doc that you and I would do shots with him."

Nicole sighed and started shake her head. "I... I can't. Waves is here, I've gotta stay with her."

"Nicole, what did I tell you last night?" I asked, giving her a look. She was putting me first again, and while it was extremely lovely of her, I didn't want her to. "Go and do shots with your friends, I'll be fine." I insisted, squeezing her shoulder gently.

"Are you sure?" She asked, looking hopeful, but also concerned.

I nodded, smiling at her. "Of course. I'll just... go and mingle! Meet your... peers, I guess?" There was a lot of people to meet... I wasn't sure if I even wanted to socialize.

Nicole smiled at me and kissed my cheek lovingly. "You're the best, baby. I'll come find you later, okay?"

I nodded and waved her off, smiling at her as she walked away. I wasn't too concerned about anything happening to her, Nicole could take care of herself... Plus, I mean, we're at her friend's house, what could possibly happen to her? She's probably been here a ton of times.

Robin put his arm around my shoulder and gave me a squeeze. "Come on, Wave. Let's get you a drink, okay?" He smiled at me, and it was reassuring. I knew that I'd be fine with Robin there.

So I nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, let's go."

We walked over to the table Rosita had pointed to when directing us towards the drinks, and Robin immediately put his hand up and stepped up to the table.

"I got this. I know exactly what you need," he told me before starting to make me something.

I stood by, watching him pour different liquids into two red solo cups. I didn't know what he was putting in it, exactly, but I trusted him. He wouldn't give me anything I couldn't handle.

A few more pours and then he was done, picking the cups up and handing one to me, the other to Jeremy (with an added wink), and then he turned back around to make the same thing for himself. When he turned back around, he smiled at us.

"I don't know how good this is gonna be, I saw someone make it in a YouTube video once. Bottoms up!" He exclaimed nervously, touching his cup to ours before taking a cautious sip.

Jeremy and I followed suit, taking a sip of our own drinks. I was pleasantly surprised when the liquid hit my tongue. It hardly tasted like alcohol! I was pretty impressed, so I took another, larger sip.

"This is really good, Robin!" Jeremy complimented, speaking louder to talk over the now blasting music.

Robin nodded in agreement, his nervous smile turning relieved. "I know, right? Thank God," he laughed.

For the next couple hours, I nursed my drink while Jeremy and Robin had quite a few more after the first one. They stepped away for a bit to dance with each other, after asking me if it was okay. I could tell there was something going on between them, so of course I said yes. I wasn't about to get in between them.

After I finished my first drink, I went back to the table of drinks and grabbed a beer, because I didn't know what Robin had put in that drink he'd made. I sat down by myself and looked around at all the people around me. They were all people I didn't recognize, some I did, and they were all having fun. I looked over at Robin and Jeremy, surprised to see them kissing now, and suddenly I wanted to look for Nicole.

I stood up from my spot, making my way through the crowd of people. A girl bumped into me, almost knocking me over. She caught me, and I looked up to see that it was Rosita. Wait, wasn't she supposed to be with Nicole?

"Sorry, I'm so sorry." Rosita spoke, giggling a bit as she put her hands on my shoulders. "Oh, hey, Waverly! Are you having fun?" She asked, a huge smile on her face.

I shrugged, not really sure what my answer was. "Uhh, yeah, I guess so. Hey, have you seen Nicole?" Where was she if she wasn't with Rosita?

"Yeah, she's with Doc and Kate. She's kind of drunk, so I think she forgot to come and find you." Rosita explained, and it made sense. I couldn't get mad at her for getting caught up in the moment.

"Oh, okay."

"Want me to take you to her?"

Did I want Rosita to take me to Nicole? Yes. Say yes.

"No, it's okay. I'll just... wait for her." What is wrong with you, Waverly?

"Okay. That's cool, too. Wanna dance with me while you wait?" Rosita smiled at me, and I couldn't help but smile back. She was nice... And really pretty. Why shouldn't I? I mean, she's Nicole's friend. Nicole would want me to hang out with her friend, right?

"Sure! Why not?" I agreed, giving a shrug.

Rosita squealed excitedly and pulled me over to the middle of the crowd of dancing people. I couldn't remember the last time I was in the middle of a crowd like this at a party, but it wasn't overwhelming with Rosita there. It wasn't like I wanted to kiss her or anything, she was gorgeous and all. I just liked the company. Dancing with her was really fun, too. Rosita knows how to have fun, and she wasn't pushing drinks on me like most of the other people at the part would.

At some point during the dancing, I decided to ask her to take me to Nicole, which she did. Or, well... She took me to where she last saw Nicole... Which was not where Nicole was.

"I'm sorry, Waverly. I could've sworn Nicole was in here, doing shots with Doc," Rosita apologized. Her tone was genuine, and her expression looked a bit worried.

I shook my head, putting my hand on her shoulder. "Oh, no! It's fine. I'll just.. I'll go find her. Thank you, though." I smiled at her before walking away, my eyes scanning the party to find Nicole.

I didn't see her anywhere! It was weird, it was like she—

Oh, wait.

I stopped, freezing in place as I caught eye of familiar red locks across the room. I watched for a second as the redhead danced with another girl. It was a sexy dance, the other girl grinding on the redhead. No, it wasn't... It couldn't be Nicole.

That's when she turned her head, and I saw that it was, in fact, Nicole.

Nicole was dancing with another girl.

A/N: Hey-o, everyone! I am SO sorry for the delay with this chapter, I've had terrible writer's block. I hope you're all still interested in this story. I'll try my best to update more often. I have a plot planned out in my head, so I know where I want it to go, I just wasn't sure how to write it.

Anyways, this story is just getting to the juicy part, so please keep a look out for an update, I'll try to get it to you as soon as possible!

Much love,

Jordyn