Moira

Chapter 45

"What's the name of the girl you're dating?" Ezekiel asked Liam who laid in the couch in front of them.

"Souline, and I was talking to her not dating" Liam said as he pointed with his glass of champagne.

"Souline Zaveri?" Mallory raised her brow. "The one and only" Liam smiled.

"Why did you stop talking to her?" Mallory asked.

"I didn't like the connection, there wasn't any connection. I'd say stuff joking and she'd take them seriously. Every single conversation was about her never about both of us that's why" Liam shrugged.

"You'll find someone" Ezekiel smiled. "When the time comes, anyways am I the only one getting drunk? What's the plan for tomorrow?" Liam looked at them.

"I was telling Mallory that we should go off roading" Ezekiel answered.

Liam quickly sat up. Mallory looked at him as he sat there for a few seconds and seemed to be lost.

She got up and slowly walked over to him sitting beside him. She put her hand on his shoulder and he turned to look at her, "are you okay?" Mallory asked.

Liam nodded and then smiled, "I was just thinking about how much you two remind of Ezra and Vanessa" Liam smiled.

"Who are they?" Ezekiel asked confused.

"Ezra is my brother and Vanessa his girlfriend" Liam said. "I didn't know you have a brother" Ezekiel answered.

"Had, he past away a few years ago" Liam said and bit the inside of his lip to hold himself from crying.

He didn't want them to see him cry and got up to step out to the balcony. Ezekiel looked at Mallory and she nodded for him to go console Liam.

Ezekiel followed Liam and hugged him.

While Ezekiel was out there with Liam Mallory grabbed her phone out of her bag to look at her notifications. She had a text from Bellami asking where she was then another one asking if she was with him.

She opened up the chat but before she could answer her phone began ringing with a call from Bellami.

Mallory looked around before deciding to answer, "hey" Mallory said almost in a whisper.

"Father is looking for you, are you with him?" Bellami asked about Ezekiel.

"Tell father I came to my apartment, I got my period and was not feeling well" Mallory said. "That's a lie Mal because our periods are in sync and we just had it two weeks ago but I'll tell him, bye" Bellami ended the call.

Mallory put her phone away and stood up to grab the bottle of Champagne Liam left on the stand besides the couch.

She reached for glass that was still untouched and took a small sip of it. Her palate immediately felt the crystalline pearls of the bubbles exploding with acidulous flavors that stood out against the rich and smooth background of ripe fruit and citrus.

She smiled and was amazed with the taste of it. The only other drink with alcohol that she ever had was wine and it was also a small sip from her mother's glass.

She grabbed the Liam's phone and pressed play on the music before putting it back down. She listened as the song began to play.

"That song is great, I'm going to lay down for awhile. Use my phone to play any song you guys want" Liam said as he stepped back in from the balcony with Ezekiel behind him.

"Are you okay?" Mallory asked.

"Yeah, I'll be back in a few minutes" Liam smiled.

"Show me how you dance when nobody watches" Ezekiel said to Mallory once Liam stepped into a bedroom.

"Here?" Mallory asked. "Well we're the only ones here everyone else is in a bedroom" Ezekiel nodded. "I mean if you're comfortable" he added.

"I've never danced for anyone, except when I performed for my belly dancing class that my mom made Bellami and I join" Mallory said. "So you know how to move your hips? Ezekiel asked.

"Yeah" Mallory blushed.

"Show me, it's not to provoke don't think of it like that. I want you to let loose and have fun being you" Ezekiel

"I'll do it only if you dance with me" Mallory said. Ezekiel nodded in agreement, "give me a second let me look for the right song" Ezekiel said and walked over to grab Liam's phone and unlocked it easily since Liam didn't have a password.

He typed in 'Electric' by Alina Baraz ft Khalid and pressed play setting the phone back down to walk over to Mallory.

"Can I touch you?" He whispered when he was behind her. She nodded and he grabbed her hands before the song could begin. He slowly began raising their hands up to the beat of the song. Mallory couldn't believe how comfortable she felt with him when she began to move her body and especially her hips in sync to the music.

He moved their left hands to her right thigh making sure her he kept his hand on top of hers so her hand touched her own body. He didn't want her to feel uncomfortable but Mallory was completely fine with him running his hand over her skin. He moved their hands up her bare thigh that was where her dress had a slit. He slid their hands up her thigh and slid under her belly button making her get goosebumps. He moved their hands down to her thigh. He then set his hands on her hips and allowed her to lead so she continued before he turned her so they'd be facing each other. Mallory set her hands on his shoulders as he smirked.

They continued dancing and they were both enjoying it. He held her close as the song came to its end. Mallory smiled before pushing herself to kiss him. She set her hand in the back of his head.

She then pushed her tongue in taking him by surprise as she had never done it but it turned them both on. He did the same massaging each others tongue. He set his hand on the side of her neck taking control of the kiss.

She knew the couch was behind her and moved back and sat to lat back as she pulled Ezekiel down with her.

She hugged his torso as they kissed but suddenly remembered there was other people there and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Ezekiel asked. "Nothing I just I really like you Zeke and I want it to be special when it happens not here with Devin his girlfriend and Liam being here" Mallory responded.

"I understand" Ezekiel smiled and leaned in to peck her forehead something that she adored from him.