I rolled us enough joints to last the rest of the night, and put them all in a separate sandwich bag that I had brought along with me. I wasn't sure Juliet would smoke as much as I had planned to, but I wanted to be prepared just in case.

After helping Juliet with her outfit, we made our way out into the hall. Juliet locked up her dorm room before we headed downstairs and outside. I waited until we reached the parking lot, which took ten minutes to get to, and pulled out the bag of joints.

"Hey!" Juliet hissed and scanned the parking lot quickly. She glared at me with panicked eyes.

"Calm down, calm down…" I replied. "It's fine. It's windy enough tonight that the smell will be carried away from us."

Juliet bit her lip as she glanced around the parking lot again.

"You trust me, right?"

I could tell she was thinking about an answer. Part of me was hurt because she didn't say yes right away, but at the same time, I also knew how hard it was to trust someone… I knew all too well… However, Juliet and I had become so close over the last several weeks.

"Yeah! Of course I do!" she answered.

I nodded, "So trust that I won't let you get in any trouble."

She nodded.

"Okay, good...because my parents would kill me!"

I took out a lighter from my pants pocket and lit the joint. I inhaled slowly, letting the smoke fill my lungs. This would be the first time I had ever been to a Frat party too...and it wasn't just any Frat party. It was a party thrown by the fraternity my older brother was in.

I held out the joint for Juliet to take, and she took it hesitantly.

"Don't inhale too fast," I warned her. "You're a newbie after all."

She nodded and put the joint to her lips. I watched as she inhaled, but she inhaled way too much for her very first hit; smoke came out her nose.

"Too much!" I exclaimed.

She started hacking as I took the joint back. I patted her on the back gently, trying to help, but I only made it worse! Her eyes began to water and she clutched at her chest. I felt awful! After several minutes Juliet was finally able to regain her composure. I ended up letting the joint blow out because I was so concerned for her. She glanced up at me with beet-red eyes.

"J-Juliet? Are you okay?"

"I'm...good," she replied, her voice a little slow-paced.

I grinned. She was definitely high!

"You don't need anymore right now," I chuckled. "I will finish this."

"I can hit it one more time!" she protested.

"Oh, so now you know the terminology?"

She smirked. "Just spark it."

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By the time we got to the Dean's house, Juliet could barely keep her eyes open, and she thought every single thing was hilarious. It made me happy that she was enjoying her first high. As we walked to the front door, I could hear loud hip-hop music. It was booming; there was no way anyone would hear me knocking.

"I'll be right back!" I shouted above the music.

"What?! Where are you going?!"

I walked through the door and opened it from the inside so Juliet could get in. An understanding grin spread across her face and she came into the house. The house was already pretty crowded so I made sure to hold onto Juliet's hand as we made our way through the house.

"Damn, you could get lost in here! Even without all the bodies," Juliet commented.

"Yeah, tell me about it… I've only been here one other time and I did get lost," I retorted.

We found ourselves in the kitchen, which wasn't as crowded as the rest of the house. We happened to be by a window and I glanced out of it, seeing the backyard. There were a bunch of people in the pool and hanging out around it. There was trash all over the grass though; Dean and his house mates had a lot of cleaning to do tomorrow.

I turned to Juliet and she was sort of bopping along to the music. I suddenly felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, and I took it out to see why. I'd missed two texts from Dean. I texted him back, letting him know that I was in the kitchen, and several minutes later I saw him come into the room. He pushed his way through everyone in the kitchen until he reached Juliet and I.

"Hey, little brother!" he greeted me, shouting over the music. He looked at Juliet and checked her out quickly before giving me a smirk. "Please tell me this hottie has turned you!"

"Turned me?! Really?!" I shouted back, my tone was flat.

My brother laughed.

"Well, who is this?! Aren't you going to introduce us?!"

"This is Juliet, my friend!"

"I see…!" he said and faced Juliet again. "It's nice to meet you Juliet! You look great tonight!"

Dean was flirting hard with her and I had to admit, it brought me joy knowing he was wasting his time. I folded my arms across my chest and smirked to myself.

"Can I get you something to drink?! Vodka?! Beer?!" he asked her.

"I'm good!" Juliet replied curtly.

"I've got to know, are you single?!"

I knew that was coming, but I wanted to watch him crash and burn. And Juliet seemed to know exactly what I was thinking.

"Oh, yeah! I'm single! I'm also a lesbian!"

I couldn't hold back from laughing after her remark, her blatant sarcasm was hilarious. My brother glared at me and punched my arm.

"Ow!"

"You're a dick!" he told me. Then he looked back at Juliet and his expression became apologetic. "I hope you enjoy the party!"

"Thanks!" she replied.

Dean frowned at me before making his way back through the mass of guests. Juliet exchanged smirks before we burst into laughter. After a few minutes we were able to regain our composure.

"Did you really want some beer?!" I questioned her.

"Um…" she trailed off.

I felt bad at that moment. First smoking, and now this, I didn't want to pressure her… I also felt afraid, afraid that she wouldn't like me after knowing that I did those things...

"Nevermind! I'm—I'm sorry Juliet! If you want to stop being friends… I get it! I should have told you that I was into smoking and drinking…!"

Her eyes widened. "Woah, what?! Danny! I'm not judging! And I don't have a problem telling anyone no, including you! Besides, we're in college!" She smiled. "We're cool! I'm not your mom! But to answer your question, yeah I'll have a beer! Why the hell not?!"

I was relieved. It made me feel so much better knowing that Juliet and I were good. I smiled back at her.

"Okay! Let's try and find the kegs! Hopefully there's beer left!"

She nodded. I took her hand and guided her out of the kitchen. We bobbed and weaved past people, finally making it to what looked like a den. I could see a few kegs sitting in a corner, so I headed over to them. The kegs were actually sitting on two tables, and numerous solo cups were stacked beside them. I hoped the beer tasted decent.