"Ok June, I think that's enough highlight." I pulled back from Juniper who held the makeup brush in her hand before placing her hands on her hips, giving me a narrowed eye look. It was prom night, and of course, we all had procrastinated in getting ready. I looked over into the mirror to see my makeup completely finished as well as my hair.
"There is no such thing as too much highlight." June corrected as she stood behind me in the mirror. I leaned forward, finishing up the red lipstick on my lips before rubbing both my lips together. I couldn't believe it had been the middle of may already, we were graduating in two weeks.
Senior year had definitely been a year to remember. I moved to New York, only to find out my brother was in a gang. Was personally humiliated by Crestmont at school and forced to have my own personal bodyguard that hated me. Was then forced to join a gang for my own protection, only to fall for my own personal bodyguard- Pierce Gunner. I learned how to fight, race, and so much more. After two shootings, one in school and one on new years eve, and outrunning the cops on multiple occasions-my life became anything but normal.
Only to then be kidnapped by a rival gang that stirred up so much chaos to create enemies instead of allies. I was then met by my abusive ex-boyfriend, only to find out she was working with the rival gang. I also found out, my mother that had been pronounced dead for almost 5 years was still alive and being held captive, and also found out my mother used to be a former gang leader for the Crestmont gang.
Needless to say, I needed one night where I could just be a normal teenager...
Standing up from the vanity, I turned around to see June and Triston both finishing up their own hair and make-up. We all decided to meet at Xander's and get ready here so we could also take pictures here. I walked over to the closet, grabbing my dress that was hung from the door and wrapped up in a dress bag.
Our prom theme was a ballroom, which meant every girl was about to show up in the biggest ballgowns they could find. My dress was a bright red, the kind that your eye would immediately snap over to due to the consistent vibrancy. The top was a deep v, showing some cleavage. The top was covered in small red flowers, shedding a path into the skirt of the dress before fading away into the rest of the material.
I slipped on the dress while Triston zipped the back shut. I slipped on my red strappy heels and combed my fingers through my curled hair. I took one last look in the mirror and let out a deep breath, hoping this night would go as I imagined.
Northeast hadn't been easy since I had gotten back. People like Finn Waters got off on humiliating me in every chance they could, although most people backed off when Pierce even looked in their direction-but that didn't stop them from saying something when he wasn't around. I was a laughing stock, most people calling me Stockholm syndrome girl and worse, such as asking me what it felt like to be raped.
High School hadn't been easy and I was ready more than anything to get the hell out of there. But I was grateful for Northeast anyway, it's where I met all my best friends who I consider family. Me joining Crestmont screwed me in a ton of ways but I knew it was for me.
"Aspen, can you zip me up?" June turned her head back to look at me as she held her dress up to her chest. I moved over to her before zipping the back of her dress up. June's blonde hair was tied back into a curled ponytail with a few loose strands to frame her face. Her dress was gorgeous, a light blue color that made her gray eyes pop.
The dress was poofy, the sleeves hanging off her arms. She had a white corset top covered in blue flowers that faded to the top of the dress but also framed the bottom of the dress. She matched her dress with white strappy heels and eyeshadow that matched the color of her dress.
"How do I look?" Triston spoke up, making us turn around to face her. Triston's blonde hair was pinned back into braids, with strands framing her face- similar to June's hair. Her dress was a dark yet vibrant purple with the sleeves hanging low on her arms with purple flowers covering the corset of the dress before fading into the bottom of it.
"Amazing. Beautiful. Gorgeous." June went off, letting out a chuckle "Marry Me Now."
"Then put a ring on it." Triston waved her fingers to June, joking back with her. There was a knock on the door, Evangeline announcing her entrance before entering the room and quickly shutting the door behind her.
"Oh my god." Her eyes widened, "You guys look so amazing, the guys are going to piss themselves when they see you."
"Weird analogy but ok," I added, earning a look from Evangeline. "Well, the guys are getting impatient, as always so I suggest you get down there before they decide they are all going to leave," Evangeline explained.
June, Triston, Mercury, Mars, Cypress, Pierce, and I were all going to Prom tonight and were all the seniors in the Crestmont gang-as well as Tucker before everything went down. Cypress and June were obviously going together, while Mars asked Triston to go with him-which only left one person without a date.
