I felt soft arms wrap around my legs as I was lifted from the seat and into the cold air. Shivering, I snuggled closer to his chest that smelt so freaking amazing. I was too tired to open my eyes so I let him carry me into the house. I must have fell asleep in the car on the way home. I groggily opened my eyes and looked up at Reece but he was already looking down at me with such a soft expression on his face. Not seeing my familiar house, I frowned. "Where are we?"

He rolled his eyes as he opened the door and kicked it shut behind him. He carried me up the stairs, ignoring my question until he gently placed me on what I presumed was his bed. "My house." His room was dark grey with simple furniture and a massive king sized bed. The bed was a lot bigger than mine as my bed was only a standard double. His bed sheets were soft and I instantly found myself snuggling into the pillows.

They smelt just like him.

I watched him with a smile as he gently removed my heels from my feet and threw them onto the floor and frowned at my dress. He walked to his large closet and pulled out a t-shirt and a pair of black Nike joggers. I don't know what came over me to do this next part, maybe it was the alcohol in my system or maybe it was because I wanted to. I stood up and walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist, hugging him from behind. He stiffened at this and I could feel him suck in a breath at the movement. His muscles eventually un tensed as he turned around, raising his eyebrows as he hugged me back. His arms around my waist sent shivers down my spine and I could never explain his why his touch did that to me. "Thanks for being a good friend."

This was a side of Reece I'd never seen and I liked it. I liked it a lot. He smiled down at me. "C'mon get changed. I'll see if there's any makeup wipes in the bathroom." He replied, pulling away from me and walked out of the room, clicking the door shut behind him. I quickly peeled the dress off me, along with my bra because who in their right mind sleeps with a bra on? If you do you're a psychopath. I shoved on the very oversized shirt that ended just above my knees and pulled on the trackies. I couldn't comprehend why the hell this shirt smelt so damn amazing. Struggling to stand, I flopped back onto the bed and awaited Reece to return. I glanced around the room, there was a guitar leaning on the wall and a picture of what looked like a really young Reece and a man who looked just like him. I hiccupped and giggled to myself at the noise as the door swung open.

Reece watched me with an uncertain expression on his face but just shrugged, walking over to me. Guess he was used to my weirdness already. "Here." He spoke so softly as he sat down on next to me on the bed and gently swiped the makeup wipe over my face. My breathe hitched as he removed the lipstick from my lips. He was so gentle as he swiped it over my lips and I fought hard to stop a smile forming on them. When he was done, he leant over me and threw the wipe into the bin. I watched him the whole time and as he was returning back, he smirked down at me from above.

"Like what you see?"

I scoffed, pushing him with all my strength so he flopped back down next to me. "You wish!"

I snuggled into his pillow once again, stopping myself from inhaling it. I would do that once he falls asleep. "Hey Reece, what washing powder do you use?" I asked as I snuggled further into the amazing smelling t-shirt. It smelt like a mixture of cologne and-

"That's not washing powder." He replied dryly and then smirked.

"What do you-"

Oh.

Great, now I just admitted that he smells fucking amazing. He gave me an amused look as he rubbed his tired eyes with the back of his hand. He let out a large yawn as he smuggled into his own pillow. And holy shit why did I find that so adorable?

"Just admit it Sammy, you love how I smell." He teased with a smile without even opening his eyes. Good, now he wouldn't realise that I was staring at him. I laid on my side as I admired his features. Every feature of his face was crafted to perfection and it actually angered me. Geez thanks god, leave some good genes for some other people would ya?

I hummed. "I like the smell of your cologne. That's different."

He smirked. "Well I can rub some on you if you'd like." He cheekily stated and I leaned closer to him, smacking him on the chest. The boy didn't even wince. In fact, it probably hurt my hand more than it did him.

"Never gonna happen."

His eyes shot open as he gazed into my eyes, a cheeky smile on his lips. "Never say never."

I shot him a deadpan look. "Did you just quote Justin Bieber?"

