A/N: I wrote this in a rush y'all sorry it's taken so long it's been crazy busy but I finished with a nice a$$ gpa so heyyyyyyyyyyy. I will try to update more frequently.
One year later...
Gabby
"Stop!" I shriek, bending over in a fit of giggles. Adam prances around the room, his feet jammed into my stilettos. He has on a wig and lipstick with a scarf around his neck.
"The boys at Delta Sig are gonna love this." Camille snorts as she films Adam. Delta Sig is Adam's frat, which he loves to death.
"You're cruel." Adam pouts at Camille, flicking his wig back in a girlish manner.
"Adam, seriously!" I try to catch my breath, but the sight is too much. Adam has masculinity oozing out of him, so the sight of him prancing around with lipstick on is hilarious. He grins, kicking off the stilettos and ripping off the wig before striding across the room and attacking me with a passionate kiss. I lose myself in the moment until he eventually pulls his face away. He stares at me a moment and I can't figure out what he's thinking until he bursts out in laughter, his white teeth gleaming.
"What?" I laugh back, dumbfounded.
"Y-your face! Lipstick everywhere!" He howls, slapping his leg in true hick mannerism.
"Ew!" I laugh, furiously rubbing at my lips. I look over to Camille but she's taking a selfie, clearly snapping with her latest conquest, Brett. He's handsome and exactly her type, with milk chocolate skin and an eye that is green and an eye that is blue. He has a chiseled jaw and lips "just the right amount of full." He's unique looking and she loves unique.
Camille and I are roommates at NYU. She's majoring in fashion design in typical Camille mannerism, and I am undecided but leaning towards psychology in typical Gabrielle mannerism.
"What time are we leaving?" Camille looks up at the two of us, a smile plastered on her beautiful face. "Brett is already at the party and says that he can't wait to see me."
"I can't believe you're dragging me to a Sig Ep party." Adam pouts for the millionth time tonight. "They're going to give me so much shit."
"Relax, Ad. We can leave in fifteen minutes," I announce, realizing that I have a full face of makeup on but had only done half of my hair before Adam decided it would be a good idea to try on my clothes and an old Halloween costume wig he found nestled in the back of my dorm room closet.
"Sounds good." Camille shrugs and goes back to texting her man.
I rush over to my desk turned vanity and flat iron the rest of my hair until it is bone straight. I give myself a once over and, upon deciding that I am pleased with my look, rush over to my closet. I grab the little black dress and hurriedly change into it, fully aware of Adam's gaze. It's nothing he hasn't seen before, but he still lets out a slow whistle.
"Shut up." I grin, sliding into my heels and rushing to spray myself with perfume. After I've gone over a mental checklist and decide that I'm ready to head out, I usher my friend and my boyfriend out. I turn off the lights behind us and lock the door.
The Uber to Columbia's campus is slow and annoying. Our driver is shamelessly flirting with Camille while Adam and I sit in the back, sharing looks with one another and sneaking tequila shots. Camille, seeming to forget she has a potential SO, flirts right back. She openly sips on her hard lemonade, but the Uber driver doesn't seem to mind.
When we arrive at Frat row, Camille promises to text the Uber driver. As soon as he drives off, she bursts out in laughter. "Ew, as if!" She giggles. "Did you see how old that guy was?"
"You're ridiculous." I snort, but I link arms with her anyways as we make our way to the Sig Ep house. The three of us are more than a little tipsy, but we make it to the party in time. The music is loud and the energy is vibrant. Camille squeals and drags me in, Adam following in hot pursuit.
Leo
"Please, baby." Michaela whines, trailing a finger up my chest. "I really, really want to go."
"Then go." I roll my eyes. "I'm not stopping you." I want to tell her that I'd actually prefer it if she left, but she's our fraternity's freshman sweetheart so if I piss her off, the brothers will be angry with me.
"Come on! It's Sig Ep's biggest party of the year! And it's literally your frat! Since when do you turn down a party?"
"Since I stopped feeling like getting shit faced every night was fun, Michaela." I shoot her a glare. She obviously wouldn't understand. Her definition of a good night is not being able to remember it.
"If you do I'll do that thing you love..." She bites her lip, knowing full and well that I would never turn away that opportunity.
"God, fine, I'll be ready in five."
I'm only in boxers so I have to change. I choose some jeans and a plaid shirt, put on some deodorant and cologne, fix my hair and then I'm good to go.
"Ready."
