Cassie's POV

I'm woken up to someone shaking my shoulder and I gasp, jumping up. A girly scream makes me snap my head to the side to see Sarah holding her hand on her chest as she takes deep breaths.

"You scared the shit out of me!" She shrieks.

"You scared me first!" I argue.

She rolls her eyes and I turn my head to see Kiara is gone.

must be with the Pogues

"Why are you in your sister's room and not your own?" Sarah asks in confusion as I pull myself out of bed.

"We were talking and I must have fallen asleep" I shrug, exiting Kiara's room and Sarah follows, closing the door behind her.

"I take it from your glowing post cry sesh skin it was a long and depressing talk" Sarah comments as we reach my room.

"Yeah, you could say that again" I mumble.

"Was it the thing you wanted to tell her?" Sarah asks curiously, following me into the bathroom.

"Mmhm" I hum, stripping from my pyjamas.

I hop in the shower and Sarah puts down the toilet lid, sitting on it.

"You feel better now?" My best friend asks hopefully.

"Yes, definitely. I feel like a weight's been taken off my shoulders" I answer positively, messaging shampoo into my hair.

"That's great! I'm glad to hear it" She replies cheerily and I laugh.

"So, what's this stupid thing we're going to again?" I ask.

"It's a clean up on the beach because of the mess the storm made" Sarah explains.

"Oh, that's actually kinda nice" I comment and she giggles.

"Topper is waiting outside but it doesn't start for a little while so don't rush yourself" She tells me.

"Okie dokie" I chirp.

We chat a little more about nonsense and I finish showering before getting out, wrapping a towel around me. Sarah offers to blow dry my hair and I let her, applying a little makeup. Once we're done in the bathroom, I head to the closet and Sarah plops herself onto my bed. I slip on a white bikini that ties into bows at the sides of the bottoms and has a sunflower pattern over it. I then grab a black handbag putting in a pair of blue ripped denim shorts, an outfit for the party tonight and some other essentials like sunscreen, lipgloss, perfume, etc. After sliding on a pair of white flip flops, I head into my room and Sarah hands me my sunglasses which I put on top of my head.

"Let's go, bitch" She whoops, holding out her hands to me and I laugh, pulling her up off my bed.

As we reach the foyer Anna exits the kitchen.

"Where you off to?" She asks curiously.

"The big beach clean up, remember?" I remind her.

"Oh, yes. I remember" She smiles widely before offering me an apple and a bottle of water "Breakfast for the road?"

"Thank you" I smile gratefully, accepting the offer.

"Have a good day, girls" She tells us.

"You too, Anna" Sarah and I say in unison, heading to the door.

We exit the house and I slip my water bottle into my bag before taking a bite from the apple as we walk towards the pier where Topper is standing next to his new boat.

"Morning, Top!" I grin happily.

"Morning, Cassie" He chuckles, pecking my cheek.

"Let's get this show on the road!" Sarah exclaims excitedly and I giggle, hopping onto the boat.

Topper starts up the engine and speeds off. He stands at the wheel with his arm around Sarah who watches the surroundings through her sunglasses. I put my bag to the side and lay down on the towel I assume Sarah laid out. I pull down my sunglasses to shield my eyes and finish my apple, throwing the core away. As I'm laying down, catching some rays, I hear a loud wolf whistle and I sit up, a grin forming on my face when I see the HMS Pogue coming towards us.

"Aren't you the hottest thing I ever did see?" JJ hollers and I laugh, lifting my sunglasses onto my head.

"Right back at ya, Maybank!" I holler back.

"Where you headed, Cassandra?!" John B asks with a smile.

"Big beach clean up! What about you guys?!" I ask curiously.

"Secret mission! We'll update you at a later date!" The brunette answers and I smile.

"Be careful, kiddos!" I warn them.

"Only for you, babe!" JJ shouts back.

I blow the blonde a kiss and he pretends to catch it, putting it in his pocket. Kiara slaps his arm as they all laugh and I shake my head, laying back down as they get too far away for me to talk to them. We eventually get to the beach and I slip on my shorts, leaving my bag in the compartment of Topper's boat. We're all given a red garbage bag and blue gloves then sent to pick up litter. Sarah and Topper go off on their own while Wheezie grabs my hand, dragging me with her. I pick up a load of litter before I bump into Kelce.

"Thirsty, Cassie?" He asks with a mischievous grin on his face.

"Yeah, actually" I smile, taking the water bottle from him.

