Ah, I'm sorry. I haven't updated this in so long. I got caught up with school & other things, then I started writing some other stuff. I really want to finish this story though because I like it, and I won't rush through it either to get an ending out because I HATE it when author's do that. So, bear with me :)
"Make good decisions for Thanksgiving Eve!" our favorite religion teacher told us before the bell rang, signaling the beginning of Thanksgiving break, and our favorite holiday – Thanksgiving Eve.
"Good decisions go out the window the moment I step out of this building," Camille said as we walked toward her car.
"Good decisions went out the window when you tackled a girl over a shirt on Black Friday shopping," Stephanie said.
"I was 10, and that shirt would have made her look like a cow. I was saving her from a fashion disaster."
"Where are we going tonight?" Carlos asked, changing the subject. We were all going back to my house to figure out our plans for tonight, since it is the biggest party night of the year.
"Epic," James and Camille said at the same time.
"Why don't we just stay in and play Pictionary?" Logan suggested, which earned a dirty look from all of us.
"Or we can go to Epic and watch Jo embarrass herself again," Kendall said. I glared at him before punching him in the gut. "Ow!"
"I'll puke on you this time."
"You're such a bitch," he said as he put me in a headlock. I tried smacking him away, but it didn't work. Our friends, who were laughing at the two of us, suddenly became quiet and Kendall's grip loosened when someone's throat cleared.
"Kendall," I heard a nasty voice said. When I stood up and turned around, I saw Mercedes.
"Oh, I thought it got a bit chillier," I said and rolled my eyes at the girl.
"What's up, Mercedes," Kendall said, kissing her quickly on the cheek.
"You're coming to Epic with me and my friends tonight, right?" she asked as she gestured toward the girls standing next to her.
"Uh, I was planning on going there with my friends and I figured we'd just meet each other there."
"No," she said and stomped her foot. "You're supposed to come with me."
"Uh-oh," Carlos said quietly, leaning toward me to whisper in my ear. "I think this is going to be good for us, but bad for Kendall."
"Why am I supposed to go with you?" Kendall asked.
"Because you're my boyfriend!"
"Poor kid," I said and laughed.
"What was that, Taylor?" Mercedes said and glared at me.
"I said poor kid. I'm sure you heard me correctly; you just wanted to see if I would take back what I said," I told her and smiled widely at her.
"I-I," she stuttered before she regained her composure. "You're just jealous I finally got Kendall."
"Oh yes, so jealous, you caught me. I spend my nights staring out my windows wishing I could be with him," I said sarcastically. "He'll meet you at Epic tonight. End of discussion."
"Thank you," Kendall said before walking away from Mercedes.
Camille and Stephanie came by my house to get ready for the club since the boys were at Kendall's and we were all taking a cab together. Stephanie was lying on my bed, flipping through a magazine as Camille was straightening my hair in my bathroom.
"Jo, plan on getting white girl wasted again this year?" Stephanie asked while laughing.
"Well, when you put it like that," I said and laughed.
"Let's just make sure the throw up ends up in the toilet this time," Camille said. The doorbell rang and Stephanie went up to get it, since she was already ready. "Tonight's going to be interesting."
"That's for sure," I said as I heard my front door slam followed by a loud cheer.
"Party at the Taylor residence!" I heard James yell and Carlos began to cheer even louder.
"Better get downstairs before things are broken," I said.
I got up from the stool and grabbed my favorite black heels with the rhinestone-covered heels from the foot of my bed. I was wearing a short, black bandage skirt and a ruffle-y, white tank top.
"Jo, I'll pay for that," I heard Carlos say as I reached the bottom step. "It's only a plate."
"God, Carlos you're a disaster," I said as I picked up the broken plate and Logan swept up the smaller pieces. "Listen everyone. We can drink, as long as nothing else breaks. Got it?"
"Got it," everyone said.
"Good, let the party begin."
I walked over to Kendall, who was sitting on one of the stools in my kitchen.
"So, you could have invited Mercedes to come with us," I said, and he gave me a strange look. "I mean, she's your girlfriend and I'm supposed to be your best friend so I'll suck it up and deal with the bitch for you."
"Thanks, but I didn't want her to come with us," Kendall said as he took a sip of his beer. "She's too all over me. I just wanted to chill with my friends without having to deal with her."
"You're such a caring boyfriend," I said sarcastically and laughed. "If you were my boyfriend and you pulled this shit, I'd kick your ass."
"If I was your boyfriend, I wouldn't be pulling this shit," Kendall said and I felt my eyes widen in shock at what he said. "Besides, you told her I was going with you guys."
"Because it was in the heat of the moment, I don't like her," I said and shrugged.
"Cabs are here!" Carlos yelled out and Kendall helped me off the stool as we all walked into the cab.
By the time we reached Epic, we were already tipsy. Kendall helped me keep my balance as we walked into the club together through the VIP access.
"Kendall, you're my best friend," I said as I hugged him. I heard him chuckle as he helped me take off my coat so I could check it.
"You're my best friend too, Jo."
"Let's get another drink!" I said excitedly. We walked over to the bar together, where Kendall ordered us shots.
"You can't get me drunk and take advantage of me, you know," I said after we took the first shot. "You have a girlfriend."
"Yeah, yeah," he said and waved me off. "Just keep drinking. I wanna see you throw up on someone."
"You're not funny, Knight."
"You know I am."
