Emmaline's POV:
All anyone at school could talk about was Lorna's party. "It's gonna be great." Jason said. He put his arm around Chrissy's shoulders. She half smiled and said "yeah. I guess." Jack agreed when Jason as he talked about getting absolutely hammered. Andy looked me up and down and said "you'll be there, right?" I shrugged and said "yeah." Peter kissed my cheek and said "of course she'll be there." "Lorna despises me and would rather me not be there but I'll go for the sake of all of you." I said. Andy furrowed his eyebrows and said "why doesn't Lorna like you?" "I have no idea." I replied. Peter stopped the conversation about Lorna as he talked about how we all needed to unwind before spring break. It would be something to get out of the way before having a chill spring break. Peter was going on vacation. His estranged aunt had reached out and wanted to see him. Peter's mom died when he was young and the only connection he had left to her was his aunt; his mother's sister. I would definitely be alone for spring break but I'd have Alyssa and Milo to keep me company. Andy continued to look me up and down like I was a piece of meat. He wasn't a bad looking guy but he honestly gave me the creeps. He looked at every girl as if they were just something he could fuck. I seemed to inch closer to Peter who pulled me into him. "Em." Milo said. I quickly took this opportunity to get away from the popular crowd. "Are you going to the party tonight?" He said. I nodded and said "I have to. Are you?" "I'll go if you will. It might be nice to get some of that stuff on camera." I chuckled softly and Alyssa approached us. "So, the party tonight is a definite?" Milo gave her a thumbs up and said "yep." "Hello, Princess Emmaline." The voice of Eddie Munson said. I looked over my shoulder as he walked past me. "Hello, king of the nerds." Eddie pretended to be hurt and said "ouch. Why don't you come be the queen of the nerds?" "You'd like that, wouldn't you?" I snapped. Eddie smirked and said "I would actually. Also, I heard we passed our project. Got an A." I was shocked. I knew we had done a decent job but an A? Wow. I'm sure Eddie Munson hadn't seen an A since middle school. "That's cause of me." I said. Eddie chuckled and said "of course it was. But, I did help you a little bit. With the monster part of course." Eddie spun on his heel and walked away from me, Rosalie immediately going to his side. "Since when are you and Eddie Munson friends?" Milo asked. I shook my head and said "we're not."

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"A skirt or jeans?" I asked Alyssa. She looked at the two options in my hand and said "well, you might be colder in the skirt but it's cuter than the jeans." I shrugged and said "ok. I'll do the skirt." Milo looked at the skirt and said "it's ugly." I shook my head and said "it's one of Peter's favorite skirts I own." Milo rolled his eyes and said "he has shitty taste." I scoffed and said "stop, Milo. It's a cute skirt." "I just don't like it. Plus, your boyfriend could be nicer to people." I furrowed my eyebrows as Milo looked down. I knew of Peter's asshole friends but I was beginning to think they were rubbing off on him. "Milo, just forget about Peter and let's go out and have a nice night, ok?" He nodded and didn't say anything else. Milo and Alyssa ended up riding together as Peter picked me up. "I'm looking forward to tonight." I half smiled at him and said "me too. I think it'll be fun. As long as Lorna doesn't try to ruin it for me." Peter kissed my cheek as he drove. "Ignore her, Em. She's a bitch. Let's just go and dance and have some fun. Nothing crazy." I felt better as Peter reassured me. He always knew how to do that. I was sure we'd have a good time. My boyfriend usually was so sweet. Lately he'd been letting Jason Carver dictate his actions. Jason overall was a nice guy. He was on a high horse and thought he was the coolest guy on Earth because he was dating Chrissy Cunningham and was the captain of the basketball team. I had a feeling that tonight would be fun. It would be a way for Peter and I to let loose.