I take a swig and grimace when the liquid burns my throat.

"Yikes" I mutter before taking another mouthful and handing it back to the boy.

I spot Sarah and Topper heading towards us and I grin.

"Sar! Top!" I holler and they smile widely, waving as they jog towards us.

"Yo! You look thirsty!" Kelce smirks, holding out his bottle to them.

"Okay, what do we- what do we got here?" Topper asks, taking the bottle.

"Have some of that, baby" Kelce says excitedly.

Topper unscrews the lid and sniffs the liquid, almost choking at the strong smell of the alcohol.

"Oh, my God" Topper laughs, taking a drink.

Sarah wraps her arm around Wheezie and I push my sunglasses on top of my head.

"Yeah. That's how we do it, baby!" Kelce exclaims and I laugh.

"Oh, man. Come on, Sarah" Topper tells his girlfriend, handing her the bottle "Let's do it!"

She sniffs it and makes a disgusted face.

"What did you do to this?" She laughs.

"He's not playin' around" Topper replies as Sarah takes a drink.

Wheezie grabs the bottle from her older sister and takes a huge mouthful of it. I snatch it out of her hands with wide eyes as we all stare at the girl in surprise.

"Since when did you start drinking?" Sarah asks her little sister as I take another mouthful of the strong beverage.

"Since today" Wheezie replies nonchalantly and I laugh, slinging my arm around the girl's neck.

"That's my girl" I cheer and the young girl grins at me happily, wrapping her arm around my waist.

"Great going, Kelce" Sarah scoffs playfully at the boy as I take another drink and hand Kelce his bottle back before I drink too much.

"You guys got it under control?" I hear one of the supervisors yell.

"Yes, sir! It's looking good, sir!" Topper calls back.

"Just clearing the stretch out!" Kelce adds.

"Just hydrating!" Sarah also adds "Almost finished!"

"Great job! Keep it up!" The supervisor tells us cheerily.

"Thank you!" Kelce replies.

We continue to clean up litter and drink Kelce's disgusting concoction until we're all giggling and the beach is clean. The lead supervisor tells us all to get into a huge circle and I stand in between Sarah and Wheezie.

"Just a moment, friends, to acknowledge our blessings" The man announces and we all hold hands.

"To the big Kahuna..." The man starts and I purse my lips to stop myself from laughing "Thank you for the opportunity or us to come out here and restore Masonborough to it's virgin glory"

I snort rather loudly which causes Sarah and Topper to start laughing and I giggle, hiding my face on Wheezie's head.

"Amen" Everyone says and we all start clapping.

Everyone disperses and Topper wraps his arm around Sarah.

"He doesn't like us, that guy" Topper states and I laugh as Sarah picks up the empty bottle.

"He hates us" I correct.

"Yeah" Sarah laughs in agreement.

Sarah and I head back to the Cameron residence with Wheezie and not long after we arrive, Wheezie runs to the bathroom. Sarah and I follow her and watch as she drops to her knees puking up the alcohol she consumed. Sarah grabs her hair back and I rub the girls back soothingly.

"Ugh...Oh, God" Sarah groans.

"Okay" I sigh, standing up.

I grab a face cloth and dampen it with some cold water before sitting down next to the young girl again.

"So, what have we learned?" Sarah asks her sister.

"Never mix vodka with Crystal Light" Wheezie answers before puking again.

"Very good" I nod.

"Ugh...Please don't tell dad" Wheezie pleads and I wipe the sweat off her forehead and neck.

"I won't. On one condition" Sarah smirks.

"What's that?" Wheezie asks, sitting back from the toilet bowl to let me clean her face.

"You cover for us sneaking out tonight" Sarah says and Wheezie huffs.

"Please, Wheezie" I pout and she rolls her eyes.

"Fine" Wheezie agrees.

"Do you promise?" Sarah asks.

"I promise" Wheezie replies, holding out her pinkie.

The girls lock pinkies and Wheezie retches, shoving her head in the toilet again. I hand Sarah the cloth and stand up.

"Where are you going?" Wheezie groans.

"To get you some water" I answer, leaving the bathroom.

Just as I'm headed to the stairs I head arguing on the balcony and I pause, listening in.

"I just don't feel like you care! Nothing shows me you give a damn!" Ward snaps.

"I said I do!" Rafe yells and I quietly walk towards the balcony doors, leaning against the one that is closed.

"Yeah, you said!" Ward barks.

"What more do you want me to say?!" Rafe asks in confusion.

