Sugar : Oh look, someone sent me a free yoga membership.
Mercedes : Thank God. You wouldn’t have been able to afford it.
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Sugar : Oh look, someone sent me a free yoga membership.
Mercedes : Thank God. You wouldn’t have been able to afford it.
Mercedes : I wasn’t expecting you.
Sugar : I wanted to surprise you! Also, I need some money.
Santana : Then you haven’t surprised us.
sugcedes
who cooks normally?: Mercedes. Sugar tried to cook for them once and set the smoke alarms off in the entire building. Mercedes still gave her an A for effort.
how often do they fight? They have small arguments about whose turn it is to clean what and why Chris and Gwyneth probably broke up. Which Kardashian is most fabulous. That stuff.
what do they do when they’re away from each other? Sugar assists a known stylist to well off public figures. Mercedes has built a name for herself online and working towards recording an EP.
nicknames for each other?: Sugar calls Mercedes her Hummingbird, and Mercedes calls Sugar Pixie Stick. Sometimes just Pixie.
who is more likely to pay for dinner?: Sugar usually treats them both.
who steals the covers at night?: Neither. They lay close and speak in hushed tones between small kisses.
what would they get each other for gifts?: Sugar brings things home from Tiffany’s and any designer store she passes on the way home, while Mercedes buys her box sets of all her favorite shows.
who remembers things?: Mercedes is better at it.
who cusses more? Sugar, usually when she’s insulting people.
who kissed who first?: Sugar. She invited Mercedes to her house to talk about a possible TroubleTones reuinion, which turned into an impromptu dance party in her kitchen. Sugar pulled her close and kissed her to find out how soft her lips were.s
FMK: Rachel, Kitty, Mercedes
F: Rachel
M: Kitty
K(iss): Mercedes
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I Should Tell You | Sugcedes
Tagging: Mercedes Jones & Sugar Motta Location: Sugartie’s Castle, Villa Rialto Time Frame: Morning, Aug. 20, 2013 General Notes:
Sugar watched Mercedes' reaction to the sonogram and joked, "Well you already are," before bursting out laughing--her hand loosely splayed over her mouth, "But yes! Artie and I are having a baby!!"
Mercedes felt tears start to form in her eyes as she looked from the sonogram to Sugar. She couldn't believe that this was happening. She was so happy for her best friend. "I just...can't believe it. Getting married in February and having a baby! You've come a long way Sugar Motta. A very long way."
Sugar watched the tears swell up in her best friend's eyes as she lowered the sonogram onto the top of the box. Mercees couldn't have spoken truer words then; there had been several ups and downs in her life, but committing her life to Artie and the family they were now starting was by far the greatest joy she could have been blessed with to date. Setting the box aside, Sugar scooted closer so that she could wrap her arms around her best friend and hug her tight, blinking away a few forming tears of her own. "Cedes, I can't remember the last time I was this happy."
Mercedes returned Sugar's hug and sighed. "You've been happy for a while now. You just didn't realize it." Through everything Sugar had gone through, this baby was the icing to a perfect new start of her life. "You know? You're mom would be so proud of you. You've been through so much yet you grew up. And I can feel her smiling down at you and little Motta-Abrams."
Sugar felt more hot tears run down her face at Mercedes' words. No one knew of the hardships throughout her entire life more than Mercedes did. And hearing all she was saying now made Sugar hold her tighter. "I wish so much that she was here," she choked out, forming a sad smile on her lips. When she finally let Mercedes go and pulled back, Sugar wiped her eyes and took a deep breath, "But I know you're right--even if she isn't here physically, she's still looking out for us." After a few nods and leaning towards the coffee table to snatch up a few tissues, Sugar told Mercedes, "I'm really glad you know now though, Cedes." Mercedes patted her friend's hair down and she felt tears run down her own face. "I know. And she is. It's sunny out because she is proud of you. She'll watch over you and the baby." After wipping one of her eyes she smiled at her friend and nodded her head. "I'm glad to know too! We need to celebrate. Go out for a nice little dinner and eat everything. The baby needs to be healthy after all."
Sugar nodded, letting herself feel reassured by Mercedes; she gave her hand a firm squeeze, and laughed, "Oh my God, my appetite's been so bad. I mean it was bad before--all the gluttony dates and whatnot that I'd go on with Iz, but I get hungry so much more often now, and then half the time I haven't been able to hold it down. It's awful! But the last time Artie and I went the doctor's she said that morning sickness doesn't usually last the whole pregnancy--thank God. So I'm definitely all for going out to eat and celebrate sometime soon. Artie and I are telling everyone now so I've still got to tell EK and Grapes, and call Elena and Vick, and there's the rest of our friends here in SF that we have to tell." Sugar's bright grin returned as she squealed, "I can't believe this is happening!"
Mercedes "You weren't there when Fiona treated Ari and I to burgers. She ate everything. EVERYTHING. It happens when you have another life growing inside of you. Once you can hold the food down, we can eat everything. Have you gotten the vitamines and everything yet? I can't wait to see everyone's face wen you tell them. Grapes is going to flip when she hears. EK will cry along with Elena and Vic is going to pretend not to cry but will anyway. You should have a small announcement party. It would be so cool!" Sugar "I won't lie, I wondered for a bit if it was psychological because when I've been reading along in 'What to Expect' they were saying the crazy eating habits don't kick in until later on, but...maybe it's different for different people?" Her shoulders hunched and fell but at Mercedes' question she nodded, "Mhm, Artie's been reading this pregnancy for daddies book." Her lips quirked up at that, "As soon as we confirmed the pregnancy at the doctor's he was plucking practically every kind of vitamin off of the pharmacy shelf!" Sugar giggled, "Oh my God, Grapes will totally lose her mind. I wanna Skype EK and Elena for sure when I tell them. And I'll need Elena or Daddy to snap a picture of Vick shedding that one tear." Again, Sugar laughed while trailing an index finger down her cheek, "He's such a softy, Is wear. But I'll talk to Artie about an announcement party and see what he thinks. Ari and Iz just had their gender reveal party last weekend, and there's still the engagement party and bachelor and bachelorette parties for Artie and me..." Her words trailed off into silence as an idea formed in her head, "Hey what if Artie and I had our engagement party soon and told everyone else then?" But as she thought about all the last minute preparations that would have to go into it, Sugar shook her head and waved off the idea, "Mm... nevermind. I'll talk to Artie about an announcement party, or just trying to get all of our friends around here together soon to tell them maybe. I mean the fastest way would be to just announce it on Tumblr like Ari did, but I kinda want Artie and I to tell Joe, Senay and everyone in person, you know?" Mercedes listened to Sugar talk more about the baby and pregnancy and couldn't help but smile. It seemed like her friend was well prepared and now all that was left was to be a worry wart like she always was. Mercedes knew everyone would be excited about the pregnancy and the upcoming wedding. It was only a matter of time. "Why not have another potluck? Invite everyone over and say you want to see everyone and then announce it during a toast? or write it on a cake. Something...unexpected and fun. It doesn't have to be a formal party. You should really catch people off guard." Sugar "I'll see if Artie's up for it. It could be fun to try and get everyone together again but I know it's getting harder as we're all getting older--with work schedules and whatnot. But speaking of get togethers and all, how are the plans for the shower coming along? And what's been going on with you lately?" She picked up a cracker and cheese slice and further asked, "How's work and Jeremy and everything with you?"
