11:00 p.m., August, 12th Thursday, Summer.  

- hangover-

nessa's pov-

the smell of cigarettes slapped me in the face as i entered the house i shared with cooper, music blasting, i'm guessing he had friends over. I just came back from a pool party i crashed, after a few drinks, i think skinny-dipped with a guy named- josh, i think. I was drunk and  I  have a serious hangover though.

He always did. My parents probably "stepped out of the house", also known as leaving their children in new york for something in l.a for days maybe a month.

Third Person-

She sighed,knowing Jaden was going to be there. Cooper's hella annoying bestfriend, they always had to had some sort of argument every time they see eachother. She didn't even think she had the energy to deal with him, her head might start bulging. 

Cooper definitely found it funny, he knows they don't hate eachother, not even a little. They definitely deny it. 

"Oh you're finally back!" cooper exclaimed, causing the girl to groan and hold her ear. it rang repeatedly in her ear, kind of like standing close to a church bell. 

"no yelling im begging you" she stated putting her bag on the kitchen island. 

"shorty got a hangover" jaden teased putting his controller down and going to the kitchen. 

"where's quinton?" she asked. 

"bathroom" cooper responded. 

"did he get stuck?-" the girl asked sitting on an island chair. 

"who's party did you go to?" jaden asked, looking through her back. 

"josh's and i'll slit your throat if you continue looking through my bag, " i looked for my pocket knife. 

"aww baby wants to slit my throat, right there? go ahead" he pointed at his throat bending over to ness and her pocket knife. 

"oooook let's wrap that up" cooper got up moving jaden around. 

he continued looking through her bag.

"what are you trying to find anyway?" she asked, peeping in her bag. she was thinking of the things she has in there, she doesn't want him to see, probably the bikini that's probably stained as fuck, from, things  she did there, like fuck josh, and skinny dip with him, maybe that. 

"is that a- oh shawty stained this shit" he held it up. 

"you fucker" i took it and shoved it back in my bag. 

"nessa, who'd you fuck now?" cooper asked. 

"probably the whole team" jaden chuckled opening the fridge. 

"no, no one" she lied. her brother was judgemental, and if he found out she fucked josh, her toxic ex, it's another lecture from him, acting like he's the parent despite being only a year older than her. it's honestly something she rather discuss with her parents, cooper knows this, but they're not around and he feels responsible for her. 

"your lying" he stated sternly. 

Nessa's POV-

why is he embarrassing me in front of his friends, i don't care about jaden but still.  "i'm not having this conversation now" i tried pushing it away. 

"well i am" he added. 

"talk to yourself" I said getting up. 

"nessa, sit" he said to me. 

I went to my room. 

Jaden's POV- 

I kind of felt bad not gonna lie.cooper does always have to go through this, and i feel bad for showing it to him. 

"jay- sorry, lemme go check on her and-" i cut him off. 

"yea yeah you go, i'm gonna check if quinton's alive..." i sighed grabbing the bathroom key.

Cooper's POV-

I went to Nessa's room knocking on her door. "go away" her soft voice filled with rude tone escaped the door frame. 

"nessa, let's just talk" i said. 

"about what?" 

"nessa, jada, noriega open, the door!" I yelled, i hate yelling at ness, but sometimes that's all she needs.

i heard footsteps coming to the door, and a click, she unlocked it. i walked in sitting on her bed. 

"Nessa, what'd you do? and I swear to God nessa if anything leads to you getting back with sid from ice age I'm gonna kill you" I warned, I already knew she probably did, I love my sister but I don't expect anything less. 

"then i won't" she shrugged. 

"okay i won't kill you, just tell me the truth" 

"cooper, fine, this is the last thing you want to hear, i know, but yeah we did, i don't know how it happened, but it did, cooper, i know you hate it, i hate it too" 

"nessa! you can't wake up some days being so oddly proud of yourself like "4 days clean from joshuaaa" and the next day dating him at some party you crashed" i scolded.
"Now hes going to show up at our door and ask for you back, hes gonna say he bettered himself in those four days he'll embarass you, the end and then the cycle repeats and it makes you seem irresponsible, gullible, senseless and stupid!"

Tears filled the girls eyes, i knew it was true, i do regret the way i said it though. "Hey, ness, im sorry, but-"

"No- its true...i dont think, im irresponsible, gullible and the most true thing you said was that im stupid!" she said in her high pitched voice crying in my shoulder.

"Nessa,just- promise me it's the last time, for real though" i smiled looking at her.

Tears running down her cheeks as she smiled, "for real".

I got up, "im ordering pizza!" i yelled as i left the room.

"PUT VEGETABLES ON MINE, IM VEGAN NOW" she yelled back.

"VEGAN MY ASS" I yelled from downstairs.

Jadens pov

Im guessing nessas okay now cause cooper's downstairs with us. Quinton locked himself in the bathroom, dont ask how. Cooper ordered pizza and we're waiting for it while playing cod of course. 

It's late and cooper offered to let me stay, not sure petty princess would like that, so I'm going to  stay here. I heard someone come down the stairs. speak of the devil. "hey ness" quinton said slightly turning back, trying to pay attention to the game and the girl behind him. 

"yo, did you get stuck in our bathroom again?" she sighed opening the fridge. 

ding dong. pizza. "oh yes. thank the lord" she said quickly closing the fridge. "who's wallet is this?" "eh i dont really care" she shrugged picking it up and opening the door for the pizza guy. 

nessa's pov-

i opened the door, giving the pizza boy 40 dollars and taking the two pizza boxes, closing the door as he left. "i get first slice" cooper said making his way over to the island. 

"she used MY money, so I get first slice" jaden added also entering the kitchen. 

"i get first slice, because, uhm, okay i got nothing, im just getting the first slice" quinton stated.

"how about? i get first slice, because I'M a lady, and y'all are wanna be ladies" 

"that's homophobic nessa! just because we paint our nails and wear crop tops don't mean shit" cooper scolded.

"if y'all dont let me get the first slice, you're nessaphobic, nessalations 12:34" she said taking the first slice flipping us off. 

"bitch..." cooper took the second. 

"whore..."i said taking another. 

"all you my guy" she stated going upstairs with the entire box, at least we have the second.

"she's so-" i cut myself off.