Are you ready to go yet or are you still having fun?"

" O-oh um, if you wanna go we can go. We were just talking." I look over at D and he smiles sheepishly at Kari,

" Oh HEY! Mr. Capitan! Great party, man."

" Mr.Capitan?" he tilts his head in confusion.

" Sorry, I forgot your names and I know you are the Captain of a team, so, you know. Mr.Capitan." she overly explained, I think she was just drunk.

" Well, Kim and I were just talking-"

She stuck her hand out, cutting him off, " Kim? How long did you guys talk? Took me about a year before I could call her Kimmy, what kind of sorcery have you done, sir? Tell me to know, and I will tell the church!" we shared a laugh,

" All I did was ask. So, Kari, I heard you found me handsome. Is that true." he starts to walk toward her almost seductively, awaiting her answer.

" Well, you are a looker." she smiles. At that moment I started to feel knots in my stomach.

" I think I drank too much, maybe we should just go," I complain, hoping that I'd feel better when the dynamic is just Kari and me again.

" Okay, um... should we call a cab or something? I've been drinking quite a bit myself."

" How about I drive you guys home? I only had a few sips so I'm pretty sober." D and Kari smiled at each other and then at me thinking it was a perfect plan until I said,

" Guys, I can't leave my car here. Also if you drove my car then how would you get back? I don't live in this neighborhood." they look back at one another with understanding and a hint of disappointment.

Kari gets an idea and starts hopping in excitement, " what if he drives up to my place since it's practically around the corner and you just text your mom and tell her we're having a sleepover!" making an impressed face, she folds her arms feeling as though she solved the world's hardest problem.

" isn't your place the reason we're at this party? Plus, your dad might not want me to stay if he's upset."

" Damnit. Oh wait, what if we stay here tonight?" she turns to D making a face that was just an indirect question, " we tell your mom you are mine, and I tell my dad nothing and we're all off the hook in the morning and it's a Saturday so it's not like we have school. Wait, you don't go to church or anything do you?" she points at D, already convinced herself that he was okay with her plan.

" Um, no but I don't know how this would go over if people found out you both slept over plus I don't know anywhere that isn't my bedroom you could sleep without the risk of running into my parents." scratching the back of his head, he walked over to the cabinet with the scotch and put the bottle back into it.

" Okay, then we'll sleep in your room. Who cares if people think we slept with you, you've porked almost every girl here, right?" He looked up confused and I was curled into myself knowing that those were just rumors.

" Well, let's just hope no one tries to ruin your rep over this. Aside from that, I'm fine with you guys staying in my room. I'll stay in the guest room or the living room if it's not too dirty-

" Why not stay in the room? Wait, is your room small or something?" Kari said, her words slurring together like, a backwoods hillbilly with no teeth and a jug of moonshine.

" Kari, sit down. You're too drunk right now." I said, catching second-hand embarrassment. She walks over to me and sits on my lap, flopping her arms around my neck and leaning her head right beneath my chin. My heart started racing again and other parts of me were reacting in less than modest ways. I wanted to excuse myself but she was on top of me and I didn't know how to act.

" Okay, so I'll give you guys the bed and I'll just sleep on the floor then?" D proposed, but Kari had passed out in my lap.

" Yeah, that might work but could you get her off me and point me to the nearest restroom?" I asked, squeezing my legs shut in an attempt to make the throbbing go away but it just wasn't working.

" Yeah, the closest bathroom is across from the kitchen, near the laundry room." he comes over, taking Kari off my lap and I quickly rush to the restroom. There were still some people partying but most of everyone there was just making out or looking for a place to bone. I found someone getting ready to do that when I reached the laundry room,

" Hey! Can't you see we're in the middle of something?" a girl shouts with her legs in the air.

" Oh. My god-" I shut my eyes hoping that the bathroom had bleach, " I just need to use the bathroom."

" I think it's that door right behind us." the guy says with his johnson peeking through the zipper of his jeans. What was in the booze? I thought to myself, peeking just enough to see where I was going and the second I turned my back they went right back to it- groping and loudly making out. Closing the door behind myself I walk over to the mirror, turn on the faucet, and slashing water into my face,

" Okay, calm down. This isn't the first time she's sat on your lap, the hell is wrong with you?" Walking away wasn't working, that feeling just kept growing and I felt the overwhelming desire to do something unspeakable,

" I don't wanna do this." I slowly walked to the toilet and contemplated masturbating at a high school party in a bathroom.

" I can't do this." I sighed. I went to open the door when Kari burst in, wrapping her arms around my neck and giving me a limp hug,

" Hey, I woke up in some guy's arms and I came looking for you." she lays her head on my chest and goes limp once more having fallen asleep.

" Okay- whoops!" I fell onto the floor stuck under my passed-out friend, " Kari, why'd you drink so much, god damnit." I tried pushing her off me but a limp body is a lot heavier than you'd think. " Kari! Wake up, I need you to get off me, I can't breathe!" I gave her gentle slaps on the face, trying to get her to move or something. " KARI PLEASE!" I tried wiggling my way from under her but only worsened things. Now, she was lying right on my crotch,

" Hmmm. What's going on?" confused and tired, " Was I laying on your crouch? Why did you wake me?"

" I did, I even slapped you." she looked at me like I'd gone crazy, " anyway could you just get off me, please." Kari started to get up but suddenly paused,

" You know, I can see how you look at Kimmy." she looked at me in a way I'd never seen. I didn't know what was gonna happen.

" I-I don't know what you mean."

" Don't play dumb, 'Kim'. Do you think you can fool me? Being alone with that guy, you've never been interested in anybody. No one but me."

My heart felt like it completely stopped, " w-what do you mean?" my breaths were so shallow I felt like I died in that second. Kari started creeping her way to my face,

" K, what are you doing?" I couldn't take my eyes off her lips, I wanted to move-I but she was so close.

" Kim, I just want to see something for a second." At that point, her nose was touching mine and my breath was so sallow it was like I had stopped breathing together. I was shocked my eyes were still open.

" Kim-"

" Stop calling me that, please. It's weird." my voice quivered a little, Kari didn't even react. She just looked into my eyes- her lips slightly parted. We sat in silence for what felt like hours or even minutes but before I knew it, she kissed me. Her lips were so warm and the taste of beer filled my mouth that I felt even more intoxicated. I wanted to stop but my body didn't, I put my hands around her lower back completely enthralled by her. I wanted more. Kari pulled back and whispered into my ear,

" Kimmy, I want you." she nibbled my ear, sitting up on my lap, and grabbing my cheeks. She looked deeply into my eyes and my heart felt pain for a second. I knew she was only doing this out of drunken curiosity but we've gone too far for me to properly think about it, all I want to do is ravish her.

" Come on." getting up, pulling me by my hand.

" Kari...I don't think we should do this, you're drunk and-" she pushes me up against a wall leans in, and kisses me,

" I want you, Kimmy. I always have, don't chicken out on me. I know you want this too." she stands up can continues to lead me down the hallway, we pass D and it seemed like he already knew what was going down and pointed us to his bedroom,

" Just take a left at the end of the hall."

" Thanks, captain, I'll put a sock on the door."

" Oh, uh.." he was so confused and I was so embarrassed I couldn't even look at him. I can't believe I'm letting her make me out of character. I can't believe I'm going to lose my virginity to my best friend!