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She finally agreed to a ride home, and ten minutes later, I watched her walk through her front door.
Tonight had been entirely unexpected. Addy was not who I thought she was. She was nothing like anyone thought. She was fun to be around, not to mention smoking hot.
FOUR
ADDISON
A glance at my watch said Maddox was thirty minutes late. Standing outside the diner, I pulled my hands inside the sleeves of my sweatshirt and wrapped my arms around myself. My gaze flicked left and then right, but still no sign of Maddox.
A sleek black, topless Ford Mustang convertible pulled up to the curb.
"Hey," Karly said. "What are you still doing here?"
"I'm waiting for Maddox," I said. When she narrowed her eyes, I figured I needed to explain why I was waiting for the most popular guy in school to pick me up from work. "I'm tutoring him." Even though Karly was my best friend, I hadn't told her I was tutoring Maddox yet.
"On a Saturday night?" she teased.
"It's a long story," I mumbled. "What are you doing here? I thought you were going to that party at Chaz's house tonight." Chaz Davidson was also a baller, but he played baseball, and Karly had the biggest crush on him. I tutored him once a week, and he was crushing on her just as much as she was on him. Chaz was always asking about her, and I couldn't blame him. He would be lucky to get a girl like Karly. She wasn't just beautiful. She was also the sweetest, kindest person I knew and incredibly smart and funny. She was the whole package, and she wanted to be my friend for some reason. We were the complete opposites of each, but that's why we made such great friends.
"I snuck out to pick up some wings." She rolled her eyes. "They have no food at the party. How can you drink without food?" I shrugged. I didn't know how to answer that. I'd never had a drink of alcohol before. "Do you need a ride?"
"No," I said. "I'll give him a few more minutes."
"Maddox is at the party, Addy," Karly said. Of course, he was. He'd completely forgotten about me. I should have walked home and not let this get to me, but I was mad he had wasted my time after I told him I didn't tutor on Saturdays.
"Can I ride to the party with you?" I asked. I had no idea what I would do once I got there or if I'd even have the courage to confront him, but I was mad enough right now to think I was going to do something.
"Seriously?" she asked, not bothering to hide the shock that washed over her face. "You want to go to the party?" I nodded. "Hell yeah, about time." She reached across the passenger seat and pushed the door open.
Panic set in on the short ride to Chaz's house. I'd never been to a party. Maddox's invite was the first time I'd been invited to one by anyone besides Karly, who always begged me to go. But I never went.
I didn't fit in with the typical party crowd. The girls were cruel, and the guys, well, they were guys and were all perverts.
Following Karly into the party, I turtled into myself, trying to be invisible, and it worked because no one noticed me. No one.
"Hey," Karly said, flashing a flirty all-white smile at Chaz when we walked into the kitchen.
"Hey, girl," Chaz said. "I was wondering where you went."
"I picked up some food," she said, sliding the huge container of wings we'd picked up on the way back onto the counter.
"Seriously?" he asked, lifting the lid to see what was under it. "You are the best."
"Do you know where Maddox is?" I asked. I wanted to find him, tell him off, and leave.
"Oh, hey, Addy." Chaz smiled. "Do you want a drink?"
"Uh, no, thanks," I said. "I'm looking for Maddox."
"I think he's out back in the pool house," Chaz said, pointing out the sliding glass door that led to the backyard. "He's pretty trashed."
I didn't bother with salutations; I just slid the door open and pushed through the crowd toward the pool house.
Stepping into the pool house, I rubbed my damp palms down my jeans. The music was loud, and it was super dark. Black lights were the only illumination in the room, making it hard to make out faces unless you were close. While the music was much louder in the pool house, there weren't as many people, and they were all stationary and not moving around the room. If I had to guess, I would say they were all stoned. It was hard to see, but people spread throughout the small living space: on the floor, on the couch, and sitting at a small dining table.
Slowly making my way through the living room, I searched faces for Maddox. Everything inside me screamed to turn around and leave, but I was still mad and had made it this far; no reason to quit now.
Stepping over two people making out on the floor, I avoided looking down at them because I was pretty sure they were doing more than kissing. Gross. Who does that on the floor in front of everyone? Glancing around the dark room, it dawned on me that this was the sex room. Everyone was coupled up; some took the time to cover themselves with blankets, and others didn't.
