Sometimes, the unexpected happens.

The rest of the day passed uneventfully. Emily was so happy to hear the final school bell ring, she rushed home and got her homework finished in record time. She got dressed and did her hair and make-up, throwing her "church clothes" over it to avoid suspicion from her mum. "Bye mom! I'm going to get Abby before mass she's coming with me!" she shoouted, making a quick beeline for the front door. She had grabbed the vodka earlier and had it wrapped in a towel in her backpack.

little did her mum know, emily was simply heading to the treehouse her dad had built for her as a kid. it was in a large tree at thee gable end of her house. The tree had become largely overgrown and the house was out of site unless you were standing directly under it. she sat happily waiting for Abby to arrive.

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Simon began to get his house prepared for tonight, he placed all of the beers carefully in to the fridge having acquired them by giving the guy in the carry out a friendly tip. he poured some chips in to a bowl and sat back waiting for the guys to appear.

As he sat waiting, he loocked out his windoe to see Emily rushing out of the front door of her house. expecting her to run off the street he was purplexed to see her dash around the side of her house and disappear into the overgrown tree that sat between his and her homes. laughing to himself he picked up his phone to call Jackson and began explaining what he had seen, and embellishing the fact that Abby was there too- he assumed dhe would also srrive shortly.

(Sorry if you didnt want to skip forward, felt there was nowhere to go from the current place)

Thankful that the rest of the day had gone by fast, Abby went home and changed, carefully avoiding her mother as she ran out the door and made her way to Emily’s. She walked into the yard and over to the tree, before climbing up and smiling at Emily, “Are we ready for this?” She laughed softly.

Abby couldn’t believe that they were actually going to try and get away with this, she highly doubted any of their parents would catch on to it. She sat down across from Emily, “So, vodka?” She asked.

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Jackson was listening as Simon rambled on about the girls, “So, they’re in the tree house?” He asked as he got his things together for the concert, barely listening. He was wondering why Simon was so concerned, “Dont worry, we’ll get them to your place.”

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emily laughed loudly as she watched Abby pull herself into the tree house, covering her mouth to stifle the sound. "Yes bitch!" she said happily, pulling the vodka and two plastic cupsout of her bag. she poured the clear liquid into both, pouring far more than a shot. "Bottoms up!" she lifted the glass to her mouth, trying her hardest to ignore the burning sensation as she downed the vodka. finishing the cup she began to cough, covering her mouth. "I didnt think it would taste that bad" she coughed, her eyes turning red.

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"Yeah man both of them, Abby looks really decent too.. even better when shes all done up" he said watching out the window as she began to climb up the tree. "Should I go say hello?"

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Abby laughed softly as she took her own shot of vodka, “Wow.” She coughed, shaking her head slightly, she hadn’t expected that much burning. “I’m so ready for this,” she felt like she needed a good way to relax after a first day. She could hear someone outside, “Who is it...” she said softly, looking down through the door and rolling her eyes when she saw Simon, “What are you doing here?”

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“It wouldn’t hurt, hell, it might help you in all honesty, show some genuine interest in Abby and it may benefit you,” Jackson told him, knowing he was going to use the same tactic on Emily. He wasn’t as self centered as Simon came off to be, but he wanted to get with Emily and it would happen one way or another.

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Emily giggled as she poured them each another shot. She stopped in her tracks, eyes filled with worry as Abby said she heard somebody- what if it was one of her parents? She quickly tried to shove the bottle behind her back, when she heard Abby say his name. Emily sighed, leaning her head back against the treehouse wall. "What the fuck does he want..." she muttered under her breath and looked down at him through the hole.

"For fuck sake, Simon if my parents see you I'm dead, go away" she hissed, glaring down at him.

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Simon put his hand to his chest, overacting as if his feelings were hurt. "Can I not just come over to say a friendly hello to my neighbours?" He asked raising an eyebrow before pulling himself up the tree and pushin his way in to the tree house. "I saw you guys coming up here and I got curious, never realised there was a tree house here." He locked Abby up and down, trying to make it a little subtle. "Orange suits you" he commented, and looked to Emily to try and seem like he was just being nice to them both- but he had nothing good to say about her dress.

"This was just in case my mom saw me asshole" she shot at him, downing her drink once again.

It was starting to get on Abby’s nerves, having Simon pop up everywhere and acting like he suddenly wanted to be their friend. She was surprised to hear him compliment her, “Um, thank you...” Abby glanced over at Emily, not sure what to say about the whole situation, especially since Emily had no use when it came to Simon.

She suddenly remembered their promise, stay away from Jackson and Simon. For some reason Abby wanted to believe that the two boys had really taken an interest in them, but she knew it wasn’t likely.

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(I figured we could save Jackson until the show?)

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Emily just glared at Simon and continued to drink. "Nobody asked you to be here." She mumbled at him, looking over at Abby for back up. She was afraid she might be ruining something for her friend, but in all the time she knew Simon, nice or kind would not have been words she would associate with him.

