I decided to just wear black jeans, boots and a white long blouse with a grey vest. I usually wore more color and mixed up my clothes for a unique look, but I did't feel like it today. I still looked hot though, especially with my hair down.

I looked over at Rachel in the driver's seat and was so glad I had convinced her to go. We were on our way to pick up Kurt, Mercedes and Tina. We tried to get Artie to go, but he said he had signed up for some video game tournament he couldn't miss.

"Just so you know," Rachel said as we parked in front of Kurt's house, "I'm not planning on staying too late so I hope you don't mind leaving early. Or finding a ride after."

"It's cool," I said, "I don't feel like partying really. I'll probably go home with you guys."

Kurt came running down his driveway, almost skipping, with a big smile on his face. "Hi girls!" He got in the back seat and put his seatbelt on. "This is so exciting. I've always wanted to go to the Carmel party but since it's invite only, I couldn't get in. Thanks for taking us Brittany."

"Of course!" I turned in my seat and look at him. "That's what friends do."

Rachel put the car in gear and drove off. "Up next, Mercedes."

We picked everyone up and headed to the party. I had called Eva and asked if there was a place Rachel could park her car so it wouldn't get stolen. Eva had said we could park at her house since she lived only four houses down.

When we pulled into her driveway, Eva was standing there, waving at us. I was really glad to see her and know that I had another friend to add to my list.

I got out of the car and Eva hugged me. "Brittany! Finally we get to hang out in person again."

I hugged her back then let her go. "I know! This is great. Thanks for letting us park here."

"My pleasure," she said.

Eva was a lot prettier in person than in her photos. Especially her eyes that were the color of honey. I had never seen eyes like that. She had her dark hair down and was also wearing jeans and a low cut shirt. She was wearing flat boots but she was still my height. She looked really good. I really wished I could remember the last party and what we talked about. I had asked her if she remembered but her memory was just as fuzzy as mine. We both did remember making out though.

Everyone else got out of the car and joined us. "These are my friends Rachel, Kurt, Tina and Mercedes."

After our introductions we started walking to the house. Eva and I walked together, talking. Everyone else was like a ball of energy and super excited about the party.

"You don't have to hang out with me if you don't want to," I told Eva, "This is your turf so you probably want to hang out with your friends."

Eva hooked her arm around mine and laughed. "Honestly, I'd rather hang out with you and your friends. I see the same people everyday and I kinda need a break."

"Tell me about it," I said, thinking of the football players and Cheerios.

"But," Eva went on, "I do have to make the rounds and make sure I'm seen so I don't get shit about it on Monday."

I could hear music now and I knew we were close. The houses were pretty far apart from each other so I figured the neighbors would't complain too much. "Are you one of the popular kids?" I suddenly realized in all our chats we never really talked about stuff like that. Which was really nice.

"I'm not one of the elite, but I'm up there," Eva said.

"Same here."

"Oh my God!" Kurt squealed when we reached the house. It was huge and loud and bright. There were cars parked everywhere and kids were swarming to get in. "I can't believe this is happening!"

We went inside and Eva told me she had to find her friends but that she would catch up with us later. When she was gone, I turned to my friends and saw them all huddled by the wall, looking scared. "What's wrong?"

Tina crossed her arms and looked around the large room packed with people. "I didn't think there would be so many people here."

"Well, yeah," I said, "McKinley, Carmel, Adams and Washington are all here. All the high schools that are close to each other. That's why it's such a huge party."

"Wow," Rachel said, looking around, "I had no idea. This is like the Tony Awards and Oscars of high school parties."

Mercedes reached for my arm and gripped it a little too tight. "Britt, please don't leave us. I know you probably want to hang out with Quinn and Santana but….girl, we are so out of our element here."

At the mention of Santana and Quinn's names, I realized I hadn't thought about them since Rachel picked me up. Now that I remembered them, I quickly looked around the room to see if I could spot them. I didn't. It was still early and Santana loved to be fashionably late. This was the first party that I arrived to without Santana and I was surprised at how it didn't feel weird. I again felt that weird feeling that we were going in different directions and that things weren't the same anymore.

