My parents were out of town for a few days for their anniversary which means I have the house all to myself. Elena came over to get ready for the party and ended up telling her parents she would just spend the night here. "So Tia, what's up with you and Connor?" she asked, looking over her outfit in the mirror. "What's up with you and Malik?" I counter. We both share a laugh. "What I mean is, you and Connor seem so close but you're not together yet, " she moves from in front of the mirror to sit with me on my bed. "I can see how happy you are with him, T. You're good for each other."
She has a point. We have lots of fun together, but it's too soon to make anything official. "I like things the way they are with us. I don't want to force anything." I explain. Elena nods in understanding. Elena and Malik are sort of in the same situation as Connor and I. It's extremely obvious that they have feelings for each other, but neither wants to push anything further.
Elena and I get in my car and drive over to Luke's party. We arrive, bombarded by the scent of cheap alcohol and weed.
I see Connor on the couch, passing around a blunt with Malik, Jay, and Xander.
Elena trails off into the kitchen to get some drinks and I walk over to sit with the boys. "Yo, Tia's here!" Jay announces excitedly. I look over at Connor and, as always, he has his dumb little smile plastered across his face. He pats a spot on the couch, urging me to sit. I obliged and a few minutes later Elena comes back with drinks. She goes to sit with Malik.
Connor rests his head on my shoulder with his arms around my waist. I take a few hits once my turn comes around, which makes me glad that Elena agreed to drive us home. Connor gets up and staggers over to the kitchen for some chips. I'm left on the couch with the boys and Elena, who was a little preoccupied with Malik. Jay and Xander were attempting to entertain the group by seeing who could come up with the most outlandish rap lines. Connor returns with some smacks and reclaims his spot next to me. He keeps trying to kiss me but I can't refrain from laughing each time.
The party starts to wind down around 4 am and by now, everyone's at least slightly sobered up. Connor had fallen asleep with his head on my lap. I gently try to move his head so I can go to the bathroom, but I accidentally woke him up. "Where are you going?" he asked groggily. "Bathroom," I whispered. "I'll be right back." He nodded and laid back down. Looking in the mirror, I realized I looked like shit. There was a bottle of Xanax next to the faucet. It was almost a full refill. I took three(not enough for them to notice some were missing) and stuffed them in my pocket.
When I finish in the bathroom, Connor is up playing games on his phone. I sit with him for a while before waking Elena up and taking her home.
