How to Fall Apart

Chapter Five

I let Alissa walk into the kitchen before me where the boys were unloading different kinds of beer and alcohol into the fridge. I hung back shyly, feeling self conscious but also a little eager to see Kenny's reaction. He had his back to us but turned as we walked in.

"Oh sweet baby Jesus, there is a God," James breathed, looking us up and down. Kenny's eyes widened and his jaw practically hit the floor. When he recovered from his shock his mouth spread into his trademark lazy smirk that made my stomach flip flop. He whistled appreciatively, eyes locked on mine. I was determined not to look away first. The way he looked at me made me feel confident and even a little bit powerful.

"What in the actual fuck?" Alissa demanded, drawing Kenny's attention away from me. I won, he looked away first. Alissa's hands were on her hips and she looked ridiculously mad in her costume. James, Kenny and I exchanged confused looks, unsure of why. "Where are your costumes?!" She finally asked. The guys laughed but they clearly did not understand how serious Alissa was about Halloween. She stormed off down the hallway toward her parents' room, making an extraordinary amount of noise slamming doors and stomping, she emerged with her arms full. "Togas," she dropped a pile of sheets in front of them. Kenny grabbed a plain white sheet and started to undress right there, pulling off his shirt and unbuttoning his jeans. He smirked as he watched me watching him. This was a staring contest I knew that I would not win so I busied myself with texting Carly, trying to merely look uninterested.

She has me dressed as an angel... but not of the angelic variety! I text the number Carly had written on my hand. Then I sneaked a peak at Kenny. He was standing in the middle of the kitchen in a pair of dark purple boxers, completely absorbed in trying to figure out how to wrap himself in the sheet. He had broad shoulders, his arms were thick and muscled and his abs rippled as he fought with the fabric. I looked away before he could catch me staring. Again. Alissa was assisting James as he tried to tie his sheet on his pimply shoulder. He had chosen a flowery pink and white sheet and I couldn't help but giggle.

"What?" He asked in mock indignation "I'm a fuckin' goddess," he tossed his longish blond hair.

Picture?! Carly messaged me back. I slipped off to the bathroom and snapped a pic in the mirror while Alissa helped the boys finish their costumes.

I'm not accustomed to sending softcore porn pics but here you go! Lol. I really did laugh out loud as I sent the picture. I found an elastic flowery headband in Alissa's bathroom and flung it at James as I returned to the kitchen. Kenny was leaning up against the counter looking better than anyone had a right to look in a sheet. He'd wrapped it around his waist and then it was knotted and slung over his shoulder, showing off one pec, his broad shoulders and nicely toned arms. James was looking a little more comical in his flowery sheet but I had to admit that he had a pretty nice physique too.

"Yes!" James exclaimed and then proceeded to struggle with the headband for a minute before Alissa finally helped him.

"Here," Kenny said to me, holding out a bottle of beer. I made a face and shook my head. Beer was gross and I had no intention of having a repeat of the last party. I wanted to remember everything about this party and not embarrass myself by throwing up. "No, you gotta try this," he insisted, arm extended. "It's an apple beer, it tastes like apple juice. I got them for you because you didn't really like anything else last time." Clearly he remembered much more than I did about that night.

"Okay, thanks," I reasoned that I could have a beer or two without making a total fool out of myself. When I reached out to take the beer from Kenny he didn't let go, instead used it to pull me toward him. I collided with his solid body and my pulse quickened. He let go of the bottle and I took a long drink before trying to step back but he was holding onto my hips.