Everything had been crazy in the past few weeks between planning the book release and tour, buying a new house, and moving in with Alice. It was a pain in the ass trying to find somewhere to move into quickly but as luck would have it we found the perfect place to call home. Alice had said it was a bit over the top but I disagreed considering I didn't care how much it costed. I paid for it in full in order to avoid having a mortgage, something I never thought in a million years I'd be able to afford at only eighteen. I could tell that it bothered Alice slightly that I was paying for everything but I knew it was the perfect home and that she would've been stressed trying to split the costs. She had put her house up for sale and hadn't had any interested buyers quite yet. My landlord had allowed me to break the lease without any problems which I was extremely grateful for. The past week we'd been moving everything and it was fucking exhausting. 
We had finally settled in only days before we'd be leaving for the book tour and to be honest I was truly enjoying the pattern we'd fallen into. We've had more free time since the last boxes had been taken care of and we'd spent most of it escaping the summer heat in the pool. Since we'd be gone the rest of the summer we decided to throw a party tonight with all of our friends for the fourth at our place. I could tell by the crease in her forehead and the gray clouding her eyes that Blair was stressed as she went through the checklist for the hundredth time today. Everyone would be showing up any minute and she was determined not to forget a single detail of what she had planned.There were four coolers in a line, the red one contained jello-shots, the blue one held the beer, the green one had wine coolers and the yellow one had water and soda. I had helped her fill each one to the brim with ice to keep everything col
The sun had started to set and nearly half of the contents of the coolers had been emptied, opened, and drank. Callie and John had settled into lawn chairs in the corner while Ally and Suzie talked to them from inside the pool, cuddled up onto one of the floaties. Mike and Bonnie had been talking pretty much all night and Sarah had left an hour or so ago claiming she was "too old and too tired" to keep partying. Alice and I had settled onto the colorful unicorn some time after she had left, joining in on the conversations around us every so often. In this moment, looking up at the faded sky of purple and red, I felt at home. As I broke my gaze and looked around at the faces of all of my closest friends that had become my family over the years I couldn't help but feel a strong desire to cancel the tour and just stay here. I shook my head trying to clear the thoughts but the alcohol infused paranoia already had my head spinning."The fireworks should start soon, I thi
We had barely caught the flight, I had almost thrown up multiple times once aboard and we had spent thirty minutes tracking down our luggage before we finally made our way out into the musty air of the city. I noticed a rather attractive young woman holding a sign with Blair's name and knew instantly it must be her manager Taylor. I looked her over noticing her long black hair and dark gray eyes that contrasted against the bright yellow dress she was wearing and couldn't help but instantly dislike her for one reason or another."Hi you must be Taylor!" Blair greeted her with a smileI couldn't help but roll my eyes as I watched Taylor's face light up as she pulled Blair into too tight of a hug "Blair it's so nice to finally meet you!"Blair stepped back and smiled over at me not seeming phased in the slightest by this "This is my girlfriend Alice who I told you about."
"Alright places people!" Taylor yelled over the announcer causing everyone to scatterI took Alice's hand and walked onstage to the red X Taylor had shown me earlier. We faced the crowd still hidden in the darkness. It was ironic really, this would be my last moment in the shadows rather than the spotlight."I love you baby you're gonna do great." Alice whispered to me squeezing my hand slightly"I love you too beautiful and thank you." I whispered back squeezing her hand in return"You're on." Taylor stated over the headphone mic I had been given earlierI hadn't even noticed that the announcer had gone quiet until now.I took a deep breathe before turning on my mic "Hello everyone, I'm so excited to be here today and finally reveal my true identity to all of you. The truth is, I gradu
I was admittedly having more fun today than I had originally expected despite the anxiety of admitting on live TV that I had dated one of my students. The internet seemed to think it was "hot" but I had a feeling my new co-workers wouldn't agree. On stage everything else seemed so irrelevant but now I couldn't shake the feeling that I had made a mistake."You okay?" Blair whispered in my ear from beside me in the backseat of the same car we'd arrived in earlierI smiled softly trying not to ruin today for her "Never better.""I'll say!" Taylor interjected "You two are all the worlds been talking about since the reveal!"Can I not have a single conversation with my girlfriend without interruption?Ben let out a low chuckle "Yeah I cant even scroll through Facebook without seeing you two."
Taylor had arrived promptly at seven and the guards escorted the three of us down to the car where Ben was patiently waiting. We drove for about ten minutes before Ben had parked outside of a club called Marquee New York. Security led us in through a special back door entrance where our hands were stamped with a yellow star outlined in black. The back room was quite luxurious with red leather couches and a private mini bar but I was rather excited to get on the dance floor. Being underage I hadn't expected to be able to drink but as Taylor handed each of us a glass of champagne I was happily surprised."I just wanna say that I am so proud of everyone! Today went perfectly so I'd like to make a toast to our amazing author Blair. Cheers!" Taylor said holding her glass upI rolled my eyes feeling heat rising to my cheeks as we all clinked out glasses together. I took a small sip tasting a hint of peach a
"Here she is folks!" The DJ yelled into the mic as the music cutEveryone froze for a second, the club quieter than it had been all night. Suddenly a roar filled the club as everyone screamed and the DJ laughed into the Mic."Alright, let's give a warm New York welcome to Blair!" He yelled before extending the mic over to her with a grinHe was wearing black sweats and a red tee shirt with beats headphones on his neck. His hair was black and curly and his eyes were a light shade of brown. He seemed to be having fun with the whole situation but I was surprised when he returned to the DJ booth after Blair took the mic."Thank you guys, I hope you're having fun tonight." Blair said causing the crowd to hoot and holler for a moment "Let's fucking party yall!"The crowd went nuts after that as Juice WRLD cam
They carried in me the air, strangers copping a feel before passing me to the next section of the crowd. I let myself get lost in the sensation of trusting strangers to keep me in the air, the feeling of strange hands sliding along my body. When I reached the back of the club I was set gently on the floor. There were hot girls circling me as the club spun around me. They all wanted to ask me questions and some kept trying to touch me as we danced. I felt a tap on my shoulder and spun around meeting Alice's dark green eyes set on me."Hi babe." I smiled awkwardlyShe shook her head "Let's just go.""But I'm having fun!" I whinedShe shot me a look and I rolled my eyes crossing my arms."Are you being serious right now Blair?" She asked scoffing at me"Yes I am." I grumbled turning back t