West Chester Beauty Queen

Chapter Four - Roller Coaster...or rather Ferris Wheel

I don't remember much that happened the rest of the night. Nothing major happened. I didn't wake up next to someone, I didn't have any cuts or bruises. All I had was a major hangover.
It was kind of uneventful around Castle Bam because it rained for like 5 days straight. The boys and I almost went insane.
But after a night of drinking with the boys, I woke up at like 2 in the afternoon and slowly got out of bed and went into my bathroom and rummaged through my medicine cabinet to find something to take the pain away.
I took some Advil and then got into a cold shower.
As I was shampooing my hair I remembered I had forgotten my phone so I didn't have any music to listen to.
But I had a song that was stuck in my head for some reason and so I started singing that.

'I'm hurting baby, I'm broken down. I need your loving, loving, I need it now. When I'm without you, I'm something weak. You got me begging, begging I'm on my knees. I don't wanna be needing your love, I just wanna be deep in your love. And it's killing me when your away. Ooh, baby. Cause I really don't care where you are, I just wanna be there where you are. And I gotta get one little taste. Your sugar, yes please. Won't you come and put it down on me? I'm right here, cause I need, a little love a little sympathy. Yeah, you show me good loving, make it alright. Need a little sweetness, in my life. Your sugar, yes please. Won't you come and put it down on me?'

I continued singing as I dried off and put my hair up in a ponytail.
I brushed my teeth and then went into my closet and picked out clothes. Denim shorts, a long red flannel shirt, white knee high socks with a red and blue stripe at the top, and red sneakers. I put on my red and blue 'DC' hat and put my glasses on.
I stuck my phone in my shoe and went downstairs.
Nobody else was up yet so I decided to try and get them up with food.
I made pancakes and bacon and brewed up some coffee. And sure enough, Bam, Dunn, Chris, Novak, and Steve-O filed down the stairs. All of them, except for Novak, were in pajamas. Novak only had his boxers.
Bam shuffles into the kitchen and says,
"Coffee?"
"Yep. Just made it." I say adding to the stack of pancakes.
"You didn't have to make breakfast." Dunn mumbles.
"I figured I should." I say
"Thanks hun." Steve-O says kissing my cheek and grabbing a plate and taking some pancakes.
"Yeah, thanks Pebs." Bam says ruffling my hair and then kissing the side of my head.
Just then, Johnny walks in looking wide awake. He was dressed in jeans and a black t-shirt that said 'Fuck Art Lets Dance'.
"Morning all." he says
The boys grumble in response as they all sat at the table to eat and wake up.
"Morning." he says when he walks in the kitchen.
"Morning," I say, "You're wide awake."
"So are you." he observes
I shrug, "I took some pain killers and took a cold shower." I say
He chuckles and then says, "Are you wearing pants?"
"Why wouldn't I?" I ask with a laugh
He shrugs taking a piece of bacon, "It doesn't look like it." he says
I roll my eyes and set my spatula down and lift my shirt up so he could see my pants.
He laughs and I go back to my pancakes.
I flipped the last one and then set it with the others and I heard the boys making actual sentences so I figured they were waking up.
My phone rings and I take it out of my shoe and look at it and hit ignore and put it back.
"Who was that?" Johnny asks
"Some asshole." I say
Before Johnny could ask more questions, Novak walks in the room carrying his plate.
"There's more pancakes." I say sliding the plate towards him.
"Awesome." he says and starts stacking more and then the others come in too to get more.
"Pebbles, are you wearing pants?" Ryan asks and I roll my eyes and tuck my shirt into my shorts.
Johnny grabs my hand and I look up at him and he says, "Hey, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight. There's a fair in town."
I smile, which causes him to smile, "I'd love too." I say
"Great," Johnny says, "Be ready around 6."

****

After awhile, the boys were awake and I had given them pain killers and we were just hanging out.
I played video games with Chris and Steve-O.
As we played 'Need For Speed', Steve-O leans over to me and says in my ear, "So, what's going on with you and Knoxville?"
"Nothing." I say
"Really?" he asks
"Really." I say, "We're just friends."
"Uh huh." he says, "That's exactly why he was whispering in your ear earlier in the kitchen and you were smiling like a lunatic."
I roll my eyes, "We're hanging out tonight. Going to go to the fair." I say
"Ooh." Steve-O says
I elbow him and he laughs, "He really likes you, y'know." he says
I considered this. We did have those coupley moments sometimes. We had our system. If I was being honest with myself...I liked him too. He makes my heart race, he makes me laugh, feel special. When he wasn't around I wished he was. I couldn't get enough of him.
"And I can tell you really like him too." Steve-O continues
I don't respond. Well, duh! Who wouldn't like someone like Johnny. He was nice, funny, down to earth, sweet...he was perfect in so many ways. But I didn't want to lose him as a friend. I didn't want to lose him period. If I did...I don't know how I'd live.
I roll my eyes and say, "Whatever you say O."
He chuckles, "Don't play dumb with me Joe. You know exactly what I'm talking about." he says, "The way he looks at you, the way you look at him. The way you two act, especially around each other, is PAINFULLY obvious."
"Shut up." I say
He laughs and we continue to play our video game.