Mercedes "Well if you all need any help let me know! I'll be happy to help out." Mercedes took a sip of her juice and ate the rest of her sandwich now that she was more calm. "Shower is going well. I'm got three spots that I want to look at. Gonna ask a few people to join me on the tours and what not. Grapes said if I do it on a week-end, she can come down and help. We will also do some food tasting and wine/cider tasting as well. When everything is basically finalized, I'll have you and Artie come and take a look." She reached over for another piece and watermelon and popped it in her mouth. "Well not much going on. Just...waiting I guess. The company has been pushing me back in terms of having a say on my album and stuff. They want to do a release party but it looks like that may not happen. Every time I push to go to these meetings they just tell me to chill. They don't want me to "mess up". Like I'm going to mess up. First they only allow me to write one song on my own and then they tell me that I basically have no say. I know this is what I signed up for but I thought I would have a little bit more power you know? Now I'm scared about how this album may turn out." She signed. "Sorry about that rant. It's just all starting to really hit me. In terms of Jeremy, he is fine. He's pissed off because both Alex and Fiona are there at his place. He wanted Alex to come to my place but Alex just wants to bug Fiona. But he may get a job to be the psychology expert for this new TV show so he is really excited. Yui is in Japan again and won't be back until October at the lastest. That means I'll be watching Ayame more."
Sugar nodded and smiled, placing a hand protectively over her still flat tummy as she leaned forward to pluck another slice of cheese off the tray. She smiled, hearing about the shower plans but as the conversation shifted to the progress—or lack thereof on Mercedes’ album, her lips fell into a deep frown. Her head shook away the apology—her low ponytail swishing across her back, “It’s okay. I asked, and I don’t mind at all. I know you’ve been working really hard on this, and I’m sure they realize that. You’ll have proven yourself though after this and when you get to doing your next album, I’m sure you’ll have a ton more freedom, you know? But as for going to the meetings and whatnot, what is it that they think you might mess up on?” Her expression was scrunched, like she was trying to extract the answer directly from Mercedes’ head, but the discussion moved on to Mercedes’ family. She smiled lightly and rolled her eyes about Alex bothering Fiona, but her smile remained at the mention of getting to babysit Ayama. “Awww, Aya! I bet she’s missing her mommy a lot. That must be really hard on her, Jer and Yui, but if Jeremy gets too stressed out having Fifi and Alex there, maybe you can insist on Alex coming to stay with you and Sam for a while?”
Mercedes nodded her head still worried about what was going to happen after her first album was out but knew Sugar was right. "Yeah...hopefully. I just don't want them to cut me off you know? This is my dream, I don't want to be pushed to the curb and I never really got a word in. But they think I'm too "forward" as a newbie." She shrugged her shoulders and took a cheese cube to eat. "I've backed up since my outburst and proved that I can be patient but they have been pushing me back thinking I will just stay quiet. It's been annoying." She bite into the cheese and swallowed. "Yeah Yui almost took her with her but Aya starts Nursery on the first of October. So she needs to be here. I'm taking her since Jer has work. It's going to be interesting. But Jer and Yui have done this before so they know what to do in this situation. They'll make up the time once Fashion Week in Tokyo is over." She laughed. "Jer will deal. I offered Alex to stay at our place but he wants to be there. Jer said it's cool he just doesn't like when they start getting loud. Besides Alex moves back to campus next week. So it's not going to be too long." Sugar nodded again, casting a sympathetic smile to her best friend. She reached over and squeezed her hand, "You know? If they do that to you for some stupid reason, it would be there loss. There's a ton of musicians and whatnot in this city though. Someone's probably got a home studio set up or something, and maybe you could self-produce your album? Plus how cool and rewarding would that be? It might not offer you the same platform as a record label would but it'd all be yours." She listened to her best friend explained about Yui, Jeremy, Ayame and Alex, nodding here and there and smiling a bit at the simple thought of Alex and Fiona arguing or causing chaos in an otherwise peaceful home. "That's good he'll have some quiet restored in his house. And I'm sure trying to get Aya to sleep with all the noise would be infuriating so I don't blame Jer there..." After picking up another sandwich half, Sugar settled back against the couch, and shut her eyes, letting out a fatigued sigh, "Man oh man...there's so much going on. A lot of great things! But still a lot." Her lips quirked up in a smile at the thought, "I think your album's going to be amazing. And then you'll get to go around promoting it. Sam's got his job at the blues club. Artie's got..well I've been calling it a promotion because that's the best way for me to look at it. Iz's shop has a new look and no doubt it's attracting new business for him. Ari and I have Steel City Magnolias taking off...there's the wedding, and two babies to look forward to now." Mercedes smiled at her friend and squeezed her hand in return. "Thanks. This is why I like talking to you. You're right. If they kick me out, Ii'll just take another route. I love to sing and that's how I want to make my living. I want to live what I love." Mercedes ate some more cheese bites and listened to Sugar as they talked about her crazy family. "Jer's problem is Aya wanting to be part of the fight. She would stay up and get all into the fighting. She is a Jones that is for sure." she chuckled. "Yeah it's a lot. we are all growing up and starting our new lives. I'm just counting down the days until Iz and Ari tie the knot. I know it's not too far away. Everyone is just...growing up and trying to do what they love and it's amazing. To think we were in college not to long ago in Ohio dealing with stupid drama like...who slept with who and who was pretending to have a billion dollars trying to fly first class and silly stuff like this. We are in the real world now and you are pregnant. Just unbelievable." Sugar cast a slightly smug smile; it was no secret Sugar liked being right, and being told so was plenty gratifying. Her hand circled gently across her tummy and she laughed learning about Jeremy's legitimate concern. She settled down a bit, smiling still, "No doubt Iz and Ari are keeping on putting themselves on a great track again, and with heir little girl on the way--they're gonna spoil her so much I bet!" The recollection of their not-so-distant college days made Sugar cackle again and it took her a moment to settle back down, but exhaustion was overcoming her as quickly as her earlier excitement had come. She drew her feet up on the couch and curled up--her hand still protectively over her belly but she still looked to her friend. "It's almost too good to be true," Sugar murmured. Mercedes pushed a strand of hair behind her ear as she and Sugar continued to talk. She looked over at Sugar, whose hand was now covering her belly and smiled. "You're going to be a great mommy Sugar. And you talk about Iz and Ari now. You and Artie are going to be ten times worst. Not to mention your dad overly spoiling that child. He is going to buy out FAO Swartz"
Sugar let her eyes droop but still smiled at Mercedes' words, "You think so?" She certainly hoped she would be a good mommy to this baby, and any other children she and Artie might one day have. Her eyes opened again when she giggled, "I've totally accepted that Artie and I are gonna spoil this little boy or girl. I know Artie and Daddy will be worse than me though--watch. Daddy was so excited when we told him. You know how he tries not to smile but when he tries to do that, he gets those slight dimples on his face?" Sugar giggled some more, "That's exactly what happened after we told him!" She kept on smiling and and giggling while carrying on their conversation; at some point, however, Sugar had nodded off, settling comfortably in the happiness her conversation with Mercedes brought her.
