"So Casey, I think I like this Kyle guy." Laura remarked to her soon after they arrived at the party.
"Yeah, he's sweet." Casey said to her.
"He's pretty hot, he looks like Superman!"
"Yeah I know." Casey smiled. "He's always looked like that. It's so cute."
"Yeah, do you think he found the keg? He's been gone for a while."
"It's OK." Casey told her. "He might have seen someone he knew or started talking to someone. He was always the kind of guy to start a conversation."
"Maybe he found Tay." Laura suggested.
"Maybe. I know that he was with Chris and all of them, even Pat and Nick, so maybe."
"Tay, what's wrong?" Chris asked him, patting him on the back.
"Yeah," Greg interjected. "You look kinda down tonight."
"Oh, nothing really." Tay told his friends. "You guys wouldn't understand."
"Taylor, just because we're gay doesn't mean we won't understand you're problem." Chris told him.
"So," Greg added, "What's wrong, does it have to do with Casey?"
"Yeah," Tay sighed. "This guy came to visit us today, he's from her high school. I didn't like him at first, after what happened, but he seemed OK after that..."
"I understand that," he told her, as calmly as he could. "I'm just saying that what you did with him wasn't right."
"You're not the judge of that!" Casey yelled, slamming the door. "You have no right to tell me what I can and can't do!"
"But in some situations, I know what can end up hurting you."
"How's this going to hurt me Taylor, tell me, really, I want to know." Casey bitterly told him.
"Kyle is the type of guy to go around saying stuff about girls he's been with. You know that, and so do I."
"He's only done that a couple times, and the girls brought it on themselves!"
"So you're telling me that having sex with him at a party when neither of you had alcohol isn't bringing it on youself? Is that what you think Casey?" Taylor tried to keep his voice down as his hands balled into fists. "Casey, you're 15, you're too young to have sex with anyone in the first place, especially not with a player like him, when you're just his conquest for the night! Next weekend, he's gonna get another girl drunk, then have sex with her too!"
"Taylor!" Casey yelled, the tears streaming down her face, "Don't talk about me like that, Kyle's not like that, so don't be like that!"
"Fine." Tay told her. "Stay in your own little world of denial. See what happens next weekend. See when you go back to school and people start seeing you as just another little slut Casey, see how you feel when that happens, then don't come crying to me about it when you can't deal with it, OK Casey, does that sound good to you?" Tay clenched his fists, furious.
"Taylor Hanson," Casey said in a low voice. "I hate you, get out of my room!" She picked up a glass and threw it at Taylor. He dodges it just as it smashed against the wall and shattered.
"Goodbye Casey, I'll see you next time I'm in New York." he said to her in an eerily calm voice as he shut the door behind him, hearing Casey sob as he walked down the stairs and out the front door."Taylor, Kyle is not a bad person." Casey told him.
"...until now." Tay finished. "So I'm worried about her."
"Do you know what happened to her in school after that?" Greg asked him.
"Exactly what I told her would happen. All these people started like, harassing her all the time and calling her a slut. She dealt with it though, after she called me up and apoligized, which is something she normally never does."
"Oh, and why are you so upset now?" Chris asked.
"He's here tonight. I don't want Casey to have sex with him again, although it's probably inevitable. I just don't want him to hurt her again."
"Oh, that's tough." Chris told him.
"Yeah," Tay sighed. "He is a nice guy though. Just nto when it comes to how he treats the girls he's slept with. He talks about them all to his friends, and then like, everyone classifies them as sluts. Maybe it would be different this time, though, since he doesn't live around here."
"You look really hot tonight Casey." Kyle told her, smiling.
"Kyle..." Casey trailed off, pushing him away. "Look, I don't want anything bad to happen again. It was really hard after last time."
"But Casey," he told her, "That was a long time ago."
"Yeah, and you screwed me over after by calling me a slut in front of everyone. And anyways, you're too drunk now, you shouldn't make decisions like this unless you're sober."
"But Casey, it's not a big deal. It's not like it hasn't happened before."
