Make My Way

Chapter Forty-Six

Stella's POV

It was dark and loud inside the strip club. I ran around looking for Adrian. I pushed through a group of men all waiting and hoping for a chance to get a lap dance with one of the girls over in the corner. Adrian was standing in the middle of the floor with people circled around him shouting "Take them off! Take them off!"

I realized I still needed to grind with someone to finish the checklist so I found a circle of people grinding, squeezed in, and squeezed back out. I ran over just as he had his hands on his underwear, scooped up his pants and shirt, and dragged him back to the hotel. He whined, "I don wanna go back...." His words slurred together.

I rolled my eyes and snuck him past the front desk and all the way back up to the room. I realized the pull out couch had not been made into a bed yet. I decided that we just wouldn't pull it out since I don't know where the sheets are. I also couldn't make a bed and make sure Adrian didn't do anything stupid at the same time.

I gave him a glass of water and a blanket. He laid down on the couch and quietly said "thanks you Tella." I smiled and went into the bathroom to wash my face and take a shower. I walked out and realized that I still had one thing left on the list to do, 11. Sleep in nothing but your underwear, I already sleep in my underwear and a bra so taking one more layer off won't effect me. I took my sports bra off and crawled in the bed.

When I woke the next morning I saw Adrian sitting up on the bed next to me rubbing his head and watching tv. He looked down at me, I followed his eyes and remembered I wasn't wearing a bra. I quickly covered my self with the sheets. He laughed quietly

"How are you feeling," I asked.

"Ok, how bad was I last night?"

"I'm only going to say two words. Strip and club." His face flushed into a vibrant red. "Well no use dreading on the past. We better get ready for the day." I got up, grabbed a t-shirt and leggings and walked to the bathroom. When I came out Adrian was fully dressed and had our bags packed and ready to go home.

I decided I would drive because he is still a bit hungover. When we got to the house I saw the whole group except Willow, Vivian and Merrick standing outside. I had told Aria I was going to make a copy of the house key but I guess I never did.

"Finally," Aria exclaimed. "Xavier and I got here first and we've been waiting here for an hour. Easton showed up twenty minutes after us and then Blake and Aurora. Vivian and Merrick still aren't back though. Neither is Willow."

"She ditched me for some snowboarder guy half an hour after we started. She left me alone in the gift shop without the $250. I haven't seen her since," Easton spoke up.

I laughed and unlocked the door. We all flowed inside. We stared talking about our days and were trying to decide who officially won. It was between me and Adrian, and Aria and Xavier. Blake had done everything necessary, except kissing Aurora, but Aurora hadn't kissed, grinded with, or pantsed anyone. Vivian and Merrick hadn't kissed a stranger or grinded. Willow had ditched Easton but he had a friend in town that he went to stay with.

When Willow finally showed up, we had quite the list of questions for her. She told us what happened, but not with many details. By the tone of her voice and the redness of her cheeks, she had gotten to at very least third base. Then we decided to go through each of the things we had to do to try to find out for sure who won.

1. Ride the trolley

That was an easy one, of course we did.

2. Let your teammate buy you an outfit (before 12:00 PM) and wear it the rest of the day

We looked around at each other. I was wearing my spandex and huge sweatshirt again, but Aria's outfit actually made me feel better. She was wearing a pair of cutoff shorts that looked a few sizes too small but, despite making her look like a stripper, made her butt look great. She was also wearing a low cut v-neck shirt that would have actually been really cute if she didn't look like she was freezing her butt off when she was outside. Xavier looked more gay than usual. Hot, but also more gay than usual.

3.  Pants someone (one person)
4. Kiss a stranger (both)

We asked and everyone affirmed that their partner had done both.
5. Make out with your teammate

This one got a little more interesting. Easton actually responded first. "Well I can confirm that Xavier and Aria did. That's what they were doing when I showed up here apparently twenty minutes after them." They both flushed a deep shade of red and I saw Aria try to casually inch away from him, who was sitting next to her in the couch. Adrian and I both nodded and when they asked for details all we said was it was in the hotel room and we didn't even go to second so it was all good.

6. Boys: buy tampons
Girls: buy condoms

Xavier and Adrian both pulled out the items as proof.

7. Take a picture together at a bar

We pulled out our phones and showed each other the pictures. We had stood in very similar poses, with the guy's arm wrapped around our waists. "Hey Adrian," Xavier asked, "Where's your hand?" Looking back at the picture, I realized it had been on my butt.

"He was drunk," I said, trying to explain.

8. Buy a shot glass from a gift shop

We showed each other the glasses.

9. Grind with someone (both)

I nodded and told them about Adrian and then told them about how he wouldn't remember mine because he was too busy dancing drunk in a strip club. Then we asked Xavier. "Well, I'm just going to say I can definitely confirm that Aria grinded with someone. Also that she is very good at it and looked great in a $5 bikini."

Aria punched Xavier's shoulder and he laughed. We tried to get the full story out of them, but neither would crack.

10. Find and book a hotel room
11. Sleep in nothing but your underwear

After we got affirmations of those, everyone else agreed that Aria and Xavier would have to win since we both finished but they got back first. Sadly, the next day, we had to drive home.

And go back to school.