All Grown Up by Sadie Grubor Page A

was Caught out There by Kelis and mine was I Can Do Better by Avril Lavigne.
    By the time we got to the end of our ‘Fuck the Men’ night we were extremely drunk, loud and barely able to walk. It was perfect, just what we needed. I sat up to take one last drink and play the ‘last song’. It was tradition that the last song was always ‘A Toast to Men’ by Willa Ford. The song started and we let our drunkenness take over, singing and laughing loudly to the anthem of the night.
     
    Leo
    "I can’t believe we are already driving back to Tillamook, dude." Max grumbled from the passenger seat of the truck.
    "Look , Mom is giving us the leather couches from the basement, along with some other stuff like the flat screen television for the new place. So suck it up." I shot back at him. He straightened up.
    "I guess it’s worth it but , still, couldn’t we do it another weekend?"
    "You have practice starting up again. This is the best time to do it." I rolled my eyes at him. He was whining worse than a girl.
    "Fine." Max huffed and then sighed. "What’s up with you and that Eve girl? I haven’t seen her for a while." Max had his head thrown back onto the seat with his right foot up on the dash of the rented truck.
    "Nothing." I shrugged.
    "Yeah. So, did you drop her or did she drop you?" He smirked.
    "It just wasn’t working out between us. We were just too different." I shrugged again.
    "In other words, you got tired of another girl and moved on…again," he chuckled.
    "Fuck you. I don’t see you settling down , my man-whore of a friend." I shot back.
    "Dude, I don’t make them my girlfriend knowing that I am going to get tired of them and have to go through all that , ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ bullshit," he laughed, "you are a glutton for punishment, man."
    "So , what? I shouldn’t even attempt? I should just tell them that I want them to fuck me and then leave?" I cocked my eyebrow at him.
    "That is so not…okay, well , I have done that, but that’s not what I am saying. I don’t make any promise I can’t keep, dude. I tell them up front that I don’t want anything serious and that it is just hanging out for fun. If they can’t handle that then that is their choice. I don’t lie to anyone." He was being smug now.
    "I don’t lie to them." I spit at him.
    "Dude, you lie to yourself!" I was going to counter him but he stopped me. "Can you pull over somewhere soon so I can eat? I am starving."
    We finally arrived to my parent’s house late Friday afternoon. After loading up the truck with the furniture , we sat down to eat some sandwiches that my mom had made for us.
    " Mom, where’s Mina? I haven’t seen or heard her since I’ve been here." I leaned over my plate and took a large bite.
    "Oh , the girls went down to the beach." She had a small smile on her face when she said it.
    "Is there a beach par…fire there tonight?" Max asked with his mouth full. I slapped his arm and my mom chuckled at us.
    "I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think so." She started cleaning up the kitchen.
    "So, they are just on the beach while it’s getting dark? Shouldn’t they be heading back by now?" I questioned.
    "Leo ," Mom turned and gave me a stern look, "leave your sister alone. She is going to be eighteen and it’s only the beach. Kenneth has the officers patrol down there all the time, even with your parties." Damn, Mom knew about the parties. I should’ve suspected as much, she’s too fucking smart.
    "Alright, alright." I hunched my shoulders forward in defeat. Max raised an eyebrow at me as my mom walked out of the room. I turned to him. "Don’t you worry, I’m checking that shit out as soon as we can get away without my mom being suspicious." I grinned.
    Max chuckled. "Dude , you are hilarious! I think that you are going to sleep between Mina and her husband when she goes on her honeymoon!" He laughed so loud, I had to cover my ear.
    After cleaning up from eating and coming up with the excuse that I