Bishop Bash: Holly Jollie Christmas

[Jade Parrish]

It didn't take long for Zach to go back inside, probably to either search out Kai or ignore Kai. One of the two. Jade wasn't exactly sure what the deal was, but she knew Zach was lying through his teeth. She may not have lie detection as a power like her roommate and bombshell of a friend, Noa, but she could call bullshit like one. And she was definitely calling bullshit on what was coming out of Zach's mouth. She let Oliver know it with the looks she was giving him.

Speaking of the red-head, she thought she'd seen her inside, getting a little too close to Kai and Zach for that matter. It made her realize how out of touch she'd been with Noa lately. "So, do you know Noa? I saw she was here. She must know Zach and that Kai guy...you know, the asian guy who might as well reek of musk and sex." Maybe she was being too forward, but it was true. She definitely got that impression from him right away.

She took another gulp of her drink. "Who by the way you seem rather uncomfortable around. What's the deal? You think he's stealing your friend?" Although she'd sworn she felt an awful lot of sexual tension in that room which was sort of strange at a family party. Oliver was grouchy and didn't seem to want to go inside, although Jade didn't really mind because she liked spending time with Oliver, even if he was a bit grouchy.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Oliver was very frustrated with this entire night. Between having to go out and be social in general, dealing with the Bishop siblings, and then... Seeing that ridiculously tall, handsome stranger practically stare down his best friend... It was no wonder Ollie was already on his third drink. He had had a hard time believing what Zach was saying too, but Jade's looks at him told him everything - something was seriously going on and Ollie wanted to find out what.

He blinked and turned his attention back to Jade as she spoke up; he realized he'd been zoning out, over-thinking everything that was going on. At least she was here, he thought - she was pleasant company, if very harshly honest sometimes. "Ah... I don't know her well, but I know she and Zach are friends," he answered, swirling his drink in his hand. Oliver's features visibly tightened as she brought up Kai, and he looked down, brow furrowed. "I don't know... Zach's never told me about him before. I don't know who he is." And that bothered him. Why hadn't his best friend told him about this guy that was practically trying to have eye-sex with him?

Of course Oliver seemed uncomfortable around Kai! He took a sip to try to keep himself from bursting out angrily. "Considering you and I both noticed the way that bloke was looking at him, I think my fears are justly made," he grumbled. "Seriously, was he trying to be that obvious? I mean... There are kids around, doesn't he realize?" Although Zach's younger siblings and friends were probably totally clueless. Oliver was just extremely protective over his best friend. He sighed, peering up at Jade again. "I'm glad you're here," he told her honestly, even if his voice was sullen. "You might be the only thing that keeps me sane tonight." What was he even saying? It must've been the drink...

[Jade Parrish]

"She's my roommate," Jade replied. So Zach and Noa were friends, although Noa flirted with everybody and while Jade was flirty as well, she didn't lay it on as heavy as Noa. She liked to leave some mystery.

"Well it definitely seems like there's something going on," she commented to what Oliver said. "I mean, yeah he's good looking, I'll give him that, but I wasn't joking about reeking of musk and sex. There's no mystery about who he is or what he wants. He says it all with his eyes and it kind of creeps me out. Especially since I can't seem to imagine Zach getting all freaky in the sheets with anybody." She just preferred not to imagine such a thing. "You're really protective," she observed. "Does that mean you're going to get all possessive of me as well? Because I'm a high commodity, you know."

While Oliver was on his third drink, she was on her second, although it was strong and she was sort of small...not like she enjoyed admitting that. "I'm glad to be here," she agreed. "To provide sanity and brutal honesty. All that great stuff." She smirked at him.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Ollie blinked, surprised. Well, this was seriously a small world, wasn't it? "She seems, ah... Nice," he replied, trying to think of the right term. A little too much on the sultry, sexy side for his taste, but to each their own. "I know Zach likes her quite a bit."

And that was fine. Zach could have other friends, of course he could, Oliver wasn't that possessive. But this... This creep that was giving Jade weird feelings, too, was just something else. "I'm glad I'm not the only one that's thinking that, at least," he mumbled. At least he wasn't just being paranoid, but that was little comfort. And Jade's honesty was a little hard to take down, but... It was all true. "I just wish Zach would have told me who he was..." Though Oliver's eyes widened and his cheeks flushed bright pink at what Jade said next, and, knowing how much she saw into things, it might have been obvious what was going through his head. He and Zach had gotten 'freaky in the sheets'. Twice. Once when they were teenagers, and once... Just a week or so ago. "Er... Yeah..." was all he managed to respond with. At least the topic had switched to her, and Oliver gladly latched onto it. "Depends... You don't have any creepy, tall, ridiculously good-looking men going after you too, do you?" he asked, trying to be funny but lacking much humor in his voice. "Otherwise... I mean, it's not like we're..." What? Dating? In a relationship? .... Did he want that though?

