Weed & Sunbathing - Eden tag Gray

[Eden Patridge]

It wasn't that Eden wanted to say no...so while Gray didn't exactly ask before he started kissing her and touching her...she didn't see it as a big deal. Had he asked...she might have hesitated...but in the end probably would have went with it anyway, mostly because she was high and wasn't thinking clearly about consequences or just how many people had the opportunity to walk in on them. Plus, she had taken her top off when he'd ask...what did she think was going to happen?

So yes, Eden was going along with all of it. Maybe in the very back corner of her mind, on some level, she knew that what she was doing was all kinds of wrong...but that tiny little part of rational left wasn't awakened in her until she heard his voice. It was Jett's voice, she knew that from the first word, but it was in a tone that she'd never quite heard from him before. She knew what angry Jett sounded like because she'd known him long enough to know what he sounded like angry. And she knew what upset Jett sounded like, after all, she had been with him when he'd received the news that his mother had died. But this...this was worse. It was a combination of the two and it was aimed at her.

"Jett! Wait!" she called after him as Gray freaked and let her go. He climbed out of the hot tub and began to gather his things. "I'm sorry..." she murmured looking at Gray before her eyes darted back to Jett who was trying to leave. She was still messed up...high...her head all clouded, but she was still very aware that she'd just royally screwed up.

"Just wait!" she said as she climbed out of the hot tub. She was still dripping wet and she still didn't have a top on but she wasn't really thinking about that as she ran into the house, after Jett, ignoring Gray, because after all, he wasn't the one she cared about.

She caught up to Jett, watching Gray actually leave, but she'd deal with him later. "I'm sorry...I fucked up...we were...just smoking...and I don't know," she said shaking her head. Little did she know, her brother was coming home that very second.

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Ben parked his car, watching as Gray's car left. He tried to wave at the other boy, but he supposed Gray didn't see him because he just kept driving away. Ben shrugged, he'd text him or something later. Maybe he'd want to hang out or something, he thought, oblivious to everything that was going on.

OOC: I'm gonna give them a minute before Ben actually comes into the house

[Jett Chen]

Why the hell was he hurt? Its not like he and Eden were dating. Jett had no idea what he and Eden were. Friends with benefits? Two people who had sex? It was hard to tell. Jett and Eden use to be two people who could never get along. Jett use to annoy Eden and Eden would get pissed off. That's how things were until the lines began to blur. Some where along the way it went beyond teasing and getting pissed off and feelings got invovled. All Jett knew was that actually seeing Eden with another man, topless hit him where he never thought it would.

Jett stopped in the hallway and watched as Gray shot past him. Part of him wanted to pull the guy back and pummel his ass, but Jett stopped himself. Instead he turned to find Eden still wet and topless, "For god sakes Eden." Jett said and pulled his shirt over his head. Lucky for Jett he had a white tanktop undeneath. He handed Eden his black Guns & Roses shirt to put on. " Eden you don't have to explain to me. You are single. You can be with who ever you want. I just never expected to see it."

Jett turned and took a few steps then stopped and turned back, "No, I lied, I do want you to explain, cause the last few weeks you have been different. Dressing differently, sleeping with other guys and flirting. What happened to the Eden who use to ear beach clothes during winter and said girls who wore skirts were crazy. Although I kind of like the skirts." Jett said honestly.

"I just...never seen this side of you." He said to her. "What is going on?" He asked. "Is this cause we have been sleeping together, or is there something else going on?" Jett too was oblivious Ben was returning home. Had Jett known he would have kept his mouth shut.

[Eden Patridge]

Eden stood there kind of helplessly. She was almost naked and while Jett had seen her this way before...it was still sort of embarrassing. But she hadn't really been thinking about that when she'd run after him. All she'd been thinking about was preventing him from going. She watched as he pulled off his shirt, telling her that he wasn't angry. "But you seem angry," she said meekly. She felt as if she was a child, getting in trouble...only what she was in trouble for wasn't exactly a childlike thing. Jett and walked in on her and Gray and she felt absolutely horrible about it.

Eden bit down on her bottom lip, taking Jett's shirt as he called her out on all of her recent behavior. She held the shirt against her, using it to dry off a little. She was about to put it on...about to figure out how to explain to Jett what had happened. But Eden didn't like the truth because the truth was that she had changed because she knew that other guys would like her more that way. She never thought in a million years that Jett was going to stop sleeping around just because he was sleeping with her...so she figured that she'd have to do the same. Since no guys had really seemed into her before (except her creepy locker partner Jay who she still preferred to avoid), she figured she'd have to change if she wanted to attract more guys. And it had worked, apparently.

But Eden didn't get a chance to explain that. Ben walked in, just in time to see Eden standing there helplessly, holding Jett's T-shirt against her... Now, had he just saw the site, he probably would have thought something happened to his sister and Jett was helping her. After all, Ben had clearly caught a glimpse of Grayson fleeing their house and why else would Jett give Eden a shirt to cover up. But Ben didn't just see them...he heard them.