"I don't want you to say anything! I want you to take care of business!" Ward shouts at his son.

"Okay!" Rafe replies.

"Where are the back up generators? I gave you money for the back up generators. You said you would take care of it. Did you take care of it?Where are they?" Ward asks in frustration.

"They're on back order" Rafe answers, but just by hearing his tone of voice I can tell he's lying.

"Yeah, of course they are" Ward scoffs, not believing Rafe's lie.

"There was a hurricane" Rafe snaps.

"I tell you what. You know that Pogue I just fired? Way more reliable than you" Ward tells his son.

I hope he doesn't mean John B

"Really?" Rafe scoffs.

"Yeah, really! You need to get it together, Rafe, or you can go live on the cut" Ward threatens him and my eyes widen.

Rafe laughs as if his dad is joking but somehow I don't think he is.

"That funny to you?" Ward asks.

"Wow" Rafe says in amusement.

"You can go live on the damn cut, Rafe...as far as I'm concerned" Ward states firmly "Now get up and get out of here. I'm sick of lookin' at you"

"Make yourself useful somewhere, somehow" He adds and I hear footsteps which make me freeze.

"Sarah's not working" Rafe argues.

"This isn't about Sarah, Rafe. You're almost 20. You don't just get to sit back and have everything handed to you" Ward tells him matter of factly.

"Yes, sir" Rafe responds sarcastically.

"It does not seem like you understand me" Ward retorts.

"I'll take care of those generators, okay?" Rafe snaps.

"I'll believe that when I see it" Ward states.

I hear Rafe's footsteps and I walk speedily towards the stairs. Just as I reach the top of the staircase, I'm grabbed and slammed against the wall. I gulp and look up at Rafe who has his hands on the wall either side of my head as he leans down close to my face.

"You listen to everyone's conversations or just mine?" He asks with a smirk.

"Depends on the conversation" I shrug with a grin.

"I haven't seen you since you were all over that Pogue John B" Rafe growls.

"Are you jealous, Rafie?" I ask smugly, reaching up to trace his jaw with my pointer finger.

"I've got nothing to be jealous of" He scoffs.

"How so?" I ask curiously, playing with the collar of his polo shirt.

"I'm Rafe fucking Cameron, baby" He smirks and my stomach flutters.

Before I can say anything else he slaps my ass, making me yelp and walks away, leaving me speechless.

fuck

I shake my head and head downstairs to the kitchen. I grab a bottle of water from the fridge and jog back upstairs to Wheezie's bedroom. She looks up from her book as I walk in and I smile, handing her the bottle of water.

"Sorry I took so long, I bumped into your brother" I apologise and she grins, taking the water from me.

"Did you make out?" She asks me and I choke on air.

"No, absolutely not. Why on earth would you ask that?" I ask in disbelief.

"You guys are always flirting with each other. Don't tell me you've never thought about making out with him" She states matter of factly and I roll my eyes.

"We're not always flirting. And he's hot, of course i've thought about it but it's never gonna happen" I shrug and she smirks.

"Can I be one of your bridesmaids? You'd look beautiful in white" The younger girl giggles and I roll my eyes with a smile.

"Sure, Wheezie" I snort, ruffling her hair.

☁️☁️☁️

I sit in Sarah's room getting ready for the party at Topper's. After brushing our hair and applying fresh make up, we head to the closet. I slip on a red bikini that ties behind my neck and at the sides of the bottoms while Sarah goes with a purple one. I then pull on a tight leather mini skirt that has a zip up the front and a white crop top with the words 'God's Plan' written on the front. 

Sarah shows me black pumps or black chucks and I grin, grabbing the chucks. She gets dressed and I slip on my chucks before spraying myself with my favourite perfume, Chanel No5.

Sarah and I head over to Topper's and once we arrive the party is already in full swing. She heads off, looking for Topper and I head to the kitchen, looking for a drink.

look at me with my priorities in order

I pour myself a red cup of vodka and look up to see a blonde girl watching me.

"Can I help you, goldilocks?" I snap.

"Aren't you gonna put soda or something in that?" She asks in disbelief.

"No" I scoff, taking a gulp of the vodka and smiling as it burns my throat.

Her eyes widen and she turns around, walking away from me.

"Look at you, scaring people away like old times" I hear a voice say and I turn to see Kelce.

"Kel!" I squeal, wrapping my arms around him.

He laughs and pats my back before I pull away, my lips forming a pout.

