The Alpha Wants Everything Book 2 The Devil's Baker
Chapter 19: Inebriated!

While Adonis was making his speech he couldn’t help notice his pack members glaring at Teagan the whole time. He caught bits and pieces of the 1000 ways to die game they were playing with Teagan as the target. He had to force himself to focus on the speech but when he heard Jackson laughing in his head, he began losing his battle.

“Acid bath….”

“Worst chemical peel ever, you out Tucker”

“Strung and quartered….Full body stretch.”

“1000 bee stings….”

“Botched plastic surgery. Bye Boyd”

“Church bell crush a whore….Holy gong” when Jackson heard Tyler come through the link, he just about lost it.

“Semi smack a bitch….” he fired off,

“Monster fucking headache. You out Jackass” He could hear Tyler howling through the link.

“Fuck you Tyler!” Jackson fired at him

“Skin her alive….Chick fillet”

“Who the fuck that?” Tyler asked.

With a quick glance toward Elijah, Adonis had stumbled through part of his speech. The man stood there straight faced as if he hadn’t said a word. Was that? Yes it was! Holy fuck! Didn’t know he had it in him! Picking it back up, he carried on. He thanked them for the party, and departed saying he would see them on Monday and to enjoy the rest of their evening. With his thank you speech out of the way, he took his leave from the party. While the humans remained, his pack members took the opportunity to make a hasty exit. They fulfilled their obligation in showing up, though none of them won the bet they had going, they met their Luna and now they no longer wanted to be in a room full of people.

He heard her, before he saw her. The sweet notes of her melodious laughter reaching his ears, putting him immediately at ease. Kenzi was sitting in the passenger seat of his truck, legs dangling down, when Adonis and the others showed up. He couldn’t help the smile that crossed his face at the sight of her. Her face was red and tears streamed down her cheeks from laughter.

“I am not a coddon candy blob” She said between breaths,

“You a lil tiny girl, an you wearin a big pink dress that look like it ate you” Tyler choked out, “You don’t even want me to touch the blonde mop that was on yur head.”

“It wasn’t that bad” She said,

“It wasn’t that good either,” Tyler replied. He was even happier to see that her sparkling silver eyes were no longer hidden behind those ghastly contacts. He only hoped Tyler got a hold of them and they were destroyed.

“Ready to go” Adonis asked when they noticed he was standing there.

“Yeah! Thanks for waiting with me Tyler” her smile was bright and big as she swung her legs into the truck. He stifled a chuckle when he noticed she didn’t reach the floor. It was also then that he noticed an anklet with a moon pendant sitting around her right ankle. Judging by how tarnished the chain and the pendant were, she’s had it for a while and she probably never took it off.

“Anytime” Tyler made sure the dress was in the truck before he shut the door.

“Cotton candy blob?” Adonis looked at him, noticing that he was back in his jeans.

“What? Her look like one, the damn dress ate her” Tyler replied laughing. “Don’t even think it. I change in a bathroom stall, not a complete animal.” He added when he caught the look from Adonis.

“Bathroom stall? You-” Jackson started,

“Women’s bathroom stall, no way her goin in the men room, an I wasn’t leaving her in the damn hallway. Delta protects Luna. Her want the contacts out, an to take the damn makeup off her face” Tyler cut him off.

“You went into the women’s bathroom?” Elijah asked,

“Not the firs time….don’t you judge me….chick fillet!” Tyler replied.

“That fuckin funny. Ko went off when he heard that one.” Jackson cracked up laughing.

“We really goin home now?” Tyler asked,

“If we can make it back to town before midnight, we’re going to Joe’s. No reason the fun has to end. But I’m fucking starving so we’re getting food first” Adonis moved to the driver side opening the door

“Giddy the fuck up let’s go” Jackson was already moving towards the second vehicle with Tyler right behind him.

“I’m drivin!” Tyler called. They were getting to Blackwoods before midnight, they weren’t ready to call it a night.

“Get in the fuckin truck Eli,” Jackson yelled.

They made it back to town just before midnight, even with their pit stop for food. They spoke and laughed the whole way back from the city. He wanted to know so many things, but he didn’t want to dredge up her past. Kenzi was honest, he knew she would answer whatever question he wanted to know, but that would end the night and he wasn’t ready for that. He kept the conversation light.

“Are you ready to call it a night sweetheart?” He asked her, he thought about asking her sooner, but he didn’t want to chance her saying yes. Especially after what happened with her sister.

“No, not yet!” She shook her head, she wasn’t ready to go home, she wasn’t ready for the night to be over.

“Then how about we go for a drink?” She nodded, smiling brightly at him.

Adonis pulled into the parking lot at Joe’s, where Tyler, Jackson and Elijah were already waiting for them.

“Let’s get this party started,” Jackson said as he exited the truck.

“You fly here?” Adonis asked him

“Tyler cut through the woods at the turn off. Fastest way from point A to point B, a straight line” Jackson replied. “Where you shoes?” He added when he saw Kenzi’s bare feet.