Something About Mallory || Sugcedes
Tagging → Sugar Motta & Mercedes Jones Time Frame → Friday Night || 08.16.13 Location → Roller Rink & A Kickass Kegger General Notes → Oh Mallory...
Mercedes hadn't gotten much mileage out of the skates she bought from the city. Remembering she made plans earlier in the week to hang out with Sugar that night, a thought occurred to her and she sent the other girl a text about their plans for the evening. Once it was confirmed, she slipped into her shoes, making sure she had her purse, her bracelet and her phone before grabbing her skates and stepping out of her dorm to meet her friend in the common room.
Sugar was proud of the fully productive day she'd had. All week, she'd been working on filling her time with as much activity as she could in order to keep herself busy. Hanging out with Mercedes would certainly be a change from the "work" she'd been fixated with but it was welcome one. After grabbing her bag, she set off for the common room, giving a smile when she spotted Mercedes. "Hey, beautiful. You ready to head out?"
Mercedes grinned as she saw Sugar walking up, moving closer to give the girl a side hug she felt impelled to give considering it had been so long since she saw her alone. "Yeah, let's get going. We gotta catch the bus," she told her, shrugging. "Not all of us can have a fancy blue truck named Darlene." She smirked and walked out of the front doors, skipping down the steps and getting on the path to the front gates. "So it's gonna be a little hard to catch me up on every single thing, but what's been going on with you lately?"
Sugar laughed at the mention of Sam's truck. "True. We could have made Sam chauffeur us around, though. I'm sure he wouldn't have been too hard to convince." Sugar wrapped her fingers around the strap of her purse once they were outside, idly twisting it between her hands as she walked alongside Mercedes, thinking of the best way to answer her question. "I should have come prepared with a report," she joked. "But there hasn't been too much going on, I guess. August has been off to kind of slow start for me but things are picking up. Which is welcome after the July I had. That month was all over the damn place."
Mercedes blew out a breath. "I definitely agree with you there. That's when stuff kinda started with Sam. A confusing month, July was. My August has been alright. I've been working on stress tactics with Anna and talking to Francis. You know, in case I start getting antsy again. But I've been totally clean, I don't even think about it." She bit her lip as they approached the stop, smiling as she realized they were just in time for the bus to pull up. "I'm glad things are picking up. I should follow your lead and do something more than go to counseling. I go out occasionally. Not as much as I wanted to."
Sugar offered a warm smile as Mercedes spoke, happy to hear the girl was doing well. "That all sounds good. Hopefully, August will only get better." Sugar still wasn't entirely used to the noise of the approaching bus and her nose scrunched as it squealed to a stop in front of them. She allowed Mercedes to enter first, plopping down in a seat beside her once they were on board. "I'm sure you can find some fun stuff to do that doesn't involve hanging out with the nuns. I'm all for you and I spending more time together if you'd like. I'd be glad to get you out and about once in a while."
Mercedes sat down, crossing her legs and nodding at her words. "I could also just use someone to do nothing with sometimes," she said, chuckling a little. "We can also catch up on all the frolicking we didn't do." The bus trip wasn't a long one. In about fifteen minutes, they were pulling up to the rink in the next town, near the local high school. She could see kids their age pouring in and out. "You'd think we stepped into '75," she joked, getting up and leading Sugar off the bus. "I guess when you live in a small town in Ohio, this is as much excitement as you're gonna get. I hope they play old music." She walked to the entrance, smiling at a guy who held the door open for them.
Sugar "I'm always down for frolicking." When they reached the skating rink, Sugar took note of all the people, surprised to see the place so busy. But she hadn't a single complaint about the crowd, entering through the front door with Mercedes and hopping in the short line to pay for their admission. "I wouldn't have expected this place to be so full. But it is Friday and I can't imagine what else there is to do on a Friday night around these parts."
Mercedes smirked and nodded. "Yeah, I doubt they have much going on here aside from this, lingering around 7-11 and throwing house parties." She paused. "I've kind of always wanted to crash a middle class midwest house party. Like in the movies," she said, chuckling and paying for her wristband. She walked with Sugar over to the rentals, sitting nearby and putting on her own skates. Once she was laced up, she stood, pacing a twirling a little.
Sugar smirked at the thought, "Crashing a random party would be fun. I'd love to see what kind of little get-togethers these kids put on." Sugar twisted the bright band around her wrist as she and Mercedes walked in and she hopped in line to grab a pair of skates, skipping back to sit down and change her shoes once she'd had the awfully colored tan skates in tow. "Look at you, all adorable in your skates," she giggled. "Next time, I'm definitely bringing my own because these things are far from cute."
