Rain

Chapter 4: Some Things Never Change

Anna stiffened slightly and her hands instantly reached down to the hem of her dress, to attempt to cover more of her thighs, but remembered her mission and straightened, looking at Liam's wide, wondering eyes than flickered over her outfit.

"Wow, I didn't know you could dress so se-"

"Don't. Just don't."

He grinned and held up his hands in surrender, the jerk actually had the nerve to ogle her chest. She was of course the one that showed up wearing... well, that.

"Alright love, you're the boss, shall we?"

He said, smirking at her furious blush and tucking one hand behind his back, adjusting his clip on tie before holding one arm out to her, an eyebrow raised at her suggestively. Anna opened her mouth to let out a snappy retort but remembered Meghan's words and gave her own smirk, copying Liam's smug expression.

"We shall. Where did you want to go Liam?"

She said, letting it purr out of her mouth as she looped her thin wrist into the crook of Liam's noticeably well muscled elbow. His eyebrows shot up in surprise and Anna felt a glimmer of satisfaction, then matched his long stride as he began walking back in the direction the young man had come.

"I was thinking we could hit a club, if you're cool with that?"

He said, now smiling as he pulled Anna closer, making the girl fight to keep a shudder from entering her body, despite how warm his hip felt against her own.

"Um... a club? I-I mean yeah, that's cool."

Anna said, and found herself chewing her lip until the skin was raw and dry, nerves taking over what had just started to seem like an 'okay' date. At least in the perspective that Meghan had put into the unwilling girl's head. But she fought to stay calm all the same, and rested her head against Liam's shoulder as they approached the small two seater parked in the middle of the street by the courtyard.

"So what club is it? Do you know where it is and what time we'll be back?"

Anna asked when young man bowed forward slightly and held open the passenger seat door for her, a tacky smile tumbling off his face. He then went around to his side and climbed in, starting the small but nice looking vehicle and cruising down the winding campus streets.

"It's called The Circuit, near the old warehouse on West Boulevard, know the place? It's pretty cool, and they play good music, not the crap you hear on the radio."

He said, the black button down shirt he was wearing pulled tight as he stretched his arms before slinging one over the wheel, the other resting casually on the window sill. Anna pressed herself into the seat, trying to disappear into it's soft fabric as they drove down corners and into the nightlife district. 

"No, I'm not much for a night on the town... but this seems like fun."

She forced out, giving Liam a playful smile and rolling down her own window to watch the buildings and laughing crowds that whizzed by. Overhead dark clouds rumbled softly, the greyness swirling to matte out the twinkling stars with the hints of a storm coming their way.

Oh Anna, how did you ever get yourself into this mess?

She thought with a frown, biting back a sigh as they pulled into a parking space in front of a dark building sandwiched nicely between a salon and a dive-bar. A persistently continuous thump vibrated the sides of the car and Anna's nerves as Liam opened her door for her, helping her out to the sidewalk. 

"Here we are, The Circuit, bar and dance club." 

He said, grinning at Anna's petrified expression as he looped an arm around her waist and ushered her to the door, where a bouncer glanced wearily over the two, one hand held out. Anna took a couple deep breaths and managed to pull up a bored, relaxed face, leaning into Liam and giving the man in the suit a look. But her eyes widened when she realized what he was asking for.