Mercury was of course going with Finn Waters who asked her in the middle of the cafeteria with the words "Prom?" written on his and his friend's naked chest. If you ask me, it was all some ploy so he could have a night to humiliate me as much as possible and get under my skin but I told myself to ignore it and enjoy myself.
We grabbed the last of our things before heading out of the guest bedroom and down the spiral staircase where the rest of the gang as well as all our parents were waiting patiently. I picked up my dress slightly, making sure I didn't trip as I made my way down the steps. My eyes snapped over as I looked to my parents who were looking up at me in awe, my dad making sure to take pictures as I came down.
My eyes snapped over to Pierce who stood between Pierce and Cypress, his eyes snapping over to me as the conversation came to a stop. Pierce's eyes widened, locking in on me as a smile tugged up at his lips. We made our way down the steps, as I made my way over to Pierce he took my hands in his and placed a kiss on my head.
"You look absolutely beautiful." Pierce's smile didn't fade as he pulled back from me, scanning over me as he held my hands in his. "You don't look too bad yourself, Gunner." I smiled back at him as I took my hands away from his and straightened up his black suit jacket with the matching red tie he had on.
"Oh let me get a picture of you two together." My mom had taken the Nikon camera from my dad, holding it up to her eye as she snapped a photo of the both of us. She let the camera hang around her neck as she walked up to me and pulled me into a big hug.
"You look stunning." She whispered into my ear "I'm so glad I get to be here for this."
I pulled back from my mom as she reached out and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. Her eyes began to water and I could tell she was becoming emotional. My mom missed all the big events in my life. She had missed my middle school send-off, my first day of high school, my first date, first boyfriend, first high school dance, first time driving a car and getting my licenses and so much more. She missed all the big mom and daughter moments in life but now she was finally here for a big one.
"I am too." I smiled back at her, before being pulled into a hug by my dad. Mrs. Gunner and Mr. Gunner finished taking a bunch of pictures of June and Cypress before walking over to Pierce and me.
"You look gorgeous, Aspen. Red sure is your color." Mrs. Gunner gave me a quick hug while Mr. Gunner stared at me, not tearing his eyes away for a second. He licked his lips slightly, making me shift uncomfortably which Pierce had caught on to. Pierce looked between me and his eyes trailed over to his dad.
Pierce cleared his throat, sending a death glare to his father as his eyes went dark. It was an interaction I hoped my parents didn't notice, at least my dad who already wasn't a fan of Pierce or any of the Gunner's in general.
It was a look to which Mr. Gunner gave a shared look back before excusing himself and walking away. "Don't worry everyone, I've arrived." A voice made itself very present, making us all turn around to see Mercury walking down the stairs as Mr. and Mrs. Crawford snapped pictures of her with their phones.
Mercury was dressed in pink from head to toe, with the biggest dress out of all of us another thing that hadn't been shocking. She was certain she'd be picked for prom queen tonight but that was mostly because she had been sleeping with different guys since the beginning of the year in order to gain their vote for her.
I watched as Mercury made her way over to Finn, myself not wanting to even give him a second look. It amazed me the extent she'd go to if it meant that she could piss me off. I tore my gaze away from them when I had heard Sawyer speak up, trying to get us all outside for pictures.
After about 20 minutes of pictures, the boys had been at their limits and already started complaining. "Do you have your keys?" I asked Pierce, ready to flee any more pictures as well. "Oh don't be ridiculous, you guys need something special to show up in." Mrs. Gunner persisted before sticking her arm out and pointing to an all-black limo that pulled up to the driveway.
I watched as Mercury grabbed Finn and started leading him to the car. I swallowed a lump in my throat, knowing I wasn't going to be able to do an entire car ride with Mercury and Finn in the same vehicle with me. All the parents had pitched in to rent us all a limo, and the gesture was nice but not when Finn Waters was part of it.
I watched as everyone else started to walk towards me while I stayed in place. "Pierce, I can't do it," I said in an almost whisper, feeling embarrassed for being difficult. It was just that it was Prom night-and I intended on it not being completely ruined especially before we even arrived.
"It's ok. I'll just drive." Pierce reassured me, pulling his car keys out of his suit jacket. I bid my goodbyes to my parents and Evangeline and stopped at Aster. I could tell something had been wrong, his body language was off as well as his eyes looked a bit watery.
"Are you crying?" I asked confused, not understanding as to why Aster would be emotional but clearly trying to do everything to hide it. "What? No, I'm not crying-" Aster scoffed before I narrowed my eyes at him, knowing that was definitely not true.
