You Look Pretty Low

[Peyton]

“WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!”

I groaned at the sound of my sister’s shrieks, knowing it would be an ungodly hour whatever the time was. Slowly I opened my eyes, only to snap them shut as she started jumping on my bed.

“Go away!” I moaned, blindly swatting at her

“It’s your birthday! You’re meant to be excited too! Ooh, and you’ll love your present!” Trinity pleaded

I sighed and opened my eyes, groggily sitting upright. Trinity sat down cross-legged at the foot of my bed, a broad grin on her face.

“Here,” she said cheerfully, handing me a square shaped package

I smiled and slowly opened the paper, and then the box. Oh em gee!

“Trin, it’s beautiful!” I gasped

She’d gotten me a gorgeous deep red swiss army knife. There were 7 knives of different shapes and sizes, a pair of scissors, a corkscrew and a bottle opener. It was perfect!

“Look at the inscription,” Trinity said proudly

I flipped it over, chuckling as I read ‘Peyton Hayes. Bitch extraordinaire’ in gold cursive.

“Thank you so much,” I murmured

“Not a problem. It might come in useful at some point in our road trip,” Trinity shrugged

Yes, we were leaving. Tomorrow. Our revenge plan would be taking place tonight. I hadn’t forgotten about that.

“I’m sure it will,” I chuckled

Trinity smiled back, blowing me a kiss.

“You’re the best big sister ever, you know that?” I said happily

“I’m your only big sister, dipshit. Now get up, Sue mentioned something about a birthday breakfast feast, and I want me some of that,” Trinity snickered

I rolled my eyes, but got out of bed, smoothing down my pyjamas. I swear, if Trinity’s not thinking about sex she’s thinking about food. Total male mind! Gotta love her though, right?

*

[Trinity]

Peyton and I sat in the living room, the Bensons sitting on the sofa opposite us. We’d eaten the ‘breakfast feast’ now (and let me tell you; it was a beautiful hour), and we’d decided to all sit and watch Peyton open the rest of her birthday presents. The Bensons had yet to cough up. Not that we expected them to. But they have those mysterious twinkles in their eyes, so I think they’re up to something.

“This one’s from...Alex,” Peyton said with a wince

I sighed at her pained expression, remembering two days ago, when Jack came round.

It was three days after the mall incident, and Jack had texted me to say that he was coming round soon. Peyton was pacing up and down the corridor by the front door, whereas I just leant against the doorframe. Sure enough, Jack rang the doorbell after about an hour of us waiting.

“Finally!” Peyton hissed, ripping the door open

Jack flinched slightly at her slightly crazed expression, but I just smiled reassuringly, and grabbed his hand to guide him into the living room.

“So what did you girlies want?” Jack asked cheerfully

“Just wanted to ask a few questions, that’s all,” I shrugged innocently

“Do the others know you’re here?” Peyton asked urgently

“Nahh, told them I had to do some chores for my Ma before I meet them at Rian’s,” Jack replied with a shake of his head

“Got it,” I smiled, subtly elbowing Peyton to calm to fuckk down

“So...” Jack prompted

“Ah, yeah, did Gaskarth sleep with Big Tits at the party round his?” I asked bluntly, but with a dazzling smile

“Uh yeah...I thought you guys talked about it?” Jack answered, scratching his head

“Oh we did...we just wanted to make sure that we got the right girl when we beat her up. We’re still going to sort her out, even if we’ve...talked it over with Alex and Zack,” I simpered

“Ah got it. Well she does deserve something for nearly wrecking your relationship!” Jack chuckled

Oh the poor naive boy. If he wasn’t so lovely I’d be highly amused by all of this.

“Anything else you wanted to clarify?” Jack asked with a childlike grin

“Zack saw it all, yeah? He definitely saw them?” Peyton asked shakily

“Yup. He’s sorry though. He didn’t want Alex beaten up again, but I know he’s already told you all this,” Jack shrugged

I clenched my fists to hide my anger. How dare they tell Jack such fuckking lies! He’s so innocent! He doesn’t deserve this!

“Oh, Jack...you don’t need to tell the guys about this talk. We just wanted to clear everything up. You understand, don’t you?” Peyton said softly

“Sure thing. You know me – I can keep a secret,” Jack grinned

Uh huh.

“Thanks J-Dog,” I said happily, although inside I was sighing

“Any time T-Bag. See you later!” Jack said loudly

I chuckled, hugging him. Peyton hugged him too, and I walked with him to the front door.

“You’re a good friend, Jack,” I said softly

“I try,” Jack said coolly, flexing his arms

I laughed loudly, rolling my eyes. Jack poked his tongue out at me, running over to the tree by Rian’s window. I smiled to myself as I shut the door, folding my arms over my chest as I walked back to meet Peyton. My heart broke as I realised she was crying silently, head resting lifelessly against the sofa arm.

