𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙𝗧𝗢𝗣

•••

It wasn't awkward when i woke up wrapped up in Charlie's arms.

I think that's because we both subconsciously decided to pretend that whatever happened last night, the kiss, had never happened in the first place.

We drove back to Sam's place, where everyone else had stayed the night, where we were expected to stay the night. Harvey and the others hitched a ride with someone back there, leaving his car for Charlie and I to drive back in.

On the way back we stopped off at a McDonalds to get everyone a breakfast.

"Can I get you anything else?" The lady spoke through the system.

Charlie looked at me with an eyebrow raised, "do you want anything?"

I shook my head no before sipping on the gatorade that was left in here.

Charlie gave me a pointed look before ordering me the pancakes.

We moved to the next window to pay.

"You just wasted your money by ordering me those pancakes you know" I stated.

"It's never a waste of money if it's for you" Charlie smiled at me before paying using his card.

I just smiled and rolled my eyes.

Cheesy mother fucker.

Once we arrived at Sam's and distributed the food, we all sat gathered in the living room, either on floor on the mattresses that Harvey, Alex and Noah slept on or on the sofas.

To be fair, Noah was still asleep on the floor when we arrived.

"So whats the plan for tonight?" Amber asked, looking around at all of us.

"Theres another halloween party, friend of a friend is throwing it, but it's basically just a free for all" August said.

I think it was mutually agreed we'd all be going there tonight.

I wasn't paying too much attention have any enough input in the conversation, my mind constantly thinking back to last night in the water with Charlie.

If you had told me even just a year ago that this would be my life right now, I probably would have laughed in your face.

I still can't decide if I'm happy or not that it happened, but one thing is for sure, he's definitely a good kisser.

I let an audible sigh, still thinking about the kiss, they way his soft lips met mine in a kiss that was anything but soft and gentle.

Amber shoots me a knowing look and my face turns red with embarrassment seeing that theres other people in the room with me that are now giving me questionable glances but I don't dare look at Charlie, already knowing the smirk that is definitely plastered across his face right now.

Keep it together Nyx

•••

"Honestly Iris you're a life saver" I say whilst being pulled in at waist in her black corset.

"Dont even worry about it, I'm not about to let you re-wear your wet and sandy costume from last night" she smiles at me in the mirror as she stands behind me, now tying the laces of the corset.

"Plus this is such a cute costume, i don't know why i didn't think about it" she says.

It was a black corset with a red A stuck on the front of it, black leather pants and my boots again.

Easy A.

I pat down my now narrowed waist whilst looking in the mirror, she did a good job at the corset tying.

"Here, you can't forget these" she hands me a pair of all black sun glasses.

"A quintessential part of being able to pull on night out" Rain says with a smirk as she was already done getting ready for the night.

"Or just a quintessential part of the costume" i narrow my eyes at her.

"Yeah right, everyone knows you wear sunnies to a party if you want attention Nyx!"

"She's not wrong" Iris buts in.

I pull a face at the both of them for ganging up on me.

"I can hear the guys going ape in the lounge, we should probably leave now before they leave without us" i heard Rain say even though I wasn't looking at her but at the framed photo of the whole lot of us on the desk.

Even though it wasn't that long ago, i looked so young in the photo, Charlie looked a little less filled out as he's been hitting the gym a lot harder since then, but he still has the same smile and unruly hair. Just the way i liked it.

The two girls were in the doorway before asking me if I was following since I was still in my trance.

I blinked slowly, getting out of my own head before nodding and following them out the door to the lounge where we met the guys.

After deciding no one wanted to be a designated driver, we called a couple ubers and made our way there.

I don't know what I was expecting but this party looked insane.

It was basically one pill filled gnome away from looking like the set of Project X.

The front yard had masses of people crowding it, the inside of the house was probably even worse, with cans, cups and bottles littering the floors and the small spaces on the counter tops that didn't have drunken girls and even some boys dancing on them.

If i thought that was bad, the pool in the back yard had barely any space to swim in, with empty cups and bottles floating. The grassy area looked like a rave, with a set up DJ booth, laser lights and smoke machines, it was an epileptic's worse nightmare.

But that didn't seem to phase anyone, the look of bewilderment was stuck on all of our faces as we walked through the front door, even Harvey said something along the lines of this being insane.

Iris stood between Rain and I, she threw a glance at the both of us before threading her fingers between mine and pulling the both of us from the group and into the crowd.

