Drunk or Sober

Something Hot / Ramona's POV

SAME FRIDAY

"Wes? Are you okay?"

I found Wesley in Harleigh's parents' bedroom laying down on the fluffy rug, just brushing his fingers back and forth on it.

He looked at me like he was only half there, and I sat him up, shaking my hands in front of my eyes for a response. "What happened?"

He burst into laughter. "Me and Harleigh fucked right in there." He pointed at the master bathroom just a few feet away. "In the jacuzzi. It was awesome."

I started laughing and got him to stand up. "Come on, let's go downstairs and I'll make you something hot."

"Can you make yourself?"

"What? I was thinking more of a soup."

His attempt at flattery didn't even make sense, but I felt myself blushing. Wesley was a mess. He was on something, and whatever it was, I was kind of grateful because it made me laugh, and I was pissed right now. I couldn't find Harleigh.

I tried to grab his arm and pick him up, but he grabbed my hand and pulled me into his lap.

"Wesley, uh, let's go down-" I started to get out of his lap and settle myself across from him.

"Ramona, I don't know if you know this, but I don't think Harleigh really wants to be with me." He stared into my eyes, his tone more serious and soft. Then his eyes darted around the room, like he was nervous or something.

"Why would you say that?"

He lied back down on the fluffy brown rug and petted it.

"So soft."

"Wesley, what's wrong?"

"Harleigh's in love with Ryder still." His voice was hazy and slow.

"What?" I cleared my throat and tried my best to try and convince him of my lack of knowledge.

But I already knew about Harleigh and Ryder. She was in love with him, despite her denial and doubt. She thought replacing him with Wes would work, but she wasn't acting like herself anymore. It was obvious.

She always had something occupying her time, Wes mostly. I think she kept herself so busy because the second she wasn't, she'd remember how lonely she really was; as if a piece of her were missing.

But who knows, maybe she was just becoming who she really was all along. How would I know anyway, I knew my place with Harleigh. She wanted Ryder Blake. Not his boring little sister as some friend, she had enough of those.

I knew Wes would inevitably find out, but I didn't think it'd be this soon.

"We were in that thing, doing the thing, when she bit my ear and whispered something. And at first, I thought I didn't hear her correctly, right? Like I was imagining things. But after a while, everything made sense to me. Everything's clear. She's using me to forget about him."

"What did she whisper?"

"She said she loved me, but then called me Ryder."

"Maybe it was a simple mistake- she was probably drunk; she would-"

"That's the thing. I thought that too. But Harleigh wasn't drunk. I know when she is. She was completely sober that night. She only acts drunk so she can pretend it didn't really happen. She thinks I'm dumb or something."

"Wesley, you know that's not true."

"Ramona, but it is. Don't lie to me." After scanning the room and playing with his hands for a moment, he looked back up at me. He seemed unfazed, but I could tell he was upset, heartbroken even.

"C'mon, let's go downstairs."

The party was over. The house was trashed. Barely recognizable.

I helped him and we headed toward the kitchen where I made him mac and cheese.

"Wesley, may I ask what you're on right now?"

"I had a headache because all that music. Someone gave me an Advil. Now that I think about it, I don't really think it was an Advil..." He looked down kind of shyly and blushed.

I covered my mouth to contain my laughter.

"Do you happen to know where Harleigh is by any chance?" I asked with a slight chance of hope.

He shook his head and shoved a spoonful of macaroni and cheese in his mouth, cheese tracing his upper lip.

I laughed and grabbed a napkin. "You got a little something there."

"Can we watch a movie, Ramona?"

"Of course, Wes."

I lead him to the couch and sat on the opposite end. Wesley gave me a skeptical look before moving in closer. I turned on the t.v. and looked for a scary movie to rent.

Wesley just stared at me.

///luv messy wessy///

///rams finally gets a POV!! wonder how lennox and nate spent their night!!!!!///