High Maintenance (Liam Payne AU)

Part 16

Loud music poured out of the bar as they arrived. Gen hopped out of the van, excited to have fun with Liam and do something that seemed like a 'normal' date. Harry pushed his way though the crowd, leading them all to a booth near what seemed to be the dance floor. The six of the packed themselves into the benches and Harry order a pitcher of beer. "I don't like beer, Liam." Gen mumbled to Liam.

"Order what you want. I don't mind." Liam said.

Gen sighed. "You have paid for so much. The plane ticket alone must have been eight hundred dollars! I didn't bring any cash. I wasn't thinking!"

Liam looked in her eyes. "I said I don't mind. The ticket was already bought and was going to go to waste. Niall was in charge of finding the best deal. He'd already bought six. I have a good job and my only bills are cable and phone. I use rain water tanks for my shower. I have solar panels and a wind turbine for electricity. I buy gas and dog food. I have extra money. Order a drink." Gen bit her lip and looked up at the waitress. "Oh, for god's sake. She'd like one of whatever it is that Rachel ordered. And, six shots. Let's do blow jobs." He looked around at his friends. They all nodded. Gen grabbed Liam's hand and squeezed. He turned to her and winked. "It will all be great."

The waitress brought the drinks, giving Gen a screwdriver and her shot. She watched as the boys all grabbed their shots, layers of Kahlua, Baileys and Amaretto topped with whipped cream which sealed all of the liquid into the glass, and clicked glasses. Niall held his shot up to his lips. "STOP!" Gen yelled. "That is not how you do a blow job!" All of the boys froze and looked at her.

"Uh, what do you mean?" Niall asked.

Gen rolled her eyes. "Seriously? You have all been college? You don't know?" They all gave her a blank stare. "Fine. Put your glass in front you and your hands behind your back."

Harry looked up at her. "Are you joking? We have always just drank our shots."

Once again, Gen rolled her eyes. "Then you shouldn't have ordered blow jobs!"

"Hey!" Louis said. "This is on Liam. He likes Khalua. So weird."

"Shut up, man!" Liam said.

"Okay, all of you, shush!" Gen said. "Watch." She held her hands around her back, wrapped her lips around the glass, lifted it and sucked out the contents. She let the glass fall into her hand and smiled. "Okay, go." Gen watched as they all tried to drink their shots. Niall couldn't suck the whipped cream out of the glass and Harry choked, losing half the shot all over the table. Lou had used his tongue to poke through the whipped cream and control the flow of the liquid. Liam hadn't tried yet and Rachel pushed her shot away, choosing to not drink it.

Harry let the shot glass drop to the table and looked up. "Let's go, Liam. Try it."

Shaking his head, Liam put his hands behind his back, leaned over the table and put the shot in his mouth. Gen watched as he used his tongue, running it all around the rim of the glass, loosening the whipped cream, then letting the liquid run down his throat. He set the glass down, leaving the whipped cream in the glass. Gen laughed and clapped. "Great job, sweetie!!" She leaned in and kissed him.

"How in the hell did you do that?" Niall asked.

"He's good with his tongue!" Gen laughed. Harry laughed so hard, he choked again. Niall laughed, whacking him on his back.

Liam blushed. "Uh, thanks?"

Once again, Harry went into a fit and everyone laughed at him. "I really want to know!" Niall said.

Liam shrugged. "I'm an engineer. I solve and fix problems. Simple physics. Let's see what you got, Rachel."

Rachel shook her head. "I'm okay." Liam shrugged and grabbed her shot, downing it quickly. Harry poured the beer and every grabbed a glass. Gen grabbed her's and took a sip. She frowned and drank it again. "Rachel? What is this?" she asked.