Halstead Sister

The Party: STD part 1

A/N: Hello! Thanks for reading! This one is a 3 parter because it seemed a little too long to publish in one go. It's also the last one I have prewritten so it might be a while before the next one shot is published. That also means that I am looking for ideas so please send me any requests! Hope you enjoy the story!

Tess POV (16 years old)

I checked myself in my mirror one more time before grabbing my phone and sliding it in my bag. I walked into the living room where Jay was on the couch watching a hockey game with Kevin and Adam.
"I'm going to head out" I said, causing all 3 men to turn and look at me.
I felt Jay scan me, deciding whether or not my outfit was appropriate. He gave a small nod. "Have fun. Be home before midnight and-"
"No drugs or alcohol" I cut him off. He raised his eyebrows waiting for me to finish his list of rules. "Or boys." I grumbled, causing Adam and Kevin to chuckle. I said goodbye and went to meet my friend Lucy before heading to the party.
On the way to the party, we met up with Lucy's boyfriend, Seth. "Did you bring it?" Lucy asked immediately. Seth nodded.
"Bring what?" I asked. Seth reached into his pocket and took out a small ziplock bag with some white pills. Lucy smiled and eagerly took a pill from him. She put one in her hand and held it out to me. "Luc..." I was hesitant.
"It's 1 Vicodin. You'll be fine." Lucy reassured me. I looked at Seth who nodded. I took the pill from Lucy and swallowed it before the 3 of us continued on to the party.
The party was pretty much like all the others; a stereotypical high school party with loud music, dim lights, alcohol, and plenty of single kids looking to hook up. I could feel the Vicodin kicking in and I felt relaxed. When he offered me another, I took the pill from Seth. An hour or so later, Lucy ran off with Seth, leaving me alone. As I headed to find my other friends, a guy stopped me. He was gorgeous. He had wavy blonde hair and the most beautiful green eyes I had ever seen.
"Hey, I'm Ryan." He smiled.
"Tess" I smiled back.
"I see your friend left you." He nodded in the direction Lucy ran off in. I nodded. Ryan said some more flirty comments before leaning in and kissing me. I kissed him back and soon we were making out. He took me by the hand and guided me into a bedroom. I was too drunk and high to realize what I was doing was dumb and all I could focus on was having sex with this really hot guy who was clearly into me. I didn't even realize he didn't have a condom and let him undress me. Afterwards, I laid on the bed for a while staring at the ceiling. I felt Ryan staring at me. Then my phone buzzed. I picked it up and saw many texts from Lucy but the one that made me nervous was from Jay. It read: 'you have three minutes to reply to this and start coming home before I come and get you.'
"Shit" I muttered as I shot up.
"What's going on?" Ryan asked. I frantically collected my things and got redressed.
"It's after my curfew. My brothers are going to kill me." I stumbled a little, clearly still feeling the effects of the drugs and alcohol.
"Let me take you home." Ryan offered. I agreed. It was probably dumb but I figured I already slept with the guy, what else could he do? We walked to the L train and by the time we were at my stop, I felt I could walk the few blocks to my apartment. Ryan kissed my cheek as I left the train. As I got up to the apartment, I slowly went to put my key in the door but Jay opened it before I got the chance. He grabbed my arm and pulled me inside.
"You're late." He said. I nodded and looked down. "Tess. Look at me." I slowly looked up. Jay studied my face and became furious. "Are you serious?!" He shouted. "What did you take?!"
"Nothing." I lied. He kept glaring at me. "I had some vodka."
"Seriously?" He raised his eyebrows. "You're gonna lie to me?!" I didn't say anything but kept looking at Jay. "Your pupils are the size of a pin point! You clearly took something. What was it?" I still didn't speak. "Tess! Tell me what you took!"
Fortunately, I was saved (temporarily) when Will came into the apartment. "What's going on? It's 1 o'clock in the morning. I can hear you down the hall." Will asked.
"Our sister is high on something. Heroin maybe?" Jay filled him in. Will's eyes widened and he turned to me.
"Vicodin! Okay? It was Vicodin." I told them.
"Who?" Jay asked, wanting to know who gave it to me.
Before I could answer, Will spoke up. "Go sit on the couch. I want to check you out." I did as I was told at took a seat in the living room. A few seconds later Will came in followed by Jay. Will took out his blood pressure cuff and stethoscope and began to assess me. Jay stood there, silent and staring.
"She ok?" Jay asked when Will was done.
Will nodded. "Her vitals are a little low, which is to be expected given the opiate use and alcohol I smell on her breath. She'll be fine."
Jay nodded sharply. "Then I can I yell at you." He addressed me. "What the hell were you thinking?! Drugs? Seriously, T? You could've overdosed, passed out." Jay continued to lecture me but I was barely listening to what he was saying. I was tired and just wanted to sleep. I did my best to pay attention but found it hard to focus.
"T?" Will knelt in front of me and put his hand on my knee. I moaned and nodded. "C'mon kiddo. Let's get you into bed. We'll talk in the morning." I stood up and almost passed out. Fortunately Will was there to catch me and help me into bed.
"Will?" I asked as he went to leave my room. "I'm sorry."
He sighed. "We know Tiny. Get some sleep." Will shut my door and I immediately fell asleep.

Will POV
When I left Tess's room, Jay was standing in the hall, still looking angry. "I'm gonna kill her." He said.
I chuckled. "Jay, she's a teenager. She did something dumb. If I recall correctly, you were known for doing some pretty dumb things in high school."
Jay rolled his eyes. "It's different. I was a dumb boy. She's our baby sister."
I raised my eyebrows. "Was?" Jay playfully punched my arm. "I mean it though. She made a stupid choice. She's a good kid."
"She's grounded for the next month" Jay added.
"Oh yeah. 2 even." I joked. Once I had talked my brother down from murdering our sister, I headed to bed.