Bad Boy's Baby Girl

Beer Pong

*Monroe's POV*

I walk towards the back yard and Charlie and Maddy run over to me yelling and slurring, "Monrooooe! We missed you!" and engulf me in a hug, almost knocking the 3 of us over in the process. Jesus, when did they get so drunk? I was gone for like 10 minutes.

I laugh and say, "I missed you guys too. Hey, I have an idea: how about you two sit down and I'll go top up your drinks?" I sit them down on two lawn chairs facing a game of beer pong and take their cups. Back to the kitchen I go.

I'm mentally calculating the odds that Cade is still in there but I can't tell if it's because I do or don't want him to be. When I walk in and find that he is still in there, my heart jumps for a split second until I notice the pretty brunette hanging off his arms, rubbing her hand up and down his chest. Of course. Why does this surprise me? And more importantly, why does it sting? Gritting my teeth, I make my way over to the sink, trying very hard to ignore the girl's giggles.

I dump the contents of both cups down the drain and fill them up with water. I snag a bag of chips from the counter and quickly head back outside. I hand the girls their drinks and when Maddy takes a sip she gives me an offended look and says, "Is this water?"

I lie quickly and say, "Vodka water. You don't wanna have too many carbonated drinks in a row."

She nods and says, "You're so smart," before continuing to gulp it down. Charlie notices the bag of chips in my hand and says, "Oh chips! Can I have some?"

"Yeah, of course, I brought them for you guys to share." I hand them the bag and they both dig in. I look up from them and see Xander looking at me in amusement. I walk over to him and he says, "Looks like you've got your hands full there."

"Yeah, I don't even know how that happened. I'm just hoping to sober them up enough that they won't puke in the uber back to my place. A few more glasses of 'vodka water' and that bag of chips should do the trick."

He gestures with his chin towards the beer pong table and says, "You any good?"

"Uh, I'm okay I guess. It's been a while," I admit.

"I'll take it," he says and then walks up to the table and says, "I've got next game." The guys at the table nod in acknowledgment and we watch the game from the side. It's really close. Both teams have 1 cup left and it's literally just down to who hits it first. When the guys on the far side both manage to sink it they yell "Fuck yeah!" at the same time and then chest bump.

I look at Xander with a grin and say, "Wow, they really take their beer pong seriously."

He gives me a pointed look and says, "It is very serious, Monroe." I laugh and roll my eyes as we make our way over to the table. We set the cups back up and fill them with warm keg beer from the pitcher on the table.

The other team starts since they won the last game. The second guy sinks it in one of my cups and they high-five. I knock back the less-than-appetizing drink. Xander goes first and he sinks one. I miss my shot and Xander says, "let's call that a warm-up shot," with a wink. I nod once and just as the other team is shooting I see Cade walking towards us.

So what, did he make out with her too and then leave her in the kitchen all confused? Is that his thing at parties? The closer he gets, the more my insides twist. I glare at him when he makes eye contact with me. I see confusion cross his face. Fucking idiot.

The other team misses both shots and I tear my attention away from him, although I'm still very acutely aware of his eyes on me. I guess anger makes me a better beer pong player because right after Xander makes his shot, I sink mine into the same cup.

My surprise momentarily overrides my irritation and when Xander puts his arm around my shoulder and says, "there ya go!" I can't help but grin. We only have to hit 2 more, and we still have 5 cups in front us. I'm liking our odds until each of the other players hit a cup. Alright, so we have 3 cups in front of us. We knock our cups together and take our drinks.

Xander shoots first and makes it. Does he ever miss? I, unfortunately, miss my shot. And when the other team gets both balls in the same cup, I look at Xander and say, "Fuck."

He laughs and says, "It's alright, we'll just make this redemption shot. No sweat." I go first and miss. Xander hasn't missed yet so I'm feeling pretty good. When the ball bounces off the edge and onto the ground, the other guys cheer and I can't help but feel disappointed. I'm not a big fan of losing. I pout and Xander hugs me and says, "Don't worry, I forgive you for sucking at beer pong." I pull back and smack his chest. "Wow, rude," with a smile.

I look over at Maddy and Charlie. It seems like they're attempting to have a conversation and Maddy has a chip stuck in her hair. I pull out my phone to check the time, and seeing that it's already 1 am, I order an uber and say, "Well, I really should be getting those two home."

Xander looks over and says, "Yeah, that's not a bad call."

As I walk past Cade he says, "Do you need any help?"

I snort and say, "Not from you. How about you go help your friend from the kitchen?" I snap at him and I see his face contort in confusion and he says, "What are you talking about?"

"Don't fuck with me Cade. I saw that girls hands all over you in the kitchen. Don't tell me you forgot about her already, it's been like 20 minutes!"

I see the recognition in his face when he realizes what I'm talking about. "Jesus Monroe, she put her hands on me and I removed them and brought her back to her friends. That girl was drunk off her ass. God, why am I even explaining this to you?" As he talks, he gets more frustrated and I feel a twinge of guilt for jumping to conclusions.

"Cade, I'm sorry, I just kind of-"

"You what? Assumed that I was just man-whoring my way around the party?" I cringe a bit and then say, "Yeah, kind of. I mean, can you really blame me?"

He rubs a hand across his face in exasperation before letting out a breath and saying, "No, I can't." It looks like he wants to say more and I see a look of sadness cross his face before he covers it up. Right at that moment, my phone pings telling me the uber is here. "That's my ride. Goodnight Cade." I turn around before he can reply and collect my drunk friends.