*** One week later ***
It's December 19th when I walk into Cara's theatre and dump my bag down on a chair. I walk out and head into the kitchen where I am pretty sure Cara is.
And I am correct.... She is standing on a stool rummaging through her freezer no doubt looking for ice cream.
"What on earth are you doing?" I ask. "SHIT!" she screams and hits her head on the freezer roof. I laugh and Elijah walks in.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" I scream and jump onto him, wrapping my arms around his head and squeezing tight. "Jesus Ris" he says "Are you trying to be Elinor?".
I went to primary school with Elinor and and all the others met her in grade 8. They all got on really well and now they're besties.
Elinor isn't the type of girl that falls in love but she's had this crush on this guy called Levi for 2 years and hasn't plucked up the courage to ask him out.
"Hardy Ha Ha" I say and let him go as Cara practically climbs out of the freezer with a tub of ice cream. "What about my hug?" she asks in a baby voice.
"Nahh. Eli's always been my favorite" I say and she pouts as I turn and wink at him. "You know..." he says "I have a crush Eda". I smirk at him and walk over to Cara.
"Yep. And now Ra is my favorite" I say and pick her up in an embrace. "PUT ME THE FUCK DOWN" she screams and slaps my face.
"Ouch. Bitch!" I say as Skyler and Tommy walk in. "Happy birthday beautiful" Skyler says and lifts Cara up. I look at Eli with question and he shrugs.
He obviously has no idea what's going on either. "So..." I say when Sky puts Cara down. "Are you two a thing now?". Cara blushes then starts apologizing profusely.
"I'm sorry" she says. "I would have told you but Skyler would be at the party so I decided to wait a little longer".
I frown at her and look away. "I'm sorry Ris" she says again. I look up at her slowly and smirk. "I'm kidding Cara" I say and hug her again. "I'm happy for you. Seeing as you've been daydreaming about him for the past two years!"
I hear the door slam shut. "Aaaand... here comes Andy" Skyler says and wraps his arms around Cara's waist. Andy walks into the kitchen and the first thing she sees is - nope not her boyfriend - THE ICE CREAM!
She grabs the biggest spoon out of the draw and digs it into the tub. She gains a mountain of ice cream and she looks up moving the spoon towards her mouth.
"Happy Birth-" she drops the spoon on the floor and her mouth falls open when she realizes that Skler has his arms around Cara.
"WHAT THE FFF- ridge magnets" she says and drops the tub on the bench. "When did this happen?". "When did what happen?" I hear a voice behind me ask as I feel arms snake around my waist.
"First of all: THAT!" Cara says gesturing to Eden and I. "And second of all: THAT!" Andy says waving her arms at Eden and I. I hear footsteps behind me. "And third of all: THAT!"
I hear Zelda, Eda and Olive say beside me. I turn my head and see Ed, Liv, Lex, Zel and Newt standing beside me. Zelda, Eda and Olive are waving there arms at Skyler and Cara.
"A couple of weeks ago to answer your question" Cara says. "Ditto" I smile and look up at Eden who is smiling down at me. Everyone but Andrea and the boys start squealing and they all run into a group hug.
I find a way out of they suffocating crowd and walk over to Andrea who is leaning against the bench and picking up the ice cream tub again.
"Hey. Are you okay?" I ask and she nods. "Yeah it just feels weird" she says. "What feels weird?", "You being with him... I guess I gotta get used to it that's all" she says and I turn to leave her when I see Thomas standing behind me.
"CRAP!" I yell and fall backward landing on Andy. "Fuck Ris" she says and I walk around Tommy leaving then to talk. I walk into the theatre and find Liv and Lex in there.
Liv is sitting on Lex's lap eating his face off. I sit down on a recliner and turn on the TV. "Hey guys" I say and flick through the channels.
I look over at them and Lex takes his hand off Liv's waist and waves at me. I laugh and the rest of the gang walk into the theatre. I continue to watch the TV while the others continue with mindless chatter.
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It's around 6:30 and the Sunnis starting to set when the guys begin to exit the theatre to head off. Eden hugs me and kisses my forehead. And... to everyone's surprise... NOT! Elijah kisses Eda. Like full on. Cara had to peel her off of him.
Kendall and Ty run in holding hands as the guys are leaving. "Sorry I'm late Kendall says and hugs Cara. We go and grab doonas from the linen cupboard and chuck them on what couch we want. I grab the recliner closest to the door.
I dump my bag beside my chair and pull out my iPod. I search through my photos and find the most retarded photos of Eli and Ra. I post it on Instagram captioning it: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE TWINS! 💕💘 @carabanana & @elijahclace
Cara's phone goes off and she laughs at the photo. "Thanks bub" she says and dials a number. "What pizza do you guys want?" she asks. "PEPPERONI" Andy and I scream at the same time.The others crack up laughing an then place there orders.
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We all push our chairs into a line so we're all together. Olive is in a recliner in the other side of the rooms and Eda is squashed between her and the three seater couch.
Kendall, Zelda and Cara are on the three seater, their legs on the long foot rest in front of them. Andrea's chair is in between mine and the couch.
We talk until we hear the doorbell ring. Probs the pizza guy as Cara parents are out of town for the weekend. Cara gets the door and comes back into the theatre with 7 medium boxes of steaming pizza.
"What movie shall we watch first?" Olive asks. Even though we all know she's waiting to hear Harry Potter. "THE HUNGER GAMES" Keni and I shout at the same time. "Hey" Zel says "Let the birthday girl choose.
We all look at Cara with question. "DIVERGENT!" she screams and runs for the Xbox remote. I turn on the projector and leave the room while Cara finds the movie.
I lock all the doors and windows. Seeing as Eli has a key he'll be able to get in. I walk into the kitchen and grab plastic cups and go to open the fridge.
I pull out our favourite drinks and take them back to the theatre. Everyone has already opened their pizza and I throw everybody a plastic cup.
I put the drinks on the coffee table in the middle of the rooms and plonk myself onto my recliner. I take my pizza box off Andy and open it.
"Hey! BITCH GIVE ME A SLICE OF YOURS!" I scream at her and snatch a piece out if her box and relax into my chair as the movie begins to play.
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