The weekend had finally arrived. What had been the longest work week of my life had concluded and I was now on my way home to what I anticipated would be an amazing weekend. Last night's wrinkle had introduced Kevin, Adderall and the future of increasingly taboo elements into our adventure. I wasn't sure exactly where Amber was planning to go from here, but I hadn't been disappointed yet and had decided to just enjoy the ride. Kevin had run out after our wild night, late for something, and promised that he'd be back the next day. With what had happened, Amber fucking his brains out, I had no doubt that he had meant it.
I pulled into the driveway and made note of Kevin's Acura parked across the street again. I fought the wave of unease that having him parked outside my house presented and tried focusing on the excitement that no doubt awaited me inside. My legs felt like jelly as I approached the front door, so much built up anticipation making my heart race and hands tremble. I twisted the knob and pressed the door open, this time greeted by a brightly lit living room and the sounds of laughing coming from the kitchen. As I walked into view Sienna, Amber, and Kevin greeted me from the table where they were seated.
"Hey, hon. We almost started without you," Amber teased.
I gave her a stern look, but only in jest.
"Juuuust kiddinggg," Amber laughed, stretching out the words for comedic effect.
I smiled and walked over, interested in what was in store.
"Alright, so I brought more pills, but I also brought the real deal in case you wanted to just get to it. What you think?" Kevin explained, brandishing a clear plastic bag of meth shards.
I looked at Amber who was eyeing me with a grin.
"What is that?" Sienna asked, pointing at the bag.
"That's meth, honey," Amber replied warmly.
Sienna's eyes went wide for a moment as she was likely a bit shocked at such an infamous substance being in her presence.
"Is that going to rot my teeth out?" Sienna asked, sounding hesitant for the first time that I could remember.
"No, no, you just need to remember to drink fluids," Amber replied, trying to assuage Sienna's fears.
"Can I?" Sienna asked Kevin, reaching her hand toward the bag.
"Go ahead," Kevin replied.
Sienna grabbed the bag of shards and held them up to her face, peering into the bag while rolling its contents around in her hand.
"They're beautiful," Sienna remarked in a trance.
"Do you want to try it?" Amber beckoned.
Sienna nodded firmly, not breaking her gaze from the contents of the bag.
With that Kevin dug into his backpack and produced a meth pipe, looking freshly blown and unblemished by any semblance of black spots or burns. He held it out to Sienna as if he were bestowing a great artifact.
"This is your first pookie, treat her right," Kevin said as Sienna accepted the small glass pipe from his hand.
"I will, thank you," Sienna responded politely.
Sienna rolled the pipe in her hands a few times and took stock of its construction, trying to mentally make sense of exactly how it worked. Her next question was entirely predictable.
"So, how does it work?" Sienna asked.
"Well, you put the rock in that little hole on the top of the bowl and then hold a flame to the rock until it becomes liquid and then vapor, then you inhale the vapor," Amber described simply.
Sienna looked up from the pipe to her mother with an excited look on her face.
"Can I try it?" Sienna asked.
Amber looked to me, clearly wanting to make sure we were all on board.
"Do you want your daughter to smoke meth?" Amber asked, wanting to put words to the depravity of our situation.
"You want me to get fucked up, right daddy?" Sienna added, piggybacking off her mother's statement as if they shared a hive-mind.
I fought back a smile, but it pushed its way onto my face regardless, my true wishes impossible to hide.
"Of course, I do baby," I relented.
Sienna made a little 'yip' sound and practically bounced up and down, returning her gaze to her mother who was smiling proudly at me.
"Do you want me to show you how to do it, or do you want to try it yourself first?" Amber asked, including Sienna in the particulars like any good mother would.
"Um, I think I want you to show me how," Sienna replied, holding the pipe out to Amber.
Amber accepted the pipe and a small shard that Kevin had offered. Amber carefully dropped the shard of ice into the small hole and grabbed a torch lighter off the table. My heartbeat was now so powerful and fast that I could hear it reverberate in my eardrums and my stomach was filled with uneasy excitement. Amber lifted the pipe to her lips and clicked the torch to life, moving it into position at the base of the bowl. After a few moments the shard melted into a puddle and Amber began twirling the pipe expertly between her fingers, facilitating the transfer of liquid into gas without burning it.
After a few moments the pipe began filling with smoke that was being continually sucked into Amber's lungs. Amber removed the torch and twirled for a few more moments, ensuring that she had filled her lungs to their absolute capacity. She finally removed the pipe from her lips and seemed to swallow, clearly trying to manage the lungful of smoke she had trapped inside her. After only a moment or two Amber pursed her thick lips and let loose a billowing exhale that filled the space between us all in impressive fashion. For her first hit in nearly two decades, it was a monstrous cloud.
"Damn, that was fuckin huge," Kevin exclaimed, clearly impressed.
"Like riding a bike," Amber replied playfully.
I was rock hard already. I had been fantasizing about the days that Amber was blowing clouds for a long time and now that it was right in front of me, I was having a hard time staying composed. It was made even more difficult as both Amber and Sienna lit up a Newport, snapping balls of smoke down their throats and exhaling seductively in my direction.
"My turn," Sienna chirped, clearly energized by seeing her mother blow a giant cloud.
"Okay, now all you have to do is follow my directions and I'll teach you what to do. The first hit I'll do all the work, then after that I'll give you more and more control. Ready?" Amber confirmed.
"Ready," Sienna replied, with a lungful of smoke from her Newport.
Sienna tilted her beautiful face up and exhaled a long, thick stream of smoke towards the ceiling before leaning into the pipe that Amber was offering and placing her lips on the opening.
"Okay, now you don't want to wrap your lips around the pipe like a cigarette because I'm going to twist it, instead just lightly touch your lips to the opening," Amber commanded.
Sienna did as she was told and pursed her thick, full lips lusciously in an "O" to meet the opening of the pipe.
"Alright, I'm going to heat the puddle so just watch the pipe. When you see smoke, breath in evenly and keep going until your lungs are completely full. When they are just lean back and exhale," Amber instructed.