“I don’t know!” Kenzi looked down at her feet.

“Fuck! They’re still at the party” Adonis closed her door after he lifted her out, he meant to grab them on the way out, but he wanted to be with her as soon as possible, and there was less chance of anyone stopping him to talk if he left right after the speech. ….rrRIIIPpp…. All eyes went wide as they looked back at her. Kenzi shook her head.

“This is not my dress. This is Teagan’s dress” She looked back at the truck door, as part of the dress was now hanging from the bottom of the door like a flowing pink tongue. She looked back at them.

“It eated the dress. You’re truck eated Teagan’s dress….do you think she’ll notice?” Kenzi asked, looking at Adonis. He glanced at Elijah who looked at Tyler. When Tyler’s eyes met Jackson’s he was trying to contain his laughter.

“No! As long as her don’t look at the back,” Jackson offered. Dresses, her and trucks really don’t mix! Odin was howling with laughter in his head.

“Guess the truck din’t like the dress either” Tyler said, trying not to laugh.

“How about that drink?” Adonis said Kenzi nodded and went to move forward only to stop. More of the dress tore with every movement she made.

“Your truck is still eating the dress” She spoke as more tearing could be heard. Now standing there a good portion of the bottom half missing, the highest portion coming midthigh, they all stared at her.

“That her might notice,” Jackson said. Adonis tore the rest of the bottom portion of the dress so she was free from the truck.

“Leas you not steppin on it nomore” Tyler added,

“That’s true, less chance of me falling on my face.” Kenzi agreed, nodding her head.

“What that?” He asked, pointing at a black leather satchel strapped to her leg just above her knee.

“It’s so I don’t has to carry a purse. My phone, keys and wallet are in there and with a dress covering it, no one knows.” Tyler just nodded, made sense.

“Who’s ready for a drink?” Adonis offered her his arm, happily she accepted it as they made their way to the bar.

“Joe’s busy tonight!” Kenzi said when they walked in and she saw all the people. With more and more members of the pack showing up, Joe’s would be busy every night. Drinking controlled a lot of urges for werewolves. Eyes turned their way, most trying to take in the sight of their new Luna while offering a nod of respect for their Alpha and the rest of the ranks. The dress having ripped a little higher in the back than he initially thought, it now fell an inch below her bottom, he kept her backside blocked.

“What’s wrong?” She asked looking up at him,

“Your dress now borders on indecent exposure. If you bend over….” He explained, though he didn’t mind, he didn’t want anyone else seeing. Brutus was right though when he said one day they would like the little dress.

“Oh, I th-ough-t it was a liddle drafty” he looked down at her. The things she says! I don’t think she realizes the things she says, it’s what makes her innocent! Moving closer to the bar, he saw two of his boys working behind the counter with Joe serving drinks.

“Mind your own, you’ll meet her in time” Adonis sent through the link when he could still feel eyes on them.

“What can I get you guys?” One of the bartenders asked. He was trying to see her, but avoiding eye contact at the same time. With his Alpha standing right there, he didn’t think it wise to give her a once over.

“Ladies first!” Adonis said,

“Whisky, no ice please!” She said, the bartender looked at her, then looked away with a slight smile on his face.

“We has the same” Jackson motioned towards Tyler and himself, Adonis just nodded.

“Scotch” Elijah placed his order. The bartender moved away to grab their orders, he mentioned something to the other one, who looked a little shocked, but he too held a grin on his face.

“Yeah, drink yur fancy scotch over there….chick fillet” Tyler and Jackson cracked up laughing

“Chick fillet?” Kenzi looked at them rather confused. It only made them laugh harder,

“You will never live that down” Adonis muttered low enough for only Elijah to hear.

“No, I won’t!” He agreed.

A few drinks in, a few dances later they were sitting back at the bar with another round.

“We should do shots!” Jackson and Tyler looked at each other then looked at her grinning. What harm could it be, doing shots with a little girl?

“I like this girl. We in. You in?” Jackson said, asking Adonis.

“Not this time!” Adonis replied,

“Eli?” Tyler asked,

“No, someone has to drive the other truck” Elijah answered.

“Joe, we need a round of shots please” Kenzi asked. Joe arched his eyebrow at her, but he couldn’t take the smile from his face. She seemed to have that effect on a lot of people. You couldn’t help but smile when she did. Bringing over the tray he set it down in front of them.

“Don’t you report my parking lot stolen again” he warned her.

“That was one tine Joe, one tine. Let it go!” She fired back. “It was one tine” she said when they were all staring at her.

“You report the parkin lot stolen?” Tyler asked,

“It was one tine,” Kenzi repeated for the third time.

“Do you want to tell them the story?” Joe asked, looking at her.

“It was one tine,” she repeated.

