Just invites this crazy girl to sleep in his bed, no fucks given whatsoever. Maybe I underestimated him. That was good, too. Real smooth. I approve.
"Cool," Scarlet says. "Yeah, we'll figure it out. I'd love to come. I'll pack and leave in a few. I'll see you soon. Tell Ethan to fuck off for me, alright? Don't let him be a dick to you."
"Fuck you, too, Scarlet," I say.
Obviously she can hear me because she starts to laugh. Nah, but, seriously, fuck her. She's fucking crazy.
Fuck.
Caleb hangs up the phone and he looks like he's in a daze. I don't blame him. Scarlet's insanity has taken him over. He's screwed. Poor kid.
Ashley's still staring at me, though. I really don't get it. What's up? What am I missing?
"Is she... is..." Her words sound, uh... I don't even know. For real, what did I do wrong now?
"What's wrong, Princess?" I ask.
"Did you sleep with her, Ethan?" Ashley asks, hushed. "Is she one of the girls that you...?"
*** Ashley
I don't like this! I really really don't. I don't like it one bit, not at all, never, not even a little.
I thought it'd be nice to help Caleb, and I guess it is nice because Scarlet is coming down here now, but... how does she know Ethan? That's the part I don't like. What if she's coming here because she wants to see Ethan again?
They were yelling at each other. It sounds sort of playful, I guess. It's hard to say. Ethan has that affect on girls, and I was witness to more than a few ended flings that involved a lot of yelling. Mostly it was the girl yelling at him, but still. That doesn't make it any better or anything.
So... yup, I just asked him, and I don't even feel bad about it. I'd ask him again, too. This is important.
"Wh-what?" Ethan stammers, staring at me like I'm crazy.
I'm not the crazy one here, Ethan! I know what sort of reputation you have! Or what reputation you had, but you better not have a reputation anymore, not ever again. You're just mine and only mine and I... I won't stand it! I won't stand for any of the stuff!
I think I'm telling him this. Not with words but my eyes. Uh huh. Yup, I glare at him, super serious.
It really is, though. I... I just want to... I don't know... I don't think I like this...
"You had sex with Scarlet?" Caleb asks, staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at Ethan. And then, um...
Honestly I really can't even believe this happened, but, yes, it happens.
Caleb stands up, jumps at Ethan, and punches him, then tries to straddle him on the bed so he can keep punching him.
It's not actually as bad as it sounds, though. Yes, Caleb punched Ethan, but Ethan looks confused at first, just sort of taking it. It looks kind of painful, but Ethan seems unphased. When Caleb tries to pin Ethan to the bed so he can keep punching him, Ethan flips him around, pushes him down, and holds him at arm's length.
"Are you trying to make me kick his ass, Princess?" he asks. "Why would you say something like that?"
"I need to know if you did or not," I tell him, but by the way he's looking at me, I think I might have made a mistake...
Caleb keeps flailing his arms and kicking his feet, but it's not doing much. Ethan's just kind of standing there, hand on Caleb's chest, shrugging it off.
"Caleb, you goon," Ethan says, loud enough to break through the shield of rage surrounding the boy on the bed. "I've never had sex with Scarlet. No sex, no fucking. Not even a blowjob or a kiss. No handjob, either. That's fucking weird, man." Then he decides to incriminate himself. "She does have that tongue ring, though. I've heard good things about stuff like that."
Caleb started to calm down, but now he's glaring. I'm also glaring. We both glare at Ethan. Glare!
"You two need to calm the fuck down," he says. "That was a joke. For real."
"So she doesn't have a tongue ring?" I ask.
Is that true about tongue rings? Should I get one, maybe? I