She looked over at Abby, trying to signal that it was up to her if she wanted Simon to leave or not.

*****
(Yeah That's alright with me!)

Simon looked between the two of them and shrugged "I'm feeling a lot of tension... did I walk in on something?" He asked, looking to Abby rather than Emily. "Are you both looking forward to the show?"

(Sorry its short I'm on my phone and it's 5am)

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Abby took another drink, catching the look from Emily, she nodded, “Yeah, we are. Actually, we were just finishing up here and getting ready to head out.” She told him, “Maybe if we feel like it after the show we’ll stop by your place.” She lied, knowing neither one of them had any intentions of stopping by.

Running a hand through her hair, Abby didn’t know what was going on anymore. She decided it would be fun to play a little game with Simon, wanting to see the real reason behind him being so nice. Of course, she would wait until she was alone with Emily to tell her about her plan.

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Emily as really beginning to feel the effects of the Vodka, her face was beginning to get that prickly warm feeling it does as the booze took over her body. She began to giggle, and pushed Simons arm "Your an asshole so we're leaving." She told him, looking him dead on the eye before, somewhat successfully shimmying back down the tree, her skirt riding up.

She stood at the bottom of the tree, her arms crossed waiting on Abby.

*****

Simon sighed and looked down at the blonde before glancing over to Emily. "How can I be anything but an asshole if she won't give me a chance? He asked Abby, gazing into her eyes. He smiled as she said they might show up to his party. He picked up the bottle of vodka and turned it in his hands laughing. "At least let me give you a ride to the show? Ye Have managed to drink 3/4 of a litre straight, and not to be the bearer of bad news, but the two of you have a combined BMI of about 2" he joked, climbing out of the hole in the cotton and offering Abby his hand to help her down.

@ foREVerYours.

Abby looked at Simon, “Listen, Emily doesn’t trust you, you two have been neighbors for so long and now at the last minute you decide you want to get to know us? It just seems sketchy.” She watched as he climbed out of the tree house and hesitated before taking his hand and climbing down, “Thanks.”

Abby looked over at Emily, “Should we let him give us a ride?” She asked, wanting to give him a chance.

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Emily shook her head as she watched the two of them descend the tree together, rolling her eyes to the heavens. she had known Abby long enough to know when she was giving someone the benefit of the doubt, and She definitely seemed to be giviing it to Simon. She sighed loudly, throwing her hair behing her shoulder. "Fine. Just don't fucking talk to me." she stated flatly, narrowing her eyes at Simon. The drink pulsing through her veins was begginningn to make Em a little too honest for her own good. She couuld tell she was being harsh, but she didn't care.

*****
He nodded, completelu understanding Emily's skepticism, but he needed to make them feel like that was all all in her head. In all honesty, he couldn't give a fuck whether the blonde liked him or not, but he knew he needed her at least half on board to Abby to go along with it. He let emily walk ahead on the way to his car and stayed back to talk with Abby. "Yeah I get that, but she jsut never gave me a chance. In all the time I've lived here I never saw her trying to get to know me either?" he challenged, raising an eyebrow at Abby.

He shook his head, his brunette curls falling in to his eyes as Emily demanded he don't speak to her. "See what I mean? I'm sure you know even better than me how much of an attitude Emily can have, and I've never seen anything other than that from her" he lied easily, opening the passenger door for Abby.

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(Should the guys cause a falling out between the girls, and then they make up when they both find out their pregnant and need someone by their side? just an idea)

Abby’s judgement may have been clouded by the alcohol in her system, she felt like Simon deserved a chance. “I can’t make her change her mind and give you a chance, but I could give you a chance and maybe that would help,” Abby told him. She got in the passenger side of his car and glanced at Emily, she felt bad for upsetting her friend.

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(Yeah that would work, that’s s great idea.)

Emilt sat in the back of the car pouting the whole way to the concert venue. She kept glancing at Abby, trying to catch her attention, why had she sat up the front instead of in the back with her? she pulled out her phone and typed a message to Abby.
"Y r U sitting eWith himmn?" she typed, her drunk fingers hitting extra letters along the way.

******

Simon smiled across the roof of the car at Abby, her small head barely coming over the top. "Thanks, I appreciate it" he told her gently so Emily wouldnt hear before sitting in to the driver seat and starting the engine. He knew the guys would let themselves him and he shouldn't be long.

He chatted with Abby the whole ways there, asking her what she hoped to do in college, was she nervous for her SATs and telling her about his plans to go to darthmouth. Every time he glanced back into the mirror at Emily he felt a little bad, She looked betrayed as she stared at Abby in the passenger seat. He didn't feel bad enough to do anything about it though. Making a new friend in Emily had never been part of the plan.

@ foREVerYours.

