Only You

Chapter 16

It's been a week since our little rendezvous on the pier and it was now Friday. The week went by normally with very little activity from my father. In fact I had only seen him on Thursday, and he was already heading out. Currently I sat on Lily's bed as her and Sophie tried on an endless supply of clothing from Lily's closest. We are going to another party tonight in Madison and they were having a very difficult time trying to find things to wear. Meanwhile I was wearing a pair of lose boyfriend ripped jeans with tights underneath and a black tight turtleneck, having found my outfit an hour before.

"No, that one will make me look fat," Lily says defiantly to Sophie and Sophie scoffs.

"Nothing makes you look fat," both Sophie and I yell in frustration. And Lily promptly chose the outfit that "made her look fat." Few minutes later the guys showed up to pick us up, Declan driving Sams car. The drive there was quick, only about fifteen minutes and we were pulling up the street from a large house. This party was very similar to the last, as soon as we stepped through the door the guys found someone they knew and wondered off while the girls danced. I drank significantly less, staying well within my right mind. Dancing with the girls was still fun and about 2 hours in I needed some water so I told them and headed towards where I thought the kitchen was. Once I found it I got a bottle of water and broke the cap taking a large gulp. I turn around to find Declan already in the doorway I had just come through. I raise my eyebrow,

"Are you following me?" I question jokingly.

"Yes actually, making sure you don't get yourself into trouble," he says and I scoff.

"As if I do it on purpose."

"I don't think you do which makes me all the more worried, and your nose is crooked as it is, you don't need it broken again" he says shaking his head and cracking a smile. I roll my eyes but I had to agree with him. I reached my hand up to my nose subconsciously, I thought I was the only one that noticed.

"We're going to head out soon, Sam said that Johnny overdid it a little so we better get him out while he can still walk," I nod my head and tell him I'll get the girls and head to the car. He nods his head and walks out of the kitchen. Ten minutes later Sophie, Lily and I were waiting outside the car. Ten minutes later and I was getting impatient and very cold. The wind was ice cold and there were flecks of snow flying through the air.

"Where are they," Sophie whines, trying once again to open the locked door. I shrug my shoulders and sigh. A few minutes later Sam and Landon came waltzing out both stumbling slightly. They approached us and Landon threw me the keys to the car.

"Declan gave us the key and told us to wait while he finds Johnny," Sam says wrapping Sophie in a hug. We all climbed into the car and I took the liberty of taking the passenger seat. We waited another five minutes and I started to get worried,

"Where did John go off to?" I ask Landon and he shrugs.

"Who knows, he shotgunned a few beers with us then wandered off, probably to find a girl honestly," he answers and I see Lily blush across the car. I frown slightly but choose not to worry about it right now. Just as I was turning back in my seat I see two figures stumble out of the house, one supporting the others weight. I throw the door open and run towards them. As I grew closer I could see blood running down the side of Johnny's face, and Declan (who was supporting him) had a bloody nose. I immediately went to Johnny's other side and supported his other side. I received a grateful look from Declan and a delayed smile from Johnny.

"Hey Won-Won" he says stumbling slightly, pulling me down with his weight, "don't worry about me, I got them," he continues looking very proud of himself. Declan scoffs from the other side of him while I frown in confusion. Sam, Landon, Sophie, and Lily now approach us varying levels of sobriety within the group, but there was still a vibration of worried "what happeneds?" from each of them. Declan shook his head and growled "later," then dropped Johnny next to the car. It wasn't until now that I can see that Declan is fuming with anger, towards what, I don't know.