Chapter 49: Talk in the room
"You called us immature and her a kid. Why don't we kick you out?" Summer shot me a challenging look.
"You know why," I smirked.
She rolled her eyes. "You're so annoying. Why do I even like you?"
"Sit over there," Haley interrupted, pointing at the far end of the couch. "We don't want to see you two flirting while we poor girls are lonely here."
"Your own fault for not convincing your mom," I replied, but I went to sit next to Alex
I could see her staring at all of us drinking.
"Here, just take a small sip," I offered my glass, only to satisfy her curiosity. I wouldn't actually let her drink.
She eagerly grabbed the glass and took a tiny sip. "Ugh!" she exclaimed immediately. "It's bitter! It tastes like spoiled grape juice. Why do you even drink this?"
That made everyone burst into laughter.
"Ask your mom tomorrow," I replied. "She has more experience with that."
"Let's play Never Have I Ever," Summer suggested.
I explained the rules to Alex since she didn't seem familiar. "You either ask 'Have you ever…' or say 'Never have I ever.' Those who have done it take a drink. Or in your case, grape juice and a piece of cheese."
"Like, have you ever drunk wine?" I started, and we all took a sip for that one.
"Never have I ever gotten less than an A," Alex continued, already understanding the game.
"You are such a nerd," Haley groaned and drank with everyone.
I drank too, since old Francis had definitely gotten bad grades before.
Marissa went next. "Have you ever cried to get out of trouble?"
This time, I was the only one who didn't move. "What?" I exclaimed as everyone looked at me. "I've never done that!"
Then it was Haley's turn. "Never have I ever smoked," she declared, making me, Marissa, and Summer drink.
"Oh my God!" Alex exclaimed in an astonished, condemnatory tone after seeing us admit we had smoked.
"Have you ever said you were fine when you actually weren't?" Summer asked next.
As everyone drank, I muttered, "Marissa should drink twice for that one…"
She shot me a look but took another sip anyway.
"Never have I ever kissed a boy," I teased, making Summer roll her eyes.
Alex didn't sipped her juice either, and Haley noticed. "Oh. My. God. Alex!" she started, but I cut her off.
"Haley," I warned.
"Never have I ever used 'being pretty' as an argument," Alex said, looking directly at Haley.
"Okay, you two, if you start bickering, I'll kick both of you out," I warned again, making them stop, then added, "And you three can drink," earning a flying pillow from Marissa.
We played a few more rounds until we switched to another game.
Summer looked at Haley. "Would you rather kiss Jake or Ryan?"
She hesitated. "You mean like my cousin or my boyfriend's friend? Or, if they weren't hypothetically either of those?"
"The first one," Summer decided.
"Tough one! Do I need to choose one?" Haley whined. "I'd go with Jake - I wouldn't kiss my friend's boyfriend," my cousin replied.
"Oh," Alex was next. "Would you rather kiss Haley or Marissa?"
Little girl, you just had to go there...
"Do I need to choose one?" I repeated Haley's question. "Because I'd kiss both!" I declared.
Summer came over and playfully slapped my arm. "Jackass", which made everyone laugh.
This time it was Haley asking Marissa, "Would you rather trip in front of your crush or accidentally call him Dad?"
She covered her face. "Why would you even - okay, trip. Definitely trip."
"That's still better than your track record, Coop" Summer joked.
"Summer!" Marissa snapped, but she was already laughing.
We kept playing for quite a while, though we held back a bit since Alex was around (which didn't stop the girls from getting drunk anyway).
I said goodnight and went to my room. But in the middle of the night, someone sneaked under my covers.
"Shhh," Summer whispered, telling me not to make any noise, though she was the one clearly drunk. "They finally fell asleep."
We made the most of the night.
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The next day, we went for breakfast. Alex was the only normal one; Summer, Marissa, and Haley were visibly hungover.
I walked over to the adults, hearing Claire mumble, "Am I a bad mom for not scolding her?" Obviously talking about Haley.
"Gosh, Claire, you're in worse shape than they are," I remarked ironically, earning a glare from her.
I also received a judgmental stare from Jay and Mitchell (the Pritchetts), because everyone had been drinking (except Alex)
I picked up a paper. "I received a report here about how many bottles of wine were emptied," I started, making Claire and Phil turn away.
"And about how the jacuzzi is going to need some repairs due to a certain incident," I continued. Jay suddenly became very interested in his plate, while Gloria pretended it had nothing to do with her.
"And finally," I concluded, "someone almost accidentally set the central patio on fire." I saw Mitchell and Cam glancing at each other awkwardly.
But there was more - seeing Manny and Luke appear, I exclaimed, "How the hell did you two dunderheads manage to break the bed?" I said incredulously, as both looked down at the floor.
Good Lord, I bet there were plenty of 'night activities' last night… how did the two kids end up pulling that off? (Thankfully, the soundproofing here is excellent - no one was traumatized.)
"We started jumping on the bed…" Manny tried to explain what happened.
"Forget it. How about we all just have breakfast and pretend nothing wrong happened last night?" I suggested, and we all agreed and started laughing.
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