Gang's All Here!

Gwen and Beth showered in record time, for them at least, and were downstairs, dressed to the nines and helping Mom and Farah with the last minute prep, such as plating snacks and chilling some beers and sodas. Meanwhile, I was outside pulling the burgers off the grill as their friends pulled up. I'd known these girls practically all my life. If I wasn't at their house hanging with my friends they were at ours studying with my sisters. They were basically family at this point, so I wasn't surprised, and knew to listen, when I heard one of them, likely Naomi yell, "John! Quick, put the plate down!" As soon as the platter was safely placed on the grill, I was gang tackled by three giggling piles of down jackets. Then a fourth jumped on top of us.

"Good looking out Naomi. Hey girls! It's great to see you all! Thanks for coming. This is going to mean the world to the twins!"

"Thank you for setting this up! They were like cats on a hot tin roof the last couple weeks. They needed this to relax," cooed Taylor, the ebony skinned beauty on my left. Her parents were both Jamaican, something she used to her advantage. The girl was like a fish in water, even with her sizable 'flotation devices'. She was the undisputed top dog on the school's swim team, even as a freshman. From what Gwen had told me, before she had a chance to even apply for college she had acceptance letters from every school with an even slightly competitive swim team.

"That's kind of why I thought you four should be here. Not only are you their best friends, but you've all already turned eighteen and might be able to help us calm them down."

"Definitely!" Jun, the tiny Korean chimed in. The shortest of the squad, she might have had the smallest breasts, but on her small frame they looked certainly big enough. And they certainly felt good pressing against my chest, even through several layers of winter clothing. You could always tell if it was really cold if Jun was bundled up like this. That girl took every opportunity she could to she as much skin as she could.

"Oi... what's this Beth told us about you having a girlfriend?" Jane said, poking me in the side with her finger. This girl was the tallest of the group. A six foot tall Kiwi who had legs that went on forever. We used to play basketball together all the time before I graduated. Our 2v2 team was undefeated my senior year. She also had been the most aggressive about flirting with me. "I was hoping to make a play for you when I showed up on campus in the fall."

"I'd heard you were coming to State! Congrats! We'll have to hang out once you're there. If I recall, Stretch, you were the one who turned me down," I countered the blonde laying next to me.

"The girls told us you were off limits until we graduated. And now you're off the market? Totally not fair."

"...I think you might really like Farah. She's here with me, actually."

"Alright girls, let's get off the cook and head inside," Naomi directed the crew, helping them out of the snow bank. Last I'd heard, the strawberry blonde vixen hadn't decided on where, or if, she was going to college. She'd been the star of the school and community plays. She'd confided in Beth that she was thinking about making a run at Hollywood. I didn't doubt she was good enough. Her family was decidedly Greek, something Naomi channeled into completely becoming the roles she was cast in.

"Thanks Nao. I hear you guys are doing 'Little Shop,' and you got the role of Audrey! That's great!" I said as I took her hand to get up. Grabbing the burgers I ushered the girls inside.

"Yeah, I'm really excited to do a more comedic role. Do you think you'll be able to come to a showing?"

"I think so. It's right around our spring break. Oh, by the way, give me your keys. Your parents all said you could have a couple beers if we made sure you weren't doing any driving tonight!"

As the girls shed their coats, I realized that I was definitely going to be over dressed for this party.