Chapter 60, More Parties |
"If he gets any more alcohol in his system, he's gonna be seriously sick." Breanna stated with a laugh as she pointed to Brian who was wearing a small wastebasket on his head while he drank a bottle of imported beer. After the wrap-up party that Jive had thrown for Breanna they all went back to Kevin and Eve's house for a smaller, more personal party. Izabel laughed at Brian from the kitchen while she spoke on the phone to their babysitter. Nick and Natasha were busy making out on the couch, AJ was trying to find his own wastebasket to wear on his head in competition with Brian, while Eve and Kevin rested comfortably on the other couch. Kevin was slightly drunk but not nearly as bad as Brian or AJ. Nick and Natasha were trashed in their own right but were too busy to show exactly how drunk they were, until Nick started unbuttoning her shirt in front of everyone else. "Oh shit, get a fuckin' room!" Kevin shouted. "What? Room? We're not in a room?" Nick asked incredulously. "No shit, Shirlock." Breanna replied with a smirk. Nick grabbed Natasha's hand as he lead her upstairs. "Hey, where ya goin' Romeo?" Eve asked while Kevin massaged her feet with one hand, beer in the other. "To a room." Nick replied, pointing upstairs with his free hand. "Says who? No sex in my house!" Eve exclaimed. "This is your house?" Nick asked. Nick let go of Natasha's hand and staggered closer towards Eve. He peered down at her with narrow eyes. Nick's eyes became large as he pulled away. "Holy shit, it's the McDonald's chick again!" Nick shouted. Eve looked over at Breanna with large eyes, ready to explode with laughter. "Oh my god!" Breanna replied, laughing so hard her sides ached. "Nick, just stay down here. I'll drive you home in a little bit, k?" Eve asked. Nick plopped back down on the couch and immediately passed out. "Well, I'm not gettin' any tonight." Natasha complained in a slurred voice. "Eh, just sit with us sober gals and relax." Eve said, pointing to a free spot on the couch besides herself.
Izabel put the phone down and walked over to the group of women. "Hey girls, room for one more?" She asked. "Have a seat!" Breanna stated with a smile. Izabel sat down and looked at Breanna. "You look really good. AJ made it seem like you were dying on stage." "Did he, now? No, I was a mental case but I wasn't dying." Breanna replied as she sipped on a pink lemonade. "The only thing I've noticed about you is that you've gained more muscle. Like you need any more." Eve complained, slightly unhappy with her own physique. "Eve, you're 9 months pregnant. No one expects you to be a toned twig." Breanna shot back. "I know, I just can't wait until I see my toes again. At least I'll have bigger tits." Eve replied, looking down at her normally-non-existent chest. "Yeah, but if Kevin touches you in the wrong way, he'll get a hand full of milk." Izabel stated. All four women giggled when they heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it!" Eve said as she tried to stand up. "No, I'll get it." Natasha said as she stood up, but quickly fell back again. "No, Eve you're too pregnant and Natasha you're too drunk. I'll get it." Izabel said. "No, Iz, I'll get it because your man over there seems to be lost." Breanna replied, pointing towards Brian who's wastebasket had fallen over his eyes. Izabel shook her head as she laughed. Breanna walked over to the front door and opened it without looking through the peep hole. "Hey you. We were beginning to think you wouldn't show up. How's your sister?" Breanna asked in a friendly voice as she let Howie in. "She's fine. She's getting married!" He replied happily. "I'm glad to hear it. She deserves all the happiness she can get." Breanna said, trying to make small talk as they entered the living room where everyone else was. "Yeah, she was really excited. Sorry I had to leave during the concert. How'd it go?" "Um, fine. You'll probably hear about it once everyone sobers up. It appears that the only sober people around are the women. Kevin over there is pretty toasted, too." Howie glanced around the large living room at all the drunk men scattered about. AJ sat on the edge of the stairs with a beer in his hands, enjoying the slight privacy he had. Brian still had the wastebasket on his head while he leaned over Nick trying to wake him to join Brian in a game of hide and seek. Kevin continued to rub Eve's sore feet in a drunken daze. Nick was complaining that it was too early to be woken up while the other girls laughed at the guys. "I see nothings changed when it comes to parties you throw, Bree." Howie said laughing. "Yeah I know. I sure bring out the wild side in people, don't I?" She replied, feeling slightly blue. "You okay?" He asked with concern. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just remembering that I have to wake up early for a doctors appointment." Breanna replied as Izabel glanced up. "You still going, right?" Izabel asked. "Yup, I go every month." Breanna replied, proud of herself. "Every month? What's wrong?" Howie asked. "Nothing, D. My stomach, remember? The doctor was worried that the stress from the tour would make it worse so I have to see a doctor every month." She explained. That explanation was enough for Howie. "So, you going to help me take these drunk fools home?" Breanna asked. "Sure, who's going?" "We need to get Nick and Natasha home. Izabel's sober so she and Brian won't have a problem. Then there's AJ." Breanna said, pointing to where AJ sat. He was falling asleep on the stairs. "I'll take AJ, Bree." Eve said. "No Eve, you're too pregnant. There are too many drunk morons on the road at this time of night and Howie and I are the only sober ones." Breanna stated. "Howie and Breanna alone for a decent amount of time could be a good thing. Don't argue!" Eve told herself as she agreed with Breanna.
