-story ideas and collaboration with "XC" -edited by benji4lyf
Chapter 2
The cheers from the crowd were raucous. Lauren stood up, her skin very pale and freckled in the bright overhead football lights. She shouted "Go Aries!" He had just made an interception that had turned the game around.
Lauren didn't know much about football, but when her new black friends from college asked her to come watch because they were in the game she was more than willing to cheer them on. Derek, Tyrone, Aries, and Jamal were playing for the home team. She had met them when she moved into the apartment complex about five weeks ago. Derek and Tyrone lived in the same complex as Lauren.
Almost two weeks ago she had slept with Derek one drunken night. She was determined that her boyfriend Jay would never find out about her moment of weakness. She had never intended it to happen, but her thoughts did go to that night sometimes when she was by herself in the bathtub. Lately she was thinking about it more and more. Aries was running down the field with the ball.
"Wooo hoo!" she screamed. Those in the bleachers were also cheering. He got nearly 30 yards before getting tackled.
Her boyfriend Jay was at a family reunion, so she was by herself today. She didn't have any other good friends, just the four guys she was currently watching and her boyfriend. He was going to be gone for the whole weekend.
The game continued until the home team finally won. Lauren ran up to the field where she was able to get the attention of Tyrone.
"You guys were great," she said beaming.
"Hey girl," he smiled. "Thanks. You better come out with us tonight," he said.
"Sorry, but I have to study for my exam next week," she sighed.
"Come on girl you have all weekend," he said grabbing her tiny waist. She squealed playfully as he tossed her over his shoulder. He ran with her to right outside the hall to the locker room and then set her down.
"We'll all be there," he said. "It's at Derek and my place,"
"Ok," Lauren smiled.
Lauren went to her apartment before going to the party. She put on a short white dress, and a shrug that covered the full length of her arms. She grabbed the six-pack of beer that her boyfriend Jay had brought over a week ago and head out to the guys' place. She'd buy him another one, before he got back and he wouldn't even notice, she thought. When she knocked on the door, Tyrone opened it.
"Hey Lauren," he smiled.
"Hi," she grinned back.
"You're here early," he said. "Come on in,"
"Thanks," She entered and saw Derek messing around with some speakers. "Hi Derek!"
"Hey girl come here," he said, holding his arms out.
She came in close to her and he held her tight, squeezing her ass as he lifted her up a few inches off the ground.
"Uh, what are you doing?" she blushed, as she looked at the speakers.
"Just hooking up my iPod," he said. "We gonna dance tonight right?"
"Sure," she smiled sweetly.
"Ok babe." Derek talked to her a little while about music and what each of them liked.
She knew they had different tastes, but she didn't realize how different. As he played some of it she noticed that most of the songs were very loud and the lyrics were much more explicit that she had heard before. There was a knock at the door. No one else was getting it, so Lauren went to open it with Derek's blessing.
There were some very pretty Latina girls in miniskirts that Lauren didn't recognize. They asked for Derek before they came in. She started talking to some of the other guests and it started to get pretty loud as more people arrived and the volume of music increased. She danced with several guys, until Jamal grabbed her from the crowd. Jamal had big muscular arms and was the tallest of her four black friends.
"Where's your drink?" he said loudly. The music and people were making so much noise that it was difficult to hear.
"I didn't get one yet,"
"How bout I give you something special?" he grinned.
"Ok,"
He went to the kitchen, and she followed him. He grabbed one of several filled red cups from the counter and handed it to her.
"What is it?"
"Just drink it," he said. She hesitated, but then gave it sip. It tasted really sweet.
"It's good," she said.
"Hurry up and finish it so we can dance," said Jamal.
She drank it all before he grabbed the cup and set it on the counter. They went back to the living room where Jamal began to dance with her. She was embarrassed how much he touched her. She danced with a few others and then by herself for a while as she felt the punch she had drunk begin to take effect.
She felt someone grab her butt, and she turned around, but no one was there. When she turned back Aries was in front of her, smiling broadly. His four front teeth on the top were covered in silver.
"Aries!" she said.
"Hey babe, glad to see you came out. You lookin' fine tonight!"
"Thanks,"
"You havin' a good time?" Aries asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
"Don't sound like it,"
"Aren't you drinking?" Aries said, putting a cup to his thick lips.
"I already finished mine," she said.
"You should go get another one," he said.
"Ok," she replied, and walked back to get another cup of punch. When she entered she saw Tyrone making out with a beautiful Asian girl against the counter. He pulled off her top and started kissing down her neck.
"Oh my!" Lauren exclaimed. There were a few people watching them go at it.
Lauren got her drink and backed up through the doors. Another girl bumped into her and Lauren's drink fell backward.
"What the fuck?" When she turned around she saw that she had spilled onto Aries.
