His Favorite Worst Nightmare/Alex Turner FanFiction

~Chapter 7~

"Ugh" I tried to open my eyes. My head was aching and it felt really heavy. I made a hopeless effort to get up. I turned my head slowly to see what time it was. 12.30. What time did I get home last night? I felt the makeup on my face and I was wearing my dress. My shoes were thrown away in my sleep probably. I desperately tried to drink some water. Unclear, dark images started popping up inside my head. The girls and I dancing. Maya. Nick and Alex. Alex and I drinking. Fucking Mark annoying me. Alex and I? Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. No. No. No. Did we kiss? Shit. No. This didn't happen. I remembered dancing and then going into an empty room. Did he kiss me? Or did I kiss him? I touched the places on my neck where I remembered him kissing me. Did we...? No! This cannot be happening! Matt was gonna kill me. Does he know? I wanted to cry. I replayed Alex's image kissing me. Rachel stop! But I wasn't sure I wanted to. Rachel wake up. He is your brother's best friend. You know him all your life! I have to talk to Emma and Jessie. Maybe they remembered anything. 

I suddenly got up and remembered the bad headache I had. I needed to wash my make up off, take a shower and change from those clothes. And that's what I did. I was so tired I didn't open my eyes completely. Alex's image was playing on repeat on my mind. What was wrong with me?

I got back to my room to get dressed. I looked myself on the mirror and noticed a love bite on my neck. Fucking hell! Why? Why did this happen to me? Was it from Alex? It must be. I wore an oversized sweater and shorts since it was sunny outside. I covered the love bite with makeup. It would be really hard to notice.  I wasn't sure if I should go downstairs but I was hella hungry. 

"Good morning sweetheart" my mum greeted me with a smile. "How was the party last night?" 

"I think I would prefer staying home" I answered and placed some pancaked on my plate. They smelt like heaven and the melted butter was like angels singing. 

"I heard you return very late last night though" I ignored her comment and asked

"Where is Matt?"

"He went at Alex's" I almost choked on my food.

"Be careful honey" my mum told before she continued "I was thinking to invite the Turners for dinner tomorrow"

"Er... why?" Why mum? Why? Especially tomorrow. One day after the party. 

"They were friends with our family through difficult times. Alex's mum has invited us to dinner multiple times. Matt and Alex are friends since they were born and I think you get along with him very well. I thought that now that we are at a better financial situation it is our turn to invite them for dinner" She was reasonable "We should do something nice for them. I'll be missing the next weeks for work so I won't have the chance. So what do you think I should cook?" she finished looking at me cheerfully.

"I don't know mum. Whatever" I got up from the kitchen table after I ate my pancakes and walked back to my room to call Emma and Jessie. 

"This is Emma. What do you want?" I heard Emma's voice from the other side of the line. 

"Hey, Emma. It's me, Rachel"

"Oh-my-God! Rachel! How are you after last night?" 

"Now I'm good" I answered "Actually I wanted to talk to you about last night. Can we meet somewhere? And let Jessie know too?" 

"Yeah, of course! What do you say at 5 o'clock at the old playground?"

"Sure"

"Perfect! See you there!" She answered enthusiastically and before I even said anything else she hung up. 

The only way to forget about last night for some moments was to listen to some music. I put a record on the record player and lied on my bed and close my eyes. Everything was so peaceful. I wanted it to last forever.