Mercedes giggled at Sugar's comment, skating up to her once she had her skates on. She held her hands out for the girl to grab, and once she did, she pulled her up, backing to the entrance of the rink and stepping onto the wood. She let her hands free and skated alongside her, chuckling as The Ohio Players blasted through the nearby speakers and other kids zipped past them.
Sugar didn't need much more than a few seconds to get used to being on skates again. Once she was up and moving, gliding seemed just as simple as walking had. Her hips moved a little to the loud music that accompanied the sounds of laughter and conversation all around them. After a few laps around, she started to feel confident so she did a spin, turning to skate backwards around the rink while she continued to dance.
Mercedes laughed, watching Sugar, her moves infectious as she hung back, mouthing the words and swaying her hips. A little girl nearby was struggling, eyeing both of them as they danced, in awe, trying her best to find a rhythm. Mercedes noticed, turning around and crouching a bit with her hands out in offering. The girl hesitated before placing her hands in the pair of slightly larger ones. She pulled her along, smiling and helping her along until she was gliding. "See? It's easy when you don't over think it. Just listen to the music," she told her, smiling and letting go. Mercedes skated back over to Sugar, grabbing her hand and pulling her with her for another lap.
Sugar watched Mercedes with the little girl, slowing her skating and smiling at the pair. "I think I just got a wonderful case of the warm fuzzies from watching you over there," she confessed to Mercedes, giving her hand a soft squeeze. "I'm pretty sure you may be part Disney Princess or something."
Mercedes laughed and shook her head, swinging their arms a little. "I don't know about that. Not sure what kind of fucked up world would deem me a Disney Princess. Then again, you did say part," she said, smirking. The song changed again to something she didn't recognize, but it didn't stop her from twirling again, pulling Sugar along with her.
Sugar "That's the key word, dear," Sugar continued, giving Mercedes' arms gentle tugs so they could rock together to the music. "All that means is that somewhere inside of you there's a shit ton of sunshine and rainbows and sweetness. It just doesn't show up all the time. But if I ever find you singing to a bunch of animals in the forest, I'll know I was right about you all along."
Mercedes sucked her lips in to hold back a giggle at Sugar's words. "I don't know about that. I'm not terribly fond of most animals, aside from cats and a couple things you can find at the Humane Society." They skated past a group of teens, clearly from the local school if a few of their letterman jackets were any indication. They'd clearly been pre-gaming somehow, their paths shaky as they laughed and made their way to exit the rink, speaking loudly of "Kendall's house" and the need for "more beer". Mercedes chuckled. "Wow. I bet they're the top of the food chain around here, and that's kinda sad to imagine."
Sugar laughed, "Sometimes cats wander into the forest. Stop trying to kill my fantasies." Sugar took note of the group wobbling about, quirking a curious eyebrow in their direction as she grabbed what she could from their conversations. "Sad for you and me. But for them, I bet it's equivalent to ruling a very very very tiny country or some shit like that. It'd probably be interesting to see them in action, though. I wonder who the fabulous Kendall is that has beer at her house and probably not a lot of supervision." Noticing a few of the girls from the group heading toward the bathroom, Sugar tilted her head in that direction. "You wanna see if we can find out? Maybe we can score an invite to this obviously kickass affair."
Mercedes snorted. "Obviously." She led her out of the rink, not bothering to stop and take her skates off before zipping towards the ladies' room, pushing the door open, moving behind the group of pretty girls fixing their gloss and gabbing about some guy named Billy and his perfect ass, and how Mallory was so gonna fuck him tonight. "No! Not in his fucking truck! Gawd, Kelly, give me some fucking credit," a girl said, laughing and flipping her hair. Mercedes assumed she was Mallory.
Sugar had fucked in trucks before. The experience wasn't exactly one she thought every girl needed. She shrugged, knowing that Mallory didn't need her advice. Then, like she belonged with the group, Sugar tugged the tube of lip gloss from her purse, leaning into the mirror beside Mallory to touch up the tint on her lips. "That's a super cute shade you've got," she complimented in the most vapid voice she could muster, leaning closer to check out the tube Mallory held. "Is it flavored, too? Those are the best!" The girl gave a nod, proudly showing Sugar the gloss. "It's cotton candy flavored. The boys go ape for it. Wanna try?" Sugar didn't want to be rude, but after taking a sniff of the sweet lip color, she had to pass, playing off her refusal as she held up her own gloss. "You can try mine. It's peach. It's not as sweet as yours but when you kiss a guy with this, he'll spend all night trying to figure out the flavor. And he'll keep kissing you until he finds out what it is. We can trade. I'm sure Billy will like it." Eagerly, Mallory accepted, swapping her own tube for Sugar's and immediately applying the new gloss.
Mercedes smiled as she watched Sugar immerse herself in the group, following suit and thanking the girl that moved over a bit so she could check her make-up. She glanced over, noticing a blonde, with an air about her that screamed Queen Bee, smiling and looking them both over. "Do you girls go to Huntington? I don't think I've seen you around," she inquired. The other girls nearly stopped what they were doing when she spoke, looking at Sugar and her more closely. Mercedes considered lying, but from the looks of it, the school was incredibly cliquey, and she didn't feel like attempting to keep up with that particular lie. One that required knowledge. "No, actually, we go to Our Lady. It's..." She didn't finish her sentence, as the girls began to ask questions faster than she could even answer them. She was able to make out "Is it totally scary?" and "Are you criminals?"
Sugar took note of the questions the girls asked, choosing to ignore most of them because answering felt like it'd be a waste of her breath. She kept an aloof air as she adjusted her headband and fluffed her hair. "Not all the kids there have resorted to lives of crime. Shit like that is beneath us. Some kids are there because of sex scandals, schemes, and maybe just because their parents had a few extra bucks to kick around," she commented while she plunged her fingers into her bag for mascara, speaking to no one in particular though she held the attention of each of the girls. Initially, the plan was to act interested but now that she had the girls hanging onto her every word, she'd pretend to pay them no real attention. "The school isn't scary at all. Plus, some girls just look good as fuck in plaid skirts, you know? We're those girls. I'm Sug and that's MJ. Nice to meet you all."
