Spencer's parents were gone for the weekend and the girls had a sleepover planned. It seemed pretty often that they ended up at Spencer's – but they all loved it. Despite her overbearing parents, it was a relaxing place for them to be and they all loved the house. The Hastings family were rich, after all.
This wasn't an innocent sleepover though. It was the first time they'd all planned to acquire drinks before hand – and they had their ways. Melissa was surprisingly willing to buy for Spencer, but then again that could be a sign she didn't care too much for her sister's wellbeing. Aria, Emily & Hanna all showed up in Emily's car, giggling and energetic. They welcomed themselves in through the front door, clearly mid-conversation about something hilarious. "Geez guys, I didn't expect you to get into it so soon" said a typically anxious Spencer.
"I'm NOT DRUNK!" barked Hanna, rather unconvincingly.
Emily laughed, "Here Spence, she's your problem now! I couldn't get her to shut up in the car."
"You didn't..." Spencer trailed off.
"Oh no, I would never drive drunk," assured Emily. "THESE two on the other hand - they ride drunk."
Spencer took Hanna by the arm and sat her down. Meanwhile, Aria was staring at a piece of paper on the fridge. "555-7393... Oh that's my number!" she squealed, before erupting into a fit of laughter. Spencer and Emily shared a knowing look. They decided to direct Aria towards the lounge too where they all sat and contemplated the evening. "We could watch a movie..." Spencer began, before Hanna cut her off. "BORING! You seemed pretty keen on partying it up before."
"Hanna, it's 8 O' Clock."
"Problem?"
Spencer sighed and headed towards the kitchen. She opened the fridge and pulled out a 10-pack of cruisers. "Good enough for you?" she smiled, holding them up.
"YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!" Hanna and Aria yelled out, stomping their feet on the floor and generally being crazy. Emily was a little overwhelmed, being the innocent one and all, but she was still excited for the night ahead. "Want one Em?" Spencer offered.
"Sure, why not."
Bottles were sprawled across the living room. 3OH!3 was playing at full volume and the previously timid Spencer was strutting her stuff on the coffee table. Aria was texting Ezra in the corner, and Hanna was jumping all over Emily, trying to get her to be more adventurous. "EM-I-LY! EM-I-LY!" All the girls joined in. "EM-I-LY! EM-I-LY! EM-I-LY!" Emily curled up in the couch, red of embarrassment. She wasn't going to dance. "She obviously hasn't had enough to drink yet!" Hanna cried. "I'M getting YOU a shot." She made her way to the kitchen and Emily sat up and took a deep breath. What the hell, she thought.
All eyes were on her as Hanna presented the glass in front of her. Emily held it up and said "Cheers girls!" before downing the thing in one gulp. Hanna threw her arms up, "WOOOOOOO!" then pulled Emily up to dance. The music was loud, the girls were wild, and Emily felt amazing. This was the most fun she'd had in a long time.
Things eventually calmed down and the girls were lying on the floor, couches and tables pushed to the side of the room. It was that typical girly down-time, that girls always manage to find at a sleepover. Make no mistake about it though, they remained highly intoxicated. "Hey Em, I have a question" said Spencer, resting her chin on her hand and looking at Emily. "What's it like to kiss a girl?"
"Yeah, yeah!" barked Hanna, before Emily could respond. "Is it... juicy?"
Emily cracked up.
Aria piped in to add her two cents worth, "Do lesbians have like... a different technique?"
Their naivety amused Emily to no end. "No Aria, it's pretty straight-forward..."
"It must be sort of different though right?" she replied.
"Yeah no, it is. Kissing Ben was like kissing wet sandpaper, but kissing Maya was like... hmm..." she couldn't find words.
"Hugging a newborn kitten?" Spencer asked.
"Flying?" Aria added.
"Making out with a squid," said Hanna, quite seriously.
"Haha, no, you're way off. I can't describe it."
"Show me then," said Spencer, boldly.
Emily looked as though she thought about it for a second, but then went "No! No Spence, you're my friend, I... I can't."
"I'll do it" Hanna said.
Spencer looked at her and giggled a little, before cocking her head to the side and cheekily saying "Come here baby."
Aria and Emily squealed with excitement and disbelief as Hanna leant in and planted one on Spencer - quite a substantial one. Spencer laughed into the kiss but remained intent on doing it properly. They had a good, 5 second, real kiss.
"That was pretty good!" exclaimed Hanna.
"What about you Spence?" asked Emily. "Was it like hugging a newborn kitten?"
"No, more like... like... man, I can't think of anything either."
"Okay guys, you've got me seriously curious here," Aria cried. "Like it's some sort of mystical art."
"Wanna try?" suggested Hanna, feeling wild and keen for some more.
"No! That's like... cheating."
"Pfff, no it's not!" Hanna argued.
"Uhh, yeah it is" Emily added. "Why should it be any different because we're girls?"
"Because she's not going to have sex with me," Hanna blurted out.
Everyone started laughing and Aria hid her head in her hands. Even Hanna was cracking up, surprised at what she just said.
"But seriously though," said Emily. "Kissing a girl is still cheating."
"Lucky I don't have anyone to cheat on" said Hanna.
"Do you think Toby would mind?" Spencer asked. "Actually, hang on, I'll call him and find out."
Her judgement shot, Spencer picked up her phone and started dialling. Emily grabbed her arm, trying to be the sensible one, but Spencer resisted and carried on.
"Hello?" Toby was on speakerphone.
Spencer laughed into the mouthpiece. "Hey you. Hey, I was just wondering something..."
Aria and Hanna were audible in the background. "What are you all up to?" Toby asked.
"Just, you know, a night with the girls. Mom and Dad are out and all that."
"Oh right," replied Toby, laughing. "Sounds fun."
"Oh it is fun. Lots of fun. Were just having a discussion and we were wondering..."
"Yeah?"
"Would you be mad at me if I kissed Emily?"
"You kissed Emily?" asked Toby, sounding surprised but not annoyed.
"No, no... just... would you be mad at me if I did?"
"Only if I missed it" said Toby, but joking. He was a bit more decent than that.
Spencer laughed, getting him. "But really though?"
"Nah I don't think so. If you ever kiss someone called Emile though, I wanna know about it."
"Gotcha. Thought so. Ok thanks that's all we wanted to know bye!" Spencer slurred, revealing her drunkenness. She hung up and looked back at the others. "Told ya!"
"Why Emile?" asked Hanna.
"It's a boy's name stupid" Aria replied.
"Oh."
"Why did you say if you kissed ME?" Emily asked.
"Because I didn't. So when he asked, I could still say no."
"Spence that's still kinda lying," Emily responded.
"So send me to hell then," replied Spencer cheekily before lying down again and writhing about happily.
Emily just smiled. It was hard to be annoyed with Spencer.