Dreamboat | Chase Stokes Love Story

Chapter 16

I woke up the next morning and my mouth felt dry. I needed more water but the bottle beside my bed was completely empty. The clock on the nightstand told me that it was almost noon. I sighed getting up to head to the kitchen. I yawned when suddenly I tripped over something on the ground before I could hit the floor I landed on a sturdy chest. The person groaned right beside my face.

"What the hell?" I said trying to sit up and then I looked at their face, "Chase, what the hell are you doing here?" I asked getting up quickly off of his chest to find him shirtless on the ground. It looked like he had been asleep on my floor with a pillow he must have grabbed from my bed and a blanket from my closet.

"Good morning to you too," he wheezed catching his breath.

"I'm so sorry," I said covering my hands over my mouth, "I didn't realize you were in here."

"I can tell," he answered, sitting up on the ground.

"Why are you here?" I asked then, "Wait, did something...."

"No! Nothing happened. You asked me to stay until you fell asleep and to make sure that you didn't get sick. I ended up accidentally falling asleep down here," he explained.

"What the hell happened last night?" I asked sitting on my bed.

"You don't remember it?" He asked surprised.

"I mean, I remember bits and pieces but not really no," I told him, "Was it that bad?"

"What's the last thing that you remember?" Chase asked.

"I don't know. I remember when you guys caught us doing the secret shots I think," I said trying to remember anything.

"Holy shit, that's a lot not to remember," he laughed.

"Shit, what did I do?" I asked mortified.

"What didn't you do?" He joked, "I'm kidding. I mean I had to pull you away from a guy you were trying to fight. We went to Cookout after the club and then came back here. You also put on a show singing Mamma Mia."

"Oh god," I said putting my face in my hands.

"You also confessed your undying love for me," he told me.

"What?" I asked, screaming in my head and trying to flip through my mind for any memories from the night.

"I'm kidding," Chase laughed.

"Oh," I laughed sounding a bit more forced, "You're funny. I need water." I opened my door and found Rudy still passed out on the couch and Maddie was in the kitchen making coffee. She looked over my shoulder at shirtless Chase.

"Woah, what happened between you two?" She smirked.

"Nothing," we both said at the same time.

"Yeah, okay," she laughed.

"I'm not arguing this early in the morning. I'm getting water and taking a shower," I told her.  I went to the fridge grabbing the bottle before going back into the bathroom. I took some Tylenol and brushed my teeth before hoping in the shower. Just like yesterday I planned on doing nothing all day and was pretty content with that. Once I was out of the shower I felt a lot better after ridding the smell of sweat and alcohol. I put on a pair of gym shorts with and oversized hoodie after french braiding my hair. I took the comforter off my bed walking back into the kitchen where it smelled like pancakes and eggs. It looked like Maddie and Chase were tag teaming and fixing everyone their plates.

Rudy was now awake on the couch but was definitely just as groggy as I was. I laid out across from him putting my feet towards his face and put the blanket over me.

"I want some," he pouted before putting his feet under my blanket.

"Your feet better not smell," I told him.

"I'm glad to see you survived," he answered.

"That's funny, cause I feel like death," I groaned, "I'd say I'm never drinking again, but I know that's a lie."

"Same," Rudy nodded before glancing towards the kitchen, "How are they being so productive right now?"

"I have no idea," I shook my head. I turned on the tv and started playing a random show for us to watch.

"Hey, you two that look like a burrito, we have your food if you want to come over and eat," Maddie told us.

Rudy and I both got up walking over to the counter. They had made some pancakes, eggs and bacon. I grabbed some orange juice from the fridge and a few glasses. Maddie brought Elaine out from her bedroom and she looked dead tired.

"Wow, look at us, we survived. Who would have thought?" She said beside me.

"Not me," I answered.

"What happened to all the confidence from last night?" Chase asked us.

"It went down the toilet. Both figuratively and physically," Elaine answered.

"Honestly," I nodded in agreement. I poured a glass of orange juice handing it to Elaine as they passed it around. "I don't care what anyone says, I am not leaving that couch at all today."

"I am with you on that," Rudy agreed.

We finished breakfast and helped clean up the dishes before we headed back to the couch. Maddie joined us on the couch so we put our feet across her so that we could all be under the blanket. Elaine sat curled up on the chair and Chase grabbed a beanbag from his and Rudy's room. We decided on watching Step Brothers and at some point I had fallen asleep during the movie.

"Well look at the snooze party in here," Drew announced walking in the door.

"Dude, shut up," Rudy told him.

"Are we having Alcoholics Anonymous going on in here?" He asked.

"You're mean," Elaine told him.

"Did you just come here to bug us?" I asked.

"Of course, sister," he said sitting on top of me.

"Get off you buffoon," I whined. He moved sitting towards the back of the couch but left his legs on top of me.

"What was your reasoning behind coming here?" Rudy asked.

"What? I can't just come here to hang with my friends?" He asked.

"Not without being annoying," I answered.

"What was that?" Drew asked laying on top of me, "Did you guys hear Ro? I don't know where she is."

"Snuggle party!" Maddie said laying on top of me before the rest of the group joined in a huge mound on top of me.

"You guys suck."