Eric’s arm is around me in no time, and Ty takes my other as they stand by me while the vomiting adds to the mess tonight’sbecome.
What the fuckinghell?
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Eric
IcarryJesse up to the condo, cradling him in myarms.
“Fuck, Eric, this isridiculous.”
“Just be quiet and let me do this,” Iinsist.
“Are you annoyed with me? You soundannoyed.”
Despite trying to keep a serious face, it’s hard for me not to smile atthat.
“Oh, good,” he says. I stop and glance down at him, his gaze on me as he smirks. “You still loveme.”
“Of course I still love you. You drinking more than you should at some random New Year’s party could never do anything to that. You think I’d marry you if I couldn’t handle one drunkennight?”
He blushes, still grinning like a fucking kid. I kiss his forehead, I don’t know why, maybe because I just want to reassure him. After everything we’ve been through, if he thinks not being able to hold his alcohol for one night is going to fuck shit up, he’s got another thingcoming.
“Gross, please, guys, can you at least wait until you’re in the bedroom to do this,” Ty pleads from behindme.
“We’re almost there,” I say as we reach the door. “Liam, would you mind grabbing the keys from my right-handpocket?”
“Got it,” Liam replies, taking them and opening the door forus.
“God, this is fucking embarrassing,” Jessewhispers.
“No, dude,” Ty says. “Your birthday when you were standing on the bar and dancing like an idiot when the music stopped, that wasembarrassing.”
Jesse moans. “Damn, why did you have to remind me ofthat?”
“I have video in case youforget.”
“Do you really have video?” I ask Ty as I carry Jesse across thethreshold.
“Hell yeah, Ido.”
Jesse rolls his head, blinking oddly, seemingly unrelated to Ty’s comment. “Are you okay? You need to throw upagain?”
“No. The room’s just spinning alittle.”
“Liam, can you hang here for a second so I can get Jessesituated?”
“That’sfine.”
I take Jesse into the bedroom and lay him across the bed. He gazes up at me, wearing that cocky expression on his face. “Now what are you thinking?” Iask.
“How amazing you are tome.”
“Well, you take care of me, I take care of you. That’s how this works,right?”
His expression wavers, as though some thought just disturbedhim.
“You sure you’re not about to throw up again?” Iask.