"Ok fine you got me." He sighed, "I just can't believe you grew up so fast. I'm so proud of you Aspen and who you've become. You continue on every day even with all the burdens you carry on your back."
While most siblings couldn't even stand each other, that just wasn't Aster and me. We were super close and after he left when my mom was gone, it broke me more than anything. When my dad gave me the option to move around with him or move in with Aster, I chose Aster immediately because I was longing to have our relationship back.
I took what Aster said before pulling him into a hug, actions speaking louder than words. Aster hugged me back in response before we broke away from each other. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." He narrowed his eyes, making me chuckle before stepping back and joining Pierce.
"Ready Ambrosia?" Pierce's lips tugged up into a smirk as we approached his car. "So ready,'" I responded back as Pierce opened the passenger seat door for me, allowing me to slide in before he shut the door and made his way over to the driver's side.
The limo had already taken off before us. My phone vibrated in my lap only to look down at the screen to see a text from Triston.
Triston: It's prom night ;) Are you going to do it??
I knew exactly what she had been talking about and it was a conversation I was dragging. Pierce and I hadn't had sex since January right before I was kidnapped and that was all because I was working through my own sexual trauma. I wanted to, I just hadn't been ready yet. I just was worried I'd start driving Pierce away.
As much as people didn't want to admit it, sex was an important part of a relationship, and when it wasn't happening it caused a lot of tension between both parties. I knew Pierce understood 100% and wasn't going to push me to do anything, he hadn't even brought it up knowing it put me in an awkward position.
While a part of me wasn't ready another part of me was screaming to do it. I knew I just had to do it again and I was slowly starting to heal over time. I was just lucky I had a boyfriend who was more than understanding of my circumstances.
Me: Idk yet, I'm still kind of siked out about it
I put my phone away not wanting to deal with it anymore as the thoughts racked my brain. I had wondered if Pierce was thinking about it too and if he was expecting to do it on Prom night as well-This was the night where most teenagers ended up in each other's backseat or beds.
"Aspen?" Pierce's voice snapped me out of my anxiety-ridden thoughts. "Yeah?" I responded, looking over to Pierce who gave me a confused look. His eyebrows furrowed together, his gray eyes glancing from me to the road as he kept one hand on the wheel, driving along the road.
"Are you ok? You look worried about something..." He trailed off and I internally cursed myself for not being able to keep my facial expressions to myself. "Yeah, I'm fine." I mumbled, not wanting to exactly say 'Hey I know we haven't had sex in like 5 months so are we going to do it tonight or not because I need to start mentally preparing now! I'm also worried you're going to start getting pissed if I keep blue balling you.'
It wasn't long before we finally reached the school, the time being around 7 o'clock already. I had gotten out of the car, my dress pulling behind me. Pierce took my arm in his as we began to walk into the school where the gym was completely decorated, not an inch of space not being covered with something.
It was almost completely full, all the seniors joining together for one last night altogether. It was a weird feeling, to watch as your high school years came to an end. Since the first day of freshman year everyone is counting the days down to graduation but somewhere along the years you start to lose count and time is flying in front of your eyes.
I scanned over the gym, my eyes landing on June, Cypress, Triston, Mars, Mercury, and Finn all gathered at two different tables right next to each other. I nodded my head over to them, Pierce spotting them as well as we headed over to the table. The music was blasting through the gym, looking over to the DJ who was hyping all the people on the dancefloor up.
"Hey! You finally made it, we were waiting for you." June smiled brightly at me, grabbing my hand and pulling me out into the crowd. June, Triston, and I all joined hands and immediately had started dancing to the music, no time was wasted as we immersed ourselves into the prom experience.
I looked over to the table, my eyes landing on Pierce and the guys. I signaled for them to all come out, Cypress and Mars both shaking their heads in response. Triston and June then caught on, signaling for them also both come out. Cypress, Mars, and Pierce all shared each other a look as they debated whether to come out again.
Pierce rolled his eyes at the both of them before walking out and meeting me on the dancefloor. Pierce joined right beside me, as the DJ turned the volume up more. June jumped up and down as she screamed the lyrics to one of her favorite early 2000's songs.
"She was so shy. Till I drove her wild." June, Triston, and I all screamed the lyrics together, reminding me of the night of New Year's Eve at Val's party when this exact song had played. Pierce took my hand in his, spinning me out and back into his chest as his arms wrapped around me.
