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Chapter Twenty Eight

"Are you being serious? She kissed you?" Ben quizzed, his eyes widened in disbelief as Cain placed a hand through his hair, highly amused by the situation.  

"She was completely out of it." Cain added, noticing that his friend was staring at him as though he had four eyes. 

"Alana-May kissed you? Sweet, innocent Alana?" Ben asked again, placing his burger back onto the white plate that Cain had given him. 

"Yes." Cain answered. 

"You've corrupted her, Cain. I'm highly disappointed in you." Ben shook his head, taking a bite out of his burger once more. 

"Hey! I didn't do anything. She fell onto my lap, kissed me and fell asleep. How on earth did I corrupt her, I didn't even lead her on." Cain informed him. 

"There's even a video. Bobby managed to record most of it on his phone. He showed it to me and it looked pretty bad." Cain stated, vividly remembering how awkward he had looked, especially when he had pulled her away.  

"You let her make the first move Cain. What happened to being a man?" Ben scoffed. 

"I am a man! She just took me by surprise. I doubt that she even knew what she was doing." Cain suggested. 

"When you're drunk, some of the time, what you do is totally random but most of the time you act on feelings that you keep buried deep inside because alcohol gives you confidence. " 

"So what exactly are you trying to say?" Cain wondered, waiting for Ben to get to the point of his great speech. 

"I think that she likes you and was doing something that she would have never done if she was sober." Ben shrugged having finished his entire burger in a handful number of bites.  

"I'm not sure about that." Cain frowned. He certainly hoped that she felt the same way about him as he did about her, however he was definitely not about to get his hopes up because his friend made a simple comment without any evidence. 

"I see the way that she looks at you. If you don't see it, then you're blind." Cain rolled his eyes at Ben's comment. Cain had seen the way in which Alana looked at him so he had no idea what he was talking about.  

"Plus, Rosie told me that she liked you." Ben finished, Cain's eyes meeting Ben's warm brown ones. 

"Don't lie." Cain growled. 

"I'm not lying." Ben insisted standing up. 

"If you're really into her and don't just want her body then I'd say go after her. She's a sweet girl, Cain, but I'd hate it if you left her hanging after a short while." Ben said, his foot steps disappearing into his kitchen. Taking everything that his friend said into consideration, Cain knew that he would take care of Alana.

"Thank you guys so much for last night." Alana whispered to Bobby who sat at the edge of her bed, a smile on his lips as he handed her some aspirin and a glass of water. 

"You're very welcome. You seemed to be having a great time which is what counts." Bobby said, his comment leaving Alana slightly uneasy. 

"The only problem is that I can't remember that much. What exactly happened after my third cup of punch?" Alana questioned, swallowing the medicine painfully as she continued to talk in hushed tones, wincing at times. She had never experienced a hangover and knew that after that morning, she did not wish to ever again. 

"You're such a lightweight. At least you know that now. You didn't do anything really bad, except kiss Cain smack on the lips and dance all over him. So you weren't too--- "