30 minutes later, Michaela and I are standing in front of the Sig Ep house, the one that I'll be living in next year. Michaela's wearing a little red dress that doesn't really agree with the weather, but she doesn't seem to mind. She grabs my hand as we approach the door, feigning nerves. She always loves to play the shy girl. Thinks it makes her more appealing. Her hand fits almost perfectly in mine, as it should. She squeezes, looking up at me with loving eyes.
My hand does not squeeze hers in return.
Aaron
I am surprised to see my cousin enter the party with a pretty little number draped on his arm. I thought he'd be heartbroken after Gabby, but he wears a smile on his face as he greets everyone. His eyes roam around the room and I follow his gaze until it lands on the exact person I knew it would. Gabby Hampton is here. She's grinding on someone else.
I can practically hear Leo's internal conflict. Part of him wants to go up to her, rip her away from the dude she's dry humping, and kiss her. Then there's the part of him, still substantial, that is horrified to be seen with her. He can't go, not at the moment, not while he has a girl on his arm.
I decide to make the decision for him, the one that makes sure he stays where he is and doesn't ruin everything. I approach him.
"Hi, Leo!" I punch him the arm in a brotherly manner. His upper lips curls in a sneer when he sees me and he tenses.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" He snarls, baring his teeth like some wild animal. Just like him, primitive. Uncivilized.
"Your mommy didn't tell you? I transferred to Columbia. Now that you're here, I wanted to see you every chance that I could! Who would have thought you'd end up at Columbia, Leo? Honestly, I've got to say, I didn--"
He grabs his girl of the month and leads her away from me to the kitchen. I hold in a laugh.
Oh, how I have missed this.
Adam
Gabby grinds up against me, her hips gyrating and just barely making contact with my pelvis. I wrap my arms around her waist, forcing her closer.
"Don't tease me, Hampton. Not here." I growl in her ear. "I can't get a hard-on in a room full of strangers, can I?"
"Maybe that's what I want." She breathes, her back to me, still swaying to the beat.
Just as I'm about to give up and take her home so I can show her what she's doing to me, she freezes.
"What's the matter?" My brow furrows as I spin her around to face me. "What changed? You okay?"
"Yeah." She gasps, breathing heavy. "Yes, I'm good. Sorry, I'm just gonna grab another drink. You, um, you stay with Camille, alright? She's pretty drunk."
We turn to the tall, slender girl swaying and humming as if the song playing were slow and sweet. The song actually blaring is a banger, so no one is quite sure what she's hearing.
"Yeah. Will do. Grab me a beer, would you?" I kiss her on the cheek and flash her a smile.
"'Course." She grins before disappearing into the crowd.
"I think I'm gonna puke." Camille moans, seconds later.
"Good God, woman. Alright, come on. The bathroom is this way."
Gabby
I knew I was bound to run into him sooner or later. There were only so many parties at Columbia, it was almost certain that he'd be at one of them. This is his frat, for God's sake. How had this not occurred to me?
If he spots me when I walk into the kitchen, his face doesn't show it. He has a girl clinging to his side. Of course he does, I would be surprised if he didn't. He's Leo Hamilton, for fuck's sake.
Then his eyes meet mine, and his mouth forms in a perfect 'O' shape. The night that I last saw him comes rushing back all at once and I am overwhelmed with raw emotion. Leo Hamilton is here, in front of me, real as anything else. I think about the last time I saw him, the night that I came undone.
Graduation was finally here. Camille and I were planning what to wear to the senior only after party. I was texting Adam still at this point, but we weren't exclusive.
Leo was holding it at his estate, surprisingly. He hardly ever held parties, but when he did everyone went. His events were always Gatsby-esque. Over the top, glamorous, and not to be missed.
When we arrived, the party was already in full swing. There were thousand dollar champagne bottles shattered on the ground as if they were worthless. Alcohol was everywhere, as was a bowl of pills. People were grabbing handfuls like candy. A group was snorting coke in one corner, smoking marijuana in another. There were people dancing, people playing spin the bottle, people hooking up. It was the textbook high school party, only this one was on steroids.
Fast forward a few hours. I haven't drank, I'm the designated driver tonight and I have to be up early in the morning anyway. I'm sitting on a couch in a corner while everyone does their thing. I feel isolated, lonely, kind of sad. I feel the weight of the couch dip. I turn. It's Leo. We haven't spoken since the night I told him to leave.
