The boys at this party sucked.
Boys was the word for these wannabe men, 20 year olds trying desperately to gain the attention of the group of friends enjoying a beer by the pool. The last time Jen had clapped a cannonball she'd been 8 years old, why did they think it was impressive tonight? But she had to be polite, this was her best friend Mia's house and she was a guest for the summer.
She was so grateful to be able to stay with her so she could keep her job near their college during the summer months, rather than pay the expensive airfare home to the middle of nowhere. Who wouldn't want to spend the summer with their best friend? The only downside being the house belonged to the hottest man alive, who was also her best friends father. Jen had been a saint so far but she couldn't deny how worked up she was, and here she was at a party at her friends house surrounded by boys.
"Let's play a game!" Mia suggested, a desperate attempt to bring the group together and calm the boys down from their peacocking "Spin the bottle anyone?" This got their attention and soon the group were assembled in a circle, tipsy and giggling at the bottles selected victims.
Mia got to kiss her crush and Jen endured a kiss with Jack, an old school friend of Mia's before the bottle spun again and landed on Jen and Aaliyah. Jen shrugged and crawled across the circle to her new friend, relieved it wasn't one of the boys, Aaliyah met her in the middle. She looked into her eyes and they moved in towards each other slowly, teasing the boys around them, their lips met in a soft, open mouthed kiss.
Aaliyah slipped her tongue into Jens mouth and for a minute the girls forgot where they were until... "fuck that's hot" the boys ruined it and the two pulled apart, flushed, they moved back to their seats and the game continued.
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Jen sat on the edge of the pool looking out onto the water when Aaliyah plopped down next to her, dangling her feet in the pool she offered Jen a fresh beer. "Thanks, now I don't have to go past tweedle dum and tweedle Dee for another half hour."
Aaliyah laughed "No problem, there is a distinct lack of, uh, talent here tonight, I'm a little disappointed."