"So, that's the last of 'em." Breanna joked as Howie helped AJ walk towards his house. Howie led AJ upstairs to his bedroom while Breanna tried to figure out AJ's house alarm. Howie walked into the living room quietly. He stood a few yards behind Breanna as he watched her look over the security system. "How the hell does this work? I totally forgot!" Breanna stated to herself. "6969, Star, Code 2 for in house." Howie replied, scaring Breanna half to death. "Do that again and I'll have to kill you!" She joked as she set the alarm. They quickly exited the house knowing they only had 45 seconds to leave before the alarm went off. "So, where to?" Howie asked as he started the engine of his car. "Back to Kevin and Eve's. I want to stay with her until she has the baby." Breanna explained. After a few minutes of driving Breanna decided she had to tell Howie. "Howie...?" Breanna asked as she slightly held her breath. He turned his attention towards her for a moment before he looked back to the road. "Yeah?" He asked. "It's about Vegas." "What about it?" He asked with little feeling. "Never mind." She stated as all the feelings of hope diminished. "You said give you time. That's what I'm doing." He replied a few minutes later as they pulled up onto Kevin and Eve's driveway. He quickly got out of the car before she could reply. She sat in the car for a moment thinking about nothing. She finally took of her seatbelt slowly and got out of the car. She was surprised to see that Howie had waited for her to get out of the car. As soon as he saw that she was completely out of the car and doing fine he turned and started walking towards the front door. When he walked in, Brian and Izabel were still there. Izabel was watching as Brian drank a large cup of coffee. Breanna walked into the living room a moment after Howie and slightly laughed. "He's gonna have one massive hangover like he did almost three years ago to the day!" Breanna stated with a small smile on her face. A long strand of her brown hair kept creeping onto her face as Breanna annoyingly pushed it away numerous times. "Maybe it's time to cut it." Izabel suggested as she saw how annoyed Breanna was with it. "No, it's just been growing a lot faster since the weather started to warm up." She explained. Izabel nodded her head with a knowing look in her eyes. Izabel looked around to find Howie. He was in the kitchen talking to Kevin. "Does he know anything?" Izabel asked. Breanna shook her head in response. "Well, I better get him home. Tell me how your doctors visit goes, okay?" Izabel said as she stood up. "I will, I promise. You'll be the first to know." Breanna replied, standing up to give Izabel a hug goodbye. "C'mon, Rok. Our son's waiting." Izabel told Brian as she helped him to his feet. Brian peered at Breanna from a curl that had fallen into his eyes. "The McDonald's chick!" He shouted with a laugh. Breanna laughed and gave him a small hug. "Night, Brian." She whispered. "And she knows my name!" He stated proudly as Izabel led him out of the living room.
Breanna plopped down on the couch and sighed to herself. She glanced at her watch that read 3am. She decided to call her brother to arrange everything while she had a chance. Eve was already in bed and Howie and Kevin were in the kitchen talking. After a few rings Alexei answered. "Lex, it's me. You busy?" She asked her brother. "Not really, I can't get used to this time zone. I'm still in California." He replied with a laugh. "Good cause I have something I want to talk to you about." She replied. "What's up?" He knew she had something on her mind. He could tell that she was starting to miss Howie by her performance the night before. "I'm staying with Eve until she has the baby, but after that I'm going to LA." She stated. Howie and Kevin were listening from the other room. "So, you're really going to move. I thought by what you said tonight to Brian on stage that you were going to move back here." Alexei said. "I wasn't finished, Lex. Let me finish!" She replied annoyed. "I'm going back to LA to sell the house. I have business with management anyway. Lex, I'm thinking about giving all of this up. It's just not for me. If I had never decided to sing, I would still be with Howie and I would be happy. Maybe even engaged." She explained. Her management team was The Firm, who Brian had recommended to her after Eve was dismissed. "So that's one of your problems solved. What are you going to do about your other problem?" Alexei asked. "I guess I'll have to face that problem here. I can't really hide something like that forever, can I?" She asked. "I guess not. I hope you know what you're doing, sis." Alexei replied, yawning. "I hope so, too. Get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow." "Yeah, okay. Night, sis. I'm proud of you." He stated, causing Breanna to smile. "Thanks. Good night, Lex. I love you." She said in return as she hung up the phone.
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