Once A Liar

Chapter Six: Funny man, he thinks he is

AERO's POV

After I stopped vomiting I looked over at Blake.

"I'm sorry," I choked out.

He let out a laugh and said, "Hopefully, that means you've been having a good night."

"Depends on how you define a good night," I complained sassily.

He sat up straight and turned to face me.

"Don't let the frat boy ruin your night," He told me with his thick accent.

I rolled my eyes and leaned my head sideways on top of the toilet seat.

"It's not just that," I whined. "I can't do anything right because Ben is here and It makes me feel guilty because I'm here with Thomas but Thomas' mind is clearly somewhere else probably because Logan is here and she was being weird because you're here and Thomas is here but I don't even know who you are!"

"Uhhh..." Blake began like he was thinking out loud. "Sounds like you've got a lot on your mind. I'm not exactly a therapist."

He reached over to the toilet paper holder and tore off a few pieces. After folding them he held them out for me to take. I sighed and accepted them from him. I wiped my mouth from corner to corner and then threw the paper into the toilet.

"I'm sorry," I apologized again.

He sighed and shook his head.

"Why don't you ask Thomas if it's bothering you this much?"

The truth was I didn't want him to lie about it like I feared he would.

"What if I don't want to know his answer?" I asked sadly.

This earned a chuckle from Blake. I watched as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette. He lit it and then turned back to me.

"You probably don't, but ask him anyway. Trust me, you'll regret it if you don't talk about it," he sighed deeply while letting out smoke.

A knock at the door startled us both. I looked over at the door as it creaked open letting the loud music in. A random girl appeared at the door and looked surprised to see us.

"Sorry I didn't realize–" she began but was cut off by Blake who began to stand up.

"We were just leaving," he told her sternly while putting out his cigarette.

He stepped over the edges of the tub and bent over to help me up.

"Ready?" he asked before counting down.

I nodded and wrapped my arm around his shoulder. When he stood up I almost fell due to our unexpected height difference.

"I gotcha," he said repositioning his arms a little to hold me up.

"Watch out miss," he said to the girl as we limped through the doorway.

We made our way down the hallway and it was apparent that a lot of people had left already.

"Aero?" I heard Aurelie's voice nearby.

"Aurelie?" I asked looking up towards her in the living room.

"Aero?"

I looked in another direction as I heard Ben's voice. He held a blood soaked towel over his nose and Logan sat next to him.

"Ben?" I asked curious and a bit concerned.

"Aero?" Thomas' voice said coming from the opposite direction.

"Thomas!" I said relieved that he was here.

He rushed over to us. Blake immediately and carefully passed me over to him. I pressed my head against his chest excited to be back in his arms.