Ben stood there for a moment glaring at the two of them. Furious with both of them, he focused his angry on Jett. After all, Jett was the one who was experienced...the one who knew what he was doing. Eden was probably just too stupid to realize, Ben thought angrily. "YOU SLEPT WITH MY SISTER?!" he voice bellowed out, watching as Eden and Jett turned to see him, only just realizing her was there. Ben wasn't thinking clearly. He ran toward Jett knocking him on the floor and sucker punching him in the face before he could react.

Sure, Ben was stronger than he looked...all that surfing built a lot of upper body strength that people didn't realize...mostly from swimming against the current to get out into the water. But Jett was still clearly the bigger one out of the two boys, and if Ben was thinking clearly, he'd realize that Jett could take him with little effort on his part. But Ben wasn't thinking clearly, because he attempted to punch Jett again, but Eden grabbed him, pulling him off of the other boy. "Stop!" she wined.

Ben shook his head, pushing his sister away from him. "Go get dressed, Eden," he ordered. His tone was cruel. "Get the fuck out of my house and stay away from my sister," Ben said to Jett. His face was like stone, not willing to budge on this.

Eden let out a cry, "I'm sorry," she said, as she retreated to her room still holding Jett's shirt.

Wrapped for Eden...feel free to reply to Ben though then we can move to the evening

[Jett Chen]

All the sudden Jett felt his body hit the ground and Ben punching him. Jett stayed down for a moment but when the punches became too much Jett pushed Benn off him and quickly got up off the floor. "Damn man, you are stronger then you look. Very scrappy." Jett said rubbing his chin. He looked at Eden, "Come on Ben, don't yell at her. I am not going anywhere Ben. Not until we talk about this."

God Jett had wished Ben had not over heard him. Jett deserved the punch. Had this been some guy who slept with his sister, then he might have done the same thing,e specially if the guy was more experienced. But still, Jett did not appreciate him yelling at Eden. "Listen Ben I know you are pissed, but I am not leaving man. You are my best friend and I care about Eden." jett said out load. "I am not going."

Jett would stand there and take what ever Ben wanted to say, but Jett knew if he walked away it would make things worse, and Ben was his best friend no matter what and Jett could not walk away without taking the chance to talk to Ben and hopefully make him see that all this with Eden was not a bad thing at all.

[Ben Patridge]

Ben shook his head. He wasn't dealing with this....no way...no how. "Just get out before I hit you again!" Ben yelled, "And don't tell me how to treat my sister! You're not the one who just walking on your sister standing there topless in front of your supposed best friend," he snapped. "So. Get. Out." Ben didn't want to deal with this. He was more than just angry...he was actually really upset, but of course he masked that through pure rage.

Ben just stared at Jett as he said he wouldn't leave. He let our a sarcastic laugh. "My best friend? Yeah fucking right. You are no friend of mine and I do not believe for one second that you actually care about my sister. If you cared about her, you wouldn't be sneaking her all around school and pretending she was Aly...you wouldn't be sleeping around with however many girls it is at the same time...and if you really actually cared about her and considered me a friend you would have been up front with me about it," Ben said. "So just go. I realize that you got shot and you lost your mom and Izzy's dealing with all that crap with her dad that's probably effecting you...I get it. You're going through shit, but you could have slept with anyone. You didn't have to drag my sister down with you," Ben told him. His tone was still angry but a little emotion and broken into it now. He took a deep breath and then he was back...all anger once again.

"So get out of here. I'd leave myself, but I don't trust you to leave Eden alone," Ben said, folding his arms across his chest and standing his ground.

Tag for Wrap (I figure we can move on to evening like we talked about unless you think they can settle it all right here...up to you)

[Jett Chen]

Jett just sighed and took it. He waited for Ben to finish. He shook his head and ran his hand over his face and through his hair. "Ben, listen to me. This is not what you think." Jett tried to reason with him. "I am your best friend and thats exactly why I didn't tell you, cause you would have been pissed either way. Eden made her choice. I did not bring her down, she wanted me just as much as I want her." Jett said.

"I know this is hard to hear. But it's true. your sister is a big girl and can make her own choices. And just for your information I have not been sleeping around. Eden has been the only girl since the masquerade dance." Jett admitted. He looked at Ben, "You are still my best friend."


Thats all Jett said as he turned and headed to the door. he grabbed his things, which was really just his jacket and headed out the door. He knew he needed to let Ben calm down. There was nothing more he could do, except leave. So jett left. Sure it he possibly should have stayed but Ben was pissed and Jett knew it was better to let him calm down. Jett felt so horrible. HE truly did not want to screw up his friendship with Ben, but he might have done just that.

Wrapped for JEtt.