I threw my head back on his shoulder, letting a smile break out onto my face as Pierce whispered the following lyrics into my ear "I make them good girls go bad." We broke away from each other, as I danced carelessly to the beat. My eye had caught Mercury's in the corner as she stood like a wall in the middle of the dancefloor as she sent me a death glare.
I tore my eyes away from her, the song dying down as another one came on. "Alright, we're going to slow it down for this one so grab your dates. Gentleman, this is your chance!" The DJ announced into the microphone as the song went from an upbeat fast-paced to slowed-down one.
I turned towards Pierce, as he pulled me closer to him. June and Triston went over to the table and pulled Cypress and Mars out of their seats. I wrapped my arms around Pierce's neck while his arms hung loosely around my waist, our bodies swaying slowly.
"You look so beautiful," Pierce commented, making me roll my eyes in response "I'm serious, you look absolutely gorgeous. So tell me how it feels Ambrosia being the most beautiful girl in the room?"
"Oh please, I definitely am not the prettiest girl in the room."
"You're so blind." Pierce continued, pulling my body even closer to his as he pressed my chest up against his. "Well, what if someone told you that we'd be here today, together when I had first gotten here?" I asked curiously, thinking about Pierce and I couldn't stand each other's presence to being each other's prom dates.
"Even then I would've been trying to figure out how to get you to go to Prom with me." Pierce answered "I've had my eyes on you since the first day you stepped into Northeast. It was only the night that you went in the car with me on a race that I realized how much I liked you."
"Do you ever think about the future? I mean...our future." I was almost scared to ask, I didn't want to come on too strong and serious when Pierce and I have only been dating for 6 months at this point. But I couldn't help but wonder. I thought about our future together a lot, I just hoped my daydreams would be a reality.
"I don't think about the future unless it's about us." Pierce pressed his forehead to mine as we continued to sway. It was one of the moments where I had felt like it was just us in the world, where all I was focused on was us no matter the number of people that were around us.
"Do you ever worry about what will happen to us?" It was an honest question and maybe not one to ask right now but I couldn't help but wonder. We were taking the next step together which had been a good sign for us, it meant Pierce was committed and saw us going somewhere.
Pierce let out a small laugh, as he looked down for a moment. "What?" I asked confused, raising an eyebrow at his laugh at my question, worrying me even further. Maybe I was overthinking everything and pushing this conversation too far.
"Aspen, I'm either going to be one saying 'I do' at your wedding or I'll be the one yelling 'I object'. The cards are in your field, you just choose which ones to play." Pierce's lips broke out into a smile, my heart fluttering in my chest as he said the words.
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It had been two hours into the prom and we had all been dancing and just having a good time. It was good to just be a regular teenager for once, something I hadn't had in months. I was able to forget about everything that had happened in the past couple of months and just focus on the present and enjoy my last two weeks of high school.
A song died down and everybody turned their attention towards the sage. Finn and Mercury made their way through the crowd and up onto the stage, whispering something to the DJ and taking the microphone. I looked over in the crowd to see June give me the same confused look.
"Hi everybody." Finn's voice echoed through the gym "I'm so glad we all came out for one last night together before we all go our separate ways. Most of us have known each other since elementary school, and have grown so close together....with the exception of one person-Aspen Ambrosia."
My eyes widened and I stood up straight as my name was announced, already knowing this wasn't going to be good. I looked over to Pierce, sharing the same worried look while Pierce's face went stone cold-ready to kill anyone on sight.
"As we all know Aspen Ambrosia transferred here in November and we all know how she was kidnapped by a GANG." He continued, sharing a cocky look with Mercury who stood proudly at his side "Since Aspen didn't grow up with all of us, I think that we all need to get to know her a little more."
Mercury stepped up to the microphone, looking directly at me in the crowd "This one's for you Aspen, you boyfriend stealer." June, Cypress, Triston, and Mars all made their way over to Pierce and me as we waited for what stunt they were about to pull.
"What are they doing-" I started as they both pulled down a white projector screen for everyone to see and Finn hit the projector button. My jaw gaped when I saw the video of me from sophomore year of high school, me blackout drunk and tied down while Cayde and his friends took turns with me.
