An inconvenient attachment

Chapter 22

In the taxi no one really says anything. I don't know what Lando told them, but they all look a bit worried. My mom her comments keep going over and over in my head. Like a fucking tape. We drive for about half an hour when we finally arrive. "Can you drop us off at the back entrance?" Max asks the taxi driver. "Yes sure" the guy says. "I'll call when we want to get back" Max says. We get out and walk into the club. Lando lays his hand on my back. It's crowded here. Music is blasting through the speakers. People dancing everywhere. We walk up a flight of stairs to an excluded area. It's some kind of balcony, with a couple of banks and a private bar. I walk towards the bar. "Can I buy coins here?" I ask. The girl behind the bar looks at me like I'm speaking dutch.   "Coins? To buy drinks?" 

"Oh, its all pre paid" the girl says while laughing. Oh right. The vip area, of course. "A round of shots then please" I order. I feel someone standing behind me. I feel Lando putting his hand on my back. "Are you ok?" he asks. I turn around. Oh god, not this, not his face full of pity. I can't handle pity right now. "Here you go" the girl says while handing me a tray full of shots. I take it a little inanely, which causes some of the drinks to spill. I walk up to everyone and hold out the tray full of shots. In the corner of my eyes I see Lando shrugging his shoulders to Pierre. "Come on take it" I say as I put the tray on a table. Lando and Carlos don't grab one. I throw back a shot. "Sin to throw away" I say as I quickly finish the other two. I wave at the girl behind the bar to bring us another round. Some song from Katy Perry starts blasting through the speakers. I grab Charlotte and Kelly and start dancing. When the girl walks over with the shots I quickly grab four of the tray. I hand Charlotte and Kelly one each. "Who's the other for?" Kelly asks. "Me! Lando won't drink I think" I say while quickly drinking the shots. I look at Lando who surprisingly takes a shot. We dance for a while, I don't know how many drinks I have taken, but I don't think about my mom so I guess its working. Kelly sits on Max his lap and Charlotte also takes a break. I don't. I want to keep dancing. Lando his eyes are focused on me the entire time. He looks hot though. I walk over to him and wrap my arms around his neck. I push my lips on his. He pulls his head slightly back. "You ok?" he asks. I roll my eyes at him. "Stop asking me if I'm ok" I say slightly annoyed. "You smell of alcohol" he says. I drop my arms beside me. Lando grabs my wrist softly. I push him away, a bit harder then I meant, but he lets me go. "I'm going to dance" I say while walking towards the stairs. I don't see it, but Lando nods to Charlotte to follow me. 

I make my way through the crowd and order a drink at the bar. Charlotte waves the bar guy away. "I think you've had enough" she says. Some random guy stands beside me. "Let the girl have a drink" he says and waves to the bar guy, who hands him a drink. He offers me the drink, which I take with gratitude. "Mind your own business" Charlotte says, trying to take the drink away from me. But I quickly drink it. The guy holds his hand out in front of me. "I'm Jake" he says while I shake his hand. "Mia. Thanks for the drink" I say as I walk on the dance floor. I look over at the balcony and see Lando leaning on railing, watching me. God, he looks angry. I let my hair down and dance to the beat. A few moments later two arms wrap around me. I smile, finally he turned around. I look around, fuck, its not Lando. I push him away, its Jake. "What are you doing?" I say angry. I look for Charlotte, but I can't find her. Fuck. "Dancing" he says, trying to wrap his arms around me again. I push him away, this time harder. "Let go of me, I have a boyfriend." 

"I don't see him" he says, stepping closer to me. Fuck fuck fuck. "Turn around" an angry voice says. It's Lando. Jake turns around and Lando's fist goes right to his face. Just before he punches him Carlos holds him back. "Come on, Lando, this isn't you" Carlos says. I look at Lando, god he looks angry. "Can't even stand up for your girl?" Jake basically laughs in his face. Max pushes Carlos and Lando back. "You're right, Carlos, This isn't Lando, but it is me" Max says while making the move to punch Jake on the nose. Jake quickly steps backwards. "Whoah, she's not worth this" he says while quickly walking away. "Fuck, I really wanted to punch that guy" Max says laughingly. "Come on guys, we don't want this in the newspaper tomorrow right?" Carlos says while pushing us towards the stairs. When we arrive upstairs Lando barely even looks at me. He just looks angry. Fuck, I messed up. Max starts to explain what happend to Charles, Pierre, Charlotte and Kelly. I don't want to hear this again. "I'm going to the bathroom" I say while standing up. "Want me to come with you" Kelly asks. I shake my head and walk down the stairs. There's a big line in front of the toilet. All the things my mother said come back to me. Fuck, I need some space. I turn a corner and walk out of the club. I start to walk, I don't know the way home, but I need to get out of here.