That feeling got even stronger when I realized I'd rather hang out with my new friends than Santana at this party. Especially if she was going to be attached to Puck, Quinn and Finn the whole time. "I won't leave you, OK? But you have to promise me you are not going to hang out by this wall the whole night. It looks creepy."

Rachel stepped forward and nodded. "Deal. Maybe a cold soft drink will help."

I shook my head and took everyone to the kitchen. I was going to try to get them to drink shots to relax.

###

After an hour, I had gotten everyone to take a few shots each and even though, for me, it wasn't much, it was way too much for my Glee friends. They were laughing at everything and even started dancing in the kitchen. It was so great to see them like this since they were usually not happy at school. The kitchen was getting crowded so I took them back out to the main room where it had gotten even more packed.

"Hold hands!" I shouted at everyone, "Let's make a train!"

"CHOO CHOO!" Rachel shouted. She had one hand on my shoulder and one holding her cranberry and vodka. She was drunk and I knew that there was no way she was going to be able to drive the half hour home. I figured I'd drive but I was pretty buzzed and it was still early and I'd probably be drinking more.

"PARTY TRAIN!" This time it was Tina yelling and laughing. I spotted a section of the room that didn't have many people so I took them here. We all got in a circle and started dancing and trying not to spill our drinks. I had spotted some McKinley students here and there and some had tried to get me to go hang out with them, but I said no. I was having a great time with my friends.

Kurt finished his drink and threw the cup across there room. "WOOOOHOOO!"

"Oh my God, Kurt!" I laughed and looked in the direction where he threw the cup and no one had even noticed. Tina, Mercedes and Rachel were cracking up and I would have continued laughing too if I hadn't looked up and seen the super couples of McKinley enter the room. I swear it was like the music got lower and they were walking in slow motion. Almost everyone turned to look at them and I saw Santana hold her head high and smirk. This is what she had been working for since high school started.

Even though I hated that Santana was so caught up in the high school rules, I was also kinda proud of her for some weird reason. I smiled, checking her out. She was gorgeous. She had on a simple short black dress but it fit her like a second skin. Her long hair was down, a little curled and had on a little makeup. I really wanted to go up there and ask her to dance but when I saw Puck put his arm around her shoulders, I stopped smiling and looked away.

"Boo!"

I jumped up a little and spilled some of my drink when someone had shouted in my ear. I turned around and saw Eva. "Hey! There you are."

"Sorry to scare you. But I've done my duty and made my rounds, so I figured I'd hang out with you guys now." She looked at Tina, Rachel, Kurt and Mercedes dancing and laughing and smiled. "You guys are clearly having a better time than I am."

"I sort of gave them some booze," I giggled.

"Good call," Eva said. She stepped closer and put her arms around my neck. "Slow dance with me."

"But the music is fast." I put my hands on her hips and began to sway. I looked over at my friends to see if this bothered them but they weren't even paying attention. When I looked back at Eva she was leaning closer. "Are you drunk?"

"Tipsy," Eva said, "And I thought we could pick up where we left off last time."

I wiggled my eyebrows and leaned in and kissed her. The thing I liked about this party was that it was like Vegas. Whatever happened here, stayed here. There were so many people from different schools, it was hard to keep track of everything. Kissing Eva wasn't the same as kissing Santana but it was still just as nice. It had been a while since I kissed anyone and I missed it a lot. The kiss was getting pretty intense when Eva jumped back and screamed.

"FUCK!"

I opened my eyes and saw Eva arching her back as if someone had hit her. I looked past her and saw Santana with an empty drink in her hand. "What happened?"

"Oops," Santana smiled and shrugged, "Sorry, someone bumped into me and I spilled my drink."

Eva recovered and turned around to Santana. "Were you drinking a Slushi? That was fucking cold!"

"What can I say, I like my beer super cold." Santana had that mean glare she sometimes got when she was trying not to punch someone. She usually got that look with people at school so it was weird that she was looking at Eva like that. Santana didn't even know her. "Brittany," she said, "Who is your friend?"

Before I could answer Rachel appeared next to me, the drink in her hand empty. "Santana! Why are you…hang..with us? You shouldn't be seen with the lower class." Rachel turned to Eva. "That's us."

