Love The Way You Lie

13. Steam

"Em? You good?" Asked me Sam while giving me a worried look.

"Yope!" I said as I shifted in my seat a bit angry.

"Ok... we—" started Harry before I interrupted him.

"I MEAN COME ON! Why does he think he can tell me what to do! WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS!? HE DOESN'T CONTROL ME?! Like! ARRRR! I HATE IT WHEN HE DOES THAT! I'M NOT A CHILD!" I yelled with anger.

"I think he was just worried..." said Harry with a hesitant tone.

"Tom?! Why would he be worried about Em?" said Sam as he looked at Harry confused.

"You know Tom cares about her! Look Em I know he can be a bit protective but I'm sure he never meant to make you feel like a—" said Harry before I cut him again.

"A damsel in distress?" I said with an frustrated tone.

"Look... all I'm saying is that he's just trying to look out for you. And I think you know why..." he said as he gave me a serious look into the drivers mirror so I could see his eyes.

"Wait do you know!?" I asked confused as the adrenaline of the fight was still coursing through my veins.

"What do you mean? Know what?" Asked Sam as he turned to me with a confused look.

"Nothing." Said Harry as he looked at the road. He gave me one more look in the mirror without a word. I didn't want to deal with this right now.

"Anyways! I'm just glad he's not coming... cause I'm planning on getting wasted tonight!" I laughed.

We arrived at the club and parked down the street. I had a twin on each of my sides. In a way, I felt like I had two bodyguards. I could feel eyes staring at us as we walked in front of everyone. The boys knew the bouncer so we didn't have to wait an hour to enter. We were even invited to stay in the V.I.P room. I guess it pays off being the brothers of a celebrity. I liked that we were treated like famous people but it also kinda made me uncomfortable when I saw everyone looking at us. Sam took my hand as he saw I was getting a bit nervous. When we arrived in the private room, I sat on the couch and decided to order:

"Hi... sorry could we get three rounds of shots please? Thank you!" I asked the men who had led us to the room.

"No problem", he said as he left to get our drinks.

"So! Who wants to dance!?" Asked Harry.

"I need a drink first!" Yelled Sam as he pointed to the bartender coming back.

"Same!" I yelled.

We all took our three shots and headed to the dance floor. I could already feel the alcohol kicking in as I felt more relaxed than earlier. The club was filled and everything was moving in harmony. At first, the neon lights blinded us and the music felt like it was going to make us deaf, but we all got used to it after a couple of songs. As I moved to the music, I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on the beat instead of Tom. I was angry at him but, GOD did I want him. Fuck no! I don't need him to have fun!

"HEY! I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER DRINK!" I yelled into Sam's ear, as I tried speaking louder than the music.

"OK!" He yelled back.

"Hi! Can I get two shots please!" I yelled to the bartender as I leaned on the bar.

"Here you go dear!" He said.

"Thank you! Here!" I said as I gave him the money.

As I took the two shots, a guy spotted me and made his way to me.

"Hey! You good baby? You look sad?" Said the stranger.

"Me? Nahhh! I'm fine! But thank you for asking!" I said as the alcohol started taking control of me. I gave him a friendly tap on the shoulder and went back to the dance floor. I could see Sam but not Harry.

"HEY! WHERE'S HARRY!?" I asked Sam.

He pointed me into the direction of two people making out in a corner. I saw Harry's face once the girl broke the kiss to lead him into the bathrooms.

"WELL! AT LEAST ONE OF US IS GETTING LUCKY TONIGHT!" I laughed as I danced with Sam.

As I wrapped my arms around Sam's neck, bouncing to the rhythm of the music and laughing with him, we both spotted a couple of girls filming us.

"Oh NO! We'vE BeEn SpOtTeD!" I yelled laughing.

"WhO CaReS!?" Said Sam.

After another hour of dancing, I couldn't feel the alcohol anymore. I started thinking of Tom again and how I wanted to apologize. I drank two beers and I was back to not caring! God it's great to be drunk! See! I can take care of myself!
I was moving with the crowd when I felt someone grab my waist. The guy was kind of good looking. I left my arms around his neck and pressed my body against his. As I rested my head in the hook of his neck I could smell his colone. FUCK! It smelled like Tom. I suddenly felt guilty of dancing with this guy. I knew I wasn't Tom's girlfriend! But I couldn't help this feeling that i was doing something wrong. I pushed myself away from him and made my way to the bar.
I had completely lost Harry and Sam but I didn't care. I started to feel anxious and I decided to drown my worries with another shot. Suddenly, my favourite song came on and I had to show off my moves! I asked the bartender to help me get up on the bar and he handed me his arm. I started dancing and spinning on the counter as everyone whistled and screamed "compliments". All I wanted was for this moment to never end! As the lights hit my eyes, I started to feel a bit dizzy. I could feel myself losing balance but I didn't want to stop dancing as everyone in the bar was cheering me on. Without realizing it, I had made my way to the end of the bar. As I made one more spin, my foot dangled into the emptiness and I lost my balance. As I fell, ready to hit the floor, I felt strong arms catch me:

"I got you Darling...", he said with a deep, reassuring voice.

"Tom?!"