I looked back and threw Charlie a quick wink before I was rushed through the crowd with Iris spinning me along our way to the kitchen to find us some drinks.

"Here" Iris pushes an empty red solo cup in my hand, doing the same to Rain, before pouring in more than inch of vodka.

We all cheers the cups before shotting them back, each of us scrunching our faces at the taste and burning sensation.

We quickly re-fill our cups before heading out the back yard were the music was loudest, I don't know how long Iris, Rain and I were dancing but it felt like forever, as we grinded on one another we gained a few horny male spectators, who eventually got a Slap on the back of the head from August or Sam who were keeping an eye on the three us, knowing how drunk we get.

I couldn't help but be mildly disappointed when it wasn't Charlie keeping an eye on me, and when I think about it, I haven't seen him since we walked in.

The thought of Charlie having a good time without me quickly dimmed my mood so I broke away from our little dance party and took myself back inside the house, grabbing a bottle of I think is tequila along my way.

Finding a isolated corner of the dining room, i finally check my phone to see that we've been here nearly two hours, i honestly thought it was longer than that.

I notice a text thats only 10 minutes old from Charlie.

On the roof

Who does he think he is?

Come find me

Who does he think I am?

Nonetheless, I head upstairs trying to find how he got himself on the roof of this three story house.

He's got to be insane.

As if downstairs wasn't crazy enough, the upstairs was like a scene fresh out of euphoria, chain smokers lined the floors, their backs up against the wall, and even over the music i could hear a couple hooking up in what I assume to be a bath room or bedroom.

I'd ask one of the stoners if they knew how to get the roof but just by looking at them, I don't think they even know the difference between their left and right, right now.

The third story of the house was slightly quieter, i checked all the bedrooms to see if there was any that had a way to get to the roof, the last bedroom had a small balcony with the doors leading to it left slightly ajar.

Sober me may not be the smartest, but drunk me is definitely the stupidest, because i already regret what I'm doing, i climb my way onto the banister of the balcony, teetering as my boots barely grip on. I grab onto the guttering of the house to help me balance but i realise I won't be strong enough or tall enough to pull myself up onto the roof, so I do the only thing i can think of in this situation.

Shout.

"Charlie!" I yell, hoping he can hear me.

"Charlie!" I yell louder this time as I become increasingly aware that if i fall from this height I'll be fucked.

"Nyx?" I see Charlies head appear over the edge of the roof.

"What the fuck are you doing climbing up that way? Do you want to die?" He laughs at me.

"Well how did you get up there?" I asked incredulously.

"through the sky light in one of the bed rooms?" He says as if I'm in the idiot, I didn't even think sky lights open for crying out loud.

"Well, I'm here now and I can't get up and I don't think I can get back down either" I cry out.

"Here give me your hands" Charlie holds his hands out for me to grab, I quickly shove the bottle of tequila in one of his hands before i drop it.

He looks between me and bottle for a moment with a stunned look on his face before he shakes his head with a smile and sets it down and grabs hold of my hands.

"Okay I'm going to pull you up, once you get high enough, swing your leg up to pull yourself up the rest of the way" he says and with that, Charlie starts pulling me up.

I do as I was told and swing my leg onto the roof, Charlie still holding onto me so I don't fall back.

Finally i make it onto the roof and i lay back laughing and Charlie does too.

"Im so sorry but seeing you hang off the side of the building with a bottle in hand is the funniest thing" Charlie laughs, the drunken amusement clear on his face.

"How was I suppose to know that wasn't the way you came up?" I laugh at him, shoving his shoulder for almost having me die on the way up here.

Charlie slings his arm over my shoulders and pulls me into him, holding me tight.

"Why the fuck did you even bring the bottle" he asks, holding it out to me.

"Is that an actual question?" I dead pan.

"So we can drink it" i finish, because clearly it was an actual question.

Charlie takes a swig of the tequila before locking eyes with me, he no longer looks drunk and amused but intense.

"I can think of something else I'd rather do" Charlie mumbles before crashing his lips onto mine.

It takes me a second to start kissing back but once I do Charlie pulls me onto his lap so I'm straddling him, he uses one hand to cup the side of my face and the other to hold the small of my back closer to him.

He bites down on my lip and takes the opportunity of me gasping to deepen the kiss with his tongue.

I slink my arms around his neck and grab onto the back of his hair, gently tugging.

He kisses me as if he craves the taste of me, like he's be holding back for a while, he holds me to him as if he doesn't want this to end.

I don't think i want it to end either.