“She was nineteen” Joe began the story. “She had a little bit to drink, maybe a little too much, and she stumbled out of the bar. I was keeping an eye on her and she was just standing in the parking lot. I’m about to go out, but I got distracted by another customer. Next thing I know she stumbled her way across the street to the police station. I get a call from Chief Lou and he says Kenzi just came to see me. She says she can’t replace her car. I asked if she thought someone had taken it and she said no, she thinks someone stole your parking lot” Joe went on. The snickers she heard had her cheeks turning pink.

“I sleepded on the couch in the Chief’s office.” She added,

“They came looking for her car in the morning, why don’t you tell them where it was” Joe looked at her.

“I lef it at the bakery and walkded to Joe’s” Both Tyler and Jackson erupted into laughter.

“She won’t report the parking lot stolen. We’ll take care of her” Adonis replied, when he stopped laughing. Pouring him another glass.

“She’s gonna drink those boys under the table” Joe said quietly to him and then walked away. How much can one little girl drink?

Thirteen rounds later, Jackson and Tyler were starting to feel the effects. Their words would slur a bit and neither Adonis nor Elijah were sure they were seeing straight, while Kenzi seemed fine, maybe slightly tipsy. They’d do a round then she’d pull Adonis onto the dance floor with her. Then back to the bar for another round of shots. That’s how much a little girl can drink! Odin was impressed and she was still going. She was heading back from the dance floor when she bumped into Teagan.

“Teagan!” The earlier events of the night were completely forgotten, she was excited to see her sister. “Whas are doi….did youz come for a drink? Youz should haz a drink wiff uz?” Kenzi was slightly stumbling with her words, but that was to be expected after fifteen rounds of shots. Though she was still able to carry a conversation she might have been a little more unstable on her feet.

“No Kenzi, I didn’t come for a drink. I got a phone call saying you were at the bar. I should have known you were making yourself and me look stupid. Everything you do affects me, do you realize this?” Teagan snapped, taking a hold of Kenzi’s elbow. Kenzi shook her head and in the most uncoordinated way possible she unworked Teagan’s grip from her.

“No, iz fine, iz fine, I nos dozin any-any-anyzing, I nos dozin anyzing bad. I hazing fun. Youz should come haz fun” Kenzi replied, trying to usher her towards the bar.

“Are you drunk?” Teagan snapped at her,

“Noooo. Maybe zighsly, zighsly, only zighsly….um….zighsly imbiderdased….indiberdased….inbigerased?” Adonis and Elijah were listening in on the conversation, trying not to laugh. Imbiderdased? Try inebriated! Only slightly!

“What happened the last time you got drunk, Kenzi?” Teagan asked. Scrunching her face she had to think about it for a second.

“I swoke up nakey in a farmzer field an swees stalkded a scaredcrow out of hiz crowz. The farmzer waz mad thas a nakey scaredcrow was runnin roun the field. Bus...bus….bus thas wa….thas waz wiff quella. Wiff quella. I nos drinkin quella. Quella makez crowz fall off.” Kenzi replied, “I bringeded back the crowz” Jackson and Tyler’s laughter was starting to get louder, though they weren’t entirely certain what they were laughing at.

“Ooooo youz should mees my friendz an haz drinkz wiff uz,” Kenzi said. Teagan pulled her hand away as Kenzi tried to grab it and pull her towards the bar.

“You don’t have any friends Kenzi!” Teagan whispered,

“Doooo soooo!” She sang back. “My neighbirdz….neighbirsz…. neighbourz….neighbourdz?” Kenzi pointed towards the bar.

“They’re not your friends, they’re just using you and like a foolish idiot you’re letting them.” Teagan glanced in the direction of the bar, but didn’t really care to see what direction she pointed in.

“No, they my friendz.” She pointed at Adonis “He firs wiff me all the tines, all the tines, an I bes he haz sofs libz” Kenzi stated. Adonis felt his cheeks go red under the eyes of Jackson and Tyler. He wasn’t too worried about them harassing him about that. He wasn’t entirely certain how much they would remember tonight.

“You kissed him?” Teagan gasped at her, now trying to spot who she might have been talking about.

“Noooo….bus I swans to” While Teagan was trying to not draw attention to them, Kenzi was being anything but quiet.

“You might want to step in before she really says something,” Elijah warned.

Trying to control his laughter he just nodded. Kenzi didn’t have a filter at the best of times. Who knows what she would say after she’s had a few. And she’s had a lot. Yeah, fifteen! Odin howled.

“Teagan, why, why, why youz so mad?” Kenzi asked, her face frowning, she really didn’t understand what the problem was. She wasn’t hurting anybody.

“You don’t know why I’m mad?” Teagan looked at her sister, disbelief crossing her face.

“No, I don’s. I don’s know why youz so gumby! Thas why I asskdid youz!” Kenzi replied.

“How about I had to leave being with James, to deal with you.” Teagan hissed at her, trying to usher her towards the door.

