Here for the Summer / Ongoing

8- It's Been Too Long

A short, lilting melody drifts through the house as she presses the doorbell and within seconds, the locks begin to turn. Wren is standing in front of the three of them with wide, exhilarated eyes, and a smile.

"Hurry up!" She cries and grabs Kendra by the arm. Fletcher and Vicky follow the two girls inside and they watch as Kendra becomes infected by Wren's energy during the few moments they spend trekking through the enormous house. Finally, after starting to hear sounds of life, the group stops at a large, dark wood door. Wren smiles at Kendra and swings it open, revealing what looks like a roomful of supermodels.

The group erupts with noise as they take in the newcomers; Kendra is swept off her feet by Carolina and Jax. She lets out a squeal and gazes at the two of them quickly, to discern any noticeable changes. Carolina remains blonde, gorgeous, and pure-skinned, as always, and Kendra laughs at Jax's smirk.

Arms, corded with muscle, wrap around her torso too quickly for her to react. Kendra is already spinning around in their arms when-

and there he is.

Directly in front of her, loosening his hold on her stomach is William. "William!" She shrieks and jumps to reach her arms around his neck. He feels good to hug, something familiar and warm.

Will chuckles against her as he adjusts his arms to lace softly around her waist. "It's been too long," He murmurs, keeping his head against her body.

Kendra giggles. "It's been a month, Will. I hardly think that's a terrible amount of time."

Will lifts his head to meet her gaze and looks at her steadily. "I missed you."

Kendra giggles unsurely, and replies, "Oh, stop getting all soft on me, Willy."

Someone clears their throat.

Fletcher.

"Oh," Kendra says quickly, pulling herself from the embrace to turn to the other person in the room. "I guess you remember Fletcher, right?" She turns to Fletcher to see him staring directly at William.

"Kind of hard to forget the face of the guy who punched you in the face for no reason," Fletcher replies in a smooth, hardened voice. His eyes are sharp and Kendra bites her lip nervously, wondering if tonight will end in another brawl. 

Will nods silently. "Not unwarranted, to be clear, but apologies all the same. Cadwell, I hope you've been treating Kendra well while we've all been away from her."

"I think it's been good," Fletcher responds evenly. "We've had our bit of fun." 

Kendra rolls her eyes. Men. Waving their dicks at each other to see whose is longer. 

Kendra sucks in a breath as Will's arms tighten slightly around her arm, but when his fingers start to caress her exposed skin, she freezes. William had never been quite like this back at school. He flirted occasionally, sure, but this, the touching, the hot breath fanning across her neck? It was driving her insane, and it was also totally out of character. As much as it made her heart race, she couldn't help reminding herself that William had a habit of wanting her whenever somebody else did. 

"I'm going to have a chat with the girls, I think," Kendra said suddenly and removed herself from his grip. "We'll mix some drinks down in the kitchen."

William seemed a little put off by the action, but she watched as he glanced at Fletcher and steeled himself. Well, it was settled then. William Yong was jealous, and he seemed determined to manipulate her emotions in order to win whatever silly ego match the two were having. Getting used was not her idea of a fun night- but she knew exactly what would help: lots and lots of liquor.

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Carolina was shamelessly grinding up against Jax to the beat of the music, so Kendra turned away. The two of them were like rabbits- Drunk, romantic, rabbits.

Wren grabbed her hand and placed a small glass in her fingers- a shot of vodka. It was her fourth one of the night, on top of a delicious fruity drink that the girls had mixed up earlier. Kendra graciously accepted it and threw it back, gritting her teeth as it went down. Vodka was never fun, but it certainly improved her mood.

Things were starting to get a little complicated for Kendra. She had always been a lightweight, even being able to get drunk off of one beer, so tonight would bring out a special part of her. She just knew it. The music was playing loudly, shaking the house, and she was sweaty. It was the good kind though when you've been dancing for ages and your feet hurt a bit and you're sweaty, but you're having the time of your life. And, of course, there were two particular boys who wanted her affection. 

So, she turned around towards William, and let him take her into his arms. She let herself get close to him, skin to skin, probably too close. He seemed pleased, with a large smile aimed directly at her, so she decided to make even more happy by leaning on her tiptoes and planting her lips on his.

It was quite possible that no one else would notice in the dark room, but she knew they would. So Kendra smiled against his lips and kissed him harder. She let him wrap his arms around her waist, reach lower, and she kissed him until the song was over.

And that was that.

Drunk Kendra 1, Clueless Boys 0

Kendra broke away from the kiss as the last note sounded and grinned mercilessly. She tore herself from his grip and swore to not kiss him ever again, if she could help it. That would teach him. Although she was drunk off her ass, and had almost no idea what she was even teaching him.

And that was when she saw Fletcher.

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