Chapter Seven

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It's Saturday today. I'm actually looking forward to tonight. Laura always throws great parties when her folks are away on business. It's gonna be awesome!

I get up and go downstairs. My mom is at work- she's in the middle of a really serious case and hasn't been around lately-my sister is at a friend's house and my brother and Justin are in the living room playing COB or COD or whatever that stupid game is called. I walk in and drop myself on the chaise. God I am tired.

"Hey Mads" Justin smiles at me.

"Hey" I smile back. Jeez I think I love him. I've gotten to know him over the past few days even more and I seriously can't stop thinking about him, and it's become less awkward since I pushed back that night to the back of my mind.

My brother doesn't even acknowledge I walked into the room; he keeps his eyes glued to the screen.

"You hyped about the party tonight?" I asked Justin

"Yeah it's gonna be cool. What you gonna do until tonight?"

"Nothing really. Cassie, Annie, Nathan and his girlfriend are coming round. I think we're just gonna hang by the pool. What you gonna do? Have you got plans or do you want to hang out too?"

"No boyfriend huh?"

"Um... no he's busy."

"Oh ok, then yeah I'll hang out. Chris and Nick are coming round too if that's cool." He answers back giving me a huge smile I have to return. Oh so he made some friends. Obviously, do I want him to be a loner!

"Yep, that's totally fine."

He continues his game while I look at him discretely. He is so hot. He's already dressed and he's wearing a plain white v-neck shirt with black skinny jeans with that dog tag necklace he always wears. It then hit me that I still hadn't got dressed or brushed my hair. I must look like death with my untamed bed hair. Embarrassed I got up and went to my room. My friends will be here in a half hour anyway.

I put on my favourite bikini. A blue two piece from Victoria's Secret and threw on some denim shorts and a loose black tank top. As I was putting on my Abercrombie flip flips the doorbell rang. Perfect timing. I put my hair into a messy bun and went to answer the door. Cassie and Annie are standing there ready to do some sunbathing with Chris, Nick and Nathan and his girlfriend just walking up the drive.

"Hey guys" Justin calls out from behind me. Crap he scared me.

We all pile in and out through the patio doors to the pool.

"K, I'm outta here. I'll be round Drake's if you need me" my brother says quickly before kissing me on the forehead and leaving.

We all strip off to our bathing suits and the guys jump into the pool. Me Annie, Cassie and Nathan's girlfriend lie on the loungers, ready to catch some rays before the party.

"So Mads, what's the deal with you and Justin?" Cassie whispers to me.

"Nothing" I blush. "Don't forget I have a boyfriend."

"Yeah but he's an ass. You know Justin would treat you better. He really likes you."

"Yeah and it's obvious you like him." Nathan's girlfriend chips in.

"Guys, shut up. I don't like him!" I knew that wasn't true but I wasn't going to let them know that.

"Ok then. If that's what you want us to believe!" Annie smirks and continues reading her magazine.

I can't be bothered to answer them, so I just close my eyes and relax in the hot Californian sun.

Suddenly I feel two wet arms wrap around me and pick me up. Before I know it Nathan is throwing me in the pool.

"NATHAN!" I scream at him when I resurface. I can't be bothered to get back at him so I just stay in the water giving him death stares. He just smirks at me. Again I feel arms wrap around my legs and pull me under the water then pull me back up again. I open my eyes once I'm above the water again to see Justin right in front of my face. He has his arms wrapped around my waist holding me so I'm not touching the bottom, our bodies touching. We stare at each other for a while before I get myself together. I push away from him and get out.

"That wasn't funny!" I glare at Nathan and Justin before giggling and throwing myself back down onto the deck chair to dry myself off.

With a few hours until the party, us girls go upstairs to take showers and get ourselves ready. Once we're all done we head downstairs to the guys already waiting downstairs. Cassie looks stunning wearing a sequin bodycon minidress, and Annie and Nathan's girlfriend also look gorgeous. Annie is wearing some leather leggings with a massively oversized white Pink Floyd shirt and some peeptoe booties and killer jewellery. She's so lucky she can pull the 'rock chick' look off. Nathan's girlfriend is wearing a loose floral dress with a large black belt at the waist and some killer black platforms. Her stunning platinum hair falls perfectly down to her shoulders really complimenting her outfit. I have decided on a black bodycon panel high-waisted skirt with a loose cream racerback tank with bead detailing on the front, which I paired with my favorite black 6 inch Louboutin heels. Hard to walk in but I sure could dance in them!

When we get to the bottom of the stairs the guys wolf whistle as a joke before Nathan sweeps his girlfriend up into a kiss. Justin comes over to me and whispers that I looked amazing. I couldn't help but blush, which he noticed because he smirked, but I keep myself focused, telling myself that I will see Ethan in a bit.

Nathan was driving us to the party. So we all piled into his car. Unfortunately there wasn't enough seats for all of us so I somehow ending up sitting on Justin's lap. His hand dangerously far up my thigh.

We arrive at the party at about 9. We can already hear the music blaring out of the windows and the floor vibrating to the beat. I'm surprised the police haven't been called, but I guess it'll be ok because her road has pretty much a party every night.

I walk into the kitchen looking for Ethan, hugging some friends along the way and spot him by the counter island drinking a beer and flirting with a blonde with her huge boobs spilling out of her dress and her dress so short that you can see her underwear. I suddenly feel really hurt. It's not like he hasn't done this before, which by the way I am never happy with, but the last time he did it he said he would never do it again because he hated to see me hurt and upset. So much for that fucking idea. I storm up to him and pull him away from the blonde bimbo.

"Heeey baaaby!" He slurs his words; obviously he's had more than just the one beer, and rams his lips to mine. Sticking his tongue down my throat, which is absolutely disgusting as he tastes foul, like beer mixed with tobacco and weed. Most of the time I feel he doesn't even like me and that he's just using me for his physical pleasure because sex is the only thing he wants to do when we're alone. I push him away and storm off to find some of my friends. I can't find anyone except Justin. He's sitting on a couch sipping his drink and talking to a girl I faintly recognise from our grade. I sit down next to him sighing loudly and wait for him to finish his conversation. He notices that it's me and quickly finishes. He turns to me and offers me his drink. I take a sip. It's quite nice, like some sweet sugary drink although you can still takes the pure alcohol in there.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Nothing."

"Come on, I can tell something's wrong what is it?"

I sign deeply again before telling him what just happened.

"He's a jerk, don't get upset over him. He's not worth him. He doesn't deserve you." He leans in really close about to kiss me when a drunken Laura comes up to us and tells me she just saw Ethan go upstairs with that blonde he was talking to before.

I get up to go and find him, thoughts running through my mind, confusing my emotions, but Justin pulls my arm and stops me from moving.

"Don't' go after him you'll just upset yourself. Stay here."

"No, I have to see this for my self."

I run upstairs to find Ethan, sub consciously knowing what I'm going to find him doing, but secretly hoping he is helping that blonde puke in the restroom or something, but instead find him naked in bed with that dumb blonde, confirming my suspicions. His naked ass thrusting into her. It makes me want to throw up. I feel a lump grow in my throat before I burst into tears and run into the bathroom. I stay there for a while until I have stopped crying. I let myself out of the bathroom and got down to the kitchen to get myself a drink. I grab a bottle of the most alcoholic drink I can find and take a big gulp. The cold liquid running down my throat seems to numb the pain so I keep drinking. I know I'm going to get completely fucked but I don't care. I keep drinking until I can't feel anything. I stumble over to the nearest coach before passing out cold.

I wake up to feel Justin carrying me out the door before blanking out again.