Is Age Really Just A Number? {L.R.H}

The Day They Met

Briella's POV

LAS VEGAS- July 2015

"Vegas Baby!" I squealed to my friend Jess as we exited the airport. We had finally arrived in Sin City, and oh boy was I excited. I was totally and completely ready to let my hair down for the next five days here, before we headed home, back to Melbourne.

We jumped into an Uber that was waiting for us and headed to our hotel, "I can't believe our holidays almost over," Jess complained as we hopped out of the car to check in
"I know babe, it's so annoying. I don't want to go back to reality,"
"I know, I still can't believe what happened with Sarah,"
"Neither can I, she's such a little bitch,"
"I know," she agreed. Sarah was another one of our friends. Emphasis on the word was. We booked this trip for the three of us to celebrate my friend Jack's engagement. He lived in LA, but Sarah bailed last minute. And when I say last minute I mean it. She called me three days before we were due to leave Melbourne for Los Angeles and said she couldn't go anymore. Why? You may ask. Well let me tell you why. Her boyfriend of a total of two weeks, yeah that's right two weeks didn't want her going. Even though we'd booked this trip back in April. Before they were even going out. He knew full well about this trip and how excited we were to go, but no; he wouldn't let his girlfriend come with us. But that, my friends is a story for another day.

"So what are we planning on doing tonight?" I asked as we walked into our room
"Party the shit out of this place," Jess answered and I agreed, "let's hit up the pool and have a few cocktails before dinner yeah?"
"Sounds like a plan," we both got changed into our bikinis and headed down towards the hotel's pool. We sat on the sun loungers and a waiter came over to us and asked for our orders. After he took our orders he walked away.

I was definitely loving the weather here. It was so much better than the freezing cold winters I would be dealing with in Melbourne. I couldn't wait to go home and show off my tan, "two margaritas?" The waiter who previously took our drink orders interrupted us
"Yeah, here," I told him and he handed one to me and then walked over to Jess and handed her the other, "just keep them coming," I told him, "we're staying in room eleven twenty five,"
"Very well, Miss Jacobs," he said politely and walked away

The drinks kept coming for the next hour or so, when Jess tapped on my shoulder, "don't look now babe, but the guy at two o'clock is checking you out," she said, "okay look now," she told me after a few seconds
"Which one?" I asked, "there's four of them, and a blonde girl as well,"
"Tall blonde guy,"
"Jess, there's two tall blonde guys," I told her, with a slight duh tone
"Oh right," she giggled, the alcohol was getting to her, "not man bun," she pointed to the guy with the really toned body, and huge biceps, he was hot as fuck, "he's with blondie,"
"Okay, so the one with the lip ring then?" I asked, more to myself than to her, "not bad, but Jess babes, he looks like he's seventeen,"
"He probably just looks young Brie," she said
"True," I nodded
"Excuse me ladies," I looked up to see a different waiter, "the gentlemen over there," he pointed to where the four boys and the blonde girl were sitting, "wanted me to give to these,"
"Thank you," I told him, "but we can't accept them,"
"I'm sorry Miss, but if I were you I'd take them, they're from our V.I.P guests,"
"Um..." I trailed off, "who are they?" I asked
"They're a band from Australia,"
"Where we're from Brie," Jess said, she seemed a little drunk already
"Rather famous, too," the waiter said
"Well who are they? Because I certainly don't know who they are,"
"The band's name is Five Seconds of Summer," he said, "if you excuse me Miss Jacobs, I have other customers to attend to," and with that he walked off.

I took a sip of my drink and lifted my Ray Ban aviators from my eyes to get a better look at the group of four boys. I recognised that name of the band, sure. My cousin Scarlett was obsessed with them, "Hey Jess," I said to my best friend
"Sup doll?"
"Those guys,"
"Yeah?"
"They're the band Scarlett's obsessed with,"
"Oh my god, you're right," she said, "well lip ring and the Asian looking one are coming over here, so act cool,"
"I hardly even know who they are Jess," I countered, and I looked up to see that she was right, they were headed over here, "can I help you?" I looked up and asked the boys
"Uh, yeah," blondie with the piercing said, "we sent over the drinks before, I'm uh..." He trailed off. Aw that's so cute, he's shy, I thought to myself
"I'm Calum," the Asian looking one said, "and before you ask, no I'm not Asian,"
"Wasn't gonna," I shrugged
"And this guy whose gone all tongue tied is Luke," he pointed to the other guy
"I'm Briella and this is Jess, but you can call me Brie or Elle," I told them extending my hand for them to shake, "nice to meet you,"
"You as well," Calum spoke, and when Luke shook my hand he just smiled, "you guys headed out tonight?"
"Yeah we are," Jess told them
"I don't mean to be rude," I said before Jess could ask them before she could ask whether or not they were going out, "but aren't you guys too young to be partying in Vegas?"
"Uh, yeah we are," Luke said, "but seeing as who we are, they kinda just let us roam free,"
"Ah the perks of fame," Jess said
"Yeah I guess," Calum said, "how old are you guys?"
"I'm twenty four," I told them, "and Jess is twenty two,"