Chapter 2

Dean and Clark experiment with Spike's alcohol.

Spike wasn't expecting any visitors but now at his door was both Dean Parker and Clark Lane. 'Uncle' Spike had forgotten that he promised to help them with their science experiment; after all he graduated high school when he was sixteen. The boys were hoping for something explosive but not harmful. After completing the assigned project, somehow the topic turned into how to shotgun a beer and how to use a beer bong and the correct ratio of liquors to body weight. Clark was more than willing to participate in an experiment after seeing Spike's full bar and pretty much took advantage of Uncle Spike's already intoxicated brain and somehow convinced "Cool Uncle Spike" to let them take a small sip of drinks with him. Dean helped too citing that, "after all they would need the knowledge when they go to college". Dean knew his dad would never talk to him about drinks or drinking without a lecture.

Spike was blitzed and, wanting to be the best uncle, it only crossed his mind for a fleeting moment that they were under-age. After all he drank under-age, it's considered to be a teenage boy's passage of life. The trick was not to get caught.

They talked about or tried all sorts of drinks. Dean even used a drinking app on the phone and computer to find drinks to make and Spike would try them. Spike told the boys wild stories about the times when he had got drunk on certain liquors, or the events and people in his life that he associated with the liquors. For example whiskey made him want to cry or feel sad, like tonight; tequila made him horny, like it did last week with that red headed girl from the club; gin made him sick; scotch and bourbon helped with relaxing but made him think about stuff way too much, just like tonight. Beer made him happy go lucky and fruity rum drinks are definitely only for the girls!

Spike's own science experiment had been to formulate drinks that helped him pick up girls, which he discovered to be flavor-infused vodkas and Spike loved the flavors, the girls and the drinks!

The boys were enjoying playing bartender and Uncle Spike was the best host. Spike really didn't realize how many drinks the boys were sneaking until it was too late. The experiment was a success. All 3 passed out after forgetting the rule, "Beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, have no fear." Most importantly they forgot the number one rule, "Don't get caught".

Their cell phones were being ignored.

When Clark didn't return home by his 11pm curfew and Ed couldn't reach him or Spike, he called Greg. Greg then started to worry as Dean never missed his calls and Spike would always answer Ed's or his calls as Spike feared but loved Ed at the same time.

Greg and Ed both went to Spike's apartment after tracking Clark's phone GPS to there. Ironically, Spike had been the one to install the tracking program for them to use on their teenage boys to check on them without seeming overprotective, after all boys will be boys!

As all the team members had given keys to Greg and Ed to their homes for emergency, Greg used the key given to him to unlock the door after finding Dean's car in the parking lot. They found the door blocked by Spike's body.

Both fathers feared the worst, science experiment gone wrong, wrong chemicals mixed, etc. as they pushed their way in, only to find empty bottles and cans everywhere, shot glasses all over the counters, music playing from the stereo, TV on, water running in both the bathroom and the kitchen sinks and the boys and Spike fast asleep.

Spike was passed out by the front door as if he was trying to keep the boys inside. Clark was on the living room floor with CDs clutched in his hands. Dean was in the bathtub with a bartender's recipe guide book.

Ed was on the verge to wanting to kill Spike by tossing him out the closed window.

Greg was wondering why Spike would allow such action especially with the boys. Why would Spike drink this much?

Spike felt used by the boys as he held his pounding head only half listening to Greg and Ed yelling at him or the boys; his muddled mind wouldn't allow him to follow whom they were talking to. Only one thought was clear in his head. "Probably more people leaving me because of my choices." Spike sighed.