Santana rolled her eyes. "Don't be dramatic, Berry. The rules are a little different here. Besides, all you losers being drunk just upped your cool points."

I frowned and glared at Santana. When she saw me, she quickly looked away and turned her attention to Eva. "Based on the demon eyes and push up bra, you must be Eva Cruz. "

"Rude, much," Eva said, "I am. Who the hell are you?"

"Santana Lopez," she said, standing a little straighter, "McKinley elite."

"Santana, don't," I warned. I looked around and Santana seemed to be on her own. "I thought you'd be with your friends."

"We are friends," Santana said, "Unless you broke up with me and didn't tell me."

"You know what I mean," I said. We just stared at each other and I got that feeling again like we were in this weird silent fight.

"Wass happening?" Rachel slurred. She had been watching the whole thing and I wondered how much she would remember tomorrow.

"Well, I need to dry out," Eva said, "Brittany? Help me out?"

I saw Santana clench her jaw and open her mouth to probably say an insult but Quinn showed up.

"There you are!" Quinn said. She spotted me and smiled. "Britt! Glad you made it…Oh, and I see you brought the Glee club with you. How….nice."

"Hi Quinn!" Rachel laughed.

I put my hands on Rachel's shoulders and got her to focus on me. "Rachel, listen. I'm going to go with Eva and help her but I'll be back. Stay with Kurt, Tina and Mercedes, OK?"

Rachel nodded. "You gots it!" I turned her around and took her the few steps to our friends who were still dancing and having fun. "I'll be back guys. Don't move from this spot!"

I went beck to Eva, Quinn and Santana. "Sorry, but she's my ride and I need to make sure she doesn't get lost."

"Ride?" Santana shook her head. "She's wasted. You are not getting in a car with her."

"What are you, her mother?" Eva asked and took my hand. "Come on, let's go."

Before I could take a step, Santana grabbed my other hand and pulled me to her. "You're a big girl. I'm sure you can go to the potty all by yourself."

"Stop." I took my hand back from Santana. "Santana, it's fine. I'll be back. Besides, I'm sure you have people to see."

"Brittany's right," Quinn jumped in, "I don't know what is going on here, but Santana, we need to go find the guys and make the rounds. Let's go."

Santana hesitated a little and looked between me and Eva but after Quinn nudged her, she left.

In the bathroom, Eva took off her shirt and rinsed it out over the sink. "Your friend was lovely," Eva said but sounded really sarcastic.

I sat on the toilet seat lid and looked up at Eva and her, well, chest. It was hard not to stare. I mean there she was shirtless and her boobs almost spilling out of her bra. "Uh huh," was all I managed to say.

Eva looked down at me and smirked. "Didn't mean to give you a sneak peek so soon."

I looked away, embarrassed. "Sorry," I laughed softly, "It's kinda hard not to look."

"I don't mind." Eva put her hand under my chin and made me look up. "Look all you want."

So I did. I stood up and she trapped me between her and the sink. Then, she took off her bra and I looked some more. She leaned in and kissed me, taking my hand and placing it on her breast.

I was lost in a haze of kisses and boobs and didn't realize she had taken off my shirt and bra too while we were making out. It was like magic because I don't even remember her doing that. Our chests were pressed against each other and it felt so good.

Eva started squeezing my right boob, so I did the same for her. We were getting pretty intense after a while and I was getting really worked up. It would be so easy to have sex with her right here but I didn't want to do that in some stranger's bathroom. If I was going to have lady sex with Eva, I wanted it to be more special than this. I mean, not cheesy special with roses and stuff but at least a room where people didn't pee and poop.

I kissed her some more and I started to wonder about what I was. I pulled back and asked her something that I've been thinking a lot about lately. "Do you think I'm a lesbian?"

Eva giggled and kissed my cheek. "Shouldn't you know that?"

"That's the problem, I don't know. Like, Santana says I'm not but here I am making out with you, half naked and squeezing your boobs and really, really liking it. But, at the same time, I made out with this guy a couple of weeks ago and really liked that too. So I don't know. Do you know what you are?"

