Some Thorns, Some Roses

IX | Memories: Beau & Serena

Flashback Began

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I promised Quincy I wasn't going to drink and that wasn't a promise I was going to break. Honestly, I didn't think I was going to keep my word after we arrived to the party. Auggie, PJ, Davy and I. 

We were all walking through the doors of club as if we owned it. If I knew my cousins well enough, they probably did own this club and the ones that are neighbours to it as well. So I could have ran into anyone. Anyone. 

But the moment I entered the neon light-filled room, my eyes landed on him. Beau. 

I didn't know who he was and I didn't really care at the time, I just needed to stop thinking about Atlas. But even with that thought in mind, I kept it classy. Just because I saw a stunning man in front of me, does not mean I have to throw myself in his arms. Always classy. 

So I looked over his person. Easily 6'1'', muscular, dark hair, dark eyes, sculpted features. His face was kissed by God and it showed. But even with all those things considered, even though he was my type, I took a glance and mind my business. I didn't look at him for more than a second. So my family didn't notice how hard I was crushing on him. 

Even if they saw me staring, they wouldn't think that I found him attractive. I just ended things with Atlas, it's the beginning of the summer, and I also promised Atticus I would try to stay away from boys tonight. This night was about dancing and fun. That's at least what I promised. 

PJ leaned down and yelled in my ear, "Do you wanna leave?" 

I looked at him like he had 8 heads. My eyes were wide and my face was contorted. "Um... no!" I shouted back, trying to hear myself over the music. It was loud in there, playing some kind of music with a low bass to rattle the whole venue. Yet... I felt alive and I wasn't missing Atlas. So of course, I did not want to leave. Of course I didn't want to leave the one place that didn't make me feel like my soul was collapsing. 

So he sighed heavily, hoping he could talk me out of it, and went on. Firstly, we ran into PJ's ex girlfriend Iyla and things were awkward. He awkwardly stuttered, she awkwardly covered up the fact that she was at this club with her new boyfriend, and Davy and I awkwardly got the hell out of dodge. 

We left Auggie to handle the situation with his twin. We wanted nothing more than to have fun. Some girls approached Davy and me at the bar, asking if we were a couple. After enough gagging noise, they assumed we were siblings. 

I opened my mouth to correct them, "Well actually-" 

But Davy was quickly taken away by them to the dance floor. Davy only had enough time to warn me, "Stay at the bar, don't drink anything." 

I gave him a tight-lipped smile and quickly glanced over both of my shoulders. It appeared that I was alone. Alone was not a good place for me at the moment. 

But before I knew it, I was met by dark eyes. Dark eyes and dark hair. It was that guy that I saw earlier. 

Frances Beauregard.

I don't know if it was my estrogen or that fact that he made me smile in the first few minutes of our introduction, but I was instantly enamored with him. I will acknowledge that it was all physical attraction at first. 

"Hey, your date left you." he pointed out Davy on the dance floor with the girls, doing some goofy kind of step. I chuckled and nodded my head. 

"Not my date." I clarified while laughing a little too hard at his assumption. "My cousin."