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My hands roam Vic’s uncovered chest as his lips move against mine. I know that if we don’t stop making out soon I’ll end up with messed up face paint and a boner.
Vic takes my hands from his chest and kisses them.
“Is this the only reason you wanted me to wear this costume?” he chuckles breathlessly.
“Well not the only reason, but definitely the main one.” I giggle, looking over Vic’s Aladdin costume that doesn’t cover his chest.
He looks so good and I look adorable in my Aboo costume. It’s just a monkey onesie with a vest that Mama made and some face paint. I was going to go as Princess Jasmine but I got really self conscious of my tummy when I was trying on costumes.
There’s a sudden knock on the door that makes me jump. I turn around and see Mama.
“I send you up here to see what’s taking Vic so long and then you don’t come back.” she huffs.
“Sorry, Mama.” I giggle. “Vic distracted me.”
She shakes her head amused.
“What was taking you so long?” I ask Vic.
“I was thinking about how Aladdin doesn’t have nipples.” he shrugs and I snort.
“Well hurry up or all the good candy will be gone.” Mama says. “And I want to take pictures.”
She then leaves and I turn back to Vic.
“I used to hate Halloween.” I mumble.
Vic frowns and tucks some hair behind my ear.
“Why, baby?” he murmurs.
“I would watch the kids from the window and they all looked so happy and they were having fun and it just made me feel horrible.” I huff. “And once I asked Mother if I could go out and trick-or-treat and she spat in my face and yelled at me.”
Vic wraps his arms around me and holds me close to him.
“Well now you get to be one of those kids having fun.” he murmurs then he kisses my temple.
“I’m so excited.” I grin. “Let’s go.”
He chuckles as I take his hand and pull him downstairs. Mama and Papa take a few photos of us together and we take some as a family before Vic and I finally leave to trick-or-treat.
It’s about 7pm when my bag of candy gets full and I had only just gotten used to the many strangers and big crowd.
“Vic, oh my God, there’s so much chocolate.” I grin happily.
“Don’t eat it all at once.” he chuckles, leaning in and kissing my lips softly.
“Vic! Kellin!” I hear someone exclaim as their footsteps approach.
I turn away from Vic and see Nicole walking towards us, dressed as a cat. I haven’t seen her since Alex beat me up.
“Hey.” Vic grins engulfing Nicole in hug.
“Oh my gosh, how have you been?” she grins. She looks a lot happier than last time I saw her. She’s practically glowing.
“Great actually. Better than I’ve been in a long time.” Vic beams. “What about you? How’d court go? You didn’t get back to me.”
“Alex got probation which was bullshit but he’s moved across state since then so he’s not my problem anymore. I’ve been good. I’m actually seeing a new guy. He’s really sweet. It’s refreshing to be reminded of how a relationship should be. Everything was so toxic with Alex.” Nicole explains.
“That’s great Nicki.” Vic beams.
“So I heard a rumor that you two got married. True or false?” Nicole grins and I’m confused as to why that’s a rumour that’s circulating but I don’t think much of it.
“True.” I chirp, extending my hand so she can see my ring as proof.
She squeals and wraps her arms around me.
“Aw well that’s great. I should probably get going. It’s already past curfew. But keep in touch!” she beams.
We say our goodbyes then go our separate ways. Vic and I begin heading home with our candy until we bump into Justin and his friends.
They’re all wearing tight pants and no shirts but they’re all dressed as different people in uniform, including, police officer, construction worker, sailor and doctor. Justin is dressed as a shirtless firefighter.
“Hey cutie, you look adorable.” Justin beams, looking over my costume.
“Thanks,” I chirp.
I feel Vic drop my hand and I feel a little sad so I rest my head on his shoulder.
“What are you supposed to be?” I ask.
“Sexy fireman.” Justin grins. “What do you think? Do I look sexy?”
The question makes me uncomfortable. I don’t want to hurt his feelings but I only think Vic is sexy.
“I think a firefighter would get burnt without a shirt on.” I say changing the subject.
I then feel Vic’s fingers link back with mine.
Justin just chuckles and shakes his head. He turns around and someone passes him a piece of paper. He turns back to me and gives it to me.
“I’m having a party later tonight. I really hope you can come.” he smiles.
I look down at the flier then back at Justin, trying to keep my excitement a secret.
“I’ll try to be there.” I chirp.
“Hopefully I’ll see you then.” Justin purrs then he leaves with his friends.
“Viccy, I got invited to a party!” I exclaim but Vic seems disinterested. “Can we go, please, oh please?”
“I wasn’t invited.” Vic mumbles.
“I’m sure Justin wouldn’t mind if you came.” I tell him.
“Parties aren’t really my thing.” Vic sighs and I can tell he just really doesn’t want to go so I don’t push it anymore.
When we arrive back home, I inform Mama and Papa of all the details of our night and I make sure to mention the party.
“A party? You and Vic should go!” Papa interrupts.