“Bus, bus, bus, I din’s asskdid youz to come….I din’s asskdid. Why, why, why youz pushing me? Don’s, don’s, don’s push me….I don’s….I don’s….I waz az a pardy earlier” Kenzi replied as she stumbled from Teagan pushing her towards the door. “Is waz sooo boring, then my neighsbird show up, I haz fun wiff him. He chasided me roun the pardy.” She went on as Teagan kept pushing her.

“I was at that party Kenzi” Teagan snapped,

“Oh, thas why youz gumby. We should ges a drink.” Kenzi nodded her head.

Stopping dead in her tracks, Teagan bumped right into her. She let out an exasperated sigh, as Kenzi looked at her confused.

“Wais….wais….wais! Why youz here? Youz say youz din’s swans to see me nomores tonighs….nomores, nomores, why youz here?” Adonis was about to approach them when he stopped after he heard Kenzi speak. Now he was curious as to what else the sister said to his mate.

“Kenzi now is not the time for this. It’s time to go” Teagan snapped at her.

“Youz sayz….”

“Kenzi shut up!” Teagan was beyond livid with her and she still couldn’t figure out why.

“Youz gumby….I don….I don….Youz ok Teagan….youz ok? Youz seem tressded” Kenzi said, her face carried a concerned look for her sister.

“Stressed, I seem stressed. I had to leave James to come and deal with you” Teagan said. Kenzi stared blankly at her, trying to register what was just said to her then her eyes shot open.

“Oh! Ooh! Oooh! Did youz leas him unsassified? Did he not sassify youz?” Kenzi asked wide eyed, thinking that had to be the reason for her sister’s foul mood.

“Kenzi!” Teagan was mortified by her sister’s latest outburst. Jackson and Tyler lost control and started howling at the bar.

“Maybe youz nos doozin is righs!” Kenzi went on, causing others around them to fight back their laughter as well.

“Kenzi stop it!” Teagan seethed,

“Maybe youz should jump him, I hearded men like thas” the bar erupted into laughter. So much for stopping her from saying something! Odin was howling in his head, he was thoroughly enjoying what he was witnessing.

“Kenzi would you just shut up” Teagan again snapped at her

“I jus tryzing to help….jus tryzing to….help” Kenzi said,

“You’re not, you’re embarrassing me, so stop, and what did you do to my dress?” Teagan gasped when she finally took in the sight of her dress.

“Ummmm….it haz a, haz a assidens, bus I’ma not teppsing on is nomores, nomores” Kenzi replied, shaking her head.

“Kenzi that is MY dress” Teagan looked at the damage that was done to it.

“Yez! The trusck waz hungiez” Kenzi said, nodding

“That is my dress, my dress” Kenzi blinked at her, nodding her head. Teagan ran her hands through her hair releasing a frustrated huff at her sister.

“My dress, Kenzi, my dress” Teagan repeated. Her eyes widened when she realized what she thought Teagan wanted. As soon as the dress slipped from her shoulders all eyes averted in the other direction and Adonis had his shirt around her covering her up. Picking the dress up off the ground Kenzi gave it back to her sister.

“Youz drezz,” Kenzi said and gave her a happy smile. Keeping his back to Teagan, Adonis turned Kenzi to face him so he could button up the shirt. When a song she knew started playing, her face lit up and she couldn’t help but start dancing along with it.

“Hold still sweetheart, or this shirt won’t get buttoned up” Adonis was telling her while he was trying not to laugh.

“I can’s, I know thiz son, I yike thiz son. We needz to danz.” Her sister completely forgotten, she grabbed his hand and tried to pull him onto the floor.

“In a minute, let’s fix the shirt first,” Adonis said, standing firm.

“No, no, no, danz now, before the son done” She begged, but he just shook his head.

“Shirt first!” He replied. Her bottom lip jutted out slightly when the song ended, but she brightened back up when another song came on that she knew.

“Danz now?” She asked when he finished the last button, again trying to pull him towards the dance floor. At least with his shirt on, more of her backside was covered, it hung off her body, landing just above her knees, but was still sexier than the cotton candy monster she was wearing earlier.

“Ok sweetheart! Excuse us Tamara! My tiny dancer wants to dance” Adonis said, when he finally turned to address her.

“It’s Teagan!” She huffed in anger, then looked up and saw who she was talking to. “Mr. Bradshaw!!” Her eyes wide with surprise, when she saw him. She looked to Kenzi who was still trying to get him on the dance floor, then back to Adonis.

“Kenzi, you never said you knew Mr. Bradshaw” Teagan almost hissed at her.

“Dis my neighbidourd, iz tine to danz.” Kenzi replied, trying to shove him onto the dance floor.

“Alright, I’m going. My persistent tiny dancer.” He let Kenzi pull him on to the floor, feeling Teagan’s eyes watching them the whole time.

