Okay so I made a tiny mistake. Next chapter will be the better one I will upload tonight.

29. Friday Night Parties. I.

Friday morning at the crack of dawn Minnie woke me up. While one of us showered the other started to bring up the booze bottles, than the other one would do the same thing. I thought about it while I was in the shower about how sad it is that we have to hide it all instead of keeping the bottles down here. Just say its for a party. But Minnie never wanted to take a chance about having a teenager in the house with booze and the social people thinking I could take it. I'm not stupid.

Once we finished hiding everything in a family trunk Minnie's fifth great-grandfather bought from England on a trip; we had breakfast and then I was on my way to school. Lark texted me.

Party tonight at this chick named Rhonda's house, wanna go?

That was the party Minnie was going to. I had plans with Ryder until nine because he had to go home and sleep for a dyslexic doctors check up. I texted back.

Sure, meet you there at 10.

When I arrived at school I sat in the Glee room waiting for Ryder. He came in a short time after me and we talked until Mr. Schue came in to discuss National's to us and the songs we were going to sing in L.A. After that we went off to classes and Ryder walked me to mine.

"So any plans after we cancel that stupid short date?" He asked me.

"Minnie invited me to this party." I said. "I might go."

"What? Like one of those adult tea parties?" He asked me.

"No, more like... I don't know, Project X." I said. Ryder stopped in his tracks. "I mean I'm not going to drink or whatever, just go and hang there for a while."

He still didn't move. He looked at me like I was joking and waiting for me to say that I was joking. "Rhonda? Is the host name Rhonda?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Damnit. Lark said you were going but I thought he was lying." Ryder told me. "He said he invited you."

Crap.

"Yeah, okay, he invited me. But I just said I'm not going to party hard like that. Just look around."

"Why would you lie to me?" He asked, very hurt.

"I'm still friends with Lark." I admitted. Ryder rolled his eyes. "See, this is why I didn't tell you! I was friends with him before he got like this Ryder!" I snapped.

"I have known him longer than you Marley!" Ryder yelled. "He's an idiot! He's gone downhill and I don't give a shit if he says he is getting his life on track! He's just going to go downhill again and I don't want you to end up the same way!"

"I am NOT going to end up the SAME WAY!" I yelled at Ryder. I threw his hand down and away from mine. "I am NOT LIKE LARK!"

Ryder sighed and rubbed his forehead for a few minutes, cooling himself off this way. Finally he took a giant breathe and relaxed. "Don't lie to me." Ryder said a little bit strictly. "Don't you ever lie to me again. Especially if it's about Lark."

"So your okay with me going to the party?" I asked. "And I'm going with Minnie, she isn't going until 10. And when I leave with her it's with Minnie, not Lark."

Ryder nodded. "Just text me when you get there, a few times during and when you are leaving. Promise?" He asked.

I smiled. I stood on my tip-toes and placed a kiss on his lips. "I promise."

Whoops, what is going to happen at the party!?