At the beach house, breakfast was served earliest at three in the afternoon and the day kicked off properly only around six or seven in the evening. Such was the way of life of the four friends that came to that house each year, at the same time and then several months later left all the dirty laundry and hangovers between the four walls of that luxurious retreat. This year was no different in that sense. However, they were expecting guests which was very out of character for all of them. Normally outsiders were not allowed or if they were, it was for a one night party only.<br/><br/>As time approached noon and the sun was at its highest, Alexis was still between the covers of her queen sized bed, recovering from a beach party that had ended five hours ago. She was shaken awake by the sound of her friend's dubstep blaring from the living room stereo's and the annoying clinking or glasses. Moments later the door to her room was opened and her friend Jeremiah walked in, carrying a tray with a cocktail, a glass of water and some banana pancakes. "Rise and shine!" He declared and placed down her tray before walking over to her curtains and opening them. "We've got some guests to entertain in an hour or so. Devin's friends, remember? It's gonna go down tonight!"<br/><br/>"Ugh." Alexis rolled her eyes and seemed sick at the thought. "The only thing going down tonight is me, in the bathroom." Nonetheless, she took a sip from her cocktail and began cutting a piece from her pancake. Last night was a blur, as always, but she'd find out about it on social media later on. "Cheer up." He laughed and looked over to her. "It's a bunch of dudes. You'll have fun, I'm sure. Maybe one of them will actually be to your liking, hmm? Another reason to get your ass out of bed, take a shower and get dressed in your bikini."<br/><br/>"Yeah, yeah." She waved him off. "We'll see about Devin's friends. Worst case scenario, I'll drink until they actually appeal to me."<br/><br/>Once she was done with her breakfast she headed into her showers. The house they lived in was huge and had four floors, a garden, a path to a private beach and a pool. They all had their own rooms and on top of that there were several empty guest rooms, all properly equipped with high end furniture, balconies and their own bathrooms. There was even a basement with a large TV, impressive sound system, a jacuzzi and a bar counter. Jeremiah had organized maids to come daily to clean up and stock up the place, him being the owner of the house, so there was never really any need for them to leave their cozy retreat.<br/><br/>After taking a shower and drying her hair, she put on her bikini and an air summer dress before stepping into her flip flops. It seemed like she was the last to wake up, as Devin and Jeremiah had been up for at least an hour and Melody, the only other girl in the house, was busy working on her tan at the pool while calling her friend across the country. Devin's dubstep was still blaring downstairs and judging from the smell, he was smoking some weed before the guests would arrive. Alexis was about to fix herself another drink when a car suddenly pulled into the drive way.<br/><br/>"Devin!" She yelled out lazily. "Your pals are here!"<br/><br/>"Yeah I'll be there in a moment, babe, go say hello!"<br/><br/>Alexis sighed and headed outside, making her way over to a car that looked a little too modest for it to be the car of a friend of Devin. Her first thought was that maybe these weren't her guests, that they were just lost and had come to the wrong address. But what were the odds? Either way, she put on a charming smile as she approached the car, Jeremiah soon following suit with her.