We we show up to the party, the music's loud, people are dancing, people are making out. It's wild. "Let's get some drinks," Emily says as I follow her to where all the alcohol is.
"Fancy seeing you here," I certain voice says, "Sure is, do you plan on confessing your love to me again tonight?" I ask after turning around to see who was talking to me, "nah, I don't get drunk 2 nights in a row," he says shaking his head, "here you go," Emily says handing me a cup, "do you know what she just put in there?" He asks, "no clue," I say before taking a sip.
"And just to be clear, I don't love you," he says, "right, wouldn't wanna get confused," I joke, "yeah. Funny," he says bluntly before walking away.
Reece Bibby is a guy I will never be able to figure out and I'm not sure if it scares me or not.
After a few hours of drinking, I spill a drink on myself. Panicking, I search around the house for a bathroom. I open a door to Reece shirtless and a girl straddling him, "shit sorry," I say, confused at first not realizing what I had just saw.
I close the door and think for a second. "What the fuck," I whisper to myself and continue searching for a bathroom. I have no clue where Emily went. She's probably hooking up with Caleb or something.
She's got a weird thing for him and I'm not sure if I should be worried.
I finally find a bathroom and attempt to scrub off the red alcohol out of my light pink camisole. It was a little difficult considering how drunk I was. "You need help?" Some random guy asks, "n-no I think I'm okay," I smile, "Are you sure? Come on, let me help you," he pleads, tugging at my waistband of my jeans, "I said no," I say as sternly as possible.
He shuts the door and locks it and I'm immediately scared to death. "Leave me alone," I cry, "come on, loosen up a little," he says pulling off my cardigan, "no," I sob, "stop it now," I say louder.
He unbuttons my jeans and begins pulling them down. I try to push him away but he was too strong. "Aiden? What the hell is going on?" Reece asks, knocking on the door? "Nothing," "Reece help me," me and the guy say at the same time.
"Let me in!" Reece raises his voice. The guy starts to get aggressive and he literally rips my shirt down the middle, "don't hurt me please," I squirm.
Reece luckily bursts in at the perfect moment. I was only in a bra and underwear. Nothing he hasn't seen. "You think raping girls is cool? What the fuck is wrong with you, jackass?!" Reece pushes him, "get the fuck out before I call the cops," Reece yells.
The scary guy rushes out and Reece shuts the door behind him. "I'm sorry that happened, Aiden," Reece sighs, "me too," I say faintly, "come here," he says pulling me into a hug. He was still shirtless so it was some skin on skin contact and I can't say I was mad at it.
"Let me go grab you my shirt, okay?" He says in a comforting voice, "put your jeans back on. When I leave, lock this door," Reece commands, I nod my head in response and he walks out. I obey his instructions and lock the door.
The fact that I was still shaking and still drunk made it very difficult for me to put my jeans on, but I managed. I hear a knock on the door, "it's Reece," he says softly. I unlock and open the door and in comes Reece now wearing a grey hoodie.
He hands me his white tee shirt and I slip it over me. "Can I take you to my flat? I don't want you to be alone tonight," Reece says softly, "yeah, thank you," I reply before he leads me downstairs and out the front door to his car.
"Are you okay?" Reece asks as we pull out of his parking spot, "...no," I reply, still in shock, "I'm so sorry," he shakes his head, "stop apologizing like this is your fault," I say trying to gain some feeling from this numbness, "I should've helped you in the first place instead of making out with that girl," Reece sighs, "it's okay, Reece," I say, trying to comfort him, "it really isn't though. You almost got raped, Aiden. What part of that is okay?" Reece asks.
I stay silent. "Look, I don't expect you to understand but when I see the girl I've grown up with almost getting fucking raped, I'm gonna be upset," Reece says getting worked up.
He pauses for a minute then sighs, "listen, the point is that you aren't ever getting left alone at a party again. Don't ever leave Emily's side," Reece interrupts me.
reece's perspective;
I pull into the parking garage and up to the flat we go. "Are you hungry?" I ask, "kind of," she replies, rubbing her arms, "wanna order in some food?" I ask, tossing my keys on the counter, "like what?" She asks, sitting on the couch, "I don't know. What do you like?" I ask, sitting next to Aiden, "I don't know. What time is it?" She asks, "almost 3," i reply, looking at my watch, "can we go to bed?" She asks.
I'm not sure what about Aiden being drunk that made her seem so sweet and cute but I loved it. Not that I would ever admit that...at least not sober.
"Yeah sure, couch or bed?" I ask, "bed," she replies, "okay sure. The bedroom is straight over there and I'll be out here if you need anything," I reply, pointing to my bedroom, "c-could you..." She trails off, "could I What?" I ask, "could you sleep with me? I don't wanna be alone right now," she asks, getting shy.
"Of course," I reply. I knew in the back of my mind that I'd be hoping that she'd ask that. I feel kinda shitty and selfish for thinking it though.
I don't want her to think I'm taking advantage of her too. I just want her to feel safe.