I watched as Cayde's body was pressed against mine as he groped my body in every way he could. My stomach turned in knots and I felt like I was going to throw up any minute. Everyone in the gym looked back at me and a spotlight landed on me due to Finn's friends working the lighting.
"I-" I started but wasn't able to say anything else. Prom was supposed to be a night you'd always remember and I sure as hell would always remember it but not in the way I wanted to. "Oh my god-" Triston and June said in unison both of them in shock as well "Aspen-"
"What the fuck Mercury." Mars gritted through his teeth as the video continued to play, nothing was heard except the teenage boys' laughs from behind the camera. I turned my eyes away from the video, tears starting to prick my eyes as I became completely humiliated.
"TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!" The principal's voice shouted loudly in a demanding and angered voice. I turned around and forced myself through the rest of the crowd. It all happened so fast that no one had any time to react.
Running through, I forced my way to the exit door and came out to the hallway as I broke down in tears. I slammed my head back against a row of lockers before sliding my body down and sitting on the ground as my heart felt like it was shattered into pieces.
The door opened moments later only to reveal Pierce rushed out of the gym and immediately got down to my level and pulled me into a hug. I sunk into his chest, gripping his suit jacket in my hand as I continued to cry.
"Baby I'm so sorry." Pierce hugged me tightly, leaving a kiss on my head "I'm going to fucking kill him. I'm going to fucking kill them." I could tell Pierce was holding in all of his anger for now while he focused on me, but as the sadness overtook me so did the anger that built up in my body.
I pulled back from Pierce and wiped my tears as much as possible. I wanted revenge, I wanted to humiliate and hurt them the way they did to me. I was done being heartbroken and sad, I couldn't hold back the rage anymore and wasn't going to try.
Pierce helped me off the ground and took my hand leading me outside. We headed over to Pierce's challenger and he popped the trunk before pulling out a baseball bat and handing it to me.
"What's this for?" I sniffled back a few tears, sobering up from my crying. Pierce said nothing in response but took my hand and led me across the parking lot. It wasn't long before we came over to Finn's jeep wrangler. I started to put two and two together as what Pierce wanted me to do but was scared of getting caught.
"I don't know about this-"
"Do it. You'll feel so much better. It's this or I smash his head in with that bat so you can pick. One is way more illegal though." Pierce added, narrowing his eyes to me. He was right, and I shouldn't have been worried after all the torment he had put me through for no reason.
I looked down at the wooden baseball bat in my hands before picking it up to a swinging position. I took a deep breath before taking a swing right into the driver's side window. The wooden bat came in contact with the window, making it shatter into pieces of glass.
I went around the jeep, taking a swing at each window and I felt better as I watched each window shatter into how many pieces. It wasn't logged before Finn's precious wrangler was completely destroyed and he was going to have to pay thousands just to get the windows redone.
I stepped over the glass, my heel piercing through the pieces that laid on the ground. Pierce smirked proudly at me as I handed over the baseball bat. "Nicely done, Ambrosia."
"We're not done yet," I smirked back, knowing exactly how to humiliate Finn and especially Mercury in front of them. And it had to do with them being prom king and queen.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"As the night slowly comes to an end, we will be announcing this year's prom king and queen! You guys voted and now here are the results!" Vice Principal Johnson spoke to the entire senior class as she held a white sealed envelope in her hands.
"Here give it to me," Pierce said as I handed him the bucket filled with bright red paint. Just like any classic movie, I knew how self-image and popularity were important to Mercury. It was clear that she and Finn would be prom king and queen. With all of Mercury's fuck boys votes and Finn being the quarterback, it was a clear win-which they knew.
I looked down at the stage, taking in a deep breath to see how high we had been above them. There was a shaft above every single stage, where most of the lights had been set up. Pierce and I found our way up only to wait for prom king and queen to be announced, and then dump the paint all over them- including Mercury's little perfect fucking dress that she hadn't shut up about.
Vice Principal Johnson went on to explain the tradition of Prom King and Queen while everyone in the crowd waited patiently. I looked in the crowd to spot June, whose eyes snapped up to mine and widened in response.
June tapped Triston beside her and pointed up to Pierce and me, both of them sharing the same wide-eye look. I held my index finger up to my lips, signaling for them to not tell or bring attention towards us.
"Ready?" Pierce asked as he held one of the paint buckets. "Very," I smirked back, holding my own can of paint while we waited for the right moment. We had stolen the paint from the art department where they had been painting signs for the senior send-off. I was ready to get my revenge even if it wasn't as hurtful as what they had done to me.
