Amazingly enough, when I woke up this morning I had no symptoms of any kind of hangover. I guess I got it all out of my system last night. I woke up about fifty-million times in the middle of the night to go take a leak or to throw all of my fucking guts up. But, I feel great now, so it was worth it, because hangovers are the worst.
Laidie and I were watching TV for a while but she had just left me alone so that she could shower and everything. I could have used a shower too, but suddenly I became very tired again and I decided to go back to sleep for a little while.
I was just about to lay down on the couch to get a few more hours of sleep before I went out later that night, when I heard people shouting upstairs. Dammit, I told Laidie not to go into our room. Zac had been in a pissy mood ever since the incident at the party and I had this feeling that he wasn't gonna shake that attitude towards Laidie and I for some time. Laidie is always so stubborn though, she thought that they could talk it out or some shit like that. She has been best friends with Zac since forever, I would think she knew how to deal with him by now, but apparently she has yet to learn.
The next thing I know Zac is running down the stairs and out of the house while Laidie is calling him all sorts of obscene names. It had to be the funniest thing that has ever happened in my house. I mean, if my parents had been home they would have shit their pants at the vulgarity of Laidie's comments, it was pure craziness. For some reason I had a feeling that this craziness was gonna be the norm from here on out.
"Hey Taylor. How are you doing this morning? A little hung over?" Zhaina asked me.
"Oh, hey Zhaina, I'm okay actually. I don't have a hang over or anything, it's weird. I guess I got it all out of my system last night. What the hell just happened upstairs?"
"Oh, that? I think that was just a preview of the coming attractions that will take place in the next few weeks."
"Yeah, I had that feeling too. I'm gonna try to avoid him as much as possible, that was horrible to witness, I don't know if I could handle being a part of it."
"You know Tay, Zac is really upset about last night. Wow, I know I just sounded so dumb, I mean, that's really obvious, but the thing is that he doesn't understand why. And...... so like, you can't ask him why ... he gets real emotional if you do. He's a little unstable in the head at the moment. I'm gonna try to get him to understand why, so just don't fuck with him for a while, I'm gonna have Ike help me too. I told Laidie the same thing, the best thing would be if you guys both let him be for a bit, and uhhh try not to hang out too much where he can see the two of you together."
"Okay, I won't talk to him, but I am going to hang out with my friend. He is not gonna stop to me from hanging out with Laidie, that is absolutely ridiculous!!!!!" I was practically screaming. The thought of not being able to be around Laidie just because Zac was acting retarded really pissed me off.
"What the hell are you screaming about Taylor?" Ike asked me with a sickening smile on his face.
"Zhaina just tried to tell me that I shouldn't hang out with Laidie anymore because Zac is being retarded."
"Oh, that's nice." Ike started whistling like he always does when he is extremely happy. I could completely tell that he didn't really care why I was screaming, he just had something he wanted to rub in my face.
"Yeah, probably about as nice as that piece of ass you got from Jae last night, eh?" I asked him. He always gets so pissed off when I say stuff like that to him about Jae.
"Do not talk about my girlfriend like that! But ... as a matter of fact, that ass was very nice last night! You see my little brother, some people can get some without the chic having to be drunk off her ass or just wanting to get with the Mr. teen heartthrob himself. Oh well, I guess we all can't be as lucky. Jae is the best thing that has ever happened to me, ya know that? I remember when we first started going out. She was so...."
"Ike, shut the hell up. I don't really want to hear you ramble on and on about Jae, okay? And just because your ugly ass is jealous of all the girls that want me and that no one even offered you play on tour, it doesn't mean that you have any right to insult me like that." Ike can be so annoying sometimes, it's true that he doesn't get offered play much, but he does get into great relationships and I have secretly always envied him for that.
"I insulted you? Look at what you just said about me! Well, excuse me, but you are just an asshole this morning and I am getting out of here. I'm gonna go take a shower and then I'm leaving. Jae and I have plans." And with that he left the room.