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Lorna's large house boomed with music. Peter held my hand as we walked inside. It looked like almost everyone from school was here. Jason and Andy were dragging Lucas Sinclair along with them. He was a freshman. I was shocked he was here. Milo walked around and taped everything with his camera. Lorna was currently dancing in the middle of her living room, a crowd around her. She giggled as the crowd chanted her name. I rolled my eyes and headed to the drink table. Peter and I did a couple of shots before I got an actual drink. Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood blasted and Lorna noticed Peter and I. She rushed over with Jack. "Peter! You came!" She breathed. I rolled my eyes and Jack patted Peter on the shoulder. Lorna made eye contact with me and said "Emmaline." "Lorna." "Come on! Let's dance!" Jack started pulling me away from Peter, leaving him with Lorna. I looked over my shoulder at my boyfriend who was talking to the blonde. Jack pulled me close to him as the music started to control his movements. The alcohol inside me was beginning to make me loosen up. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me. Jack went in for a kiss and I pushed him away, not understanding why he'd do that. His attention went to a girl walking by and I took a few steps back, backing into someone. Let's Go Crazy by Prince began and I turned around to be faced with Eddie Munson. "You came." I said. Eddie smirked and said "of course I'd make an appearance. Wanna dance?" I looked to my left to see Peter still talking to Lorna. I nodded quickly and Eddie pulled me to where everyone was dancing. Eddie leaned down and said "I secretly like this song. Don't tell anyone." I giggled and moved my body to the song. Eddie swayed back and forth, mostly watching me. As the song broke down, Eddie pulled me close to him. I felt his hands go to my hips and I stared up at him through half lidded eyes. I didn't care about the weird looks I was receiving or the fact that people were shocked that Eddie was here. "You know, you're my sworn enemy." I said. Eddie chuckled and said "it doesn't seem like that right now. Seems like you're enjoying yourself." I rolled my eyes and his hands went up under the shirt I wore, his hands coming in contact with the skin on my hip. I gasped softly and Eddie bopped his head to the song. I seemed to tune everyone out around me as I watched him let loose. I never noticed how pretty he was up close. His plump pink lips looked so kissable up close and his brown eyes sparkled under the lights. "Emmaline!" Jack said. I looked over my shoulder and he said "what're you doing?!" "Gotta run, sweetheart." Eddie said. His hands left my hips as he rushed off. "Was he bothering you?" I shook my head and said "no. It was fine. He was just being Eddie." Jack nodded and I left the dance floor. "Jerk!" A girl said as she pushed Milo as he filmed her and a guy make out. He laughed and went to film other people. His camera went up in my direction and his face dropped as he looked behind me. "What?" I said. Milo shook his head and said "don't turn around." Lorna now stood next to Milo and she gasped while going to laugh. I immediately looked over my shoulder to see my boyfriend making out with a random girl. My eyes widened and tears started to form. "Oh, Emmaline. It was bound to happen. Peter was going to fall out of love with you eventually." Lorna said, twisting the knife in my heart. I swallowed the sob that wanted to escape my lips. Peter seemed to finally notice me and he realized that I had seen. "Emmaline! It's not what it looks like!" I left the living room and went into the kitchen, starting to down drinks. I wanted to forget. I wanted everything to end. "Asshole!" Alyssa said. I took a shaky breath as I swallowed the burning liquid. "Em, slow down. This isn't good. I know you just saw Peter-" "Alyssa, I have to forget. I need to just go somewhere else. This'll make me feel better. I'll feel so much better once I drink all this. It'll be great. I can party and act like everything is ok." Alyssa shook her head and said "Em, don't." I ignored my best friend's pleas as I downed another cup of straight vodka. I left the kitchen, stumbling through the house. I was then grabbed by Andy. I looked up at him and he said "Jesus, Emmaline." I rolled my eyes and said "fuck off." "Hey, why don't you come with me upstairs? We could get more acquainted." He offered. I shook my head and said "no. I wanna gooutside." Andy chuckled at my slurring and said "come on, Em. I'll make you feel better." He started to pull me towards the stairs and I pushed on his chest, wanting to get away. "Hey." A voice said. I looked to see Eddie. He took in my state and said "Emmaline, you're trashed." I nodded with a laugh and said "yeah." "Fuck off, Munson. I'm taking Emmaline upstairs." Eddie looked at Andy and started to watch as Andy started to pull me up the stairs. Andy's hands starting to roam my body. I gave Eddie a pleading