Becoming the Queen of Diamonds (2)

                                        

                                              
*picture to the side is Amrosia, played by Alessandra Ambrosio. Yes she's supposed to look a LOT like Alice.
                              

                              
WARNING: I can't make this chapter rated R without changing the entire HoC stories to rated R too. I don't want to do that. So instead, the pg 13 rating stays and I am warning you all now. There's gonig to be slightly graphic sex in this chapter. If you're too young/ it bothers you, I will be putting in markers so you know where to skip. PLEASE don't narc at me for it ok?
                              
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Lexi knew something was wrong the moment she felt the world start to tilt to the side. She hadn't had enough to drink yet to be stumbling or off balance, and yet here she was but she couldn't care. This strange calm just took over her body and the alarm fluttered through her, here and gone again too quickly to help her. Her heart beat started to pound, her skin felt feverish and her vision went a little blurry. Lexi frowned slightly, not understanding why she suddenly felt extremely flushed and a giggle escaped her lips as she realized that her satin underwear suddenly felt really good.
                              
"Rosi, I feel kind of weird." Lexi admitted, smiling at her best friend.
                              
Ambrosia smiled back, brilliant and bright. "I know. It's alright sweety, I'm keeping an eye on you." she promised with a wink. Lexi blinked, wondering if her friend meant it to sound so... conspiritorial. She unclenched her jaw, not sure why she'd been grinding her teeth and smiled back, not even aware that she'd been worried just a moment ago. It didn't matter, this was her birthday!
                              
And it was quite the birthday. The biggest social event of the season, all of Lexi's highschool friends were here, awkwardly trying to mingle with her higher class friends. Her mother's own social circle was here, peppering Lexi with compliments and a few thinly veiled innuendo if there weren't any witnesses to overhear. Even though she was only seventeen, she was acting and dressed like an experienced woman of twenty and they were responding to it.
                              
Ambrosia kept Lexi's glass topped up, coming back constantly with the strong drinks and not letting anyone else play bartender to the birthday girl. Lexi appreciated it because she knew she could trust her best friend, Rosi wasn't even drinking herself just so Lexi could unwind!
                              
So Lexi spent the first few hours of her party being pampered by her friends and family. For once her super busy father had taken the day off so he could celebrate her day. She didn't care about what gift he spent far too much money on, just having him there to sing happy birthday to her was the best gift ever. She felt a strange swell of euphoria when they all sang to her and all eyes were on her, but now, hours later, she was just glad that Rosi kept giving her drinks. She was tired and still feeling a vague sense of unease over her plans for the night.
                              
The strangest thing was that she kept spotting Ambrosia talking to all the men Lexi flirted with. The birthday girl spun and twirled on the 'dance floor' and kept catching glimpses of Ambrosia talknig to and taking something from the mouthwateringly handsome Mr. Rivers. He was Lexi's old best friend's dad and had recently gone through a messy divorce. His wife had cheated on him and he retaliated by spending as much time as he could in a gym and it showed. Much to Lexi's delight.
                              
"Hey lover, I think I found your man." Ambrosia whispered in Lexi's ear, making the younger woman giggle nervously. "Here, drink this, it'll help." Rosi instructed and put another drink into Lexi's hand.
                              
The birthday girl swallowed the entire glass down, no longer coughing at the alcohol burn or the strange aftertaste her drink had. Ambrosia danced with Lexi a little longer, holding the girl up when her vision went blurry for a moment, and slowly leading her closer to Mr. Rivers. His daughter, Cathy was floating around somewhere else, most of the kids taking shameless advantage of the free alcohol and sneaking out back to use the pool. The adults knew the kids were 'skinny dipping' but as long as the underwear stayed on, they were content to let them have their fun.