He held Kenzi close to him, letting their bodies move as one in time to the music. He wanted to show Teagan just how bad she fucked up, with her treatment of his mate. But more so he wanted Kenzi pressed against him, he wanted to hold her, and with the stupid bulky dress out of the way and only the thin fabric of his shirt in between them, he could feel more of her body.

“That a per….per….wh-wha-what sword I for” Tyler slurred as he watched what was going on.

“Persistent!” Elijah answered, moving to stand in between Jackson and Tyler, he had a feeling one of them was hitting the floor.

“Yeah, that. Th-tha-that that lil girl persinistent.” Tyler said,

“She wanna dance,” Jackson added. “Sitter big fuck mad dough”

Teagan was fuming when she watched Kenzi wander off onto the dance floor with Adonis. She had watched them dance for four songs. Four songs, she watched as he held her to him, watched as his hands stayed on her body. Four dances, she watched their bodies move together. He would whisper something in her ear and she would laugh, but they didn’t stop dancing. His fingers would lightly trail up her sides or down her hips, he never not touched her. The more Teagan saw them together, the more Kenzi laughed and enjoyed herself, the angrier she became. Kenzi was going to fuck everything she had worked hard for up, why did her sister have to fuck everything up for her? Why was she burdened with having such an idiot for a sister? Mr. Bradshaw was the new owner of the company James worked at. What the hell does someone like him want with my stupid sister? She thought. He’ll stomp all over her, take what he wants and when he throws her to the side, she won’t be there to help her up. Completely disgusted by Kenzi’s behaviour and unable to watch any longer, Teagan stormed out of the bar.

Adonis had watched Teagan’s face get redder and redder as she watched them. He watched her get angrier, watched her jaw and fists clench. That’s right stupid girl, Kenzi is mine. Watch and pout as she gets treated like the queen she is! After the second song, he no longer cared that Teagan was standing there watching them, his sole focus was his tiny dancer in his arms. She became the only one in the room. He felt the shivers ripple through Kenzi as his fingers trailed up and down her body. He heard the hitches in breath she’d take when he held her impossibly close to him. Her scent flooded him and he couldn’t help but take a better smell when he whispered things in her ear. His body hummed and vibrated with the electricity flowing through him. The end of the fourth song, he needed a drink to control himself. Moving them back to the bar, he ordered another one and she did another two rounds of shots with Jackson and Tyler, only to head back onto the dance floor with some she-wolves when she was done.

It was how they spent the remainder of the night. The dance floor, round of shots back to the dance floor. Most of the time Adonis had joined her, but a few times she went with new people she had met. It was now three in the morning, Jackson and Tyler were slumped over at the bar and Elijah on a few occasions had to stop one or the other from hitting the ground.

“Told you she’d drink your boys under the table, last round.” Joe said as he poured Adonis and Elijah one more drink.

“How? She’s so tiny” Elijah asked, as his hand shot out once again to grab a hold of Tyler.

“Kenzi metabolizes alcohol rapidly on the account that she doesn’t stop moving” He pointed to her on the dance floor once again. “A little tip, you want to go shot for shot with Kenzi, don’t. You’ll lose every time.” Joe added.

“Thas been goo to kno Joe, cupsel rouns ago” Jackson slurred,

“mmmMmm mmMMmm mmmm” Elijah looked over at Tyler as Adonis started laughing.

“This one’s not even coherent” Elijah said, looking back at Adonis,

“I think it’s time to call it a night” Adonis stated,

“zons taks dis the wron way Joe, bus thers free of you an I zons kno wi yook to as one” Jackson said, they heard Tyler mumble something else.

“The one in the middle is usually the correct one,” Joe replied. Adonis settled their tab and went to replace Kenzi on the dance floor.

“There you are my tiny dancer, it’s time to call it a night.” Adonis said as he wrapped his arms around her while she was dancing.

“No smore danzig? No smore?” She asked, looking up at him.

“No more.” He replied,

“Joe’s crowzd?” Kenzi looked around at all the other people

“Joe’s closed” He answered, trying not to laugh,

“Dooz ezer-ezerboodies knowz thiz?” She let him lead her off the floor, as she continued to look at all the others still in the bar.

“Yes they do. Wait here. I’m going to help Elijah get Jackson and Tyler to the truck. Do not leave the bar.” Adonis lifted her chin so she could look in his eyes.

“O-k!” She nodded her head.

“I’ll keep an eye on her,” Joe said, laughing as he started wiping down the bar.

“Thanks Joe! Stay!” Kenzi just nodded her head, Adonis grabbed a hold of Jackson while Elijah got Tyler. They were barely out of the bar before she was back on the dance floor.

“Should have known you’d be back here” Adonis said as he once again had to replace her.

“I din’s leas the bar….once smores….pees?” She asked, pleading with him. One more time he wrapped his hands around her waist and held her close to him while their bodies moved in time to the music. We would never not dance with her! Never! Nearing the end of the song he wrapped his suit coat around her waist. He knew one more would lead to one more, and it was time to go. Throwing her over his shoulder she squealed with laughter, and he headed towards the exit.

