Despite the windows being down the car seemed to fill up with the stink of Jake's piss. Lauren felt it coating her chest and face, she had the horrid taste in her mouth, she felt disgusting. Fuck this asshole, she thought to herself, Fucking presumptuous asshole.
They arrived at Jake's rented house. He shared it with two roommates - John, a part-time student and bartender, and Jenn, full-time student and hippy chick. Neither Jake nor Lauren spoke on the walk up the stairs. Jake swayed just enough to let Lauren know how drunk he really was. He struggled with the keys before opening the door and walking inside. Lauren followed.
Jake motioned for Lauren to follow him as he walked toward the back of the house. He talked as he walked.
"Look, Sasha's room is in the back - just go in and grab some sweats or whatever. There's a shower in there, go for it if you want to."
"Do you think she'll mind? I'll bring the clothes over tomorrow after I wash them."
"Nah," said Jake, suddenly seeming embarrassed, "She's cool. She won't care. I'm going to go change."
Lauren watched him walk toward the front of the house before entering Sasha's room. It was dimly lit and almost the Platonic form of a hippy chick's room. There was the faint odor of incense in the air. Lauren moved back to the bathroom, stripped quickly, and washed her body quickly with a washcloth and soap. She tied her hair up, checked to make sure the piss hadn't ruined her makeup, gathered her clothes and put them in a trashbag she found under the sink, and went back into Sasha's room.
Lauren went through her drawers, found a grey sweatsuit and pulled it out. Then she heard the door open and two male voices.
She moved toward Sasha's bedroom door. She could make out John's voice, Jake's voice, and someone else. Jake was speaking too softly to be heard but John, as was typical for him, was overly loud and obviously intoxicated.
"Whoa, whoa, wait wait.... she's here?" John asked. Lauren heard Jake respond but couldn't make out what he said.
"In Sasha's room? What the fuck man?" John said. More mumblings from Jake.
"Damn right son. Haha. Dude, Jake is dating this shit freak from school. Yeah, yeah that girl!" She heard more mumblings. "Freaky chick shits all over herself man!"
Lauren realized she had misjudged Jake. He had told John and god knows who else. Surely John will tell (or has already) everyone and anyone. She knew John through Alison and knew he was a drunk, a loudmouth, and an asshole but was also popular and well liked by the student body. While she had thought no one would believe Jake if he told anyone about what had happened she knew people would believe John, even if he was telling it second hand. She quickly dressed, grabbed the trashbag with her urine soaked clothes, her purse, and left Sasha's room.
John, Jake (now clad in shorts and tshirt, urine free), and another guy were sitting in the front room drinking. They had heard Sasha's door open and were silent when Lauren walked in the room.
The third boy stood up and offered his hand to Lauren.
"Hey, I'm Mike," he said shaking Lauren's hand.
"Hello Mike," Lauren said, avoiding eye contact. John and Jake stared at her.
"Hey Lauren, man, what's up?" John asked, staying seated, "What are you doing over here?"
"Uhh, she was dropping something off," said Jake.
"Oh, is that right?" John said, feigning interest, eyes bright with laughter. "Was she bringing over some toilet paper? Or diapers?"