"I think so." Eva reached for her bra and shirt and put it back on. "I'm here making out with you but last week I was making out with Jason Watson. Both enjoyable sessions. Though, you're way better."

I smiled and thanked her while getting dressed. "So what does that mean?"

"I'm pretty sure I'm Bi, but who knows," Eva said shrugging her shoulders, "Maybe I'm not and I'm just exploring. Besides, we're teenagers! We're not supposed to know everything yet."

I nodded, slowing feeling a little better about everything. "I don't know anything."

"No one does, Brittany." Eva looked in the mirror and made sure she looked good. "Don't let your friend tell you what you are or what you aren't. If you like boys and girls, then you're Bisexual. Or if you just like girls, then be a lesbian. Or, shit, fuck labels. Be with who you want and do what you want and don't try to label it."

I suddenly felt like I had stepped out of the sauna and could breath again. What Eva just said was exactly what I needed to hear. "I like that last part. It doesn't feel so stuffy to breath anymore."

"I don't know what that means, but I'm glad I could help." She kissed me again and we ended up really getting into it again. She really was a great kisser. When we pulled back, she took my hand and led me to the door. "Come on, let's go back and hope your friends haven't passed out."

"Oh shit!" I had been totally enjoying my lady kisses I had forgotten about everyone. Eva opened the door and right there, was Santana and Puck.

"You guys were in there a long time," Santana said, almost growling, "What were you doing?"

Puck clapped his hand and laughed. "Well done Pierce!"

"We were discussing world events," Eva said with a big smile, "Bathroom is all yours."

Santana kept looking at me, her eyes were so narrow that I wasn't sure if she could still see me. She was making fists with her hands and clenching her jaw and I worried that if she kept doing that she'd have to wear one of those mouth guards. "You should go to the dentist," I told her.

"What?" Santana looked really confused.

"Nothing," I said, "Hey, did you see Rachel and everyone else? Are they OK?"

"I'm not their babysitter," Santana said, "How the hell should I know?"

I groaned and grabbed Eva's hand. "Come on."

I didn't look back at Santana or let my self think of what she and Puck were going to do in that bathroom. When we got back to the main room, no one was where I had left them. "Shit."

"We'll find them," Eva said.

We found Kurt in the kitchen, standing on the table and giving fashion advice to some of the girls. Rachel was out in the yard acting out some play. Mercedes was by the DJ trying to take over the music. Finally, we found Tina passed out in a nook under the stairs. Eva helped me gather everyone and get them out the door to the front yard. We had to carry Tina between us. "Let's go home guys."

"BEST PARTY EVER!" Kurt yelled.

Before we started walking, I spotted Santana by the door. I smiled at her and waved with my free hand. I thought she would go back in the house but she jogged to us.

"What happened?" she asked.

"Tina passed out," I said, "We're leaving."

Santana looked at Rachel who was twirling and singing. "She's too drunk to drive."

"I know," I said, "I'll drive us home once I stop feeling buzzed."

"You all can hangout at my house," Eva offered.

Santana rolled her eyes. "How nice of you," she said but I knew she didn't mean that in a nice way.

"Tina's heavy," I said. I wanted to leave before Santana and Eva got in a fight. I did not need that right now. "I'll see later, OK?"

"Britt…." Santana sighed and I felt like she wanted to say more, but she looked over at Eva, so she didn't. "Never mind. I'll call you tomorrow."

"OK."

Eva and I got everyone to her house and inside without any major drama. We all went to the living room and collapsed on the two big couches. "We're going to wake your parents."

"They're out of town," Eva said, "So you guys can stay the night. I'll go get blankets and pillows for everyone. I have extra clothes too."

"Thanks Eva."

When she was gone, I took everyone's phones and texted their parents that they were staying over each other's houses so they wouldn't worry. By the time Eva came back, everyone was practically asleep on the couches.

"Wake up and put these on," I told everyone through my yawn.

Mercedes responded with "Hmmph"

Twenty minutes later, everyone was dressed. Including Tina who hadn't woken up even a little when we were changing her.

"Thanks Eva, you're super nice for this," I said.

"No problem," she said, "I'm going up to my room. Do you want to come with me? Just to sleep, I promise."