"Kyle, that was once. I was 15, I thought it was the cool thing to do, I'm older now."
"But you can't tell me you don't want to."
"I didn't say that, I just don't think it's right."
"Come on Casey," Kyle said, kissing her, "You look so pretty tonight."
"Please Kyle, I don't think I want to."
"Fine," he told her, running his hand up her thigh. "Then at least let me kiss you, baby."
"I don't know why I let you do this," Casey softly said, as Kyle began kissing her.
"Laura!" Tay called to her as she walked outside. "I am so happy you came out here. Where's Casey?"
"She's getting it on with that Kyle kid," Laura told him smiling. "He's cute."
"Whatever, tell your girlfriends that, not me. I can't believe her! Goddamn!"
"What's wrong?" Laura asked.
"Nothing, maybe Casey will tell you tomorrow or something. If you see her, tell her that I'm going to stay with Chris and Greg tonight, and not to bother me in the morning, I'll come home when I'm ready."
"That's pretty harsh, Tay." Laura told him. But I'll tell her anyways."
"Good. I'll see you later." he said, wheeling back to where Chris, Greg, and Ian were.
"I can't believe her!" Taylor told Ian, "I just can't!"
"Come on man, we'll talk over there, we should give those two some privacy," he smiled, gesturing towards Chris and Greg, who were making out on the porch.
"Fine," Tay told him, "I just can't believe Casey, that she would have sex with Kyle again after what happened last time."
"Casey, having sex with that kid, are you sure? Casey doesn't seem like the type to just randomly fuck people."
"Unless it's him. I hate him so much now, after what happened to Casey last time she had sex with him. Oh man!" Tay cried out in frustration.
"Calm down man, it's OK." Ian patted him on the back. "I'm sure everything will be fine. He's going to leave here tomorrow, and you won't see him for a while. It's all good."
"But it's not!" Tay yelled.
"Calm down, you're acting like a fucking idiot." Ian told him. "Hold on a minute, I'll get you another drink to calm you down." Ian rushed off. In a few minutes he was back with a drink for Tay, and one for himself.
"Thanks." Tay told him.
"No problem. Tony, the bartender at these things, makes the best mudslides on the planet, you'll like it."
"Thanks again." Tay said, "I still can't believe Casey, I figured that she would be more responsible now then she was when she was 15."
"She had sex when she was 15!" Ian exclaimed. "Damn, I wouldn't expect her to do it when she was so young."
"Yeah, she was 15. I was so mad at her. She kicked me out of her house the next day."
"Damn, she must have been mad. You know she gets that way though, it's just how she is."
"Yeah, she's stubborn."
"Yeah, so, how do you like the party?" Ian asked him, changing the topic.
"It's good." Tay told him. "I'm surprised that you aren't with anyone tonight."
"I'm with you." he joked.
"Yeah yeah yeah," Tay grinned. "You know what I mean."
"Yeah, me and Lindsay broke it off about a week ago. I really liked her too."
"Ian, you were going out with that guy like, two weeks ago."
"I wasn't going out with him, I just had sex with him a couple of times. I was still with Lindsay then, we were together for 4 months."
"Oh, well, it's OK. I haven't had a girlfriend in a while. Not since Lucie. She's such a bitch."
"I know what you mean, that girl, man, I don't even know what to say about her, I can't stand her though."
"Yeah, I still kinda like her." Tay said, "She's so pretty and innocent looking."
"I know, man, I know." Ian looked over at Chris and Greg. "Man, I envy those guys so much, they have such a great relationship going on."
"Yeah," Tay said, "They're soulmates. I hope one day I'm going to find my soulmate."
"Me too. It'll all happen in good time. There's a plan for everyone, it's all going to even out one day, and then fate and destiny will take its course."
"Yeah." Tay sighed. "It's funny how life works sometimes."
"Taylor?" Chris asked him, walking over. "Come on, we're leaving now."
"Oh, OK. Bye Ian, see you tomorrow or something." Tay told him.
"Bye man," Ian said, giving him a hug goodbye.