"A costume party? For New Year's?"
Malia raised a skeptical eyebrow and twirled the phone cord around her finger.
"Isn't that a little weird? I mean, aren't costume parties for Halloween?"
"No I swear, it will be awesome. Tons of booze, and it doesn't matter what you wear as long as it's skanky."
"Skanky? What is this, a sex party?" Malia sighed and felt irritation swelling in her chest. "Amy, I told you. I'm not as--well, 'free' as you are. I just don't do that kind of stuff."
Amy laughed on the other end. "Mal, I only said that because Brock is going to be there. And he'll be drunk. You'll be drunk. You can't lose! C'mon, it's a chance to get what you always wanted. Brock--in bed--and he won't even know it's you, because you'll be in costume! You won't have to live with the guilt afterwards. Mal, it's like a dream come true!"
Malia considered what her friend had said. "Ames, who says I want Brock in bed? And besides, I don't even have a costume to wear," she argued. "I can't possibly come up with something in only two hours!"
"If you could have only one New Year's wish this year, what would it be?"
Mal rolled her eyes and reluctantly said, "Okay, okay, if I could only have on New Year's wish it would be to finally have sex with Brock."
Amy was starting to sound impatient. "Well, there you go. You have to go to this party. Wear whatever you've got. Wear one of your old Halloween costumes. Like the Go-Go Girl! That was hot. It doesn't matter because it'll be off by the end of the night anyway. Please, Mal?"
"I threw the Go-Go Girl costume away. The only thing I've got is the vampire costume I wore last Halloween."
"Ugh, that frumpy thing?"
Malia clenched her fist. "Amy, it's all I have!"
Amy sighed again. "Okay, fine. But you need to, like, cut the skirt way shorter and put on some sexy nylons. Make it skanky, or Brock won't even give you a second look. All that booze makes him think through his cock."
"Haha, Brock--cock. It rhymes."
"I'm not laughing, Mal. Are you coming or not?"
Malia exhaled loudly. "YES, I'm coming. Pick me up at six thirty so we can go together."
"Great! See you then!"
Click.
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Malia stared into her closet in dismay. Amy was absolutely right, her vampire outfit was frumpy to the max. There was no way any guy at that party would give her a second chance, much less Brock!
A strange tingling feeling started in Mal's lower region when she thought about Brock. She'd been dreaming up sexual fantasies about him since ninth grade. They were now sophomores in college, and Malia was just as obsessed as ever. Amy was right when she said it was the chance of a lifetime. New Year's parties at Brock's parents' house were all about sex. Sex, sex, and more sex. It seemed like everybody who came got laid before the night was even half over--many of them multiple times! Brock's parents always went to St Bart's for Christmas and New Year's, and the infamous New Year's bash was a big hush-hush up until their plane left. Then planning went into full swing, and the excitement began to build. It happened every year, but this was the first year Mal was even considering going.
She gazed back at the long black skirt & black long-sleeved shirt that had been part of her costume. With a sigh, Malia picked up the scissors and began to cut.
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"I'm telling you, I am gonna fuck the brains out of that slut Amy tonight. Her hot ass has my name all over it."
Brock was already half-drunk. He and his buddies were still setting up for the party, but Brock couldn't resist the bottles of Jack Daniels on the kitchen counter, and had taken a significant amount of shots while his buds Ken and Mitch made sure all the window coverings were secured and the sound system was ready. The last thing they needed was the neighbors getting a peek of this party.
"Amy, the redhead? Man, she IS a slut." Ken shook his head and threw a handful of beers into a nearby bucket of ice. "I think I did her last year, but I don't remember. I did like five redheads." He laughed.
Ding-dong! The doorbell rang, and Brock rubbed his hands together in glee.
"Let the fuck-fest begin, my friends," he chuckled.
Ken and Mitch just shook their heads.
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Amy arrived late, as usual. Malia was already in her full get-up and had been ready to go for at least an hour before Amy pulled up in her black convertible.
"I'll be down in a minute," Mal yelled when she heard Amy enter through the front door.