Everything I want: Will Alfie and Lily's love survive?... Read Online Free Page B

“Hiya beautiful, congratulations, sweeth eart.”
    I hugged Brett, and he signaled to the waitress, circling his arm around the drinks on our table. He made a small movement with his thumb and forefinger like he was holding a shot g lass.
    She nodded and went to get shots for everyone. She brought back a bottle of tequila, some salt and limes, and a bottle of Jack Dani el’s.
    It was comical watching my mother take a shot of tequila. Jack quipped, “Way to go Roslyn, my turn for some of that dirty dancing next.”
    He winked, and my mother nearly choked at the thought. My dad smirked and muttered, “Yeah, and I get to swap with R osie.”
    Lennon’s eyes went wide with surprise. “Jesus, you are all incestuous, and they say that some parts of America are full of inbred folks.” Everyone chuckled, staring at Lennon and his attempt at making a joke.
    Digs chuckled and his eyes flew over to the far side of the bar, narrowed then flicked back to Jack. His head nodded in the direction he wanted Jack to look at. I followed Jack’s gaze and f roze.
    Elle was walking toward me with a grin on her face, looking pleased with her-self. “Hey!” She smirked at me and the surprised look I must have been sporting. “Well, well, and what do we have here?” She glanced at my half- drunk parents, smirked and rolled her eyes, nodded briefly at Jack, before sweeping in for a tight hug.
    “You didn’t really think I was going to miss your big day, did you?” Tears sprung to my eyes, but I was completely stoked that she had come to se e me.
    Drew stood behind her, his hand on her shoulder, smiling at me nervously. He looked affluent, and well-groomed. When Elle moved aside, Drew and I had a hesitant moment before he rushed for ward.
    “Come here, you,” he cooed, his large arms wrapping around me as he tugged me in tightly against his c hest.
    Drew kissed the top of my head. “I hear you’ve been doing great things honey.” He rubbed the back of my shoulder while he spoke to me. It was great to see him but painful at the same time.
    This was the first time I’d seen anyone from Alfie’s band since the last time we were here in the club well over a year ago.
    I promised myself a happy day, and I wasn’t going to let anything upset me. “Yeah, well, Elle tells me that you’ve been busy too. She seems to be somewhere different every time I try to meet up with her.”
    It was the best I could do. I didn’t want to talk about his band. I hated that our conversation was strained, but everything else I’d done was the same as when he left.
    Louie sent my parents, Jack, and Rosie back to their hotel in his car. The driver came back for me and the guys afterwards and drove us all to Lennon’s place. We had all arranged to stay at his house tonight, so that we’d be able to organize the food for a cookout for all of our friends and my parents tomo rrow.
    Lennon was lucky enough to have a pool, and I was really looking forward to sitting around it and spending some quality downtime with Jack and my par ents.
    When we all got to Lennon’s, Digs crashed on a large metal hammock that looked really comfortable but sat randomly in the corner of the large sitting room.
    He was out like a light. Shawn stretched up with his hands above his head, his t-shirt riding up out of his dark blue jeans. He let out a loud grunt. “I guess I’ll go upstairs and get naked, no bathrooms down here for me to wander in and out of anyway.” He winked then flashed us a cheeky grin.
    Cody punched him in the side of the arm. “Dang, Shawn you mean we’ll miss out on that cute way you scratch your nuts when you’re looking for something?” I snickered but kept my mouth shut.
    Lennon, Cody, and I flopped down on his large sectional after he found some sodas and water for us to drink. “Great night, Lily. Your folks are a hoot. I’m just a teeny bit jealous of you and everyone that you have around you.”
    I knew that Lennon’s dad had skipped out