Page 99 of Black Flag

The next hour was spentwatching Alley drink entirely too many lemon drops and texting Jameson who waswith Tommy and Spencer at Treasure Island again. I hadn’t seen Jimi or Nancyfor a while, I assumed they went to bed but I couldn’t be sure.

Eventually I met upwith Jameson again and was surprised to say the least.Ifthat were possible anymore with this family.You’d think at some pointnothing would surprise me but that’s not the case at all. Every day it wassomething new. It was like a surprise party every day.

“Where are your shoes?”My eyes dropped to his bare feet.

Jameson shrugged. “Overthere.”

“Overwhere?”His shrug gave nothing away.

“Huh?” He askeddistracted so I slapped at his shoulder for not paying attention. “That guy,”He pointed toward an older man in the corner. “He wanted to walk in my shoesfor a day. I gave him my shoes.”

Examining the man, hewas in fact wearing Jameson’s Puma shoes, or at least trying too. They lookedto be about three sizes too big on him.

And then, I finallynoticed Jameson’s attire. He was dressed in a white Elvis costume. I have noidea how this escaped me until now.

“Where did the costumecome from?”

“That’s what he hadthatIwanted.” He grinned widely and nodded while holding up his arm oftassels.

I smiled knowing wherethis was going. “So you traded?”

“Yep, pretty cool huh?”

This was exactly why Isay he has the maturity of a seven year old.

“You gonna sing for menow?”

And this is why we aremaybe sixteen when combined together in age.

“I’ll sing whatever youwant honey.” He whispered pressing me firmly against his Elvis costume.

I noticed Aiden wasacting really strange over by Spencer who was holding him up. It was difficultconsidering Aiden acting similarly to a jumping bean.

“What’s wrong withhim?” I voiced my concern for Aiden.

“Don’t know.” Jamesonshrugged uninterested in his spotter’s appearance and more on the beer in hishand.

I ignored Aiden for afew minutes because Jameson was singingCan’thelp Falling in Lovein my ear until the more Aiden bounced around, themore I realized there was something actually wrong with him. Not only was heacting bizarre but he was also perspiring to the point where his light bluepolo shirt was soaked.

“Seriously, whathappened?” Aiden continued bounce. “What’s he on?”

Aiden reached out to Jameson’scheek only to be delivered a left-handed pop to his shoulder.

Not only did Jamesonnot like being touched, but Aiden was also soaking wet. So you add that andsweat on his skin and he wasn’t pleased.

“We don’t really know...” Spencer paused for a moment as hishand came across Aiden’s chest to hold him in place and away from Jameson. “Hejust started acting weird.”

Moving from Jameson’slap, I grabbed Aiden’s slick face in my hands; he was burning up. “Aiden, whatdid you take?” his pupils were dilated to the point where you couldn’t actuallysee the blue in his eyes any longer.

“Nothing, it’s gettinghot in here, let’s take off all our clothes!” Aiden wailed out his bestimpression ofHot in Hereby Nelly.

“Oh god,” I covered myhead with my hands. “Jameson?”

“What?”

“Were you with him?”

Jameson rubbed the backof his neck a soft chuckled escaped him. “No, I was in the bathroom. Where wereyou?”

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