I never really thought about how this party would go. Would everything be ok? Would a fight break out? Everyone from Easton was invited. Even the freshmen. Noelle kept saying she was doing them a big favor. I would just laugh and ask about this whole Amberly thing. She told me a few days ago that the day we got back from break, she would start spreading the word more. Then talk the Crom into kicking her out saying, Billings is a junior and senior dorm. Only. It was 12 in the afternoon now, and I just got out of bed. Josh was nowhere in site. So I brushed my teeth, and then walked downstairs to find him. "Josh?" I shouted. There was someone on the couch in the living room. I walked through the kitchen and looked over from the back of the couch.

"Hunter?" I whispered to myself. I knew it was him. It didn't look like the back of Josh's head. I went into upstairs quickly, and quietly. I found Josh in his studio; he was working on a painting.

"Josh?" I asked him.

He turned around and a smile lit up his face. "Hey, good morning." He came up and gave me a quick kiss on the lips, paintbrush between us.

"Good morning." I smiled when he pulled away. I put my left hand on my right elbow. "Hey, did you know Hunter's still here?" I asked him. He stopped moving, painting, maybe even breathing.

"What?"

"He's downstairs on the couch."

"Son of a…" I couldn't hear him anymore because he was out of the room. I hesitated then followed him downstairs.

"Hunter you have to go!" I heard Josh shout. I practically ran with all of my might down the stairs.

"My stuff is here, and your mother said I could stay." He smirked.

"Yeah, a week ago!"

"So what?"

"So, I don't want you here! Now go." Josh practically shouted. "How many times do I have to tell you?"

"Uh, I'm not going." Hunter shouted. And went back to relaxing on the couch.

Just then, as if it was timed, the door burst open. And Hunter's mom was storming in. "Hunter!" She shouted on the top of her lungs.

"Holy shit." Hunter gasped. Then he scrambled up off the couch and to his feet. 'Yeah?"

"Hunter! Get your sorry ass over here!" She shouted. "I heard what happened last night!"

"Oh shit." He swore again and practically ran to her. "Nothing happened last night; it was like she attacked me."

"Yeah right, get you stuff we're leaving."

"Bitch." He said to her. A little gasp escaped me throat. He stormed upstairs and I went in the kitchen. Hunter was quickly out the front door with his bags. After his mom apologized a billion times. When they where gone, I opened the fridge, suddenly feeling hungry.

Josh came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. He kissed my neck up to my cheek. I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder. I closed the fridge door, not interested in anything in it. I turned around and faced Josh.

"Hey." I kissed him on the lips. I pulled away, but Josh gently took my face and kissed me again. He backed me up against the fridge. His body pressed up against mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. When he finally pulled away, I blinked open my heavy eyelids.

"Hey." He smiled. "So when do we have to leave for this party?" He looked at me. Still against the fridge.

"Well, I have to leave 2 hours early. You can just leave at 9." I told him.

"So 7 for you, and 9 for me?" He clarified.

"Yeah."

"Well, it is currently 12:20?" He said as if it was a question; he smiled and then said, "That means I have what? 6 and ½ more hours with you?"

"Yes you do." I smiled.

"Well what are we going to do with all that time?" Josh asked still up against me. He rested his forehead on mine.

"How about we—" His lips cut me off from finishing my sentence. I immediately kissed him back. And we where kissing all the way to the couch. I lay down on top of him. Just laughing, talking, and kissing. It was a great way to spend the morning. Before we knew it, it was already two. So I got up, and went upstairs to show Josh my new dress.

Yes a new one. Noelle stopped by that morning to drop it off. Her story was that she was on her way to her tailor, and then her limo passed a Jessica McClintock store in the city. She demanded for a halt and she went in the store. Where she found our dresses. And she went to the store next door, Mori Lee, and purchased her dress.

"I was just in love." She said as she handed me the hook with a dress on it, and a cover on the dress. I wasn't even up yet, and Josh answered the door. But I had to say, it was the most beautiful dress ever. It was a satin dress, with a square neck. There was netting under the dress, and a gold bow that went under my chest. There were little gold designs on the top, above the bow. Below the bow, was a short lift bubble skirt. The whole dress was white. And absolutely to die for. She even dropped off this shampoo that she said would help me hair.

She said, "I want you to look perfect. We've been working our asses off for this party. And we can't have two beautiful girls and a pretty girl in a beautiful dress. Don't get me wrong, you are beautiful. But, we've got to even you out with the dress."