"And now let's get to it." Vice Principal Johnson said cheerfully into the microphone as she ripped open the envelope and pulled out a piece of white paper "This year's prom king and the queen is!"
She paused for a moment, letting out a sigh and dropping her cheerful tone "Mercury Sullivan and Finn Waters." Everyone in the crowd clapped as Mercury and Finn made them up onto the stage. Mercury's face beamed with a smile, as this was her peak moment in life-which was sad if you asked me.
Another student placed both the crowns on them as Finn took Mercury's hand in his. They both waved to the crowd, feeling truly proud of themselves for what they had "accomplished." I looked over to Pierce and he gave me a nod in agreement, motioning for us to both tilt the buckets.
I grabbed the sides of the paint bucket, tilting it on its side as the paint came running out. In a matter of seconds, Mercury and Finn had been completely covered in paint. Mercury became frozen in place as she let out a scream, filled with pure annoyance. I wish I was in the crowd so I'd be able to see the look on her face, but the scream was enough to satisfy my revenge.
"Let's go." Pierce signaled for us to get out of the shaft above the stage as fast as possible and leave before anyone could see us. I followed behind him as we disappeared behind the stage and found the exit door.
Pierce and I rushed over to the car, getting in our seats as we both let out a laugh that we had been holding in. It was everything I've wanted, after all the hell Mercury put me through I was glad that I finally could give her a taste of her own medicine.
"I'm so proud of you." Pierce said as we both sobered up from our laughter "They've both done the unthinkable to you and I'm glad you didn't just let them walk over you. It was about time you gave Mercury a taste of her own medicine."
"I just hope now she thinks before what she does. She's hurt so many people and I just want her to realize the monster she truly is." I admitted honestly, thinking about how many people Mercury has teased, hurt, or is just outright mean to.
"You know..." Pierce said as he placed a hand on my thigh, squeezing tightly "You smashing Water's windows out was pretty fucking hot."
I glanced down at Pierce's hand and back up to him, my breath hitching slightly as he inched closer to me. I leaned in closer, my lips brushing against his before he sealed the space between our lips. The kiss started off gentle, Pierce testing the waters with how far he could go with me.
As the kiss started to get hungrier, I became to psych myself out-knowing exactly where this had been going to. I broke the kiss and sat back in my seat as I cleared my throat and internally cursed myself for freaking out so much when Pierce was my own boyfriend.
"Want to go back to Xanders?" Pierce asked and I nodded in response. We were all supposed to meet back at Xanders just to have our own after-party. Pierce started the car before [putting it in drive and taking off out of the parking lot.
Aspen why do you have to be so stupid...
* * * * *
Once we arrived at Xander I was thankful to just be out of the car after pretty much turning my own boyfriend down. Xander hadn't been home but was instead out with Archer but left us the keys. I followed Pierce up to the bedroom he usually stayed in when he was at Xanders.
"I'm going to get in the shower." Pierce announced as he undid his tie followed by his shirt "Pick a movie or something." I nodded in response, taking a seat on the edge of the bed while Pierce disappeared off into the bathroom connected to the bedroom.
I let out a sigh in frustration, debating over what to do. I didn't know if Pierce was expecting us to do it considering it was Prom night, making my anxiety even worse. I stood up from the bed, pacing back and forth as I fought with myself about what to do.
I stopped in front of the full-length mirror, taking a look over myself as I was still in my dress. The adrenaline had still been pumping through me from Prom and I knew this was the right time while I was still on some adrenaline high. I was ready to do it again, I just needed to stop psyching myself out.
Looking back at the bathroom door that had been shut, I heard the water running from the shower. Biting my lip nervously, I told myself over and over again that it'd be okay. "Fuck it," I told myself as I undid the back of my dress and slipped it off my body, I pulled the bobby pins out of my hair, letting my hair fall to the sides of my hair.
I unclasped my bra, tossing it to the side before pulling my thong down my legs and stepping out of it. Taking one last deep breath, I walked over to the bathroom and pushed the door open only to see Pierce in the glass door shower, running the water through his hair as it dripped off his skin.
Walking towards the shower, Pierce still hadn't noticed me. I stayed as quiet as possible, my bare feet touching the cold floor. I pushed the glass door open and stepped into the shower, only to immediately be drenched by water. Pierce turned around to face giving me a shocked look that I joined him.