“Sons nos done!” She protested,

“But you are sweetheart!” He replied,

“Once smores?” She asked,

“No more, say goodbye to Joe,” Adonis told her.

“Goosbye to Joe!” She slurred,

“Goodnight Kenzi!”Joe called back, laughing as he watched them walk out of the bar.

“Did you have a good time sweetheart?” Adonis asked as he made his way across the parking lot towards the truck.

“I haz a grey tine, sank you” with only a view of his backside she added “Youz haz a nice buss!” Odin howled with laughter in his head, he was glad the others weren’t there to hear that, he would never hear the end of it.

“Thank you! Yours is pretty nice as well” She squealed and giggled when he gave it a firm squeeze.

“Sank you, I sink, I sink iz all the danzig” She replied, still giggling

“I think you might be right” replaceing it hard to contain his laughter, he released a low chuckle. She’s obliterated!

“Youz haz a nice yaff too!” He could see Elijah trying to maintain control of himself in the driver’s seat as he approached the other vehicle. He could only imagine what it looked like. Big man walking through the parking lot, with a tiny little gorgeous though highly inebriated girl thrown over his shoulder, no that’s probably something that happens all the time in this sleepy little town! She had fun tonight! Maybe a little too much! She deserved to have fun! Stupid bitch! Easy Odin! That stupid bitch of a sister, you shoulda let me eat her! I thought bitches didn’t taste good and gave you heartburn! I’d choke her down….or bury her!

“So do you!” He couldn’t help but wonder if she blushed when she was drunk.

Opening the passenger door he took the opportunity to let his hand slide up her body while he placed her in the seat. Leaning over her to buckle her in,

“Youz haz nice libz” she whispered,

“I know, you apparently want to kiss me” he whispered back, as his gaze dropped to hers. How he wanted them moving under his, but he wanted her sober when he kissed her again.

“I do!” She confessed,

“Maybe when you’re sober, we can try that.” He suggested, he didn’t want to do anything she wouldn’t remember in the morning. He wasn’t sure how much of tonight she was going to remember? His hope was none of it, but he had a feeling she would remember the party and what Teagan had said to her.

“Prom-prom-promzisss?” She asked,

“I promise!” He whispered back. She smiled big as a ripple of excitement tore through her.

“How is this going to work?” Elijah asked him when he crossed to the driver’s side.

“Trying to coordinate them into two different houses is going to be difficult, we’ll sleep at Kenzi’s tonight.” Adonis replied, climbing in the driver’s side. Elijah just nodded, starting the vehicle, he waited for Adonis and Kenzi to pull out before he proceeded behind them.

Arriving back at her house, Adonis caught her as she fell out of the truck after she wrestled with the seat belt she insisted she could get off herself.

“Ok sweetheart, you need to unlock your door and leave it open.” Adonis said as he placed her on the ground.

“O-k!” Kenzi wobbled and weaved as she headed towards the house while Adonis headed towards the other vehicle to help get Jackson and Tyler out

“Is she going to make the house?” Elijah asked as he watched her stumble a few times. Adonis watched her carefully, but turned back towards the other truck. He wasn’t entirely sure, she’d either make the house or end up in the flower bed. THUMP! CRASH! Both Adonis and Elijah looked at each other, then towards the house.

“Iz o-k!” She called,

“Did she just fall into the house?” Elijah asked,

“I think so, but she’s ok. I thought for sure she would have ended up in the flower bed” Adonis answered, trying his hardest not to laugh. She might have enjoyed herself a little too much tonight! Ya think!

“Maybe she had a little too much!” Elijah hazard a guess,

“Who knew she could drink that much?” Adonis replied back,

“How could she drink that much?” Elijah again asked, pulling Tyler from the back seat.

“You heard Joe, she never stops moving” Adonis said as he lifted Jackson from the back seat to his feet. He mumbled something that wasn’t quite coherent. “Come on Jackson, time to walk”

“MmmMmm”

“I know Tyler, you’re gonna pop my head.” Elijah replied as he helped him toward the open door.

“Spare bedrooms are over there,” Adonis motioned.

“I’m calling one, the biting head popper here can take the couch” Elijah stated.

“Well hurry up and drop him on it. Jackson is heavy” Adonis grumbled. After dumping Tyler on the couch Elijah went to help Adonis with Jackson.

“These boys have to stop eating,” Elijah groaned. They grunted and grumbled as they lugged a heavy, uncooperative Jackson to one of the spare rooms. Upon opening the door, they looked around, feeling immediate peace they both relaxed and wondered what the other room looked like. The room was done in natural earth colours, very calm light shades of blues and greens. Grey maple furniture and pops of yellows for accents. Dumping Jackson in the bed they removed his shoes, turned the light off and closed the door behind them as they walked out.

“Looks like she hasn’t had enough yet” Elijah pointed to Kenzi who was still dancing in the kitchen.

