His Angel

Chapter Thirty

"I really need to start coming to these more often," Lupe giggles as I walk up to her. I'd left her alone for thirty minutes tops to talk to some of my parents co-workers. "This is really good!"

"That's champagne, and you're drunk." I laugh. She stares at the glass, and if the mask wasn't covering the majority of her face, I'm sure her eyebrows were furrowed. "Come on, lets go lay you down."

I go to move her, but she shakes her head and stumbles a bit.

"Your parents reaaaaaaally get the strong stuff!" She begins to laugh uncontrollably and we get a few looks. "It's so good!" She drinks the last in her glass. "I don't want to go up stairs!"

Her obnoxious laughter and loud voice draws even more glances, so I quickly make a move to get her out.

"Fine, we'll go to the back." I quickly drag her out into the cool night. "Drink this."
She gladly take a bottle of water from my hands.

"So, where's Daniel?" Her words are still slurred and her eyes are unfocused. "And Cara?"

"Im not sure, but they'll probably be here soon." I assure her. But I'll admit I was a bit worried, they were suppose to be here a few hours ago.

Maybe they just bailed? But Daniel would have called... who knows?

"Well, personally, I hope Cara doesn't show up. She's been a buzz kill for like ever!" Lupe drunkenly says, trying to point her finger accusingly but it just kind of moved around aimlessly.

"She has not!" I laugh.

"Yep! You're just to busy kissing her ass, trying to get her to forgive you, to realize."

"Oh really, what am I not realizing?" I teasingly ask, ready to see whatever crazy scheme was brewing in Lupe's alcohol hazed mind.

"She hates you, and she's planning something. I mean she's constantly a bitch, then she goes to "get some air" then comes back all nice and sweet."

My phone chimes and I spare it a glance.

From Babe❤️:
Here by the bar, where are you?

"Sure sure, you stay here and sober up. Daniel and Cara are here I'm going to go tell them hi."

"Tell the Wicked Witch I say fuck off!"

I shake my head and laugh, Lupe's filter always seemed to disappear when she drank.

Entering the dark house, I slowly scan for Daniel and Cara. Nope, nope, nope, nope, and nope. What the hell?

"Now, what is a beautiful woman such as yourself doing all alone?" A deep voice behind me causes me to jump a bit.

A small smile spreads across my face.

"My boyfriends kind of a dud, want to fill his place?" I chirp happily, letting my arms link around his neck. "You are by far way hotter than him."

"Ha ha ha ha, very funny." Daniel replies sarcastically before placing a chaste kiss on my lips. "Didn't know I'm mated to a comedian."

"What can I say, I have a knack for humor. What took so long?" I put slightly and look around. "Where's Cara?"

The little bit of Daniel's eyebrows that I can see, knit together in confusion. "She left he house this morning, said you guys were going to get ready together. She isn't here?"

I shake my head and he sighs heavily.

"Come on, she's probably getting some space. Let's dance." He pulls me to the dance floor and slowly begins to sway us. "I remember the last party, we had barely began talking and your parents met me."

I laugh slightly, and shake my head. "Maybe we should introduce you again, the mask might throw them off." I joke.

"Yeah, yeah."

Much like the first time, I let the feeling of being near each other fill me and I smile.

"I looove you," I say in a sing-song voice, making him laugh this time.

"You've said that to me about a hundred times since yesterday," his voice vibrates through his chest. "Not that I mind."

"Y'know, you can just say "I love you too" dummy." I lift my head and flick his ear.

"Right, right, right. I love you too, Serena." A large smile spreads across his face. He looks around for a second, "Where's Lupe?"

"Ooooh yeah. She may or may not be in the back yard very, very drunk." I pull away from him completely. "I'm going to go check in her."

"I'll go get us some drinks and meet you out back."

We separate and I weave my way threw my parents "friends" until I make it to the back.

"Soooo, Daniel's here but Cara is not," I say as I slide the doors close and make my way to her chair... which is now empty. "What the hell? Lupe where'd you ago?"

"Y'know of all the people you could have replaced me with you chose her." I quickly turn and am surprised to see Cara.

A limp Lupe laying at her feet.

"What the hell did you do?!" I rush forward and shake Lupe slightly getting no reaction. "I-is she dead?"

"God, Serena don't be so ridiculous! She just has a heavy tranquilizer. Nothing to worry about, yet at least."

I shake my head and try to clear my jumbled thoughts.

"Poor, poor Serena! For once you don't know everything, this must really suck!" She laughs loudly and I just stare at her still confused and lost. "As much as I'd love to stay and chat I don't fancy running into my brother. Time to go."

"You're crazy if you think I'd go with you anywhere!"

"And you're dumber than I thought if you actually thought I came alone."

A sharp pain fills the back of my neck and my body falls forward, everything going dark.