"You don't have to do this-" He started, only worrying about how comfortable I was. I stood up straight and leaned closer to Pierce, brushing my lips against his before pressing them against his. I started the kiss, making it hungry to show what I had wanted. I pressed my hands flat against his bare chest as Pierce's hands pulled my body closer to his.
His hands traveled down my body before landing on my ass and groping it tightly. I stood up straight, keeping my eyes shut as the water continued to fall on top of us. His lips continued to move in sync with mine as the kiss stayed hungry. Pierce slammed my body up against the shower wall, his hand pressing on the wall right above my head.
I moved my hands up his chest and gripped at his back, leaving scratch marks all along with it. His free hand moved up to my chest, groping my breast as he stayed pressed up against me. Pierce reached for the shower knob, turning it off and picking me up as my legs were straddled around his waist.
He walked out of the shower and headed back into the bedroom as he laid me down despite our soaking wet bodies. His lips met mine once again, his right hand pressed against the bed as he holstered his body above mine. He took his other hand and made his way down my body, touching every inch of my exposed skin.
Pierce pushed my legs apart, his lips still on mine. He began rubbing my clit, making me bite my lip as I held in my moans. I gripped harder at his back, my nails digging into his skin. "Don't hold them in," Pierce whispered into my ear as his fingers moved faster before moving down to my hole and pressing on the entrance.
Pierce's fingers slipped into me, making me moan in response. My back arched as his fingers moved deeper into me. Pierce's lips left small kisses against my collarbone and side of my neck before gently sucking on the side of my neck-deliberately giving me a hickey.
Pierce's fingers slipped out of me and he broke away from my neck, his gray eyes boring directly into me "Are you sure you want to do this? You don't have to by any means and don't do it unless you're ready-I can wait as long as you need."
With how reassuring and supportive Pierce had been, it made me feel more comfortable and safe with him. "I'm ready." I nodded in reassurance, knowing he wouldn't make me do anything I didn't want to.
He pressed his lips back to mine as he reached into the nightstand drawer and pulled out a condom before breaking away from me to put it on. "It might hurt a little since you haven't done it in a while, just tell me if it does," Pierce assured as he began to insert himself into me.
I kept my head back, taking a deep breath as it did hurt a little bit. He moved slowly before he was fully in me, and my breath hitched with the first thrust. After I began to get used to it again, Pierce began to thrust harder into me.
I clutched the bedsheets, my eyes rolling back from the pleasure. I let out a moan that I wasn't able to keep back. "Louder." Pierce's voice demanded as he thrust harder into me, making me moan louder.
He grabbed the headboard as he went deeper and deeper, keeping the same pace. "Fuck you're so wet," Pierce muttered as he continued to fuck me harder and harder. My whole body moved with every thrust, making the bed also move under us.
Pierce moved his other hand back to my clit, making sure I had as much pleasure as possible. "Fuck." I moaned loudly as he rubbed my clit and thrust into me. I was going to cum already but hadn't wanted to say anything-it was scary how fast he was able to make me cum.
Pierce moved his lips to my breast, gently sucking on them as I wrapped my legs around his waist and allowed my arms to wrap around his neck. "I'm going to c-cum." I stuttered out, not knowing how much pleasure overload I can truly handle.
"Then cum for me, baby," Pierce whispered into my ear, his words making my skin erupt in goosebumps. I gripped harder onto the bed sheets as I began to cum, keeping my eyes shut as Pierce began to finish himself.
I laid breathlessly, my legs shaking with every movement I tried to make as Pierce pulled out of me and came. Pierce laid beside me, covering my naked body with the blanket as I looked over to him out of breath.
"I missed that so much," Pierce said breathlessly.
"Happy Prom Night." I sent him a wink, a small smirk tugging up at my lips.
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This chapter was way longer than I expected!
What did you guys think? I had to add a Prom bonus chapter but didn't go as you'd expect.
First of all: What'd you think of the dresses? I tried to make them princessy/ballroom
Favorite Pierce and Aspen moment?
Were you surprised what Finn and Mercury did?
Do you think Mercury will lay off Aspen now?
What do you think of Aspen bashing Finn's windows and spilling paint on them?
Do you think Aspen was ready?
Also please tell me if you'd like to be notified when Rebellious Ride is posted (the second book)
~ Ash