live a little - j.birch

t w e n t y - e i g h t

"a christmas party?" i raised my eyebrow at leah's words. i hadn't seen much of her the last few days because i had been working some aggression would with des, tye and ollie. leah had proposed a christmas party at my house so we could catch up a little in a fun environment. she was in front of me painting her toes a pale pink colour whilst i did mine black. she had an excited glint in her bright blue eyes.

"it's perfect bells! you know it is! come on, it'll be so fun!" she pouted at me, drawing her attention to what i was doing. i had stopped to roll a joint. she rolled her eyes as she had never been one to smoke. she had one puff of my cigarette once and threw up. that's a funny memory.

"if i agree, will you try to get along with destiny, tyler and ollie?" i arched my eyebrow again, watching her as i licked the paper to stick my joint together.

"it's not me, it's that girl. she hates me. they're all like judd." she huffed, returning to blowing on her big toe.

"they're alright once you get to know them." i shrugged, deciding to agree to her idea and to message them telling them what would be happening.

"and we don't need judd because ollie gets served." i gloated, a proud look on my face. any chance to avoid judd i took. i couldn't deal with his on and off energy. it was draining me to my core.

"how are you doing about the whole him and that girl thing?" leah asked, concern laced in her tone. i blew out some smoke before speaking, making her cough.

"okay. i think i just latched onto him because i was getting over bradley and they're like polar opposites." i dismissed the subject and decided to change the topic. we chatted for a while whilst doing our nails and waiting for them to dry. it felt nice.

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i wore tight black high waisted jeans which hugged my figure as well as a red tank top to fit with the christmas atmosphere. leah insisted on throwing christmas decorations about so that the whole vibe felt christmassy, though i didn't see the point much as the drunken teens would probably just wreck it all. i placed bottles of drink along the island along with hundreds of red solo cups and smaller versions for shots. we had a bit of everything so everyone was catered for.

i tipped out 6 shots of vodka - one for tallulah, leah, tye, ollie and destiny who were all helping set up. tye had been flirting with leah all night, though she brushed him off consistently. i called everyone over.

"i wanted to be sappy before everyone turned up. this is a toast to friends. leah you've been the best friend i could have ever asked for and tallulah has also been there for me over the years. you three haven't been my friends for long but you've definitely helped me deal with some shit. so thanks. now let's get fucked up!" we all cheered and devoured our drinks before pouring proper ones.

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everyone was well and truly fucked. i think i even saw one guy pissing into a flower pot but i decided to deal with that when sober. i was getting bored though.

"i've got an idea." leah giggled before standing on top of the counter and wold whistling loud enough to get a group of people's attention.

"spin the bottle?" she thrusted an empty vodka bottle into the air and the group cheered. we all sat in a circle, getting a strange flashback to leahs 13th birthday. judd had even turned up at some point and was sat in the circle next to harriet, a little smirk on his lips. leah spun the bottle and it landed on tye.

"looks like god is looking down on me, aye sweetheart." he winked at her. she rolled her eyes and pecked his lips, pulling away repulsed. i giggled at her reaction, though stopped as soon as tyler's spin landed on me. i groaned, making him smirk.

"now this is a threesome i- ow." he cut himself off as he received a slap to the back of the head from judd, obviously not wanting to hear this about his little sister. in my drunken state, i leant forward and gave him a proper kiss, earning a cheer from the group. i pulled away and winked at him, my red lipstick on his lips now. he seemed a little flustered at first.

"my turn." i grinned and spun the bottle. it seemed like it spun for an eternity before it landed on-

"oh for fuck sake," i hissed as i made eye contact with the smirking dickhead.

"now don't this feel familiar." he darkly chuckled. i chewed my lip before leaning in and pressing my lips on his. my body practically melted at his touch and turned cold as soon as he pulled back. he kept it short purposely cause he knew it would frustrate me. i rolled my eyes before standing up.

"i'm getting a refill." i told leah before walking off and into the kitchen. i took a big swig of the vodka before pouring myself a vodka redbull.

"am i the only one feeling 14 again?" judd spoke as he entered the room. he had an amused look on his face, which pissed me off to no end.

"what do you want judd?" i sighed, rubbing my temples. he shrugged.

"can we not have a chat now?" i wanted to slap his smirk right off his plump lips, but the sight of my crimson lipstick marking them stopped me. it made my chest pump more if anything.

"you're an asshole." i took a big sip of my drink and turned to a locked cupboard which had all of my rolling things in. i began grinding up the weed whilst he watched.

"i'm a gaping asshole, respect my truth." his mouth twitched a little as he leant against the counter. i rolled my eyes and stifled a chuckle.

"that you are judd birch." i licked the paper and sparked the joint, just watching him whilst smoking it. he watched my movements closely, then gulped before talking.

"should we start over? you're not a completely shit person to be around and i think i could do with a friend," i sarcastically smiled a sweet smile at him, blowing smoke in his face.

"oh lucky me." he shook his head as a little laugh left his lips. i looked down at the joint and decided to share. i missed being able to just sit with him and a doobie and be able to well and truly relax. we sat like this for a while, before destiny sashayed in and slung an arm over my shoulders. she glared at the boy.

"he causing you trouble bella?" she slurred, trying to act tough. i laughed a little and patted her arm.

"not yet. i best get back to my party." i plucked the joint from his fingers once he had a few puffs.

"till next time mr birch."

"i'll look forward to it isabella."