I woke up earlier than most, but everyone eventually gathered around the living room that shares a space with the smaller kitchens with appliances we all can use and none of that gourmet cooking stations.
All we really need is a microwave and an oven.
Evelynn rubs her nose as she looks down at a paper that someone scribbled notes on. "Okay so for most of today, we are going to get everything ready for the rest of the long weekend because there isn't really anything in this house that isn't spoiled."
Vicky adds. "And flat."
"Same thing, " Brandon lifts his shoulders.
Kyle then suggests, "We get someone to do something, and then-"
Evelynn interrupts him without looking up. "That is exactly why I even bothered gathering you all here because there is no way I am going to be the only one doing everything when I am the one supplying the resort."
"Hardly fair," Sasha furrows her brow. "If anything the host should be accommodating her guests and pampering them."
She lifts her gaze towards Sasha who only winks at Evelynn. She holds her semi-serious stare before looking back down at the note.
"So I am either going to put you to work or we are drawing straws." She completely ignores Sasha.
"I'm good with straws," Seymour states.
Nudging him with his elbow, Marnu jokes, "Bet you are really good at handling straws."
"Fellas blow each other later," Haley lifts herself out of the chair.
Evelynn gestures to the counter, "Straws," then looks at me.
I roll my eyes at her but go to get them anyway, I hand them to her and she winks at me the moment she takes them.
"Same thing as we did last time, already prepared it so find the dumbass with the same straw as you and you will be stuck with them for the next few hours running a couple of errands to make our lives easier."
We all pull the straws.
Seymour and Lyle
Brandon and Sasha
Marnu and Jess.
Kyle and Evelynn.
Haley got Britney.
I got Vicky.
And Reginald is on his lonesome.
Kyle clears his throat. "Uhm... wouldn't it be better to swap with (Y/N)? Let these two-"
Vicky stops him. "She doesn't bite."
Evelynn arches her eyebrow. "I don't?"
My eyes settle on me as if I am supposed to answer that question. "It is up there with the things that none of you really need to know anything about."
Evelynn lifts herself. "Heard my man, get ready and get going. You aren't swapping out because you want to go and be naughty with someone, just make do with what you have right now."
Lyle chuckles as he asks her, "Sure you should be saying that Evelynn? Your boyfriend is sitting right there."
Jess chimes in with him. "Don't you have a problem with Evelynn practically going out with the guy that was barking up her tree for a while?"
Kyle sighs. "Guys..."
I ask them. "These jokes aren't really happening at my expense, you know that right?"
Britney nods. "Let's leave Kyle and Evelynn's past relationship out of this before all of you motherfuckers somehow find a way to ruin this trip before we even had a way to properly enjoy it."
Vicky shrugs. "We are all adults, Kyle can take some jokes."
"I just want to not have it rubbed in my face, that would also be cool."
I point at him with a firm nod. "See? And I would like to not-"
Haley stops me with a snort. "Nah, the two of you are the only couple here so you are definitely going to be teased in questionable ways I am going to just warn you that you are going to have to enjoy it."
"What about her?"
Reginald remarks, "What about her? Nobody here is going to mess with Eve because if she is in a bad mood the entire trip will go sour instantly."
She smirks at his words. "Ah, Reg... I don't ever recall being so nice to ruin everyone else's experience when I am not nearly having as much fun as I want to. Thanks for letting me know though!"
He doesn't look at her.
Vicky chuckles. "Let's get going before Evelynn actually considers making us all walk home."
*** *** ***
The moment Vicky gets outside of the building, I ask her. "Was almost sure you were going to throw a fit that the two of us ended up on the same chores list. Something happens overnight or are you done throwing tantrums in general?"
"Evelynn beat it out of me." She remarks casually.
"I doubt that is exactly what happened but as long as you can get along with your kindergarten playmate then sure."
She rolls her eyes at me. "I thought you'd have put up a bit more push against having Kyle and Evelynn of all people on the same team. Doesn't scare you that she'd do something incredibly stupid?"
"Evelynn... stupid?"
"She does shit on a whim."
I nod. "She does what she wants to, and I can tell you right now that Kyle is not on the list of people she wants to do."
She snorts. "Probably true, if he was then they'd be dating years ago. Whatever, not my place to stick my nose into any of your business because I still have no idea how and why and it is probably better that way."
"Don't go making yourself sick over me."
"Hard not to, thinking about you makes me sick."
I nod slowly. "Then go right ahead if that is the case."
"Whatever keeps the peace."
"And you at arm's length."
"I prefer it that way either way."
"I wasn't going to suggest anything else."
"Uh-huh."
I mock her, "Uh-huh."
She shoots me an idle glare. "Come on, we are stuck getting groceries so we get to play mum and dad for a brief moment so we should both enjoy this miserable experience before we never have the chance to do it again."
"I will not be kissing you," I state.
"I don't want anything from you."
"I don't have anything to give you."
"Yeah, Evelynn probably already owns all of that already," she smirks at me.
"She doesn't 'own' me."
She chuckles, "Silly boy~"
"What?"
"I honestly don't know how the two of you are going to fuck because you can't both my tops in a relationship... and I am willing to bet there is no way Evelynn is going to allow herself to be pressed down into any space."
I shake my head at her remarks, then counter, "Then maybe you don't know, maybe you never considered that she wants to be put in her place?"
She widens her eyes at me. "No fucking way."
"I don't kiss and tell."
"You practically just did!"
"I will deny it at every turn."
"No way she is like that..."
Ahhh I spoke past my mouth.