Zhaina and I just sat in the living room, neither of us knowing exactly what to say. I closed my eyes to ease the tension, when once again my peace and quiet was interrupted. I heard an awful scream come from the upstairs bathroom. Shit! I forgot to tell Ike that Laidie was in the shower!
"I...I... I'm so sorry. I'm so so so sorry, Laidie. I'm so sorry!" I heard Ike repeating himself over and over again. I didn't even have to be upstairs to know how red Ike's face must have been.
Ike came downstairs in his bathrobe a few minutes later to take a shower in the downstairs bathroom. His face was still red and you could tell he had hoped we hadn't heard anything. I wasn't gonna say anything, I mean, I figured I had pissed him off enough for one day.
"Good Job!" Zhaina exclaimed humorously. Then she burst out into a fit of laughter.
"Yeah, Yeah. I'm embarrassed enough as it is, do you really have to rub it in? Hey, when I get out of the shower do you want a ride home?"
"Oh yeah I do. Are you sure it's okay though?" She asked, just to be polite.
"It's fine, Zhay, your house is on the way to Jae's anyway."
"Kay, cool, thanks Ike!" She replied.
"No problem, now I really have to shower. If I'm late again Jae will hate me!" Ike left the room and shortly after, so did Zhaina.
I pretended to be asleep until I heard the two of them walk out the front door and Ike's car back out of the driveway. Then I went upstairs to shower. I knocked on the bathroom door just to make sure Laidie wasn't in there. I heard Laidie giggling from my bedroom.
"Don't worry Taylor, I'm in your bedroom. The bathroom is open!" She yelled.
"All right, thanks Laidie, didn't want to bust in on you in the nude or something, like Ike did. I mean, that would just be totally disgusting. I might be scarred for life or worse." I chuckled to myself and waited for her response.
"Very funny, you asshole!" I heard her scream back and then she started cracking up.
I shook my head and then, finally, I went into the bathroom. The whole time I was showering I was thinking about Laidie and my mixed feelings for her. I didn't just want her when I was drunk, but that's the only time she would ever think of me as anything more than a good friend. She used to tell me that I was like an older brother to her, which really sucks for me, I mean no normal, sober person ever hooks up with someone that they think of as a brother. She has to be drunk to touch me in a sexual way. It hurt and confused me way too much to think about it so I stopped and finished my shower quickly.
When I got out of the shower I realized that, being the smart person that I am, I forgot to get a towel. Shit, I was so stupid sometimes. "LAIDIE, Could you bring me a towel please? I forgot to grab one before I came in here." I screamed to her.
"Hah! Sure, hold on a sec." She replied.
She didn't knock or anything, she just came right in the bathroom. She looked at my cock, all shrunken from the shower and the cold air, and smirked. Then she handed me the towel and was about to walk out. I was really embarrassed, but I had to say something.
"Uhhh, yeah Laidie, it's called shrinkage, don't laugh. And uhh ... thanks for the towel." Then out of no where I grabbed her arm and turned her around and started to kiss her. She didn't really kiss me back. Then she pulled away with this confused look on her face. STUPID! STUPID! STUPID! How could I have been so stupid? I should never ever act so impulsively!
"What was that for?" She asked, still looking very confused.
"Ummm... that was a...a..... yeah thanks for the towel." I lightly pushed her out of the bathroom and shut the door and locked it. I think I heard her mumble some kind of a "your welcome," but I wasn't really sure so I ignored it.
I sat in the bathroom for about an hour. I was embarrassed as shit. I didn't understand how I could have been so stupid, I mean I knew how she would react! What the hell was I thinking?
Finally, I emerged from the bathroom. I went into my bedroom and found Laidie laying on my bed, looking through my old photo album with pictures full of vacations, parties, and all the other annual activities my family, the Xhavior's and the Parker's used to do together. It was my favorite album and Laidie and I always look through it together, but this time she was looking at it without me ... and she was crying. I didn't know what was going on, but I was determined to find out.
