Reliving the Nightmare

♡BRIAN'S POV♡

I was bored as fuck waiting to get to this rental house. Matt was still on the phone to the owners, using his charm to convince them that we weren't going to completely trash it. They were stupid if they believed him but I'd be pissed if they didn't. I was standing in the corridor with Lola, El and Arin, and they were having a pretty interesting conversation but my whole mind was somewhere in the future. I couldn't wait for this party, because if Matt invited who I thought he was going to invite then I would be getting some good stuff.

I hadn't gotten high since I met Lola, but an itch had started once the party was mentioned and now I couldn't get the idea out of my head. I needed to get high, and fast. It wasn't like I was addicted or anything, I wasn't reliant on drugs. But the feeling of being seperated from reality and not knowing your dreams from what's real had always been appealing to me. Lola had distracted me from drugs for the past couple of days and I had managed with just my smokes, but the familar urge to get a hit was burning with a vengeance. I had seen Zack give me a meaningful wink earlier when we first mentioned the party and I knew what it meant. He would get a hold of the good stuff and I would join him, and we would get off our faces. Awesome. Arin and Matt weren't into the whole drug scene but Johnny would maybe join us for a bit. Zack and I were the ones that really loved a good bit of coke or weed. Really, whatever was available and would get me smashed the quickest was cool with me.

A gnawing sensation of guilt made me hesitate though. What would Lola think? Hell, I already knew what she would think. She'd made her opinion very clear about cigarettes so she would be even worse about drugs; I would even bet that she would give me an ultimatum of either drugs or her. That would be a difficult decision and one I wasn't quite willing to make, keeping quiet was definitely the best way to go here. I would just go for a quick hit in the bathroom with Zack then return back to Lola, with her none the wiser. That way I get to have the best of both worlds.

With only a slight sense of unease, I returned my focus back to the conversation at hand.

"I could wear the little black one you got me?" I heard El say suggestively to Arin, as she trailed her hand up his chest in a lazy manner.

Arin nodded enthusiastically, looking at her face with complete adoration. She didn't meet his gaze as she kept her attention on the path her hand was following up to his stubbled chin so she didn't see the all consuming urge to protect and care for her in his eager eyes. I swallowed heavily and looked down at the floor. Arin and I were more similar than I'd care to admit; we were both major players, but when we genuinely liked a girl we fell for her fast. We were both defensive over what was ours and were willing to risk everything it took to protect it. They aren't necessarily bad qualities to have, but for him it might be a problem. I was ok with falling fast for Lola because I knew she was just as struck on me as I was with her, but I was worried over Arin. It was clear he had fallen head over heels with El, but I wasn't sure she reciprocated. Maybe it was the causal manner in which she slung her arm round his shoulder, as if he was merely a perch rather than a person, or maybe it was the distanced look in her eyes, but something about her told me that she was using him.

Of course I couldn't be sure as my people reading skills were pretty poor, but I made a mental note to keep an eye on her. I didn't want Arin to get hurt because like me, he was a sensitive guy.

"I do like that dress," he admitted shyly with a blissfully happy grin painting his shining face. Yup, he worshipped her already.

"Awesome," she stated and gave him a playful pinch on the arm before turning bluntly to Lola, effectively ending that conversation. Arin didn't seem to mind as he just started to tap out drum beats in the air, but my eyes narrowed and my suspicion of her grew. Two eyes would be watching her very closely over the next while.

"What 'bout you, Lolly?" she asked Lola, and I gathered they were talking about what to wear for the party.

A bubble of laughter escaped me and I clapped a hand to my mouth, knowing my amusement would not be well received by a certain blonde cutie.

"Got something to say Brian?" she turned on me ferociously, but I could see the glint of laughter sparkling in her eyes.

Laughter wracked my whole body and I tried desperately to contain it, but it eventually burst out in one word: "Lolly!"

El and Arin joined in my laughter fit whilst Lola fought back a reluctant grin. She gave into it and snuggled into my chest whilst playfully hitting me.

"I swear if you ever call me that..." her threat was empty and we all knew it. Let's just say that Lola officially had a new nickname that would shut her up if she was ever annoying to me.

"So Lolly, what are you going to wear to the party?" I asked her, already ducking the punch I knew would imminently follow my question.

"I was going to wear a really short dress," she lost the playful tone and leaned in close to my face, so that it was just our conversation. "It hits just above mid thigh and is really tight around my butt," she whispered seductively into my ear, and so help me but my breath was coming faster just imagining her in this dress. "It also makes my boobs look amazing and I was going to pair it with the pair of heels you bought me which make my legs look so long." My knees had gone weak and my desire for her had increased tenfold. I quickly turned my head and pushed my lips against hers, meeting her in a blazing heat of passion. She willingly returned my enthusiasm but tore away from me after a couple of seconds of mind numbingly beautiful bliss.