“Vic doesn’t want to go.” I smile sadly, glancing at Vic who has reverted to flicking through TV channels.
“Mijo, why don’t you go. It could be fun.” Papa encourages.
“Not my thing.” Vic mutters.
“Kellin really wants to go.” Papa tells him.
Vic looks at me, almost sadly.
“He can go if he wants. I’ll drop him off and pick him up. I just don’t want to go.” he sighs before looking back at the TV.
“Okay, then it’s settled.” Papa chirps, before he leaves the room.
I go sit next to Vic and take the remote from his hands so I can get his attention.
“I don’t have to go if you don’t want me to.” I tell him.
He smiles a little but it seems forced.
“No, you go. Don’t let me stop your fun.” he says.
“I love you.” I mumble.
“I know, Kell. I love you too.” he murmurs.
I just cuddle with Vic and watch TV until Vic says it’s time to go. I kiss Mama and Papa goodbye and Vic drives me down to Justin’s house.
I’m really excited when we arrive. The music is loud and everyone looks like they’re having fun.
“Are you going to be okay? There’s a lot of people.” Vic frowns seeming worried.
“Yeah, I’ll be okay.” I chirp, kissing his cheek.
He smiles seeming a little sad.
“I don’t have to go if you don’t want me to.” I repeat.
“Don’t be silly. Go have fun. Be safe. I’ll pick you up at midnight.” he says.
“Okay, I love you.” I remind him.
“I love you too.” he murmurs.
I kiss him softly then I get out of the car. I nervously go inside the house and push past everyone, looking for Justin.
“Kellin!” I hear from behind me.
I find Justin pinned up against the wall as a boy kisses his neck sloppily. I start walking over to him and he pushes the boy off of him who looks annoyed and walks off. Justin wraps his arm around my waist and I notice that he’s a little drunk. He picks up a cup and hands it to me.
“Oh, I don’t want alcohol.” I frown.
“It’s soda. It’s fine.” he insists.
I nod and take the drink. It tastes a little bad. Maybe it was sitting out for a while.
“Get on my back.” he grins turning around.
I giggle confused and put my drink down before climbing on his back. He passes me up my drink and tells me to “drink up”.
He carries me outside where there are a lot more people.
“Hey! Kellin’s here!” Justin yells and everyone cheers which makes me feel giddy.
Justin carefully puts me down before turning to me.
“Why don’t I get you another drink and we’ll get this party started?”
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It’s been a few hours and I feel really tired, really sick and really woozy. I’m slump over on the floor, leaning up against the wall. I want to call Vic and tell him to take me home but I can’t bring myself to reach for my phone.
Someone kneels down beside me and I look up to find Justin.
“So here’s where you went. I’ve been looking for you everywhere. You okay?” he shouts over the music.
“I don’t feel good. The music is loud.” I tell him. My head aches and I feel so dizzy.
“Why don’t I take you somewhere quiet?” he suggests and I nod.
He picks me up and throws me over his shoulder before he carries me through the house and into an empty bedroom. He turns the lamp and drops me on the bed. It is a lot quieter in here but I can’t seem to think straight.
“Justin, can you call Vic?” I ask him, closing my eyes.
“Yeah, sure. Let me just get a phone.” he says. I hear the door open and close and I’m left there waiting.
I sit up which makes my stomach churn. I quickly grab a nearby backpack then throw up in it. Once I’m done, I feel a lot better.
I rub my temple and fumble for my phone in my pocket. I find Vic’s number and press call.
Justin then reenters the room but with another boy instead of a phone. And this boy looks a lot older than me.
“Is he good?” Justin asks him.
“Yeah he’s cute. You said he was a virgin?” this other guy asks as he starts unbuttoning his shirt.
“I think so.” Justin replies. “So this is enough to pay off my debt?”
“I know two of my boys wouldn’t mind a go too.” the other guy says.
“Yeah that’s fine. Just one at a time though. Don’t break him.” Justin chuckles nervously.
“Justin, who that?” I ask confused.
Justin looks at me, seeming a little guilty.
“Just a friend of mine. Why don’t you go to sleep, yeah?” he says.
I frown confused but I do admittedly feel rather tired. I fall back onto the bed and close my eyes. I try to sleep but I suddenly feel someone trying to take off my pants. I open my eyes and realize it’s Justin’s friend and Justin doesn’t seem to be in the room anymore.
“What are you doing? Stop that.” I whine.
“Shh, baby, go back to sleep.” he says.
“No, stop that!” I shout shoving his hands away.
He grabs my hands and pins them above my head and I’m too weak to fight back. It feels like I’m back at the group home.
“Vic!” I scream, like I did when those boys stripped me naked. “Vic!”
He didn’t come then so I doubt he’ll come now.
“Vic, please!” I scream and Justin’s friend flips me over so I’m on my stomach.
Suddenly the door burst open but I can’t see past the man on top of me.
“Get your fucking hands off of him!”
It’s Vic.
Suddenly the guy is ripped off of me and I watch Vic slam him into a wall. He punches him again and again until he falls to the floor.
