Saving The Devil

9. Did I Drink Alone?

"Wake up!" the voice call tugged my arm.

"Just let her sleep she-"

"Shut up!" the first voice came barking, "I don't want to hear another word from you."

"I'm not sure what's happening here, but if you people don't shut up ammo go Jet Lee up in this bitch!" I croaked.

"Hey mama" the voice sounded familiar, with a hint of something else. "Sorry you had to celebrate alone, the meeting" she cleared her throat "took longer than expected."
Ah, its guilt I hear! Tia was suppose to come back in a couple of hours to watch Grey's Anatomy with me, well then, I'll just have to beat her ass for that now, wont I?

But that will just have to wait until you open your eyes now, wont it?

And with that, I pushed into my elbows. A sharp pain ran through my forehead so I quickly held it in hopes of lessening the pain. Tia was already through the door and Shak rushed to my side, placing the back of his hand on my head too.

"Rough night?!" Tia reappeared chuckling "thought you said you didn't drink" she added accusingly, shaking what seems to be the 2 evidence of my sins.

"She doesn't" his eyes searched mine for an answer but there wasn't one because I didn't!

"Correction" she held the 2 wine bottles in the air "She didn't, past tense" Emptying the remaining liquid from one of the bottles, she's smacked her lips then stared closely at the label "1942! Girl's got taste... Catch!" But he didn't and the packet fell to the floor.

"You can close the door behind you" Shak chuckled, retrieving the aspirin. "I see you've change your mind?!"

"What?"

"You drank your first bottle without me" he said still searching my eyes "You said you were waiting until you're 21 but apparently" he rubbed my cheek with his thumb "You've changed your mind!"

I was about to respond but he placed two fingers on my lips and crushed me into his embrace. "It's cool babe, good to see you finally breaking the rules for once!" Then his voice dropped seductively low "Does that mean you changed your mind...about other things?!" His hand slid over my breast to my waist.

I slipped through his arms and made my way through the bathroom door. "I've got to get ready and so do you."

"So that's a...." he trailed of waiting for me to answer.

"I told you last night I wasn't referring to sex"

"Last night?!" he stared at me clueless.

"Yes Shak, when you brought me to bed and I started touching you all over?!" I turned around and half closed the bathroom door behind me.

"I didn't bring you to bed Dee" my hands froze halfway down my thigh, letting my panties fall to the floor. "You must have been dreaming babe. Geezz!" He full out laughed "How much did you drink?!

And that's when Tia's voice came bargaining. "Dee it's 11:24, Rowland's gonna have our asses, if we ain't there by 12!

The conversations ended and when I was through, Shak was already gone and Tia was downstairs waiting.

The shit of an elevator had finally broke down according to the 'Out of Order' sign plastered across it, so...you guessed it! I had to take the stairs!

The unforgivable journey got me thinking.

That couldn't have been just another episode could it?

The heat of his body?
His taste?
That kiss?

But if you truly were in a dream, where did the empty bottles come from?

I couldn't help but think, had I really drank those bottles last night?

Did I really walk to my bed all by myself?

I guess we had to Dee, because if we didn't...

Then who did?!