It's Not Easy

~Six~

I sighed, sitting on my bed while Emily and Erin both got ready. Changing their outfits over and over, Emily said she didn't want to look unappealing but also didn't want to look too sexy. Erin, claimed she just wanted to stand out because according to her Emily always outdid her.

Emily ended up in a high collared black crop top, with black skinny jeans and a flannel top tied around her waist. She pulled her hair up and added a necklace. Erin pulled on a white crop top, with a pair of high waisted light blue skinny jeans. I on the other hand pulled on a long sleeved black shirt that showed a little bit of my midriff, with a black skirt and that was it for me.

We made our way to the bar and met Ben and his three friends outside. I couldn't help but smile as soon as I saw Ben.

"Hey." I smiled, pulling him into a hug. "This is, Emily and Erin."

"Hi, I'm Ben." He smiled, after letting go of me. "This is Jon, Aaron and Ian."

I waved at the three, as did Emily and Erin. The group of us quickly made our way inside and sat down at a table in the far corner. Emily and Erin were immediately talking with everyone.

"I knew Anastasia first." Erin announced. "We met in grade school."

"I lived with her during college." Emily stated.

"And I love you both equally." I laughed.

"Do want anything to drink?" Ben asked me, pulling me away from the conversation the group of them were having.

"Uhh, I don't know." I answered. "Are you getting something?"

"Maybe." He said quietly.

"Let's go outside." I told him, before excusing the two of us from the group.

I quickly pulled a cigarette out and lit it, though I was a little shocked when Ben took the pack from me and got himself one, I'd never seen him smoke at all since we got together.

"You smoke?" I asked, exhaling.

"I quit..." He mumbled.

"Me too."

"You don't seem anything like your friends." He laughed. "They're very loud, and compared to them you're much quieter."

"I know." I nodded. "It works though, they'll say what I'm too afraid to say."

"I like them, I just wasn't expecting them." He laughed. "I expected quiet people, like you."

"I don't know what I expected of your friends." I told him. "They're really nice, but they're clearly more taken by Emily and Erin."

"If you were single I'm sure they'd be taken by you too, Anastasia." He told me.

"Should we go back inside?" I asked, putting my cigarette in the little tray on one of the outdoor tables.

"I guess so."

We walked back in and Erin seemed to have claimed Jon, since she was basically pressed against him in the booth. Emily however was off dancing and talking with everyone, not seeming to pay the group we were with any attention.

"Anastasia!" She shouted. "Come dance with me."

"Are you going to?" Ben asked me, smiling.

"Why not I shrugged, walking towards Emily.

**

For some reason Emily, and I couldn't stop laughing as I tried to get my house key in the door, it kept slipping or falling. It was safe to say the two of us were a little drunk. Finally, I got the key in the door and unlocked it. We walked in and collapsed on the couch laughing still.

"Where did everyone go?" Emily asked, staring at the door we'd left open.

"Home." I told her, getting up to close the door.

"What about air-airrrr-air-in!" She laughed. "Where's she?"

"Home. I think." I laughed.

I woke up to the sound of Emily cursing my cupboards. I rolled my eyes, ignored the light pounding behind my forehead and got out of bed.

"What's wrong?" I asked, entering the kitchen where Emily was, kneeling on my counter with the cupboards all open.

"Where do you keep your drugs?" She whined.

"In here." I told her, opening the cupboard beside the sink. "Ibuprofen?"

"Please."

I took two of the gel capsules and handed her the bottle. I turned on the tap, filling a small cup with water and taking the pills before handing her a cup of water.

"Thank you." She smiled.

"You're welcome." I smiled. "Do you want to change?"

"I brought comfy pants withe yesterday, I knew I'd have a hangover." She told me, sliding off the counter and walking into my bedroom.

"That one guy was CUUUUTE." She told me, pulling off her jeans from the night before and sliding on her pants.

"Which one?" I asked, laying down on my bed.

"The tall one." She said, pulling her shirt off.

"Is it normal for you to change in front of people?" I laughed.

"We lived in a one bedroom apartment together, you've seen all of this before don't even start." She laughed. "But yeah, I liked the tall one. He was pretty quiet though, I think Erin scared him off."

"They were all tall." I laughed.

"Well, compared to you and your boyfriend, everyone's tall." She laughed. "I can't remember his name."

"Oh well." I sighed. "Did Erin go home with them?"

"I think so..." Emily answered. "Should we call her?"

"You do it, I'm not waking up Erin if she's hungover."

The two of us stayed in my bed all day, until Ben called me at around four in the afternoon telling me he was just waking up, we talked for a bit and he reminded that next week was the Christmas dinner with his family... Fuck. I guess I can't get drunk at that like I did when I met his friends, can I?

A/N: I chose Jess Andretta for Erin, the picture above shows Emily & Erin in the outfits I chose for them to go out in... Ignore the guy in the middle, he's not relevant to the story. Sorry! xx Jess