“Well, if you’re happy with Lucas then I’ll go see Kai.”
I gestured my hand in Kai’s direction and she squealed, kissed me on the cheek, and ran off. Good luck, Kai. I sort of wanted to go and help him but he hadn’t warned me I’d be helping Sophie choose tonight’s lay so he could fucking fend for himself.
I ended up doing a line of vodka shots with Holly in the kitchen. After the sixth one I was stumbling around and my head was swimming. It wasn’t doing much for the persistent headache but I didn’t care.
Kai stopped beside me and threw his arm around my shoulder. Lucky because I was seconds from falling on my arse.
“How many of them did you have?” he asked while looking at all the empty shot glasses and laughing.
“I think six,” I slurred. Kai laughed, poured three more and handed one to me and Holly, keeping one for himself.
“Last one, okay?” he said, clinking the glass against mine.
I nodded and my head hurt more. “Yeah, ‘k?” I downed the shot, not even feeling the burn as it slid down my throat anymore.
***
By three in the morning everyone had left and I was lying on the sofa watching the ceiling spin. Sophie had gone upstairs with some guy and Kai was having a real hard time with it – they were in his bedroom.
“They’re in my bed, Tegan,” he said for the four thousandth time.
“Yes, Kai, I know.”
“I’ll never get my bed clean. God, I’m gonna have to buy another one tomorrow.”
“You could just change the sheets,” I said, giggling. “I’m sure they won’t make too much mess.”
“Glad you find this funny.”
“Well, if you were nicer to her it could’ve been you up there.”
“No, thanks,” he replied, turning his nose up.
He suddenly laughed. “Hey, if you wanna go home you have to go up there and get her,” he said.
That wiped the smile off my face. I loved Sophie but there was no way I wanted to see her naked and filled with cock.
“I’m so not going up there. I need a blanket.”
“Sorry, I’m not eighty.”
I glared and he pulled his hoodie over his head. Alright…
“Have this,” he said, laying the oversized hoodie over my curled up body. I smiled and tried to make sense of all the ink on his arms. It moved when I was drunk, the waves looked like they were actually crashing against the shore.
I yawned and curled up tighter. “Wake me up when they’re done,” I said and I fell asleep almost immediately.
***
I woke up to the light blinding me. My head throbbed and my throat was dry. Groaning, I looked over my shoulder and saw Kai beside me, right on the edge of the sofa. I’d snuggled into the back and he must’ve gotten on behind me.
That wasn’t the best position to wake up in, even though he was barely touching me and we were both fully clothed. I sat up slowly and pushed myself up onto my feet so I was crouching. I had a headache from hell, the room was spinning and I had to pull a fucking ninja move just to get off the sofa unnoticed.
Standing up fully, I used the back of the sofa to steady myself and crept forwards so I could get off at the end.
I’d almost made it when I heard a deep chuckle. “The walk of shame has changed,” Kai said.
I winced and turned around. He was lying on his back now with both hands behind his head. His eyes had never looked so light and as amused as they did right now. Prick.
“I didn’t want to wake you.”
“We didn’t do anything, Tegan. Holly and James had the spare room and there was no way I was going in mine.”
“I know. It’s fine.”
“I was a perfect gentleman.”
Glaring, I asked, “What do you mean?”
“Well, you kept begging me for sex but I had to turn you down because you were far too drunk.”
I laughed and rolled my eyes. “Of course I did. Now, I really need to pee so I’m gonna…” I hopped down from the sofa, proud that I didn’t fall over, and went to the bathroom.
Sophie and the others came down shortly after I woke up and Kai cooked us bacon, sausages, eggs, beans and toast. It was much appreciated and helped to soak up the alcohol still sloshing around in my system. Sophie’s special friend for the night didn’t join us, he kissed her and left.
Kai dropped us off at Soph’s and went back to go ride his bike for a while.
“So you’re really telling Lucas about last night?” she asked, again. I’d told her about waking up with Kai beside me and she thought I was crazy to tell him. Even though nothing happened I had a feeling he’d want to know something like that.
“Yeah, I have to.”
“No, you don’t. How would he ever find out? It will only piss him off and nothing even happened.”
“I know, but if it was me I’d want to know.”
“And what if he breaks up with you?” I gulped. “Exactly, Tegan. You’d be an idiot to tell him.”
“But it would be worse if he found out later.”