Finding My Muse - Nicholas Galitzine

Chapter Five: Hook Up?

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--Esmerelda's POV--
Kylie closes her door so we can use the full-length mirror, "This is hands down the best we have ever looked," she says as I turn to the side and flatten the dress.

"I know. I can't believe I'm wasting it on Nick," I tell her as she laughs nudging my side. I sit down on her bed and tie the straps of my shoes around my calf, "What time are the guys coming down?" I ask as there's a knock at the door. She widens her eyes and gives herself a once-over in the mirror.

"Go open the door. I have to fix my hair," she says as I giggle, "Don't keep them waiting," she says shoving me out of the room. I click and clack my way down the hall and to the door. After a deep breath, I swing the door open and see the guys talking quietly.

"Hey, she's almost ready," I tell Harry as I invite them in, "Um, make yourself at home," I tell them feeling awkward in my own home.

"We really have to decorate the apartment. Your place is so nice," Harry says as I thank him. Kylie opens her door interrupting the conversation. My mouth turns down in an impressed smile when I see Harry's smile double as he meets her halfway.

"Twenty bucks says they both blackout drunk and end up in the pool," Nick says pulling my attention away from the two.

"Pool? It's like negative twenty degrees out," I tell him. When I look at him it's hard not to notice the small tattoo that sticks out on his rolled-up sleeves, "But I'll raise it thirty bucks says they leave us to hook up in an Uber," I tell him. He turns to me with a surprised glint in his eyes as he holds his hand out. I shake his hand as the two of them start walking over again. Kylie gives me a big smile seeing that I'm kind of getting along with the tall dark-haired man.

"I ordered an Uber so it should be here any minute," Harry says as I walk over to the cabinet.

I hold up a bottle of tequila and everyone gathers around the counter. Kylie grabs the lime wedges from the fridge that we cut earlier. I pour four shots and everyone takes one before clinking them together, "To a good night," Nick says throwing it back. I watch as his face remains straight. What psycho can take a cheap tequila shot with no reaction?

I throw the glasses in the sink to deal with later as I shove the bottle back in its place, "That's one way to warm you up," I mumble brushing my hair out of my face.

The ride to the party was pretty uneventful. Nick sat in the front seat, so all I did was zone out and watch the sunset through the buildings, "shit, this place is...." I whisper.

"Expensive," Kylie says finishing my sentence. She puts her arm in Harry's as they take the lead inside the building. There's even a doorman. Imagine having this kind of money.

"Close your mouth, you'll catch flies," Nick says as we wait for the elevator.

"Oh good, I was waiting for you to start," I mumble to myself. The four of us open the door to the apartment when we get to the right floor. It's like a scene from a movie. Servers, drinks, music, strobe lights. Kylie and Harry go to the kitchen together to grab drinks as Nick wanders off leaving me alone. Well, at least he granted me the absence of his presence. I take a small lap around the apartment when I hear my name behind me.

"What are you going here?" Dylan asks walking over. He wraps his arms around me and I give him a confused look, "This is my coworker's place," he says as I nod my head understanding.

"Small world. I'm here with Kylie...you remember her right?" I ask.

"How could I forget," he says. A woman walks by with a tray of champagne flutes and he points at them. I nod my head and he grabs two, handing one of them to me, "What have you been up to?" He asks as we find a quiet place off to the side. I tap my hands on a small railing that overlooks the main room, the view is incredible.