After three more shots with Kendall and two more drinks, I was extremely buzzed. I was dancing on the table in our VIP area that we bought as Camille and Logan were making out in the corner and Stephanie and Carlos were dancing. James was on the prowl on the dance floor, and Kendall was sitting on the couch.
"Jo, get off the table before you fall," he said as he pulled on my leg. "Your legs are so smooth."
"I shaved them," I said stupidly as I climbed off the table and onto the couch. "Let's dance!"
"What if Mercedes comes?"
"She won't be here until like two in the morning. It's still early," I said as I stood up and pulled on Kendall's arm. "Come dance with me," I whined.
"Fine," he said.
We walked down to the dance floor together and squeezed ourselves between the crowd of people. He grabbed my hips and brought my back against his chest. We danced to the rhythm of the music, my behind grinding against his groin. I'm sure if people didn't know us, they would have thought we were together and not just two best friends who were completely trashed.
After dancing for a while, I was sweating and I couldn't feel my legs. Kendall helped me as I stumbled up the stairs on our way back to the VIP area. He sat down and I fell down on top of him, and ended up straddling him.
"You're my best friend," I said sleepily as I wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder.
"You're mine too," he said as I felt him stroke my hair. "You'll always be the most important girl in my life."
"Besides your mom and Katie."
"Yes," he chuckled. "Just rest, Jo. I got you."
"What the hell is going on here?" I heard a loud voice yell, and suddenly I was thrown onto the floor.
"Mercedes, it's not what it looks like," Kendall said calmly. He sounded more annoyed then worried that his girlfriend just caught us in a compromising position, even though nothing happened.
"Oh, so that bitch wasn't straddling you and you weren't pushing her off, instead you told her she's the most important girl in your life?"
"Besides his mom and Katie," I added, clearly not helping the situation at all.
"Okay, so it's exactly what it looks like," he said and sighed. "Look, she's drunk and someone needs to watch her."
"She'll be fine here by herself. I'm here now, you're staying with me," Mercedes said.
"No, I'm her best friend and I'm sorry but she comes first. I'm going to take her home," he said before picking me up and carrying me bridal style out of the club.
"I think I got too white girl wasted," I mumbled to Kendall's chest as we waited for a cab. The bouncers called one for us right away, since they found it sweet Kendall was doing the right thing.
"I think so too. Just rest," he said and kissed my forehead before I fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up in what I thought was my bed, until I saw all the boy stuff around the room.
"What happened last night?" I asked as I sat up slowly, trying to keep my head from pounding harder than it already was. Kendall, being Kendall, already had aspirin and water on the bedside table for me.
"Typical Jo Taylor Thanksgiving Eve," he said and laughed.
"One year, I will come home sober and remember everything."
"Yeah, okay," he scoffed. "Last night Mercedes showed up when you were on top of me."
"On top of you? Doing what exactly?"
"Oh, you know," he said trailing off.
"I'd hit you if I didn't think I'd throw up."
"You were just resting, nothing happened. Scouts honor."
"I'm never going to hear the end of this one from your bitch of a girlfriend," I said as I slowly got out of his bed. "Thank you for last night, Kendall. I don't know what I did to deserve you as my best friend."
"Not sure what you did either," he said and smirked. "You're going by Logan's for Thanksgiving later?"
"Yeah, I'll see you there."
I quietly left Kendall's house and snuck into my own. I walked up my stairs and crashed on my bed. I didn't wake up again until it was two in the afternoon and my mom was knocking on my door.
"Sweetie, are you awake yet?"
"Somewhat," I said as I sat up, headache finally gone.
"We're leaving by four to go to the Mitchell's house for dinner."
"I'll be ready."
As I let my hair straightener heat up, I grabbed my phone and saw the amount of text messages I had. I opened one from Camille that asked how I was feeling, Stephanie's text was the same. I scrolled down a bit further and saw the mass text that got sent to me by Kendall. I opened it and almost dropped my phone.
'We're in deep shit,' Kendall had written under a picture of the two of us from last night. I was on top of him and his hands were resting dangerously close to my bottom. I groaned as I placed my head in my hands, the idea of all the problems that that one picture was going to cause was not helping my hangover.
"Jo! Are you almost ready to leave?" my mom called up the stairs, causing me to jump.
"Five more minutes!" I said as I ran the straightener through my hair quickly. I looked at my outfit in the mirror – leggings with heels and a giant sweater – before running into my bedroom to grab my purse and head downstairs.
"The Taylor's are here!" Mrs. Mitchell exclaimed as she opened the door for us and let us in. "So good to see you."
"You too," I said and forced a smile on my face as I scanned the room for Kendall.
"They're in the living room," she told me and I all but ran in.
"We need to talk," I said to Kendall as I pulled him off the couch and we went into the bathroom for privacy. I took out my phone and opened the picture. "What are we gonna do? I'm going to look like the school whore because I'm the reason you left Mercedes that night."
"Don't worry about it. Everyone knows how much of a lightweight you are. You fell, which you did, and you were about to get up when Mercedes came over. She just had bad timing."
"Kendall," I sighed as I looked up at him. He placed his hands on my shoulders and kissed my forehead gently.
"No one's going to talk about you, I promise. I meant what I said, you're the most important girl in my life, Jo."
"Behind your mom and Katie," I said and smiled as I hugged him.
"I think it's a three-way tie," I heard him whisper.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I have some of the next done, I just have to re-read it because I don't remember exactly what I wrote lol.
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