Perfect Picture Chpt 5

   Max finds me after two hours have passed. His arm circles my shoulders, his camera hanging around his neck. He kisses my cheek gently, and red rises in my neck and cheeks. His buddies, approach us, laughing loudly when they spot me blushing. They slap him on the back, one of the yelling to him over the music, "Making those moves quickly eh Max?" Suddenly a female voice speaks up behind us cheerfully, and the group turns to face it, "Of course, you can't let the good catches get away." A smile stretches across my lips as I look at Susan. When she spots me beside Max her eyes widen slightly, but in a split second they're back to normal shinning state. Max's buddies laugh, crowding around her with large smiles. They speak in cheerful voice, laughing with each other as if they're all old buddies. I smile as I watch Susan joke around with Max's buddies, "Didn't know you knew Susan." Max voice is rough as his arm around my shoulder tightens, "Yeah...I meet her while photographing here skatepark, she was with Ben." 

    Someone pops up behind us, pushing me away from Max. I stumble away, looking back just in time to see the girl I just skated with wrapping her arm around Max's shoulder. She lifts a beer bottle into the air, yelling loudly as she speaks to him, "Hey Max! Your Perky Boy here definitely knows how to skate! He out lapped me!" There's a large chorus of laughter as Max's buddies approach us, "How did he out lap you on a skate ramp Dolly?" For a moment the girl-Dolly, falls silent. Her brows pull together, creating a cute puzzled look on her face. The group becomes quiet, even Susan waits for her answer. I jump as Dolly rockets forward, beer sloshing out of her bottle as she speaks excitedly, "He passed me!" The group remains in silence for a moment, then one of Max's buddies collapses to his knees. The others join him as he laughs, Dolly joining in as the boy that collapsed slams his fist onto the ground.

    Max sighs, plucking Dolly's arm off his shoulders. He pushes it away from him, as if it's been invested with something. "Man Dolly, you're totally gone aren't you?" he sighs. I glance at Susan just in time to see her finish her eye roll. She mumbles something beneath her breath, and turns on her heels, "Well I came, I hung out with some friends, I saw a drunk Molly...my night is complete." She waves to us over her shoulder as she walks away, "Bye guys." In unison Max's buddies call back to her, "Bye Susie." A chuckle escapes me as she flips us the finger. 

    "Come on guys..." I glance back at Max as he takes Dolly's arm to steady her. "We better get Dolly home." he continues.  The gang turns on their heels, walking away from us. They throw their hands in the air, breaking into a jog, "You have fun with that! We're going to go party some more!"