Becoming The Alpha

Chapter 14

As Joel drives, George and I had quite the conversation...

"So, George. How did you and Joel become a 'thing'?" I asked.
"Has Joel not mentioned anything about me?" He gasped.
"He has actually, told me that you're a great guy." I said.
"Aw, you said that babe?" George looks over to Joel.
Joel smiles, "Yea I did."
"Ew guys, get a room." I said.
George laughs,"Caroline you probably talk to your boyfriend like that too."
"Um." I look out the window and I see our school as we pass by.
"You have a boyfriend right?" George said.
"No, she doesn't George." Joel said in a low serious voice.
"Sorry, well do you have an interest in anyone?" George said.
"I guess." I said.
"Tell me about him." George said.
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to be rude or anything. I don't want to talk about him."
"I get it." George said.

Let me just say this, I like Toby. I just don't know if it's okay to have a close relationship with him, if I did try to get intimate with him...it's just a bad idea. Toby is a great guy, but what if I ruin our relationship as friends? I mean for crying out loud, he dated my bully.

"Look Caroline, if your having a hard time to get with a guy. Like Shia Leboeuf said, 'Just do it!' It seems like the right thing to do." George said.
I giggled, "I guess."
"Are we there yet?" I asked Joel.
"Uh, I think so." He said.
"I can hear the music." George said.
Joel rolled the windows down, "That house is going to light on fire if they don't stop playing that music."
"Ha! That music is nothing compared to my mixtape." I said with confidence.

Joel parked about three houses away from Rick's house. Easy to find the party when I see people drinking, smoking, and passed out on his yard.

We got out of the car and started walking towards the house, "Nervous Caroline?" Joel asked me.
"A bit." I responded to him.

I went inside the house and I immediately see Toby.
"Caroline!" Toby walked over to me.
"Toby?" I was confused.
"Hey." He kissed my cheek.
"Um," I was shocked, "what are you doing here?"
"I heard you were coming."
"I didn't tell anyone." I looked over to Joel and he was staring at us.
"Did Joel tell you?" I asked Toby.
He laughs, "Yea."
Joel you fucking bastard.
"So, wanna go to a room? It's pretty noisy!" I had just realized that I and Toby were shouting at each other.
"Yea! Let's go!" I shouted and pointed towards a room.

Joel's POV

Seeing that Caroline is going to be busy, I decided to get a little busy too.
"George, I'll meet you outside."
"Okay." George nodes his head.

I'm glad Caroline met George and it's also a relieve that she was totally okay with me being gay. Unlike my parents who almost kicked me out of the house. They're really religious and they think being gay is a sin. It's who I am, it wasn't my choice to be gay.

"Where the fuck is Rick?" I said to myself.
"Yo my man!" Someone screamed at me.
"Ay!" He grabbed my head and ruffled with my hair very hard.
"Yo, what up?" I turned to notice it was Rick, he had a blunt in between his lips.
"Ay, you down to smoke some loud or wha?"
"Nah man, I just wanna have a good time. I don't really want to smoke right now." I said.
"Nah it's cool. This my crib, feel free to look around."
"Aight, thanks Rick."
"See ya later." Rick turned away and let go a big cloud of smoke that he was holding in.
"Who wants to smoke some fucking weed?!" Rick screams at the top of his lungs and so does everyone around. Some people decided to follow Rick to a room, others just sat down and kept talking.

I looked back at the door and there was the RB crew.
I nod my head and they nodded back; I guess it's time.

Caroline's POV

Toby closed the door behind me.
It looks like a guest room, there's a huge bed, a bathroom, and a gigantic flat screen.
"This is a neat room." I said.
"Yea it is." Toby replied.
I ran towards the bed, jumped, and landed on the bed.
"Oh man, this bed feels great."
"I bet it does." He walked over to me and sat next to me.
"Hey Toby." I said as I put my face on the covers.
"Yea?" He asked quietly.
I muffled, "I like you."

I could feel the butterflies in my stomach, my heart is pounding so fast, and I liked Toby since the very beginning of the year.

"Oh." He sounded surprised.
"Yea?" I looked up at him.
"I'm back with Chelsey." He said.
"Oh." I sounded upset.
I am upset, what the hell is wrong with him?
"Wait a second, so why did you bring me in this room?"
"I wanted to tell you about me and Chelsey." He looked down at his folded hands.
"Toby what the fuck is wrong with you?" I shouted at him.
"Caroline shut the fuck up, just cause you have a crush on me does not mean I have to date you."
"What the hell?" He has the the wrong idea. "I don't want your pity Toby, I just don't get how you got back with Chelsey."
"Chelsey cheated on you!" I screamed at him.
"I know. I forgave her." He said quietly.
"Toby did she tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"Don't you know?" I shouted.
"Know what?" He shouted back in frustration.
"She's the reason Alex died. Toby, she gave him pills."
"That's his fault!" He sounded angry.
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
"Look Caroline, I could give less fucks about a dumb ass kid."
"Wow, I thought you were better than that Toby."
"Caroline, just fuck off."
"Have a good time at the party." I walked out of the room.

Unbelievable.

I saw RB crew sitting down and talking to a couple of other people. I looked outside and there was a huge pool where Joel and George put their feet in.

I sat next to Joel and George and put my feet in the warm water, "Did you get it all together?"
"That was my job wasn't it?" Joel said.
"Great." I said.
"How did it go with Toby?"
"Went pretty fucking great."
"Sounds like it."
I sighed and I moved my feet around in the pool, "Yea."

Then I heard this laughter from a distance that sounded so very familiar, Chelsey.