Chapter 4

Nate: if u want ur sk8board back u shud cum 2 da partie

My eyes burned at his grammar.

I bit my lip and sighed, before returning to Katherine.

"Fine, I’ll come."

"Great! Be over in ten!"

I heard a deep voice saying something to her, and I knew it was him. She giggled and said:

"In half an hour, forty minutes tops."

I rolled my eyes and hung up. God.

I decided to wear shorts, a pair of suspenders, a shirt, a hair bow and a pair of black sneakers.

After my make up was done, I sat down on the bed and thought about what could happen.

I had two options:

I could go there, have a good time and get my skateboard at the end of the party; or I could go there, get my skateboard, somehow get the Wi-Fi password and then skate back.

I chose the latter and right when I was about to go and do homework again, the door swung open and Katherine barged in, wearing a pair of jeans, heels and a tube top. She was holding two coats in her hand.

"I’m not wearing this, don’t worry, my dress is in my backpack."

She threw her backpack on the bed and pointed at it.

"Put your party clothes in there."

"Uh…that’s what I’m wearing."

“That?” she said and put one of the coats on, tossing the other one in my face.

"Put it on, it hides your party clothes. I always sneak out on Wednesday, telling grandma that I’m going at Jade’s weekly slumber party."

I nodded and zipped the big coat up. It went over my fingers, and made me look like a potato sack.

"Why is your coat so big?” I asked and grabbed the backpack, zipping it up.

It contained a Tequila bottle, a pair of wedges, a mini skirt, a bikini and a makeup kit. I put it over my shoulders.

"It’s not mine. It’s Sean’s."

"Sean?"

Wasn’t he that guy that I crashed into a yesterday?

"Yeah Sean Black."

I shrugged and followed her down the stairs, into the hallway.

"We’re going grandma!” she yelled and I heard a scream of approval coming from the kitchen.

We hurried down the stairs and took a right turn, before walking down the street. W reached the bus station and she looked at the time on her phone. It was 8:30pm.

We heard a car coming down the road. It was a black Range Rover. I saw that Nate was the one driving it. Next to him sat Sean, and I couldn’t see who was in the back seat, because the windows weren’t see-through, just the windshield.

The car stopped in front of us and the back door opened; so did the passenger’s door. Sean made eye contact with me and smirked.

"One of you should sit on his lap, it’s crowded in the back.” a voice was heard from the backseat.

There was Jade, Jake, a blonde guy and a girl who I recognized as the girl who had that three-way kiss with Katherine and Nate.

Katherine climbed in the back and took the backpack with her.

"Looks like you’re going to sit on my lap babe.” Sean grinned and I flushed, climbing in the car. He pulled me on his lap, so my back was against his chest.

Nate was wearing a pair of black tight jeans, green Supras, a black shirt and his hair was pulled up in a quiff, highlighted with a greenish color.

He had a lip ring and his right ear was pierced with several tiny rings. Then he stuck his tongue out and licked his bottom lip, letting me know that his lip piercing wasn’t missing.

I squirmed uncomfortably in Sean’s lap and he moaned.

"Right there baby."

Everyone laughed and I turned red, sitting still.

The only reason I agreed to this was because Nate bribed me and I wanted my skateboard back.

The ride to the beach was uncomfortable. They talked about perverted things, parties and which position gave better pleasure during sex.

I was silent the whole time, and when we got there, I almost kissed the ground. Nate pulled up in a parking lot that was right across the street from the beach.

I could see the bonfire from where we stood; it was huge. There were a lot voices, laughter and loud music, people scattered everywhere.

I suddenly got anxious. I’d never been to a real party before, except those classic birthday parties and that party where I had my first and only kiss.

Katherine changed behind the car, now clothed in a mini skirt, a tube top and wedges. She had a bikini on, and apparently they were planning on taking a bath in the sea.

It was quite warm, and I had the feeling that I was the only one that didn’t bring a bikini.

We crossed the street, and I noticed a fun fair next to the hotels to our left, and a small shopping coast.

"It’s amazing here, we come almost every day.” Katherine said to me as we stepped on the sand. I knew it was a bad decision to wear sneakers, because they’ll get filled with sand.

Nate ran a hand through his quiff and scratched his chest before our group -if I could call it that- joined the party.

My heart was beating faster than usual as I scanned my surroundings. There was a bar next to a small terrace that was full of drinks and red cups.

There were lounge chairs all over the place, most of them occupied by either clothing or couples that were practically having sex.

The music came from the terrace that was also filled with people, more precisely people between the ages of 16 to 20.

