It Comes In Three's

Chapter 19

Lottie’s POV

I groan, feeling a slight pounding in my head as I stretch out across the comfy bed. I rub at my eyes, before blinking them open – only to be met with an unfamiliar room that certainly wasn’t Anna’s…

Shit!

I whip my head to the side, before sighing in relief when noticing that it was only Anna who was passed out beside me.

The sun was shining in from the window, notifying me that it was now the next day, as I began to rewind back to last nights party…

Just like a sudden tsunami of thoughts had been unleashed within my mind it all rushed back to me as I gasp and sit up.

Alex kissed me…

We both fell in the pool…

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t swim and began to cry…

The water washed the makeup off from my legs and Alex noticed my marks…

I ran away like a baby and had a fully blown panic attack in–front of him…

Then he helped me and we fell asleep…

I shook my head over and over again, trying to convince myself that I had made it all up and that it couldn’t have happened.

Was I that drunk that I made it up? After all, Anna was here beside me now – and not Alex!

Why would he even kiss me? I thought he hated me!

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“It’s too early!” My attention turns to Anna as she groans beside me, shielding her eyes from the bright sunlight entering the room.

“You haven’t even looked at the time yet!” I laugh at her, finding comfort in her being here beside me now.

“I can just tell by how bright the sun is! It’s too early!” Anna concludes loudly, as I giggle – she always did make me feel better.

I watch as she furiously rubs at her eyes, before blinking them profusely to wake herself up more-

“So what do you think?” Anna eventually gains the strength to sit up, as I furrow my brows at her question.

“Think about what?” I ponder, as she laughs and shakes her head.

“Your first party? Alex found me and said you had passed out up here so I came up here and passed out beside you!” She laughs, as I force a laugh back after the mention of Alex.

He must’ve left after I had fallen asleep…

“You two got awful cosy last night! I mean where the heck did that kiss even come from? He barely talks to you when we are with them so he’s for sure kept those feelings hidden well!” Anna gasps at the sudden memory, as my cheeks flare a bright red, causing her to giggle.

“That was my first kiss too… how embarrassing!” I cover my face with my hands as she gasps loudly again beside me.

“No way! Well trust me when I say lots of girls at the party would have been SO jealous that you kissed Alex.” She confirms with a nod, making the situation all the more real.

“Then we fell in to the damn pool – could it be any worse?!” I state, causing her to cackle loudly.

“I forgot all about that! That was so funny!” She claps her hands, finding the humour in it all – not knowing anything about what had actually happened after that…

“I ended up doing shots with that boy we met… and was totally drunk after that I even spewed! What was his name again? Was it Erik? He was so nice!” Anna reminds me of the boy we had befriended last night.

He had turned up to the party with a date (another boy from our school and had been ditched during the party for someone else! Erik was so funny though and didn’t seem too bothered about it! He just gave us good vibes and we felt so bad for what had happened to him that we invited him to get drunk with us!

“He wants to meet us for lunch at some point this weekend!” Anna states as I nod and smile at the idea.

This could be another new friend… a boy at that! I was seriously getting good at this whole friend thing now!

“Let’s go down and grab some breakfast! Del probably has the cleaners in!” Anna snorts out a laugh, as I shake my head too.

“I think I’ll have to take my cheer uniform to the dry cleaners…” I say out loud, as we climb out of the bed to find the outfit in a damp pile on the floor.

“Yeah me too! I don’t know how many drinks got spilled on mine!” Anna laughs, making me feel more comfortable when seeing that she had also borrowed an oversized shirt and that I wasn’t the only one wearing men’s clothing.

People could get the wrong idea…

I head to the bathroom first, thankful for the pack of spare toothbrushes that I had helped myself to, before exiting to let Anna in after

1. me.

I really hope Alex isn’t here still… but then again, it is his best friends home… if anyone shouldn’t be here – it’s me!

“Ok girl let’s go get something to eat!” Anna hooks her arm in mine, leading us out of the bedroom into the hallway as I suddenly grow

nervous.

The house looked incredibly different without the hundreds of people that filled the space up last night! The place was gorgeous! The walls were white and fresh, with dark oak furniture decorating the home.

“Looks like he’s had it cleaned already! I told you he takes care of the place!” Anna laughs, as I notice that the place was now spotless…

It was as though a party hadn’t even happened here last night…

“Well, well, well… if it isn’t double trouble finally gracing us with their presence!” Del announces as we enter the kitchen.

My eyes instantly lock with Alex‘, as he stares at me with no emotion. I gulp, shaking the embarrassment away as I follow Anna over to the counter – avoiding his eye contact.

The three of them were fresh as a daisy, fully dressed, and ready for their day. Meanwhile, myself and Anna, looked as though we had crawled in from off the streets!

To my appreciation, there was a full breakfast buffet on the counter, as Anna began piling up two plates for us both.

“Grab orange juice from the fridge will you?” Anna asks, pointing over to the fridge as I nod slowly.

The damn fridge just had to be directly behind Alex!

1 shuffle around the kitchen like an idiot, as I feel his burning stare follow me as I get closer to him.

“Sleep well?” He breaks the silence, as I was thankful for the mini argument Anna was now having with Jace – meaning we weren’t the only two talking now.

“Y–Yeah… thanks!” I cut the conversation short, opening the heavy fridge to scan it for the orange juice.

I’m thankful next that he chose to say nothing more, as I grab the carton and head back to Anna as quick as possible without making a

scene…

“Ready for tonight then bro?” Del questions Alex, as I plop onto a stool beside Anna – thankful for the bacon sandwich which was now on my plate.

“Don’t say shit in–front of them!” Jace states to Del, gaining the both of our attention now.

“Why not?” Anna asks straight away, as Jace glares at her briefly.

“It’s none of your business what we get up to on a Saturday night!” Jace curtly responds, as Alex noticeably remains quiet.

Just what do they get up to on a Saturday night that we can’t know about…?