sledgehammer

if only katelyn knew the amount of attraction jax felt towards her, she wouldn’t be making such bold, teasing statements- or would she? it was making her head spin, trying to figure out how serious her brother and best friend were, and while some of that was probably the alcohol, a good deal of that confusion was due to jax’s feelings for the petite brunette sitting beside her. it was impossible to ignore, especially when katelyn made remarks like that, and the usually collected blonde was a bit flustered when it came to any snarky remarks. “so why haven’t you kissed me yet? afraid i’ll kiss you better than jason does?” jax countered with a cocked head, dark brown eyes gazing up at her best friend with a challenging stare, too drunk on the buzzing feeling of attraction that she was feeling to remember that this was her twin brother’s girlfriend. the talk about dancing at a club had jax almost considering applying, seeing as she was struggling to find a decent job these days and had a good deal of back rent to pay on her shitty apartment. part of her wanted to think she was above those types of jobs, but she already took shifts at the various nightclubs around town, wearing tight, lowcut tank tops and offering body shots for tips- where was the line drawn, when an income was needed? “oh yeah? well, there’s several empty bedrooms here, put your money where that mouth is,” the blonde teased, her thumb coming up to graze the other’s lower lip, her stomach flipping a bit at the intimate nature of their conversation, and the fact that she wanted to kiss the other girl so badly, it was making her brain short circuit. “uh, i should get a drink,” jax stood up quickly, shoving her blonde hair from her face as she moved through the crowd of people to the kitchen, which was blessedly empty, leaving her to lean against the counter and groan in frustration.

it was a silly question, really -- jax asking katelyn why the two had yet to kiss. silly because it was a thought that crossed the brunette’s mind more than she had ever cared to admit out loud, and yet she didn’t have a proper answer for it. “we both know i’m not afraid that you’ll kiss me better than jason because we know that you absolutely would kiss me better than jason.” the pair had had front row seats to many of each other’s shitty drunken make-out sessions with strangers at dark, crowded bars; katelyn didn’t need jax’s lips on her own to know that she was a great kisser, though she certainly wouldn’t be opposed to testing the theory out herself. “why haven’t you kissed me?” katelyn poses the question back to the other girl, smirk still present on her lips. they pair were ping-ponging back and forth as katelyn’s buzz from the alcohol started to make her feel fuzzy in the best way possible. “which bedroom will you crown as the VIP spot? take me there and i’m yours,” katelyn hums, stopping herself from biting down on her friend’s thumb. before she has a chance to react further, jax has removed herself from the couch and katelyn’s eyes watch as she weaves through the crowd. eyebrows furrowing in frustration, the brunette hoists herself up from the couch to quickly join jax in the empty kitchen, regardless of if she’s wanted there or not. “you should know better than to leave me by myself at a party like this,” she pouts. 

the brunette’s suggestion made jax’s eyebrows arch slightly, regarding her friend with amusement and surprise. “you wanna kiss on it? didn’t think we were those kind of friends, plus, wouldn’t that be cheating on my dear brother?” the young woman couldn’t help the snarky tone to her voice, although since katelyn suggested it, she couldn’t keep her gaze from dropping to the other’s petal pink lips. the two sat on the couch, in their own little world, and jax appreciated the few minutes along she got with her best friend, since that hadn’t been possible lately with how jason was taking up all her time. “stop it, you’re just trying to get me to blush,” she groaned goodnaturedly, forcing herself to ignore the way a shiver went down her spine at the most innocent of touches on her arm. she was crushing, hard, and the worst part wasn’t that they were best friends- jax would happily take the risk of ruining their friendship on the off chance that they could be lovers. no, the worst part was her twin got to the beautiful brunette first. “oh yeah? i bet you’d drag me to the VIP room and let me do all kinds of dirty things to you,” jax half joked with a smirk on her lips, brown eyes daringly holding the other’s gaze.

“those kind of friends?” katelyn questions jax’s choice of words as laughter escapes her throat. “as best friends, we should automatically have the green light to be every kind of friends, especially ones who kiss.” if you couldn’t kiss your friends from time to time, then where was the fun in that? honestly, it was rather wild to katelyn that the two hadn’t even so much as offered each other a small peck on the lips. “let’s leave your brother out of this,” she laughs, shaking her head slightly. “we’ve already established that you’re number one in my heart.” it was true -- nobody in the world could steal jax’s spot in katelyn’s world. she’d go absolutely insane without the girl and she hated knowing that their friendship was faltering due to who she was dating. “while i absolutely love making you blush,” a fact that she couldn’t nearly drive home hard enough, “it’s the truth.” envisioning the blonde dancing at the club every night for a crowd of eager hands and eager eyes was brewing up a jealousy in katelyn that she hadn’t necessarily anticipated. while she had no rightful claim over the girl, she still felt like jax was hers. and likewise, she’d always feel like she was jax’s. “i’d drag you to the VIP room every single night to assure that i was the only one you did dirty things to. as your biggest fan, i’m already ready to be your number one customer.” her words came out coyly, as she mind-idly licked her own lips at the thought.

