Alex and Ben shut the tailgate door of the car and slump against it, exhausted. Another car pulls into the driveway at that moment and you turn. Five ...ery cute girls get out. You and Ben had rented a ski lodge for the week and invited your friends. The total group made eight. You, Alex and Daniel plus the five girls. Ben was the shortest out of the guys with light brown hair. Alex was taller than Ben, but not quite as tall as you. He had the build of an athlete, whereas you had more of an. My dad married my stepmom when I was 9 andthough our relationship was strained and a bit distant, I considered her mymother.So at age 18, I was a real hellraiser. Finally one day, my stepmom, Donna, laiddown the law: I would follow her rules to the letter or I would be placed "inthe system," kicked out. She explained to me that she was my only family andI'd lose it if I disobeyed her one more time. She announced that I would beundergoing an "attitude adjustment".First, she announced that I was. Another ten. Feeling confident, I rose another fake $10. Sammi matched and rose another $10. I was feeling very confident with my hand but apparently so did she. A brief moment of semi-sober thinking made me quickly consider the consequences if I did lose. I couldn’t just log off if I lost and run away, she was feeling as shit as I was. By playing this game and drinking along with her I was helping her as well as myself. The next card was a four. It didn’t really help my hand but I still had. I also flirted back and teased him too.One evening we decided to stay in hotel as Paul wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to be far away. There was also as there was a disco at the hotel that night so we thought we’d give it a try. We had quite a few drinks and I wanted to dance but Paul was never one for dancing which pissed me off. Then my knight in shining armour arrived in Marco. He was by himself as had night off so Paul invited him to join us. The drinks flowed and Marco said he had been.