Exodus

Party Crasher

"Hey guys I know it's been a while since I filmed a video. I've been spending time with family while they're in town. I don't want to be rude and ditch them to go talk to a camera even though I actually love talking to this camera cause I know there are thousands of you beautiful people watching. I just haven't had the time to sit and talk so today imma smoke a blunt with y'all and update you on my life."

I sit on my floor alone as I pull out my blunt.

"I've been-"
I'm cut off by someone barging into my room. I snap my head to to door startled.

"I smell wee-"
He sees the look on my face.

"I'm making a video."
I laugh taking a hit off the blunt I just lit.

"Oo you trynna introduce me."
He starts walking over to me.

"Ari"
I say annoyed.

"C'mon, What? you ashamed of me?"
He sits on the floor next to me.

"This is Ar- Ruby guys."
I put my hands around his head.

"What's good y'all we in the seventh ward with Cherry bomb she smokin a blunt with her interweb peeps."
He jokes, I laugh

"You're so annoying go"
I laugh, pushing his head.

"Nah I wanna smoke wich y'all."
He grabs the blunt taking a hit. I turn the camera off.

"Damn you really are ashamed of me."
He acts offended.

"It's too early for this shit."
I laugh

"It's two in the afternoon."
He passes me the blunt.

"Where's Scott?"
I stand up taking it from him.

"He went with Kevin and peep to this thing"
He stands with me.

"Why didn't you go?"
I question.

"Didn't feel like it."
He plops down on the bed.

"I feel that."
I plop down next to him, putting my feet up on the edge.

We sit there for a minute.

"We leave in a few days."
He says disappointed

"Yeah"
I say disappointed also

He slips his hand into mine laying down, he drags me onto his chest. I don't fight it I just lay there.

"Are you gonna come with us?"
He asks, my head moves up and down to the rhythm of his breathing.

"I don't know Ari, I have stuff to take care of here I can't leave for a whole month and expect my job to be here when I get back."
I play with his hand in mine.

"You know what will be here when you get back?"
He says, I look up at him.

"What?"
I ask

"YouTube, your house, a bunch of people who support you."
He looks at me and I smile
Then it's back to silence.

He lifts my head up by my chin, he gently runs his thumb against my cheek.

"Ruby-"

He gently presses his lips against mine.

"What are you doing?"
I pull away.

"I'm seeing something."
He stares into my eyes as I do the same.

I lean back in pressing my lips against his more aggressively than he did. I climb on him straddling him, not removing my lips from his. He tugs at my shirt and I pull it off without hesitation. He sticks his tongue out as if to ask for permission to put it in and I part my mouth allowing him to do so.  His kisses are hungry and and aggressive and I'm so into it. My mind wanders and I start to overthink things.

"Wait."
I panic pulling away.

He looks me in the eyes confused.

"What?"
He questions rubbing up and down the small of my back sending goosebumps down my spine.

"I don't wanna do this."
I push my hair back starting down so that I'm not looking him in the eyes. I cover my face as I start to panic.

"Hey Hey"
He gets up making sure I don't fall off of his lap. He moves my hands away from my face cupping my cheek.

"I'm sorry."
I say

"No, don't apologize. I'm not gonna force you into it Cher. I would never make you step out of your comfort zone."
He is so sweet and caring I thought music had changed him but this proves he's still the same Aristos that I knew back then.

I press my lips to his again quickly and gently pulling his head into my chest hugging him. He wraps his arms around my waist pulling me in hard.

"I just don't want to ruin us."
I say

"What do you mean?"
He asks, I sigh.

"Like these feelings, what if they're not real? What if we end up doing something and regretting it and it pushes us away from each other?"
I look him in the eyes.

"Yeah? Or what if we did act on these feelings and they led somewhere great and we become closer because of it."
He sounds so confident and I smile at him

"You cheesy ass."
I laugh he drags me down onto the bed.

"I know I don't like to be cheesy I'm a man."
He pushes his face into the crook of my neck.

"I like it, it lets me know that you're still in there."
I get serious

"What do you mean?"
He looks up at me.

"Like the musics not taking you away from me."
I cup his cheek in my hand running my thumb across it.

"I wouldn't have the music shit without you."
He smiles at me

"That's a damn lie, you are so fuckin talented."
I laugh

"C'mon"
He jumps up pulling my arm.

"Can I put a shirt on first?"
I ask sarcastically

"I mean I'd rather you not but I guess"
I slap his arm lightly smacking my lips.

"Where are we going"
I throw my shirt back over my head.

"We're gonna go crash a party."
He pulls me out of my room with a smile plastered on his face.