I felt out of place because I seemed to be too young. I looked around and spotted Nate leaning against the bar as he talked to a girl, waiting for his drink. He had a flirty smile plying on his lips, and she kept rocking back and forth on her hells. His eyes kept falling from her lips to her chest.

I made my way over there, because I wanted to get this whole ordeal over with. I just wanted my skateboard back.

His eyes lifted up from her cleavage and made eye contact with me, before he shamelessly checked me out.

"Hi.” I said and Nate lifted his chin, raising his eyebrows.

The girl looked at me annoyed and strolled away.

"Great. Thank you for the cockblock.” he muttered.

"Where’s my skateboard?"

He grinned, sticking his hands in his front pockets.

"I don’t have it."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I don’t have it."

"You said you’d give it to me.” I whined and he rolled his eyes.

"It’s in my trunk."

"Can you give it to me please?"

"If you take the keys."

"Where are they?"

"In my boxers."

"You’re joking right?"

He shook his head, but he was smiling. I rolled my eyes.

"Find me in half an hour and we’ll talk babe."

He called me babe. Somehow I felt special-but he probably called all girls babe, just like Sean did.

He walked away with a red cup in his hand. I stood there, stupidly looking after him, as he got lost in the crowd.

I decided to sit down on a lounge chair and pull my phone out to play Temple Run.

Time passed, and an hour later, I stood up and went to look for Nate. He was nowhere to be seen, just like the rest of his friends.

My eyes drifted to the water, and I saw some silhouettes in the water, yelling and laughing. I immediately spotted Nate; his tattoos weren’t hard to locate.

He made eye contact with me and smirked, before he whispered something in Katherine’s ear. She made eye contact with me and nodded, before turning around.

Nate walked towards me and came out of the water, droplets dripping down from his hair.

He smirked at me and walked by, towards the parking lot. I followed him, and I couldn’t help but stare at his tattooed back.

I followed him to his car and he opened the trunk, taking out my skateboard.

"How do you plan on getting home?"

"I don’t know…I’ll find a way."

"Okay."

He really didn’t care. I took the skateboard out of his hand and let it drop at my feet.

Another question popped into my head.

"What’s the Wi-Fi password?"

He closed the trunk and smirked.

"I actually wondered when you’d ask me."

"Well?"

"I’ll tell you…"

I smiled.

"IF."

Of course there was an if.

"If you’ll kiss me."

"What?"

He laughed and I rolled my eyes.

"I’m joking, gosh. I’ll tell you the password if you’ll prove me that you smoke. Because I don’t believe you."

My eyes widened but I recovered quickly.

"Oh…okay."

He seemed surprised but opened his trunk again and got out a lighter and a pack of cigarettes.

He fished one out and lighted it, before taking a smoke and letting it out. He handed me the cigarette and I looked at it.

He laughed as he watched me, waiting for my next move. I took it to my lips, the fact that Nate touched it with his lips intriguing me.

I inhaled and kept the smoke inside me, before I coughed it out. He laughed, throwing his head back.

My cheeks were red and I felt humiliated.

"You have never smoked before, have you?"

I shook my head. He took the cigarette back and took another drag, letting it out. I was surprised and tried to pull away, but he kept me still.

"Open your mouth."

I parted my lips slightly and he took another drag, before leaning down, his lips a few millimeters from mine.

My heart was beating fast as I made eye contact with his blue orbs. He opened his lips and let the smoke between mine. It felt good.

He let go of my face and took a step back, without saying anything. He slammed the trunk shut and ruffled his hair, before walking past me, but not without pinching my nipple.

I turned around and watched him disappear, before walking around his car and looking around for an exit.

I saw a red headed girl struggle with something in her purse, before dropping it and cursing. She had tears in her eyes as she dropped to her stomach to look for it under her car.

"Do you need help?"

She looked up at me and I smiled. She stood up with her car keys in hand.

"Uh…not really but thanks."

"Are you okay?"

She shook her head. “Long story.”

I shrugged. “I got time.”

She eyed me before she smiled.

"Do you need a ride?"

"Depends where you’re going."

She told me the address and I nodded, letting her know that we lived on the same street. Her eyes lighted up and I got in the car.

She spent the whole time in the car telling me her story: she told me that she was called Kaylee Hicks and that she was crying because of a guy (she didn’t give a name) that kept kissing and hooking up with her, making her feel special, but then he pretended that he didn’t know her in front of his friends.

Her best friend was a guy named Ricky- the blonde guy that was in the car when we drove to the beach.

I was about to get out of the car, but then I remembered that I was supposed to be at Jade’s sleepover.

