Make It Right

5 - Drawn to You

Leila's Drunk Amnesia Moment

She lost track of how many glasses of alcohol she already had but it didn't seem to matter anymore, she is D-R-U-N-K drunk and it felt great. She could still walk straight although she must admit that she is feeling very lightheaded. No, she didn't feel like she's going to throw up anytime soon but, she knew if she drank some more it would be a possibility. 

They're in the resort's club, her friends wanted to go because they'd never had moments like this in forever. Leila loves dancing. Dani, Jessica, and herself, used to be a part of their school's dance group. The DJ was as good and he got the crowd's full attention as they cheered on him. She and her friends were dancing along to the music when a guy walked towards Noelle. He whispers in her ear making her laugh before she wraps her arms around his neck as they start to dance. Christine tells Leila he's Noelle's former fling, they've been talking about him since dinner. It didn't take long before two guys came up to Christine and Jessica. Leila didn't care if she was dancing alone, she's just enjoying the moment. Dancing made her forget her worries and sadness. She didn't realize that the alcohol was playing a big factor in that too.

The dancefloor is getting crowded so she steps back from the couple who takes the space next to her. As she moved, someone leaned towards her. She hears him say "Hi, I'm Justin." 

Leila looks up and finds herself looking into a pair of round dark eyes. The lighting in the club isn't the best so it's hard to tell the details of this guy's eye color and such. As the lights go in and out, she can tell that he looks good.  Well, everyone looks good in a dark room, she thought to herself. Her smile widens at her own joke. He does the same thing, he smiles at her just as the light turns bright for a few seconds. She got to see his face, and boy did he look good, her heart skipped a beat. He's way better looking than she thought he'd look. 

He takes a step closer towards Leila and she gets a whiff of his perfume again. He's not one of those guys who put a lot of perfume to the point that it gets too overpowering you want to move away. It was completely the opposite with him.  Their proximity was closer than she would normally allow a man she didn't know to be in, but the thought of making him step back was at the very back of her mind.

Her body moved by its own free will as her hands moved to his shoulders. The boldness of that action spiked the beating of her heart even more. When his arms moved around her waist locking his hands behind her, she felt heat spread over her face. She blames it from the fact that she hasn't been with a man for so long and the alcohol in her system. 

The hands on her waist moved to push her closer towards him until her body was against his. She looks up at him in surprise, her breath coming out in short puffs.  Her body tremble in excitement as their eyes meet again. It felt natural to lean against him which was baffling since he's a stranger to her. His face moved closer towards her, and she knew what he intends to do. To her shame, she wants him to kiss her. 

Philip, Stella. 

She snaps back to reality. She managed to tear herself away from him before his lips could land on hers. Her throat was so dry, and her body felt like it was burning as she headed back to their table. She empties the glass of water she ordered earlier. That's when she noticed Jessica and some guy getting busy across from her. Awkward as it may seem, she tried to get her friend's attention by clearing her throat.

"I'm going back to our place." She said loudly. Jessica heard her because she pushed the guy away so she could look at her.

Leila didn't wait for an answer as she tried to get as far away as she could from everything. She is married, and a mother. No, wait, she's now a widow and she is free, but she still felt remorseful of her actions earlier. She was physically drawn to that man on the dancefloor, her body was still seething.