The Not-So-Bad Boy Next Door

Chapter 33

        I gasp before grinning and running over to my friends that I haven't seen in 10 months. I pull them into a suffocating group hug, them hugging me back just as eagerly. I pull away and turn around when Kyle says, "I totally feel the love, cupcake." I turn around and jump into Kyle's arms. Someone clears their throats behind me which makes me pull away. Aiden asks, "Sweetheart, mind telling us who they are?" I laugh and then start to introduce them. I gesture at everyone while I say their names. "Alice, Lee, Jules, Ryder, Kyle, this is Aiden, Spencer, and Emmett. Aiden, Spence, Emmett, this is Kyle, Ryder, Jules, Lee, and Alice."
        Jules blushes when the guys catch her staring. "Claire, why do you always get the hot guy friends?" I shrug, "I wouldn't say their hot." Aiden and Spence scoff. Typical boys. "I would say their assholes. Well... besides Emmett. " Aiden and Spencer's jaws drop all the way to the floor and Emmett and I start cracking up. "No we're hot assholes, babe. Plus I'm sure that I'm the hottest one of the group." I scoff, "Watch your arrogance, King. Cause last time I checked this was my house and I won't hesitate to kick you out," I retort. He chuckles before wrapping an arm around my shoulder, which I fly off just as it touches. "You can't kick me out, hun. We got a project we need to finish." I roll my eyes, "Oh like you were actually going to help. Emmett and I both knew we'd be doing this project by ourselves because we got partnered up with the two of you." I point my finger between him and Aiden. Lee laughs, "Always have to have a comeback and be a smart ass, don't you." I smirk, "Once a smart ass, always a smart ass."
        "Hey, Jules what are you talking about anyways? You're beautiful and you always have boys fawning over you." Jules just pouts and shrugs, "I know but... I don't know." I shake my head, "I meant it Julianna. You are beautiful and trust me if their hot, their assholes. It's just what I've come to know. I mean why do you think I hang out with these idiots?" She frowns, "Because they're hot." I face palm. "Jules, well... here I'll admit this. Yes they are cute. Yes some girls would say they're hot. Yes they probably have girls drooling over them, but they don't act like assholes and that's why I hang out with them. Well... they aren't assholes most of the times. There's still that 1% of the time where they are pain in the asses and get on my last nerves."
        Kyle laughs while pulling me into his side. I roll my eyes and he grins. "So, what are we going to start with first. We're here for two weeks, so what can we do?" I run my hand through my hair and then form and idea in my head. I point towards the couches in the living room. "You guys can go sit in there and Emmett can you pick out a movie that is decent. Ry, Lee, Alice, help me make some sandwiches? Aiden, Kyle, can you guys get some juice or soda from in the refrigerator in the garage. Spence, Jules... just sit down and don't touch anything or do anything stupid... Spence." He throws his hands in the air and exclaims, "What! Since when do I do things that are stupid?" Aiden, Emmett, and I laugh at him and just ignore him. I turn back around at the threshold to the kitchen and grin before shouting, "We still love you even though you're not the brightest sometimes, Spence."
        He flips me off before I let out a guffaw laugh. I ask Ryder, Lee, and Alice if they could get the following ingredients: cheese, mayo, turkey, ham, strawberry preserve. While they look for all of the those ingredients I grab the bread off the shelf and the peanut butter out of the cupboard. I open up the drawer and grab out a like six knives. I grab the two cutting boards out from under the sink. I walk over to the dishwasher and grab out a platter to put the finished sandwiches on. I put them all on the counter and then I turn around to see if they found all the stuff.
        We pile all of the stuff on the counter and I grab for some of the bread I lied out for easy accessibility . I put the mayo on the pieces I grabbed while Ryder spreads peanut butter on the rest of the bread. We have this routine where Alice and I make the turkey and ham; me, putting the mayo on and her putting the turkey or ham and cheese. Ryder would make the PB&J sandwiches with Lee; Ryder putting on the peanut butter, Lee putting on the strawberry preserve. We'd work as a team. Our routine always flows smoothly and evenly.
        
        We finish all the sandwiches and walk out it; a platter in each of our hands. The platter I'm carrying has the turkey and swiss. The platter Alice is carrying has the ham and american cheese. The platter Ryder and Lee are carrying has their beautifully made PB&J's. We walk into the living room and I almost drop the dish in my hand from the sight I'm looking at. Kyle and Aiden are in each others faces while Emmett is trying to push them apart, Spencer is cleaning up soda that he most likely spilled, and Jules is sitting there laughing her head off at the scene unfolding before her eyes. I mentally face palm before I give Lee, Ryder and Alice the 'look'. We put the dishes on the table to the side. Lee and Ryder cover their ears. I turn to Alice and we both start screaming.
        All of their hands fly to their ears. They all turn to look at us, telling us with their eyes that they are going to keep their mouths shut, and we stop screaming. Kyle and Jules give us a serious look, so we start to scream again. They hold their hands in the air and yell, "I'M SORRY! PLEASE, STOP!"
        The four of us pick up the dishes and walk over to the couches and place the dishes on the coffee table. I motion for the boys to sit down. Aiden and Kyle reluctantly sit, but still shoot each other hard cold glares while Emmett just rolls his eyes at their bull shit. An exasperated sigh comes out of my lips. "Spence, just sit down. Don't worry about the mess. I'll clean it up." He starts to shake his head, "No, I made the mess I have to clean it up." I walk over to him and place my hand on his shoulder, "Spence, I got it."
        I turn to Emmett, "So which movie are we watching?" He chuckles while Lee, Ryder, and Alice take a seat. Great that leaves me to sit in between the Aiden and Kyle. "I was thinking Olympus Has Fallen or The Blind Side" I laugh. "Let's watch Olympus Has Fallen," says Ryder while grabbing one of the PB&J sandwiches. I roll my eyes, "Anyone object?" I don't hear any 'n0's so I hit play and then walk into the kitchen to grab a hand towel. I wet it and put some soap on it, grab a couple another towel and then walk back to the living room before proceeding to clean up the mess Spencer had made.

        I just finished putting the towels in the laundry basket. Great this means now I have to go and sit between Aiden and Kyle, who for some reason dislike each other. I mean strongly dislike each other. I mean were could any of this go wrong? I walk back into the living room to see the movie just started. I hop over the couch and slide in-between Aiden and Kyle. I grab a turkey sandwich and start to eat it while, in the movie, the car falls off the edge of the bridge with the first lady in it.

        I don't know how or when, but now we're halfway through the movie and Kyle's head is resting on my shoulder, Aiden's head is resting on my lap, and we all now have two, not one, but two blankets wrapped around me from two different sides. I don't know why, but, unconsciously, I start to play with Aiden's hair. I don't know why but I'm just super tired. I slowly drift off to sleep.

        I wake up from a sudden bang. I jolt awake and almost fly sleeping Aiden and sleeping Kyle off of me, onto the floor. I look over to see Lee, Alice, Jules, and Ryder with their gazes on the screen on Warm Bodies. I look around and then it clicks. Where is Emmett and Spencer. I hear a few curses come from the kitchen and I now know that is where they are. I carefully lift Kyle's head and rest it on the couch. I slowly stand up and slide towards my left while lifting Aiden's head up and places it, gently, on the cushion of the couch. I walk to the kitchen and gasp when I see the mess that was made.
        Emmett and Spencer whip around to face me and when they see my expression they put on sheepish grins. I hear the front door open and realize Joseph just got home. I grimace and look around the kitchen, at the mess they've made and think 'If I'm not, already, up shit creek from sneaking out and going to a party before school ended, I sure as hell am now.