Intrigue

Its been a week since we have gotten together. I wouldn't say we were boyfriend and girlfriend, at least not officially anyway. I was still guarded, previous relationships had put me on edge and he was one of the most eligible bachelor's in Chicago. I had a long week at work, putting in 65 hours in five days so I could forgo going to the office today so I could find a costume for tonight's party.

Brent and I were shopping together since he didn't have one yet either. I threw on my Flyers hoodie and sneakers and walked next door. He groaned as soon as he seen the shirt. "Seriously Alex, you kill me sometimes" he said throwing a Blackhawks hoodie at me. I just laughed as I switched shirts. I like to throw my love for the Flyers in his face. He was hot when he got irritated.

We were in the costume place for two hours and still hadn't made a decision. I wanted something comfortable and he wanted something matching and funny. I was searching the internet for ideas when I came across the perfect costumes.

I grabbed a sexy girl pumpkin costume and dragged him to the counter showing him the picture I had found. He cracked up and gave his approval. We grabbed lunch in the mall.

It was weird going out in public with him. I didn't mind the autograph seekers, but the fangirl looks I could do without. After lunch we walked around a little. We passed a Victoria's Secret and he dragged me in. "Come on, let's shop" he said with a grin on his face,

"What size" he yelled as he fingered a black and red lace bra. "36 C and medium on the bottom." He pick out about twelve things, handing them to me with a stupid little boy grin on his face. The store was empty, which worried me.

He had little twinkle in his eyes as he walked towards the dressing room. I followed him in, just giving the lady at the counter a small smile. "Now try this one." He pointed to the first set, which was pretty modest.

I slid them on and he frowned. "Too much material" he replied and handed me on of the sexier items. He closed his eyes as I slid into it, which made me laugh.

I flicked him in the forehead and he opened his eyes, mouth wide open. "Ok, bad idea, we need to get home ASAP." I just laughed as I changed into my clothes and he paid for the stuff he had picked.

We drove back to the apartments and ran into his bypassing Duncan who was sitting on the couch. Brent had thrown our bags on the floor by the steps. Fifty minutes later, we came back downstairs to a grinning Duncan and a wide eyed Tazer as they were caught sifting through my bags. "This is hot, jeez Alex" Duncan said holding up a black lace teddy that left nothing to the imagination.

Jon pulled out my pumpkin costume. "Real original Alexa" he grunted as he tossed it aside. I just grinned at them and yelled for Brent to hurry up. We were getting dressed for the party in my apartment so we didn't give it away beforehand.

We drove to Sharpy and Abby's excited for the party. Kaner seen our costumes first, cracking up and taking a picture. Brent had on overalls and a straw hat and I had glued pumpkin seeds all over him. I glued a name tag on him that read Peter, Peter. I wore a sexy pumpkin outfit with four inch black heels.

Jon walked up and stared. "I don't get it" he stated as Kaner cracked up. Sharpy whispered in his ear and he grinned. "Ok, I now feel like an ass."

The party kicked into high gear not long after that and we got separated. Brent was sitting in the living room with the fellas doing shots, Abby and I talking in the kitchen. There were a bunch of bimbos around and it made me uncomfortable. "Don't worry girl, you get used to them." Abby said and she seemed not to worry about them. I guess all those years with Patrick taught her how to deal with it.

After awhile the girls were getting so drunk they were throwing themselves at the guys. It started to annoy me a little. I went into the living room and sat near Brent and Duncan, who were throwing back another shot. A girl who looked about twenty, clothed in a short skirt and tiny shirt came and flopped herself between them throwing her legs over Duncan and her head into Brent's lap. I waited for a reaction from him but there wasn't any. I got up and walked towards the door, not even looking back to see if he cared.

Notes

Uh, oh... a little trouble in paradise