Justin comes into the room and Vic glares at him.
“What did you give him?” he snaps. “What the fuck did you give him?”
“Just alcohol. He’s just drunk.” Justin stammers out.
“You better not be fucking lying to me!” Vic seethes.
“I’m not.” Justin says.
Vic comes over to me and turns me over while I cry.
“Hey, you’re okay.” he coos softly, picking me up. His touch his so gentle.
I bury my face into his neck and try to calm down. He grabs my phone then carries me out of the room. He takes me outside and opens his car door. He puts me inside and pulls my seatbelt over me. He shuts the door then gets in the other side.
“I didn’t think you would come.” I whimper.
“I’ll always come when you call.” he whispers.
He wraps his arms around me and I lean in to him.
“Justin told me it was soda.” I tell him.
He smiles sadly and kisses my forehead.
“Let’s get you sobered up.” he says.
He let’s go of me, puts his seatbelt on then starts the car. He takes me to McDonald’s and sits me down at a table. He goes up to the counter and brings back food and some water.
“Eat up.” he tells me, handing me fries.
I begin eating and he takes the cap off the water bottle. He tilts my head back and pushes the water bottle to my lips. I drink most of the water feeling really thirsty.
“Are you okay?” he asks me softly and I nod. “He didn’t hurt you?”
“No, you stopped him.” I smile. “How did you get there so fast?”
“I was just waiting in the car when you called.” he tells me.
“You didn’t go home?” I frown confused. I was there for hours.
“No. I needed to be there if you needed me.” he explains.
“Awe Viccy.” I coo, grabbing onto his face and sloppily kissing his cheek.
He chuckles and wipes his cheek.
“Drunk Kell is kind of cute.” he laughs.
“Mm, I’m never getting drunk again.” I whine.
“I think that’s good idea. Alcohol will damage that smart little brain of yours.” he chirps, kissing my forehead.
I giggle and kiss his cheek again.
“I love you so very very much.” I tell him.
“I love you too, Kells.” he chuckles.
His phone suddenly starts ringing so he pulls it out of his pocket and answers it. He puts it on speaker so he can hold me and listen at the same time.
“Jaime, what’s up?” Vic chirps.
“Tony and I are having a movie night at my house and we were wondering you if you and Kellin would like to join us?” I hear Jaime suggest.
“Oh yes please!” I gasp, getting closer to the phone so Jaime can hear me.
“Kellin? Are you drunk?” Jaime asks.
“Yes.” I giggle.
Vic let’s go of me and picks up the phone.
“We just came from Justin’s.” Vic sighs. “There was a problem, I’ll explain it to you later. Look, I can’t take Kellin home while he’s like this. My parents will flip.”
“Say no more, dude. You can both crash here.” Jaime offers.
“Thanks Hime, I really appreciate it.” Vic sighs.
“It’s not a problem.” he chirps.
Vic hangs up the phone then makes me drink some more water.
“Come on, eat your chicken nuggets in the car.” he tells me, getting up and taking my hand. He helps me collect my food then we leave.
I sing along to the radio as Vic drives to Jaime’s house.
“You feeling better, bub?” Vic asks me, interrupting my rendition of the guitar solo.
“A little. Like I still want to cry but I don’t feel sick so that’s a good thing.” I chirp.
Vic sighs and takes my hand.
“We’ll talk about what happened in the morning, okay?” he frowns and I nod.
We soon arrive at Jaime’s house and Tony answers the door when Vic knocks.
“Tony!” I exclaim throwing my arms around him.
He chuckles and pats my back.
I let go of him and he leads us into the living room where Jaime is eating popcorn.
“Dude, your costume.” Jaime says to Vic who’s still wearing his Aladdin costume. “You look hot.”
“Hey!” I snap, clinging on to Vic’s bicep. “Mine.”
“You can have him.” Jaime chuckles rolling his eyes as he shoves more popcorn into his mouth.
We all get comfortable on the sofa bed Tony puts on a movie. I cuddle in to Vic but then I notice Vic’s knuckles are really bruised and a little bloody.
“Viccy, your hand.” I gasp.
I notice Tony’s eyes go wide.
“Dude, who did you punch?” Tony asks shocked.
“Some asshole.” Vic mutters.
“Was it Justin?” Tony asks.
“It should have been. God, I should have kicked his ass.” Vic spits.
“It’s okay, Viccy.” I whisper, hoping to calm him down.
He wraps his arms around me and kisses my forehead.
“What he did is never okay.” Vic tells me and I nod. “Why don’t we talk about this in the morning? Why don’t you get some sleep?”
“Here.” Tony says, handing me a pillow and a blanket from the sofa.
I put the pillow behind me and throw the blanket over myself, laying so my legs drape over Vic’s lap.
Vic leans down and kisses me softly.
“I love you, goodnight Darling.” he says.
“I love you too, Viccy. Goodnight.” I yawn.
I take Vic’s hand in his and soon fall asleep.
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