Fate intertwined

CHAPTER 4 - ZACH

"Good morning!" I called out as the two brothers got out of bed. One had a hangover, one didn't have enough sleep. I had coffee in my hand; I'm a morning person.

"Ugh. My head hurts. I'm never going to drink again." Darius said as he walked towards the bathroom.

"Haha! I bet you would. You barely had any last night."

"Really? How many did I have?" he asked as he brushed his teeth.

"About four bottles. Don't forget the things you were babbling about too." I teased.

"Omg, what did I say? Something about my ex wasn't it?" he asked, horrified.

"Pretty much. Not that the girls really noticed. They were just making fun of you."

"Oh that's bad, so embarrassing. Good thing I'm not going to see them anymore."

"Think again. Their room is just across from us."

"What?! No!"

"Haha better clean up good if I were you."

I watched him as he scrambled to clean himself up to look presentable for the girls later. Then I looked at my friend, who's still struggling to get out of bed.

"And you mister, what did you do last night? What time did you get back? Where did you go?"

"Ugh, hold right there Mom. One question at a time." Reid mumbled.

"So?"

"I followed Deanna outside. She was feeling nauseated. I stayed with her until she felt better. And then we talked for a bit, near the swimming pool. We didn't realize how late it was until it was already around 5 am."

"Oh. You guys got off to a good start."

"Yeah, she's not bad. We have a lot in common I think. I dropped her off to her room then I fell asleep right away."

"Well I suggest you go get yourself ready too. I invited the girls for breakfast this morning."

"You did what?!" they said exactly at the same time.

"What? We need friends around here. It's more fun. Besides it's just breakfast, relax."

"Ugh, this is too much. I'm not ready to embarrass myself again." Darius said as he finished primping himself.

"My turn in the bathroom. I don't really have any problem with that but... I don't know." Reid added.

"You guys should quit whining and start moving. I've been ready for the past few minutes already. I was just waiting for you guys to actually wake up on your own."

They finally finished getting ready. Darius opened the door and went to the girls' room and knocked.

Knock, knock knock.

Mischa opened the door with a smile on her face and said, "Good morning! Did you get enough sleep?"

"Yeah, I— I mean, we did. Thanks for asking. How about you?"

"Yeah, it was good. How's the hangover?"

"Haha, not bad. Zach gave me coffee when I woke up." Darius said as he scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"That's good. Ohh, where are my manners. Come in." She opened the door wider for us. By the table, Alaina was on her laptop; she waved at us. Deanna just got out of the bathroom and was brushing her hair. She looked at us from the mirror and smiled.

"Hey guys, Good Morning." We said in unison.

"Ready to go?" Reid asked in general but I saw him take a peek at Deanna. I think my friend is starting to like this girl.