Playing With The Bad Boy

if it smells like vicks and newspaper, you know why

Chapter 48. If it smells like vicks and newspaper, you know why

"So then what happened?"

"We kissed."

"AHHH!"

"Amber shhh, we're in a store," I giggle as I remind her that there are other people on the planet besides us.

"I had no idea what was going to happen, Cooper with his bro code didn't tell me anything," Amber complains.

"Can you blame him? You aren't the best at keeping information to yourself," I remind her and she scoffs, "I'm sorry I ruined your fifteenth surprise birthday party, how many times are you going to make me apologize?"

I jokingly roll my eyes, "I'll never be over it."

"What should we be tonight? I didn't expect to bring a costume to Florida," Amber asks as she searches through the rows of costumes hung up.

Amber and I left early to go to a costume store because Lexi, Bree, and Aliya's party was tonight. For whatever reason, it was a costume party, which I love Halloween, but a costume party in the spring season of Florida felt somewhat odd.

We mindlessly walk down the aisles of wigs and fake blood and Amber stops at the hair dye, "I have an idea! What if we went as Marcelene and Princess Bubblegum?" Amber suggests as she grabs pink hair dye.

"I'm down, who's who?" I ask and she gives me a knowing look, "Is that even a question?"

She throws the pink hair dye in the cart and grabs a hot pink skirt and baby pink crop top.

I couldn't lie and say that I was 100% thrilled with going to the party. A small jealous part of me kept replaying Alex flirting with Lexi in my head over and over.

I remind myself that we aren't dating, but I simply can't shake the off-putting feeling I have about going to the party.

"We need to find you a black dress now," Amber notes, and I tilt my head in confusion, "Does Marcelene ever wear a dress?"

"Do animals wear lingerie in the woods?" Amber asks and my eyes widen, "No?"

"Exactly, doesn't stop people from dressing in lingerie animal form," She states matter of fact causing me to laugh.

The bell rings as the door to the store opens and in comes Axel, Cooper, Nolan, and Grayson.

Axel immediately walks to me and hands me an iced coffee.

"I felt bad from drinking most of your drink, so I got that one drink from the car ride," He assures me and I take it from him, "Thank you," I smile in complete surprise and Nolan fake barfs.

"Ahh! All these simps, I need to get out of here," Nolan shrieks.

"Don't you comment on every single one of Zendaya's pictures?" Axel accuses.

"And Gigi," Grayson adds on.

"And Megan Thee Stallion," Cooper adds matter of fact causing Nolan to roll his eyes, "Got me there, What can I say, I love tall women."

"Got a costume yet?" Axel asks as we walk in our own direction from the others across the store.

This morning was rainy and much colder than yesterday. Axel is in a dark tan play-boy graphic tee with black cargo pants and a black baseball hat. His wavy dark curls poke out from under it.

"Marcelene."

The corner of his lip tugs upward, "Vampire, huh?"

I nod, "What about you?"