CASUAL • Harry Lewis/w2s

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We parted ways for a short time afterwards. Talia and I wanted to go dancing, but the others wanted to get some more alcohol, and some needed to use the loo, so Talia and I danced by ourselves.

After a while of dancing, Talia and I became bored and wanted the others to join us, so we returned to the table to bring them along.

"C'mon guys, let's dance!" Talia said, jumping up after the guys finished their additional shots.

It was easier than we had thought to get the guys to join us so the six of us fell to the floor. I didn't care if I didn't like the music; it felt good to move around and let out some of the tension that had built up inside me.

After we'd been dancing for at least 30 minutes, a song came on, and I saw Talia and Simon begin dancing with each other, huge smiles on their faces. Simon grabbed Talia's hands and made her jump up and down with him while they sang along. I laughed at the ridiculousness and sweetness of it, feeling slightly envious of what they had. When the song finished, Harry, Lux and I returned to our table. Leaving Cal to third wheel with Simon and Talia

"Now, Mais. Tell me. How is it that you tell Cal you're sick and can't go out with Cal, Harry, and me, but then we get a text from Simon asking us to join him, and when we show up, we see you?" Lux asked once we were seated. "You don't seem very sick to me."

"I am not. I told Cal that because I didn't feel like partying with you guys tonight." I said with sarcasm, but a part of it was also true.

"Ouch." Lux and Harry said in unison.

I wanted to party with them, especially since it had been a long time since I had gone out with just them, but I was afraid of ending up back at Harry's, so I pretended to be sick. Then Talia and Simon asked if I wanted to go out, and I said yes without considering the potential consequences.

"I had bad period cramps when Cal asked, but they disappeared and Talia and Simon called and I just went out with them," I lied, hoping the period cramp was gonna make them drop it. "Sorry, I know it was kinda stinker of me to do, can you forgive me?"

"Absolutely not, but we're willing to call a truce if you get us another round,"

"You're so fucking annoying," I said as I reached for the 50 which was lying loose in my pocket. "But I'm not getting it and don't spend all of it."

"Alright," Lux said as I handed him the money.

I watched as Lux left and then turned to face Harry.

"Was it because of me?" Harry asked.

"What d'you mean?"

"You weren't sick earlier nor had any period cramps, you didn't wanna come because of me."

It surprised me a little that he figured it out so quickly given he was drunk. "Sorry Harry, but you are currently just not the person I wanna be with when I'm drinking."

"Ouch."

I took a large sip of my water. "Don't act like that surprised you. We both have to accept what we have done."

"If I could do it all over again-" Harry started.

I extended my hand. "You dare not! I'll finally admit it: we need to have a talk about it, but not here. However, please keep how you do things differently because I'm afraid of what that could cause! You have regrets? Well so do I. We need to keep them to ourselves."

"Doesn't sound like you regret it that much anymore," Harry said with a smirk.

"It's possible to regret it and still want it but don't want it to happen again."

"That doesn't make sense," He said as he finished his pint. "Maisie Fisher, just admit it...you might regret it, but you still crave what we did."

God, he was drunk. He basically said the same thing as me.

"Wow! That's some ego," I replied with an eye roll.

"It is not the ego, it's the facts," Harry stated. "I'm sure you thought of last weekend when you saw me wearing these jeans. What I do know is that you loved it when I took them off and you couldn't keep your hands from my di-"

I stopped him by smacking his biceps. "That is not playing fair! The last thing I need are those thoughts running through my head while I'm half-drunk and you're sitting next to me."

I was praying Lux was soon gonna be back because this was heading a way it shouldn't.

"Afraid you won't be able to resist?" He said.

I wasn't sure where his confidence came from, probably from the alcohol, but he seemed to have more than usual when he was drunk.

I crossed my arms across my chest. "I can resist you because nothing is gonna happen."

His eyes darkened and his voice became huskier, "But we're also so damn good together sexually. I know I shouldn't, but I can't stop thinking about what you do to me."

I could see where this was going. Fuck it. As soon as he showed up tonight, I knew.

"Your place or mine?" I asked.

He smiled. "Mine. It's closer."

We both looked around us and couldn't see any of the others so we made our way to the exit. We took the first cab we saw and 20 minutes later we were home at Harry.