A little less than 1 year later...
"Guys," Alec states randomly, standing up from his seat and clearing his throat. We all turn to look at him and he sends a quick wave. "Hi, hello. So, I was thinking-"
"That's a first," Chase interjects before Alec can speak much further.
Alec rolls his eyes, "You're hilarious Chase. You truly are. Man how I wish I had your quick-witted and brilliant sense of humour."
"I try."
"Yeah, way too hard," Alec scowls, sitting back down and averting his attention to the television which was currently playing Breaking Bad. The boys were obsessed with it and I have to admit I was starting to enjoy it, too.
We are all currently wrapped up in towels and lounging around at Chase's house - or more like mansion - after his holiday pool party. The house was a total mess from the 100s of people who came, though now there were only the seven of us; Blake, Elle, Chase, Alec, Amy, Reece and myself.
Chase's house is gigantic and has just about everything; a spa, tennis court, gym, cinema... the list goes on. I always knew that Chase was rich, though I didn't realise he was this rich. I wouldn't be surprised if they substituted money for toilet paper rolls.
A minute passes by with us staring at Alec's back expectantly, though he continues to watch the television.
"Alec?" Blake raises a brow.
Alec turns to him, "Sup?"
"You were telling us something..."
He immediately perks up, "Oh yeah! Lets go on that history vacay!"
A few months ago, the history teachers gathered all the students studying history and announced that there will be a history trip to Italy, Greece and Paris, where students will be travelling around studying the history of these countries. Everyone was talking about it, though it all died down after a few weeks. However, since the permission forms are due soon, it has become a popular topic again.
"A few people were talking about it today," Alec continues, "Only 25 people are allowed to go, though."
"You honestly think that all of us would be able to make the cut?" Reece points out.
"Yeah?" Alec replies, "Everyone here is smart, except for Chase, but Chase can just bribe with the school - offer a million dollars, yaddah-yaddah."
"That's so mean," Elle frowns, slapping Alec's arm.
"He's got a point though," Chase says, sitting up in his seat.
"That you're stupid?" Amy asks, a smile playing on her lips.
"Hey!" Alec sneers at Amy, "No one calls my friend stupid."
"You literally did like two seconds," Amy rolls her eyes.
"My bad," Alec corrects, "You don't call my friend stupid." I don't think Alec is fond of Amy.
"I get to choose who calls me stupid," Chase interjects, looking at Amy and smiling, "You have permission to call me stupid, babe."
Amy smacks her forehead with her palm.
"What I meant though," Chase continues on from before, "Is that I'm sure we could all get into the trip team. And if some of us don't, I'll give you money and you can pay your way in."
"This sounds extremely dodgy," Reece comments.
"And extremely illegal," I add, "Besides, I'm not comfortable with taking your money."
"Why do you guys have to be so uptight?" Chase whines, "Accept the fucking money, come on. You're being such buzzkills."
"Oh I'll sign up for the trip, definitely," I reply, "But if it results in you having to pay heavy money, I'm not going to accept the offer."
"You don't need to," Amy responds with a smirk, "Just unbutton your blouse before you meet with the heads of the history department."
I can't help laughing and Blake elbows me.
He leans over to my ear, "You're not supposed to laugh at her jokes," he whispers and I shake my head at him with a chuckle.
"Why are you so cool with spending money on us?" Elle asks, "It just seems really odd to me."
"It's my parents' money," Chase shrugs, "A couple thousand dollars means nothing to them."
"Are we all in on this or what?" Amy asks, irritated.
"Stop talking like you're in the group," Blake snaps, "You're not part of this group and you never will be."
"Fuck off Blake," Chase scowls, "This is my house, you're the guest and so you have to accept that Amy's here. She's a part of this."
Blake sighs and rolls his eyes, falling back in his seat and pulling me closer to him with his arm. He felt tense, so I lay my head on his chest. He plays with my hair, "I'm sorry. I was out of line," he sighs to Chase begrudgingly.
"Nah it's alright," Chase shrugs, immediately calming down, "But does everyone want to be in this trip?"
All of us nod.
"But don't forget that this trip isn't going to be all fun and games," I comment, "This is a school trip, after all, we have to do work, assignments, and there's a lot of-" Blake clamps his hand on my mouth but I continue talking, "-paper work and planning involved. It isn't an instant holiday."
"I didn't quite catch the last part," Blake mocks, keeping his hand on my mouth.
"I said there's a lot of paper work and planning involved. It's not an instant holiday," I try to speak, though my words come out slurred and muffled. I contemplate licking his hand but he'd probably like that so I don't do it.
"Mhm, mhm," he replies, pretending to know what I'm saying, "So there's no paper work or planning involved, and it's an instant holiday? Awesome."
I don't even bother fighting with him about that and pull his hand off my mouth, grumbling in disapproval.
"So it's settled," Alec claps his hands, "We're going on a world trip!"
Everyone whoops in approval and Blake nudges me, looking down at me with a smile, "How does that sound? You. Me. Taking on Europe."
"Oh god, that sounds like something from a cliche romance novel," I laugh before turning to look at you. I turn back to Blake, "But I like the sound of it."
"Maybe you can show me a bit more of that stuff you did the other night," he winks.
I look away with a blush, "Maybe..." I hum bashfully.
"Are you flirting with me?" Blake asks incredulously, a smile playing on his lips.
"Yes."
"I like it," he muses, "Do you reckon you can deal with this trip on top of assignments and being school captain? You have a lot to deal with."
I think about it for a moment, "Yeah, I can do it. I mean, there's a bit of prep work, but I'm not going to become official school captain until next school year, which will be after the vacation. This will be like my last holiday of freedom before the SATs and grade 12 work begins," I sigh dismally. As excited as I was to begin grade 12 and be school captain, I was also nervous.
"You'll be fine," Blake assures me, noticing my uneasiness.
"Thanks," I nod.
The group continues to talk about the trip plans until Alec stands up on the couch and clears his throat. "By the way, Elle and I have an announcement."
"We do?" Elle asks, confusion clear on her face.
"Yes honey," he nods, "Everybody. Elle is pregnant."
We all gasp collectively at the news.
"I am?" Elle's eyebrows furrow.
"In her heart. Because she has a really big heart and I just love her so much," he smiles goofily, unaware of the shock he just caused. We all exhale a breath of relief. Then, he pulls out a box of chocolates from nowhere and hands it to her. "Happy 1 year Anniversary, babe."
"You're so weird," she giggles, grabbing the chocolates and planting a quick kiss on his lips. "Which is why I love you, I guess."
"You guess?" he asks, unsatisfied. "Ahem, I think I deserve a little more than 'I guess'. I bought you chocolates-"
"The box is empty, Alec," she deadpans; without even having to open the box to know it was empty.
"-I bought you a box," he immediately corrects. "What did you get me, hmm?"
"You know that Wii game you really wanted?"
"You got me Legend of the Powerful Pony Crystal two?!" he squeals.
"No."
"Aw! Dangit!"
"He's a little boy trapped in a teenager's body..." Reece muses.
"It's kinda worrying," Chase remarks.
"He should get that checked out," Blake adds.
"I second that," Alec agrees.
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THE OFFICIAL END OF LWTBB. No more chapters, just a sequel for those who are dedicated and interested.
It's a bit of a pointless bonus chapter, I know. The main reason I wanted this bonus chapter was to introduce the sequel - LWTBB: A European Vacation. It's official. Woot-woot.
I will give you guys more information about the sequel later on. I need to begin planning and preparing. AHH!
- M
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