Oliver took another sip, leaning against the wall of the house, glad that they were outside and out of sight of anyone inside. His hand hovered out towards Jade almost unconsciously; his head was buzzing quiet pleasantly at this point, despite his grumpiness. "You definitely provide sanity for me," he told her, tilting his head as he studied her for a moment or two too long. ".... Have I told you how pretty you are?" he told her with a small slur, finally letting his fingers catch onto her hip, very lightly.

[Jade Parrish]

"Seems so, although I think everybody likes Noa, if you know what I mean," Jade said with a wink and then shook her head. Even people who didn't know her that well could pretty much get her to a tee, at least what she showed others. "By the way, good job with picking a safe adjective." She gave Oliver a cheesy thumbs-up.

What she said next just poured out of her mouth and it took her a minute to catch up and also take notice of the expression on Oliver's face. He was definitely taken aback and he even seemed kind of embarrassed. Was she reading too much into it, or had Oliver slept with Zach? Maybe that was her problem, maybe she read too much into everything and often that reading was right. "Whoa, whoa...Zach got freaky in the sheets before me?" And with you? That was the second part, but she actually didn't let that part out, shockingly. Was that why Oliver was so protective? Was he jealous? "Don't tell me you're hung up on Mr. Dark and Broody." Did he actually have feelings for Zach? Why was she thinking so much about this?

"It's not like we're...?" she trailed off, making wild motions with her hands. "What? Getting freaky in the sheets?" Maybe it was the alcohol. Or all of the sexual tension that had been filling the room before they got out of there.

He'd touched her, his fingers lightly grazing her hip and she looked up at him, letting out a laugh. "Oh man, you've had too much" was her response to him calling her pretty. "Besides, I prefer fierce or aesthetically pleasing." It was a joke of course. She took another long sip of her drink. "Have I ever told you how easy you are to read?" She reached out and poked him in the chest.

Right now he was drunk and grumpy and most likely fuming in his mind about Zachary and the freakishly attractive Asian guy, but he was also attempting to be smooth, something that wasn't working out so well for him.

Her other hand caught his that was on her hip. "Oh, so maybe you do want to get freaky in the sheets. Wow, you're smooth. I'm having hard time maintaining my composure." She leaned in close to him.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

"Well, I don't like her," Oliver replied, slightly flustered, like a teenage boy. "I mean..." Oh, awkward. "Never mind," he quickly finished, not wanting to dig himself into a hole. He didn't want to seem interested, but he didn't want to be mean... So best not to say anything.

Then again... He thought he'd rather talk more about that than what the topic had switched to. Ollie felt his cheeks continue to burn as Jade obviously read his features and started asking questions. What the hell should he say? "Well, er... Yeah..." he mumbled. At least she hadn't asked if it has been him... Yet. When she asked if Oliver was hung up on Zach, his eyes widened guiltily and he shook his head. "Of course not! That's... That's absurd, I don't know what you're talking about." He took another sip, wishing this conversation hadn't happened. How embarrassing. "I just don't... Want him messing with the wrong sort of people," he grumped. Although... It made him start to question just why he was so jealous...

Nope, not thinking about that. Think about Jade, this fit, sexy girl that was here and actually interested in talking to him. Though all this sex talk was making Oliver feel... Strange. Needy? "Well, no, we're not..." he mumbled, his gaze straying to the side. Ugh, why couldn't he be better at this sort of stuff? "I haven't even drank that much!" he protested, setting his nearly empty bottle aside. "I'm just... Saying how it is. And damn, you just..." He made vague hand gestures in her direction. "Fuck, you're hot."

Oliver. King of smooth.

The announcement that he was easy to read made him even more flustered, and he winced as Jade prodded him, though he tried to bring his free hand up to capture her wrist. "I'm not exactly being subtle," he grumbled. At her teasing about this continuing sex joke, Oliver flushed again, but managed not to arch away as she leaned in closer. "Maybe..." he admitted with a very drunken slur. He never would have admitted it sober. "Am I at least not turning you off?"

[Jade Parrish]

"I'll just pretend you didn't say that," Jade told him, deciding to give him a break. "I won't tell Noa. Besides, it's not exactly reliable." She pointed to the alcoholic beverage of choice in his hand.