“I guess it’s good we really know the truth,” she choked

“Hey, we know have legitimate grounds for revenge. And don’t you worry – it’s going to be amazing,” I whispered fiercely

“I know. And I can’t wait,” Peyton spat

*

“Now girls, our presents are sort of joint things,” Donald announced

Told you they had something planned!

“Right, well the first one is this,” Sue smiled warmly

She handed Peyton a small box, and Peyton quickly ripped the paper off, revealing a set of keys. The Bensons must’ve seen our confused expressions, because they laughed.

“Look outside,” Donald chuckled

Peyton and I took one look at each other, before running to the front door. As soon as I got outside, my jaw dropped. On the driveway behind the Benson’s car was a dark grey Bentley Convertible car. A.K.A. the most beautiful car in the world!

“Oh my fuckking God! Are you serious!” I squealed

“Incredibly,” Donald nodded with a smile

“It’s...amazing. Thank you!” Peyton gushed

Donald and Sue beamed at each other. I swear I’ve never seen so much happiness, let alone smiling, since we’d been here.

“Now, I know you’re leaving for your roadtrip tomorrow, so we thought we’d help you get started,” Sue said with a mischievous smile

Peyton and I sent each other confused looks as they handed us an envelope each. I opened mine, and I froze. Inside was the receipt of opening a bank account in my name. With $50,000 in.

“No way,” Peyton breathed

I guessed she had one in her name too.

“We’ve been fostering for decades, but we’ve never had as much fun as with you two. You’ve been such a challenge and we haven’t enjoyed ourselves so much with any other kids. So we made the decision we’re only going to foster one more girl before retiring. We owe you for giving us our lives back. You made us feel young again,” Donald said with a wide smile

Peyton and I looked at each other once, before leaping at the Bensons, engulfing them in firm hugs. They laughed and hugged us back. Wow – this much be what it’s like to have a family. Never thought I’d get to find out what that was like. When Peyton and I released them, we were all watery eyed. Damn, must be allergies.

“You two are officially the coolest foster people ever,” Peyton grinned, hugging the car keys and envelope to her chest

“Well thank you,” Sue chuckled

“Would you like the ‘coolest foster people ever’ to help you pack your car with all your bags? You are going over to Alex’s tonight to say goodbye, aren’t you?” Donald offered

“Oh definitely. Help would be amazing thanks,” I smirked

I winked at Peyton heading back in the house. Tonight was going to be the most fun we’d had in a long time.

*

[Peyton]

I cut the engine to our beautiful new car, pulling the hood down to hide all our bags. Well, we don’t want to give away everything, do we? I slipped on my silver heels as I got out the car, smoothing down my clingy violet halterneck dress seductively. Oh yes, we were on form tonight. Picking up my silver clutch bag from the dashboard, I locked the car, smiling at Trinity. She was dressed to kill tonight. Tiny silk black shorts and a red lycra top that made her cleavage look amazing. She grinned at me, her dark red lipstick making her teeth look pearly white, and we linked arms, walking up to Alex’s front door.

“You sure you can do this?” Trinity whispered to me as I rung the doorbell

“He hurt me. So I’m going to hurt him. That’s all there is to it. Are you ready?” I retorted

“I warned Zack I don’t like liars. I was born ready,” Trinity smirked

Then the front door opened, revealing Alex in a formitting blue plaid shirt and ripped jeans. If I didn’t hate him, I’d say he looks damn good right now.

“Wow girls, you look amazing!” Alex grinned

I know.

“Thanks,” I simpered, walking in

I kissed his cheek, lingering slightly, before moving aside to let Trinity in. Alex looked her up and down once before smirking.

“Zack’s upstairs,” he said simply

I almost cringed at her excited expression. Not because it was genuine excitement. Because she couldn’t wait to rip him a new one.

“Then what are we waiting for?” Trinity asked innocently

Alex chuckled and led us upstairs, taking my hand. I had to fight the urge to rip my hand out of his cheating grip. Control, Peyton, control. Remember the plan. We walked into Alex’s room, Trinity going straight into Zack’s arms.

“This was such a good idea of yours to have just the four of us celebrating your birthday. I mean, I know we celebrated yesterday with Jack, Rian and Kara too, but it just makes today more special, I think,” Alex smiled, shutting his bedroom door

I just shrugged innocently, smiling at Trinity.

“I got the 4 bottles of Absinthe you asked for too. Tonight had better be worth be getting the strange looks from the cashiers,” Zack teased, kissing Trinity’s forehead

I bit my lip to hide my smile, noticing how she gritted her teeth.

“Don’t worry, babe. Tonight’s going to be a night you’ll never forget,” Trinity purred