“She’s had enough!” Adonis said, trying not to laugh as he crossed to the kitchen.

“Come on tiny dancer, you need to sleep” He spoke,

“Jus once smores” she said, stumbling into his arms “It’s o-k!” She said as she straightened herself out. Nope, don’t think she’s ok!

“Not tonight, maybe more tomorrow, but it’s late and time for bed.” He said,

“O-k!” She went to walk away only to have him catch her as she stumbled again. Apparently the alcohol was catching up to her. Throwing her one more time over his shoulder he started towards the stairs.

“Say goodnight Kenzi,” Adonis said,

“Goosnight Kenzi….wais….Iz Kenzi, where Iz gozing?” She asked, puzzled as she hung upside down.

“To bed! Say goodnight to Elijah” Adonis told her.

“Goosnight to Elijah!” She glanced at him confusion crossing her face.

“Why he’s ussigh down?” She asked after saying goodnight to him.

“Because he likes being upside down” He was not going to have this conversation with her.

Closing the door to her room behind him, he finally placed her down, making sure she was steady before he took his hands away.

“Youz, youz seeping here?” She asked, looking at him

“Yes” he said,

“I seeping?” She looked around the room, utterly confused as to what was going on.

“Here” She nodded, but he could see she still wasn’t comprehending anything.

“I, I seeping here?” She asked, looking around the room again then back at him.

“Yes”

“An youz seeping here?”

“Yes”

“Wez seeping here?”

“Yes”

“Wez hazin a seepover?”

“Yes” he watched as she absorbed that.

“Nezer haz a seepover” she said,

“Never?” He asked,

“No!” It was then he realized how truly alone she was and still is.

“Did you not have any friends growing up, sweetheart?” He didn’t want to hear the answer he already knew was coming.

“No….yez I haz….I haz one, then he’d gos takeded. Now no one yikez me….cep Maggie, an Patick, an Joe an….is, is ok, is not impotens” she said, as she started fumbling with the buttons on the shirt. The one friend she had was taken from her and she grew up alone, she lives alone and spends pretty much all her time alone. She’s not alone anymore! She’ll never be alone again! No wonder she was excited, when he moved next door. He was someone that actually spoke to her.

“I like you.” He replied.

“I yike youz too, youz yikez to firs wiff me” she looked up at him and grinned.

“I do. Do you need some help?” He asked, biting back the laugh as he watched her make attempt after attempt to undo the top button. How could anyone not like her, she’s perfect? Even when she’s obliterated! Odin gushed in his head.

“No, I, I, I dooz is, I dooz is. I yike bujons. When I free, I pansed bujons an they grow fowerz. I pans bigder onez, I waz gonna grow a tree.” She continued to fumble with the top button as she spoke.

“Did your tree grow?” He asked,

“I dono, sompin happen I cougens yive wiff dem nomores, nomores, nomores.” She said, furrowing her brows at the button she was working.

“What do you wear to bed?” He asked,

“Shir?” She replied, motioning towards what he assumed was supposed to be the closet and not the wall. He turned to see the door wide open and the chair that he saw against the wall pushed in front of the door. What’s with the closet? It was the second time Odin asked that question. He still didn’t have an answer for that. Maybe the closet closes! Adonis offered. Crossing the room he was about to walk into the closet when he noticed all the clothes she had in it were at the very front. Her dresses were smashed into the wall, and a small neatly piled stack of t-shirts sat beside them. I don’t think that’s why! Me either! Maybe it’s monsters? Monsters? Are you serious? Could be! Monsters aren’t real! Like werewolves? You can’t use that argument for everything! Then you tell me why her closet looks like this! I don’t know! Monsters it is! You’re such an idiot! He didn’t want to think about it, but a thought popped into his head. Dark secrets of her past, the scars on her back, maybe someone hid in her closet, and attacked her! Don’t think that! Odin growled in his head. It would explain the closet! Monsters explain the closet as well! People can be monsters too! Then he saw it, sitting in a garment bag. A powdery blue thin strapped dress. Small beaded detail sitting in the center of the form fitted bust. The skirt flowing down from the waist. It was a simple dress, but he bet on her it was stunning. She never got to wear it! No, instead she got to dress like a cotton candy blob! She needs to wear it! She’ll get to wear it!

“Tupi bujon. Who puz tupi bujonz on a shir? I, I, I can’s ges the shir off. Is won come off. I tuscks, I tuscks. I tuscks in a shir with tupi bujonz.” Her voice broke him from his thoughts and he turned to face her. He watched as her fingers worked and worked the button till she managed to pop it out of the hole.

“I go, I go, I dooz is” she said. Grabbing the first t-shirt he saw he crossed back over to her. Pushing her hands to the side, he finished undoing the rest of the buttons.

“There now you’re not stuck in a shirt with stupid buttons,” He said. He was about to slide the shirt from her body when she wrapped it around herself.