"Sarah left me all on my lonesome" I tell him, taking a mouthful from my cup.

"What a bitch" He says jokingly and I laugh.

"You know what I need, Kel?" I ask and he shrugs in response.

"I need to get fucking wasted" I laugh and he whoops loudly.

"Cassie Carrera in the house!" He hollers and the room erupts into screams which makes me giggle wildly, lifting my cup to the strangers before downing the rest of the contents.

I grab a bottle of Jack Daniels and tug Kelce through the crowd, taking swigs of the throat burning liquid as I look for our friends. We reach the back door just in time to hear some guy screaming about Topper being on the roof. I share a mischievous grin with Kelce and we race around the pool to look up at Topper who is with Sarah.

"Hi, guys!" Sarah yells before howling like a wolf.

I howl back at her and her gaze meets mine. Her face lights up and she slaps Topper's arm, pointing at Kelce and I. We wave up at them and they point their fingers at us.

"Cassie! Kelce! Get up here!" Topper yells and I laugh, turning to Kelce who shakes his head 'no'.

I bring the neck of the bottle in my hand to my lips and begin to chug the contents. I make my way around the pool and into the house. I finish the the bottle as I reach the stairs and drop it onto the carpet lazily before jogging up the stairs. Skipping into Topper's room, I wave at my friends and climb out the window to stand next to them. 

"Cassie!" Sarah squeals and I grin happily.

"All right, do you trust me?" Topper asks his girlfriend.

"Do I have to?" She giggles in return.

"Do you trust me?" He repeats.

"Top, I don't-" Before she can finish her sentence, Topper scoops her up bridal style and she screams in fright "No! No!"

"Yeah!" Topper retorts.

I spot Kelce in the crowd and I wave at him like a giddy child to which he waves back, laughing at me in amusement. 

"Oh my, God! Topper!" She shrieks.

"Babe, you're fine! You're fine!" He assures her.

All the alcohol in my system starts to kick in a little and I stumble, which I'm sure people notice.

"If you don't put me down right now-" She snaps.

"It's not that far" Topper argues.

"Are you kidding me?" Sarah shrieks, starting to freak out.

"It's gonna be fine!" He huffs as the crowd starts chanting the word 'jump' over and over again.

I roll my eyes at the couple's squabbling and step towards the edge feeling the need to just jump to get away from them, until I see the height of the drop and I stumble backwards. Sarah and Topper's voices become muffled as I start hyperventilating, my eyes widening considerably in fear at the drop in front of me. The crowd's chanting turns into quiet buzzing and my vision blurs.

"Cas! Cas, look at me!" I hear a voice yell and I look down to see Rafe next to the pool.

"Rafe?" I mumble, looking down at him in confusion.

"Just jump! I'll catch you!" He assures me.

I hesitantly stumble along the roof and he smiles, nodding.

"Atta girl!" He hollers with a grin.

My lips tug up into a grin and I get so distracted by Rafe coaxing me off the roof that my foot slips and I see his eyes widen in fear. A scream rips through my throat and I squeeze my eyes closed as I fall, waiting for my death. Everything seems to go in slow-motion and everyone goes from cheering to gasping and screaming. I'm suddenly grabbed by a pair of warm arms and I peek one eye open to see Rafe smirking down at me. I let out a breath and laugh airily, wrapping my arms around his neck. The crowd lets out a cheer and the music is turned up louder.

"I think you just fell for me" The 19 year old grins smugly and I roll my eyes.

"Only for you, Rafie" I whisper, pecking his cheek.

"The coolest chick in OBX!" I hear Topper scream from the pool and I giggle, shaking my head.

I wiggle out of Rafe's arms, much to his distaste, and stumble inside the house, running a shaky hand through my hair as I search for another drink to calm my growing nerves. My hand reaches out for a bottle of vodka and someone grabs my wrist, clearing their throat.

"Haven't you had enough to drink?" I hear Rafe ask and I roll my eyes, snatching my wrist out of his grip.

"I know you just saved my life and all, but I think I know when I've had enough" I scoff, swiping the bottle and strutting away.

I bring the bottle up to my lips and find myself in the living room which houses the speakers and seems to be the makeshift dance floor. I slip into the crowd of sweaty bodies all grinding and swaying to the music that's vibrating through the walls. I run my left hand up the side of my body and into my hair while my right hand holds the vodka bottle in the air as I sway to the music. I feel a body press itself up against my behind and I gasp, turning my head to be met with a brown eyed blonde. He smirks like a douchebag and grips my hips tightly. I down half the bottle of vodka and wipe my mouth on my wrist. The boy grinds himself onto my ass and I resist the urge to gag. I turn in his grip and put my free hand on his chest.

