Because Jake didn’t have classes on Friday, he rode with Holly to campus so she could take a psych quiz, then borrowed her car for a binge spin. He had a few choice places in mind to visit, grocery stores he’d scoped out online to make sure they had booze on sale. Nothing like getting drunk on cheap beer. He also swung by the ABC store to stock up on the harder stuff, vodka and tonic, schnapps, a bottle of Jack Daniels for himself. By the time he came back to pick up Holly, his driver’s license was propped up in the drink holder between the seats. It was easier to keep it out of his wallet than to keep pulling it out to show each cashier.
The door opened at seven, but anyone who was anyone knew house parties never had a set start time. Naturally, the first to arrive were Holly’s pet geeks
