Chapter 15

Chapter 15

"Who's ready to party!" Bradyn jeered excited about this party tonight.

I, for one, was nervous. There was no telling what to expect. How many people were going to be here? What was I even supposed to wear? My mind was racing, wondering what was supposed to happen. This was my first casual rich people party. The nerves I felt about showing up here tonight were eating me up.

The only thing keeping me afloat is knowing Cyrus was going to be there. Even if we aren't alone, I know that he'll be looking out for me every chance he gets. He wouldn't have invited me if he weren't going to be there for me. Plus, Jason, his friend, seemed to take a liking to me too. My girls were going to be there, so I knew I was in safe hands.

Pushing those nervous feelings away, it was funny getting dressed to go to this thing. I wasn't sure what to wear but that's why I had the help of Twila and Bradyn. Twila took the time to straighten all my hair and I know she regretted it once it was over. The amount of hair I had made me not want to do it. The fact that Twila put up with it...she deserved a medal. Especially because afterwards, she brushed it all up in a bun. A cute one but still. All that straightening for what? My bun was nice and fluffy looking though so it was worth it, I guess.

Bradyn helped pick out an outfit for me. Out of my clothes she found this short, white, spaghetti strap dress that was one of the only other dresses I personally packed. Of course, I didn't wear a bra because I didn't have anything so no worries there. Twila let me borrow some shoes of hers. They were nude with a high heel on them. Not a fan of that but whatever. Lastly, Bradyn tied the look together with a nude choker and a Jean jacket which I loved. After I did my makeup, the look came together nicely. I felt cute in a weird way. Luckily, these girls were my friends because fuck!

Bradyn wore this cute red crop top with short black shorts to match. She had on an also high black heel with her strawberry blonde hair straightened. Shades sitting on the top of her head. Twila wore this black sheer, spaghetti strap top her boobs making it look great. The ripped high west jeans and bronze like heels matched great with the outfit. Her hair being pulled back into a nice slick ponytail. We all looked great, and I had them to thank.

Cyrus wasn't going to ride with us to the party. He was going to meet us all there and we waited for the other girls to come down before getting in the limo. Jeremy was driving us so it's safe to assume he was keeping this on the down low. I'm sure we weren't supposed to be doing anything like this, but Jeremy was cool. The guy knew how to keep a secret and it was going to be a fun night.

Before we got there, Twila poured everyone a small glass of wine. Ya know, to do a little pregaming.

"I know we all have our differences, but let's make tonight a good one!" She yelled all of us screaming back with her.

We were going to make this a good night. Jenna and I don't normally get along, but for the sake of tonight I was going to put personal feelings aside. We were here to have a fun time. Cyrus didn't invite us to start petty drama. We weren't in competition mode right now. It was all about fun!

Pulling up, there were already so many people here. It was more than you could count on one hand. The music was blasting, and it seemed like a genuinely fun time. I'm so happy. Cyrus invited me. Speaking of which, as soon as we were all out of the limo, Cyrus greeted us graciously. Dressed a bit down in some nice jeans and button up shirt. Still looking classy, but it was for sure toned down.

"Ladies you made it!" He yelled over the music. "Please enjoy yourselves. Have a few drinks, dance a little. Let's have a fun break from all that bachelor bullshit!"

We cheered to that finally getting a break from having to follow rules. This was more of my cup of tea. Something I was good at. Breaking rules and having fun! And that's exactly what we did.

We made our way inside Cyrus, leading us to where the drinks were. We decided to stick together as to not get lost in the sea of people that were already here. Also, to look out for each other. You never know what could happen at a big party like this. We wanted to make sure we were all protected and kept safe. While still partying!

After we drunk a few drinks, we found the dance floor and danced the night away. Going back in pairs whenever we needed another drink. It was hard to keep up with how many we had. All I know is I was keeping us hydrated with water while still dancing like a fool. We had our own little circle we made living for each other's company. Singing along to the music, jumping up and down, it was a good night for sure. My feet were going to kill me though.

Hours of dancing and drinking, I was starting to get hot. I grabbed another drink before telling the girls I was going outside for some air for a bit. The place was huge but eventually I made it outside laughing at absolutely nothing. It was safe to assume my ass was wasted. The air felt good though and wasn't so stuffy as it was in there. Or I was just off the edge. Either way it felt great.

Downing the drink, I had picked up, I was rudely interrupted by that boy whose name I couldn't remember. He was tall and handsome though. That was for certain.

"Oh, pretty girl alert. What are you doing out here alone?" The handsome man asked me.

I set the glass down, knocking it over in the process. "Wha-what are you-you talking about?" I stammered over my words. "Who are you anyway?"

