The Hidden Rose(Book One In The Rose Pedal Series) /✔

Chapter Thirty-Nine

We pulled into the parking lot that was just a big empty space of packed dirt, and Luke put the truck in park. We hopped out and looked around.

I had changed out of my prom dress because that shit was expensive as hell. So i now wore my bikini and a short cover up. Luke was wearing his swim shorts and a t shirt.

We walked down to the beach area and found a huge group of teenagers. Most of them were from our school but there were a lot of kids from various schools who had been told about or found out about the after prom party.

I was a little nervous, considering i was kidnapped here, but looking around at all the teens getting drunk and shedding their clothes, i know nothings going to happen other than a few perverted guys and bitchy girls.

I glanced around and spotted Flora with Sean. They were sitting alone on a fallen log and they each had a red solo cup in their hands. And considering the prices of alcohol, I'm pretty sure the guys went cheap and got beer.

I walked over to a picnic table and spotted a keg. I was right. Next to it were several stacks of cups the same as the one Flora held. And next to to that, hidden in all the cups was several bottles of vodka. There was one bottle of whiskey and i snatched it before anyone else could.

Luke grabbed a cup and poured from the keg, filling it to the point it threatened to overflow. Then he chugged back half of it and filled it back up.

I walked away and after chugging and refilling one more time, Luke followed. I went towards Flora and smiled. She smiled back and looked down into her cup, blushing at something Sean had said.

"N-no. I'm not going to drink much this time. My mom almost killed me last time." I heard her say.

"So you're the designated driver, that right Floor?" I asked, chuckling. She just nodded, a grim look on her face.

"I guess i can get drunk too. I won't get to wasted though. Just to make your job easier." I winked and relief flashed through her eyes.

I unscrewed the whiskey bottle and held it out.

"To..." i thought but Luke finished for me.

"amazing friends." He said. We all smiled and i hit my bottle against their cups. It dented them, causing beer to splash out.

I took a sip from the whiskey and grinned.

"This is good shit." I said, still smiling. A guy wandered over to where we were and looked at me holding the whiskey bottle. He frowned. I knew he had had at least two cups, but he was sober enough to know what he was saying.

"Your the one who stole my whiskey. Give it back." He stated, holding out his arm.

"No." I said. He raised his eyebrows and looked at me.

"Alright. Vodka shots. Straight vodka and whoever wins gets the bottle." He grinned.

Did he really think i couldn't take vodka shots? I'm not one of those girls who drink margaritas and fruity shit. Ok well, margaritas are good but that's about the closest to a girls drink I'll get.

"You're on." I challenged. He smiled and led me to the picnic table. He cleared off all of the cups by simply swiping his arm at them. He reached under the table and pulled up a bag. There were mini red cups and i know they're shot cups.

He set out thirty on each side and started filling them with vodka. I handed my whiskey to Luke and he held it.
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Luke's POV

I watched as Ashlyn sat across from him and hand me the whiskey. I held it, not daring to take a sip from it. I want to be sober to see this.

He set out thirty shot cups for each of them and started filling them. Ashlyn reached across the table and the guy followed where her arm was leading. She grabbed the shot cups and set out twenty more so there was a total of fifty. The guy looked at her as though she was crazy but shrugged and filled them up.

They took their both shot and Ashlyn didn't give any reaction. She drank it as though it was water. The guy on the other hand cringed and then looked at Ashlyn in disbelief. Vodka. The shit was strong.

They took thirty shots and Ashlyn wasn't fazed. The guy was beginning to sway in his seat and sweat beaded his forehead. They took five more shots and a crowd formed around them more than it had already.

They took ten more anx they only had five more shots left. I noticed that one of the guy's friends had been recording this the whole time.

The guy reached for his next shot but before he could down it, his eyes rolled back in his head and he fell into the sand, passed out drunk.

Everyone cheered. Ashlyn stood up and downed the last ten shots, making it so she had had fifty five shots total and everyone gasped when she stood up and walked away. She swayed just a tad, but not enough to be noticeable

I followed her to the truck and realized that even though she only had a few shots, vodka was strong so she was much more drunk than i was.

I put her into the truck and got behind the wheel. I drove the minimum just in case and Ashlyn fell asleep. I lulled up to her house and lifted her from her seat. I carried her into her room and changed her into her pajamas.

Placing her in her bed, i tucked her prize won bottle of whiskey in her stash. Her parents didn't care just as long as she wasn't drunk all the time.

I glanced at the clock spotting that it was almost three in the morning and i left a note next to her phone telling her what happened. I wouldn't be able to be there to tell her and i looked at her sleeping peaceful face.

Oh, how i was going to miss her.
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