Touchdown Boy

Chapter Thirty-one

(A/N: smut warning. And side note: sorry about the change in point of view. I just wanted to have both Tom's and Addison's perspectives in this chapter.)

"We look like such assholes," Tom complained.

            "No we don't," Billie Joe rolled his eyes. "We look fine. People go as T-Birds all the time for Halloween."

            Billie was right about that, except no one at the party tonight would actually be able to recognize them as T-Birds from Grease. All they were wearing were white T-shirts, jeans, black Converse, and plain black leather jackets. They could be just some racist pricks from the '50s for all anyone could tell. Plus they didn't even have the full T-Birds crew. Only Tom, Billie Joe, and Mike had gone along with the costumes. Mark had decided to do his own thing and go as Han Solo, while Tré and Travis were dressed up as gangsters.

            "Tré and Travis are the ones who look like assholes," Mike commented. He pulled out a black comb from his back pocket and ran it through his greased back hair.

            "What are you doing?" Billie asked with a dumbfounded look on his face. "We're not actually in the '50s. You can put the comb away."

            "It's called method acting," Mike retorted, but he put the comb back in his pocket.

            "It's called looking like a douche," Tom agreed with Billie Joe.

            "Hey, guys," Mark greeted as he approached the group of three. He had been making rounds throughout the house to check in with his guests and be a proper host. "What're you up to?"

            "Waiting for my girlfriend to show up so I can ditch you losers," Billie answered bluntly.

            "Wow, B.J., I'm so offended right now," Mike replied with a jokingly hurt expression.

            "You better not start acting like that with Addison," Mark warned Tom.

            "Addison's your girlfriend now?" Billie Joe asked, surprised. Tom hadn't told anyone else besides Mark, after the disaster with Gerard had occurred. He figured he didn't need to since he and Addison had already been dating. Plus he thought the relationship would be over pretty soon anyways once Gerard told Addison the truth. It's been over a week since Gerard had found out, but Addison hadn't been acting any differently. Although Tom had been putting some distance between them for fear of her blowing up at him when Gerard inevitably told her about the bet. Maybe Gerard wasn't going to tell her though. Or maybe he was waiting for the right time and was going to use the information to blackmail Tom.

            "Yeah," Tom answered Billie's question, trying to forget about Gerard.

            "Got any special plans with your girlfriend for tonight?" Billie Joe smirked. "It's Halloween after all, people get drunk and horny."

            Tom knew that Addison probably wasn't ready for sex yet, not that he was going to tell Billie Joe that. "Maybe," he responded casually.

            "As long as everyone stays out of my room and Anne's room," Mark said, a grossed out expression on his face.

            Billie Joe looked over Mark's shoulder at someone. "Why?" he grinned. "Do you already have plans to utilize your bedroom?"

            Tom followed Billie's gaze to see what he was referring to. Four girls had just walked into the party. Addison was the one who immediately caught his attention. She was dressed as a skeleton with a short black dress, tights, and black high heels. He kept his eyes on her as she looked around the room, probably searching for the guys.