The handsome man laughed realizing I wasn't in the best of mind. "You definitely shouldn't be out here alone." He said, "also, I'm Cyrus' friend, Jason, or Jay if you want."

That made sense to me. Come to think about it, this man was the one I met at the little party. The best friend of course! That told me the drinks needed to stop. How could I not remember his smug little face? He was flirting with me. Especially when he tried to take my cupcake. The little snake. Luckily, he let me have it and rightfully so. It was mine!

Getting off that tangent, it was pleasing seeing a familiar face. Who told me to go outside alone like this? How could I be so stupid? I'm in a foreign place that I've never been walking around alone. Couple that with drinks in my system and anything could've happened to me. In the moment, it didn't matter. Overall, I should be more careful. Jason didn't seem like he'd hurt me though, so I was safe.

"Oh yeah, hi!" I said excitedly laughing.

Jay chuckled feeling a little uncomfortable. "Why did you come out here alone?" He was trying to make sure I was ok, and it was nice.

I thought for a moment laughing again once I figured it out. "Um, let's see, it was hot, so I wanted air and another drink which," I looked at the tipped over glass, "I spilled, aww." I pouted in frustration.

He laughed hysterically shaking his head in the process. "No, you drunk it." He reassured me.

"No, no, I spilled it." I whined upset with myself.

"Yep, we need to find your friends and get you home."

Going to protest, my prayers were answered when I saw Cyrus walking towards us. It was great seeing his face because it's been hours since I have. That was just the drunkenness talking but Cyrus was my muse. However, he didn't seem so happy with me when walking over here. The frown mixed with concern on his face wasn't something anyone could miss. All I could do was laugh though. Laugh like an idiot.

Cyrus made it over to us looking at Jay for answers. Jay didn't know what to say other than I was out of my mind. Thankfully, Cyrus will be taking care of me now.

"Thanks for looking out, man." He said to Jay.

Jay nodded. "No worries. I know you care about her. Keep her safe, I have to go check back inside." Jay said goodbye leaving Cyrus and I alone.

Still not looking to happy with me, Cyrus was still willing to stay with me, so I wasn't alone. I was ruining his night of partying, but he didn't seem to care. Watching me laughing as I twirled around in the grass before sitting on it. It felt nice and cool against my exposed legs in this white dress. Cyrus came to sit next to me keeping a respectable distance before I moved closer to him.

"Aren't you having a good time?" I asked him not being able to control my happy emotions.

He smiled at me. "Yeah, definitely." He was being one note with me.

"I mean look at the stars, they're so bright tonight." I looked up gazing at the stars reflecting off our skin.

The moment was a little awkward between us and I couldn't understand why. I was happy. Cyrus seemed happy. We should be having a good time, but we weren't. He was giving me simple responses, still giving me his classic smile. Though something was still off about his interaction with me. Was it because I was drinking? Did he not like girls that drunk? It wouldn't make sense if he told us to have some. Autumn, you're getting too worked up.

Sighing, I leaned back resting on my hands. I didn't know how to come out and say this. I'll forget all of it in the morning, but it was worth telling him so things wouldn't be so weird with us.

"Cyrus, I'm really drunk right now. I mean fucking gone, but they say you tell the truth when you're drunk so here it is." I took a deep breath before continuing. "I really like you, Cyrus. Well, I like you but want to hate you at the same time. Maybe because I'm scared to like you, I don't know."

"Uh, Autumn where are you-"

"Let me finish." I cut him off. "Sober me probably won't remember any of this and I'm not even sure if I'll ever come around to the idea of liking you but I'll leave you with this."

And before the both of us knew it, I kissed him. I drunkenly kissed Cyrus without thinking. Anyone could have been watching and the fact that I just willingly kissed him like that tells me I've been wanting to do this the whole time. His lips were so soft and so inviting. I could taste what he'd been drinking on lips making me feel a little better that he might not remember much of this either. The warmth coursing through my body exhilarated me. His hand grabbing the midst of my back pulling me closer to him. This kiss solidified everything I've been feeling and been nervous to admit to myself and him. Too bad I won't remember. It's also too bad that I abruptly interrupted our kiss because I got an uneasy feeling.

Pushing him back, I quickly turned to the side vomiting a shit ton. It was so gross and so
Embarrassing. Thankfully, Twila put my hair in a bun because that would have gotten messy quickly. Not that this wasn't already messy enough. This would happen after I shared an intimate kiss with Cyrus. I know he was disgusted with me at this point.

"Holy shit, Autumn, are you ok?" He asked me concerned.

"Uh, yes. I think...I need to go home now."