Waiting.

Five

The moment I saw the open gates to the house, I immediately thought a robber got in. Dammit, I should have been more careful. But then, it came to me that maybe mom was home. When I got to the driveway, my theory was proved- Mom's Porsche was there.

I grinned as I took brave steps forward through the doorway. I checked the living room coffee table- phone, laptop, folders, papers, pen and mint candies. And I took a sniff of the insides.. tomato sauce and cheese. Yeah right, she's here.

I hurriedly made my way to the kitched and beamed the moment I saw her silhouette.

"You're home" she said, but a hint of confusion in her voice.

I scratched my head "uhhh.. yeah".

"Well, I'm glad you did. I bet you really missed me and couldn't wait, can you?" she said, smling at her dish.

I just nodded, real nice, Andre. Well played "you got me, mom".

Then, she shook her head, "well, I, for one.. don't believe you, AJ. You don't come home unless you need anything". Tone: dissappointed.

Right. And you thought you could get away with everything, you ass.

"I'm just stressed out.." I trailed off, looking for a good enough alibi.

Then she turned and looked at me. "Is that vodka?"

You thought it couldn't get worse, didn't you? Well, here's to what you thought, Andre. You are such an ass. A fucking stupid ass.

I just stopped, hesitating my next move, waiting for her next word.

"Well, if you want to say something, you can. I'll be here for today and gone by seven in the morning, but I'll be back by eight or nine in the evening" she said right before I made up my mind and bolt up the stairs. "Alrighty mom. See you again tomorrow night".

Absolute Vodka, I never thought I'd give you my night. Let me check how many of my old friends are out for clubbing tonight. I dug out my phone and called a few friends namely Harris, Gale and Arthur. I just jumped out my window, held on to the branch of the tree outside and made my way down and out the lot. They said we'd meet at the port and head for the beach rave.

When I got there, I saw three guys wearing tight tanks and board shorts. Beach party, right? Good thing I slipped on my board shorts before I left the house.

"You must be AJ?" Harris beamed. I laughed, "Yeah, dude. Same old, same old".

Gale shook his head, "no, bro. You lost your balls". Sarcastic, like nothing changed.

"You look like you need a little boost. Lost a girl, did ya'?" Harris teased as he shoved his hands into his pocket and we made our way to the rave.

I shook my head, trying to laugh "never had one, mate".

They stopped and shot their eyes at me, like they didn't believe me. Well, they wouldn't, I know. They boomed into laughter. "Seriously, Dre?!" they started snorting in between laughs. Well, this is a good private reunion.

"Tell you what" Gale put his arm around my shoulder and pat it, "I'll make sure you get a girl and get laid tonight. Man, with that build, I bet no lady could resist you".

"Well there's one" I added, trying to bring the truth out fakely.

"It's that Cassidy girl, isn't it?" oh yeah, these guys go way beyond childhood. We were meant to be since birth.

I shook my head slowly, rubbing off the thought. "Now let's not bring that up, man. We have a night to waste" I said as I took bolder steps to the lights by the pier.

Well, to shorten things a bit, we had some beer. Lots and lots of beer. We danced the night away with some blonde chicks and took a breather with a little bonfire. We quickly shared what was going on around town and how I was in New York. They asked about Cammie and they said condolences to the sweetheart we used to know. I found out that Arthur had a girl, but she left. She went sailing across th globe with her family and he never thought he'd love her. Gale dated this older lady who's husband died of cancer. Then he left her as soon as he met her niece. The lady was practically grovelling at his feet to love her again. Sad story. And Harris is dating this European chick with jet black hair and green eyes. Her name was Marionne and she was quite the looker. Then, they told me about how Cammie's dad was roaming the world for his business ventures with his wife too. There were rarely any people in their old house. It felt cold, like everything was magically erased by time and money.

I sighed. Too bad, really.

The blonde clinging to me hugged me tight and said "hey, I can make you forget about that stupid girl. Come with me".

She tugged my shirt and led me to a little cottage that had lots of water equipment. This could work, I shrugged.

The girl started kissing and it all started. I felt no spark, but felt some warmth. 'Okay, let's get on with this' I thought.

"What's your name?" I asked as I started kissing her neck, trying out my husky seductive voice.

"Grace" she said, trying to catch her breath.

"Well, I hope we have no hard feelings after this, Grace, darling" I said as we started by taking off our clothes.

I unhooked her bra and I started playing. This is gonna be such a wild night.

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The moment we finished, I let her sleep a bit. Then, when I heard her snore, I chuckled and moved away. I started my way home. And that's when I saw Arthur.

"You alright?" he asked.

I nodded, I can't say anything. I know my voice would betray me.

"I got something to say, head for the water" he said as he led the way.

Oh, great. What a night.

"What's up?" I asked as I felt the cold water pass between my thighs.

"Camille likes you. A lot" he blurted out.

I cocked my head to the side "I've heard that before, Art". Been there, done that.

He sighed "I mean seriously! She told me she wouldn't kiss me because she likes you!".

I shook my head and dunk my head in the water to let it cool off. "Art, I had enough for the night. I'm gonna shut down back home" I said as I started to walk away.

And when I did, I knew mom locked the door and I'm going up that tree again. Drunk and with my balls fatigued, I thought I couldn't get my ass up to my window. As I got to my bed, my head immediately shut down and I knew I'm gonna be better when I wake up.