So she hadn't exactly right out said that she knew that Zach and Oliver had sex, but the next thing she said insinuated it, but then Oliver went on about how what she suggested was ridiculous, although the look on his face suggested that she'd made him think about it and honestly, she was shocked and the tiniest bit envious of Zach suddenly. And Jade didn't get envious of people. It wasn't in her capacity, mostly because she did what she wanted and was who she was, uncaring of whether or not other people were different from her. So it was odd even recognizing the feeling and she just pushed it away. "Alright, fair enough." There were so many things she could say and she bit her lip to hold herself back.

"Well, you've had enough, I think," Jade told him as he caught her wrist. She smirked at him. "Wow, I'm impressed. Quick reflexes." The pressure on her wrist made her slightly uncomfortable, but not like it used to when people touched her. She didn't feel the need to go into overdrive and paralyze them, although if he was into that... She was just kidding, mostly. She realized she never even told him what her power was.

She raised an eyebrow at his declarations. They weren't exactly well put together, but they were honest. "Well, thanks. It takes time to achieve this level of hotness." She pretended to curtsy although it was difficult when he had her wrist. "Actually, it's mostly just good taste in clothes and not giving a fuck about my hair." He'd admitted to possibly wanting to have sex with her and she chuckled. "No, you're not turning me off. I like when people just say how it is. After all, isn't that what I always do? It doesn't always get you in trouble, being blunt, you know...Sometimes you just gotta call it as you see it, or say what you mean, say what you want."

The tension was suffocating and although Jade hadn't ever completely given in to her hormones, they were still there and very demanding. She wrestled her arm back from his grip and lightly shoved him into the side of the house where they were and kissed him, fingers clasping tightly around the fabric of his shirt.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

"Thanks," Oliver replied with a small sigh of relief. Potentially awkward situation averted thanks to Jade being wonderful. And it was true, this stuff Oliver was drinking must've been stronger than he realized...

It was a good thing Jade wasn't a lie detector like her roommate, otherwise she would have known that Oliver was lying through his teeth. Hell, she probably realized it anyway; Ollie was just relieved that she didn't seem to want to push it. He blinked in surprise at her short, simple answer, unknowing of her own feelings of jealous. Because why on earth would Jade, this pretty, bold, confident girl, be jealous? "You can ask Zach if you want," he mumbled. Yeah, dump the responsibility on his friend. Good going, Oliver.

"Maybe I have..." he agreed wearily. Okay, no more alcohol for him. At least he'd successfully gotten his mind off of that Kai guy... But it was mostly Jade's doing. "Well, considering I can only see out of one bloody eye, it's a miracle I even managed to snag it in the dark," he chuckled, his drunkenness making him less sulky about his disability for the moment. It would be very unfortunate if she paralyzed him - being unaware of her abilities, Ollie would definitely freak out.

He just smiled dumbly as she accepted his compliment, unsure of what to say. At least Jade didn't seem disturbed by his outburst. "You... Yeah," was all he managed, his head buzzing too much to come up with anything at all remotely clever. Was this what it felt like to be Zach? Not that Ollie was extremely witty to begin with... "So... Does that mean you like me?" he smirked, feeling a weird fluttery sensation in his stomach. Or maybe that was the alcohol.

She answered him without speaking. Oh, shit, oh, God, this was happening. Ollie let her pull her arm away and gave a bewildered grunt as he was pushed against the side of the house, and before he knew what was going on he felt their lips meet. Oliver immediately wrapped his arm around the small of her back, holding her close as he returned the kiss, trying not to let his mind shut down at the fact that this was happening. After a few moments, he dipped his head to mouth along her smooth, pretty neck, before returning to her mouth once more. He wasn't even paying attention to whether or not he was being drunkenly sloppy - he was too far gone for that.

[Jade Parrish]

Honestly, maybe she would ask Zach even if she wasn't entirely sure she wanted to know. The whole idea of it was strange to her, although she supposed if you wanted experience, why not try it with a friend first? That was probably their thinking process, yet it still seemed completely awkward.

Jade smirked at him and at his question. Did that mean she liked him? Of course it did. He wasn't usually the type she went after, although she wasn't sure what exactly her type was. All she knew was that Oliver was the fumbling, broody type and somehow that worked for her. But she didn't really answer him, at least not verbally. It didn't matter if someone came outside and saw this. Maybe it would make Oliver feel better if Kai and Zach saw it, but she wasn't doing this for that reason. Not entirely.

While she kissed him, she set her drink down on a table near them and brought her arms up above her head to tangle them in his hair. He was quite a bit taller than her, but most people were. She didn't remember the last time she'd allowed this to happen. It'd been a while really and she usually left people hanging when they wanted to go further, but something told her that if Oliver tried at some point, she wouldn't exactly object and that thought kind of weirded her out. How had he gotten into her bloodstream so quickly?

