And Who Are You? e.d.

"A hot skeez, but still a skeez." -16

We run into the room to see Ethan standing up with his hands on his head.

"Ethan, what's wrong?!" I say.

"The fuckin' Yankees struck out!" He says, agitated.

Victoria looks at me, "You're kidding."

"Seriously E? Jesus Christ, I was fucking worried." I say, tucking a piece of hair behind my ear.

"Yeah, so am I! They're gonna lose the game!"

Vicky and I roll our eyes and go back to the kitchen to get our food.

"You know, you're a lot happier than you've been in months. Is he the reason why?"

Is he? "I mean, I'm not sure. But he really has fixed so much. My mom is back to herself, and it's crazy. I've been going out with friends, trusting people."

"Speaking of your mom, where is she?"

"Probably sleeping." I laugh.

"Does she have a job?" She asks, worried.

"No, but she doesn't need one right now. Remember how we sued the depression pills place for not being effective? Well, turns out many, many people have reported the same thing, so we won the case. We got like 3 or 4 million dollars or whatever."

"Shit Zo. Are you okay?" Still being cautious.

"I'm good, Vic." I say, shrugging.

"But I mean are you really okay?"

"I kind of have to be." I give her a slight smile.

"Everyone breaks every now and then, Zo. Don't try to piece yourself together alone, let us help you." She hugs me.

"Love you, Victoria."

"I love you too."

As we pull away, my phone starts to ring. I check the caller ID, and see that Peyton's calling me.

"Hey, Pey!" I say, answering the phone.

"Zoë! There's a party tonight, come with us!" She says, and I can hear the girls in the back.

"I would but I c-" I stop myself.

I look at Vicky and smile, "Actually, yeah, I'll come. But, I'll have a visitor with me."

"Awesome! See you tonight!" She says, and I hear the girls say bye.

"Who was that?" Vicky asks as I hang up my phone.

"My friends from here. Lexi, Peyton, Sydney. You'll love them, I promise." I smile.

We walk into the living room and see that Ethan's on his phone.

"Uh, yeah, actually I have to go, I'll see you later." He says, hanging up.

"Who was that?" I ask.

"Oh, just one of the guys."

"Hey so tonight, -" He cuts me off.

"Tonight you'll be here with Vicky, that's okay. I understand. I have to go help my mom with stuff tonight anyway! I actually have to go now, but I'll come over tomorrow, yeah?" He says, kissing me on my forehead and then walking towards the front door.

"Uh, yeah, see you tomorrow?" I say, confused.

"Was it just me, or did that seem a little sketchy?" Vicky asks as Ethan exits the house.

"Yeah, I don't know. It's not like him to miss a party, so I'm not sure what's going on."

I shake my head, "Whatever, we have like 3 hours to get ready, so let's go get showered and what not."