My heart started beating really fast and I got a tingle in my stomach. I had never slept in the same bed with anyone but Santana. If I went with Eva, it would almost feel like cheating. That was dumb though because Santana and I weren't even together. "Umm, it's OK. I'll stay down here in case they need something. Like a bucket."

Eva laughed softly and gave me a kiss. "I'll see you in the morning."

When she was gone, I laid on the floor on the bed of blankets I had made and tried to go to sleep. Tonight went a lot better than I thought. One good thing that happened was that I found out I didn't have to label myself as anything. That was totally worth going to this party. I was almost asleep when Rachel started singing.

"Shut up Rachel!" Kurt shouted and everything was quiet again.

###

The next morning, everyone except me woke up with a hangover. I found out that if I ate a big dinner before a party, I could drink and not get sick the next day. I probably should have told everyone that since I'm sure this was the first time they had drank any alcohol.

Eva had made us all breakfast and after, everyone felt a little better.

"I'm never drinking again," Rachel groaned.

"Ah, the good old empty promise," Eva laughed, "You'll be fine Rachel and I bet you'll be drinking again in no time."

"No way!" Rachel said.

"I feel like throwing up but also hungry," Tina moaned, "I just wanna go back to sleep."

"You slept for like 10 hours," I said, "You'll all be fine by dinner time."

"How the hell are you not sick, Brittany?" Mercedes asked. She was hunched over her plate of eggs and bacon, slowly chewing.

I shrugged my shoulders. "This isn't my first Rodeo Drive."

Rachel drank the last of her water and tried to compose herself. Her hair was all over the place and she had really dark circles under her eyes. I was glad none of the popular kids were here to see the Glee kids looking like hot messes because they'd bully them forever.

"Eva," Rachel said, "Thank you for your hospitality. It's greatly appreciated. And, while you're a great host, I believe it's time for us to get going. It's almost noon and we need to get home before our parents send out an Amber Alert."

Eva grinned and it made her look very pretty. She looked like she hadn't been partying the night before and had gotten all her beauty sleep. "You're welcome Rachel," she said, "And you all are fun people and I hope we can hang out again. Are you guys cheerleaders?"

Kurt almost choked on his water. "God no. We're on the bottom of the social ladder. Glee Club."

Eva looked surprised and I waited for her to tease them or even kick them out. But she didn't.

"Cool," Eva said, "I wish I could sing but I sound like a crying cat."

"Vocal Adrenaline is our toughest competition," Rachel said, "You should come out next time we compete against them."

"That would be fun," Eva said, "I'd totally cheer for you guys. Vocal Adrenaline are a bunch of dicks."

"They sure are," Mercedes said. She finished up the last of her food and got up. "Thanks Eva. But Rachel's right, we should all go. I really need my bed right now."

I was a little disappointed we were leaving already, but I did need to get home. It took us another hour before we were out the door. Everyone thanked Eva again and headed to the car but I stayed behind for just a bit longer.

"It sucks we live so far away," I said. We were standing by the stairs and she was holding my hand.

"It's not that far," Eva said, "But considering both of us is without an automobile at the moment, that makes it pretty hard to hang out." I was surprised by that news since the neighborhood was pretty fancy and all the houses were pretty big. "I know, rich girl without a car is weird. My parents are firm believers in not spoiling their kids. If I want a car, I have to save up."

"Sounds like may parents," I said. I squeezed her hand and swung it back and forth a little. "So we're friends right? This isn't going to be, like, weird is it?"

Eva smiled and shook her head. "Don't worry, I don't have any weird ideas that we're going out or anything. It is what it is. Let's call ourselves…umm, friends-who-make-out-at-parties."

"Awesome!" I heard Rachel honk the horn and knew it was time to leave. "I gotta go. I'll talk to you later. And thanks for clearing up the whole labels thing." I leaned in and kissed her one more time before heading out to the car.

It wasn't until we were halfway home that I remembered to check my phone. I had three voicemails and seven texts from Santana.

-tbc-

A/N: Thanks for the support. I haven't decided if I'm going to add the other parts to this story and just make a long one or split them into three different ones. Any preference?