Mmm…Bacon. I smell sweet, sweet bacon, honeyed aromas fill my senses causing me to stir awake. A smile plays on my lips as I take in the scent that is so inviting. I flutter my eyes open only to see a stranger sound asleep facing me. Involuntarily I let out a gaps and take a look at my surroundings. Kate's room? The morning light fills the space and reveals two other sleeping bodies on the far side of the bed, Kate, and her blonde shirtless Adonis, yet I didn't catch his name. What the hell? How did I…? The stranger between Kate and I lets out a loud snore for a millisecond- a dark haired girl, knocked out cold drooling on the pillow that is unleveled under her head. 'Pretty.' My subconscious scolds. Slowly I manage to sit up, doing my best not to make any noise, but my leg is trapped under her spread out left limb over mine. 'Shit.' Without causing too much motion again, I snake my way to the floor and crawl a few centimeters away. When I stand up I look at the picture in front of me, unknown girl is spread out like a starfish on our side and Kate and Adonis, cuddling on theirs. I don't remember last night, I don't remember this girl, and I certainly don't remember crashing in Kate's room with these people. What happened last night? I turn on my heels, and noticed the entire room is covered in feathers? The trail continues leading out of Kate's room and down the hall towards the living room. As I walk out I hear the shuffling of dishes and the sizzling of the bacon on the pan. Jose is at the stove flipping a fluffy pancake over.
"Morning…" I say scratching my head trying to figure out why this picture seems wrong. "I thought it was my turn for breakfast this Sunday."
"…Yeah it was…" Jose starts with his back still turned to me. "Do you mind getting everyone up in ten? I'm almost done." A foreign feeling starts to swell in my gut, guilt? Is Jose mad at me? What the hell happened last night? Blacked out? FUCK I must have blacked out! But I ate, I paced myself knowing my limits I think. If I want to know why Jose is so short with me I defiantly need the other parties to fill me in, Jose doesn't seem too talkative at the moment. Maybe I can act normal until the pieces fall into place.
"Um…do you need help? Can I set up the tabl-"
"I got it Ana, thanks…" A high pitch screeching interrupt my hurt feelings, Jose strolls over to tend to the tea kettle still ignoring me. I want to cry, I feel the threatening prickly feeling probing the back of my eyes, and instead, I turn on my heel and walk into the first door on the right of the long hallway. In the bathroom I stare blankly at the girl in the reflection. My eyes look almost like swollen moons, pink pigment underneath my bottom lids as if I was crying all night. I am beyond pale, ghostly even, and I feel drowsy ,if I didn't know myself I'd say I was smoking pot with Jose all night. I'm wearing a white tee shirt, only, I don't recall getting out of my vixen dress, and nothing is making any sense. I pull over the shirt above my head and turn on the hot water of the shower, stepping in I allow myself to get lost in the moment.
"ANA! Open the door!" I hear Kate's giggling voice bang on the bathroom entrance. I snap out of my moment and respond letting her know it's opened, not locked.
"GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!" She sings as she turns on the facet I guess to brush her teeth.
"Morning Kate, you're in a great mood." I wish I could say the same. I thought we were going to have a great night, and then have a great morning just me Kate, and Jose, out tradition yet I never felt further from my friends. "Kate…"I start, I grab my scrubber and start to soap it up. "Um who is the blonde God, and the…girl?" 'You mean the pretty one?' my subconscious hisses. If only I can stop my thoughts from thinking.
"You mean me?" A similar Kate valley girl voice says. I hear Kate bust out into laughter and the sink turn off. The shower curtain is pulled to the side and Kate gets in naked right behind her is the other girl. Instantly I cover my body, without thinking. "Please girl we all have the same thing…but, your tittes…oh magnific! Have you ever thought about being a model?" The girl asks. I feel offended for some reason but I am not too sure why. 'You do, this random bitch is in your shower with your best friend and is commenting on your boobs, what female complements without envy.' And yet as wrong as I know my subconscious is it feels right to believe in.
"Mia!" Kate laughs, playfully she takes water and splashes it in her face. Mia giggles and take the washcloth Kate gave her and starts to soap up.
"Um…I-,Uh, not to sound homophobic but why are we all showering right now?" I ask doing my best to have giant soap bubbles cover my parts.
"It is breakfast and flix today, and Jose is done he just woke us up and said he can't stay long so the faster we get out and dress the quicker we can eat and watch the movie, Elliot is in Jose's shower and the quicker he can be on his way to his errands as he said." Kate says rolling her eyes and propping up her legs as she scrubs it.
"Oh." Is all I manage to say.
"Ah boring, let's talk about how Ana was the queen of Jello shots last night!" Mia exclaims rubbing shampoo in her hair. Jello Shots? Did we have more what the hell happen last night?"
"Kate…I think I blacked out last night I don't remember much…" I confess. Both girls look at each other and let out a Zeus bellow. They keep laughing for what seems like a minute straight while I'm still under mixed feelings, laughter is infectious; I join in and even laugh so hard I start to tear.
"Oh, oh God Ana, I know I figured you won't, Jose and I called it right before we got in the limo. Here's a run down." She smiles and switches positions with me so that she can rise off all the suds on her. "We go to the club we drank like fish, we dance like happy feet, then you disappeared, we were looking for you for about a good half hour until we found you with Mia's brother on roof deck." Mia's brother? Mia's brother? Nothing comes to mind. I slow down the play by play and think hard about last night. Red tight lace dress, dancing with Jose, dirty martini, oh…oh…ah, and um, calm cool collected sexy God that brings Kate's Adonis to shame. Christian. Holy SHIT! Christian! I remember how could I forget? That super unfair gorgeous chiseled face and that super unfair kiss?! I want to melt right here, I want the last twelve hours to replay, preferably sober so that I may be in his presence once again. He was with someone though, a girl he misled I believe, maybe it's for the best, if that was the first impression meeting him then I will assume his life is complicated. Kate continues as I sigh inwardly.
"Then we all left to go home, but first we took more Jello shots in the limo I brought with us and stopped in Mcdonalds for some food."
"When we got here we had a massive pillow fight. Your roommate didn't join though, he stayed locked in his room all night. What a waste" Mia frowns.
"Pot." Kate and I say to Mia harmoniously. Now the story is pulling together, come to think of it last night when the gang found me is when Jose's mood was rather sour. Did he see the kiss is this why he is so crossed with me? Mia Kate and I do one last rise before we wrap our towels around us, being that there are only three towels here I let my wet hair drip everywhere. When I get out I hear a knock at the door Jose is already on his way to it. I pay no mind and continue to walk towards my room.
I hear the door slammed shut just as quickly as it was opened and Jose storms pass me saying only "It's for you." Before disappearing into his room. Without realizing my current wardrobe I rush to the front. When I open the door I want to kill myself from the embarrassment.
"Nice legs."
"C-Christian…"
**AN: HEY ALL! Sorry about the long unplanned hiatus, I was tending to a serious family matter however all is well. I hope you all find this chapter inviting and drama brewing; I will be updating on a regulars basis however I am not sure which days as of yet, I will keep you all updated though. Thank you so much for the support, favs, and reviews! And if you haven't yet PLEASE PLEASE GO SEE FS Darker ;)