The Birthday Boy
Uploaded by crazydoll on Mar 23, 2002
The lights were dimmed as the music was turned up and more drinks passed around. Euan, the birthday boy sat beside me on the sofa with his arm draped softly around my shoulders. My skirt was shimmying further and further up my legs but with a bottle of whatever it was in my hand I was far too drunk to notice. The tents were already set up outside and people had slowly been making their way out there. Euan had not left me alone for one minute. Though I enjoyed his company and he made me laugh, I knew his feelings for me went much further than just friends. He had been trying to make a move on me all night but I just wasn’t in the mood and so far had managed to cleverly dodge him.
The sitting room was nearly empty now and only a few people were left inside. My head was feeling really funny and little flashes of bright white light kept blurring my eyesight. Euan, who had been talking with a mate came over and sat beside me. He started talking but I wasn't listening and began to try and pull myself out of the chair and outside to the tents. He grabbed my arm and said "wait babes where are you going? I thought you were going to help me finish this bottle of vodka eh? It's cold tonight so I thought we could just crash inside". He smiled as he notioned towards the stairs. I hadn't really fancied sleeping in a tent in the middle of October anyway so I accepted his offer. "Yeah ok" I said as he took my hand and began to help me out of the chair. I staggered slightly and stumbled up the stairs, but managed to keep my balance with Euan's arm around me. I was swaying all over the place; giggling and laughing like the drunk twelve year old I was.
The room was big and airy, with a high ceiling and candy floss pink walls. There was a window in the far corner and a double bed to the right. Beside that was a chair and a beautiful dressing table across from it, covered with perfumes and other paraflenalia. I slowly walked over to the chair, careful not to trip over the fluffy, white sheepskin rug that lay across the wooden pannelled floor. Euan went...