“I nakey uner here!” She announced, spinning around and stumbling into the bed. He was well aware of how little she was wearing under his shirt.

“Who puz thas there?” She huffed,

“I won’t look,” he promised, trying not to laugh as she pushed herself up from the bed.

“You won yook?” She looked at him over her shoulder,

“No, I promise” it would kill him, but he wouldn’t look.

“Ok, crows eyes” she told him,

“Ok they’re closed” He could feel her looking at him, trying to figure out if his eyes were actually closed.

“Co-cosver yur eyes” she said,

“You don’t trust me?” He asked, but he did as he was told.

“Estra causon” she said, as she watched him cover his eyes.

A smile spread across his face as he heard her wrestling to get the shirt off and the other one on. THUMP!

“Oaf!”

“Are you ok sweetheart?” It was getting harder and harder to hide the humour he was replaceing in this.

“Is o-k!” She replied,

“Can I look now?” He asked,

“Yez” taking his hands away from his eyes, he looked at her sitting on the floor.

“Let’s get you to bed!” Helping her up, he guided her towards the bed.

“You’re not the most coordinated” it took a bit of work but he managed to get her to the bed. Not sure why it took that much work considering she fell into the bed trying to put her shirt on.

“I corgigased” the words were barely out of her mouth before she fell backwards grabbing a hold of him. Losing his balance at the unexpected movement they both crashed into the bed.

“Yup, coordinated” he replied as he landed on top of her

“I in the bed” she said,

“Barely!” He replied, laughing. An explosion of electricity ripped through him, when she pressed her lips to his. He wanted her, he wanted her sober though. He broke the kiss before either one got too involved. His body screamed for her, for her touch. But this was wrong, she might be willing right now, tomorrow morning she would be laced with regret.

“Not like this, not right now. Next time!” He said, though he made no move to get off of her.

“Whosays they beez a nestine?” She asked,

“I do,” he replied, brushing a few stray hairs from her face.

“Why youz says?” Furrowing her brow as she slurred her question,

“Because you’re mine” he answered, her eyes big as she stared up at him.

“Youz?” She asked him,

“Mine!” He repeated,

“O-k, youz! Nestine?” She looked at him. He tried not to read too much into her acceptance of his claim. She was drunk, and had no idea what she was saying right now nor would she remember any of it in the morning. But he will not deny that his heart rate picked up when she accepted it.

“Next time” he repeated, “now let’s get you into the bed, my tiny little drunken dancer” he added chuckling. There was going to be a next time.

“Wai, wai the crawses open” she went to get back out of the bed,

“I’ll close it, you stay there” he said, stopping her and moving quickly to close the door. He had to get out of the bed, had to regain control of himself, he was not expecting her to kiss him. Though he had a feeling, without her liquid courage she would not have been brave enough to kiss him. She just made it that much harder to keep his hands off her. Maybe it was time he stopped trying. Cause you were doing a bang up job before! Shut up, Odin! Jus saying!

“Is crowsd?” She asked,

“It’s closed,” he answered.

“Sure?” The worry he saw cross her face at that moment, caused him alarm. What the fuck is with the closet? To put her at ease he pushed on the door one more time to show her the door was closed tight. Nothing was going to jump out of the closet at her. Looking back over at her she was settling down into the bed. Shedding what was left of the clothes he was wearing he crawled into the bed beside her, closest to the bedroom and the closet.

“Dis bed nos bid nuff” she said as they both moved trying to replace space. He took up a lot of the bed. Oh darn! Time to cuddle!

“We’ll just have to sleep like this” He wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. With her back pressed into his chest he settled in behind her.

“Nestine we use yurz!” Did she just invite herself into our bed? Yes she did! We better get a bed! Yes we should!

“Maybe next time we will” he couldn’t help the smile that crossed his face. She definitely wouldn’t remember that in the morning. He kissed the side of her head then nuzzled into her neck, letting her scent envelope him. His lips brushed the side of her neck and she started giggling.

“Tingly kizzez” she giggled again, causing him to chuckle.

“Goodnight my tiny dancer” he said,

“goosnight….I don’s haz a name fur youz” she said, he could hear the sleep in her voice. It was trying to pull her under, but she was fighting it.

“Think about it in the morning” he whispered,

“O-k!” She replied sleepily. “Don’s, don’s leas o-k…. Don’s leas….” she mumbled something more, he didn’t quite catch all of it, but it sounded like she said everybody leaves her. He felt his heart constrict, she was fighting to stay awake because she thought he wasn’t going to stay if she fell asleep.

“I won’t leave, I would never leave you, I promise” he assured her, holding her tighter to him. He would never leave her, she was his. The one created just for him and he was going to spend the rest of his life with his arms around her.

“Go to sleep sweetheart, I will see you in the morning” she held tight to his arms as her body began to relax against his. He laid there listening to her. Listening as her breath evened out and she drifted off to sleep.