Smoked Success

34.

"Jessica, it's wonderful to see you again." I see Christian. I'm already angry for no reason. "You still look the same."

"It's great to see you too." I lie. Andrew's getting himself something to drink while I'm just over here being the sober person I am.

"Where's your partner?" He asks.

"Getting himself a drink." I reply, glancing at my phone, mom and dad are going to Washington next week, mom claims grandpa is sick.

"Why isn't he getting you anything?" He questions. Has he always been so nosey?

"I don't want anything. I'm good this way." I roll my eyes. And here is Andrew.

"Haddad, how have you been?" They hug each other. I think I already want to smoke.

"Been great man. How's your fiancée?" Andrew asks as they pull out. And I choke on the word fiancée, um what?

"Jessica, are you okay?" Christian asks, grinning. That bitch. I inhale deeply and fake a smile.

"Andrew, Mr. Collins, I'd like to excuse myself for two minutes." I look away, I really need to smoke, this is too much to handle.

I leave them and head outside, I get out my pack of cigarettes and pick one. I put it in my mouth and then light it. Man, smoking gets me so much comfort. I check my phone for texts, and I just have an email from Mr. Woodhouse, who's been my substitute teacher for the week. I'll read that later.

"Are you okay?" Andrew shows up out of nowhere, he seems worried.

"I'm fine, he's just too obnoxious." I sigh.

"You know you can smoke inside right, it's freezing in here," he suggests.

"The cold isn't bothering me." I fake a smile, I'm just sort of tired because I didn't sleep well yesterday. "You can go back in there, I don't mind. It's the reason you're here after all."

"I prefer spending time with you." He smiles.

"I'm sorry I'm a party pooper." I blow out smoke. "I'll finish this one and we'll go back inside."

After an hour of peaceful talking with people who aren't Christian, he shows up again, this time with a woman who's wearing a tube dress, it still looked formal, though.

"Jessica, I'd like to introduce my fiancée to you, this is Miranda. Miranda, this is Jessica, Haddad's girlfriend." He says. I'm surprised he didn't introduce me as his ex.

"Good evening." I shake hands with her. She is pretty, blonde, blue eyes, small nose, collarbones showing so much, and let's not forget the dimples.

"It is pretty weird, meeting the woman my fiancé used to cheat on with me." She giggles, that was a stupid remark which Andrew didn't know about.

"It also is weird that Christian switched from Columbia Records © to whatever company this is." I smile as well.

"He works for daddy now." She puts her arm around his waist. This is disgusting.

"Collins, man, you know Jessica is the hottest teacher in UCLA?" Andrew interrupts. I look at him, very confused.

"I have an internationally known model." Christian rolls his eyes.

"Sorry man, but no one can beat Jessie's personality." This time, Andrew wraps his hand around my waist. Miranda's jaw drops whilst Christian looks away, he's embarrassed.

"Actually, there is." Christian looks at me this time, what is he planning on doing? Fuck. "At least, I'm sure my fiancée is a woman." Oh, he didn't, oh fuck no he didn't.