Mercedes smirked and waved a hand in kind at her introduction. The girls were still excited, looking between the two with wide eyes. The blonde spoke again, causing the others to hush. "Would you two be down to ride with us to a party? Billy's got a new truck, and we were all gonna hop in the bed of it to go over. Cool people, a few kegs and a top of line speaker system. What do you think?" she asked, flipping her hair again and looking at them both through the reflection of the mirror. Mercedes pursed her lips. It was still kind of early and she could go for free alcohol, even if it was an average beer. "You know what?" she said, glancing at Sugar and smiling. "I think we'd be down for that."
Sugar could do without all the hair flipping, but she and Mercedes had managed to attain the invite they were looking for. She returned Mercedes' smile, giving a nod as well. "Yeah, we can swing it. I'm sure you all will show us a good time." The loud, "Yay!" coming from Mallory surprised Sugar and with a different excited cheer coming from each girl except for their obvious "leader", Sugar could only chuckle, following the group out of the bathroom and back toward the skate rentals where she returned hers before changing back into her sneakers. Billy was waiting outside, apparently, and they found him standing beside a bright red pickup where he was ready to help the girls one by one into the back after greeting the two extra girls tagging along for the ride with a slow smile and undoubtedly contrived, "Howdy there, purrdy ladies."
Mercedes rolled her eyes at the greeting, turning to face him with a smile after she was settled in the truck. "They're from Our Lady," one of the girls said, resulting in an eyebrow raise from the guy. "Then I guess you two are lookin' for a party." Mercedes nodded, leaning on the back of the truck bed and offering her hand. "MJ, Sug," she said simply, pulling her hand back once he kissed it and winked, doing the same for Sugar. As he backed away, rounding the truck to get in with the other jocks and drive, Mercedes took note of his backside and looked at her friend. "It is a nice ass. Good for him."
Sugar agreed after leaning over the side of the truck to get a good look at Billy's bottom. "Hmm. It is quite nice." She didn't comment further but she could feel Mallory's on she and Mercedes as they briefly ogled Billy in the short time before the truck roared to life and their trip began. "He's mine, you know," the teen pointed out with a stern cross of her arms, speaking only loud enough for the girls gathered in the back to hear. "We're not official yet but after tonight, he's going to fall in love with me." Sugar almost laughed, almost told the girl that she could probably fuck Billy so good he'd forget he ever even knew a Mallory but she bit her tongue, giving a short nod. "He's all yours. I'm just here for the party." If she wanted Billy, Sugar knew she could have him but whether or not she'd try to get him sure as hell wouldn't be Mallory's business because honestly, she hadn't been the least bit interested until Mallor staked her claim. She decided to switch topics, wanting to remain friendly. "So what do you all do out here for fun? Is there just roller skating and keggers?"
Mercedes ducked her head, fiddling with her hair when Mallory spoke so the girls wouldn't see her laugh. She didn't comment, instead watched Sugar, smirking and turning back to them so they could answer the question. The truck finally started up, jolting those in the bed a little as it sped off towards their destination. "Oh, we do a lot. We spend a lot of time at the mall. And cheerleading practice takes up a lot of our time," one of them said, with a wide smile. "Wow. So you guys are cheerleaders? That's cool," Mercedes replied. "I'm gonna do it professionally," Mallory chimed in. "Once Billy gets drafted."
Sugar bit back another laugh. Mallory had big dreams and though she wanted to, it wasn't her place to kill them. So she let the girl talk, listening to her mindlessly blather on about her future with Billy. "...And we're gonna have three kids. All boys because I know Billy will want boys. And I'm gonna stay home and raise 'em and when they're old enough, they'll play football just their daddy." Sugar couldn't hold it anymore. She laughed. Loudly in the girl's face but before Mallory could decide to be offended, the truck had stopped and Sugar's giggle was drowned out by the boy's piling out of the cab and the nearby noise of the party happening in the brightly lit house they'd parked in front of. "Let's go, ladies," Billy insisted, pulling down the gate and offering a hand to one of the girls near it. "The party is awaitin'."
Mercedes let herself get helped out of truck, thanking one of the jocks nearby. She waited for Sugar before walking up the walkway to the pre-fab suburban home, practically shaking with bass heavy music and overflowing with loud, drunk teens. Glancing around at who they were with, she figured it didn't matter until they got there. It was confirmed when they entered the house and were rushed immediately by other kids, people the Queen Bee dismissed as lessers, making her way through the crowd that parted for her to get a beer with her flock. Mercedes watched in amusement, pulling Sugar along with her to the kitchen so they could get drinks and observe more, possibly hear more about Mallory's dream house. "I wonder which room he's gonna fall in love with her in," Mercedes said, leaning in close to Sugar's ear, holding in another laugh.
Sugar made sure Billy was the one to help her out, placing both hands on his shoulders and letting him give her a lift before gently placing her on the ground. "You're real strong," she said, giving his biceps a squeeze and ignoring Mallory's glare. In fact, she didn't pay the girl any attention until they were in the house again and Sugar watched as the group they entered with commanded the attention of everyone in the room. It was surreal. But Sugar went along with it, following the girls into the kitchen and nabbing two red cups of beer for she and Mercedes. "Well, we know the truck is out," she murmured with a grin. "Mallory doesn't seem like she'd push for a bedroom. So I'm putting my money on the bathroom...unless there's a treehouse in the yard."
Mercedes "I think she'd at least push for the master bathtub," she said, taking a long sip of her beer. She moved towards the kitchen sink, looking out to the backyard. "No treehouse." She smirked and took another sip before following her into the living room, where the furniture had been pushed aside for dancing and standing around. She noticed a girl crying in the corner, being comforted by her friend and a group of stoners rolling up on an end table while half of the pairs on the makeshift dance floor were attached at the lips.
Sugar moved around the liquid in her cup, smirking as she tipped it to her lips. "If she ends up giving it to him in a shower that's a standing room only sort of thing, I'm going to laugh again." There was plenty going on at the party and Sugar didn't know where to focus her attention. But once she tossed back the rest of her beer, she felt like dancing. What the hell, right? So she shook her hips, tugging Mercedes with her to the floor, going back to grab Mallory and another one of the girls so they could all dance together.
Mercedes giggled as Sugar pulled her onto the floor, recognizing the songs as a batch of Top 40 remixes as their friends of the evening called it their jam as they joined the two in the middle of the room. Mercedes spun Sugar around playfully, letting go and swaying to the beat as Queen Bee raised her hands above her head, mouthing the words to "The One That Got Away". She noticed they'd garnered a lot of attention, but only for a moment until her focus was back on dancing and briefly bumping her hips with Sugar's.