"But I think after the whole use of 'Lolly', I'm just going to wear jeans and a T-shirt," she said nonchalantly and shrugged her shoulders in mock sadness.

Verging on the edge of looking desperate I grabbed her arm and pulled her closer to me and growled in her ear, "I would relay prefer for you to wear the dress." My voice was throaty and unsteady.

"Um, I don't think so," she replied bluntly, sauntering away from me as if she had just closed the conversation.

I strode in front of her and spun around so our faces were mere centimetres away from each other. Her sweet breath washed over me and I nearly lost all willpower and ravished her there and then. Instead I took her face very carefully in my hands and tilted it so she was staring at me, her eyes a wondering sea of blue.

I spoke precisely and weightily, but couldn't help the grating catch in my throat, caused by my close proximity to Lola.

"You are going to wear that dress to this party. You are going to take El right now and get changed in one of the bathrooms and then you are going to come out and show me."

"And if I don't?" She asked me breathily, her eyes roaming my face and resting on my lips.

I gave her a wicked grin and spanked her lightly on the ass, making her squeal. "Let's not go down that route yet, babe."

She gave me one last flirty smile then captured my lips in a tantalising kiss before grabbing El and her bags and heading to the bathroom. I watched her go, my eyes trailing down her lithe body and remaining on her pert butt. Damn, this girl was all I needed in life.

Arin turned to me and whistled, obviously having heard our whole teasing exchange.

"That's quite a little she - devil you've got there, Gates. I thought she was the shy one?" he laughed and clapped my shoulder.

"So did I, man. Turns out if you call your girl by a name they hate, they punish you by torturing you with their bodies," I groaned and he chuckled in sympathy.

"So have you had a piece yet?" he asked, nodding his head in the direction of Lola's retreating form.

"Na," I drawled and when his eyebrows raised in shock, I simply told him, "It's complicated."

"Never thought I'd see the day when Gates was in a relationship without sex. She must be special, " he remarked, not knowing how right he was.

"Yeah. But what about El? You in it for the sex?" I asked him, foolishly hoping he'd say yes so he wouldn't get screwed over by her. Arin may be older than her, but her whole personality screamed that she was experienced in playing guys. This was bad news for Arin who was used to girls falling at his feet, declaring their undying love for him.

"As great as the sex is, I think I want more than that," he admitted to me, and if that didn't convince me that he had fallen for her, his excited tone did.

"That's great," I replied doubtfully, but before I could warn him, Matt burst out into the corridor.

"Let's get this show on the road! Turns out our house owner is a huge fan so I promised her signed pictures if she let us rent the house for the night. She practically gave us it for free when I told her who I was," Matt's excitement overshadowed his previous mood and he even forgot to shoot me evil glares.

"Yes!" Arin fist pumped the air. "The girls are just getting changed and then we'll be off to party!"

Their infectious mood spread to me and I found myself buzzing with happiness. It boosted my mood even more when I remembered I was one step closer to getting high and partying with a sexy girl. Oh yes, tonight would be a night to remember.

El and Lola only took around ten minute to get ready, but it felt like hours as me, Arin and Matt hopped about in eagerness. When they finally stepped out the bathroom and walked towards us, we all let out a cheer and hurried them on.

My breath caught as Lola came closer. She hadn't been lying when she had said the dress was tight; it hugged her slim frame and highlighted her best assets. Her legs looked a mile long and her hair was cascading down her back in a mane of blonde light. She had somehow gotten a hold of some make up and her face looked more mature and sexy, as if she had let her inner Goddess out. She was beautiful and she was all mine.

"Will I do?" she asked me when she arrived in front of me. Her tone was teasing but I saw a hint of worry in her eyes, worry that I wouldn't think she looked good.

I wished I could allow her into my head for a moment, so she could experience through me just how breathtaking she was. Instead I pulled her into me and kissed her until we were both breathless and clinging onto each other.

"You're beautiful," I reassured her, and I was sure that my shaking voice convinced her more than what I'd said.

I clasped her hand in mine and we began the journey to the party of a lifetime.

Notes

Credit to Trivium for the title :)
So what do you all think of Brian wanting to get high without Lola knowing? OK or not ok?
And what about Arin and El? Is it going to last the night?
This party had a lot riding on it!! Who's excited!?! Me, me, me!!!

Keep the awesome comments coming guys!!! I'm starting to see some regulars and even some new faces and each reader means so much!!! :):) Thanks guys :):)