She bit down on her lip as he moved his mouth along her neck, enjoying it. Maybe she should have considered this probably wasn't the place to be doing this, with some young Bishops around, but it wasn't as if this was an alien concept to them.

For being so petite in mostly everyway, she was surprisingly rough in her treatment. She pulled on his hair and nibbled on his lip, pleased that she'd shocked him a little when she'd pushed him back against the side of the house.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

It had been extremely awkward, and Oliver didn't want to go into the details with someone like Jade. Not now, at least. Maybe someday. But he was glad that it had happened, both times - he felt extremely close to Zach, in more ways than one.

If Jade didn't know who her type was, Oliver was even more clueless - sometimes he felt like he didn't even have one, it was so rare that he felt any sort of romantic attraction towards people. But Jade, with all her boldness and honesty, had wiggled her way into his sulky, broody heart, and... Well, Ollie didn't mind. And, he realized... He wasn't just doing it because he was jealous of that Kai guy. In fact, his mind was so far away from that now that he didn't know why he'd been so upset in the first place. Ollie would feel different later, but for now... Mmmm.

He let out a soft sound as he felt Jade's fingers tangle in his hair, bringing one of his own hands up to trail through her dark tresses as the other stayed firmly planted in the small of her back. Oliver was starting to think that maybe they should take this elsewhere, somewhere where they wouldn't be interrupted and they could...

Because this roughness was extremely stimulating, and Oliver pulled her closer, wanting nothing more than to just... Stay like this for the rest of the night. He returned the kiss with equal vigor, and when he eventually broke away, eyes wild and alight, breath ragged, he didn't let go of his grasp around her. "I have the night off," he told her breathlessly. "Do... Do you want to go back to your place?" If she turned him down, he found he'd be far more upset than he was willing to admit. He hadn't felt this alive, this excited, in ages. He didn't want it to stop.

[Jade Parrish]

Jade knew that Oliver probably just didn't want to talk about it--whatever 'it' had been with Zach, but she also knew that there were things she didn't want to talk about either and at a certain point she considered herself a hypocrite if she pushed someone too hard to tell her something when she wouldn't divulge any details from her past. It was complicated.

She smiled at the sound Oliver made against her lips, loving the feeling of his hands in her hair. If there was one thing about Jade that was dangerous, it was her passion. It was unweilding and real and when she felt waves of passion, she usually just threw everything else to the wind. This happened with everything. Journalism, poetry, political opinions. When she felt strongly about something there was no stopping her, although when it came to attraction, she was usually stronger than this. She was usually able to hold back.

It wasn't as if she had a 'no sex til marriage mantra.' Nor did she feel bad about being a virgin. It was more like she didn't want to throw herself at every single person she met, because that was a typical stereotype of bisexual people, that they just wanted to sleep with everybody and when you were bisexual, there were more options. Besides, she wanted to find someone as passionate as she was, someone who didn't want to just get things over with, someone who lingered in the moment, who dove in head first with her.

She was pulled closer against him and his lips became rougher on hers. And then it was over... He'd pulled away but his hands were still tight around her. Her breathing matched his, uneven breaths. Although there was slight caution in the question he asked, he'd asked it and that was bold of him.

She doubted Noa would be home until much later and even if she was, it wasn't as if Jade hadn't heard her come in with a new guy all the time when she was up late writing an article in a frantic attempt to meet the deadline and Vera was probably going to be out at a party. Who cared anyway? She owned that apartment.

The thought that she was going to say yes should have probably been more alarming than it was because just as things were getting heavy or when someone wanted to take her home, she always ducked out. Playing around was fun, but she didn't want to have a sexual experience with someone who couldn't match her vigor and passion. And even then sometimes they wanted to date her and she'd stuck to her convictions, that she did not date, would not and could not because nobody could handle her, but it was starting to become clear to her that perhaps Oliver could handle her, perhaps with just as much vigor.

She nodded at him. She didn't like to plan things out--especially something like losing her virginity or sex in general, because what was the fun in that? But this--what had just happened--hadn't been planned and that was enough for her. Besides, there was still plenty of time to be spontaneous.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Jade's passion in general was something that Oliver really enjoyed about her - he himself was a very passionate person, or rather, he used to be. And he still had the capacity to be, but since his accident, it'd been harder for him to feel that way about... Almost anything. He hated his job, he hated his disability, and they were pretty much his entire life apart when he got breaks with Zach and, now, Jade. And her enthusiasm and outgoing nature had him starting to feel himself again when he was around her - he just hadn't realized it until now.

