I Got You ~ C.B

TWENTY

Colby and I head outside to check out the fire, finding an empty pool people are using as a skate ramp. They have also dragged old couches and beanbags and logs and crates around to sit on around the fire. Colby and I finally sit down, sharing a burrito. He's drinking, but not as fast as I am, making sure I'm taken care of. He decided I need to actually eat something, considering I pretty much skipped dinner. I'd say it's actually tactical drinking that I didn't intend on, but its gotten me fucked up either way. So it's cool, I'll eat something. Along with our burrito, we finish the bottle of jack and a joint between the two of us. I haven't smoked weed for a while, he hasn't either. But given the circumstances, why not go crazy- within reason. He asks me
"Birthday redeemed?"
I don't think I respond the way he expects me to, bursting into tears instead. He pouts, pulling my legs over his lap and my head onto his shoulder
"Baby, don't cry. I've got something planned later if you want to cry, not now."
I shake my head, dabbing at my tears
"I'm just happy. I can't believe you did all this. I don't deserve you."
He chuckles
"Remember years ago when you were telling me your theory about chance?"
I nod, and he proceeds
"Well, it's not a matter of deserving. It's what the universe wanted. What God wanted. I think my whole life led up to this. To us."
I press my lips to his, it's sweet at first. Full of emotion and love.
"I love you Colby. I love you with everything I am."
He smirks against my lips
"I love you, Rey."
The kiss turns into making out in a second, but we're interrupted before too long. Tana clearing her throat
"I'd love to keep watching this because you two would make a beautiful sex tape- but there's something we've set up for you."
Colby lifts me off his lap, piggybacking me back inside behind Tana. Grabbing us another couple Jack and Cokes on the way. We stop amidst the crowd, looking up on the wall where an image is being projected. It starts moving, it's a video. The first person on the screen is Paris
"Happy 21st soul sister. I hope this day is filled with love, peace and a celebration of the beauty that is you. Love you for eternity."
Next is the Vlog Squad shouting at the camera
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALASKA. GET FUCKED UPPP!"
Then Sam and Kat
"Happy birthday Rey," says Sam, Kat adding "own this day baby. We're so thankful for you."
Then there's The Rock who's filming himself
"Alaska, long time no see girlie but I wanted to wish you the happiness of 21st birthdays. It isn't my cheat day so I can't eat cake so eat a second piece for me."
Tana tells me through the video
"Happy Fuckin birthday bitch. Now we can legally get fucked up together. And fuck together because I'm obsessed with you."
Kian, JC, Bobby and Franny did one too
"Hapm Burdeh Laska," Kian says, JC adds in just as weird of a voice "you can now drink the alcomahols," Bobby, ever the sweetheart tells me "I hope you're day is as wonderful as you are." Franny finishing it with "we love you."
It goes through all of my friends, until right at the end the camera person turns the camera on themselves. It's Colby, and he tells me
"I met you four years ago. You were only sixteen. And here you are, twenty one, and you only just keep getting more and more amazing. Every day is better with you in it- and we all agree on that. I don't know what I'd do without you anymore. My heart and soul is yours. I love you more than anything. I hope you're twenty first was your best birthday yet. And I hope to see you through many more. Now go crazy, go stupid."
He leans down, the real Colby next to me, and whispers
"Did it get you crying?"
I look up at him, blinking tears out of my eyes
"My heart is so full right now I feel like the grinch at the end of the movie when his heart grows."
He chuckles, kissing me. Everyone begins chanting
"Speech speech speech!"
So getting up onto the stairs again, I do, projecting my voice.
"You guys... I don't know how fluent this is going to be considering I've already had a bottle of Jack Daniels, but I want you to know how much this means to me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you all- and all of your love and friendship. It has truly changed my life, and I wouldn't be standing here today without you guys. You're not just my friends, your my family. And you're the best family anyone could have. I'm so lucky for you all. Thank you for all of this. Not just the party and the car- but my life. I fucking LOVE you."
We all toast. As I go to step down the stairs, I stumble on my Louboutins, Colby catching me.
"I got you baby."
I giggle, reaching up to touch his face
"You always have."

I'm too smashed to remember how we get home, but we do. Well, his apartment. Honestly, it may as well be my home. I'll leave the house with Diana and move in here with him. Hell, let's get married. He carried me from whoever's car drives us back, all the way into his building and into the elevator bridal style. Despite being very close to me in drunkness levels. I ask
"Colby?"
His voice low and sexy, or is it just the same and I'm really turned on right now?
"Yeah baby?"
"Let's move in together."
He jokes with me
"I was thinking more along the lines of getting married."
I kiss him, and we walk out the elevator still kissing. Bumping into walls as we make our way to his apartment. Inside, he closes the door heavily and kisses me up against it. Lifting me, my legs around his waist as he carries me into the bedroom, laying me on the bed and moving over me. As we kiss the clothes are carefully disregarded on the floor, since they are designer. Hands move into hair and teeth biting into skin, marks left on necks. Hungry and in love.