He rolled his eyes and chuckled. "Buttercup, you say some weird thi-"

"Fuck!" I yelled, shooting up and scrambling around the bed for my phone.

Reece shot up too and furrowed his eyebrows, a what looked like worried expression on his face. "What's wrong?" He questioned.

"I didn't let my dad know I was staying. Shit I forgot to even let Jodie and Cole know that I left."

Reece chuckled, laying back down as he lifted his muscular arms over his head and looked up at me. "I took care of it."

I raised my eyebrows. "You did?"

"Yes, now please don't scream like that again." He shuddered as my shoulders relaxed and I slumped back down. "I think you gave me a fucking migraine." He muttered the last part, rubbing his head.

I glared at him. "Don't be so dramatic."

"You're lucky my mum isn't home; she would've heard that from miles away." Then a cheeky smirk reappeared on his face. "Then again she's used to hearing screaming girls."

My nose wrinkled up in disgust. "Please tell me I'm not laying in your spunk right now."

His eyes widened with shock and then he barked a laugh. "Spunk? Who the fuck says spunk?"

I glared at him. "Really? That's all you got from that?"

He shrugged and I sighed, turning away from him, really hoping that the bed sheets had been washed since his latest conquest.

"So you didn't have sex?" Jodie questioned for the hundredth time at lunch today. I glared at her and looked at Cole for help but he was just staring off into space, looking like he was in a completely different world.

Weird.

"No! How many times do I have to say?" I huffed.

Jodie chuckled, holding her hands up in surrender. "Alright I'm sorry. It's just no girl sleeps in Reece Parker's bed without." She paused, not daring to carry on as my glare was willing to send her six feet under.

Shaking my head, I turned to my other best friend. "Hey Cole?"

Ignore.

"Cole?" I repeated. Sighing, I leaned over the table and flicked him on the forehead. He winced and turned to me with an apologetic expression.

"Sorry what did you say?" He smiled but I could tell it didn't reach his eyes. He had bad under eye circles and he looked like shit.

I furrowed my eyebrows at him. "Are you ok?"

He grinned. "Yeah I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?"

I hummed, leaning back and screwing my eyes shut. Even though I had slept the majority of the evening, I was still shattered. I woke up Saturday with such a fucking awful hangover that it was genuinely harder than a math test not to puke in Reece's car as he drove me back. The poor boy had to pull over half way home as I jumped out and puked all over the road. Safe to say I'm never drinking again! Ok, that was an obvious lie. I looked at Jodie to see if she saw what I saw but she wasn't even looking at him. She was staring down at the table.

What the fuck?

Before I could question them, two figures appeared either side of me and slumped into the seats next to me. An arm was thrown over my shoulder as Jake grinned from ear to ear at me. "How's my favourite threesome?"

I grimaced as I threw his arm off me and this caught the attention of my friends. Jodie gave him a soft smile as Cole did a manly nod thing at the two of them, something I'd never understand. "Sup Bro." Cole said to Reece and Jake as they nodded back.

"Hey buttercup." A quiet whisper shot down my ear and I almost jumped out of my chair in fright. I turned to glare at him but it slipped off my face when I saw lop sided grin.

I pointed a stern finger at him. "You're so annoying."

He smirked. "You love me really."

"I really don't." I responded dryly.

"You really do."

"I really- You know what I'm not doing this."

He chuckled, leaning on my shoulder. "I'm tired" He yawned and I jacked my shoulder up so it whacked him softly. "Ow." He glared before turning to Cole and asking him about some crap I wasn't interested in. I turned away from them and smiled at Jodie and Jake in a heated argument about something. Both heads snapped to mine.

"Sam tell him that water is wet!" Jodie exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air to prove her point.

"It makes things wet!" Jake cried and I rolled my eyes at the two of them, leaning my head on the table.

"What are my friends?" I muttered into my arms.

"I'm home!" I called out after kicking the door shut behind me. I sighed with relief as I dropped my bags to the floor and was just about to crawl upstairs like the pathetic and lazy person I am but a squeal caught me off guard.

