Beautiful Apparation (Tony Perry FF)

twelve

New Years Eve is here! I'm excited, but also nervous. The girls are already at my house. They wanted get prepared here instead of at their own homes which I didn't mind, they're fun to be around. What I thought would just be a friendly co-worker relationship turned into something more, which rarely happens.

Tony still hasn't came back or shown his face anywhere. Daryl hasn't barked, if anything he seems a little lonely. I want to worry, but know this isn't the time to do it. I want to actually enjoy myself tonight.

"Drew," Lynn calls from the bathroom.

I enter the small space and instantly see there's a wardrobe malfunction. Her dress wouldn't zip up in one spot, after a few tugs I fix it.

"You're a lifesaver," she grins. "You need me to do anything to your hair?"

I usually straighten it, but I'm getting tired of the same old thing. "You can do whatever you want with it."

Without another word Lynn sits me down on the toilet and observes my hair. Maybe this isn't a good idea.

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Soon we're all ready, but it's too early to go over now. The party starts at nine-thirty and it's only eight. I watch from my bed as Hannah plays tug-o-war with Daryl. He's winning.

Lynn sits next to me, "We need music. I need to get pumped for tonight."

"I second that," Hannah chimes in.

I playfully roll my eyes before heading over to the living room. After skimming over all my CD's for the third time I decide on Simple Plan. These guys always get me pumped. Shut Up blares through the speakers and it takes me back to my high school days. The 90's and early 2000's were definitely the time of punk-rock.

I go back to the room to find the girls singing along. Daryl just sat there on the floor observing the two. I shake my head at sight. These girls are keepers for sure.

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We enter the house, smiles on, and chins up. Before we had a chance to walk around, Vic comes to greet us.

"Hey Audrey, you came!"

"I said I would," I shrug before introducing the girls beside me to him. They're freaking out on the inside, but keep their cool until he left.

"Did that just happen?" Hannah asks smiling like a fool.

"I don't know, did it?" I tease.

There aren't as many people here like there was at the last party. It seems more intimate, like everyone knows each other. Lynn wanted a drink so we head to the kitchen, that's when I saw Danielle.

She greets me with a smile, "I've been waiting to see your face. Thought I'd have to go next door and get you myself, looking great by the way."

"Back at you," I compliment.

"You have to meet Mike's girlfriend."

Without giving me a chance to respond, she drags me out of the kitchen and into the living room. We approach Mike and who I assumed was his girl.

"Alysha this is Audrey, our next door neighbor," Danielle introduces.

Mike butts in before she could respond, "She is also the girl who is responsible for this," he pointed to his piercing.

"Thanks for making my boyfriend look hotter," she winks. "You here with anybody?"

"I brought two of my friends with me who are somewhere in this house."