“You’re welcome,” Abby said as she got in. She looked at her phone when it went off, sighing as she read the message and responded. “There’s not enough room back there cuz of his bag from school,” she sent before locking her phone and looking out the window.

Once they stopped at the show, Abby thanked Simon and told him good bye before getting out and waiting for Emily.

(What if they start falling out before the show and Abby decides to go back to Simon’s?)

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(Yeah I like that)

Emily clambered out of the car, the few extra shots she had drank while ignoring Simon we're really starting to kick in, she knew she needed a glass of water. Emily was no accustomed to drink, with the only other alcohol she had ever had being wine during communion. She look up at Abby and crosses her arms over her chest. "The bag was at my feet Ab, there was loads of room. You just wanted to talk to him... we had a promise!" She said annoyed, stamping her foot like a spoiled child.

"He's never been nice to me in my whole life, and next thing he wants to be your bestie? Can't you see through it at all?" She asked, taking another step closer to Abby.

****

Simon waved the girls off and was just about to drive away when he noticed things were getting a little heated between them. Emily was clearly drunk, and seemed to be throwing a tantrum at Abby's expense.

He rolled down the winsow and stuck his head out. "everything ok?"

"FUCK OFF SIMON!" Emily screamed, turning to give him a death glare, drawing looks from many of the crowd who stood close by.

@ foREVerYours.

Abby didn’t know what had gotten into Emily, but she didn’t like that her friend was causing a scene. “Em, stop. I didn’t want to talk to him, I was just being nice, maybe it wouldn’t kill you to try it sometime...” Abby was upset that Emily was being so childish, she was thankful that Simon didn’t just leave.

Hearing Emily scream at him, Abby looked at her, “What is your problem? You’re acting like I broke some huge promise by being nice.”

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Jackson was outside with the rest of his group when he recognized Simon’s car pull up. He was confused until he saw Emily and Abby get out, Simon must have made some progress. Seeing the girls start arguing, Jackson quickly made his way over, “Hey, Maybe everyone just needs a minute to breathe. You two are here to have fun and blow off steam, don’t ruin it.”

“It’s too late, it’s already ruined,” Abby said crossing her arms, she was embarrassed, “Enjoy the show Em, I’m going home...”

Jackson watched as Abby walked away, turning his attention back to Emily, “Everything okay?”

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Emily could feel tears stinging the back of her eyes, and she did her best to blink them away. It was her weakness, she could never argue without crying. "Abby what the fuck... when have I ever not been nice to you? She has he ever been actually nice to us." She pleaded, blinking hard to hold back the tears. "I'm you're best friend Abs, don't choose him over me. You promised to. Avoid him. " she said, her voice serious as she watched her friend walk away and get in to Simon's car.
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Simon watched Abby as he got in to the car. "You okay? What got on to her?" He asked, putting his hand on the back of her seat as he reversed out of the parking lot, and left it there as he drove off. "Not really a great thing for your best friend to do, is it?" He said softly, looking over at her. He felt a little shitty, but he had Abby all to himself.

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Emily crumbled as Abby walked away, letting a tear fall before taking a deep breath and trying to compose herself. She tirned to Jacksonn and simply shook her head in response to his question. "We never fight... it's all Simons fault! Why did he have to show up anyway?" She mouthed off, momentarily forgetting that he was Jackson's friend.

@ foREVerYours.

Abby got in the car, she wasn’t sure how to feel. She had never fought with Emily before and she didn’t like the way it felt. “She didn’t like that I was being nice to you, and giving you the benefit of the doubt,” after saying it, Abby sighed softly. Glancing over at him again, “Honestly, we’ve never fought and never like that.”

“She’s my best friend, we should be able to get past this...” Abby wasn’t sure of her own words as they came out. Looking out the window, just taking in the silence for a minute.

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Jackson knew that it had something to do with Simon, he knew his friend wasn’t everyone’s favorite person. “I don’t know, I’m sorry about him, he doesn’t know when to back off,” he told her. He felt bad that Abby left her there, “Do you want to come with me and my group?” He asked her.

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Simon nodded along sympathetically as he listened to her. "I'm sure she'll come around after she sobers up a bit, nothing to worry about" he comforted her, placing g his hand on her knee and giving it a reassuring squeeze. He'd rove in silence for a few moments, glancing over St herne and again to make sure that she was okay.

"Howabout you comeback to mine for the party, get your mind off it for a while? Emily might even come by to apologise later" he told her softly, stopping at the crossroads so she could decide which way she wanted to go.
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"damn right he doesn't" Emily muttered under her breath before looking up at Jackson. She thought about his offer for minute, about to turn it down when she thought- fuck it ifabbycanbreskherpromide so can I- "If you wouldn't mind that would be great. Not like I have any other offers" she joked, admiring his smile as he looked down at her. "let's go get a drink and fance" she suggested, leading him in to the venue.