It was no wonder she was one of the few people that had ever managed to snag Oliver. Zach was his best friend, and Oliver enjoyed the times they shared immensely, but... This was different. There was a different sort of spark between him and Jade, one that Ollie didn't recognize, hadn't really known before. It was leaving him breathless, head spinning, almost like the high he'd gotten being on stage, but more... Intimate.

The pause between his question and Jade's response was nearly agonizing. He knew she'd never slept with anyone before, and he knew he was asking a lot of her, so of course he knew she couldn't expect her to say yes, but... Damn, he really, really hoped she would. As passionately as he'd asked, Oliver didn't take this sort of thing lightly either, and he hoped Jade realized that. He wouldn't have asked her unless he was certain he wanted it, and that he knew he would do his best to treat her right.

So when she nodded, Oliver's heart leapt to his throat, and he gave a wide, ecstatic smile, leaning in to kiss her again before pulling out his phone, still keeping an arm wrapped around her. "I gotta call a cab," he told her, quickly dialing and ordering the service before putting the device away and focusing his attention completely back on her. Hopefully it wouldn't be too long. He lifted his hand and let his fingers slip through a loose strand of her dark hair, cheeks flushed and heart racing as he anticipated what was coming.

"Come on, let's go wait out front." He'd text Zach an apology later - he didn't want any more distractions, and he wasn't sure where his friend was; if he was with Kai, Oliver's mood would drop considerably. So he kept his one-armed embrace around the feisty young woman as he slowly made his way around to the side of the house and out front, pressing quick, affectionate kisses against her cheek and temple as they walked. And somehow, he made it without tripping, which was a miracle in itself.

[Jade Parrish]

Jade hadn't had that much to drink but she didn't object to his wanting to call a cab either, even if her car would be left here. It was the responsible thing to do, right? However, she did feel bad for not being at the party for too long. It wasn't like her to leave a party so early, especially under these circumstances, but then again, Zachary was the only one she knew besides Oliver and he seemed to have his hands full.

She began walking with him to the front of the rather large house, laughing as he planted kisses on her cheek and temples. Everything about this situation was different from what she was used to, but she decided she was going to embrace it and was thanking God, although she didn't believe in him, that she was the type of woman to always wear nice panties and a bra, even if they didn't match.

"Well aren't you Mr. Responsible?" She smiled at him as they awaited the arrival of the cab.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Oliver might feel bad about leaving without telling anyone later... Then again, he might not. He was miserable with the large crowd, with that stupid gorgeous Asian guy leering at his best friend. Ollie just hoped Zach wouldn't do anything stupid... Whatever, Oliver had more important things to think about now.

Because Jade was responding to everything just the way he would have wanted her too, with laughter and smiles and all the signs that she wanted this as much as he did. Once they reached the front yard, he kept his arms wrapped protectively around her; now that they were away from the heat of the house, it was pretty cold, and he didn't want her to freeze.

"I try sometimes," he chuckled, nuzzling his face into her dark hair. "I think it's a side-effect of becoming a dorm monitor. Always being the responsible one." Normally he would have talked about his job with distaste, but he was too happy right now to be depressed. He pulled her in for another kiss again, and before too long the cab arrived. Keeping hold of her hand tight, he opened the door for her before climbing in after, immediately pulling her to him again. He had Jade tell the cab driver her address and away they went. "Mmmm... You're sure about this, right?" he asked, feeling a tiny bit more uncertain now that they were so close and alone apart from the driver, who wasn't paying any attention. "I mean, I know you haven't... Before... So I want to make sure it's something you'll enjoy..."

[Jade Parrish]

Jade wondered briefly if Oliver felt bad about leaving, but then again, he probably wouldn't want to stick around to see Kai all over Zach and honestly, Jade didn't either, but still, they were ditching awfully early, even if their hormones had something else to say about it. "Well, one of us has to be responsible," she commented. "And I'm sick of being responsible right now. So you can have that job."

She sat back in the cab. The seat wasn't the most comfortable, but it didn't matter because her thoughts were elsewhere. She gave the cab driver her address before looking over at Oliver who had pulled her close already. The affection came quick. Maybe it was because they were both tipsy, but maybe it wouldn't be so bad having someone to be affectionate with. And not someone who she felt like she had to live up to the expectations of. They expected she wasn't a virgin because of how flirty she was. And with that came a ton of expectations and that's why Jade often bowed out early. This was different. She put both of her hands on either side of Oliver's face. "Yes, I'm sure," she told him. "I'm not fragile, I won't break, I promise. And I know I'll enjoy it." She smirked at him, before leaning in to kiss him.