talking to a few friends from school when I turn to see Riley has come with a few others. Oh, this isn’t going to be good.
He has a couple bottles of liquor of some sort, and starts filling the cups of anyone who wants any. Cooper doesn’t care if someone drinks, as long as they stay or he knows they have a way to get home safely. He’s good about making sure of that and between himself and Ryan they keep track. They don’t drink when there are a bunch of people to babysit, but they both will, once the party settles down to just a few left.
I hear Riley yell over in my direction. I can’t make out all that he says, but I can certainly tell it isn’t nice. Then, I see Cooper’s face and I immediately know this probably won’t end nicely. I can see rage in his eyes. Once his eyes connect with Riley’s face, I can tell he is going to connect his fist, next.
I run in his direction. “Don’t Coop, he isn’t worth it. Don’t ruin your party.”
“Nope, he can go and take the douchebags he brought with him, too…fucking asshole!”
I yell over to Ryan as I stand in front of Cooper, pushing against his chest so he won’t do anything stupid.
Walking over to us he says, “Let me take care of it, Cooper. I got this.”
Ryan is trying to be level headed, but I know if Riley says one thing stupid, he’ll throw punches and Riley will still be leaving with a broken nose. “No, I will go tell him to leave and take his friends with him. Please, let me have the pleasure of kicking him out.”
I don’t want the party to be ruined, so I calmly walk up to Riley and his friends. “Riley, could you please leave and take everyone that came with you?”
“What, baby girl, you don’t want me to stay? I thought now we could party together, so you wouldn’t be so mad when you saw the pictures.” He and his friends start laughing.
“Riley, just please leave. And who’s driving, because you’ve clearly been drinking?” He is being an ass, and I know things will end badly if he doesn’t leave soon.
“Don’t you worry your pretty little face about me, I’m always taken care of.”
He leans close to my face and touches his finger to my nose as he speaks to me. I lean back as he leans forward, and I think I’m going to fall backward. Just as I go to turn away from him, he grabs me by the waist.
“Let go!”
“Give me just one kiss and I will.”
“No, I’m not going to kiss you.”
He starts laughing and gets about an inch from my lips and says, “Kissing me was always the best part of our date, because let’s face it…it wasn’t going any further. You are such a little tease, not letting anyone in those panties of yours.”
I have had enough at this point. I bring my knee up square in his groin and make sure I connect. He doesn’t see it coming. He is always such a charmer at school. The rich kid that everyone wants to hang with. Well, he drops to his knees and screams, “Bitch!” on his way down.
Cooper and Ryan are by my side in a matter of seconds. Cooper speaks through gritted teeth, “Look, Jackass, you have about a minute to get off my property, before I throw you out myself. You can also take the trash you brought with you. Oh, and one more thing. If you ever call her that again, I’ll personally kick your ass and I can promise you…you won’t be smiling so pretty…as I can promise you, you will be missing a few teeth.” Riley staggers to his feet, still bent over as he walks away.
Shortly after Riley leaves, the party starts settling down with only a couple dozen guests left. Now, the three of us can have our first drink together. The boys have a beer and I grab a wine cooler. We toast to a great summer and the start of our senior year. Ryan now has his arm around a pretty blonde that doesn’t go to our school. He says she’s one of the girls they met at the track last weekend. While Cooper seems to be engrossed in a conversation with two of the other girls that came with her, I
Under the Cover of the Moon (Cobblestone)