Sugar hopped here and there, turning her body as she bumped with Mercedes to the beat of the song. She danced close to Mercedes, leaning in to whisper, "I think I'm gonna mess with Mallory a little." There were plenty of people around who would pause what they were doing to glance at the girls. Sugar was used to that and she ate it up the attention, taking Mallory by the hip to pull her closer and grind softly against the girl, swiping the girls hair behind her ear as she whispered, "Billy's watching. I think we should put on a show for him. Show him just what kind of girl you are." Mallory inched back, licking the peach gloss from her lips as she chanced a glance at Billy who had sure enough been watching them dance. "Ohmygod. Ohmygod. What should we do?" she asked, an excited grin pushing her lips up as she searched Sugar for an answer. "Just followed my lead," Sugar purred, cupping the girl's cheek to press a soft, slow kiss to her lips.
Mercedes raised an eyebrow at Sugar's whispered words, facing her, unable to hide her smirk as she wondered what she had in mind. She continued to dance, falling in easily with the other girls as she kept an eye on her devious little companion moving towards the future professional cheerleader. A grin spread across her features as she overheard their conversation and Mallory's excitement. Turning to watch, she twirled the Queen Bee, who'd taken a liking to dancing with her. A chuckle left her as she watched Mallory's reaction, the way she had no idea what to do with her hands, and the way she kept her eyes wide open, searching for Billy with her peripherals to see if he was watching.
Sugar wanted to laugh at the kiss, knowing full well that Billy had moved to the kitchen to refill his cup, but she snapped her eyes shut to fight it off, breaking away from Mallory to take a breath. Immediately the girl turned toward the direction where Billy once stood, a panicked cry leaving her when she realized he was no longer there. "Where did he go? I thought he was looking! How is he going to know that I'm in the mood?" Sugar didn't have an answer to any of Mallory's questions, and she shrugged as she licked the taste of beer and lip gloss from her lips. "Maybe you should go find him. Tell him you're a woman and let him hear you roar." The girl's brow furrowed, "Roar?" Sugar nodded, "Yeah. Like, actually roar at him. That'll turn him on." Mallory nodded, heading toward the den until Sugar grabbed her shoulders and pointed her in the direction of the kitchen. She'd be fine.
Mercedes shook her head, watching Mallory run off to the kitchen. She moved over next to Sugar, watching her go. "You don't think she's actually gonna roar at him, do you?" She slipped her hands in her pockets and laughed a little. She noticed a few guys in the room were still staring. "On the other hand, you've just given the stoners Catholic school girl spank bank material for about a month."
Sugar smiled at Mercedes. "If she does, I don't know that she's going to get her dream fuck in the master bathroom. But I want her to because I'm sure it'd be hilarious to see her try to recover from that. But I'm glad I could give the kids a show. This party needed something other than cheap beer and terrible pop music.
Mercedes linked her arm with Sugar's again, leading her to the kitchen. "I wanna see if she does it, and I want another beer. I actually haven't given much thought to how we're gonna get back to the school," she said, entering the room and approaching the keg. A guy sitting on the counter distributing cups grinned at the two of them, spraying new beers and handing them over.
Sugar "Maybe we can get Billy to drop us off." Taking her beer, she leaned against the counter next to Mercedes, watching Mallory awkwardly hover near Billy while he engaged in conversation with another jock, giving a play by play of some fantastic football moment Sugar honestly didn't care about. She caught Mallory's eye, giving the girl a nod and pointing to Billy as she mouthed, "Go ahead." Returning the nod, Mallory pushed back her shoulders, softly tapping Billy's shoulder and when he turned around, the girl roared. Loud enough for the music in the living room to come to a screeching stop as every eye within earshot turned on her.
Mercedes had to stop herself from spitting her drink out. She looked on with wide eyes that mirrored everyone else's. Before she could even think of holding it in, she let out a loud laugh that practically echoed throughout the house. She didn't even bother covering her mouth before she shook her head and kept laughing. Others in the kitchen began to join in, some guffawing until everyone laughed, including Billy. Mallory stood there in shock and disbelief as her friends began to imitate her, roaring and clawing their fingers at her until she glared at Sugar, screaming and running out of the room and up the stairs. A door slammed, and Mercedes slapped her hand on her forehead. "Jesus."
Sugar didn't let out the loud giggle she wanted to. She kept her eyes on Mallory giving the girl a small wave in return for the angry look she shot. "Poor thing," Sugar cooed, laughing as she tipped up her cup and took a healthy sip. There was still laughter all around and Sugar was glad to chuckle along, draping an arm over Mercedes' shoulder once it died down a little. "Do you think I've done enough damage for one night?"
Mercedes wrapped an arm around Sugar's waist, shaking her head. "That's debatable, but I think so," she said, leading her over to Billy. Mercedes smiled brightly, grabbing his attention right away. Leaning on Sugar's shoulder, she bit her lip. "Billy? We need to get back before the nuns do room checks. Otherwise we get punished. Do you think you can drive us back to Our Lady?"
Sugar "That depends, darlin'" Billy drawled in his faux accent, "What kinda punishment are y'all in for? Because there's spankings, I might try to find a way to get in on that." Though she wanted to, Sugar didn't roll her eyes, instead she ran a hand down Billy's chest, putting on the sweetest voice she could muster. "Just give us a lift back and leave me your number. You and I can talk about spankings later." He licked his lips, fishing in his pockets for the keys to his truck and shaking them with a soft jingle. "Let's go ladies. Your chariot awaits."
What's Your Fan-ta-ta-sy || Sugcedes Para Challenge
Tagging: Sugar Motta & Mercedes Jones
When: Thursday, July 25; Night
Where: Motta Mansion; Lounge
General Notes: Sugar and Mercedes have a girls night in
Sugar got out of the shower and dried off before putting on her PINK by Victoria Secret sweat pants and a tank top. She was excited to hang with Mercedes and just have a chill night in. She tossed her hair up into a messy bun and ran downstairs, telling James to show Mercedes to the lounge when she arrived and headed in to kick her parents out and set up. She shooed her parents out of the large room and set up the supplies she and Mercedes would need for their night in. Snacks, mixers and most important, vodka. She stretched and poured herself a drink while she waited on her friend to show up.
