Halfway There // Liam O'donovan

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_SNAKE BITE_
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EVIE'S POV
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I was in the living room with Liam, Carmen, Tee, Frank and Johnny. Gus was playing a waltz and Carmen and Tee were dancing with brooms. The two had seen Gina do it the kitchen and decided to wind her up. I was sat on the table top with my feet up on the chair laughing at them. The Tracy, Elektra and a blonde girl in a yellow coat appeared at the door. Liam glanced at them before looking back.

"Nice shoes." The blonde girl said to me, "They must give you good allowance here."

I looked at her and shrugged, "I guess." I said, she was with Elektra so she looked like trouble. Then the three at the door left.

When Liam noticed Gina hovering at the door, he stood up and held his hand out to me.

"May I have this dance, Miss Gina?" He asked, in a mocking voice.

I jumped off the table and played along, "Oh, Mr Broom, I thought you'd never ask!" I said, we began to waltz around the pool table laughing. A little while later, Mike came in. Liam and I stopped dancing and sat down on the top of the sofa.

"Hey guys, having a good time?" Mike asked us, walking in. We all mumbled a response. "Listen, um, Gina is supposed to start the dance at a really big event tonight, with her fella, Greg and now she's saying that she doesn't want to dance."

"Why?" Liam asked.

" 'Cos you lot have been taking the micky out of her."

We all felt guilty.

"We didn't realise it was important." Tee said.

"Yeah, I honestly just thought she was mucking about." Carmen said.

"So, I'll tell you what.. I want you to convince her to dance by the end of the day. Otherwise..." Mike said, he didn't finish his sentence but still walked off. We exchanged confused looks between us.

"Otherwise what?" I asked and the others just shrugged.

We conjured up a plan to get Gina to dance. Carmen, Tee and I all dressed up in suits, sunglasses and Michael Jackson styled hats while the boys dressed like women. When Gina came out of the office, Carmen, Tee and I ran out and jumped onto the sofa and started to sing and dance. It was absolutely ridiculous.

"Gina, you're fantastical. Your style's inter-galactical. Gina, you dance just like a dream!"

Then the boys came down the stairs dressed as women.

"You do!"

"You do!"

"You do!"

"Gina, you dance just like a dream!" We finished, throwing our hats in the air.

"You do!"

"You do!"

"You doO!" Frank finished with a horrid voice crack, making us all cringe.

Gina and Mike were laughing.

"We've had a laugh at you and you've had a laugh at us. Feel better?" Liam asked.