"What do you want?" I frown at him.
"Is that any way to treat your host?" He grins a lopsided grin and closes his eyes. "I don't want anything, Gabby. I want nothing."
"Are you drunk? You're talking like a real human being." I joke. He opens one eye.
"I'm not drinking tonight." He groans. "I have to be able to get everyone out. This is why I never throw parties. I want to be the drunk, not the babysitter."
"I'm not drinking either. DD."
"Then let's be sober buddies, hm?"
"I guess that's okay with me."
"So this is it, huh? High school is over. I'm off to Harvard, you're off to NYU. Hey, maybe we'll never see each other again."
I don't know why that thought saddens me so much. "Yeah. Who knows?" I feign a smile.
"If this is the last time I ever see you, Gabby...I want you to know how much you mean to me. Okay? No matter how shitty I've treated you, please know that you're the most important person in my life. It's stupid, I know, and I've never shown it the way I know I'm supposed to. I've fucked up with you so many times. If I ever do see you again, I'll probably fuck up some more. But please know that everything I did...none of it was ever on you. It was me. It's my fault, and it always has been. It's never been you, Gabs. You're perfect. I lo--you are amazing. Don't forget that. No matter what, don't forget that."
I don't know how it happened, how he sweet talked me yet again, but an hour later all thoughts of how angry Leo makes me have been thrown out the window. His lips are on mine, we're in his room. Our clothes have been discarded and we are intertwined in his bed.
"Are you sure?" He questions. I nod, my eyes shut. "Yes. I'm sure." He opens his mouth again to make sure, perhaps to convince me not to, but I've come this far and I have no desire to go back. It makes no logical sense, but I want him. And I'm okay with him taking my virginity. So I shut him up with a kiss.
When we've gone at it three more times, we finally lay down, in content.
"No way was that your first time." Leo gasps, turning to face me.
"It was." I smile, and then realization hits.
It was my first time. It was with Leo Hamilton. I grab my clothes and hastily put them on. How did this happen? How did we get to this point? Why did I let it go so far?
"I have to go. Don't call me."
He calls my name as I exit but I don't turn back and he doesn't follow me.
He doesn't call. I tell myself over the summer that it's a good thing, that if he had I would have left Adam. And for what? For him to sleep with me a few times in private and condemn me in public? He said it himself, he fucked up and he'd likely do it again. I wasn't even sure I liked Leo when I slept with him. He would have hurt me.
He would have hurt me.
He whispers something to his companion and she nods, glaring daggers as he approaches me.
"Wow, Gabby, you look...amazing."
"Thanks," I reply. "Why are you here?"
"I go to Columbia. And I belong to this frat."
"I thought you decided on Harvard." I know he goes here, I stalk him religiously on social media. And, though I forgot it earlier, I remember seeing his posts about being in Sig Ep. But he doesn't need to know that. I'm perfectly content with playing dumb.
"Let's be real, I only got in there because of my money. Columbia was a better fit for me."
"Oh. I go to NYU."
"I know. How have you been?"
"Good. Who's the girl?"
"Michaela. She's nobody."
"She doesn't seem to think so."
"Well, she is."
"Right. My boyfriend is waiting for me."
"Boyfriend, huh? Anthony, right?"
"Adam."
"You could do better."
"Sure. Well, it was nice seeing you."
"Yeah." He gives me a smile, but it's not sarcastic or snarky or egotistical. It's almost...shy.
I turn to leave after I grab a beer for Adam and a soda for me.
"Hey, Gabby?" Leo calls out as I'm halfway out the door. I turn but don't speak up.
"It's been too long, huh? Let's keep in touch."
I give a curt nod, knowing full and well I have no intention of reaching out to him.
Leo
I still remember every curve of her body. Every flaw, every quirk, every mark. All perfect. I was trying to convince myself I didn't need her. After popping her cherry, I thought maybe I could get her out of my system. But I couldn't because I didn't want Gabby because of her body. I wanted Gabby because she was Gabby.
I'm going to get her. I'm not going to give up on her this time. No matter what.
omgggg so Leo took Gabby's virginity last year?!?!?!!" shiiiiiit! how do u feel about the povs? too much? idk. how do you like the fact that it's been a year? there will be more flashbacks i think so don't get too sad. didn't miss too much. what did you think? sHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, OPINIONS, VOTE, SHARE, COMMENT I FEED OFF OF ATTENTION SO HELP ME GET IT HAHAHA :')