"Sam!" The familiar voice made me stop in my tracks before I turned around and practically leaped into her arms. She embraced me as I grinned into her shoulder. After a couple moments of an intense squeezing session, I leaned back.

"What are you doing here Belle?" I questioned as she flipped her beautifully straight blonde hair over her shoulder. Belle was fucking gorgeous, she had bright blue eyes which contrasted her pale skin tone.

She beamed at me before grabbing my arm and pulling me into the living room where my whole family sat. My eyes widened at the amount of bodies in the room. Why were so many people here?

"Hey Sam." My older cousin smiled softly at me as he embraced me in a quick hug. I hugged him back as I smiled into the embrace. Jack was Belle's older brother and he was currently a senior in college. Belle and Jack were both the children of my dad's younger brother, John. Next to her was his wife, Jane. I quickly hugged them both before turning to my other cousins who were children of my dad's older sister Sarah. Confusing, I know.

"Hey Kiddo." I grinned down at Charlie who was only 3 years old. I picked him up and squeezed him tightly as he giggled in my grip. His older sister, who frankly, hated my guys just completely ignored my presence as she sat with her fake nails tapping away at her phone. She was a freshman in college and it was safe to say that she couldn't be less interested in her cousins. Me, Belle and Jack all grew up together as we lived only a town apart whereas Kelsey and Charlie lived about 2 hours away from here. Kelsey had long, dark brown hair and big brown eyes. She was very pretty but her personality really ruined that.

Once I'd said hello to John, Belle's dad and his wife, I quickly said hello to Sarah, dad's sister and Kelsey's mum. I smiled at all of them as I stood against the door, wondering where the hell my dad was. "Not that I'm not happy to see you all." I mused. "But what exactly are you doing here?" I asked the room as all heads snapped back up to mine, apart from Kelsey's who looked like she would rather be anywhere else.

Jack chuckled from in front of me. Jack literally towered over me at his height of about 6ft 4 as he stretched his muscles. Jack was extremely buff as he loved to train in the gym 24 / 7 and he had a sports scholarship at college. He raised a brown eyebrow down at me. "Not happy to see us Cuz?"

I scoffed, playfully pushing him. He rolled his brown eyes and grinned. "Were here for grandma's birthday." He told me and my mouth formed an 'oh' as I mentally smacked myself. Of course! Our grandma who was my dad's mum was turning 70 the next day. Oh no, that meant that Kelsey was staying the night.

Yay me! Note the sarcasm.

After a while, everyone just went into chatter of their own as Belle pulled me out of the room and into the kitchen. "So!" She beamed, taking a seat at the kitchen table as I did as well. "What's going on in your life?"

I shrugged. "Nothing new really."

"How's Jodie and Cole?" She asked and that question reminded me of how weird they both acted today.

"They're good, I guess." Belle smiled at this. "So what's going on with you?" We were only born 2 months apart so we had been extremely close since we were born. We were more like sisters than cousins and she got along with Cole and Jodie really well too.

She frowned. "There's this boy at school that I'm really confused about. I mean, he's so fucking hot Sam and he told me he liked me but I'm just scared. He's been such a player and I don't know what to do."

I furrowed my eyebrows trying to think what to reply when it suddenly dawned on me. "Oh my god, Elliot right?" I asked and she furrowed her eyebrows at me.

"How did you know that."

I smiled, thinking back to the nice boy I met the other night. "I met him at a friend's party. When I asked if he knew you, he blushed and then Will teased him." I answered her and I grinned at the two pink spots that appeared on her cheeks.

"You so like him!" I yelled and she covered my mouth before Jack could hear. He was a very protective older brother and threatened anyone who got close to Belle and me. I had to stop him from going karate kid on Adam's ass when he found out.

Maybe I should've let him. Ha-ha!

Her lips thinned. "Yeah, I do."

Before I could reply, the door swung open and dad came waltzing in with about 5 bags of Chinese takeaway. My eyes lit up at the sight and I was soon running over, digging into the prawn crackers like my life depended on it.