Mercedes: got home after spending the afternoon with Joe and got ready to go over to Sugar's house to hang out. She slipped into a comfy pair of sweats and drove over to Sugar's. Walking to the door she rang the doorbell and waited for someone to answer. Seeing Sugar's butler open the door she smiled at him and followed him to the lounge. "Hey Sugar!" she said with a smile as she walked in. "Thanks for inviting me over. This is exactly what I needed." she said looking around at everything Sugar had laid out. "So how you been Sugs?"
Sugar looked up as Mercedes walked in and smiled. "Hey!" She started to pour the other girl a drink as well. "Ohh, fine, fine!" She waved her off, not wanting to talk about how crazy the past few days had been for her, the emotional roller coaster she was on, and how she hadn't done any of the stuff she was supposed to be doing post-rehab, she just wanted to chill and hang with her friend. She brought the drinks over and laid back on one of the couches, facing the other and gesturing for Mercedes to make herself comfortable on it. "Make yourself at home, Cedes!" She encouraged.
Mercedes: took a seat and study Sugar a little, she knew that the blow up with Brittany must still be bugging her but she didn't want to bring it up if she didn't want to talk about it. She slipped off her shoes and took a seat. She took the drink that Sugar handed her. "Thank you!" she said before taking a drink. "This is exactly what I needed tonight..just a night to kick back and relax. Especially with school starting soon" she said with a smirk. "Don't tell anyone but I'm actually kinda looking forward to school starting again...have a little normalcy after this summer you know."
Sugar sighed and leaned back, kicking her feet up. "Me too, girl! This is the best!" She ran her hand over her hair and smiled. "Yeah, this has been one crazy ass summer, a lot of shit has gone down, for sure!" She laughed, shaking her head at everything that had gone down. She took another long swig of her drink and smiled. "So, what have you been up to lately, haven't really seen you around." She questioned.
Mercedes: shook her head in agreement. "Not much really. Just trying to stay busy so I don't have to think about how screwed up my life really is." she said with a small smile before taking a drink. "You remember a while back when I told you about my dad? Well I decided to meet up with him..it didn't end well." she said with a shrug and took another drink. "But I don't really want to talk about anything sad tonight.."
Sugar pursed her lips and was about to ask, but Mercedes said she didn't want to talk about it, and Sugar could definitely understand that sentiment, so she bit her tongue. "So how's the boy toy?" She asked, even though her and Joe weren't really speaking and when they did they fought. Mercedes was still her friend and therefore, her relationship was important.
Mercedes: smiled as she mentioned her "boy toy". "Joe is good, he's just been working a lot so we don't get to spend that much time together." she said with a small pout. "But we are doing really good. We've been trying to plan a roadtrip for the two of us before the summer is over but it just depends on if he can get off of work to go." she said taking a drink. "Speaking of boy toys...what is going on with you and Puckerman?" she asked looking over at her friend.
Sugar smiled at her friend. "Good, that's good. I'm sure they'll at least give him a few days, I mean he works practically every day." She said. There were a lot of things about Joe that bothered Sugar, namely that he always tried to fix things before he really knew the problem, but she couldn't deny that he had stepped up as far as work was concerned. She bit her lip at the question and shrugged, taking another long gulp. "Nothing really.... he's been taking care of Hannah a lot, so I haven't seen him much, but that's probably for the best right now while I'm thinking." Or supposed to be thinking, she bit her lip again. "He texted me earlier, but when I texted back I never got a response, so I dunno." She finished off her drink and went to the bar to make another, bringing the bottle back with her. "You want another?" She asked.
Mercedes: "Yeah, thanks." she said handing her glass over to Sugar so she could refill it. "Ugh..you know what really sucks about being a girl...is that from the time we are little they set us up with all these fantasies of how wonderful love is and how you're supposed to fall in love with your prince charming and it will just make everything in the world perfect." she said taking a drink. "But that's not how the world works you know. I use to have fantasies of how perfect everything would be when I first fell in love. I mean I love Joe to death but nothing is ever as perfect as you first dream."
Sugar refilled her glass and clinked it with hers before drinking. "Mm, tell me about it! You have no idea what kind of unrealistic expectations Disney gave me about my hair!" She laughed, leaning back in her seat. "But yeah, I know what you mean! You dream of this guy sweeping you off your feet, flower petals and candles and shit.... it's never like that!" She shook her head and rolled her eyes with a laugh.
Mercedes: laughed with Sugar. "Exactly!, You imagine the songs and poems that they spend time making about you and them pronouncing their love for you as you look down from a balcony somewhere." she said laughing. "So flower petals and candles is that part of your fantasy Sugs? Mine have kinda always had a fireplace and wine." she said with a smirk.
Sugar laughed. "Right?! And they have to climb your hair." She laughed again. She leaned back crossing her legs and thought. "Mm, no, maybe when I was a kid but most of my fantasies these days are like really dirty or kinky..... there is one I have.... in this like, field of huge overgrown sunflowers, just laying on a blanket in the middle of it all." She smiled and shook her head, a slight blush coming to her face. "Fireplace and wine, huh? Bearskin rug too?" She teased, wiggling her eyebrows.
Mercedes: laughed, "But of course! What kinda fantasy would it be without the bearskin rug!?" she said still laughing. "Kinky fantasies humm, I wouldn't expect any less of you Sugar." she said with a teasing wink. "But a sunflower field is not that bad...it actually sounds kinda romantic. I assume you wouldn't be there alone right?" she smirked taking another drink.
Sugar laughed and shook her head. "Of course not, Ryan Gosling would be there." She said matter of factly, taking another long gulp. She licked her lips and tucked her legs into an indian style position. "So, speaking of kinky fantasies.... what's your kinkiest fantasy? And don't you dare say you don't have one!" She pointed an accusatory finger at the other girl as she leaned down to fill up her glass.
Mercedes: "Oh of course Ryan Gosling...you and your obsession Sugar I will never understand it." she said teasingly. Mercedes mouth dropped open as Sugar pointed her finger at her. "Me!, I don't know what you're talking about I'm innocent!" she said with a straight face before bursting out laughing. She took a large drink before rolling her eyes. "Alright, alright fine...but you can't tell anyone..ever!" Sighting she laid back, "Okay well I imagine it to start with lots of candles everywhere, me laying on a massage table and various oils are laid out to be used of course.." she said feeling her face get hot.
