Counting Stars

Party

*TRIGGER WARNING FOR MENTIONS OF ABUSE AND SWEARING*

"I swear, if that person knocks one more time, I will punch them." Winnie grumbled, bent over her cereal bowl.

"Settle down there, tiger. It's probably just some idiot." Rosemary laughed, heading to the door. "Oh, hey." She greeted someone when she opened the door.

"Who is it?" Maison called over to her.

"It's just Brad and his friends." She answered and I shared a look with Winnie and Maison.

"She was right, it is just some idiots." Maison laughed.

"I heard that." Ernest pouted as he and the others came into the apartment. She mumbled a quick sorry, pouring some milk into her glass.

"Do you guys want anything?" I offered and they all shook their heads. "So, not that I don't want to be friends with you, but why are you here at nine?"

"Thanks for the warm welcome, Bjork." Brad sarcastically smiled. "I'm actually here to invite you to our party tonight." He finished, smiling proudly.

"A party?" I groaned.

"When?" Rosemary perked up.

"It's at eight." Ashton informed us from his laying position on our couch. I groaned again, this time more dramatically. "Not the party fan?" Ashton asked me, rolling over onto his stomach to see me properly.

"Not at all."

"I feel you, I only agreed to this because Brad was so excited."

"What a nice friend. Shame that I'm not coming."

"You're going and you're going to like it!" Rosemary threatened. "Besides, what were you going to do on a Friday night?"

"The plan was going to talk to Jamie!" I answered.

"You can talk to your boyfriend any night!" She argued, crossing her arms.

"Boyfriend?" Ernest questioned.

"He's not my boyfriend." I corrected him.

"Jamie who?"

"Benn." Maison answered.

Brad looked floored. "Jamie Benn? As in the captain of the Dallas Stars, Jamie Benn?" I nodded. "You know him?! You're dating him?!"

"He's not my boyfriend!" I whined.

"Yet." Winnie whispered and I glared at her.

"Anyways, point is I don't like parties and I already had plans." I said, putting my hands up before anyone else could say anything.

"What do I have to do in order to get you to come?" Brad asked and I pretended to think hard before answering.

"Beg on your knees."

"Are you serious?" Brad asked, looking a bit worried. I saw Ashton taking his phone out of his pocket.

"Do it."

Brad groaned, but got on his knees and started begging. "Please come to my party!"

"Why do you want me at your party?" I asked, seeing that Ernest also had his phone out now.

"Because it won't be as cool without you all there!" He finished off with some puppy dog eyes.

I shrugged. "I guess so." He smiled at me. "Not that I have much choice, Rosemary would kidnap me if it meant I went to the party."