I just rolled my eyes, and didn't take it as an insult. She quickly left because she had to go give Kiran her dress.

"Enjoy," She smiled and waved before leaving. I was still standing there, with the dress, when she was gone. I then rushed upstairs and tried to find the perfect shoes. I found myself searching my closet for the gold heels that would go great with the dress. Something from Noelle's pocket, and from Kiran's closet. I smiled at myself and placed the shoes on the little bench at the end of the bed. Then I went back to sleep.

"Come on!" I smiled his hand in mine. I started to lead him upstairs.

"I'm coming!" He chuckled. We finally made it up to the room. I opened the closet and walked in. Then unzipped the bag and revealed the white and gold dress.

Josh came up and wrapped his arms around my waist. His cheek brushed over the side of the top of my head.

"That's a beautiful dress."

"Thanks." I admired the gold designs on the top. And the gold bow. It was beautiful.

"But I think you are way more beautiful than that dress." I could feel him smiling. I turned around in him arms like what I did earlier today. It was as if this was his favorite thing to do. Come up from behind me and put his arms around me.

I reached my neck up and kissed him. "So, how much longer do we have?"

"I don't know what time is it?" He asked.

"Wait! What are you wearing to the party?" I asked him.

"The same thing I wear to every party." He smiled. "A tux."

"That works. Is that what the other guys are wearing?" I asked.

"Yeah, but I think I'll shed the jacket later, because I really get annoyed with it." He said, lifting my hand and kissing it.

"Have you talked to Trey?" I asked. Bringing up the Astrid thing.

"Uh, yeah." He sighed, dropped my hand, but still held on to it. "He's getting better."

"That's good." I sighed. I haven't talked to Astrid in a while. She was supposed to be at a friends or something like that. I completely forgot. I was just hoping that she would be at the party tonight.

"I know he's coming tonight. I think he's going to take her back." Josh said, breaking me out of my thoughts.

"That's good." I repeated. I looked down at my feet before I left to go in the other room. I sat down on the bed. Josh followed me and sat next to me. I lay down while I said, "I should have been here that night. Then I would have been with Astrid the whole time. And she wouldn't have been attacked by Hunter." It was all true.

Josh quickly leaned back and placed me in his arms, and gave me a firm hug. "Don't say that. It's not true." He said in my hair. "It just showed how much of a dick Hunter is."

"But Astrid—"

"Is fine. It's not like he killed her." Josh pointed out. I hid my face in his strong chest. Not wanting to think about it. Kill. It's such a powerful word to me now. To kill someone.

"Are you ok?" Josh asked, looking down at me.

"I really don't know." I replied. That was true also, I didn't know. And I didn't know if it was all going to be ok. If I was always going to be ok. Or if Josh was always going to be ok. Or my family, friends, it's horrible to think about. I never would know when someone's going to turn psycho and try killing them. I won't know.

But that might not be how they die. Maybe only how I die. No. No, don't think about it. You're not going to die anytime soon Reed. You're going to be ok. Stop depressing yourself.

Josh still held me. As if it was the most natural thing, he could ever do. And it was. That's what made it so nice. "I love you." I whispered to him. I looked up into his eyes.

"I love you too, Reed." He told me. He kissed my head. "Always have. And I always will."

I nodded and rested my head on his chest again. We seemed to lay there for hours. Watching the time fly by. Whispering things to each other. As if we said anything above that, someone would catch us. This didn't matter. Really. I think it was a good way to spend New Years Eve. But at five, I decided to leave him arms and get ready.

There was a big party ahead of us.

Ughh, I hate this chapter beyond belief! I'm having serious writers block. And I'm like fearing updating. But this is horrible! I'm not going to update until later this week, let's hope the block goes away. But I'm trying my best to get something out for my Clique story. I'm sorry. This chapter is like happy-ish in the beginning and then depressing-ish at the end. It's because I was happy the other day I typed the beginning, which I think was this morning. And then homework came along. I had to either read or watch the movie; Diary of Anne Frank. And I cried, of course, and I'm kinda in a depressed mood. But it was a great film. I loved it. :] so I was inspired to write some. But idk. maybe a 3 hour long movie caused writers block after a while...

hm. Well i'm sorry for the crap of a chapter! Really. lol

review if you aren't disgusted with this like I am. :/

-Lauren