look. He was my biggest enemy and I'd never ask him for help but I needed it in this moment. I was desperate for someone to do something. Anything. "Ed-Eddie." I stuttered. Eddie seemed to pick up on the situation and said "Andy." Andy looked at him and Eddie shoved him away from me. Andy fell onto the stairs, too drunk to get back up. "Munson!" He yelled. Eddie grabbed my hand and pulled me away from him. Eddie started to pull me through the house, going outside. "T-T-Thank you." I said. I was looking down and Eddie cupped my cheek, making me look up at him. "Jesus." He said. I blinked a few times and said "P-Peter. He kissed another girl. That's why I'm so fucked up. And then Andy...Andy tried to..." The tears came. Eddie pulled me in for a hug and I started to sob in the arms of Eddie Munson. I was in another state of mind. Peter was my ride home and I was completely regretting leaving Alyssa's side. I buried my face into Eddie's chest and he said "hey, Em." I held handfuls of his jacket and said "Eddie, I know you hate me but thank you. Thank you for not letting Andy take me up there." "Em, we might be in different social circles but I'm not going to let some asshole take advantage of a girl. Especially you." I looked up at him and said "Peter brought me here." "I can take you home." Eddie said. I shook my head and said "I can't ask you to do that." "Hey, it's not a problem. As a matter of fact, it'd make me feel better if I took you home. I'd know you were safe." I nodded and said "can you go inside and tell Milo and Alyssa? So they know I'm ok?" "Go wait in my van." Eddie walked me to his van and let me inside. I felt safe. I knew nothing could happen to me now that I was with Eddie. My boyfriend had kissed another girl and Andy had tried to take advantage of me. I watched Eddie go back into the house and I leaned my head against the window. The glass was cool against my face. I sighed. My whole body felt like it was on fire from the alcohol running through me. I could barely keep my eyes open. Lorna's front yard was full of passed out teenagers. Peter kissing another girl ran through my mind. The thought disgusted me along with the amount of alcohol I had drank. I opened the door to Eddie's van. "Emmaline, what're you-" Eddie's voice stopped as I began to hurl in Lorna's front yard. Most of the kids were too busy partying to notice me. I felt a hand on my back and I looked up weakly. Eddie frowned and said "it's probably better if you throw it all up. Your hangover might be less excruciating." I didn't answer as I felt more coming up, expunging the alcohol from my body. I coughed and tears welled up into my eyes, from throwing up and the heartbreak I just endured. "Hang on." Eddie said. He rushed in his van and then came back over. He had some napkins and wiped my mouth and then gave me a bottle of water. I was quick to rinse my mouth out and Eddie told me to drink the rest. He helped me back into his van and I leaned my head against the door. He started up his van and said "I'm taking you home." I nodded and tried to keep the sobs escaping my lips quiet. "What the hell happened in there?" Eddie asked. I didn't answer again, just staring at the road in front of us. I sipped on the water and tried to forget about tonight. I felt like shit leaving Alyssa and Milo behind. They were my best friends. "He kissed someone." Eddie's head snapped in my direction as I had broken the silence. "What?" "Peter. He kissed another girl. He was kissing her like he kissed me. And he didn't even try to go after me. He just...stayed with her." Eddie stopped at a red light and said "who?" "I don't know. But he kissed someone; someone that wasn't me. I mean, I loved him. I mean, I still do but you can't stay with someone like that. You can't stay with someone who'll just kiss someone else." I said as I slowly looked at Eddie. He shook his head and said "no. You can't. You don't deserve that." Eddie looked back at the road as the light turned green and he started driving again. When we arrived at my house I saw that my parents weren't there. Eddie helped me out of the car and to my front door. I lazily unlocked the door and Eddie closed the door behind us as we went inside. "My rooms down the hall." I said. Eddie nodded and walked me to my bedroom. He took off my shoes and helped me into bed. "You get some sleep, Em. Everything will be better in the morning. And as for Peter, fuck him. Don't go back to him, ok? If he's going to kiss other girls while with you, he doesn't deserve you." Eddie said. I furrowed my eyebrows at him and he left. I wanted to thank him, tell him I appreciated him for helping me. But Eddie Munson was gone in a flash. I heard his van start up and pull away. I pushed the skirt I had on off, wanting to be comfortable. I then tried to get some sleep, without thinking of my boyfriend kissing someone else.

Here's the update!! I hope this book is a lot better this time around!! I rushed it the first time and I want it to actually be good instead of rushed.
~skylar🖤🫧🖤🫧