Lexi has partied a little too hard

Carla is greeted immediately by a very much worse-for-wear Lexi who runs up to her, almost knocking both of them to the ground.

“Carlaaa, I've been looking everywhere for you,” she screeched in her ear. “You've been gone ages, you promised to come back,” she punches Carla on the arm, a little harder than she would have if sober.

“Ouch, shit, Lex,” Carla says, grabbing her arm. “Where have you been looking for me at the bar?” She asks, hinting at her friend's drunkenness.

“Ha, well, I got tired of waiting for you and the guys kept buying me shots, b-but I think I had too many,” she says, burping through the words as she says it.

“Ugh, I don't feel so good.” Lexi quickly turns and bolts through the bathroom door, just managing to make it to the toilet. Carla swiftly follows behind her and is just able to help her as she pukes the shots all away down the toilet. Carla holds her hair back and comforts her poor friend. She gets her cleaned up and somewhat respectable looking and books a ride back home for both of them.

In the car back from the club. Lexi is still in a very jovial but fragile state. Past the point of being sick she is feeling much better about herself.

“Ugh, can't believe I puked,” she says, grimacing. “Thanks for the help back there,” patting Carla on the arm.

“Hey, it's not the first time that I had to help you out in such a state," Carla jokes, noting back to the many times Lexi had drunk too much at various parties in the past.

“Well, I seem to remember you being just as bad as me a few times at least,” Lexi says back at her.

“Maybe once or twice,” Carla laughs, remembering the fun times from parties of the past.

“Well, now that you're back we can get drunk and puke together again, bestie,” Lexi jokes.

“Sounds good minus the puking part,” Carla laughs.

“So where were you all this time?” Lexi asks.

“Oh,” Carla says, unsure what to tell her. “Well I met up with someone and we were catching up and decided to sit and have some wine together, time must have flown by.”

“Ohhhh, okay, so who's the guy that you were so romantically sitting and drinking in a quiet corner with then?” Lexi asks excitedly, showing great interest in this development.

“I wasn't with a guy,” Carla quietly said, pausing for a moment before speaking again. “It was Miss Bates.”

“Miss Bates!?” Lexi screamed in shock. “You sat and drank with bitchy Bates!?” Lexi was amazed at what she had just heard.

“Hey, she is actually very nice, we got along really well,” Carla replied, defending the woman who had left such a huge impression on her.

“Oh, so Miss Bates seduced you and turned you to her side,” Lexi joked, visibly entertained by the idea.

Carla felt herself going red stayed silent.

“You do know she's gay, right?” Lexi continued. “She was caught with a female teaching assistant a few years after we left,” Lexi said, adding to the rumours that Carla had always heard about the woman.

“So, have you gone gay on me? Did the old witch seduce you?” Lexi laughs, spurting out the questions excitedly, not pausing in between.

Carla was unimpressed with Lexi’s inquisition and felt the need to jump to the woman's defense.

“Hey, stop it, we aren't in school anymore and she's no longer our teacher, she's not a bitch, she's a regular woman." Carla visibly beginning to get angry at Lexi.

“She even invited me to a party next week,”Carla added.

“Woooooah!” This really sets Lexi off, she jumps up and down excitedly in her seat.

“You're not actually going to go, are you?” Lexi asked, shocked.

“Yeah, I am going to go,” Carla replies defiantly.

“Wooooow,” Lexi laughs. “You've got the hots for old Miss Bates!” Lexi jokes. “You’re gonna hook up with Miss Bates?” Lexi loudly exclaims.

Carla looks away, not engaging in Lexi’s childish behaviour.

“Damn, Carla,” she continued. “Hey, I'm not judging. You do you, but Miss Bates? She is like what, 60? I mean, sure, she’s attractive if you can get past what a bitch she is.”

Lexi had had a far worse time in her class than Carla had. Miss Bates was very tough on her and didn’t put up with any of Lexi’s misbehaviour. Lexi, who had a reputation for testing teachers' patience, and Miss Bates certainly was not one to stand for it.

“Well, I like her, and it's just a party with other people there,” Carla says, getting on the defensive.

“Oh sure, you call it that, but it's a date, a date with our old English teacher!” Lexi laughs as she pushes and pokes Carla.

Carla laughs back, unable to stay mad at Lexi, she never could, despite how much she might test her.

Carla playfully pushes her back. “Now, can you shut up?” she says with a smile.

“Ok, ok. I’ll stop, don’t get mad at me,” Lexi says, pulling Carla in for a drunken hug. The girls laughing together.

“So is she like classed as a milf?” Lexi seriously asked. “Or would she be a gilf if that’s even a thing?”

“Lex!” Carla growled at Lexi, smacking her on the leg.

“Haha! Ok, ok, I’m done now,” Lexi laughed, rubbing her thigh.

The car soon arrives at Lexi’s place.

“Well bitch, we are going to hang out soon, yeah?” Lexi says as she's about to get out.

“Of course, I'll message you,” Carla replies as they share a farewell hug and Lexi gets ready to get out of the car.

“Oh, and let me know how the hot date with Miss Bates goes, you little slut, hooking up with a teacher,” she laughs as she darts out of the car before Carla can get to her.

“Bye, Lex,” Carla laughs back at her, waving goodbye.

Carla sat in the car as it took her back to her house, reflecting on the night. She really was going on a date with her old teacher, she thought, and not just any teacher, but a woman! Even more shocking was that she couldn't wait for it. Her thoughts lingered on the brief but wonderful kiss and how, more than anything, she wanted more.

She arrived back home to an empty bed, which wasn’t unusual. Her husband was asleep in his chair by his computer, where he slept most nights. She didn't even bother letting him know she was back. Tired, she went up to bed.