can you keep a secret?: one
warnings: drugs, alcohol, suggestive content
a/n: this fic has a mind of its own and it's taking me places, it's so fun to write it, hope you like it. if there is anything you want to see in it, let me know :)
junior year was slowly coming to an end, with summer break being right around the corner. this period always passes by in a flash and before you know it you will be with sarah in the bahamas, lounging beside the pool, drinking sneaky cocktails and checking out hot pool boys and gardeners that are somehow always in close proximity of sarah. you can't wait to be there, can't wait to get out on the boat with her and for it to just be the two of you, anchored alone in the middle of the ocean. there will be no school drama and most importantly, no jealous boyfriends that are mad when she ditches them to go hang out with you.
of course, you didn't account for the fact that sarah's current boyfriend, topper, didn't want to let her go that easily, unlike all the others.
you are sitting on sarah's bed, fiddling with your lip gloss while she was fighting with topper over the phone again. he was the latest boyfriend in her never-ending rotation. the girl just couldn't be on her own, no matter how wrong for her those boys were. your last argument was about how undeserving they were of her. all the preppy boys were the same, possessive and jealous. you didn't want to see your best friends get hurt again. but that was always the cycles. she gets a boyfriend, they don't treat her well, they fight, she cries, she breaks up with them and then starts it all over again with a different one.
"we're over, topper! do not call and do not come to the party tonight!" sarah was hosting the annual summer break opening party at her house, which meant everyone will be here, kids from both sides of the island.
sarah stomps into her room and falls backwards onto the bed, jostling you in the process. her blonde hair is wild today, not straightened as usual, which means she's letting loose tonight. you reach out and gently move one strand that stuck to her lip gloss.
"what was that? this month's boy toy is finally no more?" you ask her playfully.
she's on her side now and she narrows her eyes at you, supporting her chin with her hand. "you wish," she scoffs. "it depends. we'll see if he listens to me or he comes to the party anyway."
the truth was, you did wish for her to break up with him. you wish everything was at it used to be, just the two of you hanging out at her house, putting makeup on each other and trying out different hairstyles. before all the partying and boys and mean girls who wanted to bring sarah down. and you with her.
"god, sarah, you're the worst," you exclaim and she grins. you don't mean it and she knows it too.
sarah rolls over on her stomach and looks at you over her shoulder. "yeah, and you love it. what would you do without me?"
the sad truth is, you have no idea.
the party's being going for a couple of hours and everybody is fucked up. there are rivers of alcohol and you know drugs are galore, seeing as barry's here too. you've seen him get upstairs with rafe a couple of minutes ago, rafe's hands twitchy and barry's smirk dangerous. you're nursing a vodka cranberry in your hands, the ice already completely melted.
topper showed up, naturally, so now all is magically alright in his and sarah's world. she's currently grinding on him in the living room, various couples doing the same all around them. you drain the last of your drink and make your way to the kitchen, ready for another one.
after dumping the empty solo cup in the trash, you start looking for the cranberry juice. it seems somebody used it all up and didn't bother to get another bottle out. vodka shots, it is. you slam three quick vodka shots back to back, cheersing with mariah, scarlett and tristan. doing so could turn out to be a mistake, but that's a problem for future you.
as you're turning toward the back deck for some fresh air, you collide with someone's drink, which leaves a dark spot on your white top. sighing heavily, you wave whoever it is off and head to the storage closet instead, where you know the camerons keep their cleaning stuff.
the door to the storage is kinda hard to open, so you push a little with your shoulder and almost hit rafe in the face with it. both of you stumble a little. he grabs you by the arm and quickly ushers you inside with him. "w-what are you doing?" you clear your throat. the storage closet is small and even smaller with the two of you inside together. your nose is almost smushed in his chest and his chin is awfully close to the top of your head.
you can smell alcohol and weed on his breath when you look up at him, your hand automatically grabbing him by the bicep when he leans backward on the wall. his pupils are so blown wide, he doesn't have irises anymore. his hair is all sweaty and messed up and his eyes have a manic look to them. he looks plain demonic. for some fucked up reason, you feel a little flutter below the waist at the sight of him like this.
he just looks at you without saying anything. his crazy eyes don't leave your face, but you're not afraid of him, you've known him your whole life. there were some occasions on sleepovers over the years when you couldn't sleep so you'd climb on the roof, only to find rafe already there. he was familiar and comforting in that weird way, like you share a secret meant for somebody else. you both loved sarah and she saved both of you in different ways. for rafe, that love turned into something like resentment, and for you, into something softer and way different then anything you felt before.
there are no reasons and a million reasons why you do what you do next. maybe alcohol, maybe loneliness, maybe boredom, maybe horniness, maybe you just want to feel something else toward somebody else. so, you lean closer to him and close the gap between your mouths. hungrily, he kisses you back, like he was waiting for it all this time. his large hand grabs your hair and yanks it. you yelp, breaking the kiss. this is lust, this is hunger, this is feral.
rafe's lips are red from your lipstick and he rubs his mouth. "huh," he mumbles, now looking at the red smears on his fingers. you don't say anything, you can't, as you watch him put those same fingers on your lips, in a shush way.
his other hand releases the hold on your hair. he shoves it in his pocket and takes out a baggie with white powder. "stole this from barry. wanna share?" you tentatively lick his smeared fingers that are still resting on your lips and nod. sarah is occupied, you might as well be too.
rafe peeks through the door and pulls you out the room with him. you stumble your way to his bedroom on the top floor. it's dark and kinda stuffy in there, the only light coming from his bathroom, the door to it ajar. he sits on the bed and pulls you with him so you're straddling him. you don't kiss, you just look at each other, even though you can feel his excitement under you.
rafe lifts you off him effortlessly and drops you on the bed next to him. you're looking around the room, trying to see the real him. there is some memorabilia from his college, some workout equipment and an electric guitar, which you didn't know he played. there's also a lot of composition notebooks on a shelf over his desk.
"ready?" he asks, turning to you with a platter with two lines. rafe doesn't wait for your response before leaning down for his. you mimic his movements when it's your turn and your body suddenly turns fiery and eager.
"come here, rafey." the nickname leaves your lips on accident, but rafe doesn't seem to mind, obeying your playful order. he crashes into you ungracefully and starts kissing up your neck and jaw, leaving wet tracks. the light breeze coming from the open window is the best thing ever in the moment.
you frantically take off rafe's shirt and rake your nails over his stomach, earning a shudder out of him. he hikes your skirt up higher and hooks a finger into your panties, glancing up at you with questioning eyes. you nod once and he takes them off.
soon you're both slick with sweat and something else, your moans silenced by the party still happening downstairs. in the morning you wake up only wearing your panties, with a sleeping naked rafe by your side. when you check your phone, you see that sarah left with topper last night, meaning she's not here to see your walk of shame from rafe's to her room.
oh, and the most fucked up thing about all of this? sarah has no idea about you two. you managed to keep this thing resembling a relationship hidden for two whole years.