"Shit.” I cursed, my hand unmoved from the door handle.

"What?"

"I was supposed to cover up for my cousin…our grandma thinks we’re at Jade’s house."

"Jade Starr?"

I nodded and her face expression changed to hurt, before she quickly masked it.

"Uh…you can come to my place if you want to.” she said.

"Really?"

She nodded and drove down the street, before stopping four houses away. She pointed to a house across from her as she unlocked the door:

"That’s Ricky’s house and the one to its left is Jake’s house. I mean Jade’s.” she stuttered and entered the house.

It was pitch black so she turned on a light and explained to me that her parents were working a night shift at a police station.

I got comfortable in a pair of PJ’s she gave me, and it was quite odd how we soon became friends.

"Can you tell me something about each kid that lives on this street? I mean…I’m just curious."

She nodded. “Who do you want to know about?”

"Well there was this girl…a blonde one with blue eyes?"

"That’s Hannah Faye.” she said and gave me a bowl of popcorn as we sat down on her double bed. "She’s one of the neighborhood’s slags. Together with Jade and your cousin."

I laughed.

"What about Sean Black?"

"He’s the typical bad boy. Smokes, does drugs…there’s not much to say about him, I’m not that close to him."

"And the brothers?"

"Uh…Jade is okay I guess but she has a lot of boyfriends and Jake’s a fucking prick."

I somehow got the feeling that Jake was the guy that made her cry, but I didn’t say anything about it.

"And Nate?"

"He’s the worst."

"I heard he’s changed."

"Totally. Two years ago, before his father left them, he was cute and nice, but then he changed. He’s arrogant and thinks he’s better than everyone else. He has too much pride and thinks he’s a panty dropper with his piercings and tattoos."

I gulped, thinking about his chest that was littered with tattoos. The way he told me to open my mouth and then blew the smoke…

"So that’s why you shouldn’t get involved with him. He’s trouble."

I nodded, not paying attention to a single word she said. Thinking about Nate brought a new memory to my mind: He didn’t tell me the Wi-Fi password!

He was such a cheater…

We fell asleep gossiping about hot celebrity guys and eating popcorn.

***

I ran a hand through my hair as I exited Kaylee’s house. She waved at me and I waved back, before hopping on my skateboard and skateboarding down the street towards my house.

It was still dark, it was 6am; Kaylee was going out for a run and I wasn’t that tired to be honest.

I stopped in my tracks when I saw Jade and Katherine coming out of Nate’s house, behind them a very hungover Hannah. All three of them had, as many would call it, sex hair, and they were rubbing their temples, with one hand, holding their shoes in the other.

Nate stood in the doorway, leaning against the doorframe, his arms crossed over his tattooed chest. He watched the girls walking towards Jade’s house and they didn’t even notice me.

I watched them as they stumbled in Jade’s house, giggling and saying something among the lines of: “foursome” and “amazing cock”. I almost threw up.

I was about to walk to my house and sneak in -grandma only woke up around nine, so she wouldn’t even hear me-, when I heard someone calling my name.

I knew the voice, yet I still turned around. Nate looked at me and his eyes fell on my legs. I remembered that I was still in shorts and a pretty see-through shirt.

He waved me over but I didn’t budge. Then I remembered that I needed the Wi-Fi password.

I cursed mentally as I took the skateboard under my arm and walked over. He pushed himself off the doorway and disappeared inside.

My eyebrows furrowed as I came to a halt.

He appeared in the doorframe again, smirking and inviting me in.

"If you dare babe.” he said and I couldn’t help but think how hot his morning voice was.

I gulped and stepped over his doorstep. His hands were crossed on his chest as looked at me.

"I knew you’d come for the password."

"Can you tell me it?"

"On one condition."

"What?” I groaned.

"You’ll come to every party your cousin invites you to."

"And how will you know that I will, after you give me the password?"

"I can change it anytime babe."

I nodded. “Okay, so what is it?”

He came over to me, and towered over me as he leaned down, to whisper in my ear:

"Masturbating."

I turned red and swatted his arm, taking a step back.

"You serious?” I asked in disbelief.

He nodded, taking his lip ring between his teeth. I turned around and muttered a thank you, before I exited the house, leaving him like that, feeling his stare all over my back.

Two hours later, I was in my bedroom, scrolling through my dashboard when I received a text.

It was from Nate.

My heart sped up.

Nate: c babe? that pic of u gets me excited every time ;)

I dropped my phone, turning red because he’d attached a picture of himself in just his tenting boxers.

Rey: stop it Nate

Nate: Oh babe dis is jst the begining ;)

I bit my lip.

If I only knew…