"Look, I'm gay" I half lie and his eyes widen as his smirk disappears.

"I'm sorry" He apologises and shuffles away.

I snort loudly and down the rest of the clear liquid the bottle, grimacing as it burns my throat. My grimace turns into a sloppy grin and I hand the bottle to a random guy who takes it with a confused look as I stumble away from him. I stumble through the Thornton mansion, greeting people who talk to me even though I know damn well I have no idea who they are. I spot Kelce, Topper and Rafe with a bunch of girls and I grin happily. I skip over to them, drunkenly wrapping my arm around Kelce who is the only one standing.

"Hello, boys" I slur and they all look at me.

"Cassie, you gotta try this" Topper exclaims, pointing behind him with his thumb.

I peek around him and see the table is covered in cash and cocaine. My eyes widen and I let a giggle slip out my mouth.

"Sure. Looks like fun" I slur.

"I don't think so" Rafe speaks up and I look down at him with a pout.

"Why not?" I whine like a child.

"Because I say so, Cas" He snaps, grabbing my hips and pulling me onto his lap.

"Oh, don't be a party pooper" Topper tells Rafe before holding out a rolled up $20 bill to me "Here you go, Cassie"

"Dude, I said no" Rafe growls, snatching the bill from Topper and throwing it at the blonde's head.

"What is your problem, man?" Topper scoffs.

"Just leave her the fuck alone" Rafe states sternly and I roll my eyes.

"You're not the boss of me, asshole" I snap, wiggling out of his grip to stand up.

"Will you just stop being a brat for two minutes?!" Rafe yells at me.

"No!" I retort.

He jumps up and sweeps me off my feet, throwing me over his shoulder.

"Rafe!" I scream angrily, punching his back as he carries me away.

I yell in protest and curse him out the whole way as he carries me through the Thornton mansion and up the stairs, into a guest room. He throws me onto the bed and I screech in surprise as I bounce onto my back.

"Go to sleep" He demands and I glare at him "You're done for tonight"

"I think I know when I'm do-" I'm cut off from my sassy remark.

"That's the fucking problem, Cas! You don't know when to stop!" He barks and I'm taken aback by his unusually harsh comment.

I study the boy closely and realise very quickly that the boy is high as a kite.

"I'm going home" I huff, climbing off the bed and storming past him.

I open the door and it's immediately slammed closed. 

"You're not going anywhere" Rafe growls lowly, his hand placed firmly on the door.

I spin around and glare up at him in rage.

"I am sick to death of you telling me what to do! You're not my fucking dad and you're certainly not my boyfriend!" I scream angrily in his face.

"Well maybe if you weren't such a fucking junkie, I could back off!" He shouts back, equally as angry.

"Takes one to fucking know one, Rafe!" I spit, pushing him backwards.

He stumbles backwards and manages to steady himself. He storms towards me and I expect him to push me back, but that not what he does. His lips smash against mine and he slams me into the door. I kiss him back hungrily, my hand reaching out to lock the door and he grabs my legs, hoisting me up. My legs wrap around his waist and he carries me over to the bed, dropping me onto it. I grin up at him and he grins right back as we both breathe heavily. I shuffle up the bed and shoot Rafe a seductive smirk. He slips off his shirt and crawls up the bed to hover over me, nestling himself between my legs. I grab the back of his neck and plant a kiss on his lips. He kisses his way down my neck until he reaches my sweet spot and his hand slides up my skirt.

"Is this okay?" He whispers huskily in my ear as he fiddles with my bikini bottoms.

I hum in content and he nips my ear, making me gasp.

"I need words, Cas" He growls.

"Yes. Fuck, yes" I groan, running my fingers through his now messy hair.

He roughly kisses and sucks on my neck as his hand slips inside my bikini bottoms causing me immense pleasure.

"Rafe" I moan, my eyes looking down to the dirty blonde.

"Yes, baby?" He asks breathily.

I whine, squirming around in his grip and he chuckles.

"Words, Cas" He says, causing me to roll my eyes and grab the waistband of his shorts.

"Stop screwing around and fuck me already" I whimper, making him smirk widely.

"Don't have to beg me twice" He tells me smugly.

"Shut up, Rafie" I moan.