Sugar grinned. "He's just so scrumptious!" She giggled, sipping at her third drink of the night. She listened intently to Mercedes, leaning forward. She nodded, waiting for her to continue, waiting for the kinky part. "Uh huh? AND?" She urged with a laugh, leaning forward to grab some snacks to munch on.
Mercedes: laugh covering her face with her hand. " I'm not drunk enough for this. But fine, Okay my fantasy guy name's is Luke but he looks like a young Johnny Depp..anyway he comes in wearing nothing but a towel and he pours the warm oil down my back and starts massaging my back going lower with each pass.." she stops taking a drink. "I can't do this I'm too embarrassed. You tell me one of your fantasies and maybe I will be able to finish telling you mine!"
Sugar sits up. "NO WAY! You didn't even get to the kinky part!" She huffs and rolls her eyes. "Okay..... kinkiest..... let's see..... aside from the Church thing.... we're out somewhere public... very public and he wraps his arm around me and whispers everything he wants to do to me, in excruciating detail, until I cum, just from the words he's saying.... and then he gives me one, long, deep kiss and when he's finished.... he refuses to touch me for the rest of the day. No matter what. Until we get home. And then he fucks me until my voice goes hoarse." She smirks smugly and lifts an eyebrow. "Now you." She crosses her legs and swirls her drinks.
Mercedes: shook her head listening to Sugar. "Not bad." she said before sighing. "Okay fine..so after he is done with my back he takes off my towel and tells me to turn around so the can do my front..and well from there there's a lot touching and groping and then he crawls on top of the table and wraps my legs around him and..well we have sex..lots of sex.
Sugar stared at her deadpan for a few moments before speaking. "So missionary sex. That's..... that's seriously the kinkiest thing you can think of?!" She throws up her hands, exasperated. "I give you cumming in public and you give me missionary. With some oil." She shakes her head. "No whips? No chains? Not even a little food?!" She huffs agains. "Mercedes, I'm somewhat disappointed." She shakes her head again and leans back.
Mercedes: laughs, "I'm sorry! What do you want from me!...Joe is the only person I've ever done anything with and we haven't done any of that!" she admitted. "And besides I said we had lots of sex I didn't specify positions..so there." she said sticking her tongue out at Sugar. "I told you I'm not use to talking about this stuff. Besides don't you have some nonsexual fantasies too?"
Sugar had to think about that one, fantasies that were non-sexual.... she supposed she did, everyone had a couple, right? She gave a half shrug. "I guess I do..... what are yours?" She asked,refilling her glass for a fourth time, wondering if her non-sexual fantasies were normal or not. She was totally confident talking about sex, but talking about her dreams was an entirely different matter.
Mercedes: "Yes of course. For one there any and everywhere that is hell the far away from here." she said with a smile. "But seriously, my biggest one is of me being on a stage with just a microphone in my hand and a spotlight shining down on me. I look at to see a sea of millions of people...and there all there to see me. They are chanting and shouting my name then the music starts and a quiet falls over the crowed as I raise the mic to my lips. I start singing and once I'm finished everyone stands yelling and applauding wanting more. I see me traveling the world meeting different people seeing different things." she said smiling looking down. "I mean I know it will probably never happen..but that's why they are called fantasies right?"
Sugar smiled genuinely. "I think it could happen for you, Cedes, there's no reason it couldn't." She bit her lip and smiled again. She could totally see Mercedes up on stage with a million people in the audience, waiting to hear her voice, and she'd be there too, cheering right along with them.
Mercedes: smiled at Sugar's words. "You think so? I don't know..I mean I like to think I could but then I remember I just a girl from Lima..who would really want to give me a chance?" she said shrugging her shoulders. "But anyway now it's your turn."
Sugar shook her head. "You're a gorgeous girl with talent and determination, make them give you a chance!" She sighed and chewed on her bottom lip. "I..... well, I've always wanted to be a fashion designer. To go to Parsons or the Design Institute in LA.... but I'd never get into college, I'm not smart enough and my grades suck and I mean..... I'd probably be stuck as some pathetic corporate designer who designs uniforms.... if that." She shook her head.
Mercedes: "Sugar you should be one to talk..I mean you have fashion running through your veins. I mean the things you through together in no time flat...you should be a fashion designer! You are smart and maybe with some help you could raise your grades and get in no sweat." she said looking at Sugar. "Look at everything you've overcome so far Sugs..if this is something you really want you should go for it."
Sugar shrugged, she smiled though she didn't really believe it. "I'll drink to that!" She clinked her glass with Mercedes' and took a long gulp. She figured she still had two more years to figure it out anyway, why dwell on what might or might not happen. This was a night for laughing and good feelings, not for being an emotional wreck. "So.... is Joe like.... your perfect someone? The One. Or whatever?" She asked shyly.
Mercedes: took and drink and thought about it. "Okay well first of all I think I think we are still too young to really know if we have met the one person that we are supposed to be with for the rest of our lives. But..maybe..I mean I would like to think he is. He is so sweet and supportive and he loves me, but we are still young so who is to say that we will always feel the way we do now you know. So if I can have him forever I will happily keep him." she said with a smile. "What about you?, I mean do you think there is a perfect someone out there for you ?"
Sugar gave an exaggerated shrug. "How would I know about too young, I mean, I'm barely 17 and I've already been married and divorced. Well.... technically we never got divorced, but you know." She shrugged again and took a drink. "Yeah. I do." She said seriously, honestly. "Sometimes I think it's Puck, but who knows.... all I know is, my parents are madly, completely in love and ever since I can remember, I've wanted the same thing." She nodded to herself, shrugging for a third time.
Mercedes: "Well I can't say the same but it is a nice thought to imagine that there is one person out there that is your perfect match and you will be with them forever." she said taking a drink. "Well since we talking about it do you have a perfect wedding day fantasy?"
Sugar tilted her head to the side. "I kinda liked my wedding with Puck, just a huge party, good friends, awesome food. I think when I get married for real though, I'd like a real dress, and for it to be real." She laughed. "But, it didn't really feel like a joke up there, like.... when he kissed me. It felt kinda real.... I guess that's when it started, my feelings for him.... so I guess the joke was on me after all." She smiled sadly and pulled a knee up to her chest. After a moment, she took a breath and shook the thoughts from her head. This was supposed to be a fun night, and it would be if it killed her. She picked up the bottle of Grey Goose and smiled as brightly as she could manage. "'Nother drink?"