 macie thinks for a moment before responding “ hmm see, college law 53 states that students aren’t allowed to know about what the finals are about until they’re taking them. can’t have unfair advantages you know. ” she teases with a laugh, the truth is she just honestly hadn’t thought that far into her plan. “ plus i could never spill all the tricks up my sleeve, you’d know too much then. ” she continues to tease with another laugh slipping past plump lips. for the moments whilst the song plays the car is silent besides the music but it’s a comfortable silence as she allows herself to focus on the lyrics as she continues to drive down the road, thankful the roads are pretty clear for the moment. after kissing his cheek she notices the smirk start to tug onto his lips and another laugh finds its way past her lips. soon, a smile on her lips at his words, a pink tint rising to her cheeks. “ - that’s too fucking cute. ” she responds as the light goes green so she continues the drive, only a few more roads to pass till they arrive. the drive is easy and soon enough she parks up nearby to the bar in question, parking the car and turning in her seat to face him, an almost cheesy grin on her lips. “ ready ? ” 

“when it comes to you,” oliver points out with a matter-of-fact tone, “i can confidently say that i could never possibly know enough.” it was true. he’d known macie for quite some time thanks to the friendship with her brother, and yet he constantly found himself learning more and more about her. she never ceased to amaze him and he never wanted to stop learning more about her and her little quirks. “plus, i feel as though i deserve those unfair advantages. they’d actually be fairly fair advantages,” he teases as they continue to drive to their destiantion. he’s happy after hearing and seeing her reaction to the music; happy that she didn’t brush off the song or the action of playing it for her. “you are too fucking cute.” he can honestly never tell her it enough -- especially since what they’re doing is still very-much in secret. “am i ready?” he laughs out, as they park the car, “you tell me.” 

   cassie had lived in boarding school long enough to know how it usually went. and sure, she’s had her fair share of room mates that she has absolutely despised but she’s also had room mates she’s loved and so far, she feels like lennon may fall into the latter of those two scenarios. at the other female’s comment a soft laugh leaves her lips. “ ah, you’re a smart one then. ” she speaks with a confident nod of her head. it probably would not take lennon long to realise the hold cassie matthews has over some people within this boarding school - some for different reasons and motives but she’s certainly got herself a reputation. smirk tugs onto her lips as lennon continues to speak, cassie flicking open the flask to have a sip. “ you got that right, it’s always fun when i’m around. ” she teases with another laugh before holding out the flask to the female. “ care for a sip ? ” 

“i like to think that i’m a fairly quick learner,” lennon smirks, with a slight tilt of her head, “and it’s already becoming quite clear that you’re someone i’m going to want to please.” perhaps the blonde meant that last word in more ways than one, though she wouldn’t admit that out loud... not yet, anyways. being on cassie’s good graces had quickly jumped to the top of lennon’s priorities, which she assumed was something that the other girl would be happy to know. “i have absolutely no doubt about that, considering i haven’t been here very long at all and we’re already getting the party started,” she admits with a laugh as she reaches out to grab the flask before tossing back a rather large sip. “we’re going to be trouble,” she hums, smirk still growing on her face as she hands the flask back over to her roommate, “i love it.” 

 “ but i feel like i do need to apologise and so here i am. ” she responds, voice soft as a whisper as she speaks. sure, maybe they had both made mistakes and they were sure to still make more in the future - but making mistakes with elijah by her side sounds more appealing than making mistakes alone. they’re still young, and heck she’s still learning how to not be like her mother and just love someone and confess that to them - so there’s still many learning curves to come. but truth be told, if she’s got elijah by her side; the blonde femme feels like they could work through anything. she’d go through all this mess all over again if it meant every time he was there. “ and i love you. so god damn much. ” she responds, voice still a whisper as she has to bubble back the slightest of moans trying to escape her lips feeling his teeth pull back her bottom lip. one of her hands moves up and into his hair, fingers cording through the ends of his brunette hair. “ i’ve missed you. ”

“i don’t want you to dwell on the past or apologies or any of that shit anymore,” elijah admits with a slight shake of his head. “you’re here now and i’m never letting you go.” it didn’t matter what happened in the past, it didn’t even matter to him what happened mere hours ago, all that mattered was that she was here in his arms now. was elijah aware that it was fairly toxic behavior to ignore all the shitty things the pair had done to each other in the past few months? absolutely. was that going to change the way he felt about the girl? fuck no. if he had to spend the rest of his life proving to her that he was the only one for her, he would do it. now that she was back in his arms, he never wanted to let go. and with her hands in his hair and the soft noises she’s making? he’s hoping she feels the same. “nobody compares to you,” the boy mutters between hungry kisses peppered on her mouth.