A moment later I hear an ‘oof’ sound as he's slammed into the floor, Cole looking down at him with deadly serious eyes. He pulls his elbow back and slams his fist into the other guy's eye before I rush over and pull him away, tears running down my face. Cole takes one look at me before turning and slamming his fist into the guy’s other eye. He finally steps away and takes my hand. Trent's there a moment later, pulling the guy to his feet and dragging him outside before landing a hit to the guy’s stomach and tossing him into the yard. For the first time tonight, the party is dead silent, which only makes my tears fall harder.
"We're leaving. Come on, Trent," Cole growls, pulling me out of the party with them. Abby follows behind us, clutching my other hand and looking like she's not sure what to do—cry with me or go punch the jerk in his face. I have a feeling she wouldn’t go easy on him either.
Well, that’s two for two on shitty party nights.
The drive home is silent, both guys in the front seats still fuming. Abby stays quiet, which is definitely unlike her. It’s like they don’t know what to say to me now, which makes it all so much worse.
I'm numb, honestly. At this point, I'm afraid to let myself fully think about what happened. They barely whisper bye as we pull up to Abby’s house. We're inside her place and changed into pajamas before I really process anything. I let out a shuddering breath, and Abby scoots closer, holding me tight. Our phones chime, and she finally pulls away to grab them.
Cole: You okay, Charlie girl?
Trent: I'm sorry we weren't there sooner.
Me: It's okay, I think he was just trying to scare me. I was preparing to fight back.
Adam: Wait… what happened?!
Cole: Some asshole thought it would be okay to try and push himself on Charlie.
Adam: Who do I need to kill?
Cole: I’ll update you later, but don’t worry, I punched him.
Adam: Good. Sorry I wasn’t there, Charlie.
Me: Not your fault, I’m alright.
Abby: Come Monday and everyone will know what a creep he is.
Cole: I've never wanted to hurt someone as bad as I did tonight.
Me: Thanks for coming to my rescue <3 You guys are seriously the best friends.
Trent: Don't friend zone me, beautiful.
Cole: Do it, you know you like me more.
Abby: Don't be dorks, she decided to be my lesbian lover
I quietly laugh at that, and she chuckles. We laugh more when they don't respond for a few minutes. I give her a wink and type in a response.
Me: Did she break you?
Cole: I can share
Trent: Same, Abbs isn't that much of a competition. Now Cole, he has that whole broody and dark thing going that chicks dig. But I’m the hot one of us all.
Abby: Shut up, I'm cuter than both of you. Plus, a woman knows how to do it right.
Cole: Oh my god, Abbs.
Me: Don't fight over me, I'm not worth all that.
Abby pulls her phone away from her face and glares at me. It was meant to be a joke, but I can't say I disagree with the sentiment. She’s not having it though.
Cole: Yes you are
Trent: Definitely