Love & Reason Keep Little Company (Freen x Becky)

Chapter 5

It was almost eight o'clock by the time the three girls arrived at Nam's house.

It was only a few streets away from Engfa's and just as large. Becky would describe it as more of a mansion than a home.

Engfa had insisted on them being fashionably late, even though she hated tardiness. Becky had been raring to go since seven o'clock, but Engfa had topped up her wine glass and made her wait.

The blonde was already buzzed by the time she walked through Nam's front door.

The party was in full swing; house packed with drunken teenagers and music blaring over some unseen speaker system. A group of seniors crowded around the dining table, where someone had set up a game of beer pong.

Engfa spotted Mew amongst the group and made a beeline for the dining room. Becky was too busy looking for Freen to notice, even as Noey came out of nowhere and stole Irin away.

She wandered through the dining room and into the kitchen where she finally spotted her quarry.

Backed into a corner, pinned between Seng and the wall, Freen looked uncomfortable, and the conversation between them seemed tense. Becky didn't think twice about walking over to save her.

Shouldering her way past Seng, she slung an arm around Freen's shoulder, ignoring the dirty looks Seng sent her way.

She pressed a kiss to Freen's cheek. "Hey, babe. I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Well you found me, baby." Freen visibly relaxed, her expression softening as she leaned into Becky's embrace. "I was just getting a drink. Shall we?"

She picked up two empty plastic red cups and slipped her free hand through Becky's, tugging her away from a scowling Seng.

"That looked intense!" Becky had to shout to be heard over the roar of the music.

Freen rolled her eyes, still leading Becky by the hand.

"So intense you forgot to get a drink." Becky pointed at the empty cups the other girl was holding.

Freen stopped walking and turned, pressing herself up against Becky so that her lips grazed her ear as she said, "You can get a drink down here if you like, but the good stuff is upstairs."

Freen pulled away, a smirk dancing over her lips as she took Becky's hand again and led her upstairs.

The second floor was quieter, the music blasting from downstairs at an almost bearable level. A dozen people were milling around on the landing, chatting or waiting in line for the bathroom.

Freen led Becky past the line of people waiting for the bathroom and to the end of the hall where one of the many plain white doors was decorated with a stop sign printed onto a sheet of paper.

Freen removed the silver chain hanging from her neck, revealing a simple brass key on the end. She used it to unlock the door and stepped aside to let Becky in first.

Freen closed the door behind her once they were both inside and placed the chain back around her neck. The little brass key disappeared into her cleavage.

"No pockets." She said as she noticed Becky watching her.

She was wearing a royal red dress with a plunging v-neck. It sat just above her knees and it looked great on her.

"You look nice, P'Freen."

"Thanks na ka." Freen grinned, her eyes openly running over Becky's form. "So do you."

Freen moved over to the bedside table where a bottle of top shelf vodka sat beside a two litre bottle of Cola.

The vodka bottle was already open as Freen twisted the cap off. That, and the softness of her usually piercing gaze, suggested she'd already been drinking. She poured two generous measures into the plastic cups and topped them up with coke before handing one to Becky.